Nile
There are multiple artists with this name;
1) Nile is an American de… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists with this name;
1) Nile is an American death metal band from Greenville, South Carolina, United States, formed in 1993. Their music and lyrics are inspired by Ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern mysticism, history, religion, and ancient art, as well as the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Nile formed in their hometown of Greenville in 1993, from the ashes of a previous band, Morriah, in which Karl Sanders played since the 1980s.
The majority of Nile's music is written by vocalist/guitarist Karl Sanders. It combines traditional and technical death metal. Nile's music is also characterized by its extreme complexity and speed – for which the band has received acknowledgement from many music fans and journalists – and its extremely "heavy" riffing, due to Nile's guitar and bass tunings, which are normally Dropped A tuning.
Much of the lyrical content is based on Sanders' interest in Egyptology and other ancient Middle Eastern cultures, such as Mesopotamia. H.P. Lovecraft also seems to have an enduring influence upon Nile's lyrical themes; the word "Nile" and the title of Nile's first full-length album can both be found in the same sentence of Lovecraft's short story "The outsider". Lengthy sleeve notes are included with the albums Black Seeds of Vengeance, In Their Darkened Shrines, Annihilation of the Wicked, Those Whom the Gods Detest, At the Gate of Sethu, and What Should Not Be Unearthed, explaining the inspiration or source for the lyrics of each song.
2) Nile (born as Jenee Denenne Grevious on February 11) is a trip-hop artist hailing from Ohio. Her father is French, and her mother is Blackfoot Indian. She has an album called ‘Born’, which was released on September 13, 2002 on the Independiente label.
She’s not like a bird. But she does sing to lizards. Welcome to the wonderful world of Nile.
Birth, journey, spirituality: these are the key words in Nile’s story. Think Billie Holliday with a Lauryn Hill attitude and just a hint of Bristol; via Miami, Atlanta, LA and Ohio. Born to a Blackfoot Indian mother and a French father in Ohio, Nile was christened with the poptastic real name of Jenée Grevious. She chose Nile because "I’m an Aquarius and so Nile stood out for me. Plus it’s easier to say."
The youngest of four brothers and five sisters, Nile’s introduction to music began as a baby, sitting atop her mother Bobbie’s piano while she played to the family. "I would say my Mom would be my biggest inspiration," says Nile. "Outside of all the artists in the world, she was the unforgotten one because she was my route to music." Hence the track Bobbie on Nile’s debut album. This early musical induction was bolstered by her Baptist church upbringing. "I sang in church since I was 4 years old," Nile explains. "They called our choir the Rosebuds." This was where she first remembers discovering her taste for performing, but the Rosebud didn’t come into bloom until much later – was 21 before she started writing, "when my life started, seemingly, to get serious".
It’s also when her musical journey took a more literal turn. "Hearing the music in the wind", Nile set off on her travels. "I went to LA and didn’t find any routes of music there, so I went to Atlanta, didn’t find any there, and then I came to Miami five years ago and I kind of forced it to happen here." Hooking up with producer Andrew Darden, Nile got to work, singing each instrumental line to Andrew to put his beat to. "It’s called cooking," explains Nile.
Family, spirituality and nature rate strongly in Nile’s music. "My philosophy is spirituality," she says: "let your heart be your guide. And I think throughout all the books, the religions, the titles we get so caught up in, we forget to follow what we feel. Dictation from others can be blinding and limiting. I’m guided by my inner voice – if you lose that connection, then you lose the purpose. Every life has a chapter, and each song is the beginning of an experience. They all have purpose, they all have meaning. I had to go on a journey because music is in the wind for me. I left my family behind, my sisters, Mom, Dad. While I was going through that emotion, part of me realised how long I had been away, how much I had left my past. So I expressed that, it was in each song."
A country girl at heart then? "Absolutely. I sing to the air." But not just the air. "There are lizards in Miami. Have you ever seen them? Oh my goodness. The grounds are covered with them. And every time I play my music, they dance. The ones that sit on the windowsill, they’ll dance. And it’s amazing, it’s like music for the universe, it’s not just for me: it’s for everybody. The birds’ll sing to it. Like Sesame Street. So that’s when I knew I was on the right track: the animals have a good connection."
