Editing Nile (band)

{{Short description|American death metal band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name              = Nile
| image             = Nile at Party.San Open Air 2012.jpg
| landscape         = yes
| caption           = Nile at Party.San Metal Open Air 2012
| origin            = [[Greenville, South Carolina]], U.S.
| genre             = <!-- Please leave the genre section like this. The inclusions of "oriental metal" and "Egyptian music" is original research. Also, please leave the technical death metal part there unless you have very good reason as to eliminate it and if consensus agrees.--> {{flatlist|
* [[Technical death metal]]
* [[brutal death metal]]
}}
| years_active      = 1993–present
| label             = {{flatlist|
* [[Relapse Records|Relapse]]
* [[Nuclear Blast]]
* [[Napalm Records|Napalm]]
}}
| associated_acts   = {{flatlist|
* [[1349 (band)|1349]]
* [[Acheron (band)|Acheron]]
* [[Angelcorpse]]
* [[Belphegor (band)|Belphegor]]
* [[Brujeria (band)|Brujeria]]
* Contrarian
* Enthean
* [[God Dethroned]]
* {{nowrap|[[Hate Eternal]]}}
* [[Malevolent Creation]]
* [[Nachtmystium]]
* [[Nightfall (band)|Nightfall]]
* {{nowrap|Narcotic Wasteland}}
}}
| current_members   = * [[Karl Sanders]]
* [[George Kollias (drummer)|George Kollias]]
* Brian Kingsland
* Dan Vadim Von
* Zach Jeter
| past_members      = * Chief Spires
* Pete Hammoura
* John Ehlers 
* [[Dallas Toler-Wade]] 
* [[Tony Laureano]] 
* Jon Vesano
* Chris Lollis 
* Todd Ellis
* Brad Parris
| website           = {{URL|nile-official.com}}
}}

'''Nile''' is an American [[death metal]] band from [[Greenville, South Carolina]], formed in 1993. The band's current lineup consists of founding guitarist/vocalist [[Karl Sanders]], drummer [[George Kollias (drummer)|George Kollias]], guitarist/vocalist Brian Kingsland, bassist/vocalist Dan Vadim Von and guitarist/vocalist Zach Jeter. The band is known for their dedicated lyrical and musical style, which is inspired by [[Egyptology]] and works of [[H. P. Lovecraft]]. Since its formation, the band has released ten [[Studio album|studio albums]], two [[Compilation album|compilations]], three [[Extended play|extended plays]], two [[Demo (music)|demos]], three [[Single (music)|singles]], and five [[Music video|music videos]]. Their latest studio album, ''[[The Underworld Awaits Us All]]'', was released on August 23, 2024, through [[Napalm Records]].

== History ==
===1990s===
Nile formed in Greenville, South Carolina in 1993 from a previous band called Morriah, which founding member [[Karl Sanders]] had performed in since the 1980s.<ref name="Metalship">{{cite web |date=February 12, 2013 |url=http://en.metalship.org/interviews/258-Nile |title=Interview with Karl Sanders of Nile |publisher=Metalship |access-date=March 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206214026/http://en.metalship.org/interviews/258-Nile |archive-date=December 6, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The name of the band was taken from the [[Nile river]]. Nile released a self-titled thrash-influenced demo in 1994 (re-issued in 2011 under the title ''Worship the Animal - 1994: The Lost Recordings'').<ref name="GunShy">Harris, Chris. {{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20150203161946/http://gunshyassassin.com/news/nile%E2%80%99s-unreleased-1994-lp-to-be-released-this-fall/ Nile's Unreleased 1994 LP To Be Released This Fall]}} gunshyassassin.com. August 4, 2011. Retrieved on August 5, 2011.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metalreviews.com/reviews/album/7416|title=Nile - Worship the Animal - 1994: The Lost Recordings|publisher=Metal Reviews|access-date=September 18, 2018}}</ref> Sanders, vocalist/bassist Chief Spires and drummer Pete Hammoura released the ''[[Festivals of Atonement]]'' EP in 1995, leading Nile to a southwestern tour in support of other metal acts such as [[Obituary (band)|Obituary]], [[Deicide (band)|Deicide]], and [[Broken Hope]].

