NILE SIGN WITH NUCLEAR BLAST
Nuclear Blast is extremely proud to announce the signing of one of the most innovative Metal bands nowadays: NILE! Mixing Egyptian tunes with technical Death Metal elements and thus creating a very unique style, NILE rank among the elite of the brutal riff league, as masterpieces like "In Their Darkened Shrines" or last year's "Annihilation Of The Wicked" impressively show.

This is what Karl Sanders himself has to say about the new cooperation:

"NILE is pleased to announce the recent signing of its new record deal with Nuclear Blast. We are excited about the possibilities and potential of this new partnership with the wonderful people at Nuclear Blast. We are most certainly eagerly looking forward to working on the next NILE album and to fearlessly continue bringing NILE's unique brand of Ithyphallic Brutal Death Metal to our fans. We also would like to thank Matt and Gordon and all the team at Relapse for many years of happiness working with them, we count them as our friends and comrades still and wish them all the best."

A new album of NILE is set to show up in 2007.

Nile and World Management would also like to announce three Festivals dates this Summer in Europe. See dates below:

Saturday 24 June:
Graspop, Dessel, Belgium - Marquee Stage 1 (2nd stage) 6.20 pm - 7.05 pm.

Sunday 25 June:
Hellfest, Clisson, near Nantes, France - 2nd Stage 8.55 pm - 9.35 pm.

Saturday 1 July:
Waldrock, Bergum, near Leeuwarden, Holland. Showtime: tbc.
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 05.30.06

NILE: Start 2nd European Headlining Tour; Announce London Venue Change!!!!!
NILE has begun another European leg of their "Annihilation of The Wicked" World Tour. This tour will mark NILE's first ever appearance in Finland and takes the band back to many far-reaching countries for the first time in years.

Additionally, the NILE show on May 10th in London, England has been moved to the historic Scala in King’s Cross. A complete listing of NILE tour dates follows this message.

Updated NILE news / tour information will be made available via the Relapse Records website: www.RELAPSE.com and the NILE website: www.NILE-CATACOMBS.net.



NILE tour dates:
***all dates w/ Yyrkoon***

April 24 Ljubljana, Slovenia Media Park
April 25 Budapest, Hungary A 38
April 26 Praha, Czech Republic Black Pez
April 27 Wroclaw, Poland WZ
April 28 Maja Tartu, Lithuania Nooruse
April 29 Riga, Latvia Salamandra
April 30 Tallinn, Estonia Nõmme Cult
May 1 Helsinki, Finland Nosturi
May 3 Trondheim, Norway Blæst
May 4 Oslo, Norway John Dee
May 5 Stockholm, Sweden Klubben
May 6 Linkoping, Sweden Skylken
May 7 Aalborg, Denmark Sudenthuest
May 8 Hamburg, Germany Markthalle
May 9 Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg
May 10 London, England The Scala
May 12 Trier, Germany Exhaus
May 13 Sneek, Netherlands Bolwerk
May 14 Rennes, France Antipod
May 15 Paris, France La Locomotive
May 16 Solothum, Switzerland Kofmehl
May 18 Barcelona, Spain Mephisto
May 19 Madrid, Spain Ritmo Y Compass
May 20 Irun, Spain Tunk
May 21 Limoges, France CC John Lennon
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 04.28.06

ANOTHER LEG OF THE ANNIHILATION OF THE WICKED TOUR
World Management is happy to announce another leg of the “Annihilation of The Wicked” World tour. Nile has just returned from three triumphant shows in Japan and will head back out on the road On April 20th, 2006. The tours have so far covered the United States twice, Europe, as well as Australia and Japan. There are plans for South America, India, The Middle East and a further shows in Russia & Asia tba. This upcoming tour also marks Nile’s first appearances In Finland, Estonia, Latvia , Lithuania and some new cities in most countries. Karl, Dallas, George and Joe are excited to bring “Nile” to all the new fans. see dates below:

“Annihilation of the Wicked II”

Nile
w/ Yyrkoon and tba

Thursday 20-04-06 Bastard Club, Osnabrück, Germany
Friday 21-04-06 East Club Bischofswerda, Germany
Saturday 22-04-06 Rockstation Halle Saale, Germany
Sunday 23-04-06 Planet Music Vienna, Austria
Monday 24-04-06 Media Park Ljubljana, Slovenia
Tuesday 25-04-06 A 38 Budapest , Hungary
Wednesday 26-04-06 Black Pez Praha, Czech Rep
Thursday 27-04-06 WZ Wroclaw, Poland
Friday 28-04-06 Nooruse Maja Tartu, Lithuania
Saturday 29-04-06 Salamandra Riga, Latvia
Sunday 30-04-06 Nõmme Cult Tallinn, Estonia
Monday 01-05-06 Nosturi Helsinki, Finland
Tuesday 02-05-06 travel
Wednesday 03-05-06 Blaest Trondheim, Sweden
Thursday 04-05-06 John Dee Oslo, Norway
Friday 05-05-06 Klubben Stockholm, Sweden
Saturday 06-05-06 Skylken Linkoping, Sweden
Sunday 07-05-06 Studenthuset Aalborg , Denmark
Monday 08-05-06 Markthalle Hamburg, Germany
Tuesday 09-05-06 Melkweg Amsterdam, Holland
Wednesday 10-05-06 Underworld London, UK
Thursday 11-05-06 off day
Friday 12-05-06 Exhaus Trier, Germany
Saturday 13-05-06 Bolwerk Sneek, Holland
Sunday 14-05-06 Antipod Rennes, France
onday 15-05-06 La Locomotive Paris, France
Tuesday 16-05-06 Kofmehl Solothum ,Suisse
Wednesday 17-05-06 France
Thursday 18-05-06 Mephisto Barcelona, Spain
Friday 19-05-06 Ritmo & Compás Madrid, Spain
Saturday 20-05-06 Tunk Irun, Spain
Sunday 21-05-06 CC John Lennon Limoges, France
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 03.06.06

NILE MAKES TOP LIST AND INTERVIEW AT TARTAREAN DESIRE
Here are the two awards for Nile's Annihilation Of The Wicked:
Top albums released in 2005
5. Nile - Annihilation Of The Wicked

Best death metal albums 2005
2. Nile - Annihilation Of The Wicked

Here's the link to the interview:
http://www.tartareandesire.com/interviews/nile.html
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 01.03.06

PORTLAND SHOW CHANGE
The Nile show in Portland Oregon is at the Hawthorne Theater

Hawthorne Theater
1507 SE 39th Ave
Portland , Oregon
Capacity 700

The original venue lost its license for all ages.
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 12.31.05

ANOTHER LEG OF THE WORLD TOUR
World Management is happy to announce another leg in the Nile world tour of 2005/2006.

Nile and Swedish thrashers THE Haunted in a co bill with special
guest Exodus, will play the dates listed below in support of their
"Annihilation of the Wicked" album in February/March in Japan. The band is
looking forward to play with these great bands and to see their Japanese
fans again. This marks the second time for Nile in Japan, having toured
there on their last album. Nile has recently finished a very successful run
in Australia. The Band will first head out on their first headline tour of
America on the current record cycle. Last Spring's successful King Diamond
tour was a main support slot tour. There have been European dates, USA
dates, Australian dates and Now Japanese dates. World Management is also
exploring the possibility of Nile going to Russia, further Pacific Rim and
India and of course South America on this album making this a true worldwide
tour for Annihilation of the Wicked.

