Ithyphallic (album)
2007 studio album by Nile / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ithyphallic is the fifth studio album by American technical death metal band Nile. It was released on July 17, 2007 through Nuclear Blast, in both standard and digipak formats. It is the band's first album released on Nuclear Blast, since signing with them in May 2006. It is also the band's only album since Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka not to feature notes explaining the context of the lyrics. 1,000 limited edition copies of the album were released in a pyramid-shaped box containing the disc, several images, a certificate of ownership and a scroll containing the lyrics and liner notes from the album. The cover art of this album depicts a statue of the god of fertility "Min", being erected by Egyptian slaves. The title means "Erected Phallus" in ancient Greek.
Ithyphallic | ||||
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Released | July 17, 2007 | |||
Recorded | February – April 2007 | |||
Studio | Sound Lab, Columbia, South Carolina | |||
Genre | Technical death metal | |||
Length | 49:47 | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Producer | Neil Kernon | |||
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Source | Rating |
About.com | [1] |
Blabbermouth.net | 8.5/10[2] |
Chronicles of Chaos | 8.5/10[3] |
Ultimate Guitar | [4] |
Metal.de | 8/10[5] |