The EP ''Ramses Bringer of War'' was released by Visceral Productions in 1997. The label was due to release the band's first full-length album ''[[Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka]]'', but went out of business later that year. However, [[Relapse Records]] was open to releasing it early on, giving Nile a wider distribution and a chance to tour with [[Incantation (American band)|Incantation]] and [[Morbid Angel]].{{Cn|date=January 2025}} According to Sanders, "The vibe in the late 90s was that death metal was dead. We didn’t care though, because we were going to do whatever we wanted to do, the world be damned. [...] Already we had wrestled with the idea that probably no one was going to give a fuck, so let’s just do what we like and own it. We didn’t care about the ebb and flow of whatever is currently popular."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Helyespublished |first=Perran |date=2024-11-11 |title="I'm talking about people doing some despicable stuff...I’m also talking about my first ex-wife." Nile leader Karl Sanders on the fun of the 80s, being a black belt badass and how to stay authentic while writing death metal about ancient Egypt |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/karl-sanders-life-lessons |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=louder |language=en}}</ref>

===2000s===
[[Image:Nileband.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Nile performing at Jaxx Nightclub on August 27, 2007, in Springfield, Virginia]]
The follow-up, ''[[Black Seeds of Vengeance]]'', was released in September 2000. Prior to the release, drummer Pete Hammoura left the band due to injuries sustained while touring with Catacomb. Derek Roddy stepped in as a session musician to perform on all of the tracks (except "To Dream of Ur"). Also, prior to the album, [[Dallas Toler-Wade]] joined as a second guitarist/vocalist. Chief Spires left the band a few months after the release of ''Black Seeds of Vengeance'', citing personal and professional differences. He was replaced by Jon Vesano. The band also found new drummer Tony Laureano.

In 2002, ''[[In Their Darkened Shrines]]'' was released. One reviewer noted that the album gave "death metal a cinematic, symphonic twist".<ref name="Music">{{cite book
| first= Paul
| last= Du Noyer
| year= 2003
| title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music
| edition= 1st
| publisher= Flame Tree Publishing 
| location= Fulham, London
| isbn= 1-904041-96-5
| page= 98}}</ref> Two videos were shot with director [[Darren Doane]], "Sarcophagus" and "Execration Text", respectively.

The follow-up album ''[[Annihilation of the Wicked]]'' was released in 2005. Greek drummer [[George Kollias (drummer)|George Kollias]] stepped in to replace Laureano, who left before the recording sessions began. After recording the bass parts for the album, Jon Vesano also left the band. He was temporarily replaced by Joe Payne on the following tour. Another [[Darren Doane]] directed video was shot for the song "Sacrifice Unto Sebek".

In May 2006, Nile signed a recording contract with [[Nuclear Blast]]. On February 26, 2007, Nile entered the studio and began recording their fifth full-length album entitled ''[[Ithyphallic (album)|Ithyphallic]]'', which was their first release with the label. Karl Sanders had confirmed a release date of June 29, 2007, via a posting on the band's message board, which was later pushed back to July 20, 2007. 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, to which "papyrus" was the answer. Upon the album's release, it sold 4,600 copies, which enabled Nile to get onto the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] for the first time, reaching No.&nbsp;162 on that chart.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/nile-ithyphallic-enters-finnish-chart-at-no/ |title=Nile: 'Ithyphallic' Enters Finnish Chart At No. 13 |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=August 3, 2007 |access-date=September 6, 2015}}</ref>

On March 21, 2007, Nile was confirmed as a "Second Stage" act for [[Ozzfest#Ozzfest 2007|Ozzfest 2007]]. A message from Karl Sanders via Nile's [[MySpace]] profile indicated that they were excited to finally bring true death metal to an Ozzfest audience. From March to April 2008, Nile went on a headlining tour in the United States with [[Suicide Silence]], [[The Faceless]], [[Unexpect]], and [[Warbringer]]. From September to October 2008, Nile set out on a European headlining tour with [[Grave (band)|Grave]], [[Omnium Gatherum]] and [[Severe Torture]]. In October 2008, the band planned to take their ''Ithyphallic'' tour to South Africa for a booking of three shows, but were canceled for unknown reasons.

