Rotting Christ
 

Well if you want the gist of it beforehand, Rotting Christ are an absurdly good band.

The granddaddy of Greek extreme metal, probably, they got going with their first album Thy Mighty Contract, which was a melodic yet still vicious black metal shredder from 1993. Their second Non Servaim was similar if not a bit more straightforward. Both fantastic already, but they'd start to evolve their sound to a cleaner more thought out, gothic/melodic black metal sound, and would release an epic triad of albums. Of which I consider the Triarchy of Lost Lovers to be best (forgive my choppy bio but posting on my iPod is tough since having multiple tabs open always screws my ass)

I haven't got around to exploring much of their more recent output but I ought to since I still see mostly positive things. However their first like 6 albums are amazing, and I've heard one or two odd ones aside from them that also rule.

Check out their stuff seriously, even though their sound has gone through multiple evolutions, they've remained consistently good and a premier metal band.





Triarchy, A Dead Poem, and Sleep of the Angels are fantastically solid consecutive albums, must hear. If you automatically envision gayness associated with gothic metal, these might change your mind by how much they slay

I know a few of their more recent, popular songs and they're pretty good, but I really need to check out their full discography. The Greek scene is one I really haven't explored at all. I came across a triple-CD compilation of a bunch of their early material at Half Price Books recently, but passed on it because it was a few dollars more than the other purchase I was considering and I wasn't sure if their early stuff was good. Now I'm regretting that decision...

I'm sure there are a few more worth checking out, but Rotting Christ and Septicflesh are far and away the best death metal to come out of Greece.

I came to Rotting Christ through Genesis (I feel like there is almost a religious joke in that sentence), and thought it was cool but nothing exceptional. Then in college I met a guy who became a good friend who is both Greek and a metalhead, so obviously he repped Rotting Christ pretty hard. Khronos became a favorite. I had no idea they were still around. A metal-archives check tells me I haven't heard anything from the two most recent albums.

Afternoon metal playlist, check.