We wish you all a happy New Year and thanks to the fans for all their support.

Extreme The Dojo Vol. 15 NILE, The Haunted, Exodus:

Feb. 28 - Osaka, JPN @ Big Cat
Mar. 01 - Nagoya, JPN @ Club Quattro
Mar. 02 - Tokyo, JPN @ O-East
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 12.26.05

MORE DATES ADDED TO ANNIHILATION OF THE WICKED TOUR 2006
Here's a special word from Karl Sanders as well:

"Nile is happy to announce our first Hometown show in many long years. We will be playing the Handlebar in Greenville SC on Jan 11 to Kick off our U.S. "Annihilation of the Wicked" Headlining Tour. Special guests include local Metal bands Krotales and Insideous Demise. See ya there!!"

Tour dates as follows:

ANNIHILATION OF THE WICKED 2006 Tour w/ Nile, Hypocracy, Soilent Green, Raging Speedhorn, Decapitated, With Passion
January 11, 2006 Greenvile SC The handlebar * Nile only show
January 12, 2006 Memphis TN High Tone Café ** Nile Hypocrisy Sopilent Green
January 13, 2006 Houston TX Engine Room
January 14, 2006 Fort Worth TX Ridglea Theatre
January 15, 2006 San Antonio TX The Sanctuary
January 17, 2006 Tempe AZ Marquee Theatre
January 18, 2006 Santa Ana CA Galaxy Theatre
January 19, 2006 West Hollywood CA Key Club
January 20, 2006 San Francisco CA The Pound
January 21, 2006 Orangeville CA The Boardwalk
January 22, 2006 Portland OR Barbati's Pan
January 23, 2006 Seattle WA El Corazon
January 25, 2006 Denver CO Bluebird
January 26, 2006 Omaha NE Sokol Underground
January 27, 2006 Lawrence KS Granada Theatre
January 28, 2006 Sauget IL Pop's
January 29, 2006 Columbia Hights MN Star Central
January 30, 2006 Chicago IL House Of Blues
January 31, 2006 Cincinnati OH Bogart's
February 1, 2006 Cleveland OH Peabody's
February 2, 2006 Rochester NY Penny Arcade
February 3, 2006 Poughkeepsie NY The Chance
February 4, 2006 Worcester MA The Palladium
February 6, 2006 New York NY B.B. King's
February 8, 2006 Springfield VA Jaxx
February 9, 2006 Norfolk VA The Norva
February 10, 2006 Atlanta GA The Masquerade
February 11, 2006 Tampa FL The Masquerade
February 12, 2006 Ft. Lauderdale FL Culture Room
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 12.26.05

THANK YOU AUSTRALIA!!!
Nile and World Management would like to thank all the great Australian fans who came to make the Australian tour such a great success. We would also like to thank the Promoters and Punchy Gonzalez our sound man / road manager who both did an outstanding Job. This was Nile’s first ever tour of Australia and marked several show with ticket sell outs. In addition World Management is happy to announce that the 30 Writers Poll from Sweden’s Close-Up magazine listed Nile at #7 for album of the Year. We thank them and look forward to perhaps playing some Festivals in Sweden and Scandinavia next Summer. Stay tuned for a further announcement soon on Nile’s tour dates in Japan in early 2006. We are currently working out the details tba soon.

A total of 30 metal, rock and punk writers at Sweden's Close–Up magazine have voted in the magazine's annual critics' album-of-the-year poll. The final results were as follows:

01. SYSTEM OF A DOWN – "Mezmerize"
02. OPETH – "Ghost Reveries"
03. NINE INCH NAILS – "With Teeth"
04. THE MARS VOLTA – "Frances the Mute"
05. MUNICIPAL WASTE – "Hazardous Mutation"
06. TURBONEGRO – "Party Animals"
07. NILE – "Annihilation of the Wicked"
08. HELLACOPTERS – "Rock & Roll Is Dead"
09. NEVERMORE – "This Godless Endeavor"
10. BLINDSIDE – "The Great Depression"
11. CANDLEMASS – "Candlemass"
12. DARK FUNERAL – "Attera Totus Sanctus"
13. QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE – "Lullabies to Paralyze"
14. ANNIHILATION TIME – "II"
15. BIG BUSINESS – "Head for the Shallow"
16. STATIC–X – "Start a War"
17. CROWBAR – "Lifesblood for the Downtrodden "
18. HYPOCRISY – "Virus"
19. PORCUPINE TREE – "Deadwing"
20. DOZER – "Through the Eyes of Heathens"
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 12.07.05

NILE ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIAN TOUR
Relapse Records recording artists NILE have announced the dates for the Australian portion of their headlining "Annihilation of The Wicked World Tour." This Aussie tour, NILE's first ever appearance down-under, will kick off on November 25th in Sydney and come to a conclusion on December 3rd. A complete listing of NILE Australian tour dates follows this message.

"NILE's Karl Sanders shared his thoughts on the band's first visit to Australia; "We have been looking forward for a very long time for the opportunity to visit Australia and play our music for the many kick-ass Australian Metal fans. Sincere thanks to the fans whose support has made it possible for Nile to Visit the Land Down Under.

NILE recently completed the European and Japanese legs of this world tour with the North American portion launching in January 2006.

NILE are available for interviews upon request. To speak with the band, simply contact Betsey Cichoracki at Relapse Records via any of the means listed at the bottom of this message. Updated NILE news / tour information will be made available via the Relapse Records website: www.RELAPSE.com and the NILE website: www.NILE-CATACOMBS.net."


"NILE have become a towering metal monolith; an icon which will inspire new growth and which casts a shadow on nearly all competition" - TERRORIZER

"NILE are death metal's IRON MAIDEN" - METAL HAMMER

"NILE are certainly not your average gore-and-guts-obsessed death metallers, and they defy the genre's musical trappings as well." - GUITAR WORLD

"Epic Death Metal" - SPIN

"NILE are death metal's saviors." - KERRANG!

"Through intelligence and power, NILE gives death metal hope.” - BRAVE WORDS AND BLOODY KNUCKLES


NILE Australian tour dates:

November 25 Gaelic Club, Sydney Au

November 26 The Corner Hotel, Melbourne Au

November 27 Club Capitol, Perth, Au

December 02 The Uni Bar, Adelaide Au

December 03 Queensland Uni of Tech.(Queens Point Campus)

Tour sponsored by Metal Maniacs.
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 11.09.05

NEW NILE TOUR DATES FOR UPCOMING WICKED TOUR
Some of the dates have been fixed or changed. See below guys and don't miss this!!!

