Thy Mighty Contract
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Thy Mighty Contract is the first full length album by Greek metal band Rotting Christ
, released in late 1993 on Osmose Productions
.
The album is considered a microcosm
of the band's entire discography, with emphasis on both the raw and unrefined direction of their demos/EP's (Satanas Tedeum, Passage To Arcturo
) and also the dark, melodic and atmospheric direction of later releases.
It was re-released by Century Black in January 1998 with two previously-unreleased bonus tracks and different artwork.
Rotting Christ
Rotting Christ is a Greek black metal band formed in 1987. They are noted for being one of the first black metal bands within this region, as well as a premier act within the European underground metal scene.- Line-up :...
, released in late 1993 on Osmose Productions
Osmose Productions
Osmose Productions is a French independent record label created in 1991 by Hervé Herbaut, after he had spent three years running a small mail order company...
.
The album is considered a microcosm
Microcosm
Microcosm may refer to:* Macrocosm and microcosm, a philosophical idea* Microcosm , a museum near Geneva, Switzerland* Microcosm , a 1993 shoot 'em up by Psygnosis* Microcosm Ltd, a UK software protection company...
of the band's entire discography, with emphasis on both the raw and unrefined direction of their demos/EP's (Satanas Tedeum, Passage To Arcturo
Passage to Arcturo
Released in 1991, Passage to Arcturo is an EP from the Greek metal band Rotting Christ.Originally an MLP-pressing only. First edition in Gatefold-cover, 2nd edition with normal cover....
) and also the dark, melodic and atmospheric direction of later releases.
It was re-released by Century Black in January 1998 with two previously-unreleased bonus tracks and different artwork.
Track listing
- "The Sign of Evil Existence" – 2:00
- "Transform All Sufferings into Plagues" – 5:25
- "Fgmenth, Thy Gift" – 4:29
- "His Sleeping Majesty" – 3:33
- "Exiled Archangels" – 5:07
- "Dive the Deepest Abyss" – 5:50
- "The Coronation of the Serpent" – 4:06
- "The Fourth Knight of Revelation (Part I and II)" – 6:49
- "Visions of the Dead Lover" (Bonus track on re-issue)
- "The Mystical Meeting" (New Version, Bonus track on re-issue)
Credits
- Sakis "Necromayhem" Tolis - guitar, vocals
- George "Magus Wampyr Daoloth" Zaharopoulos - keyboards
- Jim "Mutilator" Patsouris - bass
- Themis "Necrosauron" Tolis - drums