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Song: Serpent Headed Mask
Band: Nile
Album: Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka
Year: 1998
Lyrics:
Aa-herit Nebu Huit-Ra
We come before Thee wearing serpent headed Masks
In sanguinary worship we offer the Tcheser-t Senfiu
The sacrificial drink of the Gods of Blood
in a goblet carved from a human skull
Aa-t-aru
Fiendish blood drinking reptile Lord of the Ankhit-Thekh
rites of bloodfeast
We propitiate Thee with our own fluid of life
and the freely offered flesh of these ritual prostitutes
that Thou mayest copulate with thine self
and spill Thy seed upon the Black Earth
Aui-f-em-kha-nef Netri nek khefa
We don the Abui ames Machta the ceremonial two horned phallus
to become as like unto the two horned serpent god Sekhui
We besmear ourselves with the bloodseed of
the living serpent goddess Arati
And with curved blades
shed our skin...
*All music written and arranged by Nile**
Track list:
1. "Smashing the Antiu" - 2:18
2. "Barra Edinazzu" - 2:47
3. "Kudurru Maqlu" (Instrumental) 1:06
4. "Serpent Headed Mask" - 2:18
5. "Ramses, Bringer of War" - 4:46
6. "Stones of Sorrow" - 4:17
7. "Die Rache Krieg Lied der Assyriche" - 3:13
8. "The Howling of the Jinn" - 2:35
9. "Pestilence and Iniquity" - 1:54
10. "Opening of the Mouth" - 3:40
11. "Beneath Eternal Oceans of Sand" - 4:18
Line-up on Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka:
Karl Sanders: guitar, vocals
Chief Spires: bass, vocals
Pete Hammoura: drums, percussion
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*Relapse Records (1998)
Song: Serpent Headed Mask
Band: Nile
Album: Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka
Year: 1998
Lyrics:
Aa-herit Nebu Huit-Ra
We come before Thee wearing serpent headed Masks
In sanguinary worship we offer the Tcheser-t Senfiu
The sacrificial drink of the Gods of Blood
in a goblet carved from a human skull
Aa-t-aru
Fiendish blood drinking reptile Lord of the Ankhit-Thekh
rites of bloodfeast
We propitiate Thee with our own fluid of life
and the freely offered flesh of these ritual prostitutes
that Thou mayest copulate with thine self
and spill Thy seed upon the Black Earth
Aui-f-em-kha-nef Netri nek khefa
We don the Abui ames Machta the ceremonial two horned phallus
to become as like unto the two horned serpent god Sekhui
We besmear ourselves with the bloodseed of
the living serpent goddess Arati
And with curved blades
shed our skin...
*All music written and arranged by Nile**
Track list:
1. "Smashing the Antiu" - 2:18
2. "Barra Edinazzu" - 2:47
3. "Kudurru Maqlu" (Instrumental) 1:06
4. "Serpent Headed Mask" - 2:18
5. "Ramses, Bringer of War" - 4:46
6. "Stones of Sorrow" - 4:17
7. "Die Rache Krieg Lied der Assyriche" - 3:13
8. "The Howling of the Jinn" - 2:35
9. "Pestilence and Iniquity" - 1:54
10. "Opening of the Mouth" - 3:40
11. "Beneath Eternal Oceans of Sand" - 4:18
Line-up on Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka:
Karl Sanders: guitar, vocals
Chief Spires: bass, vocals
Pete Hammoura: drums, percussion
____________________________________________________________
*Relapse Records (1998)