Nile
“Annihilation of the Wicked Tour”
w/ special guests
Hypocrisy
Soilent Green
Raging Speedhorn
Decapitated
With Passion

01-12-2006 Hi Tone Café, Memphis, Tenn
01-13-2006 Engine Room, Houston Tx
01-14-2006 Ridgles Theater, FT Worth, TX
01-15-2006 Sanctuary, San Antonio, TX
01-16-2006 travel
01-17-2006 Marquee Theater, Tempe AZ
01-18-2006 Galaxy Theater, Santa Ana, CA
01-19-2006 Key Club, Los Angeles, CA
01-20-2006 The Pound at Pier 96, San Francisco, CA
01-21-2006 The Boardwalk, Orangevale, CA
01-22-2006 Barbati;s Pan, Portland OR
01-23-2006 El Carazon, Seattle, WA
01-24-2006 travel
01-25-2006 Bluebird Theater, Denver CO
01-26-2006 Sokol Underground, Omaha NB
01-27-2206 Granada, Lawrence KS
01-28-2006 Pop’s, Sauget IL
01-29-2006 Star Central, Columbia Heights MN
01-30-2006 House Of Blues, Chicago, IL
01-31-2006 Bogarts, Cincinnati, OH
02-01-2006 Peabody’s. Cleveland OH
02-02-2006 Penny Arcade, Rochester, NY
02-03-2006 The Chance, Poughkeepsie, NY
02-04-2006 The Paladium, Worcester, MA
02-06-2006 BB Kings, New York, NY
02-07-2006 off
02-08-2006 Jaxx, West Springfield VA
02-09-2006 Norva, Norvolk, VA
02-10-2006 Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
02-11-2006 Masquerade, Tampa, FL
02-12-2006 Culture Club, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 10.24.05

NILE TOUR AD FOR UPCOMING TOUR
Hey guys!

I just received the final ad poster for the upcoming ANNIHILATION OF THE WICKED tour. On this poster are all the final dates, and bands playing. So please, print this, stick it anywhere and everywhere!!! Post them on sites too, especially forums. More info coming.

http://nile-catacombs.net/images/NILE_tour_ad.jpg
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 10.07.05

ARTIFACTS PAGE UPDATED
Hey all!

Just wanted to give you guys a heads up that the Artifacts page has been updated with the latest wallpapers. Some really cool ones, i might add, are up so get 'em asap! Again if i forgot to post something that was sent to me, please tell me or send it again, and i'll get it up right away. Also be on the lookout for banners that are gonna go up as well.

Thanks and Stay Metal!

-Steve
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 09.24.05

TOUR DATES UPDATED
More dates have been unleashed for the "Annihilation of the Wicked" tour featuring NILE, HYPOCRISY, SOILENT GREEN, RAGING SPEEDHORN, DECAPITATED, and WITH PASSION:

January 12 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
January 13 - Houston, TX @ Engine Room
January 14 - Fort Worth, TX @ Ridglea Theatre
January 15 - San Antonio, TX @ The Sanctuary
January 17 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
January 18 - Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theatre
January 19 - West Hollywood, CA @ Key Club
January 20 - San Francisco, CA @ The Pound
January 21 - Orangevale, CA @ The Boardwalk
January 22 - Portland, OR @ Barbati's Pan
January 23 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
January 25 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird
January 27 - Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theatre
January 28 - Sauget, IL @ Pop's
January 30 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
January 31 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts
February 1 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
February 2 - Rochester, NY @ Penny Arcade
February 3 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
February 4 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
February 6 - New York, NY @ B.B. King Blues Club
February 8 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
February 9 - Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
February 10 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
February 11 - Tampa, FL @ The Masquerade
February 12 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room

More dates as i get them.

Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 09.20.05

ENTER TO WIN ANNIHLATION OF THE WICKED
Hey all, our good friends at THE DARKEST HOURS (http://www.thedarkesthours.com) have just put up a contest to win the new album!! Here's the link and good luck!! Thanks to Patrick and all at the site!
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 08.31.05

SACRIFICE UNTO SEBEK VIDEO NEWS
NILE's "SACRIFICE UNTO SEBEK" VIDEO TO SEE MTV2 PREMIERE

Relapse Records recording artists NILE will see their latest video make its MTV2 premiere on this week's edition of 'Headbangers Ball'. 'Headbangers Ball' airs Saturdays from 10-12 PM EST on MTV2.

The video, for the song "Sacrifice Unto Sebek" was shot on location in Atlanta, GA by Director Chad Rullman (NEUROSIS, MASTODON, SOILENT GREEN) for Supercollider Films and features NILE (guitarist / vocalist Karl Sanders, guitarist / vocalist Dallas Toler-Wade and drummer George Kollias) performing inside an eerie Egyptian burial chamber, replete with design motifs of ancient Egyptian culture. Exclusive stills from the video can be viewed at this location: http://relapse.com/preview/nilevideo.jpg

"Sacrifice Unto Sebek" is taken from NILE's much-publicized new album, Annihilation of the Wicked.

NILE are available for interviews upon request. To speak with the band, simply contact Carl Schultz at Relapse Records via any of the means listed at the bottom of this message. Updated NILE information will be announced via the Relapse Records website: www.RELAPSE.com <http://www.relapse.com/> and the NILE website: www.NILE-CATACOMBS.net <http://www.nile-catacombs.net/> .


"bombastic...sharper, leaner and smarter than the competition" - CMJ

"Epic Death Metal" - SPIN

"NILE are certainly not your average gore-and-guts-obsessed death metallers, and they defy the genre's musical trappings as well." - GUITAR WORLD

"NILE are indeed an "art" band of the highest sort" - ALTERNATIVE PRESS

"one of the greatest metal bands ever." - ST. LOUIS RIVERFRONT TIMES

"NILE have become a towering metal monolith; an icon which will inspire new growth and which casts a shadow on nearly all competition" - TERRORIZER

"musically and intellectually intimidating" - HOUSTON PRESS

"NILE are death metal's IRON MAIDEN" - METAL HAMMER

"NILE are death metal's saviors." - KERRANG!
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 08.19.05

ANNIHILATION OF THE WICKED WORLD TOUR DATES
World Management and Nile are happy to announce the Nile “Annihilation of the Wicked World Tour” will start on August 27 in Norway and will have dates (to be announced shortly) in Australia in Late fall and Japan and South America as well as the first headline tour on the current record in early 2006 ( see early dates and billing below).

08/27/05 Bergen, Norway Hole In the Sky Festival w/ High On Fire, Behemoth
09/03/05 Edinburgh, United Kingdom Liquid Rooms
09/04/05 Dublin, Ireland The Village
09/05/05 Manchester, United Kingdom Academy 3
09/06/05 Newcastle, United Kingdom Archer
09/07/05 London, United Kingdom Koko w/ Hate Eternal, Behemoth
09/08/05 Hanau, Germany Hall 2 w/ Unleashed, Hate Eternal, Behemoth
09/09/05 Hardenberg, Netherlands Podium w/ Unleashed, Hate Eternal, Behemoth
09/10/05 Antwerpen, Belgium Hof Ter Loo w/ Unleashed, Hate Eternal, Behemoth
09/11/05 Paris, France La Locomotive w/ Unleashed, Hate Eternal, Behemoth
09/12/05 Essen, Germany Zeche Karl w/ Unleashed, Hate Eternal, Behemoth
09/13/05 Osnabruck, Germany N-8 w/ Unleashed, Hate Eternal, Behemoth
09/14/05 Berlin, Germany K17 w/ Unleashed, Hate Eternal, Behemoth
09/15/05 Zlin, Czech Republic Golem w/ Unleashed, Hate Eternal, Behemoth
09/16/05 Engelsdorf, Germany Hellraiser w/ Unleashed, Hate Eternal, Behemoth
09/17/05 Vienna, Austria Planet Music w/ Unleashed, Hate Eternal, Behemoth
09/18/05 Salzburg, Austria Rockhaus w/ Hate Eternal, Behemoth
09/19/05 Pratteln, Switzerland Z7 w/ Hate Eternal, Behemoth
09/20/05 Lausanne, Switzerland Romandie
09/21/05 Ljubljana, Slovenia Media Park
09/22/05 Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska) Tvornica
09/23/05 Beograd, Serbia and Montenegro Studentski Centar Club
09/24/05 Thessaloniki, Greece Hydrogios
09/25/05 Athens, Greece AN Club
09/27/05 Milan, Italy Transilvania Live
09/28/05 Marseille, France Le Loterrie
09/29/05 Barcelona, Spain Mephisto
09/30/05 Murcia, Spain Sala Gamp
10/01/05 Madrid, Spain Ritmo Y Compass
10/02/05 Colinas, Portugal Club Branca
10/03/05 Irun, Spain Tunk
10/04/05 Lyon, France CCO
10/06/05 Copenhagen, Denmark Loppen
10/07/05 Linkoping, Sweden Skylten
10/08/05 Goteborg, Sweden Musikhus
10/09/05 Oslo, Norway John Dee
10/10/05 Stockholm, Sweden Klubben
* Harvest festivals w/ UNLEASHED - BEHEMOTH –Pungent Stench- -BELPHEGOR -INCANTATION
+ w/ INCANTATION
^ w/ IN QUEST

