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1993 studio album by Rotting Christ
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Thy Mighty Contract
is the debut studio album by Greek
extreme metal
band
Rotting Christ
, released in November 1993 on
Osmose Productions
.
It was re-released by
Century Black
in January 1998 with two bonus tracks originally released on the
Apokathelosis
EP and different artwork.
Track listing
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- "The Sign of Evil Existence" ? 2:00
- "Transform All Sufferings into Plagues" ? 5:25
- "Fgmenth, Thy Gift" ? 4:29
- "His Sleeping Majesty" ? 5:50
- "Exiled Archangels" ? 5:07
- "Dive the Deepest Abyss" ? 3:33
- "The Coronation of the Serpent" ? 4:06
- "The Fourth Knight of Revelation (I & II)" ? 6:49
- "Visions of the Dead Lover" (bonus track on re-issue) - 4:45
- "The Mystical Meeting" (bonus track on re-issue) - 5:03
Contrary to popular belief that drum programming was used on this album, the drums were actually recorded live using an electronic drum kit.
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Musical style
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Rotting Christ plays fast black metal in the Greek style, which was, according to
AllMusic
journalist Eduardo Rivadavia, “slightly over-reliant on furious
blastbeats
”, but showing “a budding flair for melody”.
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Chad Bowar of
About.com
describes the style as black metal which “took on a melodic, slightly heavy metal-ish format“, with a “limited supply of rhythm blasting and lifeless
tremolo
riffing”.
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Reviews
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Allmusic
journalist Eduardo Rivadavia called
Thy Mighty Contract
“a promising first long-player”, although “the album's production may have been somewhat subpar, and its songs slightly over-reliant on furious blastbeats, but none of this mattered a lick to hardcore extreme metal fans”.
[2]
About.com
featured the album as a
Retro Recommendation
and criticised the drums for being “too loud, and given the repetitive beats played, it becomes distracting at times. However, the bass is audible, which automatically makes the record something to cherish.“
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Personnel
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- Nceromayhem
: Vocals, guitars
- George "Magus Wampyr Daoloth" Zaharapolous: Keyboards, backing vocals
- Jim "Mutilator" Patsouris: Bass
- Necrosauron
: Drums
Production
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- Arranged by Rotting Christ
- Produced by Rotting Christ, George Osmak and Anthony Delaportas
- Recording and Mix Engineer: Anthony Delaportas; assisted by George Osmak
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