Passage to Arcturo

1991 EP by Rotting Christ

Passage to Arcturo

EP by

Rotting Christ

Released

May 1991^[1]

Recorded

April 1991

Genre

Black metal, death metal

Length

24:01
35:27 (Re-release version)

Label

Decapitated Records^[1]

Producer

Rotting Christ

Rotting Christ chronology

The Other Side of Life
(1989)

Passage to Arcturo
(1991)

Thy Mighty Contract
(1993)

Passage to Arcturo is the first EP^[1] by Greek extreme metal band Rotting Christ, released in 1991. It was originally an MLP-pressing only: first edition in gatefold cover; second edition with normal cover. The EP was re-released in February 2011 with "The Old Coffin Spirit (Live)", "The Mystical Meeting (Live)" and "The Forest of N'Gai (Live)" as bonus tracks on MCD.^[2]

Track listing

Original edition

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro - Ach Golgotha" (Instrumental)	1:08
2.	"The Old Coffin Spirit"	4:52
3.	"The Forest of N'Gai"	5:50

Side B
No.	Title	Length
4.	"The Mystical Meeting (Dog Spleh Esoth Sevlesmeth)"	4:36
5.	"Gloria de Domino Inferni"	1:37
6.	"Inside the Eye of Algond"	5:58
Total length:		24:01

2006 bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
7.	"The Nereid of Esgalduin"	3:52
8.	"Vicious Joy and Black Delight"	4:18
9.	"Feast of the Grand Whore"	3:16

In 2006, Unruly Sounds reissued Passage to Arcturo with the three above noted bonus tracks. Furthermore, the introduction was removed (bringing the Unruly Sounds version to 8 tracks total rather than the 9 it would be if the introduction were featured).

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Rotting Christ - Passage to Arcturo on metal-archives.com Retrieved on 30 May 2016
^ Passage to Arcturo reissue on metal-archives.com Retrieved on 30 May 2016