Lizards and the birds notwithstanding, Nile’s sources of inspiration are nothing if not eclectic. Alongside musical legends Billie Holliday and Bob Marley, she names Malcolm X, Alfred Hitchcock and a pre-war English mountaineer as her heroes. "There is a guy who climbed Mount Everest," explains Nile; "and his name was Mallory. He inspires me. He disappeared believing in something he wanted to achieve. It’s the same with Alfred Hitchcock, the way he puts his art into the camera: making movies with the heart." It’s that mixture of craft and devotion that is all too lacking in many contemporary stars, but which Nile has in bucketfulls.
But above all, Nile believes in the soothing quality of music: whether it’s in Koko Pelli – an old native American term referring to the magical musician that spreads the love of sound throughout the universe - or Hyde, her own dose of instant karma: "I was hurt, you know? A little boyfriend/girlfriend thing. And I just said you know what? I’ll just leave you to the insects. They’re gonna get you! And I really felt that, and soon as I finished singing it, I’m like OK, I’m fine now. No more grievances."
No wonder Jenée Grevious changed her name.
1) Nile is an American de… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists with this name;
1) Nile is an American death metal band from Greenville, South Carolina, United States, formed in 1993. Their music and lyrics are inspired by Ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern mysticism, history, religion, and ancient art, as well as the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Nile formed in their hometown of Greenville in 1993, from the ashes of a previous band, Morriah, in which Karl Sanders played since the 1980s.
The majority of Nile's music is written by vocalist/guitarist Karl Sanders. It combines traditional and technical death metal. Nile's music is also characterized by its extreme complexity and speed – for which the band has received acknowledgement from many music fans and journalists – and its extremely "heavy" riffing, due to Nile's guitar and bass tunings, which are normally Dropped A tuning.
Much of the lyrical content is based on Sanders' interest in Egyptology and other ancient Middle Eastern cultures, such as Mesopotamia. H.P. Lovecraft also seems to have an enduring influence upon Nile's lyrical themes; the word "Nile" and the title of Nile's first full-length album can both be found in the same sentence of Lovecraft's short story "The outsider". Lengthy sleeve notes are included with the albums Black Seeds of Vengeance, In Their Darkened Shrines, Annihilation of the Wicked, Those Whom the Gods Detest, At the Gate of Sethu, and What Should Not Be Unearthed, explaining the inspiration or source for the lyrics of each song.
2) Nile (born as Jenee Denenne Grevious on February 11) is a trip-hop artist hailing from Ohio. Her father is French, and her mother is Blackfoot Indian. She has an album called ‘Born’, which was released on September 13, 2002 on the Independiente label.
She’s not like a bird. But she does sing to lizards. Welcome to the wonderful world of Nile.
Birth, journey, spirituality: these are the key words in Nile’s story. Think Billie Holliday with a Lauryn Hill attitude and just a hint of Bristol; via Miami, Atlanta, LA and Ohio. Born to a Blackfoot Indian mother and a French father in Ohio, Nile was christened with the poptastic real name of Jenée Grevious. She chose Nile because "I’m an Aquarius and so Nile stood out for me. Plus it’s easier to say."
The youngest of four brothers and five sisters, Nile’s introduction to music began as a baby, sitting atop her mother Bobbie’s piano while she played to the family. "I would say my Mom would be my biggest inspiration," says Nile. "Outside of all the artists in the world, she was the unforgotten one because she was my route to music." Hence the track Bobbie on Nile’s debut album. This early musical induction was bolstered by her Baptist church upbringing. "I sang in church since I was 4 years old," Nile explains. "They called our choir the Rosebuds." This was where she first remembers discovering her taste for performing, but the Rosebud didn’t come into bloom until much later – was 21 before she started writing, "when my life started, seemingly, to get serious".
It’s also when her musical journey took a more literal turn. "Hearing the music in the wind", Nile set off on her travels. "I went to LA and didn’t find any routes of music there, so I went to Atlanta, didn’t find any there, and then I came to Miami five years ago and I kind of forced it to happen here." Hooking up with producer Andrew Darden, Nile got to work, singing each instrumental line to Andrew to put his beat to. "It’s called cooking," explains Nile.
Family, spirituality and nature rate strongly in Nile’s music. "My philosophy is spirituality," she says: "let your heart be your guide. And I think throughout all the books, the religions, the titles we get so caught up in, we forget to follow what we feel. Dictation from others can be blinding and limiting. I’m guided by my inner voice – if you lose that connection, then you lose the purpose. Every life has a chapter, and each song is the beginning of an experience. They all have purpose, they all have meaning. I had to go on a journey because music is in the wind for me. I left my family behind, my sisters, Mom, Dad. While I was going through that emotion, part of me realised how long I had been away, how much I had left my past. So I expressed that, it was in each song."
