NILE - Those Whom The Gods Detest CD Review

                 ARTIST: Nile     TITLE: Those Whom The Gods Detest     YEAR: 2009     LABEL: Nuclear Blast     RATING: 8.5 / 10     REVIEWED BY:  Caroline Restiaux    REVIEW:Coming from the bright area of So-Cal one would thing that it's music would be bright and cheery. Well if we were to use the term bright as being intelligent and cheery as something to chant along with then you have the makings of Nile's latest release "Those Whom The Gods Detest". This comes as their 6th studio album following in the footsteps of their latest "Ithyphallic" with a much more brutal attack. The vocals have largely improved over the years and even though they are a tech death metal band the words are understandable on this release which I found to be quite pleasing. George Kollias has truly outdone himself on this release showing us just how insane he can get with his blastbeats. It's no wonder the guy has been selling drumming lesson DVD's and doing drum clinic's here there and everywhere. Adding this top notch pedal pushing with a matching set of great guitar players how can you go wrong. The only thing I wish was a bit more present would be he bass playing as it gets a little lost throughout all the others.  "4th Arra of Dagon" is a tune that will have fans going nuts chanting along with them "Arra, Arra, Arra, Dagon, Dagon, Dagon". The beginning of the title track brings me to a place in Egypt all calm and relaxed then blasts into an energetic set of crazy riffs."Yezd Desert Ghul Ritual In The Abandoned Towers Of Silence" is an instrumental track which fuses several different middle eastern instruments and has a very relaxing sound to it. Right after the track is done you're heart starts racing madly as soon as the next track "Kem Khefa Kheshef" kicks in, it wakes you up in an instant. The cd's production is amazing which allows for every element to reach close enough to it's maximum potential. Neil Kernon produced this release as well as their latest "Ithyphallic". This is IMO a great step up from the past couple of cds from the band. It's really worth the listen !!       TRACKLISTING:    01. Kafir02. Hittite Dung Incantation03. Utterances Of The Crawling Dead04. Those Whom The Gods Detest05. 4th Arra Of Dagon06. Permitting The Noble Dead To Descend To The Underworld07. Yezd Desert Ghul Ritual In The Abandoned Towers Of Silence08. Kem Khefa Khesef09. The Eye Of Ra10. Iskander Dhul Kharnon    LINKS:    

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