Aealo is the tenth full-length album by Greek extreme metal band Rotting Christ. It was released on 15 February 2010 via Season of Mist.

Aealo
Studio album by
Released15 February 2010
RecordedLunatech Studios, Katerini, Greece
July – October 2009
GenreMelodic black metal
Length50:05
LabelSeason of Mist
ProducerSakis Tolis
Rotting Christ chronology
Thanatiphoro Anthologio
(2007)
Aealo
(2010)
Κατά τον δαίμονα εαυτού
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Metal StormN/A[2]

Vocalist Sakis Tolis stated that "AEALO is the transcription of the Ancient Greek word 'ΕΑΛΩ' into the Latin alphabet. It means thrashing, catastrophe or destruction, and reflects the musical and lyrical content of the album".[3]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Sakis Tolis, except for "Orders from the Dead" by Diamanda Galás

No.TitleLength
1."Aealo"3:40
2."Eon Ænaos"3:57
3."Δαιμόνων βρῶσις" (Greek for "Demons' food")4:56
4."Noctis Era"4:49
5."Dub-Saĝ-Ta-Ke"2:57
6."Fire, Death and Fear"4:34
7."Nekron Iahes..." (instrumental)1:08
8."...Pir Threontai"4:48
9."Thou Art Lord"4:51
10."Santa Muerte"5:28
11."Orders from the Dead" (Diamanda Galás cover)8:57
  • Track 3's name is transliterated as "Daimóno̱n vró̱sis"

Personnel

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Rotting Christ
Additional personnel
Production
  • Rotting Christ – arrangement
  • Sakis Tolis – production, engineering (keyboards), mixing
  • Dimitrios Ntouvras – engineering (vocals and all other instruments), mixing, mastering

References

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  1. ^ Aealo at AllMusic
  2. ^ Metal Storm review
  3. ^ ""ROTTING CHRIST Reveal New Album Title" – The Gauntlet". Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  4. ^ a b c "Sakis Tolis of Rotting Christ" – Crave Online Archived 16 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine