‘Satanic’ metal band arrested on terror charges in Georgia
Rotting Christ spent 12 hours in a "small and rather dirty cell" in Tbilisi after being accused of 'terrorism', in the latest controversy around their band name
News By | 16 April 2018
Two members of veteran Greek extreme metal band Rotting Christ were detained on terrorism charges ahead of show in Georgia last Thursday, after authorities accused them of practising satanism, their record label has said.
According to a statement from Season of Mist, frontman Sakis Tolis was detained alongside his brother, drummer Themis, after being arrested on arrival in Tbilisi on Thursday 12 June on charges allegedly relating to their band name.
Sakis explains: “After the regular document check at the border,…
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