In Their Darkened Shrines

In Their Darkened Shrines is the third studio album by American 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 ever made at over 18 minutes in length.

In Their Darkened Shrines
Studio album by
Nile
ReleasedAugust 20, 2002
Recorded2002
StudioThe Sound Lab, Columbia, South Carolina
GenreTechnical death metal
Length58:39
LabelRelapse
ProducerBob Moore
Nile chronology
In the Beginning
(2000)		 In Their Darkened Shrines
(2002)		 Annihilation of the Wicked
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Blabbermouth [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 Candlemass, from their doom metal album Nightfall.

Music videos were made for "Execration Text" and "Sarcophagus".

Track listing

All tracks written by Karl Sanders except where noted.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."The Blessed Dead"  4:53
2."Execration Text" Dallas Toler-Wade2:46
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-WadeToler-Wade3:47
9."In Their Darkened Shrines"
  • "I. Hall of Saurian Entombment"
  • "II. Invocation to Seditious Heresy"
  • "III. Destruction of the Temple of the Enemies of Ra"
  • "IV. Ruins"
 
  • Sanders
  • Toler-Wade
  • Sanders
  • Toler-Wade
  • Sanders
  • Sanders
18:12
  • 5:09
  • 3:51
  • 3:11
  • 6:01
Total length:58:39

Personnel
Nile
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)

References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r605606
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20080525132422/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=88
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