Annihilation Of The Wicked by Nile
January 30, 2007 by Jo Minor
Brutal Death legends Nile return with Annihilation Of The Wicked - a defining showcase of a band resurrected with the addition of drum maestro George Kollias, alongside old timers Karl Sanders and Dallas Toller-Wade.
Annihilation Of The Wicked starts off with a rather perplexing yet pleasant instrumental intro, entitled Dusk Falls Upon The Temple Of The Serpent On The Mount. Your eyes didn’t fool you; that is the actual title of the instrumental that runs for no more than 51 seconds.
What comes next is a remarkable achievement in Death Metal, and is an unofficial part of music history.
Cast Down The Heretic is the crushing song that starts right after the end of the instrumental, and if my information is accurate than this song is the fastest song ever recorded in the history of music - the drums, which form the backbone of the song, is clocked at 245bpms (beats per minute)! Truly a feat to behold, by any standards!
If technicality doesn’t tickle your fancy, then you have to also know that the album is a great piece of recording in the sense that it’s a fantastic display of songwriting. All 10 tracks in Annihilation Of The Wicked are amazing, and truly live up to the high standards the band has set for years. From start to end, the album is a strong Death Metal experience - and it can be said the band has never had, in its years of acquiring the expertise of countless talented drummers, quite a skinsman like the mighty Greek George Kollias.
Some of the better tracks present in Annihilation Of The Wicked are Cast Down The Heretic, Sacrifice Unto Sebek, User-Maat-Re and Lashed To The Slave Stick. The songs, in usual Nile fashion, are based on archaeological and historical facts from the golden age of ancient Egypt - revealing a more educated songwriting perspective in Metal.
Here is the tongue-twisting track listing for Annihilation Of The Wicked:
01. Dusk Falls Upon The Temple Of The Serpent On The Mount
02. Cast Down The Heretic
03. Sacrifice Unto Sebek
04. User-Maat-Re
05. The Burning Pits Of The Duat
06. Chapter Of The Obeisance Before Giving Breath To The Inert One
07. Lashed To The Slave Stick
08. Spawn Of Uamenti
09. Annihilation Of The Wicked
10. Von Unaussprechlichen Kulten
Absolutely incredible! Let’s see if the band can top this with their future releases!
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