November 14th, 2007

NILE: The MetalKult Interview

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Nile Ithyphallic

On August 21, 2007, when South Carolina’s Nile played an Ozzfest one-off date at BB King’s, in support of their new album Ithyphallic (Nuclear Blast), we invited guitarist/vocalists Karl Sanders and Dallas Toler-Wade to stop by MetalKult’s Manhattan headquarters for an in-depth Q&A and riff lesson.

The two technical death metal shredders accepted, and, stopped by our New York offices to discuss their exotic gear, Egyptian themes and why they believe Nile’s music is more important than their image.

Check out the clips below:

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Photo by Selena Salfen.



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  1. My Personal Blog » NILE: The MetalKult Interview said,
    on November 14th, 2007 at 1:42 pm

    […] Check it out! While looking through the blogosphere we stumbled on an interesting post today.Here’s a quick excerpt[IMG Nile Ithyphallic] On August 21, 2007, when South Carolina’s Nile played an Ozzfest one-off date at BB King’s, in support of their new album Ithyphallic (Nuclear Blast), we invited guitarist/vocalists Karl Sanders and Dallas Toller-Wade to stop by the MetalKult’s Manhatten headquarters for an in-depth Q&A. The two technical death metal shredders accepted, and, axes in hand, showed up ready and willing to talk about their exotic gear, Egyptian themes and why they believe Nile’s music i […]

  2. Search & Destroy » Entrevista de Nile para Metalkult said,
    on November 14th, 2007 at 8:45 pm

    […] click aquí para ver más videos de la […]

  3. brian said,
    on November 14th, 2007 at 9:05 pm

    NILE! the real leaders of death metal not that Job for a cowboy crap.

  4. Sam said,
    on November 15th, 2007 at 7:29 am

    Fucking killer I’m sure this is, but it’s not working for me :| arghhh

  5. Sam said,
    on November 15th, 2007 at 8:12 am

    ahhh, it’s my computer, just watched it on a different computer, how killer :D

  6. METAL PROPHET!! said,
    on November 16th, 2007 at 9:44 pm

    HAIL FOR THE METAL LEADERS!!…KEEP UP THE AMAIZING WORK!!
    HAIL MALMSTEEN/HAIL CHUCK/ HAIL CHRIS OLIVA!!

    Alex THE METAL PROPHET!!

  7. Anonymous said,
    on November 17th, 2007 at 9:13 am

    That Karl dude seems retarded

  8. Dave said,
    on November 17th, 2007 at 12:11 pm

    awesome, great shit! …i also agree with brian.

  9. Chulo said,
    on November 17th, 2007 at 12:36 pm

    Great interview.

  10. Stanko said,
    on November 17th, 2007 at 12:41 pm

    fucking good… NILE

  11. Broderick-shock - Page 3 said,
    on November 17th, 2007 at 2:17 pm

    […] Speaking of badass guitarists, check this out. That 11-string has such a cool and unique sound. Amazing. It’s also really interesting how he sets up his rig. MetalKult NILE: The MetalKult Interview […]

  12. ChuckleHead said,
    on November 17th, 2007 at 5:09 pm

    I worked the Ozzfest tour with these guys. Technical isn’t the word for what they do. It is amazing to just watch them do what they do. I saw 53 shows over the summer of 07 and it is unbelieveable what these masters of metal do!!!!!

  13. Matt said,
    on November 17th, 2007 at 9:04 pm

    Fuck you Anonymous, Karl is nothing short of genius, none are his equal!!!!!

  14. csy said,
    on November 18th, 2007 at 12:34 am

    man its always awesome to see your metal heros as people it kind of gives hope that one day I can be like them. Both of them but karl in particular are just masters of music with such a breadth of knowledge they are just amazing down to earth guys.

  15. poop said,
    on November 18th, 2007 at 1:26 am

    nile fukn rule. they know how to make good ol metal. not afraid to do something different. can buy their shit without hearing it and KNOW it will fukn rok. this is what its about. METAL. keep it up guys.

  16. the108thcreep said,
    on November 18th, 2007 at 1:36 am

    That Karl dude DOES seem retarded…and, yet, his subtle feigning, aloof attitude is quite condescending. Guess I’ll just download your “art” for free because you won’t get a dime of support from me.

  17. Video interview with Dallas and Karl from Nile said,
    on November 18th, 2007 at 2:23 am

    […] interview with Dallas and Karl from Nile MetalKult NILE: The MetalKult Interview Cool interview, with a few licks and a KXK plug, swoit Actually, the whole Metalkult blog aint […]

  18. Anonymous said,
    on November 19th, 2007 at 12:27 am

    i just downloaded the newest version of flash… it still doesnt work… any suggestions anyone??

  19. Way Too Loud! > Nile Video Guitar Lessons Posted said,
    on November 19th, 2007 at 8:48 pm

    […] Nile have had some video guitar lessons posted at MetalKult. […]

  20. Anonymous said,
    on November 21st, 2007 at 10:22 pm

    Karl Sanders… more like Colonel Sanders. What I’m saying is that maybe he should “Eat of the Dead” in moderation.

  21. Ithyphallic av Nile « Where eagles dare said,
    on November 22nd, 2007 at 2:15 pm

    […] En filmad intervju med två av medlemmarna i Nile om lite om nya skivan, hur dom började spela, vilka förstärkare dom använder och annat gitarrnörderi gjordes av MetalKult i våras och jag länkar till den här. […]

  22. Anonymous said,
    on November 23rd, 2007 at 3:04 pm

    the108thcreep is a faggot. I hope the FBI rapes your skull.

