This is the first nile album to feature george kollias on drums, replacing tony laureano. Hello all, this clip is a medley of a few songs from our us tour playing the 2hour set, too many songs to choose so i just got a random pick. On invictus, his debut solo album, the greek drum progeny unleashes a crushing death metal assault. Hudson music produces the finest instructional howto videos and lesson books for drums, bass and guitar. George kollias drummer news newspapers books scholar. And with a player as incredible as george kollias obviously is, this is a disservice to him. Nile, based in south carolina, is deathmetal band of guitarist dallas tolerwade and singerguitarist karl sanders, whose lyrics are rooted in egyptian mythology and magic. The liner notes detail the theme and writingrecording process of each song.
Their music and lyrics are inspired by ancient egyptian and near eastern mysticism, history, religion, and ancient art, as well as the works of h. Georges book the odyssey of double bass drumming covers all the known concepts. George kollias hello everyone, i wanted to thank each one of you for supporting nile on our last albums touring cycle, it was the biggest touring dates we ever did and we will repeat it with our new album soon. Nile was formed in 1993 by karl sanders guitar, vocals, chief spires bass, vocals, and pete hammoura drums. Nile are touring north america throughout november and december 2019 in support of the record. A music video for sacrifice unto sebek was produced. With feet that move faster than most peoples hands, george has brought a new level of possibilities to drum set playing. It is also the first nile album produced by neil kernon. George kollias invictus cd, vinyl, merchandising georges long waited first solo album is available through season of mist under the title. Nile is an american death metal band from greenville, south carolina, united states, formed in 1993. Marthyn jovanovics analysis of george kollias drummer of nile playing laying fire upon apep. Every album holds its own unique character, leading many longtime fans to pick a favorite, which is always challenged by the. Born in korinthosgreece in august 1977, george got his first drum set at the age of 12 having already a 2year background in music as a guitar player. Tracks such as shall rise, shall be dead, the passage, and treasures of nemesis are easily as strong as anything from the established genre titans.
Nile s first release with their classic lineupkarl sanders and dallas tolerwade sharing lead guitar, george kollias on drums, and neil kernon producing jon vesano played bass, but nile isnt a bassists bandis sheer death metal ecstasy. They have always had interest in egyptian history and culture. We talk to drummer george kollias about the latest album as well as get into his own influences and the new life nile has seemingly attained. One of my favorite drummers, this album sounds like nile surprise surprise, george apparently did everything on the album, its okay but gets boring after the second or third play. In august 2004 george joined nile and moved to united states to start. George kollias signature edition pedals with electronic kit and microtune. Intense metal drumming available in dvd ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. His first drum studies started in 1990 with vasilis baxevanakis and he continued later on with the greek jazz master yannis stavropoulos. He is the first nile drummer to perform every song on more than one. Drum teacher reacts to george kollias drummer of nile youtube. Drummer george kollias called vile nilotic rites a special album for all of us since each member contributed on this a lot. This is a very special album fully composed by george, with him also performing every instrument and handling all vocals as well.
This album marks nile s last record released by relapse. Check out invictus by george kollias on amazon music. Published on oct 8, 2018 the drummer of nile george kollias is playing behind our completely custom and handmade masterworks drum kit. Just a few days before my new dvd is out i thought to share a new song with you. Fba items qualify for free shipping and amazon prime. Nile is one of those bands that play a lot and its not just me pushing it. The new george kollias signature stick blends the shaft, taper and neck of the immensely popular 5a 5b models. George kollias belongs to a different breed of drummers. Death metal bands take note nile is back with a vengeance, much like boris karloff in the old universal mummy pictures.
Those whom the gods detest is a career landmark packed with mindboggling guitar riffs and solos, nonstop speed, george kollias inimitable drumming and a sense of urgency some claimed was missing from their last effort. In addition to his 2 instructional dvds, in 2014 george released the first book. George kollias has 166 books on goodreads, and is currently reading mortal questions by thomas nagel. Fulfillment by amazon fba is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in amazons fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. George kollias presents the first lesson in a series of what will be a journey into the double bass drumming world. George kollias is renown for his accomplished drumming career which includes playing for the u. Well known as one of the leaders of extreme metal drumming, george kollias. He is the first nile drummer to perform every song on more than one fulllength album. In 20 george announces his first book which comes out as a trilogy under the name. George kollias is a world touring drummerclinicianeducator, member of the legendary metal band nile and drum instructor at modern music school. Tim yeung was a brief live member between tony laureanos departure and the hiring of george kollias. It starts off with the blast beat, and all the variations. George kollias is the worldclass drummer of legendary death metal band nile.
Steve tucker, fresh out of morbid angel after david vincents return, was the first in a long line of touronly bassists after jon vesanos departure. George kollias, drummer for the extreme metal band nile, is renowned for his outrageous technical prowess. George kollias born in korinthosgreece in august 1977, george got his first drum set at the age of 12 having already a 2year background in music as a guitar player. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This is my new solo project which might surprise a fewgot 8 songs for this already and planning to release an album soon, what you listen now is just a demo, pretty ruff demo version actually but i wanted to give you an update. For those who dont know, george kollias is the drummer of nile.
You have brought out some instructional dvds and books over the years. In addition to being the drummer of nile he also teaches drums at the modern music school in athens. Drummer for the extreme metal band nile, george is renowned for his outrageous technical prowess. In 20 george announces his first book which comes out as a trilogy under the name the odyssey of double bass drumming. In short, nile need to reevaluate where they are going from here on out, because while they are still at the head of the pack, there are others who are eager to overtake them. Apparently nile s sluggish schedule isnt keeping him busy enough, so we now have a solo album invictus. Most of these escapades wind up sounding secondrate next to. Here is drummer george kollias talking to the drummers website. This is called the passage and its one of the latest songs i wrote. This is the first dvd from niles drummer george kollias. Made an instructional drumming dvd called intense metal drumming that was released in july 2008.
George kollias the odyssey of double bass drumming part i. Georgios george kollias is a greek heavy metal drummer and music teacher best known for his work with american technical death metal band nile. Official youtube channel of george kollias, drummer of nile clinicianeducator. Georgios george kollias born august 30, 1977 is a greek heavy metal drummer and music teacher best known for his work with american technical death metal band nile. Ive been listening to the new album that your label had sent me and its fantastic stuff, absolutely love it. A year later they released festivals of atonement as cassettecd and. This is a clip from a few months ago with me jamming blessed dead for my premium lessons. I feel it represents the teamwork spirit nile has right now and that shows on stage as well. Nile was formed in 1993 and has been unleashing brutal egyptian and lovecraftian inspired death metal upon the masses nonstop ever since.