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Κατά τον δαίμονα εαυτού (transliterated: Katá ton Daímona Eautoú) is the eleventh full-length album by Greek extreme metal band Rotting Christ.

Overview[edit]

The album incorporates diverse instrumentation, including bagpipes and horns, and delves into Incan, Persian, Babylonian, Mayan, Slavic, and Greek mythology. Rotting Christ frontman Sakis Tolis considered the album 'a journey into the knowledge of ancient civilizations and into the occultism that is rising from the dark side of each one of them'.^[4] However, Tolis said: “A deep dig into the occult knowledge of the past led me to create this album. I have no special message. I was tired of them. I just want you to make your escape from everyday life and trip with me into the past.”.^[4]

Title[edit]

The Greek phrase 'Κατά τον δαίμονα εαυτού' may be translated in several ways, including as 'do what thou wilt', a quote associated with Aleister Crowley and Thelema. Sakis Tolis contended that this was the label's translation of the Greek phrase, and a more accurate translation is 'true to your own spirit', which better fits the subject matter of the album.^[5]

The same sentence can also be seen on Jim Morrison's tombstone, again in Greek.^[6][7][8]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Sakis Tolis, except for 'Cine iubește și lasă', a traditional Romanian song.

• χξϛʹ is how the number 666 is written in Greek numerals
• Track 8's name is transliterated as 'Rusalka'

Personnel[edit]

Rotting Christ

• Sakis Tolis – guitars, vocals, bass, keyboards
• Themis Tolis – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Georgis Nikas – bagpipes
• Babis Alexandropoulos, Alexandros Loutriotis, Theodoros Aivaliotis, Giannis Stamatakis, Androniki Skoula – choirs
• Eleni Vougioukli – piano (on track 5), vocals (on track 9)
• Suzana Vougioukli – vocals (on tracks 5 and 9)
• George Emmanuel – lead guitar (on track 7)

Miscellaneous staff

• Adrien Bousson – artwork, layout
• Nurgeslag – cover art
• George Emmanuel – engineering
• Jens Bogren – mixing, mastering
• Sakis Tolis – producer, mixing, mastering

References[edit]

1. ^Stewart-Panko, Kevin (April 2013). 'Rotting Christ, Kata Ton Daimona Eaytoy'. Decibel Magazine (102): 82.
2. ^O'Hagar, Sammy (13 January 2013). 'Jesus Rotting Christ, is Kata Ton Daimona Eaytoy Good!'. Metalsucks. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
3. ^Spall, Matt (17 April 2013). 'Rotting Christ – Kata Ton Daimona Eaytoy (Do What Thou Wilt)'. Thisisnotascene.com. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
4. ^ ^abStockinger, Josh (8 March 2013). 'Interview: Rotting Christ's quest for ancient knowledge'. Alarm Magazine. ALARM Press. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
5. ^Lake, Daniel (May 2013). 'The Passion of the Christ'. Decibel (103): 43.
6. ^Liewer, Steve (28 November 2008). 'George 'Steve' Morrison; Rear Admiral Flew Combat Missions in Lengthy Career'. The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
7. ^Davis, Stephen (2005). Jim Morrison: Life, Death, Legend. Gotham. p. 472. ISBN978-1-59240-099-7.
8. ^Olsen, Brad (2007). Sacred Places Europe: 108 Destinations. CCC Publishing. p. 105. ISBN978-1-888729-12-2.

By Andrew Bansal

Bs en 10160 pdf files pdf. One of the very first bands of their genre hailing from Greece, extreme metal band Rotting Christ began in 1987. Withstanding and overcoming obstacles undeservedly thrown at them because of their name by some staunch Catholics, Rotting Christ has maintained a worldwide cult fan-base. They started out as more of a proto-black metal band in their early years, ventured into different styles and sounds through their career, and moved to an atmospheric, mystical and melodic brand of extreme metal with their past few albums like ‘Sanctus Diavolos’, ‘Theogonia’ and ‘Aealo’. They just released their 11th studio album ‘Kata Ton Daimona Eaytoy’, which means ‘Do What Thou Wilt’ and is taken from Aleister Crowley on his writing of the Aeon of Horus. It’s also the same sentence can also be seen on Jim Morrison’s tombstone. The album came out on March 5th via Season Of Mist. Having enjoyed their past albums as well as their one live performance that I got to witness, plus having interviewed frontman Sakis Tolis in the past, this was an album I was looking forward to. I finally got a chance to listen to it thoroughly, and here’s my review of it.

