Nile, which plays Orpheum in Tampa, Florida on Jan. 12, 2025. Credit: Photo via nilecatacombs/Facebook

In its fourth decade of existence, Nile may be a different band, but it still holds strong with original main creative force Karl Sanders still at the helm.

The Greenville-based metal outfit (now equipped with a new bassist and an additional guitarist) is pushing its new studio album The Underworld Awaits Us All.

Sanders recently revealed that because of the first half being far more electrifying than the second half, there were arguments over how the record could be executed on vinyl. In his mind, side A and side B of an album are generally two very different things, but in the end, most of the mainstream pressings were made into two LP sets.

There’ll probably be a few available for sale during Nile’s first gig in town since a 2022 gig at Orpheum’s since-shuttered Ybor City location

Tickets to see Nile play Orpheum in Tampa on Sunday, Jan. 12 are still available for $25.