Vile Nilotic Rites

Vile Nilotic Rites is the ninth studio album by American technical death metal band Nile, released through Nuclear Blast on November 1, 2019. It is the band’s first album with bassist Brad Parris and guitarist Brian Kingsland,[1] the latter of whom replaced Dallas Toler-Wade in 2017.[2] Two singles, “Long Shadows of Dread” and the title track, were released from the album.[1] Nile toured North America throughout November and December 2019 in support of the record.[3]

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Drummer George Kollias called Vile Nilotic Rites 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.”[4] The album was recorded at Serpent Headed Studios in Greenville, South Carolina.[4]

The album was generally well-received by critics and fans alike. Writing for Metal Injection, Austin Weber noted that the most distinct difference about the album from the band’s other albums is the “influx of what you might call more “traditional” tech-death lead-work taking a larger role here beyond their patented frenetic riff style”.[1]

All lyrics are written by Karl Sanders.

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