  23. Karl Sanders and Dallas Toler-Wade interview vids said,
    on November 23rd, 2007 at 4:52 pm

    […] Karl Sanders and Dallas Toler-Wade interview vids Hope this hasn’t been posted already. Here’s an interview with Karl Sanders and Dallas Toler-Wade of Nile, plenty of guitar talk Karl shows off his double-neck KXK V too MetalKult NILE: The MetalKult Interview […]

  24. Luuk said,
    on November 24th, 2007 at 3:04 pm

    Gonna see them live december 3th =) Looking forward!!!!

  25. Barbare08 said,
    on November 26th, 2007 at 8:46 pm

    Hail Nile !! so interesting, but Karl look a little shy.

  26. MetalKult » Exclusive NILE Guitar Riff Lesson said,
    on November 28th, 2007 at 1:19 pm

    […] Sanders and Dallas Toler-Wade to stop by MetalKult’s Manhattan headquarters for an in-depth Q&A and riff […]

  27. tim said,
    on November 28th, 2007 at 4:41 pm

    thanks for this :)

  28. Inferno said,
    on November 28th, 2007 at 11:44 pm

    you know, i am sitting here reading childish backhanded comments from naysaying wanna-be’s, and really, who does that reflect poorly on? Karl & Dallas? no… it reflects poorly on the naysaying crybabies, and no one else. i have played shows with these gentlemen and have met them in a cursory way, and i can honestly say that anyone who is sliding fork tonged crap out of their pie hole about them is just jealous, and that is poison. there is not one condescending word or attitude coming from either of them. they are just two guys who enjoy what they do, nothing more, nothing less. great talent threatens some people for various reasons. and so what if Karl is big??? WTF??? you some kinda ‘everyone must be an exact clone of me’ idiot?! you forgot to razz Dallas about his hair since it wasn’t clone perfect either. insubordinate asswipe.

  29. Anonymous said,
    on November 29th, 2007 at 9:53 am

    hahahaha karl seems high as shit

    this is my guitar! yeah! eat of the dead! YEAH!

    awesome

  30. That Chick said,
    on November 30th, 2007 at 8:24 am

    Hell Yeah, Inferno!!! Very well said.

  31. Maria said,
    on December 1st, 2007 at 3:02 am

    Loving ur album ‘hyphallic’ .appreciate. .love’n'thanx. .xXx.

  32. Frankie said,
    on December 2nd, 2007 at 5:11 am

    Most creative Death Metal band out there right now!!! It’s fucking refreshing to hear something new other than your standard canibal corpse cover bands out there

  33. karl rules said,
    on December 4th, 2007 at 9:36 pm

    Karl rules, I want him to autograph my couch, ill bring it to the next show

  34. Nile! « The History of Metal said,
    on December 5th, 2007 at 2:22 pm

    […] I found a great video interview with Nile on MetalKult.com. You can watch it here. They talk about their instruments, their songs, and play some passages on their guitars. I’m […]

  35. g0)z111a said,
    on December 6th, 2007 at 10:10 pm

    What a great interview! Thanks for posting this!

    Nile is the best thing going in death metal today. Their musical ability and totally unpretentious air only adds to their stature. Like Karl said. It ain’t about the image, it’s about the metal!

  36. Jon said,
    on December 9th, 2007 at 12:41 am

    what a great interview, well constructed, good questions. being from canada, i cant see them play live, so these questions were wicked to find out, what they play, amps, strings, etc. also seeing them play some riffs was a good learning experience! karls fretless is good to see!
    GREAT JOB, GREAT BAND…THANKS!

  37. Musical Warfare :: Death Metal Guitar Lessons :: December :: 2007 said,
    on December 9th, 2007 at 9:42 pm

    […] recently, Nile has done a lengthy interview for MetalKult, explaining some aspects of their tuning, hardware setups, and chord usage, as well as a series of […]

  38. Julko said,
    on December 20th, 2007 at 3:35 pm

    I just love Karls positive eruptions when he speaks about his gear haha *YEAH!*
    Good shit that there is metal guys that are not that “metal” so to say, it’s good to have what we in sweden call “self distance”

    cool video btw!
    Hail Nile!

  39. Osirified said,
    on January 23rd, 2008 at 2:03 am

    very well said inferno…>!!!nice one…holy crap bastards out there are just jealous!!!!…NILE is the most and the greatest DM i’ve ever seen in my whole life…they’re pure and highly unique not like the others out there!!!!….Hey anonymous!!!!eat a bunch shit you dickhead cocksucker!!!….

  40. Osirified said,
    on January 23rd, 2008 at 2:06 am

    HAIL NILE!!!!!!HAIL!!!!………..what a frantic and abstruse fingers of sanders as well as wade….keep it up guys!!!!…..

  41. Hate me!!! said,
    on January 29th, 2008 at 5:43 am

    these guys are amazing, i have never in my life seen anything close to this. anyone who thinks anything short of that can go blow a goat.

  42. Suicide Ride said,
    on March 2nd, 2008 at 7:50 am

    This stuff is so original and amazing, it goes without saying. These guys are all too rare in todays predominately shitty music industry.

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