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Annihilation of the Wicked | 
| Artist: Nile
Label: Relapse
Category: Music
Buy New: $14.98
Rating:  105 reviews
Sales Rank: 28918
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 781676663026
UPC: 781676663026
EAN: 0781676663026
ASIN: B00084RLSW
Release Date: May 24, 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | Dusk Falls Upon The Temple Of The Serpent On The Mount | | • | Cast Down The Heretic | | • | Sacrafice Unto Sebek | | • | User-Maat-Re | | • | The Burning Pits Of The Duat | | • | Chapter Of The Obeisance Before Giving Breath To The Inert One | | • | Lashed To The Slave Stick | | • | Spawn Of Uamenti | | • | Annihilation Of The Wicked | | • | Von Unaussprechlichen Kulten |
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Media Type: CD
Artist: NILE
Title: ANNIHILATION OF THE WICKED
Street Release Date: 05/24/2005
Domestic
Genre: HEAVY METAL
Amazon.com
2002's In Their Darkened Shrines may have launched Nile into metal history for groundbreaking, synapse-snapping releases--and into the record-buying consciousness while crystallizing the unit's long-building promise. Annihilation Of The Wicked is rife with epic riffs, crisp, intelligent arrangements and playing that's masterfully focused. Simply put, it is a continuation of their campaign. Karl Sanders demonstrates once more that he is among the most accomplished death metal guitarists, possessing as he does not only acumen but an all-too-rare knack for creating the almighty death rock groove (best demonstrated on the title track, "Lashed To The Slave Stick"). "Cast Down The Heretic" is an instant genre classic. --Jedd Beaudoin
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| Customer Reviews: Read 100 more reviews...
 A stripped down Nile, 4.5 August 15, 2008
J. Greenfieldt (nowhere)
Annihilation of the Wicked is Niles 4th album (not counting In The Beginning). This album features a stripped down Nile, in my opinion. What I mean by that is that there seems to be less Egyptian atmospheric parts but it is still filled with middle eastern guitars and other instruments but the riffs themselves seem to be less atmospheric. For example on Unas, Slayer of the Gods from In Their Darkened Shrines there were certain riffs played on the guitars that made the song seem even more atmospheric. The riffs on Annihilation of the Wicked seem less atmospheric. But the album still feels very Egyptian with horns and acoustic guitars and other instruments. The playing as always is extremely technical with Karl Sanders and Dallas Toler-Wade on guitars and the addition of Greek drummer George Kollias is a huge addition because he is one of Death Metals best drummers, in my opinion, he is up there with Flo Mounier of Cryptopsy. George is one of the fastest drummers around with crazy fast blast beats and unbelievable double bass! Even when he uses a single pedal it is pretty damn fast. Of course, Karl and Dallas are amazing with extremely fast, technical, and creative riffs. The vocals are extremely well done in my opinion. There are many awesome songs on this record, my favorites being Cast Down the Heretic, Sacrifice Unto Sebek, User Maat Re, Lashed to the Slave Stick, Annihilation of the Wicked, and Von Unaussprechlichen Kulten. The packaging is very nice as well, not only is it a digipak but the booklet comes with nice liner notes that tell about the lyrics and where they got the idea to write them. Very good record, I would definitely recommend this for anyone who is already a fan or someone new to the band. Also get all of their other albums which are Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka, In the Beginning, Black Seeds of Vengeance, In Their Darkened Shrines, and Ithyphallic.
Skull-crushing. March 21, 2008
Zach Gates (Pennsylvania, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm not a genre-elitist. Anything heavy of any genre hits my ear just right. Death metal, grindcore, thrash, regular old heavy metal, whatever. As long as it's well executed and loud, it gets me. And this is one of my favorite albums of all time.
If you doubt me, cue up User-Maat-Re. It's a nine-minute track, but absolutely pulverizing. I tend to think that metal bands who release songs over the five minute mark are overly pretentious, thinking they can sustain it longer than they can, but Nile proved me wrong (along with Machine Head, but that's another review...). The song is intense enough that I sent it to multiple friends in order to entice them to buy the CD themselves, even snagging two who normally hate death metal.
Every aspect of this CD is heavy in the highest. The vocals are brutal, the guitar is almost overwhelming, the drums pounding, the bass crushing. If you like metal, buy this CD. You have no excuses.
best nile album?? February 16, 2008
Alexander H. Selim (Rochester, NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
holy crap this album is awesome! one of the best nile works ever!! must have for nile fans!!
Technical death metal that will make you weep with joy February 8, 2008
Paul E. Palubinski (Denver, CO USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Nile have to be one of my favorite death metal bands out there. I don't care about the hype, and I'm not one to hold a band's success against them. Nile have continued to hone their skill and perfect their trade. I haven't heard 'Ithyphallic' yet, but from what I read about it, it sounds like Nile may have reached their peak on 'Annihilation of the Wicked'.
This album is just so brutal and so tightly-executed that I want to cry when I listen to it. George Kollias' drumming is second to none - and his foot work blows my mind. You could slam Nile for not really differentiating their sound much, or argue that there isn't much variety on this album - but, why would you? If you feel that way, then I don't think you get the point. There isn't much that I would change about this album. When I want uncompromising brutality, I look to 'Annihilation of the Wicked'.
Compared to previous Nile offerings, the first thing that has to be said is that the production on this album is phenomenal. I actually find it hard to listen to 'In Their Darkened Shrines' now, because it sounds so muddy. I also think the drumming is much better on this album. To be honest, I thought that 'In Their Darkened Shrines' was a step back as far as drumming goes - especially compared to the incredible drum-work provided by Derek Roddy on 'Black Seeds of Vengeance'.
Ultimately, this is brutal death metal at it's most brutal and technical, with quality production that does it justice. I can't honestly see any reason why any death metal fan would have a complaint against this album, but that's just me.
Worthy follow up to In Their Darkened Shrines February 5, 2008
Edward H. Jacobson (NYC,)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This album took me a little longer, and required a little more work, to "get" than previous Nile releases, but it was worth it. I won't waste time describing Nile's general style - if you're a fan, then you already know, and if you're not a fan then you don't matter. Fans will be interested to know that this album sees a bit of a change in Nile's approach: rather than creating atmosphere through exotic instruments, the atmosphere is more often created through unique metal riffage. Some fans dislike the fact that Nile has used less exotic instruments on this album than on previous releases, but Nile was always about a lot more than the simple gimmick of using exotic instruments. I think that this album showcases their talent moreso than previous ones, in that rely less on the gimmick of exotic instruments, yet they still achieve that feeling that they are summoning some ancient unspeakable evil. They manage to do this through their superior songwriting ability. Awesome.
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