What Should Not Be Unearthed
| What Should Not Be Unearthed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover art by Michal "Xaay" Loranc | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 28, 2015 | |||
| Studio |
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| Genre | Technical death metal | |||
| Length | 50:03 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Neil Kernon | |||
| Nile chronology | ||||
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What Should Not Be Unearthed is the eighth studio album by American technical death metal band Nile. The album was released on August 28, 2015 in North America through Nuclear Blast. It is the last album to feature Dallas Toler-Wade before his departure from the band in 2017.[1]
On July 7, 2015, the album's track listing was revealed with two lyric videos being released soon after.[2][3][4]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Blabbermouth.net | 9/10[5] |
| Metal Injection | 7.5/10[6] |
| Metal Storm | 7.5/10[7] |
| New Noise Magazine |   [8] |
Track listing[edit]
All lyrics are written by Karl Sanders
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Call to Destruction" |
| 5:45 |
| 2. | "Negating the Abominable Coils of Apep" |
| 4:14 |
| 3. | "Liber Stellae Rubeae" |
| 3:48 |
| 4. | "In the Name of Amun" |
| 6:49 |
| 5. | "What Should Not Be Unearthed" |
| 6:58 |
| 6. | "Evil to Cast Out Evil" |
| 5:37 |
| 7. | "Age of Famine" |
| 4:11 |
| 8. | "Ushabti Reanimator" (Instrumental) | Sanders | 1:30 |
| 9. | "Rape of the Black Earth" |
| 4:35 |
| 10. | "To Walk Forth from Flames Unscathed" |
| 6:36 |
| Total length: | 50:03 | ||
Personnel[edit]
Nile
- Karl Sanders − guitars, vocals, bass, keyboards, glissentar, baglama saz
- Dallas Toler-Wade − guitars, vocals, bass
- George Kollias − drums
Additional personnel
- Pete Hammoura − percussion, vocals
- Mike Breazeale − vocals
- Brad Parris − vocals
Production
- Neil Kernon − production, mixing, engineering
- Bob Moore − drum engineering
- Alan Douches − mastering
Cover artwork
- Michał "Xaay" Loranc
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] | 94 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] | 107 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] | 129 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] | 59 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] | 24 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[14] | 132 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[15] | 35 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[16] | 2 |
References[edit]
- ^ "NILE Parts Ways With DALLAS TOLER-WADE, Announces Replacement". Blabbermouth.net. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ^ "NILE: 'What Should Not Be Unearthed' Track Listing Unveiled". Blabbermouth.net. 7 July 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ^ "NILE: Lyric Video For New Song 'Call To Destruction'". Blabbermouth.net. 24 July 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
- ^ "NILE: Lyric Video For New Song 'Evil To Cast Out Evil'". Blabbermouth.net. 13 August 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
- ^ "What Should Not be Unearthed - NILE". 13 October 2015.
- ^ "Album Review: NILE What Should not be Unearthed". 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Nile - What Should Not be Unearthed review".
- ^ "Album Review: Nile - 'What Should Not be Unearthed'". September 2015.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (September 5, 2015). "ARIA Albums: The Weeknd Takes Top Spot On Australian Chart". Noise11. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Nile – What Should Not Be Unearthed" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Nile – What Should Not Be Unearthed" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Nile – What Should Not Be Unearthed" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- ^ "Nile: What Should Not Be Unearthed" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Nile – What Should Not Be Unearthed". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2015. 35. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- ^ "Nile Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