Annihilation of the Wicked Tour” w/ special guests
Hypocrisy
Soilent Green
Raging Speedhorn
Decapitated
With Passion

01-12-2006 House of Blues, New Orleans LA
01-13-2006 Engine Room, Houston Tx
01-14-2006 Ridgles Theater, FT Worth, TX
01-15-2006 Sanctuary, San Antonio, TX
01-16-2006 travel
01-17-2006 Marquee Theater, Tempe AZ
01-18-2006 Galaxy Theater, Santa Ana, CA
01-19-2006 Key Club, Los Angeles, CA
01-20-2006 The Pound at Pier 96, San Francisco, CA
01-21-2006 The Boardwalk, Orangevale, CA
01-22-2006 Barbati;s Pan, Portland OR
01-23-2006 El Carazon, Seattle, WA
01-24-2006 travel
01-25-2006 Bluebird Theater, Denver CO
01-26-2006 travel
01-27-2206 Granada, Lawrence KS
01-28-2006 Pop’s, Sauget IL
01-29-2006 tba
01-30-2006 House Of Blues, Chicago, IL
01-31-2006 tba
02-01-2006 tba
02-03-2006 The Chance, Poughkeepsie, NY
02-06-2006 BB Kings, New York, NY
02-12-2006 Culture Club, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 08.19.05

UPDATED TOUR DATES
NILE

03.09.UK EDINBURGH @ LIQUID ROOMS
04.09.IRL DUBLIN @ TEMPLE MUSIC CLUB NEW!!
05.09.UK MANCHESTER @ ACADEMY 3 NEW!!
06.09.UK NEWCASTLE @ ARCHER
07.09.UK LONDON @ KOKO °
08.09.D HANAU @ HALLE 2 °
09.09.NL HARDENBERG @ PODIUM °
10.09.BL ANTWERPEN @ HOF TER LOO °
11.09.FR PARIS @ LA LOCOMOTIVE °
12.09.D ESSEN @ ZECHE CARL °
13.09.D OSNABRUCK @ N8 °
14.09.D BERLIN @ K17 °
15.09.CZ ZLIN @ GOLEM °
16.09.D ENGELSDORF @ HELLRAISER °
17.09.A WIEN @ PLANET MUSIC °
18.09.A SALZBURG @ ROCKHAUS °
19.09.CH PRATTELN @ Z7 °
20.09.FR LAUSANNE @ AU ROMANDIE
21.09.SLO LJUBLJANA @ MEDIA PARK
22.09.CRO ZAGREB @ TVORNICA
23.09.SER BEOGRAD @ STUDENTSKI CENTAR CLUB
24.09.GRE THESSALONIKI @ HYDROGIOS
25.09.GRE ATHENE @ ANN CLUB
26.09.GRE TRAVEL
27.09.ITA MILANO @ ROLLING STONE NEW!!
28.09.FR MARSEILLE @ LELOTTREY
29.09.SP BARCELONA @ MEPHISTO
30.09.SP MURCIA @ SALA GAMB
01.10.SP MADRID @ RITMO & COMPAS
02.10.POR COLINAS @ CLUB BRANCA
03.10.SP IRUN @ TUNK
04.10.FR LYON @ C.C.D.
05.10.D TRAVEL
06.10.DK KOBNHAVN @ LOPPEN
07.10.SWE LINKOPING @ SKYLTEN
08.10.SWE GOTEBORG @ MUSIKHUS
09.10.NOR OSLO @ JON DEE
10.10.SWE STOCKHOLM @ DEBASER NEW!!
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 07.26.05


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NEW WEBSITE UP!
Hey all!

As you can see, the new website is definitely up to commemorate the amazing new album, "Annihilation Of The Wicked". There are still a few sections that need to be completed so don't worry, since the reason they're taking longer is because they're going to be completey redone. I want to thank the band, especially Karl, for his patience and kindness in giving me the ball again this time. Thank you so much! As always if there are any questions or comments concerning the site, don't hesitate to email me. Hope you guys enjoy the site, and stay tuned for tons of updates (wallpapers, banners, etc.), it's gonna be one hell of a ride! Thanks!

Steve
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 07.20.05

NEW NILE VIDEO STILLS
Taken from Relapse Records:

http://relapse.com/preview/nilevideo.jpg


Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 07.13.05

MORE DATES INCLUDING HELLFEST AND HOLE IN THE SKY
08/19/05 Trenton, NJ United States Sovereign Bank Arena as part of Hellfest 2005
08/27/05 Bergen, Norway Hole In the Sky Festival w/ High On Fire, Behemoth
09/03/05 Edinburgh, United Kingdom Liquid Rooms
09/04/05 Dublin, Ireland The Village
09/05/05 Manchester, United Kingdom Rockworld
09/06/05 Newcastle, United Kingdom Archer
09/07/05 London, United Kingdom Koko w/ Hate Eternal, Behemoth
09/08/05 Hanau, Germany Hall 2 w/ Unleashed, Hate Eternal, Behemoth
09/09/05 Hardenberg, Netherlands Podium w/ Unleashed, Hate Eternal, Behemoth
09/10/05 Antwerpen, Belgium Hof Ter Loo w/ Unleashed, Hate Eternal, Behemoth
09/11/05 Paris, France La Locomotive w/ Unleashed, Hate Eternal, Behemoth
09/12/05 Essen, Germany Zeche Karl w/ Unleashed, Hate Eternal, Behemoth
09/13/05 Osnabruck, Germany N-8 w/ Unleashed, Hate Eternal, Behemoth
09/14/05 Berlin, Germany K17 w/ Unleashed, Hate Eternal, Behemoth
09/15/05 Zlin, Czech Republic Golem w/ Unleashed, Hate Eternal, Behemoth
09/16/05 Engelsdorf, Germany Hellraiser w/ Unleashed, Hate Eternal, Behemoth
09/17/05 Vienna, Austria Planet Music w/ Unleashed, Hate Eternal, Behemoth
09/18/05 Salzburg, Austria Rockhaus w/ Hate Eternal, Behemoth
09/19/05 Pratteln, Switzerland Z7 w/ Hate Eternal, Behemoth
09/20/05 Lausanne, Switzerland Romandie
09/21/05 Ljubljana, Slovenia Media Park
09/22/05 Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska) Tvornica
09/23/05 Beograd, Serbia and Montenegro Studentski Centar Club
09/24/05 Thessaloniki, Greece Hydrogios
09/25/05 Athens, Greece AN Club
09/27/05 Milan, Italy Transilvania Live
09/28/05 Marseille, France Le Loterrie
09/29/05 Barcelona, Spain Mephisto
09/30/05 Murcia, Spain Sala Gamp
10/01/05 Madrid, Spain Ritmo Y Compass
10/02/05 Colinas, Portugal Club Branca
10/03/05 Irun, Spain Tunk
10/04/05 Lyon, France CCO
10/06/05 Copenhagen, Denmark Loppen
10/07/05 Linkoping, Sweden Skylten
10/08/05 Goteborg, Sweden Musikhus
10/09/05 Oslo, Norway John Dee
10/10/05 Stockholm, Sweden Klubben
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 07.12.05

