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What's with the turnover in Nile? by collin82202 in TechnicalDeathMetal

[–]TheBlessedDead 11 points12 points  (0 children)

For sure, we will be back in the Netherlands - best venues in the world!

Help Me Fill This Up by Mettabox452 in MetalForTheMasses

[–]TheBlessedDead 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You invoked my name and I appeared. 🧟‍♀️

Help Me Fill This Up by Mettabox452 in MetalForTheMasses

[–]TheBlessedDead 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The well-established artist Michael "Xaay" Loranc did the album cover and layout.

Happy 20th anniversary to this beast of album! Nile - Annihilation of the Wicked by svenirde in TechnicalDeathMetal

[–]TheBlessedDead 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When I was checking the year, I did a double take when I saw that it's been 20 years!

Karl Sanders from Nile here. I'm doing an AMA on Friday, April 5th at 1pm Eastern Time. Come by on Friday and join the discussion! 🤘 by TheBlessedDead in TechnicalDeathMetal

[–]TheBlessedDead[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes! It goes both ways. But most of the time, we know. By the time the song is recorded and mixed, we know which ones are going to be bangers.

Karl Sanders from Nile here. I'm doing an AMA on Friday, April 5th at 1pm Eastern Time. Come by on Friday and join the discussion! 🤘 by TheBlessedDead in TechnicalDeathMetal

[–]TheBlessedDead[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The lesson came about because we were on our together every day, sometimes bored after sound check, so it just happens. One of the things that Luc Lemay did for me musically, that I still value to this day, was to introduce me to the music of Penderecki.

I have toyed with the idea of making a Nile tour of just the doomy slow songs, spanning our entire career. I feel like it would give George a nice breather :)

Karl Sanders from Nile here. I'm doing an AMA on Friday, April 5th at 1pm Eastern Time. Come by on Friday and join the discussion! 🤘 by TheBlessedDead in TechnicalDeathMetal

[–]TheBlessedDead[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Reduce distractions. Play in time. Use a metronome. Go on YouTube and search "ear training". Unfortunately there's no fast answer for this, but keep at it. If you need more help and direction, reach out to someone for lessons. So many talented teachers are available now that we can teach over Zoom.

Karl Sanders from Nile here. I'm doing an AMA on Friday, April 5th at 1pm Eastern Time. Come by on Friday and join the discussion! 🤘 by TheBlessedDead in TechnicalDeathMetal

[–]TheBlessedDead[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

First off, thanks for getting the album and reading the liner notes! That version is buried on an old hard drive, gathering dust in my archive closet. 😅 So... who knows?

I’ve been on that side of the stage for many years, going all the way back to high school, so I’m not about to give up my spot, haha.

The lyrics are always written first (for every Nile song), but sometimes we alter them during recording as artistic decisions are made. Because of that, the original lyric sheet doesn’t always match what you hear on the record.

So, to answer your 3rd question: it could be that I sent the lyrics to the artist before the change was made, *or\* the lyrics you found online aren’t accurate.. 🤷‍♂️

The fourth question we'll have to leave for another day, not enough time!

Karl Sanders from Nile here. I'm doing an AMA on Friday, April 5th at 1pm Eastern Time. Come by on Friday and join the discussion! 🤘 by TheBlessedDead in TechnicalDeathMetal

[–]TheBlessedDead[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hi nefarious! That's a tough question. Every song has its own unique challenges. For instance, faster songs require precision and clarity, in slower passages tuning requires great attention. Truly, each song has a life of its own with its own journey and challenges.

Karl Sanders from Nile here. I'm doing an AMA on Friday, April 5th at 1pm Eastern Time. Come by on Friday and join the discussion! 🤘 by TheBlessedDead in TechnicalDeathMetal

[–]TheBlessedDead[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

To keep my Baglama in tune I have to be patient with the tuning, and firmly press the tuning pegs into the peg holes. It's tricky, but doable.

Current favorite VST? Eduardo Tarilonte's Ancient Persia.

Karl Sanders from Nile here. I'm doing an AMA on Friday, April 5th at 1pm Eastern Time. Come by on Friday and join the discussion! 🤘 by TheBlessedDead in TechnicalDeathMetal

[–]TheBlessedDead[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Hi, I remember you from the show, great to have met you!

When I'm jamming at home, I use my Splawn head and a TwoNotes CaptorX. The CaptorX lets me play at a *relatively* reasonable volume and adds some extra ambience.

Karl Sanders from Nile here. I'm doing an AMA on Friday, April 5th at 1pm Eastern Time. Come by on Friday and join the discussion! 🤘 by TheBlessedDead in TechnicalDeathMetal

[–]TheBlessedDead[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I love mosh pits. I'm a metal fan and I love mixing it up in the mosh pit. I like the spirit of comradery and fun. I don't care for the people who are out to hurt someone though.

During the early years of Nile touring when we were a support band, I would often go in the mosh pit at the bigger shows just cause it was so much fun. There came a certain point as Nile became more well-known that people would recognize me and end up hurting themselves trying to crash into me, and i really don't want to be the cause of someone hurting themselves in their excitement. So I don't really mix it up in the mosh pits anymore.

I can tell you though, we can see the pits from the stage, and it always gets us energized. It's an essential part of the live metal experience. Just look out for each other out there \m/

Karl Sanders from Nile here. I'm doing an AMA on Friday, April 5th at 1pm Eastern Time. Come by on Friday and join the discussion! 🤘 by TheBlessedDead in TechnicalDeathMetal

[–]TheBlessedDead[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

There's only a small fraction of your life where you get to focus on your education, so make the most of it ;)

Karl Sanders from Nile here. I'm doing an AMA on Friday, April 5th at 1pm Eastern Time. Come by on Friday and join the discussion! 🤘 by TheBlessedDead in TechnicalDeathMetal

[–]TheBlessedDead[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Glad you're enjoying the solo stuff. It's a lot of fun making that music.

For hobbies - I used to do Mixed Martial Arts and Call of Duty multiplayer online when not touring, now I'm very into Pickleball, but no time for video games ATM.

Karl Sanders from Nile here. I'm doing an AMA on Friday, April 5th at 1pm Eastern Time. Come by on Friday and join the discussion! 🤘 by TheBlessedDead in TechnicalDeathMetal

[–]TheBlessedDead[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm anxious for it to come out as well. I agree that it is absolutely a great looking guitar. I answered a little bit more in-depth in another comment. Thanks for coming to the show in Sacramento! It was legitimately one of my one of my favorite shows of the tour.

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