Rotting Christ is a Greek metal band formed in 1987, fronted by Sakis Tolis. They began in the late-1980s black metal scene and later incorporated gothic and epic melodic elements into their sound.

Formed in 1987 in Greece; frontman and chief songwriter Sakis Tolis is prominently associated with the band; early work rooted in black metal, later records incorporate gothic and epic influences.

Reviews highlight Rotting Christ's evolution from early black metal to a sound incorporating gothic and epic elements. Key albums discussed include Thy Mighty Contract, Triarchy of the Lost Lovers, Theogonia, Aealo, and A Dead Poem. Critics praise melodic development, epic atmospheres, and the band's coherence across stylistic shifts.

For:Fans of black metal, gothic metal, and open-minded metal listeners looking for epic and melodic extremes.

 Born under the sign of musical isolation, in Greece at the end of the eighties, which corresponded to a sort of third world of heavy metal, Rotting Christ managed to emerge with their own style that allowed them to build a long career and also to kickstart a national music scene, that of Hellenic black metal, wrongly overlooked.

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 “Triarchy of the Lost Lovers” is an album of great importance in the discography of a band like Rotting Christ.

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 Ultimately, in the opinion of the author, “Theogonia” is one of the best metal releases of the 2000s.

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 One of the key words of “Aealo” is hence “epicness”, a sensation that reigns supreme on this platter, aided by the new funeral choirs, composed of female voices, present in all tracks, and Sakis' guitar that expertly guides his companions in a new musical experience.

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 What we have before us is indeed a 100% Heavy-Gothic Metal album which in terms of genre has little in common with the Black Metal to which we had been accustomed.

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