◇ image via WikipediaRotting Christ
Rotting Christ is a Black metal act. Their sound grew out of Celtic Frost, Venom, Aphrodite's Child, Nightfall and Possessed. Those roots explain a lot about how Rotting Christ arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Samael, Satyricon, Moonspell, Dimmu Borgir and Borknagar, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Blasphemy, Immortal, Sargeist, Aborym and Septicflesh, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 52 connections around Rotting Christ, reaching back through Celtic Frost and forward to Blasphemy. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Rotting Christ connections
Rotting Christ grew out of Celtic Frost, Venom, Aphrodite's Child and Nightfall, shares an orbit with Samael, Satyricon, Moonspell and Dimmu Borgir, went on to shape Blasphemy, Immortal, Sargeist and Aborym. 52 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Rotting Christ
Sounds and acts that shaped Rotting Christ.
Artists similar to Rotting Christ
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Rotting Christ.
- Samaelartist
- Satyriconartist
- Moonspellartist
- Dimmu Borgirartist
- Borknagarartist
- Dark Funeralartist
- Immortalartist
- Mardukartist
- Enslavedartist
- Old Man's Childartist
- Cradle of Filthartist
- Blackbraidartist
- Necrophobicartist
- Summoningartist
- Mgłaartist
- Dissectionartist
- Gorgorothartist
- Emperorartist
- Harakiri for the Skyartist
- Catameniaartist
- Saorartist
- Enthronedartist
Bands Rotting Christ shaped
Where the influence of Rotting Christ travelled next.
- Blasphemyartist
- Immortalartist
- Sargeistartist
- Aborymartist
- Septicfleshartist
- Season of Mistartist
- Tristaniaartist
- My Dying Brideartist
- Tiamatartist
- Vintersorgartist
- Old Man's Childartist
- Malevolent Creationartist
- Anorexia Nervosaartist
- Vaderartist
- Krisiunartist
- Deicideartist
- Behemothartist
- Melecheshartist
- Nileartist
- Watainartist
- Mayhemartist
- Enslavedartist
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