A country girl at heart then? "Absolutely. I sing to the air." But not just the air. "There are lizards in Miami. Have you ever seen them? Oh my goodness. The grounds are covered with them. And every time I play my music, they dance. The ones that sit on the windowsill, they’ll dance. And it’s amazing, it’s like music for the universe, it’s not just for me: it’s for everybody. The birds’ll sing to it. Like Sesame Street. So that’s when I knew I was on the right track: the animals have a good connection."
Lizards and the birds notwithstanding, Nile’s sources of inspiration are nothing if not eclectic. Alongside musical legends Billie Holliday and Bob Marley, she names Malcolm X, Alfred Hitchcock and a pre-war English mountaineer as her heroes. "There is a guy who climbed Mount Everest," explains Nile; "and his name was Mallory. He inspires me. He disappeared believing in something he wanted to achieve. It’s the same with Alfred Hitchcock, the way he puts his art into the camera: making movies with the heart." It’s that mixture of craft and devotion that is all too lacking in many contemporary stars, but which Nile has in bucketfulls.
But above all, Nile believes in the soothing quality of music: whether it’s in Koko Pelli – an old native American term referring to the magical musician that spreads the love of sound throughout the universe - or Hyde, her own dose of instant karma: "I was hurt, you know? A little boyfriend/girlfriend thing. And I just said you know what? I’ll just leave you to the insects. They’re gonna get you! And I really felt that, and soon as I finished singing it, I’m like OK, I’m fine now. No more grievances."
No wonder Jenée Grevious changed her name.
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Nile Lyrics
"Execration Text" Mut the dangerous dead Trouble me no longer I inscribe thy n…
- 5v2 Burning Pits I Hath Been Immersed Head Down. In that, Which Floweth In…
03 lashed to the slave stick Asfetiu. Asfetiu. Fiends, Criminals, Slaves, Blasphemers…
03. Sacrifice Unto Sebek Sebek, Sochet, Suchos, Dread lord of the Marsh He who crawle…
4th Arra of Dagon Painted and inscribed on flat stones Abhorrent to the deep …
Alone Stand Alone Spirit I'm the definition Im the first stand up …
Amongst The Catacombs Of Nephren-Ka Nafs I Ammara Fana Azif I am the Infidel Fiendish Insec…
annihilation of the The Dominion of Seker. Barren Desert of Eternal Night. Shu…
As He Creates So He Destroys At the seething and fiery center He sits upon his…
Barra Edinazzu Zi Anna Kanpa Zi Kia Kanpa Gallu Barra Namtar Barra Ashak B…
Beneath Eternal Oceans of Sand In the cosmos There is balm as well as bitterness And that…
Black Seeds of Vengeance The scourge of Amalek is upon you,The seed of Amu…
Call to Destruction Call to destruction Call to destruction of the symbols of pa…
Cast Down the Heretic Blasphemer, Heretic, Defiler of the Sacred Ones. Thou art De…
Chapter for Tranforming into a Snake I am a Long Lived Snake,I Pass the Night and…
Chapter Of Obeisance Before Giving Breath To The Inert One In The Presence Of The Crescent Shaped Ho Khensu Neter Hetef. Who Possesseth Absolute Dominion over t…
Churning the Maelstrom Am the Uncreated God Before Me The Dwellers in Chaos are…
Defiling the Gates of Ishtar Impure am I,impure I spill my seed upon barren earth And…
Die Rache Krieg Lied Der Assyriche Ia Namtaru Ia Lammia Ia Asaku Ia Pazuzu Ia Zixul zi Azkak I…
Dies Rache Krieg Lied Der Assyriche Ia Namtaru Ia Lammia Ia Asaku Ia Pazuzu Ia Zixul zi Az…
Divine Intent Rise in Splendor Arms upheld unto the Sky Blindly I Follow S…
Dusk Falls Upon the Temple of the Serpent on the Mount of Sunrise [[Music by Karl Sanders] [Instrumental] [This instrumental…
Eat of the Dead Eat of the dead Eat of the dead The highest fulfillment of…
