At the Gate of Sethu

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At the Gate of Sethu
At the Gate of Sethu.jpg
Cover artwork by Spiros Antoniou
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 29, 2012
RecordedMay 2011 – February 2012
Studio
Genre Technical death metal
Length47:33
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Neil Kernon
Nile chronology
Those Whom the Gods Detest
(2009)
At the Gate of Sethu
(2012)
What Should Not Be Unearthed
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Metal Review(6.5/10) [2]

At the Gate of Sethu is the seventh studio album by American technical death metal band Nile. The album was released on June 29, 2012, in Europe, and on July 3, 2012, in North America through Nuclear Blast. [3]

Contents

On May 25, 2012, the album's second track, "The Fiends Who Come to Steal the Magick of the Deceased", debuted on Noisecreep. [4]

On November 22, 2012, Nile released their music video for "Enduring the Eternal Molestation of Flame". [5]

The album's artwork was handled by Spiros "Seth Siro Anton" Antoniou of Septic Flesh. [6]

It is Nile's highest charting album to date, hitting 131 on the U.S. charts.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Karl Sanders

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Enduring the Eternal Molestation of Flame"4:29
2."The Fiends Who Come to Steal the Magick of the Deceased"
  • Sanders
  • Kollias
4:30
3."The Inevitable Degradation of Flesh"5:30
4."When My Wrath Is Done"
  • Sanders
  • Kollias
3:11
5."Slaves of Xul" (Instrumental)Sanders1:24
6."The Gods Who Light Up the Sky at the Gate of Sethu"
  • Sanders
  • Kollias
5:43
7."Natural Liberation of Fear Through the Ritual Deception of Death"
  • Toler-Wade
  • Kollias
3:30
8."Ethno-Musicological Cannibalisms" (Instrumental)Sanders1:40
9."Tribunal of the Dead"
  • Sanders
  • Kollias
5:54
10."Supreme Humanism of Megalomania"
  • Toler-Wade
  • Kollias
4:37
11."The Chaining of the Iniquitous"Sanders7:05
Total length:47:33
Bonus tracks
No.TitleMusicLength
12."Enduring the Eternal Molestation of Flame" (Instrumental)
  • Sanders
  • Kollias
4:05
13."The Inevitable Degradation of Flesh" (Instrumental)
  • Toler-Wade
  • Kollias
5:30
Total length:57:08

Personnel

Nile
Additional personnel
Production

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7] 61
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [8] 156
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [9] 37
French Albums (SNEP) [10] 182
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [11] 27
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [12] 41
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 61

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