NILE TOUR DATES WITH INCANTATION AND INQUEST
NILE, INCANTATION *, and IN-QUEST °

03.09.UK EDINBURGH @ LIQUID ROOMS *
04.09.IRL DUBLIN @ VILLAGE *
05.09.UK MANCHESTER @ ROCKWORLD *
06.09.UK NEWCASTLE @ ARCHER *
07.09.UK LONDON @ KOKO *
08.09.D HANAU @ HALLE 2 *
09.09.NL HARDENBERG @ PODIUM *
10.09.BL ANTWERPEN @ HOF TER LOO *
11.09.FR PARIS @ LA LOCOMOTIVE *
12.09.D ESSEN @ ZECHE CARL *
13.09.D OSNABRUCK @ N8 *
14.09.D BERLIN @ K17 *
15.09.CZ ZLIN @ GOLEM *
16.09.D ENGELSDORF @ HELLRAISER *
17.09.A WIEN @ PLANET MUSIC *
18.09.A SALZBURG @ ROCKHOUS *
19.09.CH PRATTELN @ Z7 *
20.09.FR LAUSANNE @ AU ROMANDIE °
21.09.SLO LJUBLJANA @ MEDIA PARK °
22.09.CRO ZAGREB @ TVORNICA °
23.09.SER BEOGRAD @ STUDENTSKI CENTAR CLUB °
24.09.GRE THESSALONIKI @ HYDROGIOS °
25.09.GRE ATHENE @ ANN CLUB °
26.09.ITA TRAVEL
27.09.ITA MILANO @ TRANSILVANIA °
28.09.FR MARSEILLE @ LE LOTTERY °
29.09.SP BARCELONA @ MEPHISTO °
30.09.SP MURCIA @ SALA GAMP °
01.10.SP MADRID @ RITMO-COMPAS °
02.10.POR COLINAS @ CLUB BRANCA °
03.10.SP IRUN @ TUNK °
04.10.FR LYON @ CCO
05.10.D TRAVEL
06.10.DK KOBNHAVN @ LOPPEN °
07.10.SW LINKOPING @ SKYLTEN °
08.10.SW GOTEBORG @ MUSIKHUS °
09.10.NO OSLO @ JOHN DEE °
10.10.SW STOCKHOLM @ KLUBBEN °
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 07.12.05

NEW REVIEW AT PYROMUSIC...
Well we got a new review up today. Click the link for it!

http://pyromusic.net/index.php?p=reviews/review&id=473

Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 06.30.05

REVIEW AND INTERVIEW UP AT METALFORGE.COM
Hey guys, just got this great review and interview from the guys at MetalForge.com. Thanks guys and keep up the awesome work!!

The interview with Dallas from Nile can be found here:
http://www.themetalforge.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=133

The review of Annihilation Of The Wicked can be found here:
http://www.themetalforge.com/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=270

Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 06.21.05

NILE AT BERGEN'S METAL FEST VI
Nile and World Management are extremely happy to announce that Nile will be appearing at Bergen’s Metal Fest VI, in Bergen Norway on August 27th, 2005. This will be the first date on the upcoming Europe tour for Nile’s latest album “Annihilation of the Wicked”. It also marks Nile’s first time in Norway. The band are excited to play for their Norwegian fans.
08/ 27/2005 Hole in the Sky - Bergen Metal Fest VI, Norway
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 06.21.05

NEW INTERVIEW AT METALREVIEW.COM
Hey guys, i just got word that there's a new interview with Dallas up at MetalReview.com! Here's the link:

http://metalreview.com/viewinterview.aspx?ID=30086
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 06.21.05

NILE, Hate eternal, Behemoth, Incantation, Blood Red throne tour
NILE –

UNLEASHED °
Hate eternal*
Behemoth *
Incantation *
Blood Red throne*


07.09.UK LONDON @ CAMDEN PALACE * °
08.09.D HANAU @ HALL 2 * °
09.09.NL HARDENBERG @ PODIUM * °
10.09.BL ANTWERPEN @ HOF TER LOO * °
11.09.FR PARIS @ LA LOCO MOTIVE * °
12.09.D ESSEN @ ZECHE CARL * °
13.09.D OSNABRUCK @ N9 * °
14.09.D BERLIN @ K17 * °
15.09.CZ ZLIN @ GOLEM * °
16.09.D ENGELSDORF @ HELLRAISER * °
17.09.A WIEN @ PLANET MUSIC * °
18.09.A SALZBURG @ ROCKHOUS * °
19.09.CH PRATTELN @ Z7 * °
20.09.FR LAUSANNE @ AU ROMANDIE
21.09.SLO LJUBLJANA @ MEDIA PARK
22.09.SER ZAGREB @ TVORNICA
23.09.BUL SOFIA @ T.B.A.
24.09.GR THESSALONIKI @ HYDROGIOS
25.09.GR ATHENE @ ANN CLUB
26.09.GR TRAVEL DAY
27.09.ITA MILANO @ TRANSILVANIA
28.09.FR MARSEILLE @ LE LOTERRY
29.09.SP BARCELONA @ MEPHISTO
30.09.SP MURCIA @ SALA GAMP
01.10.SP MADRID @ RITMO & COMPAS
02.10.PR COIMBRA @ EL SOL
03.10.SP IRUN @ TUNK
04.10.FR LYON @ CCO
05.10.D TRAVEL DAY
06.10.DK KOBNHAVN @ LOPPEN
07.10.SW LINKOPING @ SKYLTEN
08.10.SW GOTEBORG @ MUSIKHUS
09.10.NOR OSLO @ JOHN DEE
10.10.SW STOCKHOLM @ KLUBBEN

(07.09. TILL 19.09. + HATE ETERNAL + BEHEMOTH + BLOOD RED THRONE) – www.metallysee.com
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 06.05.05

NEW ALBUM NOW IN STORES!
Hey all! Hope all is going well. The band asked me to provide the link to their ecard promoting the new album which is out today! There's the regular cd, then the special limited (must have) edition, which features a slew of goodies, including a Nile pendant! So go out and get it! Here's the links to the relapse store and ecard:

http://www.relapse.com/ecards/Nile

http://shop.relapse.com/search_results.aspx?st=1&ss=nile

Later all!

Steve
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 05.25.05

NILE ANNOUNCE "ANNIHILATION OF THE WICKED" ADVANCE LISTENING PARTIES
Relapse Records recording artists NILE have announced a number of pre-release listening parties in support of their much-anticipated forthcoming release, Annihilation of the Wicked. NILE's Annihilation of the Wicked will be released in the U.S. on May 24th.

