Before they formed Rotting Christ, Sakis Tolis, Themis Tolis and Mutilator played in a band together called Black Church, which they started in 1985. They went on to create Rotting Christ in 1987.
From 1987-89 Rotting Christ were a grindcore band, after Satanas Tedeum their sound shifted towards black metal. In due time, with the release of A Dead Poem, the band's sound evolved towards the dark metal and gothic metal realms, with the blackened elements less prominent. They started going back to their heavier sound on Khronos and on Sanctus Diavolos they blackened their sound even more. With Theogonia, the band began incorporating folk/world music elements into their music.
In 2012 the band announced that the line-up from their first three albums (Sakis Tolis, Themis Tolis, Mutilator, George Zacharopoulos) will get together again for a show in Nuclear War Now festival in Berlin, Germany celebrating their 1000th show and play songs exclusively from their first three albums and demos. When the time came for this one show the band actually appeared with the current 2012 line up and not the original as it was planned.
In 2016, due to legal issues regarding religious groups in South Africa boycotting the band, they will be performing under the name Χ Ξ Σ there.
Although Themis Tolis was in the band at this time, a drum machine was used for this album.
The very first pressing has matrix code Sonopress G-8079/084-08722 A1.
At the backcover there are only first six tracks listed, there are missing track 7 "The Coronation of the Serpent" and track 8 "The Fourth Knight of Revelation". It also contains a typo where the 4th and 6th tracks are mixed up.
Bootleg version released through Malaysian label Valentine Sound Productions came with huge typo on the cover; Thy Might Contract. This counterfeit release retains the reissue artwork.
Recorded and mixed at Molon Lave Studio during November / December 1992.
Non Serviam (1994)
Album: Non Serviam
Type: Full-length
Release date: October 10th, 1994
Catalog ID: USR 012
Label: Unisound Records
Format: CD
MP3 | 320Kbps | 48:41 | 111Mb
Tracklist:
1. The Fifth Illusion 05:33
2. Wolfera the Chacal 07:13
3. Non Serviam 05:01
4. Morallity of a Dark Age 05:02
5. Where Mortals Have No Pride 07:48
6. Fethroesforia 01:36 instrumental
7. Mephesis of Black Crystal 05:24
8. Ice Shaped God 03:54
9. Saturn Unlock Avey's Son 06:22
"The Fifth Illusion" is listed as "The Fifth Illusion (Furrowed Background)"
in the lyric sheet. It also lists "Wolfera the Jackal" as "Wolfera the Chacal (Neoplasia)".
Although Themis Tolis was a member of the band at this time, a drum machine was used for this álbum.
Recorded in Storm Studio during September - October 1994.
Produced by Rotting Christ.
*''Khronos'' (ΧΡΟΝΟΣ) is Greek for 'time', on Rotting Christ's case is the personification of time as a god from the ancient Hellenic customs and lore.
* The final track, "Glory of Sadness", is actually 5:34. It is followed by a few minutes of silence before another instrumental section follows.
* The CD includes also a video track of "After Dark I Feel" (from Sleep of the Angels).
* Brazilian version of the album has a bonus track titled "Phobia", which is also on the 3rd disc of the Century Media Records 10th Anniversary 3CD Box set.
A lyric video has been made for "Lucifer over London".
11. Orders from the Dead (Diamanda Galás cover) 08:57
*The album also features Pleiades (the traditional choir from Epirus), Daemonia Nymphe and Dirty Granny Tales.
*Giorgos Bokos is credited on the album, but didn't play on it.
*"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. *"Santa Muerte" is for Spanish "Holy Death".
*The CD was recorded between July and October 2009 at Lunatech Studios in Katerini, Greece.
All music and lyrics written by Sakis, except "Cine iubeşte şi lasă" (Romanian traditional song), arranged and adapted by Suzana & Eleni Vougioukli.
North American release date: March 5th, 2013.
The title means "True to His Own Spirit" in English. The same sentence can also be seen on Jim Morrison's tombstone, again in Greek.
The lyrics to "Χ ξ ς'" are based on the book of revelation of Saint John the Divine.
"Χ ξ ς'" is 666 in the greek numeral system.
The numeral 666 (DCLXVI in Roman numerals which like Greek represents numbers with alphabetic letters) in ancient Greek was represented as χξς (Chi, Xi and Vau).
Recorded at Deva Soundz Studios in Athens, Greece, during July - October 2012.
Mixed and mastered at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden in early November, 2012.
Additional recording on "Cine iubeşte şi lasă" at Esoteron Studio.
4. Les Litanies de Satan (Les Fleurs du Mal) 03:55
5. Ἄπαγε Σατανά (Apage Satana) 03:50
6. Του θάνατου (Tou Thanatou) (Nikos Xylouris cover) 03:37
7. For a Voice Like Thunder 06:11
8. Konx om Pax 06:21
9. देवदेवं (Devadevam) 05:18
10. The Four Horsemen (Aphrodite's Child cover) 05:24
Translations:
1. In the Name of Our God (from Latin)
2. It's Over (from Hebrew)
3. Come Lord (from Greek)
4. The Litanies of Satan (The Flowers of Evil) (from French)
5. Begone, Satan (from Greek)
6. Death's (from Greek)
8. Watch and do no harm (from Greek) / Light rushing out in a single ray (from Egyptian)
9. God of Gods (from Sanskrit)
Recorded at Devasounds studios, Athens, Greece.
Mixed and mastered at Fascination Street Studios, Örebro, Sweden.
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