Genesis (Rotting Christ album)

Genesis is the seventh full-length album by the Greek extreme metal band Rotting Christ.

Genesis
Studio album by Rotting Christ
Released	August 26, 2002[1]
Recorded	May 2002
Genre	Black metal Gothic metal
Length	51:26
Label	Century Media
Producer	Andy Classen
Rotting Christ chronology
Khronos (2000) Genesis (2002) Sanctus Diavolos (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The release showed some return to the group's more aggressive early days as a black metal band, featuring fast, percussive tempos and raw vocals, as well as some gothic and doom elements from middle releases.

It was produced by Andy Classen in Germany at the Stage-One-Studio, also used by Krisiun, Belphegor and Callenish Circle.

Track listing

All songs written by Sakis Tolis.

1. "Daemons" – 3:27
2. "Lex Talionis" – 5:03
3. "Quintessence" – 4:45
4. "Nightmare" – 7:08
5. "In Domine Sathana" – 5:16
6. "Release Me" – 3:51
7. "The Call of the Aethyrs" – 4:32
8. "Dying" – 4:48
9. "Ad Noctis" – 6:11
10. "Under the Name of the Legion" – 6:29
11. "Astral Enbodyment [Brazil Edition]" – 5:51

Popular culture

The track 'Ad Noctis' was featured on the soundtrack of the metal-themed video game Brütal Legend.

Credits

• Sakis Tolis – guitar, vocals
• Kostas Vassilakopoulos – guitar
• Andreas Lagios – bass
• Georgios Tolias – keyboards
• Themis Tolis – drums

References

1. Rotting Christ - Genesis on metal-archives.com Retrieved on 30th of May, 2016
2. Genesis at AllMusic