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Rotting Christ is a band that needs no introduction. They are
without a doubt the most well known metal band ever to leave the Greek isles
(they are not from the isles but still...) for an international career and
they are of course also one of the most important extreme metal bands in the
world. Having been active for close to fifteen years these guys certainly have
lots of experience and master the fine art of extreme music very well to say
the least. In their early days they were inspired by bands like Venom, Bathory
and Possessed but during the years they have evolved into something that
sounds like no other band. Their new album "Genesis" does not have too much
in common with the aforementioned pioneers except for the dark brooding
atmosphere that shines through these ten tracks. It wouldn't really be
correct to call the music of Rotting Christ today death metal or black metal
because they are a band that crosses the constructed labels back and forth
with wonderful ease. Rotting Christ have changed a lot during their long
career - from the raw black metal of their early days to the more gothic
sounding "Sleep Of The Angels". This album shows both sides of the band. We
get to hear both heavy aggressive songs but also tracks built more on
intricate melodies and dark atmospheres. Rotting Christ are also lucky enough
to have one of the best extreme metal vocalists in the world in the form of
Sakis. On this album they do however alternate between growling, screams,
whispers and dark clean vocals and the clean ones are sometimes a little
annoying while at other times they sound great. This album is a nice mix of
atmospheric death metal and industrial black metal and definitely some of the
finest music Rotting Christ have ever produced. "Khronos" was a little bit
of a disappointment but "Genesis" kicks the Greeks right back into the elite
team once again. 2002 has so far been a great year for extreme metal and I
hope this trend continues. Stand-out tracks: "Lex Talionis",
"Quintessence", "Under The Name Of
Legion".
| Tracklist |
1. Daemons 2. Lex Talionis |
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3. Quintessence 4. Nightmare 5. In Domine Sathana 6. |
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Release Me 7. The Call Of The Aethyrs 8. Dying 9. Ad |
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Noctis 10. Under The Name Of Legion |
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