Annihilation of the Wicked [Digipak] by Nile

Pros: The music, Karl's growls, THE LYRICS...
Cons: Thou ist a foolish one without the possession oft this album.

The ways of death metal have only been improving over the days, starting out with bands like Morbid Angel and Cannibal Corpse. Lately, I've added new albums to my CD collection, and I am finding out about many more bands by the second. ...

Pros: Epic, complex tracks
Strong lyrical content
Cons: None

South Carolinian Death Metal group Nile are easily one of the most refreshing and heaviest bands of the death metal genre in the past 15 years. The group's complex tet brutal music coupled with its love for Egyptian mythology and history have elevated ...

Pros: Mummified lyrics, high musicianship, and an atmospheric effect make for an excellent listen.
Cons: Death metal's limited audience.

This album was my first true death metal album I ever bought. Yes, there's Opeth, but Opeth has death metal elements combined with other styles. Nile was my first venture into pure punishing death metal, as such, the bar has been set REALLY high. ...

Pros: Incredible musicianship, interesting Egyptian theme, brilliantly brutal and beautiful
Cons: May be too grating or fast for some - mainly petty complaints here

All sorts of themes have been explored in music. I truly thought I had heard them all. I couldn't take any more generic wails from overly-emotional children with slick black hair about the normalities of everyday life. I felt that I was about to explode. ...

Pros: Good riffs and generally solid songwriting; great production
Cons: Gay pseudo-Egyptian melodies and cheese

I'm beginning to think that the difference between good Nile albums and terrible ones is simply a matter of production, because it's difficult for me to articulate precisely why 'Annihilation Of The Wicked' is pretty good and 'In Their Darkened Shrines' ...