Theogonia (Greek for "Theogony") is the ninth full-length album by Greek extreme metal band Rotting Christ. It is their first release through Season of Mist, and the first to feature guitarist Giorgos Bokos (Nightfall) in the line-up.
| Theogonia | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 22, 2007 (Europe) February 6, 2007 (U.S.) | |||
| Recorded | Autumn 2006[1] | |||
| Genre | Black metal | |||
| Length | 42:47 | |||
| Label | Season of Mist | |||
| Producer | Sakis Tolis | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Metal Storm | 9.5/10[3] |
The album includes a special edition DVD with 2005–2006 tour footage of the band in Italy, Russia, and Brazil; a "making of" documentary; and a music video for the song "Keravnos Kivernitos".[4] A music video was also made for the song "Enuma Elish".
In 2007, Theogonia won the Metal Storm award for Best Black Metal Album.
Track listing
editAll songs written by Sakis Tolis.[5]
- "Χάος Γένετο (The Sign of Prime Creation)" – 3:20
- "Keravnos Kivernitos" – 4:41
- "Nemecic" – 4:16
- "Enuma Elish" – 4:39
- "Phobos' Synagogue" – 4:31
- "Gaia Tellus" – 4:39
- "Rege Diabolicus" – 2:52
- "He, the Aethyr" – 4:34
- "Helios Hyperion" – 3:50
- "Threnody" – 5:19
Personnel
edit- Sakis Tolis – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Giorgos Bokos – guitar
- Andreas Lagios – bass
- Themis Tolis – drums
References
edit- ^ Rotting Christ - Theogonia on metal-archives.com Retrieved on 30th of May, 2016
- ^ Theogonia at AllMusic
- ^ Metal Storm review
- ^ Theogonia at Encyclopaedia Metallum
- ^ "Rotting Christ :: Official Abyss". Retrieved March 29, 2010.