Not sure if this was posted already but two full sets posted by Rotting Christ recently.
European Metal Festival Alliance-2020
https://youtu.be/VfrAQfRFtp4
Χ Ξ Σ
ΚΑΤΑ ΤΟΝ ΔΑΙΜΟΝΑ ΕΑΥΤΟΥ
FIRE GOD AND FEAR
ΕΛΘΕ ΚΥΡΙΕ
ΑΠΑΓΕ ΣΑΤΑΝΑ
DIES IRAE
IN YUMEN XIBALBA
GRANDIS SPIRITUS DIAVOLOS
THRENODY
México Metal Fest V 2020
https://youtu.be/YxXhup7bnoA
The Sign Of Evil Existance
Transform All Suffering Into Plague
The Fifth Illusion
Non Serviam
Fgmenth, Thy Gift
Exiled Arghangels
King of A Stellar War
Archon
Feast Of The Grand Whore
The Nereid Of Esgalduin
Forest Of N'Gai
Visions Of The Dead Lovers
The Fourth Knight Of Revelation
Both are great... especially the set of older material.... its a great lineup at the moment. For some reason Themis really seems to have upped his game with the drumming recently, he's great in these videos...
Going in to see Rotting Christ in Melbourne this evening, supported by Jungle Rot who don't sound like my thing and some local death metal band I've never heard of. Hopefully they'll play some old stuff.
Jungle Rot = Abysmal. Safe, Plodding, Meat and Potatoes DM.
From the less that a minute I gave one of their songs earlier that's exactly what it sounded like. Plodding meat and potatoes DM with a fucked up production could be something worth getting the teeth into but with a sterile modern production and deathcore vocals it's never going to get off the ground for me.
Quote from: Eoin McLove on May 05, 2024, 07:43:58 AMGoing in to see Rotting Christ in Melbourne this evening, supported by Jungle Rot who don't sound like my thing and some local death metal band I've never heard of. Hopefully they'll play some old stuff.
Seeing them next Friday, let us know how it goes.
And yeah Jungle Rot is D list non event death metal. They played here last week with suffocation. Just shows if you hang around long enough people will find anything 'essential old school death metal' because it's 20 years old.
The opening act whose name again escapes me were typical brutal death metal. Nothing worth remembering for me.
Jungle Rot were the meatiest of meat, the potatoiest of potatoes, and smothered in lashings of groovy (you can have that one for free). Very catchy and fun for two or three songs. Impossible not to nod along to them, but that's because half the riffs were bouncy hardcore, half the riffs were nu metal and the third half were generic thrash. Incredible what you can do with fractions these days!
I wasn't exactly frothing at the tip to see Rotting Christ. I was expecting then to be pure grand. They fucking blew me away from the off. What a show! The first half was newer stuff, most of which I didn't know, but it came across brilliantly. The energy from the band, the charisma, the epic heavy metal vibe... it all clicked. A lot of the newer stuff I've heard has been a bit sterile sounding but live it seemed to take on new meaning. I was massively impressed. I went up to look at the merch at the start and they had Non Serviam on vinyl which I wanted. $70. Ehhh, pass.... before leaving I thought, fuck it, and I forked out 8)
Savage evening's entertainment. Defo hit that NZ leg!
RC have always been class live in my experience. I usually only listen to the early stuff these days, but seeing this thread this morning inspired me to throw on Theogonia, which I, along with much of the Irish scene, was bet into when it first came out. It is extremely "euro" yet still somehow manages to sound authentic. Have never lasted more than a few tracks with any of the stuff after it, all of which just sounded to me like weaker versions of Theogonia. Anything in the later stuff I might have misjudged, deserves more chances?
Quote from: Eoin McLove on May 05, 2024, 03:01:02 PMI wasn't exactly frothing at the tip to see Rotting Christ. I was expecting then to be pure grand. They fucking blew me away from the off. What a show! The first half was newer stuff, most of which I didn't know, but it came across brilliantly. The energy from the band, the charisma, the epic heavy metal vibe... it all clicked. A lot of the newer stuff I've heard has been a bit sterile sounding but live it seemed to take on new meaning. I was massively impressed. I went up to look at the merch at the start and they had Non Serviam on vinyl which I wanted. $70. Ehhh, pass.... before leaving I thought, fuck it, and I forked out 8)
Savage evening's entertainment. Defo hit that NZ leg!
