''Vile Nilotic Rites'' is the ninth studio album by American

technical death metal Technical death metal (also referred to as tech-death) is a musical subgenre of death metal that began and developed in the early- to mid-1990s, with particular focus on challenging, demanding instrumental skill and complex songwriting. Techni ...

band

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, released through

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on November 1, 2019. It is the band's only album with bassist/vocalist Brad Parris and first with guitarist/vocalist Brian Kingsland, the latter of whom replaced

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in 2017. Two singles, "Long Shadows of Dread" and the title track, were released from the album. Nile toured North America throughout November and December 2019 in support of the record.

Background and recording

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." The album was recorded at Serpent Headed Studios in Greenville, South Carolina. The son of frontman

Karl Sanders Karl Sanders (born June 5, 1963) is an American singer and guitarist, most widely known as the founding member of the ancient Egyptian-themed technical death metal band Nile. Early life Before creating Nile, Sanders was in a thrash metal ...

, Kael Sanders, appears as a guest vocalist on the album, as well as several other guest vocalists.

Critical reception

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".

Track listing

Personnel

Nile *

– guitars, vocals, keyboards * George Kollias – drums, percussion * Brad Parris – bass, vocals * Brian Kingsland – guitars, vocals Additional musicians * Mike Breazeale – guest vocal * Joe Vesano - additional vocal * Jason Hohenstein - additional vocal * Joshua Ward - additional vocal * Zach Jeter - additional vocal * Loren Forester - additional vocal * Kael Sanders - additional vocal * Hunter Ross - additional vocal * William Boyd - additional vocal * Matt Arflin - additional vocal Production and design * Karl Sanders –

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, recording * Mark Lewis – mixing and mastering * Jim Touras – engineering (drums) * George Dovolos – engineering (drums) * Brian Muniz – engineering (assistant) * Michael "Xaay" Loranc – cover art, layout

Charts

References

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