Special NILE Annihilation of the Wicked listening parties have been confirmed to take place in New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago and San Francisco. Attendees at these events will hear the brand new album from one of the most heralded metal bands in the world before anyone else and will have a chance to win limited edition NILE giveaways and / or special promotional copies of Annihilation of the Wicked. Full details on all of the NILE pre-release listening parties can be found at the bottom of this message.

NILE are currently in the midst of a U.S. tour alongside KING DIAMOND and THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER and are debuting new material from Annihilation of the Wicked for fans each night. The five week tour that kicked off on April 14th in Fort Lauderdale, FL, is scheduled to conclude on May 21st in Tampa, FL. The roll out single from Annihilation of the Wicked, entitled "Lashed to the Slave Stick" is available as an online exclusive at RELAPSE.com now via this location: http://shop.relapse.com/content/downloads.aspx?MediaTypeID=&ArtistID=10075

NILE are available for interviews upon request. To speak with the band, simply contact Carl Schultz at Relapse Records via any of the means listed at the bottom of this message. Updated NILE information will be announced via the Relapse Records website: www.RELAPSE.com and the NILE website: www.NILE-CATACOMBS.net.

"NILE are certainly not your average gore-and-guts-obsessed death metallers, and they defy the genre's musical trappings as well." - GUITAR WORLD

"Monumental. NILE create music that could live up to the stature of an entire civilization" - METAL MANIACS

"the ferocity of this disc cannot be debated...complex and violent tales of Ancient Egypt" - DECIBEL

NILE "Annihilation of the Wicked" CD listening parties

May 7th, San Francisco, CA:

Relapse Records and Metal Maniacs Magazine present:
NILE - "Annihilation of the Wicked" pre-release CD listening party!

Saturday May 7th, 10:00 PM to 2:00 AM.
540 Club. 540 Clement St at 7th Ave, San Francisco, CA
FREE ADMISSION / 21+
www.540-club.com

- DJ Metal Mark will spin the new NILE album at midnight as part of the "Black Mass"!


May 15th, NEW YORK CITY:

Relapse Records, Guitar World Magazine and the NYC Metal DJ Collective present: NILE - "Annihilation of the Wicked" pre-release CD listening party!

Sunday, May 15th
B-Side (204 Ave B, between 12th and 13th Street)
New York, NY 10009
10:00 PM - 2:00 AM
FREE ADMISSION / 21+

Join in the Sabbath and revel in the Metal with your hosts DJs Burning Temple and Boaterhead!


May 16th, Philadelphia , PA:

Relapse Records and Decibel Magazine present:
NILE - "Annihilation of the Wicked" pre-release CD listening party!

Monday, May 16th
TRITONE @ 1508 South St. Philadelphia Pa 19147 215-545-0475 (club),
FREE ADMISSION / 21+
www.tritonebar.com

* - guest DJs: Doctor Feelgood, Miss Meow and WKDU's DJ Metal Mama, with more special guests TBA + drink specials!


May 22nd, Chicago, IL:

Relapse Records and Decibel Magazine present:
NILE - "Annihilation of the Wicked" pre-release CD listening party!

Sunday, May 22nd
The Chicago Metal Factory's metal night @ EXIT 1315 W. North Ave. in Chicago
FREE ADMISSION
9:00 PM to 4:00 AM, 21 & over
www.theCMF.com
www.exitchicago.com


NILE tour dates:
(all dates with KING DIAMOND and THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER)

April 29 Sauget, IL POPS
April 30 Minneapolis, MN Quest Club
May 2 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
May 5 Seattle, WA Fenix / Fenix Underground
May 6 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
May 7 San Francisco, CA The Pound
May 8 Los Angeles, CA House Of Blues L.A.
May 9 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues Anaheim
May 11 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theater
May 12 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater
May 13 El Paso, TX Club Xscape
May 14 San Antonio, TX Sunset Station
May 15 McAllen, TX La Villa Real
May 17 Dallas, TX Gypsy Ballroom
May 18 Houston, TX Engine Room
May 20 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
May 21 Tampa, FL The Masquerade


Carl Schultz
Relapse Records / Release Entertainment
610.734.1000 (x103) . carl@relapse.com
www.RELAPSE.com

Relapse artists are always on the road! To attend a show / schedule an interview, simply contact me via any of the above listings. To view a current listing of artist tour dates, please visit the 'tour' section of www.RELAPSE.com

**For hi-resolution images / logos / album art please visit www.relapse.com/ekits **
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 05.03.05

COMPLETE TOUR DATES FOR NORTH AMERICA
Apr. 14 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
Apr. 15 - Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
Apr. 16 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
Apr. 18 - Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
Apr. 19 - New York, NY @ BB King's Blues Club
Apr. 20 - New York, NY @ BB King's Blues Club
Apr. 22 - West Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
Apr. 23 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
Apr. 24 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
Apr. 26 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
Apr. 27 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
Apr. 28 - Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
Apr. 29 - Sauget, IL @ Pop's
Apr. 30 - Minneapolis, MN @ Quest Club
May 02 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
May 05 - Seattle, WA @ Fenix Underground
May 06 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
May 07 - The Pound at Pier 98 @San Francisco
May 08 - Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
May 09 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
May 11 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
May 12 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
May 13 - El Paso, TX @ Club Xcape
May 14 - San Antonio, TX @ Sunset Station
May 15 - Villa Real Center @ Mc Allen , Tx
May 17 - Gypsy Ballroom @ Dallas, TX
May 18 - Engine Room @ Houston , TX
May 20 - House of Blues @ New Orleans, LA
May 21 - Masquearade @ Tampa, FL
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 03.11.05

NILE ANNOUNCE NEW BASSIST
"World Management would like to announce that due to a last minute rehearsals with 19 year old bass player Joe Payne, Karl and Dallas have decided that he will in fact be the bass player on the upcoming Euro dates starting next week. Nile and World Management would like to publicly thank Steve Tucker who on the drop of a hat had offered to fill in if needed. He is indeed a friend and member of our extended family. Thanks Steve."
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 03.08.05

TOUR NEWS AND STATEMENT FROM JON VESANO
From Gunter Ford World Management February 28, 2005

Nile would like to announce that on the upcoming tour of Europe, Steve Tucker will be playing Bass. On the following tour of America with King Diamond bass duties will be handled by Kreishloff . Nile is looking for a new touring bass player and all interested parties should contact the band via worldentertainment@comcast.net .

Letter from Jon Vesano below..

"Hail Nile fans....

I'm sure you're probably getting a trickle of information on what is going on. I have decided to depart Nile for several reasons being personal and business related. There were some opportunities presented to me that forced me to make a life altering decision and something had to give, in turn was my involvement with Nile. I wish I could have both but you can't have everything. It was the hardest decision I have ever had to make cause I do love being part of Nile. I had to weigh out all of the options for my future and stability for myself. It will be something that I miss dearly and will never forget. I'm sure there will be rumors rolling around. I'm sure this statement will bring some clarity to the crap that some people may say.

For the time being I will be focusing on my own musical material at home where demands of my career will not have as much conflict. I never intended on placing Nile into a position of stress but like I said there are
several factors to this decision. I hope the Fans of Nile can understand that at some time in everyones life will come a cross roads to where you must choose to be secure and happy with yourself. I truly enjoyed my 4 years with Nile and hope everyone did as well.

I wish Karl, Dallas and George the best of luck and I am sure they will deliver what Nile fans desire cause they deserve it. See you all soon!!!!

