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| Released | 15 February 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
| Studio | Pentagram Studios (Athens, Greece) [1] | |||
| Genre | Melodic black metal | |||
| Length | 43:36 | |||
| Label | Season of Mist | |||
| Producer | Sakis Tolis | |||
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The Heretics is the thirteenth full-length album by Greek extreme metal band Rotting Christ. It was released on 15 February 2019 via Season of Mist. [2] [3] Loudwire named it one of the 50 best metal albums of 2019. [4]
All lyrics are written by Sakis Tolis, except on songs "Πιστεύω", written by Nikos Kazantzakis, and "The Raven", adapted from a poem by Edgar Allan Poe; all music is composed by Sakis Tolis [1]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "In the Name of God" | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Ветры злые" (Russian for "Evil Winds") | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Heaven and Hell and Fire" | 4:52 |
| 4. | "Hallowed Be Thy Name" | 5:06 |
| 5. | "Dies Irae" | 3:46 |
| 6. | "Πιστεύω" (Greek for "I Believe") | 3:42 |
| 7. | "Fire, God and Fear" | 4:50 |
| 8. | "The Voice of the Universe" | 5:23 |
| 9. | "The New Messiah" | 3:07 |
| 10. | "The Raven" | 5:23 |
| Total length: | 43:36 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "The Sons of Hell" | 4:18 |
| Total length: | 47:54 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "The Sons of Hell" | 4:18 |
| 12. | "Phobos" | 4:12 |
| Total length: | 52:06 | |
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [5] | 61 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [6] | 157 |
| French Albums (SNEP) [7] | 154 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] | 51 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [9] | 33 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [10] | 13 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [11] | 27 |
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