Written by Jason W. on 24.02.2010 at 01:43

A real disappointment to me, and some of the worst production in awhile for a renowned band. The vocals are for the most part atrocious, which I'm amazed I could even think that after finding the vocals on Theogonia to be excellent. A good candidate for my 2010 letdown already.

Actually I do agree with you on the vocals. It sounds weird. I gave it a lot of listens already and it never seems to surpass 7, which coming from one of my fav bands is disappointing and unexpected. But that's what they did.

Comes in catchy and walks out boring.

Some tracks are great reminding early black flame of RC.

For me the best album of 2010 to date.

The album contains black - greek folk- atmospharic - metal but these are just labels i think.. The point is that RC want to show what's inside the soul of an ancient greek soldier befor, during and after the battle. I find the music and the lyrics perfect..one of their best albums
HORNS UP

Great album but I prefer Theogonia.

Awesome was Thy Mighty Contract. This is disappointment

Not quite on par with their previous album but great nonetheless

Good album but not too impressive. It sounds like a continuation of Theogonia but less inspired. And, as some people already mentioned, the vocals sound pretty bad in comparison with pretty much any other Rotting Christ album.
Actually my favourite track on this album is Diamanda Galas cover, which sounds fresh.
Oh, and a real pity for me that Alan Nemtheanga was limited to singing just a "thou on the cross - for you shall fight/thou on the cross - for you shall die" bit. I get the feeling that Rotting Christ wasted an opportunity to use such a great vocalist on their album...

Another solid album by Rotting Christ!

This is Sparta!

They have made a move that is much more Amon Amarth than Septicflesh. They ougth to change the genre listing on this one to melodic death metal as any shred of black metal is pretty much gone. Either way, glad to see them experimenting rather than stagnating.

Man those female "noises" ruin this album for me

Best RC album for sure, and one of the best albums of all time in my book. (Yes, I am and have been a Rotting Christ fan boys for years, love everything they do).

Written by sbgmetal on 28.04.2016 at 16:58

Man those female "noises" ruin this album for me

Those noises are folk polyphonic songs from northern Greece and that noise is the one that makes this album special, for me at least.