Rotting Christ Biography
Noticing the start of the crazed black metal scene in the Scandinavian region, the Tolis brothers, Sakis (vocals/ guitar) and Themis (drums), wanted to begin their own spectacle in their hometown of Athens, Greece. Hence, Rotting Christ was born in 1987 with the addition of Kostas on second guitar and bassist Andreas. However, the nationwide attention as a second-generation black metal act didn't start until the release of their 1991 EP Passage to Arcturo.
After adding a keyboard player to their lineup full-time (George, just George) and hooking up with France's Osmose Records, their first full-length, Thy Mighty Contract, was released in 1993, followed by Non Serviam two years later. Clearly showing off their Venom and Celtic Frost influences with those two releases, Rotting Christ established themselves as one of the premier European underground metal acts. After recording 1996's Triarchy of the Lost Lovers, a deal was secured with Century Media Records, meaning that they where finally getting distribution on both sides of the northern Atlantic. Following the 1997 release of the melancholy but keyboard-driven A Dead Poem, their sixth release, Sleep of the Angels, was released two years later and Khronos 666 followed two years after that. ~ Mike DaRonco, All Music Guide
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