Black Seeds of Vengeance

Black Seeds of Vengeance
Studio album by Nile
Released	5 September 2000
Recorded	2000, at The Sound Lab, Lexington, South Carolina
Genre	Technical death metal
Length	42:55
Label	Relapse Records
Producer	Bob Moore
Nile chronology
Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka (1998) Black Seeds of Vengeance (2000) In the Beginning (2000)

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Black Seeds of Vengeance is the second album by American technical death metal band Nile. The album 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. This is also the first Nile album to feature the vocal and guitar talents of Dallas Toler-Wade, who has performed on all subsequent Nile albums, as well as the first and only appearance of Derek Roddy on a Nile album.

Track listing

All songs composed by Karl Sanders, except where noted.

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

Personnel

• Karl Sanders - lead vocals, guitar
• Dallas Toler-Wade - vocals, guitar
• Chief Spires - vocals, bass guitar
• Derek Roddy - vocals, drums
• Pete Hammoura - vocals, additional drums
• Ross Dolan, Derek Roddy, Gary Jones, Scott Wilson, Bob Moore, 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"