Genre(s)
Brutal/Technical Death Metal
Lyrical theme(s)
Egyptian Mythology, Death, Torture
Origin Formed in Current label Status
United States of America (Greenville, SC) 1993 Nuclear Blast Records Active
Current line-up
Karl Sanders - Vocals, Guitar
Dallas Toler Wade - Guitar, Vocals (Lecherous Nocturne)
George Kollias - Drums (ex-Sickening Horror, ex-Nightfall (Grc), The Circle of Zaphyan, System Shock, Extremity Obsession)
Chris Lollis - Bass, Vocals (Lecherous Nocturne)
Former/past member(s)
Drums:
Pete Hammoura - also Vocals (Karl Sanders)
Derek Roddy - Session drums on Black Seeds of Vengeance (ex-Malevolent Creation, ex-Hate Eternal, Deboning Method, Internecine, ex-Divine Empire, ex-Council of the Fallen, ex-Aurora Borealis (US), Blotted Science)
Tony Laureano (ex-Acheron (US), Angelcorpse, ex-Astaroth (US), Aurora Borealis (US), ex-God Dethroned, Internecine, ex-Malevolent Creation, live for 1349, session/live for Dimmu Borgir, Devolution (US), live for Nachtmystium)
Bass:
Chief Spires - also Vocals (Shaitan Mazar)
Jon Vesano - also Vocals (Darkmoon (US), ex-Demonic Christ)
Joe Payne - + Vocals (live) (Domination Through Impurity, ex-Lecherous Nocturne and Lust of Decay)
Guitar:
John Ehlers (1996-1997) (Shaitan Mazar)
Additional notes
The band categorizes their music as "Ithyphallic Death Metal" in reference to their epic Egyptian themes.
Before creating Nile, Karl Sanders was in a thrash band during the late 80's and played local shows with the young Morbid Angel and other US death metal bands.
Discography
Nile-Demo, 1994
Festivals Of Atonement-EP, 1995
Ramses Bringer of War-Demo, 1996
Ramses Bringer Of War-EP, 1997
Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka-Full-length, 1998
In The Beginning-Best of/Compilation, 1999
Black Seeds of Vengeance-Full-length, 2000
In Their Darkened Shrines-Full-length, 2002
Annihilation of the Wicked-Full-length, 2005
Papyrus Containing the Spell to Preserve Its Possessor… -Single, 2007
Legacy of the Catacombs-Best of/Compilation, 2007
Ithyphallic-Full-length, 2007
Nile - Ithyphallic (2007)
Nile - Ithyphallic (2007)
