Listen to new Nile album

Nile's new album “Ithyphallic” is due out in stores on July 17^th - and to celebrate the release, MP3.com is streaming the album for the next 7 days. Check it out HERE.

Nile guitarist/vocalist Karl Sanders recently explained the story behind one of the new tracks "Papyrus Containing The Spell To Protect The Possessor From Attacks From He Who Is In The Water" to Decibel Magazine.

"It's from 'The Book Of Overthrowing Apep'," he explains. "There's a spell in there, a chant that's supposed to stop crocodiles from attacking your boat. I tried to picture it and thought, 'Your boat's being attacked by crocodiles. Are you really supposed to dig out your scroll, fumble through it, find the right chapter, repeat the words, and the crocodiles are gonna leave you alone? When the croc is about to bite you in half, are you gonna be able to find that chapter fast enough?' It's a ridiculous concept. I found myself thinking, 'This song needs to have the words said as fast as possible.' We decided this song would be frantic, fast as anything we'd ever done, with the words super-frantic fast, for that 'trying to escape from the jaws of the crocodile' feeling."