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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