2 months later and i still can't decide if i like "The Apostasy" or "Ithyphallic" better.
Of course, they are very different albums. Ithyphallic is closer to traditional death metal, but the production is absolutely AMAZING. The speed is just retardedly fast at times, and the guitar work is so original. The slow songs like "eat of the dead" are awesome, and it's not something that nile has done very much of before. It's not incredibly creative, it sounds like another nile album. There is a lack of solos though =/ and the ones that are there aren't that great.
The apostasy....behemoth at their best. Completely crushing...creativity is at a maximum. Inferno's drumwork just pounds everything into dust. Lots of great melodic leads and solos, and all the songs are very different. Overall brutal as fucking hell. Vocals rock ass too and it's good to see a return to the older style rather than the layered Demigod sound. I love this CD.