Black Seeds of Vengeance

Infobox Album | Name = Black Seeds of Vengeance
Type = studio
Artist = Nile

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Released = 5 September, 2000
Recorded = 2000, at The Sound Lab, Columbia, South Carolina
Genre = Technical death metal
Brutal death metal
Length = 42:49
Label = Relapse Records
Producer = Bob Moore
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:lf7uak3kkm3z link]
* The Metal Observer rating-10|10 [http://www.metal-observer.com/articles.php?lid=1&sid=1&id=5441 link]
Last album = "Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka"
(1998)
This album = "Black Seeds of Vengeance"
(2000)
Next album = "In the Beginning"
(2000)

"Black Seeds of Vengeance" is the second full length album by American technical death metal band Nile. It was released on September 5, 2000 through Relapse Records. "Black Seeds of Vengeance" marks the first album in Nile's discography to feature extensive liner notes in the booklet, written by Karl Sanders to explain the concept and themes behind each song. The band also began undertaking an even more complex musical direction from the last album however, would later take their music step and theming even further with In Their Darkened Shrines.

Track listing

#"Invocation of the Gate of Aat-Ankh-es-en-Amenti" – 0:43
#"Black Seeds of Vengeance" – 3:36
#"Defiling the Gates of Ishtar" – 3:38
#"The Black Flame" – 3:22
#"Libation Unto the Shades Who Lurk in the Shadows of the Temple of Anhur" – 1:32
#"Masturbating the War God" – 5:41
#"Multitude of Foes" – 2:10
#"Chapter for Transforming into a Snake" – 2:26
#"Nas Akhu Khan she en Asbiu" – 4:16
#"To Dream of Ur" – 9:07
#"The Nameless City of the Accursed" – 2:51
#"Khetti Satha Shemsu" – 3:33

Credits

* Karl Sanders - Vocals, guitar
* Dallas Toler-Wade - Vocals, guitar
* Chief Spires - Vocals, bass guitar
* Derek Roddy - Drums
* Pete Hammoura - Vocals, Additional drums
* Ross Dolan, Derek Roddy, Gary Jones, Scott Wilson, Bob Moore and Boz Porter - Guest vocals
* Mostafa Abd el Aziz - Arghoul
* Aly et Maher el Helbney - Respirations on "The Nameless City of the Accursed"
* Mohammed el Hebney - Additional chants on "Khetti Satha Shemsu"

*While these are the credits listed in the album's inner sleeve, Nile has since said that Derek Roddy was actually the main drummer and Pete was the one who guested on the album (this was stated on their official [http://www.nilechat.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=7707 message board FAQ] ). The only song on the album that Pete played on was "To Dream of Ur".