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Nile-What_Should_Not_Be_Unearthed-CD-FLAC-2015-CATARACT
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ARTIST : Nile STOREDATE : 00-00-2015
ALBUM : What Should Not Be Unearthed RIPDATE : 09-11-2015
YEAR : 2015 RUNTIME : 50:03 min
GENRE : Death Metal LANGUAGE : English
LABEL : Nuclear Blast GRABBER : EAC Secure
SOURCE : CDDA ENCODER : FLAC 1.2.1
QUALITY : 1057kbps Avg 44.1kHz 2 channels SIZE : 399.9MB
URL : http://tinyurl.com/qbqrhlh TRACKS : 10 Files
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01 Call To Destruction 5:45
02 Negating The Abominable Coils Of Apep 4:14
03 Liber Stellae Rubeae 3:48
04 In The Name Of Amun 6:49
05 What Should Not Be Unearthed 6:58
06 Evil To Cast Out Evil 5:37
07 Age Of Famine 4:11
08 Ushabti Reanimator 1:30
09 Rape Of The Black Earth 4:35
10 To Walk Forth From Flames Unscathed 6:36
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50:03 min
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│ For anyone who cares about the vitality of death metal in 2015, fans │
│ owe a great deal of gratitude to Nile. As the sub-genre (and metal │
│ in general) reached its nadir in 1996 and 1997, it was up to bands │
│ like Nile and Hate Eternal to pull the style off life-support and │
│ make it more than just a legacy sound. │
│ By adding an extra layer of technicality to the riff-structures, │
│ along with the relatively unexplored world of the Pharaohs, Nile │
│ played an indispensible role in making the genre feel fresh again. │
│ And it was from albums like In Their Darkened Shrines and │
│ Annihilation of the Wicked that bands like Obscura and Origin drew │
│ inspiration to propel technical death metal into the headbanging │
│ consciousness. │
│ │
│ But just as old-school death metal became saturated and predictable │
│ by the mid-90s, modern technical death metal has become slightly │
│ played out as well. This may come from a personal bias toward more │
│ raw, straightforward material, but you can only blast a million │
│ riffs into the ears of listeners for so long before they crave │
│ something more stripped down. As it happens, IÆve always had trouble │
│ getting through an entire Nile album in one sitting. I absolutely │
│ adore songs like ôCast Down the Hereticö and ôSarcophagus,ö but │
│ after three or four more songs I need to take a break. │
│ │
│ However, with both their technical skill and legacy in tow, Nile │
│ demands our attention whenever they leap onto their chariots into │
│ battle. Their latest ride is entitled, What Should not be Unearthed. │
│ And the title is very deliberate, as the band aims to explore the │
│ spirit or force beneath the many world myths and religions, │
│ including that of their Egyptian muse: The story behind the title │
│ goes deeply beneath everything we have already known, and we may not │
│ be ready to face. With the art I excavated the theories of an elder │
│ ancient civilization which could give the origin to ancient Egypt. │
│ ThatÆs why you can find a new ingredient in the band imagery, │
│ pointing at some higher obscure intelligence, eroding and covered │
│ with time. │
│ The band also aimed for maximum heaviness on this release, as │
│ opposed to the musicianship focused approach of the previous record. │
│ And this heaviness is very evident on crushing numbers like ôCall to │
│ Destructionö and my personal favorite ôLiber Stellae- Rubaeae.ö │
│ Another noticeable trait on this album is the almost total reliance │
│ on mid-range growling, as opposed to the low-end depths achieved on │
│ previous records- still used here, just not as much. │
│ │
│ Though the band intends to delve deeper from a spiritual point of │
│ view, the tools they use to get there should be very familiar to │
│ Nile devotees: dissonant palm-muted riffs, heavy use of double bass │
│ and use of non-metal sounds to paint the characteristic atmosphere │
│ of ancient Egypt. │
│ │
│ While it took me a few listens to really delve into it, What Should │
│ Not be Unearthed is a very good, very enjoyable Nile album. And │
│ though I might not share the same level of fascination with the │
│ pyramids, scarabs and Amon-Ra, I can only honor the band for │
│ painting a world for death metal that challenges the listener to │
│ look beyond the genreÆs usual environment. │
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