Sakis Tolis
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Athanasios "Sakis" Tolis | |
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| 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 (born 29 June 1972) is a Greek musician best known as the vocalist and 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 also provided guest backing vocals on the track Mocking Modesty on the Nightrage album Wearing a Martyr's Crown.
He also played guitar in a black/death metal band Thou Art Lord, which features members from several other prominent Greek extreme metal groups, such as Necromantia and Septic Flesh. He endorses Grossman custom made guitars. He currently has a signature V-Shaped guitar with the Greek letters ΧΞΣ inlaid in the fretboard.
In 2018, Tolis announced he was co-authoring a book titled Non Serviam: The Official Story Of Rotting Christ with Dayal Patterson.[3]
References
- ^ 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. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ^ "ROTTING CHRIST: 'Non Serviam: The Official Story Of Rotting Christ' Book Due In November". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. August 27, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
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