NILE announces new album during interview

Chad Bowar of About.com recently conducted an interview with Karl Sanders of the South Carolina-based technical death metal band NILE.

An excerpt from the chat follows below.
About.com: When and how did you first become interested in Middle Eastern culture, mythology and music?
Sanders: Years ago, my friend and bandmate Pete Hammoura. His family is Lebanese, so I got a healthy dose of exposure to Middle Eastern culture. Of course I was also a fan of world history, particularly the Ancient Sumerians, Babylonians, and Egyptians. I am not at all surprised that I ended up in a band like NILE.
About.com: What's the timetable for the next NILE record?
Sanders: Pre-production is April and May, then we start recording in…