Editing Rotting Christ (section)

=== Line-up ===
The permanent line-up consists of brothers [[Sakis Tolis]] (vocals and guitar) and Themis Tolis (drums). Third founding member Jim Patsouris played bass until 1996. [[Andreas Lagios]] was the bassist since 1997, taking the stead of Patsouris until the end of 2011. [[Nightfall (band)|Nightfall]]'s Giorgos Bokos joined as a guitarist in 2005, replacing Costas Vasilakopoulos. In February 2012, Bokos announced his departure from the band for personal reasons.<ref name=rocking.gr>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocking.gr/news/Parelthon_apo_tous_Rotting_Christ_o_Giwrgos_Mpokos__Me_to_authentiko_line-up_tha_emfanistoun_sto_Nuclear_War_Now_Festival/12058/ |title=Παρελθόν από τους Rotting Christ ο Γιώργος Μπόκος / Με το αυθεντικό line-up θα εμφανιστούν στο Nuclear War Now! Festival |publisher=Rocking.gr |date=16 February 2012 |access-date=29 July 2014}}</ref> In December 2012, the new members of the band were announced: guitarist George Emmanuel and bassist Vagelis Karzis.<ref name=rockoverdose.gr>{{cite web |url=http://www.rockoverdose.gr/news_details.php?id=18164 |title=Rock Overdose – News – Rotting Christ: Oλοκληρωθηκε το νεο line up της μπάντας! |publisher=Rockoverdose.gr |date=21 December 2012 |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809203757/http://www.rockoverdose.gr/news_details.php?id=18164 |archive-date=9 August 2014 }}</ref> George Emmanuel and Vagelis Karzis amicably left the band in February and May 2019 respectively to pursue other projects.<ref name=InjectionEmmanuel>{{cite web|url=https://metalinjection.net/latest-news/breakups/rotting-christ-splits-with-guitarist-george-emmanuel|title=ROTTING CHRIST Splits With Guitarist George Emmanuel|date=26 February 2019|website=Metal Injection|access-date=20 May 2019}}</ref><ref name=VagelisInstagram>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxrd_I8C72P/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/Bxrd_I8C72P |archive-date=26 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Vagelis Van Ace Full House BC on Instagram: "Last night was my last show with Rotting Christ! 7 amazing years, more than 400 shows round the globe and a ton of experience! I wanna take…"|website=Instagram|language=en|access-date=20 May 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Three [[Keyboard instrument|keyboardists]] had previously been a part of the band; George Tolias, George Zaharopoulos (Magus Wampyr Daoloth of [[Necromantia]]) and a session musician known only as Panayiotis (on ''[[A Dead Poem]]'').

The band members from the beginning, up to ''[[Triarchy of the Lost Lovers]]'' album, were using the pseudonyms Necromayhem for Sakis,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Necromayhem|title=Necromayhem|website=[[Discogs]]|access-date=14 August 2016}}</ref> Necrosauron for Themis<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Necrosauron|title=Necrosauron|website=[[Discogs]]|access-date=14 August 2016}}</ref> and Mutilator for Jim (Dimitris).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/mutilator|title=Mutilator|website=[[Discogs]]|access-date=14 August 2016}}</ref> George Zaharopoulos used the pseudonym Morbid for early EP and split-LP releases up to ''Passage to Arcturo'', and the pseudonym Magus Wampyr Daoloth<ref>{{Cite web|title=Magus Wampyr Daoloth|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/311160-Magus-Wampyr-Daoloth|access-date=27 January 2021|website=Discogs|language=en}}</ref> for ''[[Thy Mighty Contract]]'' and ''[[Non Serviam (album)|Non Serviam]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Patterson|first1=Dayal|title=Non Serviam – The Official Story of Rotting Christ|last2=Tolis|first2=Sakis|publisher=Brainfood {{!}} Acid Publications|year=2018|isbn=978-960-436-595-1|location=Athens, Greece|pages=|language=Greek|edition=Greek}}</ref>