RFI Ep. 283: Nile

[@cryptomnesiac]

Met these guys just around the time they signed to Relapse, they gave me their Ramses demo and I remember being blown away at just how different they sounded. The level of brutality coupled with their incredible composition stood out from other bands hitting the scene at the time. Kept up with them until around Annihilation of the Wicked. Was sad to hear that Dallas parted ways with them much later on.

[@aaronbevinsnerdcentral]

Speaking as an old school DM head (I'm pushing 50), I discovered Nile on their In The Beginning comp and loved them immediately; I got an Emperor vibe from their atmospheric tendencies. Awesome overview!

[@jessew7565]

the first 4 Nile albums is probably my favorite run of albums in death metal. fucking awesome. I also didnt realize there were people that hated BSoV, what a disgusting opinion

[@senilodemenzi5739]

"Sarcophagus" is a beast of a song. I never realized their Candlemass influences. Great call!

[@mondola]

Great summary. I’m one of these guys that loves the “corny” spooky Egyptian stuff a lot.

[@znalniaskas]

Laureano's drumming on Shrines >>> everything that smelly Turk Kollias has ever done with them, at least from a compositional standpoint.

[@MrAaronbathory]

I dig the first four Nile albums. My favourite is Shrines though. It has the best mix of atmosphere, brutality, and epic .

[@MetalTam]

Little Kuriboh clips in a Nile episode. This is why this channel is pure gold.

[@black_winds666]

My first proper brutal death metal band and one of my favorite death metal bands of all time! Thank you for this episode lol. I talked to their bassist the last time I saw them live, he's a super nice guy.

[@radiofreeinnsmouth1337]

I think that guy's in Hellwitch now too, I swear I didn't plan these episodes back-to-back

[@black_winds666]

@@radiofreeinnsmouth1337 Yea he does play in Hellwitch as well.

[@smackroscoe]

J-Dawg & Sopranos FTW! Thanks for sparking my interest in this unique death metal outfit. Well done!

[@willemlenders8272]

Cool episode. I love everything up through Ithiphallic. After that I can take it or leave it. Festivals of atonement is underrated. Black seeds was a big deal to me and still is. Wind of Horus is my favourite song on Darkened shrines. Lashed to the slavestick is vicious. Ithiphallic references the doomy style of Festivals. Saw them a couple of times in different line ups, always crushing!

[@SamuelBlackMetalRider]

« In Their Darkened Shrines » has to be a top 10 DM albums of all time fr it’s awesome and almost flawless

[@radiofreeinnsmouth1337]

it was one of my first death metal albums I ever heard and it still holds up for sure

[@andrewpequita6569]

Nile is one of my favorite bands ever even though Im more of an Scandinavia/Europe DM fan. Shrines is my favorite DM album ever. thanks for mentioning Candlemass and Trouble. I personally love them most not when they are blasting but when they go atmospheric. Wrought, To dream of Ur, Unas and 4th Arra come to mind. The Egyptian parts are my favorite and people who get bummed out on that are missing the point. I actually wrote to Karl asking if he would ever do a full doomy DM album under the Nile name or maybe another band. I knew he would say not with Nile but he was gracious about it. The churning you mention actually sounds Egypyian somehow. That Karl, Dallas era isn the shit

[@andrewgabriel4408]

I can’t believe I missed this on my KZbin subscription as Nile are in my top 5 death metal bands ever. They’re so awesome and really no one sounds like them. In their Darkened Shrines is a masterpiece.

[@SCUMCHRIST888]

Execration text is one of the most savage face melting songs EVER.

[@CB-of2fw]

Damn glad to see someone evangelizing Nile - excellent dive! I actually didn't know they had any doom metal roots

[@artyomkurakin3393]

Awesome band which got me first with their lyrics.

[@TheNickybobby1]

Splendid thing to wake up to

[@vaevictus2809]

First time i got into Nile was the same way. I was getting into more heavier stuff through watching Uranium on Fuse TV. Great episode.

[@StephenPaulKing]

Its The Howling of the Jinn....

[@SKvldlf]

I used to hate black seeds. I quit listening to them when that album released. Now I listen to that album probably the most. That and in their darkened shrines and amongst the catacombs which is still my favorite. Took over 20yrs for me to appreciate black seeds.

[@Ishitonyou666]

“Amongst the Catacombs” and “Annihilation of the Wicked” are my favorite Nile records. I stopped after their 2015 record, I wasn’t feeling it 😐

[@fremenondesand3896]

P.S. "4th Arra of Dagon" is a good song for rowing.

