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1.Who are the band members:
THE LINE UP RIGHT NOW IS: KARL SANDERS (GUITAR/VOCALS), CHIEF SPIRES
(BASS/VOCALS), DALLAS TOLER-WAD (GUITAR/VOCALS), PETE HAMMOURA (DRUMS).

2.How did you got your name and what does it means:
EVERYONE WROTE NAMES ON APIECE OF PAPER AND WE LOOKED THEM OVER. WE HAD QUITE A FEW BUT A FRIEND OF OURS LOOKED AT IT AND SUGGESTED WE USE NILE SINCE WE LIKE MIDDLE EASTERN MUSIC. WE LIKE IT BECASUE IT WAS SHORT AND IT IS EASY TO READ AND IT JUST SOUNDS RIGHT. IT HAS NO OTHER MEANING.

3.What music stile do you play and compare it to some similar bands:
DEATH METAL WITH AN EXOTIC TWIST. YOU CAN COMPARE US TO PRETTY MUCH
ALL THE OTHER DEATH METAL BANDS. INSTEAD OF TELLING YOU THE BANDS WE ARE
SIMILAR TO, IT WILL BE EASIER TO TELL YOU WHO WE DO NOT SOUND LIKE. WE
DO NOT SOUND LIKE THE SUFFOCATION, CANNIBAL CORPSE TYPES OF DEATH METAL.
THEY ARE MOST EXCELLENT BANDS BUT I THINK NILE SOUNDS A LITTLE MORE
MAJESTIC. WE'VE HAD MANY PEOPLE TELL US THAT WE SOUND EUROPEAN.

4.Some of your favorite groups:
MORBID ANGEL, DEEDS OF FLESH, PINK FLOYD, BLACK SABBATH, YES. ELP, DEAD CAN DANCE, TRIAL OF THE BOW.

6.What was the biggest success of your band:
AMONGST THE CATACOMBS OF NEPHREN-KA. OUR NAME REALLY GOT OUT WITH THIS RELEASE...PLUS WE TOURED A LOT FOR THIS RECORD.

7.How many concerts did you played and by your opinion what was the best:
WE DID A LITTLE OVER 200 SHOWS SINCE THE RELEASE OF THE ALBUM. I
WOULD SAY THE BEST SHOW YET WAS AT THE DYNAMO FESTIVAL IN HOLLAND. WHEN
WE PLAYED, THERE WERE ABOUT 8 TO 9 THOUSAND PEOPLE UNDER THE TENT. THAT
WAS A RUSH.

8.The favorite song you made and why:
FOR ME IT IS RAMSES BRINGER OF WAR. IT IS SOMEWHAT CHALLENGING FOR ME
EVERY NIGHT SO I HAVE TO STAY ON MY TOES. PLUS I LOVE THE INTRO.

9.Where you on some local radio show (or something like that):
WE DID GET PLAYED ON SOME LOCAL METAL SHOWS BUT I BELIEVE RELAPSE HAS
OUR STUFF IN A LOT OF COLLEGE RADIO SHOWS. THEY'RE KNOWN FOR GOOD METAL
SHOWS.

10.Do you think that underground music need more attention of media and what is your opinion about big music televisions and radio stations(such as MTV,Viva.....):
I THINK IF YOU GET MORE MEDIA ATTENTION YOU BECOME NOT SO UNDERGROUND
ANYMORE BUT AT THE SAME TIME IF YOU DID GET MORE ATTENTION THEN THE METAL
FANS WOULD HAVE BETTER ACCESS TO THE MUSIC AND BANDS. MTV SUCKS, IN
THE STATES ANYWAY...I'M NOT SURE ABOUT ANYWHERE ELSE. IF THEY WOULD JUST
PUT A METAL SHOW ON ONCE A WEEK FOR AN EVEN AN HOUR THAT WOULD BE GREAT
AND IT WOULD HELP THE SCENE.

11.Do you have support of local metal fans:
WE HAVE A CORE FOLLOWING HERE IN OUR AREA. THEY SUPPORT US AND WE
APPRECIATE IT. THE ONLY THING IS THERE IS ONLY ONE CLUB TO PLAY AT.

12.Plans for the future:
NEW RECORD SOON, MAYBE A VIDEO ONE OF THESE DAYS, MAYBE INTERACTIVE CDs.