In June 2009, Nile entered the recording studio to begin work on their sixth full-length album entitled ''[[Those Whom the Gods Detest]]''. The album was released on November 3, 2009, and was critically well-received, with one reviewer suggesting "pretty much the only thing standing in Nile's way at this point is the fact that we as listeners have become so accustomed to the band's excellence that another excellent album seems almost par for the course".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onemetal.com/2009/12/07/nile-those-whom-the-gods-detest/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114075318/http://www.onemetal.com/2009/12/07/nile-those-whom-the-gods-detest/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 14, 2010 |title=Album review |publisher=Onemetal.com |access-date=October 20, 2011 }}</ref>

===2010s===
[[File:Nile in performance (São Paulo, 2010).jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Nile performing at Santana Hall in 2010. From left to right: [[Karl Sanders]], Dallas Toler-Wade and Chris Lollis.]]
On October 21, 2010, bassist Chris Lollis was confirmed as the new member for Nile, after four years of session work with the band. On December 6, 2011, Nile announced work in progress, and the completion of drum tracking, for their upcoming album in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalstorm.net/events/news_comments.php?news_id=15276 |title=New Album  |website=Metalstorm.net |access-date=December 21, 2011}}</ref>

On February 4, 2012, Karl Sanders announced on his Facebook page that they had a new bassist, Todd Ellis, who would contribute vocals to the new record.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/KarlSandersOfficial/posts/376465202379435|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729183950/http://www.facebook.com/KarlSandersOfficial/posts/376465202379435|url-status=dead|title=This Weekend is... &#124; Facebook|website=[[Facebook]]|access-date=September 24, 2012|archive-date=July 29, 2012}}</ref> The next day, he explained on the band's official forum that he had lost contact with Chris Lollis during the writing and recording of the upcoming album, and after three months of silence from him they hired a replacement.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nilechat.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=22565&start=75#p629165 |title=NileChat • View topic - Drums are Done ! |publisher=Nilechat.net |access-date=September 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016152307/http://www.nilechat.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=22565&start=75#p629165 |archive-date=October 16, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The seventh album ''[[At the Gate of Sethu]]'' was released on June 29, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/nile-at-the-gate-of-sethu-track-listing-unveiled/|title=NILE: 'At The Gate Of Sethu' Track Listing Unveiled|date=May 23, 2012 |publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=May 23, 2012}}</ref>

On February 9, 2015, Todd Ellis left the band, citing "unforeseen circumstances beyond my control".<ref name="Todd Ellis Official">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/ToddEllisOfficial |title=Todd Ellis Official |publisher=Facebook |access-date=September 6, 2015}}</ref> Nile's eighth studio album ''[[What Should Not Be Unearthed]]'' was released on August 28, 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/nile-to-release-what-should-not-be-unearthed-album-in-august/ |title=Nile To Release 'What Should Not Be Unearthed' Album in August |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=May 26, 2015 |access-date=September 6, 2015}}</ref>

In the summer of 2016, the band took part in the Summer Slaughter tour. 

In October 2016, after the Summer Slaughter tour, Dallas Toler-Wade left the band, prioritizing his duties with Narcotic Wasteland, and was replaced by Enthean vocalist/guitarist Brian Kingsland. Nile made the announcement in February 2017, <ref>{{cite news|title=NILE Parts Ways With DALLAS TOLER-WADE, Announces Replacement|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/nile-parts-ways-with-dallas-toler-wade-announces-replacement/|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=February 13, 2017}}</ref> In May 2017, the band entered the studio to begin work on their ninth album<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theprp.com/2017/05/15/news/nile-studio-new-album/|title=Nile in the Studio For New Album|website=Theprp.com|date=May 15, 2017 |access-date=May 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/nile-taps-producer-erik-rutan-for-next-album/|title=NILE Taps Producer ERIK RUTAN For Next Album|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=July 6, 2017}}</ref> ''[[Vile Nilotic Rites]]'', which was released on November 1, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/nile-vile-nilotic-rites-album-long-shadows-of-dread-song/|author=Divita, Joe|title=Nile Unveil Ninth Album 'Vile Nilotic Rites' + Debut New Song|website=[[Loudwire]]|date=September 6, 2019 |access-date= September 6, 2019}}</ref>

