Rotting Christ (GR) + support • 15 Dec • Loftas

The legends of Greek heavy metal, Rotting Christ, are returning to Lithuania and will perform on 15 December at the Loftas arts factory in Vilnius.

Rotting Christ is one of the most striking and influential Greek metal bands, whose story began back in 1987 in Athens. Over almost four decades the band has grown out of the underground black metal scene into an international name, inseparable from its distinctive, atmospheric sound.

From its early black metal records to its work today, Rotting Christ constantly seeks new ways to enrich its sound with ritual atmosphere and musical motifs from different cultures. Heavy guitar riffs, powerful choirs, dark melodies and echoes of the ancient world intertwine in their music, and the lyrics keep returning to mythology, religion, history, the occult and the human relationship with faith.

A special place in the band’s music belongs to Greek culture and mythology: this authentic identity helped shape the distinctive sound of so-called Hellenic black metal. Yet Rotting Christ has never confined itself to a single genre or era.

With more than thirty years of experience, numerous albums and over a thousand concerts around the world, Rotting Christ is today one of the most important bands on the Greek metal scene. Their live shows are not just a heavy music concert but a dark, intense and ritualistic experience, transporting you to a world where ancient myths meet modern metal.