[@celticperspective5183]

Hell yeah brother! Whiplash intro is awesome

[@ContentsMayDiffer]

Derek Roddy's drumming with Nile is the epitome of the extremist's extreme metal. Sure, there are more seemingly fancy drummers out there, but that frenetic relentless pounding that grooves is just ... [insert superlatives here] good. It is musicianship on the highest level, and I don't even like Nile that much. That being said, I would love to hear Lars Johansson do his version of Cryptopsy.

[@Patrick.E.]

YES

[@cliffordthevinylcheapskate351]

I remember liking nile back in the day because it didn't fit with alot of the spazzy death metal of the time. To this day black seeds is one of my favorite DM albums ever.

[@warmrollsforthetable]

I 100% agree, the older stuff is sooooo good... way under appreciated... and the egyptian flutes and stuff are fucking dope

[@fremenondesand3896]

First time I've listened to an RFI and wished it were longer. What about Saurian Meditation? Mohma. Get you it as long as it's cheap.

[@radiofreeinnsmouth1337]

I was gonna do some Saurian Meditation stuff too but I was looking at the runtime and I'm like damn dude Tommy's already not gonna be happy. That album does slap though, rest assured.

[@fremenondesand3896]

@@radiofreeinnsmouth1337 I think it's Ityphallic there's just a song in there with Karl doing a Cobra and doodling on his guitar but in a stone reverb chamber and it's totally Egyptian bro. I should listen to it again. I like the growling.

[@Svenner.]

Late to comment; busy time. Only listened to Nile through guitar covers so I hadn't been too interested since it's not usually my cup of tea. Their early stuff sounds good though.

[@calebhurlbert3702]

BLACK SEEDS OF KARL

[@schmoopen]

Nile remains the sole exception in my general distaste for any death metal labeled as ‘brutal’ or ‘technical’. Their earlier albums especially tickle me pink because of just how rich and flavorful they are. However, every Nile album is fantastic, even without the guidance of Mr. Toler-Wade. I heard you namedrop Angelcorpse a little in this video. What do you think about them? Their mix of Morbid Angel and Bestial Warlust is really unique, and pretty much everything they’ve done is top notch in my opinion. Even their own Heretic has a lot of charm to me. Fantastic video as always!

[@radiofreeinnsmouth1337]

Angelcorpse has been one of my favorites for years, especially Exterminate and Inexorable. I like the other Order from Chaos follow-up band Ares Kingdom a lot too.

[@schmoopen]

@@radiofreeinnsmouth1337 I was totally unaware those guys were still doing stuff! I'll have to check them out ASAP.

[@znalniaskas]

@@radiofreeinnsmouth1337 People will hate me for saying it, but Inexorable suffere from the nothing but blastbeats drumming, no matter if i fits the riffs or not. I love Laureano's work with Nile, but that Angelcorpse album is kinda ruined by the drumming.

[@radiofreeinnsmouth1337]

I can definitely see that. I think Longstreth's stuff on Exterminate kinda fit the band a little better. Laureano's stuff in Nile is wild though, honestly pretty subtle stuff especially during the slower parts.

[@znalniaskas]

@@radiofreeinnsmouth1337 I'm a sucker for Laureano's cymbal work with Nile, one of the best drumming performances on an extreme metal album ever.

[@celebral_pelosi]

As someone who enjoys uncanny disgusting shit like Pustulated, Brodequin and Ecchymosis and just out of sheer interest: are there any BDM or even SBDM bands that you appreciate or recommend?

[@MrAaronbathory]

Disgorge(Mex)

[@JohnDoe-dg7vo]

Nice bro Colombian scene is awesome

[@justchooglin]

you may have already heard them, but Mutilated (US), Death Vomit (ID), Regurgitation, and Mortal Decay are all great

[@radiofreeinnsmouth1337]

Lately I've been listening to a lot of Mortal Decay. For the slamming stuff my favorite has always been Vomit Remnants. I usually tend towards more old school stuff for the brutal death metal: Suffo, Baphomet, Pyrexia, Pyaemia, Dehumanized, Ceremony, Polluted Inheritance, Swollen, Repudilation, Prophecy, Iniquity, etc. Enmity is fun if you want to hear something really crazy.

[@nonserviam4813]

Ithy-Phallic Cool riffs Cool atmospheres Bad songwriting I really want to like Nile, i did enjoy amongst the catacombs and annihilation of the wicked back in the day, but so much of their compositions just seem to meander around with no direction. Annihilation has some of their best songwriting and i think thats because they incorporated way more simple old school heavy metal song structures then they had previously. If you compare the arrangements in Nile to a band like Deeds of Flesh their mediocrity becomes very stark

[@sothis1448]

Joke band.