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Athens, Attica, Greece (1987 – present)

Rotting Christ is a melodic black metal band hailing from Athens, Attica, Greece. They were formed in 1987 with the original line-up Sakis (vocals, guitar), Jim (bass), Themis (drums) incorporating a roaring mixture of death metal and grind (a style that was at its height in the rest of the world at that time except, of course, Greece). Early on Rotting Christ produced two informal recordings (“Decline’s Return” and ‘Leprosy Of Death”) which basically consist of rehearsals and are not considered official by the band.

In 1988 the band recorded their first split 7” EP with Yhorypansi (aka Sound Pollution) which includes nine of their songs. The style and lyrical content are typical of Grindcore (for example “Asthmatic Apoplexy”, “Myxomycetes Attack”, “Thyrotoxicosis”, “Artificial Hypertrophy”).

This particular year, the band decided to dedicate itself solely to black metal following the footsteps of Bathory, Venom, Possessed and Celtic Frost. So, in 1989 they circulated their first official demo, the notorious 5-track “Satanas Tedeum”. The result was incredibly dark and violent black metal, which the band themselves characterized as “abyssic death metal”, since the term “black metal” was not yet established in the underground and death and black metal were interchangeable in those days. This demo did its rounds in the underground and gave the band a good name, establishing Rotting Christ as one of the originators of the second wave of black metal. In the piece “Feast Of The Grand Whore” one can hear keyboards that were unique for that era and for death metal.
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  • Red_Sanja

    http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w176/satanasis/101_1732.jpg can't wait to have this in my hands :)

    Thursday morning

  • Sculpy

    Triarchy will always be my favourite, but they're an amazingly consistent band.

    Wednesday morning

  • haadeus

    Triarchy of the Lost Lovers is fucking stellar piece of music. Along with Drawing Down the Moon, it is the epitome of more atmospheric side of bm of their era.

    Monday morning

  • Reverie-I--I-

    Sorry for the rant it was just something i had to get off my hairy Heman Turkish chest _what i was trying to say was __Triarchy Of The Lost Lovers is an amazing album =p\m/

    Saturday evening

  • Reverie-I--I-

    Rotting Christ have allot of class & are one of the best from Greece! along with Varathron & Order Of The Ebon Hand, Nocternity is also something special for me. Oh & by the way, the Turkish people are the most talentless underachieving degenerate race ever to have existed in human history, how do i know?, well i am also living proof.. i am talking about Art / Music / or the embodiment of the spirit of the nation, all they ever came close to for something special for the future of their people & nation was Ataturk but they even fucked that one up... back to art and music, they just couldn’t even bring it with ONE fucking band to represent / reflect it whether it was Thrash, Black, Melodic Death or whatever.., all they have to show for all their troubles is some busted up Koja Kiç Tranny called ''Bülent Ersoy'', Dumb Motherfuckers, Asil Aptall Millet !!.

    Saturday evening

  • Closertoheaven

    ''Enuma Elish'' fuc**** great song!

    last week

  • MiroslavZR

    George stated on facebook that he is no longer RC member. Too bad, but I'm sure they'll find a great replacement.

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  • demon_gpunkt

    Nathaniel510? Sounds like an STD.

    15 days ago

  • Pheneks

    Grindcore Rotting Christ > Black metal Rotting Christ

    15 days ago

  • AstralAether

    I love when Sakis whispers. ♥

    16 days ago

  • He11Kn1ght

    For the people who don't know, there are two tracks on the Khronos and Genesis albums that were only released in Brazil. Tracks are called Phobia and Astral Embodyment. Fucking amazing songs.

    18 days ago

  • AstralAether

    A Dead Poem ♥

    18 days ago

  • Kenji_RS

    Религиозным фанатикам сосать!

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  • AlvaroCVillela

    AEALO \m/

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  • Wantedblood

    Годнота

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  • worldisblack91

    aealo siker

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  • GranateMetal

    ну и как? понравились?!

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  • Metal_tne_best

    Я их в Тель-Авиве видал

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  • MaxSkill

    Any info when they will be making a new album?

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  • B-eatchSkin

    Someone that wanna help change the awful chards in this group? http://www.lastfm.se/group/Holli+Would

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