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Those Whom the Gods Detest

Nile · 2009

56 min · 10 tracks · death metal · technical death metal

Technical death metal intricacies collide with ancient Egyptian themes and brutal aggression throughout the album.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic emotional journeys
  • long immersive listening sessions
  • gradual builds and payoffs
  • wave-like pacing experience

Where this album fits

Career context
By the time 'Those Whom the Gods Detest' was released in 2009, Nile had already established themselves as leaders in the death metal genre, following their critically acclaimed album 'Ithyphallic' from 2007. This release marked their fifth studio album, showcasing a continued evolution of their sound while further cementing their thematic focus on ancient history and mythology.
Stylistic neighbors
Obscura· Necrophagist· Beyond Creation

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Kafir 6:50
  • 2 Hittite Dung Incantation 3:48
  • 3 Utterances of the Crawling Dead 5:09
  • 4 Those Whom the Gods Detest 8:06
  • 5 4th Arra of Dagon 8:40
  • 6 Permitting the Noble Dead to Descend to the Underworld 3:32
  • 7 Yezd Desert Ghul Ritual in the Abandoned Towers of Silence 2:33
  • 8 Kem Khefa Khesef 6:18
  • 9 The Eye of Ra 5:00
  • 10 Iskander Dhul Kharnon 6:40

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