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Rotting Christ - Aealo



8.2 | 582 votes |
Release date: 15 February 2010
Style: Folk black metal, Melodic black metal

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01. Aealo
02. Eon Aenaos
03. Δαιμόνων Bρῶσις (Daemonon Vrosis)
04. Noctis Era
05. Dub-Saĝ-Ta-Ke
06. Fire, Death And Fear
07. Nekron Iahes...
08. ...Pir Threontai
09. Thou Art Lord
10. Santa Muerte
11. Orders From The Dead [Diamanda Galás cover]

Featured In "Getting Into: Rotting Christ"

Staff review by
Thryce
Rating:
N/A
Melodic Black metal
Recorded: Lunatach Studios, Greece 2009
Label: Season Of Mist
Total Running Time: 50:04

Only if you've been living under a giant rock - or under the beer belly of Tankard vocalist Andreas Geremia - would you be unaware Rotting Christ released a new album last month. There was a heap of buzz about the successor of the mighty Theogonia and, unsurprisingly, the internet is now flooded with so-called in-depth reviews. In normal circumstances, Metal Storm likes to separate the wheat from the chaff, ie. the specialized analysis from whatever McDonalds worker's opinion. But for once we are giving the floor to the "special" kind of reviews to get the message through.

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published 20.03.2010 | Comments (31)

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09.02.2010 - 02:09
Rating: 8
Deadmeat
Necrobutcher
Leaked... and it seems great!
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09.02.2010 - 03:47
Uirapuru
Liver Failure
Written by Deadmeat on 09.02.2010 at 02:09

Leaked... and it seems great!


Hehe yeah. It was taking a long time to leak, I was worried
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09.02.2010 - 18:27
Rating: 9
Dominus
The Shooter
Sound is great!!
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09.02.2010 - 20:49
Koen Smits

Damn, you people make me impatient.
6 days to go and I too know if the sound is great!
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Written by Bad English on 05.04.2014 at 15:05

but spoil thius film is like spoil porn and say porn ends whit cum shot ...
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09.02.2010 - 22:37
Rating: 8
Deadmeat
Necrobutcher
It may be wrong to say it is better than theogonia but surely it is in the same high levels. surely it is a great album...
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10.02.2010 - 17:26
Ahmad

Written by Deadmeat on 09.02.2010 at 22:37

It may be wrong to say it is better than theogonia but surely it is in the same high levels. surely it is a great album...

yeah it's still early to say it's better than the previous album...this album sounds more "folkish"...especially that awful choir...but i'm getting used to that dissonance.
BTW...did any one else notice that "Demonon Vrosis" and "threnody"(theogonia) has the same guitar riff!
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12.02.2010 - 10:55
Irinel

Great album !
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13.02.2010 - 21:06
Rating: 8
MetalSpider

Written by Ahmad on 10.02.2010 at 17:26

Written by Deadmeat on 09.02.2010 at 22:37

It may be wrong to say it is better than theogonia but surely it is in the same high levels. surely it is a great album...

yeah it's still early to say it's better than the previous album...this album sounds more "folkish"...especially that awful choir...but i'm getting used to that dissonance.
BTW...did any one else notice that "Demonon Vrosis" and "threnody"(theogonia) has the same guitar riff!


The two riffs are very similar thats for sure.

I enjoyed Aealo quite a lot but I still like Theogonia more...for now at least.
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17.02.2010 - 18:56
Rating: 8
X_grinder_X

Good album. This band has became very costant. That's good for the future. I rated 8 but I think it's better 8+/8,5.
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18.02.2010 - 09:35
frankeli
Account deleted
Hmmm, sounds to me a bit like cliche ... please don't get me wrong. I like the band very much, and consider AEALO a good album, but, than again ... nothing new, no real excitement ... understand?
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18.02.2010 - 18:25
Rating: 9
georgor

The album is greaT!!! WHY DID SOME VOTE IT under 5???????? I think its empathy, I bet they have not even listened to it
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19.02.2010 - 09:02
keravnos

THE ALBUM IS TOTALLY AWESOME !
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20.02.2010 - 19:27
Rating: 6
InnerSelf
proofread free
It is a bit of a disappointment to me I actually got board of it after a couple of listens though i still enjoy Theogonia until today , i realy expected more
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20.02.2010 - 21:16
Rating: 6
Turin Turambar
Mormegil
Written by InnerSelf on 20.02.2010 at 19:27

It is a bit of a disappointment to me I actually got board of it after a couple of listens though i still enjoy Theogonia until today , i relay expected more




I agree with you...this is the worst copy of Theogonia...disappointing...
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20.02.2010 - 22:45
necromayhem13

AWESOME ALBUM!!!!!!!!
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22.02.2010 - 11:08
Rating: 7
Umideath

03. Demonon Vrosis m/
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https://youtu.be/8F0E_CAfmMM
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23.02.2010 - 03:11
Rating: 9
Slyfang

Written by Turin Turambar on 20.02.2010 at 21:16

Written by InnerSelf on 20.02.2010 at 19:27

It is a bit of a disappointment to me I actually got board of it after a couple of listens though i still enjoy Theogonia until today , i relay expected more




I agree with you...this is the worst copy of Theogonia...disappointing...


