TWTGD was done by Neil Kernon as well... so your point is kind of lost
Fuck he only did the drums, never mind then.
So why did he go so wrong now?
Nile, wtf?
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Fuck he only did the drums, never mind then.
So why did he go so wrong now?
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sevenstringj
Banned
Oh ye newer fans
This guy's got it right. Vocals sound just like they did back on the first albums, and Black Seeds of Vengeance, the album that got me into them, except these are of production ~15 years later.
Personally I love the old Nile, I prefer them going in that direction rather than taking the 'radicult' routeAnd I was never into Nile for neither the vocals or the production, I like their weirder riffing and beats, and I look forward to hearing them more clearly than ever on this album
Black Seeds of Vengeance is the only Nile album I own. So when I heard this new song I was like, "sounds like Nile."
Been a huge fan since the catacombs album, seen them a bajillion times, played a show with them...this is some good Nile to me and I'm quite sure it's not gonna be the same track in 10 or so slots on the album so have some faith! The vox aren't what we're all used to but they have like a deathly dark sound to them to my ears...very evil
Dallas will def bring out some guts at some point when it counts and it will be punishing
Dallas will def bring out some guts at some point when it counts and it will be punishing
cyril v
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The way the vocals are mixed seems a little weird when he is doing that yelling thing (probably needs to be compressed a bit more and maybe lowered in volume), and the mix doesn't sound nearly as nice as their previous release, but this song is awesome I dunno wtf OP is on.
As for guitar tone, I honestly don't care for the tones a lot of people here seem to go for or say is awesome, so different strokes and all.
As for guitar tone, I honestly don't care for the tones a lot of people here seem to go for or say is awesome, so different strokes and all.
Crossposted from another forum:
"This particular song is probably the "cleanest" one from an instrumental point of view. The complexity of all the guitar parts, and in particular stacking them four deep - at 260bpm - meant that too much dirt or distortion in the sound just blurred a lot of the note clarity, which unfortunately has happened in the past. That was not acceptable.
When you spend hours everyday for months practising the parts with a clean guitar sound, you want to hear the notes you've been playing, not muddy them up with lots of fuzz.
In the albums that I've done, this song was BY FAR the one that took the longest to track guitars. Possibly twice as long if not more.
The detail in the parts meant a lot of painstaking work - I think over two days solid for the guitars. With a muddier / gainier sound it would have been faster, and business as usual, but we really couldn't hear the notes the way we wanted to, hence opting for a clearer sonic approach this time. That might not appeal so much to people who want a dirty, grimy Nile, but to be fair the band don't want to play stuff and not be able to hear it clearly.
The same applies to the usual drum triggering comments - George absolutely loves the drum sound, so as far as I'm concerned, making him happy is all that really matters. It's their album after all. He wants to hear every detail that he plays, so we opt for a lot more clarity and somewhat less fatness (lots of woof blurs the details when you play at these ridiculous speeds, up to 282 bpm on this record, so you have to clean it up)
This time we went in a bit of a different direction and cleaned up the gain / guitar sound more so that all the notes are much more clearly there.
Bass has never really figured prominently on most Nile records, but it's certainly in there, although on the stream with the high end emphasised due to downsampling etc. you're not likely to hear the lows as well as you will on the record."
"This particular song is probably the "cleanest" one from an instrumental point of view. The complexity of all the guitar parts, and in particular stacking them four deep - at 260bpm - meant that too much dirt or distortion in the sound just blurred a lot of the note clarity, which unfortunately has happened in the past. That was not acceptable.
When you spend hours everyday for months practising the parts with a clean guitar sound, you want to hear the notes you've been playing, not muddy them up with lots of fuzz.
In the albums that I've done, this song was BY FAR the one that took the longest to track guitars. Possibly twice as long if not more.
The detail in the parts meant a lot of painstaking work - I think over two days solid for the guitars. With a muddier / gainier sound it would have been faster, and business as usual, but we really couldn't hear the notes the way we wanted to, hence opting for a clearer sonic approach this time. That might not appeal so much to people who want a dirty, grimy Nile, but to be fair the band don't want to play stuff and not be able to hear it clearly.
The same applies to the usual drum triggering comments - George absolutely loves the drum sound, so as far as I'm concerned, making him happy is all that really matters. It's their album after all. He wants to hear every detail that he plays, so we opt for a lot more clarity and somewhat less fatness (lots of woof blurs the details when you play at these ridiculous speeds, up to 282 bpm on this record, so you have to clean it up)
This time we went in a bit of a different direction and cleaned up the gain / guitar sound more so that all the notes are much more clearly there.
Bass has never really figured prominently on most Nile records, but it's certainly in there, although on the stream with the high end emphasised due to downsampling etc. you're not likely to hear the lows as well as you will on the record."
Another new song.
This one is even better, it's kicking my cunt
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This one is even better, it's kicking my cunt
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Just heard the whole thing, and "Fiends" is probably the tamest track on it.
It's really good though. I did notice that the solos seemed a bit more thought out, and the tone definitly works to the leads' advantage.
So far my top picks are "When My Wrath Is Done" and "Supreme Humanism of Megalomania".
It's really good though. I did notice that the solos seemed a bit more thought out, and the tone definitly works to the leads' advantage.
So far my top picks are "When My Wrath Is Done" and "Supreme Humanism of Megalomania".
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Seems like technically this album is going to be a step up, even for Nile.
IronGoliath
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Just heard the whole thing, and "Fiends" is probably the tamest track on it.
It's really good though. I did notice that the solos seemed a bit more thought out, and the tone definitly works to the leads' advantage.
So far my top picks are "When My Wrath Is Done" and "Supreme Humanism of Megalomania".
How
Unknown Doodl3.2
look at each other..
NK?
How
Let's just say I know a guy
But yeah, once you get past the initial "shock" of the tone it's an all around jaw-dropping facemelter of an album.
I really enjoy the new album!
But i still miss the "old" nile. Back when their drummer we'rent a monster.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_PYD3Yz8Ss
But i still miss the "old" nile. Back when their drummer we'rent a monster.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_PYD3Yz8Ss
ShreddingDragon
Silence the discord
Holy crap that was good. So many great ideas and new implementations... indeed even better than Fiends. Definetly stoked for the new album now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk_vruW7Lq0&feature=player_embedded#!
Best nile track since sarcophagus!!
Best nile track since sarcophagus!!
I got the cd on friday, it's really good!! The mix threw me off at first, but after getting used to it, I think it sounds great. It's so crystal clear, and you can hear everything! No muddiness whatsoever.
And the liner notes are great as usual! The music is absolutely insane. I need more listens to take it all in.
And the liner notes are great as usual! The music is absolutely insane. I need more listens to take it all in.
book_of_lies777
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fuckin'-A, I LOVE Nile. Karl and Dallas are the shit.
