Nile, At the Gate of Sethu
2012 | Label: Nuclear Blast / The Orchard
Part of the Ancient Egyptian text “Book of Gates,” the Gate of Sethu is one of a series of obstacle-strewn passageways the dead must navigate to enter the afterlife. According to the “Tenth Division of the Tuat” the entry is guarded by two knife-wielding mummies, 16 hissing cobras, and the corridors are consumed in flames. We’ve got no idea how a spirit could get by the nasty beasties and reach the next dimension. Then again, we can’t begin to fathom how Nile — a technical death metal group from North… more »
