Nile

Live in concert in Studio B at Skyway Theatre with Cryptopsy, The Last Ten Seconds of Life, & Cognitive in downtown Minneapolis on Saturday, September 27th 2025!

Hailing from Greenville, South Carolina, and Athens, Greece, Nile has been a pioneering force in the death metal scene since 1993. Nile is known for their complex compositions and their highly demanding brand of technical death metal playing both on albums and on the stage. Their thematic focus is on ancient Egyptian history and mythology, along with a healthy dose of H.P. Lovecraft lore.

Nile’s intricate musical style combines brutal riffs, intense drumming, and esoteric lyrics, which has earned them a reputation for both technical prowess and historical depth. Their discography includes many influential albums such as Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka (1998), Annihilation of the Wicked (2005), and Vile Nilotic Rites (2019). Every Nile album holds its own unique character, leading many long-time fans to pick a “favorite”, which is always challenged by the next latest release.

Their relentless touring and groundbreaking sound have cemented their status as a cornerstone of the death metal genre. Nile’s highly anticipated 10th studio album “The Underworld Awaits us All” was released on August 23rd, 2024 via Napalm Records. They have performed at Studio B previously in 2024, and Skyway Theatre is pleased to welcome them back for another live concert in downtown Minneapolis on September 27th 2025! Grab your tickets now!

A person spends all day building a machine, only for it to torture them all through the night. As if that wasn’t twisted enough, they like it. In fact, they like being tortured so much that they wake up rejuvenated, eager to tweak the machine until it runs perfectly in their mind.

This is the nocturnal vision that inspired Cryptopsy’s ninth full-length nightmare. An Insatiable Violence mirrors our toxic relationship with social media, but while eerily prescient, the album is influenced by the many mutations that have defined the band’s Hall of Fame discography. Inspired by a mukbang gone horribly wrong, ravenous opener “The Nimis Adoration” is a smorgasbord of gut-busting blasts, fishhook riffs and a heavy helping of pit-pleasing groove.

Despite having claimed the crown as the most vile band in death metal on only their second stab in the studio, Cryptopsy are still pushing the limits of extremity. “Until There’s Nothing Left” stakes its claim as the band’s biggest earworm. Even drummer Flo Mounier has honed new techniques to keep their blasphemy fresh. For the album’s finishing move, “Malicious Needs” slithers to a crawl before ascending like a bat into a blackened cloud of smoke. Bow to the new vileness from extreme metal royalty.