Jon"
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 02.28.05

KARL GIVES ALBUM UPDATE
"We are now finished with the Mixes on the new Nile Album - Entitled "Annihilation of the Wicked". We are extremely happy with the Mixes Neil Kernon gave the new songs, he has given us a very clean, clear and honest yet Brutal representation of our new material.

Now we are impatiently waiting on the last step in the process- Mastering. We hope to have the Album back in our hands by the end of this week, with a release date sometime around March / April to coincide with our support slot on the U.S. King Diamond Tour."
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 02.09.05

RECORDING UPDATE FROM KARL SANDERS
"We finished the guitar , bass vocal and additional instrument tracking at the soundlab in Columbia, SC with Neil Kernon and Bob Moore . It was an utterly grueling session, with every single day of those 2 1/2 weeks being a 14-16 hour working frenzy. The next phase will be to start mixing on Friday at Rax Trax in Chicago. We have 10 days scheduled there with Neil Kernon mixing/ producing.

Based on what we have heard from the recordings so far, this is easily our strongest work yet. There are 10 songs as well as 2 reasonably short intro/instrumentals , with total album time weighing in at a pre-mix length of 65 minutes.

We are seriously intense about these new songs, and can't wait for people to hear them.

Be prepared to be crushed"
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 01.28.05

NILE TO TOUR WITH NECROPHAGIST AND DYING FETUS!!!
Yup! Head over to the tours section for dates on this exciting UK tour!!
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 01.05.05

ALBUM UPDATE.....
"We are home now, on break for the holidays - The drums are completely finished tracking, And George is on his way home to Greece. Actually we have been finished with drums for several days now, George finished ahead of schedule - but we have been laying very low these last few days resting and doing Holiday stuff with our families. All the drum tracks are sounding great, George did a fabulous job , the drumming on this record is incredible. All the fiendish rehearsal work George had done since October really paid off , and Neil has given him an incredibly clean drum sound.

The plan is to resume tracking on Jan 8 starting with guitars - and moving on to Bass Vocals, leads, and anything else."

Karl
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 12.21.04

NEW FANSITE ONLINE....
Hey all, today i've had the honor to take a look at a new Nile fansite that is pretty cool to say the least. Here's the url: http://www.catacombsofnile.tk/. Take a look when you have the time because the guys at 4D Studios put a lot of time into this. Great Job guys!!!
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 12.06.04

BIG, HUGE NILE UPDATE!!!!!
Brought to you by Karl Sanders. And without further ado:

"New Album Update = Thursday , Dec 2

All the New Nile songs for the new record have been
"finished writing/arranging" for well over a week now-
except for the very last song - the big lumbering end of the world doom
apocalypse type Nile epic- which we finished Sunday nite.
From now until we enter the studio, we will be playing the songs over
and over , getting them insanely tight and full of Dark Evil Malevolennt Conviction. I can tell folks that so far , The band has really benefitted from all the long hours of rehearsal time we have put in every night with George - the drums are super locked down , which in turn allows Dallas and I and Jon to be cement tight - and I have not heard us sound this good in years.

Monday, George Dallas and I go down to start tracking drums with Neal Kernon and Bob Moore at the Soundlab . Jon will likely be joining us on weekends and evenings as his work schedule permits for drum tracking. We hope to have all the drum tracks finished by Dec 18th, when we will break for the holidays. The plan is then to reconvene in Columbia Jan 8th to track everything else, and then Mix at Rax Trax in Chicago.

Sat Dec 5

We just finished the Last rehearsal before the record ,
an everything is sounding really ready. We will rst on sunday ,
then pack up and head for the Soundlab in Columbia to start tracking drums.

Can't wait."
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 12.04.04

A WORD FROM KARL....
"Hi folks, Karl here.

We truly and sincerely appreciate hearing from Nile fans - we really care about the People who follow our band and our music - but for the time being until we finish working on the record, we are short on time, and it grieves me to have to ask if folks could be a little bit understanding concerning emails to the Nile fanmail address -lately it as exploded with well meaning music fans writing asking all sorts of legimate questions. But reality is I only have so many hours in a day - and for the time being most of that time is utterly consumed with working on the new Nile songs/album , and doing what promotion I can for my side project..

The demands on my time lately are such that I can't possibly make full length replies to every single email - So for the time being , I would ask that if people are truly needing some question desperately answered , that perhaps they could find there way to the Nile forum http://www.nilechat.net there are many regulars there that know all kinds of thing about Nile, and most of the stuff I get emailed about from kind folks demanding an immediate response is usually either a tour dates kind of question , gear question , question about lyrics , or perhaps just a simple kind appreciative greeting for the band - stuff that would probably be just fine being talked about on the forum. If there is something that is just so important that the very foundations of the Earth are in jeopardy unless it gets a direct response from me, I will of course try to answer what I can, time permitting.

I will be posting updates here as we get closer to the commencement of actual recording , and hope to make occasional progress posts when possible.

Thank you for your time and consideration !
See you all on tour in 2005 !

Karl"
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 11.20.04

TOUR DATES UPDATED...
Hey all! I have fixed the tour dates and added them to the tour dates section so head over there from the menu to see them all. Now get out there to support ppl!!!
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 11.13.04

MORE TOUR DATES!!!!
NILE w/DYING FETUS
08.03.2005. UK LONDON @ ELECTRIC BALLROOM
09.03.2005. UK MANCHESTER @ ROCKWORLD
10.03.2005.IRL DUBLIN @ VILLAGE
11.03.2005. UK LEEDS @ JOSEPHS WELL
12.03.2005. UK BRIGHTON @ CONCORDE

Rockhard presents
No mercy festivals 2005

SIX FEET UNDER, NILE, DARK FUNERAL, DISBELIEF, DYING FETUS, CATARACT

13.03.2005. FR PARIS @ LA LOCOMOTIVE
14.03.2005. D ESSEN @ ZECHE CARL
15.03.2005. D HAMBURG @ MARKTHALLE
16.03.2005. D BERLIN @ COLUMBIA CLUB
17.03.2005. CZ PRAGUE @ ABATON CLUB
18.03.2005. D GLAUCHAU @ ALTE SPINNEREI
19.03.2005. A WIEN @ PLANET MUSIC
20.03.2005. A INNSBRUCK @ HAFEN
21.03.2005. ITA MILANO @ TRANSILVANIA
22.03.2005. CH PRATTELN @ Z7
23.03.2005. D LUDWIGSBURG @ ROCK FABRIK
24.03.2005. FR STRASBOURG @ LA LAITERIE
25.03.2005. D FRANKFURT @ C.ROYAL
26.03.2005. BL ANTWERPEN @ HOF TER LOO
27.03.2005. NL TILBURG @ 013

ANTWERPEN - TILBURG + SADUS + ABORTED + MORE ACT'S T.B.A.


Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 11.12.04

NO MERCY FESTIVALS!!!
Dates are as follows:
ROCKHARD PRESENTS

NO MERCY FESTIVALS 2005

SIX FEET UNDER, NILE, DARK FUNERAL, DISBELIEF, DYING FETUS, CATARACT, WYKKED WYTCH

13.03.2005. FR PARIS @ LA LOCOMOTIVE
14.03.2005. D ESSEN @ ZECHE CARL
15.03.2005. D HAMBURG @ MARKTHALLE
16.03.2005. D BERLIN @ COLUMBIA HALLE
17.03.2005. CZ PRAGUE @ ABATON CLUB
18.03.2005. D GLAUCHAU @ ALTE SPINNEREI
19.03.2005. A WIEN @ PLANET MUSIC
20.03.2005. A INNSBRUCK @ HAFEN
21.03.2005.ITA MILANO @ TRANSILVANIA
22.03.2005. CH PRATTELN @ Z7
23.03.2005. D LUDWIGSBURG @ ROCKFABRIK
24.03.2005. FR STRASBOURG @ LA LAITERIE
25.03.2005. D MUNSTER(dieburg) @ LIVE ARENA - new
26.03.2005. BL ANTWERPEN @ HOF TER LOO
27.03.2005. NL TILBURG @ 013

antwerpen - tilburg more bands t.b.a

www.metallysee.com <http://www.metallysee.com/>
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 11.09.04

NILE TOUR DATES!!!!!!
These are confirmed dates so far. :)

KING DIAMOND, NILE and THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER will be teaming up for a U.S. tour beginning in April 2005. Confirmed dates so far are as follows:

Apr. 14 - Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
Apr. 15 - Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House Of Blues
Apr. 16 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
Apr. 18 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero / Balcony Bar
Apr. 19 - New York, NY @ B.B. King's Blues Club
Apr. 20 - New York, NY @ B.B. King's Blues Club
Apr. 22 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
Apr. 23 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
Apr. 24 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
Apr. 26 - Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues
Apr. 27 - Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
Apr. 28 - Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
Apr.29 – Sauget, IL @ POPS
Apr. 30 - Minneapolis, MN @ Quest Club
May 02 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
May 05 - Seattle, WA @ Fenix / Fenix Underground
May 06 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 10.27.04

NILE REVEAL NEW DRUMMER!!!
Nile have hired George Kollias of Nightfall/Sickening Horror notoriety as the New Nile Drummer.

We would like to thank everyone that auditioned, sent videos and demos , and emailed us concerning the available position. We appreciate all of you. We would also like to thank Derek Roddy for his recomendation of George , as well many thanks to Pete Hammoura for being so helpful in so many ways.
Sincere thanks also to the many people who have expressed their support and encouragement recently.
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 10.11.04

TONS OF NILE NEWS!!!!!
Okay just got word from Karl about tons of stuff going on in the camp. So without further ado here goes!

Karl, Dallas, and Jon are currently deeply involved with writing new material for the followup to 2002's heralded "In Their Darkened Shrines", an early 2005 release date via Relapse Records is expected.

As most of you know, Karl has recorded a guest solo for the song "Xul" off the upcoming BEHEMOTH record, "Demigod". "Demigod" is scheduled for a late October, 2004 release.

Commented Sanders, "I have always held BEHEMOTH in musical high regard. The band is forging their own sound with originality, fire and brutality. I definitely wanted to play a solo that had feeling and fire, but also worked together with the riffs and rhythm section in a way that lets all of it work together to make a very dying, apocalyptic end-of-the-world melody. The Flame top 79 Dean V I used for the lead has a very thick singing type of tone, and the track just seemed conducive to let that guitar scream out in anguish. Many thanks to Nergal for making it happen."

BEHEMOTH guitarist / vocalist Nergal stated: "I've known Karl and all the guys in NILE for quite a few years now. Whenever we cross paths we always have a great time and get along really well. Moreover, I've always been totally astonished by their great works, precision, devotion and unquestionable originality. When I asked Karl if he'd like to put some solo on the album, the reaction was very enthusiastic. I handed him a rough mix of the song and next night I found this great lead part in my email box. It sounded TERRIFIC! I'm more than happy about the fact of his contribution. Thank you, Karl, for such an excellent gift! It is an honor!”

Karl's side project , featuring
Mike Breazeale and Pete Hammoura is complete.
U.S. Release date is: 10/26/2004
Titled "Saurian Meditation" , the album is described on the Relapse web page as "expounding on the mystical sounds and hypnotic passages that he often weaves within the music of Nile. Its exotic instrumentation and rich textures induce mesmeric passageways to the imagination, seducing the listener with alluring waves of sound. "
http://shop.relapse.com/store/product.aspx?ProductID=19992

Dallas Toler-Wade has also been busy , playing drums for Greenville, SC extreme metal band LECHEROUS NOCTURNE. Dallas is said to be "just as great a drummer as he is a guitarist/vocalist." The band are currently writing new material, and will be playing shows and demoing new material soon. Rounding out the group's lineup is Kreishloff (guitars), Chris Lollis (guitars), Hohenstein (vocals), and a session bassist to be named later. http://www.lecherousnocturne.com/

And last but certainly not the least, Karl is now the proud owner of a custom built KXK guitar -
The Warrior V KS2004. It can be seen here http://www.kxkguitars.com/ and there is also an interesting web page documenting the construction of this very unique guitar.
http://www.kxkguitars.com/KS2004

Whew! How's that for you NILE fix? :)
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 09.23.04

THANKS FROM NILE!09.23.04
Nile would like to thank everyone who came to the India tent at the
Lowlands Fest this weekend in Holland and joined us for a set of Brutal Nile music.
We appreciate the warm and sincere response from the audience.

Nile would also like to thank of course our long time friends
David Decobert and Rob Dirx for their hard work this weekend ,
Jan-Cris Dekoyer for the warm hospitality and last but certainly not least,
Jordan Varella for filling on drums . Jordan did a fine job
with the difficult task of learning the Nile set , attending rehearsals with long drives,
and did a fine job to make the show happen.

Thanks Jordan - we truly appreciate you.
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 08.26.04

WELCOME TO THE NEW NILE WEBSITE!!!!!
Hey guys!

Allow me to introduce myself. My name's Steve and i'm the new webmaster here at the brand-new Official Nile website! Here you'll be able to get your fix of everything Nile. Whether that includes the tracklisting for a certain album, a wallpaper you'd like for your desktop, or looking for new Nile swag, you'll find it here! Plus, of course, the latest news from deep within the catacombs of the Nile camp.

So hope you enjoy the site as much as i enjoyed creating it, and if you need something concerning the site, head on over to the ol' contact page and email me. Let's have fun people!

Steve
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 07.15.04

NILE HEADING TO EUROPE...
World Management would like to announce that Nile will be heading to Europe for a few shows this summer. Confirmed are HollandÕs ÒLowlands FestivalÓ on Sunday August 22, 2004. There will be also be a show in Belgium tba. Details soonÉ

Karl, Dallas, Tony and Jon are excited about playing a major Festival in Europe as well as taking a small break from writing their next album slated for early 2005É.
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 07.15.04

EXECRATION TEXT PREMIERS ON HBB!
Relapse Records recording artists NILE will see their new video -- for the song "Execration Text" -- premier on this weekend's edition of 'Headbangers Ball'. 'Headbangers Ball' airs Saturdays from 10-12 PM EST on MTV2.

Taken from NILE's heralded In Their Darkened Shrines album, the "Execration Text" video was directed and filmed by acclaimed director Darren Doane (Deftones, AFI, Poison the Well, Kyuss) and shot at Center Staging in Burbank, CA.
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 07.15.04

EXECRATION TEXT TO APPEAR ON URANIUM
The FUSE Network's URANIUM program will premier NILE's "Execration Text" video this coming Tuesday, April 27th. Uranium airs daily M-F at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PST
Sacred Text Posted by Steve on 07.15.04