Saurian Exorcisms
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Released14 April 2009
Recorded2009 at Serpent Headed Studios and The Sound Lab, Columbia, South Carolina
Length47:19
| Saurian Exorcisms | ||||
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| Released | 14 April 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 at Serpent Headed Studios and The Sound Lab, Columbia, South Carolina | |||
| Genre | Folk, ambient, post-rock | |||
| Length | 47:19 | |||
| Label | The End Records | |||
| Producer | Bob Moore, Juan "Punchy" Gonzalez | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Decoymusic.com |  [2] |
Saurian Exorcisms is the second solo album by Karl Sanders, the vocalist/guitarist of the death metal band Nile. It was released on 14 April 2009 through The End Records.[1] The music is a full length exploration of the atmospheric interludes heard on Nile's previous albums, and still draws on ancient Iraqi themes for inspiration.[1] Sanders also drew inspiration from other types of music such as Tibetan, Indian and Arabic.[2]
All songs written and composed by Karl Sanders.
- "Preliminary Purification Before the Calling of Inanna" – 3:51
- "Rapture of the Empty Spaces" – 4:23
- "Contemplate This on the Tree of Woe" – 3:53
- "A Most Effective Exorcism Against Azathoth and His Emissaries" – 5:29
- "Slavery Unto Nitokris" – 5:54
- "Shira Gula Pazu" – 4:59
- "Kali Ma" – 3:38
- "Curse the Sun" – 4:52
- "Impalement and Cruxifiction of the Last Remnants of the Pre-Human Serpent Volk" – 4:10
- "Dying Embers of the Aga Mass SSSratu" – 6:10
