Black Seeds of Vengeance

Black Seeds of Vengeance
Studio album by Nile
Released 5 September 2000
Recorded 2000, at The Sound Lab, Lexington, South Carolina
Genre Technical death metal
Label Relapse Records
Producer Bob Moore, Karl Sanders
Nile chronology
Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka
(1998)		 Black Seeds of Vengeance
(2000)		 In the Beginning
(2000)
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Black Seeds of Vengeance is the second album by American technical death metal band Nile. The album was released on September 5, 2000 through Relapse Records. Black Seeds of Vengeance marks the first album in Nile's discography to feature extensive liner notes in the booklet, written by Karl Sanders to explain the concept and themes behind each song. The band also began undertaking an even more complex musical direction from the last album. This is also the first Nile album to feature the vocal and guitar talents of Dallas Toler-Wade, who performed on all subsequent Nile albums until his departure, as well as the first and only appearance of Derek Roddy on a Nile album as a session drummer only. He performs on all tracks except for "To Dream of Ur". Prior to recordings, Pete Hammoura left the band due to injuries sustained while touring.

Track listing

All songs composed by Karl Sanders, "Multitude of Foes", written by Dallas Toler-Wade.

No.TitleLength
1."Invocation of the Gate of Aat-Ankh-es-en-Amenti" (Instrumental)0:43
2."Black Seeds of Vengeance"3:35
3."Defiling the Gates of Ishtar"3:38
4."The Black Flame"3:21
5."Libation Unto the Shades Who Lurk in the Shadows of the Temple of Anhur" (Instrumental)1:32
6."Masturbating the War God"5:41
7."Multitude of Foes"2:09
8."Chapter for Transforming into a Snake"2:25
9."Nas Akhu Khan she en Asbiu"4:15
10."To Dream of Ur"9:07
11."The Nameless City of the Accursed" (Instrumental)2:51
12."Khetti Satha Shemsu"3:32
Total length:42:49

Personnel

Additional Musicians
  • Pete Hammoura - vocals, drums on "To Dream of Ur"
  • Boz Porter - vocals on "Defiling the Gates of Ishtar"
  • Mostafa Abd el Aziz - Argoul on "Invocation of the Gate of Aat-Ankh-es-en-Amenti"
  • Ross Dolan - vocals on "Khetti Satha Shemsu"
  • Gary Jones - vocals on "Defiling the Gates of Ishtar", "Masturbating the War God" and "Khetti Satha Shemsu"
  • Bob Moore - vocals on "Khetti Satha Shemsu"
  • Aly et Maher el Helbney - respirations on "The Nameless City of the Accursed"
  • Scott Wilson - lead vocals on "To Dream of Ur", backing vocals on "Khetti Satha Shemsu"
  • Mohammed el Hebney - additional vocals on "Khetti Satha Shemsu"
Production
  • Bob Moore - Engineering, Mixing, Producer
  • Wes Benscoter - Cover art
  • Dave Shirk - Mastering
  • Karl Sanders - Producer
  • Adam Peterson - Graphics, Imagery
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