===2020s===
In July 2022, Sanders confirmed to ''[[Guitar World]]'' magazine that Nile has been working on their tenth studio album: "So far, we've got 10 songs written. We're probably going to do three more, and hopefully start recording by the end of the summer. Then we've got a European tour coming up in November/December, and after that, we've got to finish the record and hopefully get it out sometime early next year."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/nile-has-10-songs-written-for-next-studio-album|title=NILE Has 10 Songs Written For Next Studio Album|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=July 22, 2022|date=July 22, 2022}}</ref>

In October 2022 Nile announced Julian Guillen would be joining the band on bass for the upcoming November/December European tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/nilecatacombs/posts/pfbid0FqcyJfrGsrHsEe5n3VND7YdiNuJYEb5GLa8kRUULBGTWk52TEKXWVNDb7dzENBicl|title=Nile|publisher=Facebook|access-date=November 7, 2022|date=October 31, 2022}}</ref>

On May 29, 2024, Nile released the song "Chapter for Not Being Hung Upside Down on a Stake in the Underworld and Made to Eat Feces by The Four Apes" from the album ''[[The Underworld Awaits Us All]]'', which was released by Napalm Records on August 23, 2024.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmwqMQ2g0NQ | title=NILE - Chapter for Not Being Hung Upside Down on a Stake (Official Video) &#124; Napalm Records | website=[[YouTube]] | date=May 29, 2024 }}</ref>

==Musical style and lyrics==
The majority of Nile's music is written by vocalist/guitarist [[Karl Sanders]]. It combines traditional and [[technical death metal]]. Nile's music is characterized by the [[technical death metal]] genre's comparative complexity and speed combined with a riffing style consistent with [[brutal death metal]]. Their guitars and bass are typically tuned to [[dropped A tuning|dropped A]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPfilfgVuSs | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016152308/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPfilfgVuSs| archive-date=October 16, 2015 | url-status=dead|title=Karl Sanders Talks About Nile's Tunings |publisher=YouTube |date=January 6, 2011 |access-date=September 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moshville.co.uk/interview/2015/08/interview-karl-sanders-of-nile/|title=Interview: Karl Sanders of Nile|publisher=Moshville Times|date=August 24, 2015|access-date=August 24, 2015}}</ref>

Much of the band's music and lyrical content is based on Sanders' interest in [[Egyptology]] (mainly inspired by [[Ancient Egypt|Ancient Egyptian]] and [[Near East|Near Eastern]] [[mysticism]], [[Ancient Egypt#Historical development|history]], [[Ancient Egyptian religion|religion]], and [[Art of Ancient Egypt|ancient art]]) and other ancient Middle Eastern cultures, such as [[Mesopotamia]].<ref name="Metalship"/> Extensive sleeve notes are included on all Nile's full-length releases from ''Black Seeds of Vengeance'' onwards, with the exception of ''[[Ithyphallic (album)|Ithyphallic]]'', explaining the inspiration or source for the lyrics of each song. According to Sanders, "Every song that gets written is filtered through our own lens and our life experiences. [...] You can’t help it that whatever glasses you’re wearing are going to filter how you look at history."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Helyespublished |first=Perran |date=2024-11-11 |title="I'm talking about people doing some despicable stuff...I’m also talking about my first ex-wife." Nile leader Karl Sanders on the fun of the 80s, being a black belt badass and how to stay authentic while writing death metal about ancient Egypt |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/karl-sanders-life-lessons |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=louder |language=en}}</ref> 

