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Annihilation of the Wicked is the fourth studio album by American technical death metal band Nile. The album was released on May 23, 2005, by Relapse Records. This is the first Nile album to feature George Kollias on drums, replacing Tony Laureano. This album marks Nile's last record released by Relapse. The liner notes detail the theme and writing/recording process of each song. A music video for "Sacrifice Unto Sebek" was produced. It is also the first Nile album produced by Neil Kernon.
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| Studio album by Nile | ||||
| Released | May 23, 2005 (Europe) May 24, 2005 (North America) | |||
| Recorded | December 2004 – January 2005 | |||
| Studio | The Sound Lab, Columbia, South Carolina | |||
| Genre | Technical death metal | |||
| Length | 52:00 | |||
| Label | Relapse | |||
| Producer | Neil Kernon | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Blabbermouth | (9/10)[2] |
| PopMatters | (9/10)[3] |
Songs
"Von Unaussprechlichen Kulten" is German for "Of Unspeakable Cults", which is also the title of a fictional book from H.P. Lovecraft's universe.
Release
A limited edition box set comes in a tin box with a custom Serpent Ankh necklace, full color album poster, vinyl sticker and an embroidered patch, limited to 5,000 copies.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Karl Sanders. All music written by Karl Sanders except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dusk Falls Upon the Temple of the Serpent on the Mount of Sunrise" (Instrumental) | 0:51 | |
| 2. | "Cast Down the Heretic" | 5:45 | |
| 3. | "Sacrifice Unto Sebek" | 3:03 | |
| 4. | "User-Maat-Re" |
| 9:14 |
| 5. | "The Burning Pits of the Duat" | Toler-Wade | 3:52 |
| 6. | "Chapter of Obeisance Before Giving Breath to the Inert One in the Presence of the Crescent Shaped Horns" | 5:21 | |
| 7. | "Lashed to the Slave Stick" | Toler-Wade | 4:18 |
| 8. | "Spawn of Uamenti" (Instrumental) | 1:14 | |
| 9. | "Annihilation of the Wicked" | 8:36 | |
| 10. | "Von Unaussprechlichen Kulten" | 9:46 | |
| Total length: | 52:00 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "SSS Haa Set Yoth" | 5:15 |
| Total length: | 57:15 | |
Personnel
- Karl Sanders − guitars, vocals, bağlama, keyboards, bouzouki
- Dallas Toler-Wade − guitars, vocals
- George Kollias − drums
- Jon Vesano − bass, vocals
- Additional musicians
- Mike Brezeale − exorcism chants and Pazuzu bowl on "Chapter of Obeisance Before Giving Breath to the Inert One in the Presence of the Crescent Shaped Horns"
- Production
- Bob Moore − engineering
- Orion Landau − artwork, layout
- Neil Kernon − recording, mixing, producer
References
- Annihilation of the Wicked at AllMusic
- Blabbermouth review Archived October 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- PopMatters review
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Annihilation of the Wicked es el cuarto álbum de la banda estadounidense de death metal Nile. Fue lanzado el 24 de mayo de 2005 por Relapse Records.[2] El álbum continua con la misma temática presente en los anteriores trabajos de Nile, con una fuerte inspiración en la historia del Antiguo Egipto y los escritos de H.P. Lovecraft. Annihilation of the Wicked tiene un sencillo: Sacrifice Unto Sebek. Éste es el último álbum lanzado por Relapse Records.[ru] Annihilation of the Wicked
Annihilation of the Wicked (в переводе с англ. — «Уничтожение Грешника») — четвёртый студийный альбом американской дэт-метал группы Nile, выпущенный 23 мая 2005 года.[1]Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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