Nile
Nile performing live at Ozzfest on August 27, 2007 in Springfield, Virginia. Ozzfest is an annual festival tour of the United States (and in some years Europe) featuring performances by many heavy metal and Hard rock Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Springfield is an Unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States and is a suburb of Washington D The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state
Background information
Origin	Greenville, South Carolina
Genre(s)	Technical death metal Brutal death metal
Years active	1993−present
Label(s)	Anubis Relapse Nuclear Blast Megaforce
Associated acts	Behemoth Lecherous Nocturne Nightfall
Website	www.nile-catacombs.net
Members
Karl Sanders Dallas Toler-Wade George Kollias Chris Lollis
Former members
See Below

Nile is a brutal / technical death metal band from Greenville, South Carolina that assembled in 1993. Greenville is a mid-sized city located in the upstate of South Carolina. South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Technical death metal (also called tech death for short or also can be known as Progressive death metal) is a term used to describe bands in the subgenre Death Brutal death metal is a musical genre focusing on pushing the envelope on heaviness speed advanced playing technique and aggressive delivery in the genre of Death metal. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Relapse Records is a Philadelphia Pennsylvania based independent metal Record label. Nuclear blast may refer to Nuclear explosion Nuclear Blast, a record label Megaforce Records has been the Record label for bands in the heavy metal genres and also rock genres including Metallica, Anthrax, Testament Behemoth ( is a Polish Blackened death metal band They are considered to have played an important role in establishing the Polish Extreme metal underground Karl Sanders (born June 5, 1964) is a vocalist/guitarist and founding member of the Egyptian themed Technical death metal band Nile prod concern = Fails [[WPMUSIC]] not independently notable month = October day = 8 year = 2008 time = 1605 timestamp = 20081008160535 George Kollias is the current Drummer for the American technical / brutal death metal band Nile. Brutal death metal is a musical genre focusing on pushing the envelope on heaviness speed advanced playing technique and aggressive delivery in the genre of Death metal. Technical death metal (also called tech death for short or also can be known as Progressive death metal) is a term used to describe bands in the subgenre Death Greenville is a mid-sized city located in the upstate of South Carolina. South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. Their music and lyrics are inspired by Ancient Egyption mysticism, history, religion, art, and the writings of H.P. Lovecraft. Ancient Egypt was an Ancient Civilization in eastern North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now Mysticism (from the Greek grc μυστικός mystikos, an initiate of a Mystery religion) is the pursuit of communion with identity History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual Howard Phillips Lovecraft ( August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of horror, fantasy

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Nile's music is written mostly by founding member and vocalist/guitarist Karl Sanders. Karl Sanders (born June 5, 1964) is a vocalist/guitarist and founding member of the Egyptian themed Technical death metal band Nile It combines traditional and technical death metal with elements of Middle Eastern music, incorporating traditional Egyptian instruments in some songs. The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. Egyptian music has been an integral part of Egyptian culture since ancient times Nile's music is also characterized by its extreme complexity and speed – for which the band has received acknowledgment from many music fans and journalists and its extremely "heavy" riffing, due to Nile's guitar and bass tunings.

The lyrical content is based on Karl Sanders' interest in Egyptology and other ancient Middle Eastern cultures such as Mesopotamia. Egyptology (from Egypt and Greek grc -λογία -logia. علم المصريات مصر شناسی is a major field of Archaeology Mesopotamia (from the Greek meaning "land between the rivers" is an area geographically located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers largely corresponding Lengthy sleeve notes are included with the albums Black Seeds of Vengeance, In Their Darkened Shrines and Annihilation of the Wicked, explaining the inspiration or source for the lyrics of each song. Black Seeds of Vengeance is the second full length album by American Technical death metal band Nile. In Their Darkened Shrines is the third Studio album by American Death metal band Nile. Annihilation of the Wicked is the fourth Studio album by American Death metal band Nile. Also, some of the songs are based on the works of H. P. Lovecraft. Howard Phillips Lovecraft ( August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of horror, fantasy

In May 2006, Nile signed a recording contract with Nuclear Blast. Nuclear blast may refer to Nuclear explosion Nuclear Blast, a record label On February 26, 2007, Nile entered the studio and began recording their fifth full-length album entitled Ithyphallic, which was their first release with Nuclear Blast. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Ithyphallic is the fifth Studio album by American Death metal band Nile. Karl Sanders had confirmed a release date of June 29 via a posting on the band's message board, which was later pushed back to July 20, 2007. Karl Sanders (born June 5, 1964) is a vocalist/guitarist and founding member of the Egyptian themed Technical death metal band Nile Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. As a special bonus Nuclear Blast gave several fans the opportunity to listen to the new album two weeks before its release if they could decipher a hieroglyphic message, of which "papyrus" was the answer.

On March 21, 2007, Nile was confirmed as a "Second Stage" act for Ozzfest 2007. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Ozzfest is an annual festival tour of the United States (and in some years Europe) featuring performances by many heavy metal and Hard rock A message from Karl Sanders via Nile's MySpace page indicated that they were excited to finally bring true death metal to an Ozzfest audience. In March/April 2008, Nile will set out on a USA headlining tour with Suicide Silence, The Faceless, Unexpect, and Warbringer. Suicide Silence is a five-piece Deathcore band from Riverside, California. Unexpect (often capitalized uneXpect, unexpecT, UnexpecT) is an avant-garde Extreme metal band from Montreal, ^[1] In September/October 2008, Nile will set out on a European headlining tour with Grave and Belphegor^[2]

Discography

Main article: Nile discography

Band members

Current members

• Karl Sanders − vocals, guitars, keyboards, additional instruments (1993−present)
• Dallas Toler-Wade − vocals, guitars (1996−present)
• George Kollias − drums, percussion (2004−present)
• Chris Lollis − bass, vocals (live, 2007−present)

Former members

• John Ellers − guitars (1996−1997)
• Pete Hammoura − drums, percussion, vocals (1993−2000)
• Derek Roddy − drums, percussion (2000)
• Chief Spires − bass, vocals (1993−2001)
• Tony Laureano − drums, percussion (2000−2004)
• Jon Vesano − bass, vocals (2000−2005)

Live members

• Tim Yeung - drums, percussion (live, 2003)
• Joe Payne − bass, vocals (live, 2005−2007)

See also

• List of bands named after places

External links

• Nile Official homepage
• Nile Official MySpace page
• Unofficial Nile homepage
• Official Nile forum
• Relapse Records - Nile's former Record Label
• Nuclear Blast Nile's new Record Label
• Nile discography at MusicBrainz
• Reviews and interviews at Chronicles of Chaos
• Nile at The Gauntlet

References