Ranking the Studio Albums: Nile

Love Nile. The 10-year-old in me laughs at Ithyphallic "This album was a little more of a grower"

Shrines for me. They got the blend of atmosphere, brutality, and EPIC just right there.

Catacombs, blacks seeds, darkened shrines and annihilation are stone cold classics.

One of my favorite death metal bands. Great discography. 1. Annihilation of the Wicked 2. Those Whom the Gods Detest 3. Ithyphallic 4. In Their Darkened Shrines 5. Vile Nilotic Rites 6. What Should Not Be Unearthed 7. Black Seeds of Vengeance 8. Among the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka 9. At the Gate of Sethu

A several years ago i used to be a stagehand at a festival in Belgium. Nile was the headliner at one of the side stages . The roadcrew came very early in the afternoon to prepare the backline for the band. After offloading the truck, building the drum riser, plugging in al wire's, sound check and socialising (between local and road crew) I was impressed about the professional and friendly attitude of these guys. I remember it was extremely hot that day and it costs us a lot of sweat to clear that job in time. The crowd in the marquee start screaming already while I was wondering when the band showed up from their dressing room to the backstage. It was until I heard the noise from the intro trough the speakers, I realised the road crew and the band were actually the same guys. I'm totally not a fan of Death Metal, so maybe I was the only one there who didn't recognised the band members but I can tell you I never saw a humble bunch like this before on a stage. It was at least 40 degrees in that tent but the band gave the audience what they came for. After the show from one and a half hour, these men came drenched from their sweat off stage to help packing and loading their instruments and amplifiers. I felt embarrassed when the whole band came to us to say thanks and goodbye before they went back to the artists backstage for a well deserved shower. Respect !!!

In order of preference: In their darkened shrines Annihilation of the wicked Black seeds of vengeance Those whom the gods detest Among the catacombs of nephren ka Ithyphallic Vile nilotic rites What should not be unearthed At the gate of sethu

Big fan of the band here. I still remember when I heard The Blessed Dead for the first time. That was something out of this world. I also had the chance to see then live at Tuska Festival in 2008. That was a brutal set, no speeches, just pure crush fest. Like you, I don't have really any too big differences between albums. My top 4 is pretty much the crème de la crème but the final five was very hard to put in order, so it is what it is and may change day to day. But this is today's list: 9) At the Gate of Sethu 8) Those Whom the Gods Detest 7) What Should Not Be Unearthed 6) Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka 5) Vile Nilotic Rites 4) Ithyphallic 3) Black Seeds of Vengeance 2) Annihilation of the Wicked 1) In Their Darkened Shrines

Thanks for this! Nile - what a great band! Saw them in Tuska Festival here in Finland in 2008. Amazing gig it was... Cheers!

Rameses Bringer of War blew me away in 1997 and I've been a Nile fan ever since.

Fantastic video. Really enjoyed it. You can't go wrong with any Nile album.

Nile are an amazing band. Thanks for this, well worth watching. I happened to watch this while wearing my What Should Not Be Unearthed hoodie.

I’ve seen Nile a 3 times, first was at Dynamo festival ‘99. Always crushing!

I definitely love Nile, it’s very hard for me to pick favorite songs from them and albums

Tony their drummer from in their darkened shrines is now drum tech for Megadeth just some trivia lol

As an extreme metal fan with one big toe dipped in 70’s - 2000’s progressive rock, this video just warms the cockles of my heart. Fantastic video, Pete!

I've always been a fan, but don't know the complete catalog enough to rank them. "In Their Darkened Shrines" is the one I know the best, and it's great!

1. Annihilation Of the Wicked (a near perfect record) 2. For Whom The Gods Detest 3. In Their Darkened Shrines 4. Black Seeds of Vengeance 5. What Should Not Be Unearthed 6. Vile Nilotic Rites 7. Ithyphallic 8. Amongst the Catacombs of Nephran Ka 9. At the Gates of Sethu Anything outside the top three is interchangeable on any given day.

Ranking albums for the band Death , that would be very difficult imo

Bit Nile fan! Although, I haven't had enough time with their catalog to give a ranking just yet. When you guys were talking about other extreme bands at the end, one I would have mentioned would have been Cattle Decapitation. Travis Ryan is a beast of a vocalist, and Dave McGraw is another insane drummer.

Annihilation of the Wicked is really one of the best extreme metal albums I have ever listened to. It is so good that I kinda forget to listen to their other albums, and even they are amazing.