Nile

Those Whom The Gods Detest

Nuclear Blast

Nile’s previous album and first for Nuclear Blast, Ithyphallic, was the subject of much debate. Older fans lamented their moving away from sprawling indecipherable Egyptian-themed death metal epics, and newcomers were snagged by the tighter songwriting, more accessible structures, and of course,…

This series was written between Aug. 4 and Oct. 13, published in the weekly editor’s column, Deleted Scenes. Each page is a different installment in the series, so expect some time lapse and intertextuality as these pages go along. The headline pretty much says it all.

Let’s walk through a…