Rotting Christ - 35 Years of Evil Existence - Live in Lycabettus (2025)

Celebrating their 35 years of existence, Rotting Christ is unleashing a 25-track live release of their show in Lycabettus. If you have never seen the band live, the Tolis duo (and live musicians) always deliver a raw and powerful hypnotic experience that is very hard to describe. Luckily for all, this release brilliantly captures that energy and showcases the band’s very diverse and constantly evolving musical style with most of their popular songs.

Not banking on having an overproduced release, but rather a more organic and direct approach, this live release showcases the band’s crowd interaction and live antics that brings songs to life in slightly different versions (to the studio ones), as one can hear on “Sorrowful Farewell”, “Dies Irae”, and “Shadows Follow”, some of our personal favorite tracks. However, all those sick riffs and melodic passages are always there, and we can’t help ourselves from starting to headbang here and there.

The guitar feedback alongside the very animated crowd further immerses the listener into the band’s intense nearly 2 hour show. The subtle atmospherics perfectly create the band’s sinister atmosphere and on tracks like “Fgmenth Thy Gift” and “Grandis Spiritus Diavolos” send chills down your spine. Of course no Rotting Christ anniversary release would be complete without some pummeling versions of “The Raven” and “Under the Name of Legion” to close down this release.

As a whole, “35 Years of Evil Existence - Live in Lycabettus” is an excellent live release that masterfully captures the band’s raw energy and power. Filled with intense and superbly catchy guitars, eerie vocal arrangements, and some ethereal atmospherics, the band’s signature sound shines very bright in this one. For those that missed out on the band’s last North American tour, this release will hopefully hold you over until they come back and you can witness their raw power.

Label: Season of Mist

Release: April 4th, 2025

Genre: Black/Dark Metal

Country: Greece