Enduring the Eternal Molestation of Flame Let not my corpse rot in the necropolis Let not my…
Even the Gods Must Die Invoked in stone of epic proportion Was his temple of pillar…
Evil to Cast Out Evil Speak not of the gods to me They listen not to…
Execration Text Mut the dangerous dead Trouble me no longer I inscribe thy n…
Extinct Whisper silence in my Ear Uncover the truth of Insignificanc…
Eyes (Woah, Woah) Those beautiful eyes, told me beautiful lies no…
Hittite Dung Incantation You come to me Because you believe I can cast off…
Howling of the Jinn Nafs I Ammara Fana Azif I am the Infidel Fiendish Insects e…
I Whisper In the Ear of the Dead Whisper in the Ear of the UnBlessed Dead And My Words…
Immortality Through Art / Godless Atheos anarchas No belief in any deity No lies or false id…
In Their Darkened Shrines Through Subterranean Labyrinths of Catacombs We Hath Crawle…
In Their Darkened Shrines: II. Invocation to Seditious Heresy And Here I Stand I who would be master of the…
In Their Darkened Shrines: IV. Ruins I knew they were Accursed so remote were these nameless des…
Iskander D'hul Karnon Iskander Dhul Karnon Idolator pagan Possessor of the horns…
Ithyphallic As for mine enemies The sun shall impede the beating of…
Kaffir There is no God but God There is no God but…
Kafir There is no God but God There is no God but…
Kafir ! Kafir! There is no God but God There is no God but…
Kafir! There is no God but God There is no God but…
Kem Khefa Khesef Get back crawl away get away from me, thou snake Be…
Kheftiu Asar Butchiu Kheftin Asar Butbiu Enemies of Osiris Who Are To Be Burned L…
Khetti Satha Shemsu Khetti Satha Shemsu [3 times] Khetti Satha Seneh Khetti Sath…
Kiss Me Kiss out of the bearded barley Nightly, beside the green, g…
Lashed Asfetiu. Asfetiu. Fiends, Criminals, Slaves, Blasphemers. T…
Lashed to the Slave Stock Asfetiu. Asfetiu. Fiends, Criminals, Slaves, Blasphemers…
laying fine upon... Fire be upon thee, Apep Ra maketh thee to burn Thou who…
Le Chant Du Cygre Forgotten heroes, massacred. Carnage scattered, strewn w…
Long Shadows of Dread The World Grows Dark Dusk Turns Ominous Penance for Evil Day…
Lying Fire Upon Apep Fire be upon thee, Apep Ra maketh thee to burn Thou who…
Masturbating the War God Evil sick flames cast uncertain shadowsin the dimly lit Temp…
Mecca Oasis, dark sanctuary. Night is born, heavy with passion. …
Multitude of Foes Sep Au Hetep Ab Au Mekhar Gau t Metkh Mekhar t Khhert…
Nas Akhu Khan She En Absiu Nas Aakhu Khan She en Asbiu Ua tehani,Ua temam,Ua khames Re…
Nas Akhu Khan She En Asbiu Nas Aakhu Khan She en Asbiu Ua tehani, Ua temam, Ua…
Natural Liberation of Fear Through the Ritual Deception of Death I bow down to the glorious transcent one Vajra kumara Whos…
Nepenthe I drink the milk of ceres. Dread elixir. Crude nauseous…
Nile- Smashing The Antiu Burning of the Defeated Dragging The fettered Rebels To th…
Opening of the Mouth I split open your Eyes for you I open your mouth…
Papyrus Containing the Spell to Preserve Its Possessor Against Attacks from He Who Is In the Water Amun Lord of the gods Thou who art of the four rams…
Permitting the Noble Dead to Descend to the Underworld Hail to ye who art in the sacred desert of…
Pestilence and Iniquity Heralds of Pestilence Blackest Plague Rusheth through the La…
Ramses Bringer of War Wretched Fallen one of Khatti Rise against the oppressing Sw…
Revel in Their Suffering Our Cruel Masters Overlords of the Black Earth Have Fallen u…
Sacrifice Unto Sebek Sebek, Sochet, Suchos, Dread lord of the Marsh He who crawle…
Sarcophagus Who Dares Disturb My Blissful Sleep Again in Anger Must I Ri…
Serpent Headed Mask Aa-herit Nebu Huit-Ra We come before Thee wearing serpent he…
Seven Horns of War I am Become The Hawk Headed Lord Arrayed in Blinding light U…
