The
discography of the band
Nile consists of nine
studio albums , two
compilations , three
extended plays (EP), two
demos , three
singles , and five
music videos . Nile is an American
technical death metal band from
Greenville ,
South Carolina formed in 1993. Since 2017, their formation consists of
Karl Sanders (guitars, vocals),
George Kollias (drums), Brad Parris (bass, vocals), and Brian Kingsland (guitars, vocals). In 1995, they followed up with
Festivals of Atonement , an EP released through their own Anubis Records label. In 1996,
Ramses Bringer of War was released, a three-track demo with the title inspired by
Gustav Holst 's classical work "Mars, Bringer of War". The following year, the
Ramses demo was re-released by Visceral Productions on EP format.
In 1998, the band signed with Relapse Records and released Nile's debut album, Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka . After extensive touring to support their debut album, Relapse reissued the first two EPs in early 2000 as a compilation entitled In the Beginning , with remastered songs and new artwork. This compilation was followed by two studio albums: Black Seeds of Vengeance released the same year, and 2002's In Their Darkened Shrines . In 2004, Nile released their fourth studio album Annihilation of the Wicked , which debuted on Swedish charts at number 27. In 2007, they released Ithyphallic , debuting on the Billboard 200 at number 162. In 2009, the band released their sixth studio album, entitled Those Whom the Gods Detest . Their seventh album, At the Gate of Sethu , was released in 2012. Their eighth album, What Should Not Be Unearthed , was released in 2015. Their latest album, Vile Nilotic Rites , was released in 2019.
Albums
Studio albums
Year
Album details
Peak chart positions
Sales
US
US Heat.
JPN
FIN
FRA
GER
NLD
SWE
SWI
UK
1998
Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka
Released: April 28, 1998
Label: Relapse
Formats: CD , LP
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2000
Black Seeds of Vengeance
Released: September 5, 2000
Label: Relapse
Formats: CD, LP
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2002
In Their Darkened Shrines
Released: August 20, 2002
Label: Relapse
Formats: CD, LP
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179
2005
Annihilation of the Wicked
Released: May 24, 2005
Label: Relapse
Formats: CD, LP
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12
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27
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186
2007
Ithyphallic
162
4
275
13
113
76
97
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139
2009
Those Whom the Gods Detest
Released: November 3, 2009
Label: Nuclear Blast
Formats: CD, LP
160
3
292
35
149
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2012
At the Gate of Sethu
Released: July 3, 2012
Label: Nuclear Blast
Formats: CD, LP
131
2
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37
182
27
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41
61
196
2015
What Should Not Be Unearthed
Released: August 28, 2015
Label: Nuclear Blast
Formats: CD, LP
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2
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24
132
73
59
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71
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2019
Vile Nilotic Rites
Released: November 1, 2019
Label: Nuclear Blast
Formats: CD, LP, digital
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54
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
Compilation albums
Year
Album details
Notes
2000
In the Beginning
Released: November 14, 2000
Label: Relapse
Formats: CD
Re-release of EPs Festivals of Atonement and Ramses Bringer of War
2007
Legacy of the Catacombs
Released: July 10, 2007
Label: Relapse
Formats: CD
EPs
Year
EP details
Notes
1995
Festivals of Atonement
Label: Anubis
Formats: LP
1997
Ramses Bringer of War
Label: Visceral
Formats: CD, CS
2011
Worship the Animal
Originally released as self-titled cassette demo in 1994.
Singles
Year
Song
Album
2002
"Unas Slayer of the Gods"
In Their Darkened Shrines
2007
"Papyrus..."
Ithyphallic
2009
"Permitting..."
Those Whom the Gods Detest
Music videos
Year
Song
Director
2002
"Execration Text"
Darren Doane
"Sarcophagus"
2005
"Sacrifice Unto Sebek"
Chad Rullman
2007
"Papyrus Containing the Spell to Preserve Its Possessor Against Attacks from He Who Is in the Water"
Juan "Punchy" Gonzalez
2010
"Permitting the Noble Dead to Descend to the Underworld"
2012
"Enduring the Eternal Molestation of Flame"
Jon Simvonis