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Greek extreme metallers ROTTING CHRIST filmed their December 8th, 2007 concert in Athens, Greece for an upcoming DVD.

The group’s setlist was as follows: ':

1) Intro (ΛΟΓΟΣ - ΑΙΜΑ - ΝΟΗΜΑ)

2) ΧΑΟΣ ΓΕΝΕΤΩ (The Sign Of Prime Creation) (Theoronia)

3) Keravnos Kivernitos (Theogonia)

4) Athanatoi Este (Sanctus Diavolos)

5) Enuma Elish (Theogonia)

6) King Of A Stellar War (Triarchy Of The Lost Lovers)

7) The Fifth Illusion (Non Serviam)

8) Archon (Triarchy Of The Lost Lovers)

9) The First Field Of The Battle (Triarchy Of The Lost Lovers)

10) Shadows Follow (Trirchy Of The Lost Lovers)

11) The Sign Of Evil Existence (Thy Mighty Contract)

12) Coronation Of The Serpent (Thy Mighty Contract)

13) The Old Coffin Spirit (Passage To Arcturo)

14) The Mystical Meeting (Apokathilosis EP)

15) Thou Art Blind (Khronos 666)

16) Morality Of A Dark Age (Non Serviam)

17) You My Cross (Sanctus Diavolos)

18) Saturn Unlock Avey’s Son (Non Serviam)

19) Exiled Archangels (Thy Mighty Contract)

20) Sorrowfull Farewell (A Dead Poem)

21) Among Two Storms (A Dead Poem)

22) After Dark I Feel (Sleep Of The Angels)

23) In Domine Sathana (Genesis)

24) Nemecic (Theogonia)

25) Under The Name Of Legion (Genesis)

ENCORE:

26) Societas Satanas (Thou Art Lord Cover)

27) Non Serviam (Non Serviam)

A wave of anti-metal sentiment seems to be sweeping the European continent. After the Dutch metal act GOD DETHRONED had one of their concerts in Romania canceled, the same thing happened to the Greek band ROTTING CHRIST.

They were supposed to play in Verona, Italy on July 12th, as part of the Iron Sunday Festival, alongside KREPUSKUL, but the local authorities canceled the band's performance due to the “satanic” nature of their music.

Fortunately, the organizers of the event found a way to keep the schedule and moved the concert to a venue outside the city.

A recent update from Rotting Christ reads: "New songs composing process has almost been completed and the band is ready to enter the studio for the recording sessions of its upcoming album that will follow up the very successful latest album Theogonia.

Sakis (vocals/guitar) will take care of the production again and as being the main composer too he declares that he had his most trippy and exhausted simultaneously experience on his career squeezing his mind drawing down ideas that will follow up the band's latest album Theogonia and the end of the process find him as well as the whole band totally convicted that they finally managed it.

We haven't more to say than proving it with the upcoming recordings and of course with its release that roughly estimated to be released in January 2010."

Greek extreme metallers ROTTING CHRIST have set "Aealo" as the title of their new album, due on February 15 in Europe and February 23 in the U.S. via Season Of Mist. The CD was recorded at Lunatach Studios in Katerini, Greece and will feature guest appearances by Greek-American vocalist Diamanda Galas and PRIMORDIAL frontman Alan A. Nemtheanga.

According to a press release, "Aealo" will delve deeper than ever before into ROTTING CHRIST's Greek roots. Frontman Sakis Tolis explains: "'Aealo' is the transcription of an ancient Greek word into the Latin alphabet. It means thrashing, catastrophe or destruction and reflects the musical and lyrical content of the album.

"The concept of 'Aealo' deals with the feelings of a warrior during a battle, therefore the album's title bears this sense of anger, fear and grief."

Greece's Rockpages has issued an interview with ROTTING CHRIST frontman, Sakis Tolis, for the promotion of the band's latest album, Aealo. The following is an excerpt:

Q: So, would you say that on your last record you pour your soul out...

A: "That’s exactly it. Definitely, we are not writing music following orders, we are a band that has produced eleven albums and I would consider it a lack of fantasy and creativity, to say the least, to be stuck with what we‘ve been playing twenty years ago. I am always a restless mind, looking for new sources and new stuff and I want to put all these things out. I can’t just do the same things over and over again. Of course, I do keep my origins because the album may not be so much black metal, but nevertheless it is metal. Maybe the hard core fans of the band will find it difficult to accept this album, but I believe that the more you listen to it, the more you get into the feeling of Aealo, because it’s something different, that hasn’t been played many times before."

Q: So, with this album could we possibly talk about a third music era for Rotting Christ? Especially, after your previous album, Theogonia.

A: "Yes, we could say that. Maybe, it’s a third stage of maturity, if you like. Of course, we have not forgotten our past since that led us to what we do now, and to what we are going to do in the future. You can’t stay still. For me, everything that does not evolves, dies!"

Q: Any plans for a video clip?

A: "We just shot our new video clip, directed by Bob Katsionis, to follow the release of the album. We filmed 'Noctis Era', as it’s the most old school song of the album. Generally, we shoot some video clips in our last releases, because people need to see something, especially on YouTube. Of course, Rotting Christ it’s not a band for video clips. Instead, we prefer to give the better of us during recording and touring. So, we shoot a video clip to accompany our albums, but nothing more than that."

Greek extreme metal veterans ROTTING CHRIST have set "Do What Thou Wilt" as the title of their eleventh full-length studio album, due on March 1, 2013 via Season Of Mist. The band spent more than four months at Deva Soundz studios in Athens crafting what it says "may be its darkest and more mystical and occult outcome ever." The CD was mixed by Jens Borgen (AMON AMARTH, PARADISE LOST, KATATONIA, OPETH) at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden.

In a recent interview with RockOverdose.gr, ROTTING CHRIST mainman Sakis Tolis stated about the band's new CD, "The album was recorded entirely by me, except, of course, the drums which were taken care of by my brother."

ROTTING CHRIST's last album, "Aealo", came out in March 2010. The CD sold around 400 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 144 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

ROTTING CHRIST's last album, "Aealo", came out in March 2010. The CD sold around 400 copies in the United States in its first week of release