Sanders also assessed, "If we were using the music of the local area here, it would sound nothing like a Nile album. In a way it’s a form of escapism. There are a lot of Eastern [[Modality (music)|modalities]] and [[Tonality|tonalities]] adapted into the guitar playing, but it’s not purely authentic because it can’t be. In the same way that the [[Film score|soundtrack]] for a [[mummy]] movie or whatever is not all ancient stuff from 5000 years ago, it’s music that puts you in that mindset, which is a different thing. Are you scoring a [[Hollywood movie]], or being a musical preservation society? We’re a [[Heavy metal music|metal]] band, so we lean towards the ‘[[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] making a [[Horror film|horrific]] Ancient Egypt movie’ [approach]." Despite the band's heavy use of Eastern tonalities, Sanders also expressed, "It became obvious to us early on that if you put in too many exotic elements, at some point it’s no longer really a metal record. Different Nile albums have had varying levels of extraneous elements to them. [...] It’s always a variable based on what each songs need. It’s the randomness of the universe."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Helyespublished |first=Perran |date=2024-11-11 |title="I'm talking about people doing some despicable stuff...I’m also talking about my first ex-wife." Nile leader Karl Sanders on the fun of the 80s, being a black belt badass and how to stay authentic while writing death metal about ancient Egypt |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/karl-sanders-life-lessons |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=louder |language=en}}</ref>

Metal bands [[Kittie]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=KITTIE |url=http://www.metalmaidens.com/kittie.htm |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=www.metalmaidens.com}}</ref> and [[Suicide Silence]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-09-28 |title=Interview with Suicide Silence - Rock Edition |url=http://www.rockedition.com/interviews/artist-interviews/interview-with-suicide-silence/ |access-date=2024-04-03 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928170356/http://www.rockedition.com/interviews/artist-interviews/interview-with-suicide-silence/ |archive-date=September 28, 2013 }}</ref> cited Nile as an influence.

==Band members==
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'''Current members'''
*[[Karl Sanders]] – guitars (1993–present), vocals, keyboards (1995–present)
*[[George Kollias (drummer)|George Kollias]] – drums (2004–present)
*Brian Kingsland – guitars, vocals (2017–present)
*Dan Vadim Von – bass, vocals (2023–present)
*Zach Jeter – guitars, vocals (2023–present)

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'''Former members'''
*Chief Spires – bass, vocals (1993–2001)
*Pete Hammoura – drums, vocals (1993–2000)
*John Ehlers – guitars (1996–1997)
*[[Dallas Toler-Wade]] – guitars, vocals (1997–2016)
*[[Tony Laureano]] – drums (2000–2004)
*Jon Vesano – bass, vocals (2001–2005)
*Chris Lollis – bass, vocals (2007–2012)
*Todd Ellis – bass, vocals (2012–2015)
*Brad Parris – bass, vocals (2015–2022)

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'''Session musicians'''
*[[Derek Roddy]] – drums (2000)

'''Live musicians'''
*[[Tim Yeung]] – drums (2003)
*[[Joe Payne (musician)|Joe Payne]] – bass, vocals (2005–2007; died 2020)
*[[Steve Tucker (musician)|Steve Tucker]] – bass, vocals (2005)
*Scott Eames – guitars, vocals (2021–2023)
*Julian David Guillen – bass, vocals (2022–2023)

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== Discography ==
{{Main|Nile discography}}
'''Studio albums'''
*''[[Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka]]'' (1998)
*''[[Black Seeds of Vengeance]]'' (2000)
*''[[In Their Darkened Shrines]]'' (2002)
*''[[Annihilation of the Wicked]]'' (2005)
*''[[Ithyphallic (album)|Ithyphallic]]'' (2007)
*''[[Those Whom the Gods Detest]]'' (2009)
*''[[At the Gate of Sethu]]'' (2012)
*''[[What Should Not Be Unearthed]]'' (2015)
*''[[Vile Nilotic Rites]]'' (2019)
*''[[The Underworld Awaits Us All]]'' (2024)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*[https://nile-official.com/ Official website]
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