Ithyphallic is the fifth studio album by American 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 first album since Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka not to feature notes explaining the context of the lyrics. 1000 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 Read more on Last.fm.
I have to thank Max for reminding me to lavish some praise on this record. For that matter, I’ll put the praise on Nile as a band. Yes, this is death metal based on ancient Egyptian culture- but if you’re not the type of person willing to give that a shot anyway, you’re probably not the type who would like Nile’s sound to begin with.
Besides all that, Karl Sanders is one of the most insane musicians of our time.
ONE WORD: EPIC