By Peter Fitzpatrick
Guest Hard Rock reviewer
With a band name like Rotting Christ, you might immediately have visions of angry guys with long, dark hair screaming about Satan and evil. But with their newest studio effort The Heretics, you’d be wrong.
At first glance, these Greek metal gods may seem like most black metal bands with a blasphemous name, anti-Christian lyrical themes, and a band logo that is difficult to read.
However, Rotting Christ will surprise you with strong riffs – melodic sections counterpunched by heavy, powerful chugging – supported by a mixture of choral and spoken word segments and intelligent lyrics that can be applied to any power, religious or otherwise.
