Aealo
Aealo is the tenth full-length album by Greek extreme metal band Rotting Christ. It was released on 15 February 2010 via Season of Mist.
| Aealo | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 15 February 2010 | |||
| Recorded | Lunatech Studios, Katerini, Greece July – October 2009 | |||
| Genre | Melodic black metal | |||
| Length | 50:05 | |||
| Label | Season of Mist | |||
| Producer | Sakis Tolis | |||
| Rotting Christ chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Metal Storm | N/A[2] |
Vocalist Sakis Tolis stated that "AEALO is the transcription of the Ancient Greek word 'ΕΑΛΩ' into the Latin alphabet. It means thrashing, catastrophe or destruction, and reflects the musical and lyrical content of the album".[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Sakis Tolis, except for "Orders from the Dead" by Diamanda Galás
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aealo" | 3:40 |
| 2. | "Eon Ænaos" | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Δαιμόνων βρῶσις" (Greek for "Demons' food") | 4:56 |
| 4. | "Noctis Era" | 4:49 |
| 5. | "Dub-Saĝ-Ta-Ke" | 2:57 |
| 6. | "Fire, Death and Fear" | 4:34 |
| 7. | "Nekron Iahes..." (instrumental) | 1:08 |
| 8. | "...Pir Threontai" | 4:48 |
| 9. | "Thou Art Lord" | 4:51 |
| 10. | "Santa Muerte" | 5:28 |
| 11. | "Orders from the Dead" (Diamanda Galás cover) | 8:57 |
- Track 3's name is transliterated as "Daimóno̱n vró̱sis"
Personnel
- Rotting Christ
- Sakis Tolis – vocals, guitars, keyboards
- Giorgos Bokos – guitars
- Andreas Lagios – bass
- Themis Tolis – drums
- Additional personnel
- Magus Wampyr Daoloth (Necromantia) – vocals[4]
- A.A. Nemtheanga (Primordial) – vocals[4]
- Diamanda Galás – vocals ("Orders from the Dead")[4]
- Pleiades (the traditional choir from Epirus)
- Daemonia Nymphe
- Dirty Granny Tales
- Androniki
- Akis – tsampouna
- Production
References
- Aealo at AllMusic
- Metal Storm review
- ""ROTTING CHRIST Reveal New Album Title" – The Gauntlet". Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- "Sakis Tolis of Rotting Christ" – Crave Online Archived 16 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.