ROTTING CHRIST · Sleep Of The Angels | GOLD/BLACK LP
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Product information "ROTTING CHRIST · Sleep Of The Angels | GOLD/BLACK LP"
Gold vinyl with black splatters in gatefold sleeve. Limited to 200 copies worldwide.
Background information about ''
There are albums that define a moment, and then there are albums that define a band's entire trajectory. Rotting Christ's "Sleep Of The Angels" (1999) is the latter — the moment the Greek titans fully shed their black metal skin and emerged as something darker, grander, and utterly mesmerising.
By the time brothers Sakis and Themis Tolis walked into Woodhouse Studios with Samael's Xy at the production helm, they had something to prove. And boy, did they deliver. "Sleep Of The Angels" is a masterclass in brooding atmosphere — a record that drapes itself in melancholic melodies, crushing guitar chords, and a haunting keyboard presence that feels almost liturgical. Sakis's vocals glide between that signature venomous rasp and a whispered clean register that adds an unsettling intimacy. From the martial stomp of "Cold Colours" to the seductive darkness of "After Dark I Feel", from the gothic grandeur of "Victoriatus" to the epic closer "Thine Is the Kingdom" — this album doesn't just play, it envelops you. It's the band's most gothic statement, a late-90s dark metal jewel that pulls you back before you even realise you've been gone.
For fans of: Nightfall, Moonspell, Septicflesh, Primordial, Varathron
Other Versions
BLACK TAPE · 13,99 € BLACK LP · 23,99 €
Track listing
A1. Cold Colours
A2. After Dark I Feel
A3. Victoriatus
A4. Der Perfekte Traum
A5. You My Flesh
B1. The World Made End
B2. Sleep the Sleep of Angels
B3. Delusions
B4. Imaginary Zone
B5. Thine Is the Kingdom
Manufacturer: Sasu Soundworks Sarl, 126 Boulevard Bara, Heliopolis 2, Lot B4, 13013 Marseille, France, Contact: www.season-of-mist.com
| Artist: | Rotting Christ |
|---|---|
| Color: | Black, Gold |
| Label/Manufacturer: | Season Of Mist |
| Vinyl specification: | Gatefold Sleeve |
| Genre: | Black Metal, Death Metal |
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