Non Serviam (album)

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Non Serviam
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Studio album by
Released10 October 1994 [1]
RecordedSeptember–October 1994 at Storm Studio
Genre Black metal
Length47:53
Label Unisound Records
The End (2006 reissue)
Producer Rotting Christ
Rotting Christ chronology
Thy Mighty Contract
(1993)
Non Serviam
(1994)
Triarchy of the Lost Lovers
(1996)
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Non Serviam is the second full-length album by Greek extreme metal band Rotting Christ, released in 1994.

Contents

In Latin, Non serviam translates to "I will not serve", and Biblically refers to Satan's refusal to serve God. [3] It also has some different connotations in secular literary works.

Frontman Sakis Tolis has the words tattooed on his stomach. [4]

After 12 years of discontinued print, the album was re-released by The End Records in 2006.

Contrary to popular belief that drum programming was used on this album, the drums were actually recorded live using an electronic drum kit. [5]

Track listing

  1. "The Fifth Illusion" – 5:33
  2. "Wolfera the Chacal" – 7:13
  3. "Non Serviam" – 5:01
  4. "Morallity of a Dark Age" – 5:02
  5. "Where Mortals Have No Pride" – 7:48
  6. "Fethroesforia" – 1:36 [instrumental]
  7. "Mephesis of Black Crystal" – 5:24
  8. "Ice Shaped God" – 3:54
  9. "Saturn Unlock Avey's Son" – 6:22

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. Rotting Christ - Non Serviam on metal-archives.com Retrieved on 30th of May, 2016
  2. Eduardo Rivadavia: Non Serviam, Allmusic. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  3. SpeedFreak: non serviam, Everything2. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  4. "Sakis Tolis / Rotting Christ". www.heartbeatink.gr (in Greek). Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  5. "Rotting Christ Drums".