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Jun 15, 2015 · A unit or position is "in defilade," if it uses natural or artificial obstacles to shield or conceal. Seemed fitting for the current times. In a world of oppressive theocratic hierarchies and governments slaughtering, starving, stealing all of the people's wealth to force them to do their bidding.
- At The Gates of Sethu
- Vile Nilotic Rites
- Amongst The Catacombs of Nephren-Ka
- Ithyphallic
- What Should Not Be Unearthed
- Those Whom The Gods Detest
- In Their Darkened Shrines
- Annihilation of The Wicked
- Black Seeds of Vengeance
Even Nile’s weakest record has its moments. Opener “Enduring the Eternal Manifestation of the Flame,” “Supreme Humanism of Megalomania” and especially the title track, “The Gods Who Light Up the Sky at the Gates of Sethu” sport memorable riffs and forceful vocal hooks. Speaking of vocals, this record comes with tons of them—each member of the band ...
Eighth place feels low for a record with a song title as good as “The Oxford Handbook of Savage Genocidal Warfare.” Clearly, Sanders’ sense of humor remains intact. The band, however, does not. His first record without Dallas Toler-Wade joining him on lead guitar and vocals might sound perfectly strong to someone without years and years of Nile fan...
Nile’s debut record shows a band still figuring out how to capture their sound in the studio, even after five years of demoing. Some of the record’s weakness owes to its recording, not its composition. The guitar tone, in particular, sounds artificial and smashed. If anyone at Relapse is looking for a record to remaster for a deluxe re-release, thi...
Though its deluxe-edition packaging is a wonder to behold, Nile’s first album for Nuclear Blast makes the end of their peak. Like the previous iteration on this list, a great deal of the blame lies in its odd production curtesy of Grammy award winner Neil Kernon, who too often sucks the oomph out of the riffs and solos to make room for George Kolli...
Unlike Ithyphallic, Nile’s reluctance to play songs from What Should Not Be Unearthed is misguided. This is probably the most underrated record in the band’s entire discography. Perhaps Sanders and co tired of the overcooked songs on At the Gates of Sethu themselves, because this sucker is mean. At the end of his collaboration with Sanders, Neil Ke...
Nile plays more songs from 2009’s Those Whom the Gods Detest than any other album for a good reason. After the slight misstep of Ithyphallic, this record showcases all the band’s charms. Both their epic sweep (the title track and “4th Arra of Dagon”) and tight pit rippers (the excellent “Hittite Dung Incantation”) shine on this record, thanks to Ke...
Nile’s third record produced some of the band’s most beloved songs, such as “The Blessed Dead” and maybe the apotheosis of their aesthetic-riffage synthesis, “Sarcophagus.” Drummer-for-hire Tony Laureano’s sole contribution to Nile’s discography is a memorable one, riddled with double bass passages and intricate fills as a suitable counterpoint to ...
Nile’s first release with their “classic” lineup—Karl Sanders and Dallas Toler-Wade sharing lead guitar, George Kollias on drums, and Neil Kernon producing (Jon Vesano played bass, but Nile isn’t a bassist’s band)—is sheer death metal ecstasy. At this point, it’s difficult to imagine Nile working without Kollias’s quick, precise playing, which ratc...
As protean and concise as Nile’s debut was, it didn’t require a quantum leap forward. However, that’s exactly what fans got with Nile’s sophomore record, Black Seeds of Vengeance. Much of the credit goes to Toler-Wade, who made his first appearance on album here, and whose vocals added depth and ferocity to the music. With his addition, Nile’s song...
nile-official .com. Nile is an American death metal band from Greenville, South Carolina, formed in 1993. The band's current lineup consists of founding member Karl Sanders (guitars, vocals), George Kollias (drums), Brian Kingsland (guitars, vocals) and Dan Vadim Von (bass, vocals). The band is known for their dedicated lyrical and musical ...
Mar 1, 2005 · Former NILE bassist Jon Vesano has issued a statement explaining his departure from the group. It reads as follows: It reads as follows: "I'm sure you're probably getting a trickle of information ...
Apr 15, 2024 · Real/full name: Jon Vesano. Age: 52 (born Feb 11th, 1972) Place of birth: United States (North Carolina) Gender: Male. Active Bands.
Feb 10, 2018 · zt interrogation: ex-nile bassist jon vesano talks up in-defilade’s new second album Former Nile bass player Jon Vesano is now creating sonic thunderstorms with In-Defilade. Paul Castles talks to him about the band’s bludgeoning second album Elude, which also sees him join forces once more with some friends from his Nile days.
In-Defilade was first created by Jon Vesano, the man whose mighty bass and vocal roar can be heard on Nile’s revered Annihilation Of The Wicked and In Their Darkened Shrines albums and who fronted the dark, underground treasure of Darkmoon. For the first In-Defilade album, Rulers Of Famine, Vesano was joined by Vesperian Sorrow’s ...
