In Their Darkened Shrines

In Their Darkened Shrines
Studio album by Nile
Released	August 20, 2002
Recorded	2002
Studio	The Sound Lab, Columbia, South Carolina
Genre	Technical death metal
Length	58:39
Label	Relapse
Producer	Bob Moore
Nile chronology
In the Beginning (2000) In Their Darkened Shrines (2002) Annihilation of the Wicked (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Blabbermouth	7/10

In Their Darkened Shrines is the third studio album by American death metal band Nile. It was released on August 20, 2002 through Relapse Records. It is the only album to feature Tony Laureano on drums. In addition to being Nile's longest studio album, the title track is the band's longest song ever made at over 18 minutes in length.

Songs

The lyrics to "In Their Darkened Shrines IV: Ruins" are borrowed from the H. P. Lovecraft short story, "The Nameless City". These lyrics are not actually spoken in the song, as it is an instrumental. Along with "In Their Darkened Shrines I: Hall of Saurian Entombment", the lyrics are supplementary to the theme of the instrumental.

The two main melodies of "Unas Slayer Of The Gods" are a tribute to "Gothic Stone/The Well of Souls" by the doom metal band Candlemass, from their album Nightfall.

Music videos were made for "Execration Text" and "Sarcophagus".

Track listing

All tracks written by Karl Sanders except where noted.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"The Blessed Dead"			4:53
2.	"Execration Text"		Dallas Toler-Wade	2:46
3.	"Sarcophagus"			5:09
4.	"Kheftiu Asar Butchiu"			3:52
5.	"Unas Slayer of the Gods"			11:43
6.	"Churning the Maelstrom"			3:07
7.	"I Whisper in the Ear of the Dead"			5:10
8.	"Wind of Horus"	Toler-Wade Dallas Toler-Wade	Toler-Wade Dallas Toler-Wade	3:47
9.	"In Their Darkened Shrines" "I. Hall of Saurian Entombment" "II. Invocation to Seditious Heresy" Dallas Toler-Wade "III. Destruction of the Temple of the Enemies of Ra" "IV. Ruins" "		Sanders Toler-Wade Sanders Toler-Wade Sanders Sanders	18:12 5:09 3:51 3:11 6:01
Total length:				58:39

Personnel

Nile

• Karl Sanders – guitars, vocals, bass
• Dallas Toler-Wade – guitars, vocals, bass
• Tony Laureano – drums

Additional musicians

• Jon Vesano – additional vocals
• Mike Breazeale – additional vocals

Production

• Produced by Bob Moore
• Recorded & engineered by Bob Moore
• Mixed by Bob Moore & Nile
• Mastered by Scott Hull (Pig Destroyer)