COPY..?!
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23.02.2010 - 09:42
Rating: 6
Turin Turambar
Mormegil
Written by Slyfang on 23.02.2010 at 03:11

Written by Turin Turambar on 20.02.2010 at 21:16

Written by InnerSelf on 20.02.2010 at 19:27

It is a bit of a disappointment to me I actually got board of it after a couple of listens though i still enjoy Theogonia until today , i relay expected more




I agree with you...this is the worst copy of Theogonia...disappointing...


COPY..?!


yeaa...you know, similar climate, similar structure of tracks [ok I know that can say about everythink music], but Theogonia was more "fresh", more powerfull. Simply I expect something better, but it's only my opinion
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23.02.2010 - 12:46
Rating: 9
Slyfang

Written by Turin Turambar on 23.02.2010 at 09:42

Written by Slyfang on 23.02.2010 at 03:11

Written by Turin Turambar on 20.02.2010 at 21:16

Written by InnerSelf on 20.02.2010 at 19:27

It is a bit of a disappointment to me I actually got board of it after a couple of listens though i still enjoy Theogonia until today , i relay expected more




I agree with you...this is the worst copy of Theogonia...disappointing...


COPY..?!


yeaa...you know, similar climate, similar structure of tracks [ok I know that can say about everythink music], but Theogonia was more "fresh", more powerfull. Simply I expect something better, but it's only my opinion


it's similar because it's the same band with the same style. Aealo is a follow up

copy doesn't mean similar. it means same.

my expectations were high for Aealo as well, and at first it seemed weak, but it grew on me very fast. the atmosphere is definitely a huge improvement
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23.02.2010 - 14:41
Rating: 6
Turin Turambar
Mormegil
Written by Slyfang on 23.02.2010 at 12:46

Written by Turin Turambar on 23.02.2010 at 09:42

Written by Slyfang on 23.02.2010 at 03:11

Written by Turin Turambar on 20.02.2010 at 21:16

Written by InnerSelf on 20.02.2010 at 19:27

It is a bit of a disappointment to me I actually got board of it after a couple of listens though i still enjoy Theogonia until today , i relay expected more




I agree with you...this is the worst copy of Theogonia...disappointing...


COPY..?!


yeaa...you know, similar climate, similar structure of tracks [ok I know that can say about everythink music], but Theogonia was more "fresh", more powerfull. Simply I expect something better, but it's only my opinion


it's similar because it's the same band with the same style. Aealo is a follow up

copy doesn't mean similar. it means same.

my expectations were high for Aealo as well, and at first it seemed weak, but it grew on me very fast. the atmosphere is definitely a huge improvement


ok, bad continuation best atmosphere have Khronos imo...
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23.02.2010 - 16:38
Rating: 7
MétalNoir
Fils du Lys
A weird album... It sounds more like atmospheric folk metal than meloblack to me. You know, war cries, eastern female chants, extremely repetitive riffs, etc. You can hardly be amazed by a specific element; you can just say "yes this one is kinda catchy but that's not great metal". Letdown.
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Notre destinée n'est pas encore tracée....
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24.02.2010 - 00:25
Rating: 8
ioannisk

Theogonia was a HUGE album. AEALO is not bad, but not as good as one would expect..if you take it as a whole it is very good, but one by one there are some weak songs, some ideas are repeated and there is a small absence of "actual" riffs...Anyway, if we take these albums together (theogonia and AEALO) they make one stunning opus! so i guess thumbs up for rotting christ
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24.02.2010 - 01:43
Rating: 5
Jason W.
Razorbliss
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.
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24.02.2010 - 05:09
Uirapuru
Liver Failure
Written by Umideath on 22.02.2010 at 11:08

03. Demonon Vrosis m/


Yeah, by far this is the best track in the album.

But overall it was a letdown to me as well. Of course, it sure would be hard to surpass Theogonia, but I was expecting something better still. Also, the female chants are annoying as hell. ''Thou art lord'' impressed me, it is a good song, but the first two minutes, and the last minute are amazingly boring.

Not a huge letdown, but pretty frustrating. The same feeling I had with Klagopsalmer.
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24.02.2010 - 05:58
Rating: 9
regallmigthy

Its a very well done album, i have to say it has a great chance at getting a award
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27.02.2010 - 15:24
Rating: 8
Metalforos666

I Polis Aealo! Metal Aealo! Great album! Better from "Theogonia". A real masterpiece of heavy metal... So much inspiration.
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27.02.2010 - 17:05
Rating: 9
regallmigthy

A great album, one of there best!!!
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27.02.2010 - 17:34
paulo figueiredo
Account deleted
I think it's their best to date.

Demonon Vrosis <3
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01.03.2010 - 16:04
Rating: 8
BudDa

This album is insanely catchy..but it kinda gets abit monotonous with time. Its a nice album though
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Freeze! Step away from the hubris.
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01.03.2010 - 21:32
Rating: 10
Akerfeldt

This album is AWASOME!!!
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