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Rotting Christ

Black metal
Black metal

Rotting Christ is a Black metal act. Their sound grew out of Blasphemy, Celtic Frost, Venom, Aphrodite's Child and Anorexia Nervosa. Those roots explain a lot about how Rotting Christ arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Satyricon, Moonspell, Dimmu Borgir, Borknagar and Dark Funeral, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Melechesh, Nile, Watain, Mayhem and Enslaved, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 48 connections around Rotting Christ, reaching back through Blasphemy and forward to Melechesh. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Rotting ChristBlasphemyCeltic FrostVenomAphrodite's ChildAnorexia NervosaNecromantiaPossessedNightfallMelecheshNileWatainMayhemEnslavedImmortalBlasphemySeason of MistSatyriconMoonspellDimmu BorgirBorknagarDark FuneralImmortalMardukEnslaved

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Rotting Christ connections

Rotting Christ grew out of Blasphemy, Celtic Frost, Venom and Aphrodite's Child, shares an orbit with Satyricon, Moonspell, Dimmu Borgir and Borknagar, went on to shape Melechesh, Nile, Watain and Mayhem. 48 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Roots8

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