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Athanasios "Sakis" Tolis | |
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 Tolis in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Athanasios Tolis |
| Born | 29 June 1972 |
| Origin | Attica, Athens, Greece |
| Genres | Melodic black metal, black metal, symphonic black metal, death metal, grindcore, gothic metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer |
| Instrument(s) | Guitars, vocals, keyboards, bass,drum |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | Century Media (1996–2006) Season of Mist (2006–present) |
Athanasios "Sakis" Tolis (Greek: Αθανάσιος "Σάκης" Τόλης; born 29 June 1972) is a Greek musician best known as the vocalist and rhythm guitarist of Rotting Christ.[1] He is also known as Necromayhem.
He has recently produced some of the band's albums and contributed as session keyboardist.[2] Sakis has also provided guest vocals and guitars for a number of bands, for example providing guest backing vocals on the track Mocking Modesty on the Nightrage album Wearing a Martyr's Crown and additional vocals on Spanish North of South's single "Just Fourteen Seconds", taken from their The Tides in Our Veins album.[3]
He also played guitar in a black/death metal band Thou Art Lord,[4] which features members from several other prominent Greek extreme metal groups, such as Necromantia and Septic Flesh.[5]
He used to endorse Grossman custom made guitars. He currently has a signature V-Shaped guitar with the Greek letters ΧΞΣ inlaid in the fretboard. As of 2016 he is endorsed by ESP Guitars and uses an Eclipse model.
In 2018, Tolis announced he was co-authoring a book titled Non Serviam: The Official Story Of Rotting Christ with Dayal Patterson.[6] The book was published in November 2018 and details the history of the band.[7][8]
In March 19, 2022, he released his first solo album, Among the Fires of Hell.
A species of prehistoric brittle star, Brezinacantha tolis, was named after him and his brother Themis Tolis.[9][10]
- ^ DaRonco, Mike. "Biography: Rotting Christ". Allmusic. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
- ^ "Arts in Greece | Sakis Tolis of Rotting Christ "Greek metal bands are probably our biggest music export right now"". www.greeknewsagenda.gr. April 30, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ^ ioannisdolas (June 14, 2021). "Rotting Christ's Sakis Tolis contributes to North Of South". Rockpages. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ DiVita, Joe (December 18, 2018). "Rotting Christ Debut New Song 'Heaven and Hell and Fire'". Loudwire. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- ^ "Thou Art Lord - Biography - Metal Storm". www.metalstorm.net. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- ^ "ROTTING CHRIST: 'Non Serviam: The Official Story Of Rotting Christ' Book Due In November". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. August 27, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- ^ "Rotting Christ first ever book out soon!". Rotting Christ first ever book out soon!. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- ^ "Non Serviam: Rotting Christ Biography Coming Out on November 30th". Decibel Magazine. November 2, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- ^ "New Fossil Species Discovery Named After ROTTING CHRIST". November 3, 2020.
- ^ Thuy, Ben; Landman, Neil H.; Larson, Neal L.; Numberger-Thuy, Lea D. (2018). "Brittle-star mass occurrence on a Late Cretaceous methane seep from South Dakota, USA". Scientific Reports. 8 (1): 9617. Bibcode:2018NatSR...8.9617T. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-27326-z. PMC 6018167. PMID 29941907.