1632 - Nile Annihilation of the Wicked 2005

Quality riffs, incredible drum work, and an epic Egyptian vibe on Annihilation of the Wicked, the first album to feature George Kollias on drums, replacing Tony Laureano. The twisting and turning title track includes great harmonic screams during the song's first section.

544 - Nile Execration Text 2002

Formed back in the mid-90's in South Carolina, Nile are of the most brilliant Brutal Death metal bands. Their 2002 release "In Their Darkened Shrine" certainly ranks among death metal's finest albums. Not only is this album brutally heavy, but the guitar riffs and solos are extremely technical, the drum work fast, furious, and intricate, the lyrics well thought out and mesmerizing. "Execration Text" is fast, brutal and extremely technical, one of the best on the album. The riffs are killer-highly melodic and extremely technical. Dallas Toler-Wade is responsible for this beautiful piece of metal as he wrote the music for it, and it's amazing to see how well he's adapted to the Nile approach. Outstanding from start to finish, this song will leave you begging for more.

268 - Nile Sacrifice Unto Sebek 2005

Since day one, Nile have played brutal, Egyptian-flavored death metal. Metal bands have dabbled in Egyptian imagery (Iron Maiden's "Powerslave," the video for Slayer's "Seasons in the Abyss"), but Nile is a group whose every song is about ancient Egypt. They emerged fully-formed on their 1998 debut full-length, "Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka", which combined Morbid Angel-style death metal with tribal chants, traditional Middle Eastern instrumentation, and occasional lyrics sung in Egyptian. "Black Seeds of Vengeance" and "In Their Darkened Shrines" refined the formula, increasing both the speed and scale of sound. Not only did the latter album set land speed records, it closed with an epic four-part suite that seemed to epitomize Nile's singular vision. "Annihilation of the Wicked", ironically, tones down the Egyptian vibe a little, and focuses on the death metal aspect. The result is less epic but more visceral than before. The band combines the heavy Egyptology with growled death metal vocals, and the lyrics are impenetrable. But each song's lyrics are accompanied by an essay explaining the meaning and history behind the lyrics. For example, for "Sacrifice Unto Sebek," we learn that Sebek was the main crocodile god in ancient Egypt, and that at Sebek's temple, visitors brought the crocodile their food offerings and perhaps human sacrifices as well.