The album begins on an ominous note with a slow tempo, massive sound and ritualistic vocals typical of Rotting Christ. The guitar melodies kick in mid-way through track #1 and soon the song hits top gear with some quintessential black metal-style fast-paced drumming. There’s a lot going on music-wise in this six-and-a-half minute opening tune, and it showcases almost the entire gamut of what Rotting Christ stands for these days in terms of their musicianship. Track #2 has a bit more of a folky vibe to its music and gang-like vocal choruses. The core melody of the tune is again excellently crafted, which allows for the various other elements to revolve around it. From track #3 onwards, the album settles nicely into a flow that’s easy on the ear, and Sakis Tolis once again demonstrates his masterful songwriting. The album is produced and mixed exactly the way it deserves to be, and despite there being a hefty dose of double-bass and blast beats on the drums, it doesn’t overpower the guitar parts at all. The vocal layer sits somewhere in between the lead and rhythm sections, and serves its purpose of creating a ritualistic vibe, at the same time lending aggression to the melody.

All tracks blend with each other pretty well and this is more like one grand 55-minute musical composition rather than 11 different tracks, but one track that does stick out and deserve its separate mention is track #5 ‘Cine iubeşte şi lasă’. This was originally a traditional Romanian song which was then adapted and arranged by Greek musicians Suzana & Eleni Vougioukli. Rotting Christ have taken a portion of the Vougiouklis’ rendition as the intro to their version, and presented a heavy metal interpretation of it. If you really go and listen to different versions of this song on YouTube, you’ll find the variations interesting.

The latter half of the album boasts of some shorter, more compact and hard-hitting tunes like ‘Gilgames’ and ‘Rusalka’, but it ends on a slow, dark and ritualistic note much like the manner in which it began, with ‘Ahura Mazda’ and ‘666’. There’s also a bonus track called ‘Welcome To Hel’, only on the vinyl and the digibox versions of the album. It comprises of some excellent guitar work and is definitely a worthy addition to an already solid album.

Some people might find the album repetitive with the music it offers, but I find that to be a necessary quality in music of this kind, because it takes a certain level of repetition to create the ritualistic atmosphere Rotting Christ aims for. Besides, as long as Sakis Tolis and Rotting Christ continue to be as great at doing their thing as they are on this album, I definitely don’t mind already knowing what to expect. They’re not reinventing the wheel by any means, but they’ve succeeded in building their own niché which grows stronger with every album. Rotting Christ’s new album is a great example in how melodic extreme metal should be done without going the Hot Topic route a la Dimmu Borgir, Cradle Of Flith and many others. With ‘Kata Ton Daimona Eaytoy’, Rotting Christ have strengthened their reputation as one of the most creative metal bands in existence today.

Rating: 9/10

Reecord Label: Season Of Mist

Release Dates:
March 1st 2013 (Europe)
March 5th 2013 (US)

Track Listing:
1. In Yumen – Xibalba
2. P’unchaw kachun – Tuta kachun
3. Grandis Spiritus Diavolos
4. Κατάτον Δαίμονα Ἐαυτοὗ (“Kata Ton Daimona Eaftou”)
5. Cine iubeşte şi lasă
6. Iwa Voodoo
7. Gilgameš
8. Русалка (“Rusalka”)
9. Ahura Mazdā-Aŋra Mainiuu
10. Χ Ξ Σ (“666”)
11. Welcome To Hel (bonus track vinyl & Digibox)

Links:
www.rotting-christ.com
www.facebook.com/pages/Rotting-Christ/290468585669

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