''Non Serviam'' is the second full-length album by Greek extreme metal band

Rotting Christ Rotting Christ is a Greek black metal band formed in 1987. They are noted for being one of the first black metal bands within this region, as well as a premier act within the European underground metal scene. They are also responsible for creat ...

, released in 1994. In Latin, '' Non serviam'' translates to "I will not serve", and Biblically refers to Satan's refusal to serve

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. It also has some different connotations in secular literary works. Frontman

Sakis Tolis Athanasios "Sakis" Tolis ( el, Αθανάσιος "Σάκης" Τόλης; born 29 June 1972) is a Greek musician best known as the vocalist and rhythm guitarist of Rotting Christ. He is also known as Necromayhem. He has recently produced so ...

has the words tattooed on his stomach. After 12 years of discontinued print, the album was re-released by

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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.

Track listing

*All songs written by Mutilator & Necromayhem, except where noted. (

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

Personnel

– guitars, vocals *Magus Wampyr Daoloth – keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals *Mutilator – bass *Necrosauron – drums

Production

*Arranged & produced by Rotting Christ *Recorded & engineered by George Zaharopoulos

References

External links

''Non Serviam'' at Discogs''Non Serviam'' at Encyclopaedia Metallum
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