"In the Beginning is" a treat for the Nile fans who discovered the band too late to get a copy of either the "Festivals of Atonement" or "Ramses Bringer of War". Compiling these two EP's on an album creates an interesting album, and allows us to observe a very rapid progression from relatively mildly oriental death metal to full-blown egyptian Nile in two short years.
Yes, the band went from a First Dynasty proto-Nile sound to the ingenious Fourth Dynasty builders of death metal pyramids in two years.
And this release contains the proof. The first half, "Festivals of Atonement", actually is high quality standard death metal with a dash of Egypt in the package.
01 Divine Intent 02 The Black Hand Of Set 03 Wrought 04 Immortality Through Art 05 Godless 06 Extinct 07 The Howling Of The Jinn 08 Ramses Bringer Of War 09 Die Rache Krieg Lied Der Assyriche