It's probably no secret by now that I'm very, very partial to the old Norwegian bands, followed closely thereby by the French Black Legions. However, for those of you who don't know, Greece had a pretty thriving black metal scene that happened concurrently with the Scandinavian explosion, even predating it in some cases. The best of those bands by far was Rotting Christ, whose debut Thy Mighty Contract is an absolute classic, not to mention the preceding EP Passage to Arcturo and demo Satanas Tedeum (my personal favorite of their demos), all black as pitch yet superficially miles removed from the frigid sounds of the Norwegians and Swedes. Thus, I've transcribed an interview with original bassist Mutilator from the 2nd issue of the Polish Desecrator 'zine from 1992; incidentally, Mutilator also played on fellow Hellenic group Varathron's debut, His Majesty at the Swamp.
Mutilator (Rotting Christ) - Desecrator # 2 - 1992
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