Grindcore

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2025 Rotting Christ celebrated 35 years of their musical existence by releasing the live album '35 Years Of Evil Existence', marking a significant milestone in the band's long-standing history.
May 20 2024 Released their fourteenth studio album, Pro Xristou.
2021 Eric Wood from Man Is The Bastard commented on new Powerviolence bands, reflecting on the genre's ongoing evolution.
September 17 2021 Carcass releases their seventh studio album 'Torn Arteries', eight years after 'Surgical Steel'.
October 2020 Released the 'Rotten Autumn' downloadable content for Mortal Shell, which included an alternative soundtrack by the band.
August 2020 Collaborated with video game developer Cold Symmetry, with their song 'χξς (666)' featured in the Mortal Shell game launch trailer.
February 7 2020 Band released an EP titled Logic Ravaged by Brute Force.
2019 Major lineup transition with Kostas 'Spades' Heliotis and Kostis Foukarakis joining as bass and lead guitar respectively, replacing previous members.
December 13 2019 Carcass releases their first song in six years, 'Under the Scalpel Blade', on digital outlets.
October 2019 Shane Embury announced he would be unable to join the band's North American Tour, with Vernon Blake announced as substitute live bassist.
March 2019 Bassist Shane Embury confirmed Mitch Harris recorded guitars for the new album and Greenway had nearly completed vocal parts.
February 15 2019 Released their thirteenth studio album, The Heretics.
2018 Napalm Death (along with Lamb of God, Anthrax, and Testament) opened for Slayer on their final North American tour.
2018 Released compilation album 'Their Greatest Spells'
2018 Rotting Christ released the music video 'Heaven and Hell and Fire', directed by Haris Kountouris, from their album 'The Heretics'
November 2018 Published their official biography 'Non Serviam: The Official Story Of Rotting Christ', written by Sakis Tolis and Dayal Patterson.
June 2018 At Download Festival, Greenway confirmed guitarist Mitch Harris would appear on the new album, though the release was expected in 2019.
April 2018 Founding members Sakis and Themis Tolis were arrested in Tbilisi, Georgia, by local authorities who suspected them of terrorism due to their band name. They were detained for 12 hours without legal representation, then released after intervention by band members, local promoters, legal experts, journalists, and activists.
March 2 2018 Tom Draper made his first live appearance with Carcass at the Netherlands Deathfest after Ben Ash left the band.
February 9 2018 Released a 7-inch single 'The Call' to coincide with their 30th anniversary, featuring a live version with guest vocals by Nergal and Stefan Necroabyssious.
September 2017 Frontman Mark 'Barney' Greenway clarified the album was in preliminary stages and would not be released until later in the following year.
August 2017 Napalm Death announced entering the studio to begin recording their sixteenth studio album, initially planned for early 2018 release.
February 12 2016 Released their twelfth studio album, Rituals.
2015 Rotting Christ released the live album 'Lucifer Over Athens', documenting their live performance and commemorating their extensive career in black metal music.
2014 Mitch Harris transitions to studio/session-only status with the band, no longer touring full-time.
2014 Released anniversary compilation album '25 Years: The Path of Evil Existence', marking 25 years of the band's existence
September 14 2014 Performed in Sri Lanka, continuing their first South Asian tour.
September 13 2014 Made their first appearance in South Asia, performing at Bangalore Open Air 2014 in India.
September 13 2013 Carcass releases their comeback album 'Surgical Steel' in Europe.
March 2013 Released their eleventh studio album, Katá ton Daímona Eautoú.
March 26 2013 Carcass performs their first show with the new lineup at the Camden Underworld in London.
2012 Michael Amott and Daniel Erlandsson left Carcass to focus on Arch Enemy.
2012 Carcass begins recording their new album 'Surgical Steel' with Daniel Wilding on drums and Ken Owen contributing backing vocals.
2012 Significant lineup change with George Emmanuel becoming lead guitarist and Vagelis 'Van Ace' Karzis joining on bass.
December 3 2012 Performed at the Barge to Hell metal-themed cruise, sailing from Port of Miami.
2011 Andreas Lagios leaves his bass position after 14 years with the band.
February 23 2010 Released Aealo in the United States.
February 15 2010 Released their tenth studio album, Aealo, in Europe.

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