yeah, i love nile. absolute death metal perfection. and in combination with those death bringing egyptian underworld lyrics, nile is simply unfuckwithable. as a constant reader you might know that i already own a copy of that immaculate record. and you might also know that i actually had a clear green copy and what you might know on top of that too, i wasn't really satisfied with it. and simply because i had the chance to buy a more limited and better looking beige vinyl copy without any problems on pre-order at that time. why i didn't, is just beyond me now. nuclear blast had just some exemplary photos up and the beige looked boring. i think that was it. but i don't want to pull any feeble excuses. it was a dumb move and i corrected it but not without any extra burdens of course.
i saw this sealed and brand new copy on ebay. yeah, it looked pretty good. i wanted it. and even though it was a bit pricey, i knew that the price wouldn't come down any time soon. not with such a great record. the time was right to go for it, i pulled the trigger and finally came to peace with "at the gate of sethu". it is everything nile promised with their previous records and beyond that. every single song a master piece, no fillers all killers. if you liked them already i warmly recommend this to you without any doubt. it has become my second favourite record next to "annihilation of the wicked". it has the same sinister touch to it. the art work is fantastic in my opinion. seth as the ambivalent god between good and evil.
now that i had two copies of this masterpiece, i thought about what to do with the green one. at first i thought i should frame the cover and one vinyl disc and hang them on a wall at my home, but then again... i mean, it's a fantastic record and apart of being played for a few times, it was in a great shape. why don't give anybody else the chance to fall in love with this monster of an album? so gave it to a friend. he was happy, i was happy, much too much happiness for a death metal subject. i'll go put on some nile to gnaw the flesh from thy bones, happiness!
this record comes with the obvious but lovely gatefold sleeve with some introductional words by karl sanders. additionally you get two inserts for each lp with the lyrics and the liner notes. 180gr marbled beige vinyl, black dust sleeves and a poster. this version is hand-numbered, #26 out of 250 copies. nuclear blast. 2012.
