Nile

Nile formed in the ashes of vocalist and guitarist Karl Sanders' previous band Morriah, who formed in the late 80's and split in the early 90's. However, Sanders was a man with drive to spare, and after barely any time spent in mourning, he found a rhythm section in 1993 in the form of bassist Chief Spires, and drummer Pete Hammoura and formed the first true incarnation of Nile. Wisely, Sanders spent two years writing and rehearsing with this new line-up before releasing any material, so their first E.P, 1995's “Festivals Of Atonement”, made a huge name for themselves on the underground metal scene.

After spending two years almost constantly on tour, either playing headline shows or supporting bands like Deicide and Broken Hope, the band signed to Visceral Records and released their second E.P in the form of “Ramses Bringer Of War”. Tragedy nearly struck when their label went bust mere months after its release, but the band was saved when Relapse Records stepped in to sign them up for the release of their first full-length album “Amongst The Catacombs of Nephren-Ka”, which came out in 1998. The album received critical acclaim from all over the world, as did their live shows, but the band wouldn't receive the kind of record sales to match their acclaim until their fifth album “Ithyphallic”, which was released in 2007 on Nuclear Blast Records.

Ever since then, the band have remained one of the most consistent acts in extreme metal, having never released an album that wasn't hugely acclaimed and their live shows having only got better with age. As one of the premier extreme metal acts of their generation, Nile come highly recommended.