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NILE Release New Music Video For ‘Vile Nilotic Rites’ Title Track
May 23rd, 2022

Greenville, South Carolina-based technical death metal band Nile have released a music video for the title track of their latest album Vile Nilotic Rites. Featuring live footage filmed earlier this year during the band’s The Age Of Vile Divinities US Tour, the clip can be viewed below.

Nile issued ninth full-length studio album Vile Nilotic Rites on November 1st, 2019 through Nuclear Blast Records.

Frontman Karl Sanders commented: “I would like to thank our fans who have been patiently waiting while we worked tirelessly to make this record undeniably the best Nile record in many years.”

Drummer George Kollias added: “It’s a special album for all of us since each member contributed on this a lot. I feel it represents the teamwork spirit Nile has right now and that shows on stage as well. I look forward to touring and playing these songs live for all the Nile fans!”

Vile Nilotic Rites was recorded and produced by Karl Sanders at Serpent Headed Studios in Greenville, with the exception of the drums which were recorded at Esoteron Music Studios in Athens, Greece with engineering handled by Jim Touras and George Dovolos. Mixing and mastering duties fell to Mark Lewis at MRL Studios.

Cover artwork was once again created by Michal “Xaay” Loranc.

The track listing is as follows:

01. ‘Long Shadows Of Dread’
02. ‘The Oxford Handbook Of Savage Genocidal Warfare’
03. ‘Vile Nilotic Rites’
04. ‘Seven Horns Of War’
05. ‘That Which Is Forbidden’
06. ‘Snake Pit Mating Frenzy’
07. ‘Revel In Their Suffering’
08. ‘Thus Sayeth The Parasites Of The Mind’
09. ‘Where Is The Wrathful Skies’
10. ‘The Imperishable Stars Are Sickened’
11. ‘We Are Cursed’

Nile’s line-up was as follows:

Karl Sanders (vocals and guitar)
Brian Kingsland (guitar and vocals)
Brad Parris (bass and vocals)
George Kollias (drums)

Official lyric videos were created for the title track and the songs ‘Long Shadows Of Dread’ and ‘Snake Pit Mating Frenzy’. Both clips can also be viewed below.

Eighth studio record What Should Not Be Unearthed was released in August 2015 via Nuclear Blast Records.

Promotional photograph by Francesco Desmaele.