2019 studio album by Rotting Christ
The Heretics |
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Studio album by Rotting Christ |
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Released | 15 February 2019 |
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Recorded | 2018 |
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Studio | Pentagram Studios (Athens, Greece)[1] |
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Genre | Melodic black metal |
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Length | 43:36 |
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Label | Season of Mist |
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Producer | Sakis Tolis |
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Rotting Christ chronology |
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Rituals (2016) | The Heretics (2019) | | |
The Heretics is the thirteenth full-length album by Greek extreme metal band Rotting Christ. It was released on 15 February 2019 via Season of Mist.[2][3] Loudwire named it one of the 50 best metal albums of 2019.[4]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Sakis Tolis, except on songs "Πιστεύω", written by Nikos Kazantzakis, and "The Raven", adapted from a poem by Edgar Allan Poe; all music is composed by Sakis Tolis[1]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "In the Name of God" | 4:14 |
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2. | "Ветры злые" (Russian for "Evil Winds") | 3:13 |
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3. | "Heaven and Hell and Fire" | 4:52 |
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4. | "Hallowed Be Thy Name" | 5:06 |
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5. | "Dies Irae" | 3:46 |
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6. | "Πιστεύω" (Greek for "I Believe") | 3:42 |
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7. | "Fire, God and Fear" | 4:50 |
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8. | "The Voice of the Universe" | 5:23 |
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9. | "The New Messiah" | 3:07 |
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10. | "The Raven" | 5:23 |
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Total length: | 43:36 |
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Digipak edition bonus trackNo. | Title | Length |
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11. | "The Sons of Hell" | 4:18 |
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Total length: | 47:54 |
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7-inch vinyl bonus tracksNo. | Title | Length |
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11. | "The Sons of Hell" | 4:18 |
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12. | "Phobos" | 4:12 |
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Total length: | 52:06 |
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Personnel
Rotting Christ
- Sakis Tolis – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, percussion, production[1]
- Themis Tolis – drums
Additional personnel
- Stelios Steele – poem narration (track 1, 4, 10)
- Alexis Karametis – vocals (backing) (track 6)
- Stratis Steele – vocals (choirs)
- Alexandros Louziotis – vocals (choirs)
- Giannis Stamatakis – vocals (choirs)
- Theodoros Aivaliotis – vocals (choirs)
- Nikos Velentzas – percussion
- Stamatis Ampatalis – percussion
- Vasilis Koutsouflakis – percussion
- Manos Six – percussion
- Irina Zybina – additional vocals (track 2)
- Dayal Patterson – narration (track 3, 7)
- Melechesh Ashmedi – vocals (track 8)
Production
Charts
References
- ^ a b c Rotting Christ - The Heretics discogs.com. Retrieved 23 March 2019
- ^ New album: The Heretics on rotting-christ.com Retrieved 22 March 2019
- ^ Season of Mist's Website for Rotting Christ Retrieved 23 March 2019
- ^ "The 50 Best Metal Albums of 2019". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. December 3, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Rotting Christ – The Heretics" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Rotting Christ – The Heretics" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Rotting Christ – The Heretics". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Rotting Christ – The Heretics" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Rotting Christ – The Heretics". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Rotting Christ Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Rotting Christ Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
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