In Their Darkened Shrines
2002 studio album by Nile
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In Their Darkened Shrines is the third studio album by American technical death metal band Nile. It was released on August 20, 2002, through Relapse Records. It is the only album to feature Tony Laureano on drums. In addition to being Nile's longest studio album, the title track is the band's longest song, at over 18 minutes.
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| Released | August 20, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||
| Studio | The Sound Lab, Columbia, South Carolina | |||
| Genre | Technical death metal | |||
| Length | 58:39 | |||
| Label | Relapse | |||
| Producer | Bob Moore | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Blabbermouth | 7/10[2] |
Songs
The lyrics to "In Their Darkened Shrines IV: Ruins" are borrowed from the H. P. Lovecraft short story, "The Nameless City". These lyrics are not actually spoken in the song, as it is an instrumental. Along with "In Their Darkened Shrines I: Hall of Saurian Entombment", the lyrics are supplementary to the theme of the instrumental.
The two main melodies of "Unas Slayer Of The Gods" are a tribute to "Gothic Stone/The Well of Souls" by the doom metal band Candlemass, from their album Nightfall.
Music videos were made for "Execration Text" and "Sarcophagus".
Track listing
All tracks written by Karl Sanders except where noted.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "The Blessed Dead" | 4:53 | ||
| 2. | "Execration Text" | Dallas Toler-Wade | 2:46 | |
| 3. | "Sarcophagus" | 5:09 | ||
| 4. | "Kheftiu Asar Butchiu" | 3:52 | ||
| 5. | "Unas Slayer of the Gods" | 11:43 | ||
| 6. | "Churning the Maelstrom" | 3:07 | ||
| 7. | "I Whisper in the Ear of the Dead" | 5:10 | ||
| 8. | "Wind of Horus" | Toler-Wade | Toler-Wade | 3:47 |
| 9. | "In Their Darkened Shrines"
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| 18:12
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| Total length: | 58:39 | |||
Personnel
- Nile
- Karl Sanders – guitars, vocals, bass
- Dallas Toler-Wade – guitars, vocals, bass
- Tony Laureano – drums
- Additional musicians
- Jon Vesano – additional vocals
- Mike Breazeale – additional vocals
- Production
- Produced by Bob Moore
- Recorded & engineered by Bob Moore
- Mixed by Bob Moore & Nile
- Mastered by Scott Hull (Pig Destroyer)