Killer! stoked for it now. 300 cap venue here and it's not sold out so should be a cool show.
They posted that they're going to hang around after the show by the merch table, just wondering how awkward it's gonna be to get the Tolis bros to sign my copy of Thy Mighty Contract without the 2 ring ins trying to.
Not sure what the capacity was last night but no more than 300. The place was packed.
Dunno what to suggest about the signing situation. Those other lads are big dudes and if they take offence you might be in trouble. Maybe let them sign it and then get the soapy sponge out when you get home :laugh:
Or make eyes at the two ring-ins and ask them to sign your tits instead. One for the Tips for better living thread there.
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Mission successful. Wasn't expecting the Necromayhem Sig :laugh: Sound lads though. Really great show last night, RC sounded great. I don't really know anything after Triarchy so was surprised how much crowd interaction the newer stuff had/called for, was like a Manowar show at points with the theatrics but fun all the same. The old stuff was killer live, would love to see an entirely old school set. Plenty of energy from the 2 ring in lads too. Fun night.
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Savage man. Great success!
I've never really given RC the time of day, despite really liking anything I've heard from them.
It's about time I give in and do a proper deep dive.
I think Thy Mighty Contract is the best one but there's good stuff throughout all the early albums. The first one I picked up by them was actually Kronos in 2000 and it was pure grand. Never really did a lot for me so I ignored them for a long time. Also, they aren't exactly the most extreme sounding proposition in UGBM so it took me ages to appreciate the atmosphere they actually were creating when compared with the more grim northern style. But I'm in love with that old Greek stuff now.
Toss up between Thy Might Contract and Triarchy of Lost Lovers as my favourite but Can't go wrong with any of the first 3 - :abbath:
1. Thy mighty contract. 2. Non serviam 3. Passage to arcturo 4. Triarchy of the lost lovers. Like some and not some afterwards but overall great band.
Very hit and miss for me .
Thy mighty contract and non serviam are all I really like from them
Quote from: nar marratuk on May 15, 2024, 05:04:01 PM1. Thy mighty contract. 2. Non serviam 3. Passage to arcturo 4. Triarchy of the lost lovers. Like some and not some afterwards but overall great band.
Long time no see, Pat. I hope you're keeping well.
Yeah, good to see that name back on the board
Everyone burn your record collection, Pat's back in the house 🤘🤘
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My record collecting cock just shrank by several inches.
Ye can thank me lads;I reminded him that this place still existed the other night!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6GLuf3yJNc New album!
Same artwork as Arghoslent - Incorrible Bigotry.
I was never mad about RC on record even the first 2 albums that everyone raves about as I am not crazy about the Greek BM sound. The first two Necromantia albums are the only really Greek sounding BM albums that I love. Live though RC always deliver have seen them many times over the years and enjoyed every show.
I remember ordering Triarchy of the lost lovers on the CD years ago and when it arrived I couldn't get over how awful it was.
Have ya tried this:
https://youtu.be/HNJDwx1UTlE?si=l1is1dORCNLSoWyc
No I don't think I have ever heard any RC demos I will give it a listen.
Passage to Arcturo EP id recommend too :abbath:
Ya, my interest doesn't do much beyond those two.
Not falling over myself to check this out at all, the last one was dull and uninspired as fuck , early reviews suggest this to be the same
Didn't bother even picking up The Heretics but thought the one before that was great.
I'd only be in the first couple really. Triarchy is good in fairness for what it is and the one after that has its moments, can't remember the name of it.
Saw them live in the voodoo in recent enough times. I hated it. Absolutely hated it. Fists in the air, we can't hear you Dublin..... all that shite.
A Dead Poem? It's alright. Not up there with the first couple.
The 1995 Promo is also quality.
The tracklist is Snowing Still (probably my favourite RC track), The Opposite Bank and One With the Forest
Very odd how one of the songs on this RC album is basically a combination of a couple of tracks off his solo album.
i enjoyed this and heretics...grand background music pottering around the gaf
Problem is..Rotting Christ shouldn't be releasing background music, they're better than that.
Bit the bullet and listened to Pro Xristou.
It was even worse than I had feared: a plodding bland mess. It was very hard to make it to the end.
Now spinning Non Serviam to try and forget about the last hour.