NILE — What Should Not be Unearthed (review)

NILE — What Should Not be Unearthed album cover Album · 2015 · Technical Death Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
Unitron
Nile - What Should Not be Unearthed

"What Should Not be Unearthed" is the eighth studio album by death metal band Nile. Since their beginning in 1993, Nile has proved themselves as one of the most consistent death metal acts with no bad albums in my book. This album comes as no exception, perhaps actually my favorite from the band to-date.

"What Should Not be Unearthed" continues with some of the elements brought in with their previous album "At the Gates of Sethu". Many fans of the band seem to feel that "At the Gates of Sethu" is their weakest album, but before this album it was probably my favorite. One of the things that the previous album had brought in were semi-clean vocals, which I found to be excellent and a great addition to their sound. I thought it brought a bit more variety to the music. However, this album focuses a lot more on incredibly catchy riffing.

Like Meshuggah, this particular album from Nile makes me zone out and completely get lost in the music. This is because there are some incredibly catchy and powerful riffs, which you're immediately blasted with in the opener 'Call to Destruction'. This may seem strange, as when you think of Nile you don't exactly think of 'catchy', but there's no other way to describe the overall sound. It's as crushing and heavy as ever, but certainly more emphasis on creating a sound to instantly get into. It's hard to pick favorites, as the whole album is a very enjoyable listen, but the songs that stand out to me other then the aforementioned opener are: 'In the Name of Amun', 'Evil to Cast Out Evil', and the closing track 'To Walk Forth From Flames Unscathed'. 'In the Name of Amun' begins with nice atmospheric middle-eastern sounds before becoming a crushing track with excellent low growls. If I had to pick a favorite, it would probably be 'To Walk Forth From Flames Unscathed' with its crushing riffs and dark, slow, and monstrous grooves. Also, there is some very melodic beautiful guitar work that comes in around the two-minute mark.

Overall, it's another killer album from Nile. While I really enjoy or love all of Nile's albums, this one was an instant beast of an album. It's so easy to get lost in the great mix of crunch, groove, atmosphere, and melody. If you're a fan of Nile you probably have already listened, but if you're just a fan of crushing death metal, this is not an album you will want to miss. Hope you found this review helpful.

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Nightfly wrote:
more than 2 years ago
Agree with you totally, what a great album! Think this one might appear in a few best of year album lists.
Unitron wrote:
more than 2 years ago
Thanks!

I love the earlier albums too, Annihilation of the Wicked and Black Seeds of Vengeance are up there in my favorites.
siLLy puPPy wrote:
more than 2 years ago
I've been diggin' this one as well but i still love earlier Nile albums better
UMUR wrote:
more than 2 years ago
It really is a great album. Nice review.
Unitron wrote:
more than 2 years ago
Thanks, if you like death metal this would be a great album to check out.
voila_la_scorie wrote:
more than 2 years ago
Damn, you make this sound so tempting.

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