ROTTING CHRIST: Announce North American Headlining Dates

Speaking about the upcoming tour, ROTTING CHRIST frontman Sakis Tolis comments, “We are thrilled to announce that we are finally back in North America after four years. Together with a great bunch of bands, we are ready to make some hell! Until then…NON SERVIAM.”

ROTTING CHRIST will be touring in support of 2019’s critically acclaimed release, ‘The Heretics,’ which so far has been named one of the best albums of the year by Loudwire, A&P Reacts (#10), and Heaviest of Art (#5). ‘The Heretics’ can be purchased HERE.
 

ROTTING CHRIST (Devastation on the Nation tour):
03/19: Berkeley, CA @ Cornerstone
03/20: Portland, OR @ Bossanova Ballroom
03/21: Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
03/22: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
03/24: Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
03/25: Denver, CO @ The Roxy Theater
03/26: Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room
03/27: Minneapolis, MN @ Skyway Theatre
03/28: Chicago, IL @ Reggies
03/29: Detroit, MI @ Sanctuary
03/31: Toronto, ON @ Mod Club
04/01: Montreal, QC @ Foufounes Electriques
04/02: Quebec City, QC @ Le D’Auteuil
04/03: Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Vitus Bar
04/04: Manchester, NH @ Jewel
04/05: College Park, MD @ MilkBoy ArtHouse
04/06: Pittsburgh, PA @ Spirit Hall
04/07: Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlies
04/08: Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle
04/09: Birmingham, AL @ Zydeco
04/10: Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
04/11: Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Hell)
04/13: Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
04/14: Fort Worth, TX @ Rail Club Live
04/15: Austin, TX @ Come and Take It Live
04/16: El Paso, TX @ Rockhouse Bar
04/17: Mesa, AZ @ Club Red
04/18: San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
04/19: Los Angeles, CA @ 1720

“The band’s present incarnation is as a melodic tour-de-force, proficient in writing devastating earworms with gradated arrangements without a trace of insidiousness. Their sound is richly sumptuous, smoothly opulent and, most importantly, unmistakably Rotting Christ.” – Metal Injection

“On lucky-number-13, ‘The Heretics,’ Rotting Christ have delivered an true ace—the culmination of the Greeks’ successes, in fact. The record is dark, heavy, mystical, memorable and fucking awesome all the way through.” – Decibel Magazine

“’The Heretics’ is the proverbial middle finger to all their doubters and is in contention for best metal album of the year for this writer.” – Metal Underground

“’The Heretics’ is probably the most hook-laden Rotting Christ album since ‘Aealo.’ Tracks such as ‘The Time Has Come’ and ‘Vetry Zlye’ put this album over the top of their Mount Zeus altitude of releases.” – Metal Underground

“For these 10 songs, Rotting Christ not only troll the world of religion at large, but also impugn its implications—war and woe in the name of any god, “neo-messiahs” who invoke religion to commandeer power, the persecution that follows.” – Bandcamp Daily

“To say that they’ve found a sound would be putting it politely; Rotting Christ not only found a sound, but they also basically defined it and then later let it define them.” – No Clean Singing

“The band have mastered the art of “guitar riff as weapon” by this point, and, as mentioned before, have absolutely zero issue heading back to that well across The Heretics‘ ten songs.” – No Clean Singing

“Holy Satan’s Hellfire can we discuss this new album ‘The Heretics’ (out now, Season of Mist)? You wanna talk about a grand slam fucking home run, well here it is!! Not since ‘The Satanist’ from BEHEMOTH has something grabbed me simultaneously by the throat and by the balls the way this album has.” – Amps & Green Screens

Now, with the new offering ‘The Heretics’, ROTTING CHRIST are opening a brand new chapter. With confidence and skills derived from experience, each song represents its own sonic universe. Guitarist and vocalist Sakis Tolis in collaboration with his brother Themis on drums achieve a perfect balance of amalgamating their classic and unique style of riffing and rhythm with exciting new elements sprinkled in to keep their material exciting and fresh. The experienced is enhanced by Jens Bogren’s equally clear and transparent yet also massive as well as sombre mix and mastering at his widely renowned Fascination Street Studios (AMORPHIS, BORKNAGAR, MOONSPELL, DEVIN TOWNSEND, and many more).

ROTTING CHRIST were founded by Sakis Tolis and his brother Themis in the year 1987. Starting out on a basis of death and grind, the Greeks had already embarked on a darker musical journey by the time their debut full-length ‘Thy Mighty Contract’ (1993) was revealed. On the following seven albums covering a ten-year period from ‘Non Serviam’ (1994) to ‘Sanctus Diavolos’ (2004), ROTTING CHRISTsteadily defined their own distinct style by experimenting with elements from death, heavy, and gothic metal without betraying their black roots. At the same time, the band went from underground heroes to headliner status. With the highly acclaimed ninth album, ‘Theogonia’ (2007), the Greek stalwarts added an unmistakable native element to their sound, which has remained with them as a signature trademark ever since. Exploring the mythical legacy of cultures around the globe led to ROTTING CHRIST‘s massively successful latest release, ‘Rituals’ (2016). With more than 30 years, 13 studio albums, a dozen EPs, singles and split releases, as well as more than 1.250 shows under their belt, 2018 marked the year of ‘Their Greatest Spells’ (2018), where they musically revisited their exciting legacy to connect their past with the present. 

‘The Heretics’ marks another step in the evolution of the Greek masters. Buckle up for a fascinating musical ride through the woes of religious wars, Zoroastrianism and the eternal war between good and evil.  Metal at its best!

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