Sleep They make things all out to be As big as…
Smashing the Antiu Burning of the Defeated Dragging The fettered Rebels To the …
Snake Pit Mating Frenzy One of Many Swarming Writhing Entwined Sinuous Coiled Mass A…
SSS Haa Set Yoth Lurking Among Us Hidden in Obscurity, Descended from the Da…
Stones of Sorrow Slaves Whipped to Death In the Hot Sun Drag the Stones of…
Supreme Humanism of Megalomania I asset my claim of umcompromising empowerment I am like as…
Surrounded By Fright Decanent world in a frenzy of evil. Slowly stripped of…
Take Me to the Dance Come on Get on your feet, feet, feet, feet Get on your…
That Which Is Forbidden I Who Would Walk Across Dimensions as Yet Unknown To Whom…
The Black Flame Withdraw Thy Phallus Baboui,open the Gates of the Dust For I…
The Black Hand of Set Eaters of Human Flesh Hath eaten unlawful Flesh Upon our Bre…
The Blessed Dead Looked Down Upong With Scorn We Work the Fields of the…
The Burning Pits of the Duat I Hath Been Immersed Head Down. In that, Which Floweth In…
The Chaining of the Iniquitous The slayers of geb Reckon up the immoral After the weighing …
The Essential Salts The necromancers of Giza A cult of reanimators Concerned w…
The Eye of Ra In my foolishness I had taken form of a mortal…
The Fiends Who Come to Steal the Magick of the Deceased The great one has fallen on his side Swarmed by the…
The Gods Who Light Up the Sky at the Gate of Sethu The great god cometh forth to the gate The gods who…
The Howling of the Jinn Nafs I Ammara Fana Azif I am the Infidel Fiendish Insects e…
The Imperishable Stars Are Sickened For Aeons Has the Hubris of man Risen up as a…
The Inevitable Degradation of Flesh I have come to you that you may heal my…
The Language of the Shadows Abandon hope And I shall become free And with freedom acquir…
The Oxford Handbook of Savage Genocidal Warfare They have refused to submit Treacherous and Rebellious Defia…
The-Black-Flame Withdraw Thy Phallus Baboui,open the Gates of the Dust For …
The_Eye_of_Ra In my foolishness I had taken form of a mortal…
Those Whom the Gods Detest I will not speak the spell for not dying against,…
To Dream of Ur Desolate and Forsaken,Eerily Moaning Dark Winds Murmur Inca…
To Sir With Love Those schoolgirl days, of telling tales and biting nails are…
To.Dream.Of.Ur Desolate and Forsaken,Eerily Moaning Dark Winds Murmur Inca…
Tribunal of the Dead I fear I may have fallen out with the regime An…
Una Slayer of the Gods Poureth Down Water From the Heavens Tremble the Stars Quak…
Unas Slayer of the Gods Poureth Down Water From the Heavens Tremble the Stars Quake …
User Maat Re O Seti, Great One, My Father. I Hath Finished for Thee…
User~Maat~Re O Seti, Great One, My Father. I Hath Finished for Thee…
Utterances of the Crawling Dead Demon who denies me Who cuts off heads and severs necks Wh…
VII Multitude Of Foes Sep Au Hetep Ab Au Mekhar Gau t Metkh Mekhar t Khhert…
Vile Nilotic Rites He Worships Dogs and Reptiles. He Blackens his Eyes with Soo…
Von Unaussprechlichen Kulten I Hath Dreamed Black and Grim, Desolate Visions Of the Pre-H…
We Are Cursed The Wretched and The Desperate Scavenge amongst the refuse P…
What Can Be Safely Written Great Cthulhu Ever the warrior God Of all the old ones He…
When My Wrath Is Done When my patience is finished When the mercy of khufu is…
Where Is the Wrathful Sky An Hour of Great Contempt is upon us The Hour in…
Whisper in the Ear of the Dead Whisper in the Ear of the UnBlessed Dead And My Words…
Wind of Horus Ashu Give us Power To Oppose this Legion of Shrikes They hat…
Worship The Animal Tribal, indeligible, ageless we celebrate our carnal natur…
Wrought Nanna Father of the Zonei Eldest of the Wanderers A Shadow o…
You Knew In a crazy haze In a purple robe I walk amaze King of…