Nephren who? Well, this character is a figure from Egyptian antiquity, and the members of Nile are deeply interested in that history. The lyrics are therefore about all kinds of brutal events from that era.
Besides an interesting lyrical concept, Nile also plays a heavy and technical dose of Death Metal. However, this mix is regularly soaked in keyboard parts and Egyptian sounds, including borrowed instruments from ancient times. These influences provide a fresh and original breeze through this style of music. For a horror trip to Egyptian antiquity with an extreme soundtrack, Nile is the right place to be and they blast through 11 songs in roughly 33 minutes.
A few titles are ‘Smashing the Antiu’, ‘Ramses, Bringer of War’, and ‘The Howling of the Jinn’. The drummer reportedly even plays his drum kit with human bones…
