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Celtic Frost
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Zurich, Switzerland (1984 – 1993, 2001 – 2008)
Celtic Frost was an influential extreme metal / avant-garde band from Zürich, Switzerland. They are known for their heavy influence on the extreme metal and gothic metal genres. The group was first active from 1984 to 1993, and re-formed in 2001. Following Tom Gabriel Fischer’s departure in 2008, Celtic Frost decided to break up again.
Celtic Frost’s frontman, guitarist and singer Tom Gabriel Fischer, adopted the alias Tom Warrior. With Steve Warrior on bass, he formed one of the earliest extreme metal bands, Hellhammer, in 1982. Steve Warrior was later replaced by Martin Eric Ain - also a pseudonym. The band attracted a small international fan-base, got signed to Noise Records in Germany and recorded their debut EP Apocalyptic Raids in March 1984, now a rare finding on e-Bay or second hand record stores around the world.
By May 1984, Hellhammer had disbanded. Fischer and Ain, along with session drummer Stephen Priestly, regrouped as Celtic Frost. Their 1984 debut LP, Morbid Tales was a hit on the underground metal scene, and the band set out on its first tour, through Germany and Austria. This was followed with an EP “Emperor’s Return”. Both early releases are now available on one CD. One of their more influential recordings was 1985’s To Mega Therion, followed in 1987 by Into the Pandemonium. These albums were some of the pivotal LPs for underground metal and inducted a new and more varied sound.
Celtic Frost’s frontman, guitarist and singer Tom Gabriel Fischer, adopted the alias Tom Warrior. With Steve Warrior on bass, he formed one of the earliest extreme metal bands, Hellhammer, in 1982. Steve Warrior was later replaced by Martin Eric Ain - also a pseudonym. The band attracted a small international fan-base, got signed to Noise Records in Germany and recorded their debut EP Apocalyptic Raids in March 1984, now a rare finding on e-Bay or second hand record stores around the world.
By May 1984, Hellhammer had disbanded. Fischer and Ain, along with session drummer Stephen Priestly, regrouped as Celtic Frost. Their 1984 debut LP, Morbid Tales was a hit on the underground metal scene, and the band set out on its first tour, through Germany and Austria. This was followed with an EP “Emperor’s Return”. Both early releases are now available on one CD. One of their more influential recordings was 1985’s To Mega Therion, followed in 1987 by Into the Pandemonium. These albums were some of the pivotal LPs for underground metal and inducted a new and more varied sound.
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Monotheist
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To Mega Therion
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Morbid Tales
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Into the Pandemonium
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A Dying God Coming Into Human Flesh
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Circle of the Tyrants
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Ground
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Progeny
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The Usurper
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Drown In Ashes
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Into the Crypts of Rays
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Jewel Throne
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Innocence and Wrath
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Os Abysmi vel Daath
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Dethroned Emperor
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Obscured
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Morbid Tales
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Eternal Summer
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Ain Elohim
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Shoutbox
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AngryvikinG wrote:
Monotheist sucks ass!
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tom957 wrote:
Monotheist FTW. I can't wait to hear some Triptykon.
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ivan_steamblock wrote:
Heavydiscipline and robo-thor are both correct.
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Brutal_Aeons wrote:
I'm not the biggest fan of this band, but To Mega Therion has one of the coolest album covers of all time.
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LastfmPolice wrote:
heavydiscipline fuck off
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Robo-thor wrote:
Monotheist doesn't have enough uhs, oohs, and other various grunts.
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heavydiscipline wrote:
With over 100,000 listeners(on last.fm), Celtic Frost are hardly 'Kvlt.' I hate that term.
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Preacher_WF wrote:
KVLT!
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metal_gimp wrote:
Glad I managed to catch them on tour in 2007 (or 06, cant remember), was one of the best gigs I've been to. Looking forward to hearing the upcoming Triptykon stuff.
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Pestilence_ wrote:
epic band
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ElectricFlower wrote:
<3
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vargmuffins wrote:
Most amazing band. Morbid Tales/Mega Therion are heavy as fuck, total undisputable metal classics, and should be the staple for any fan of death/black/thrash.
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Tormentor312 wrote:
i agree with you midnight. pandemonium has some good stuff, and some stuff that just failed. it was a complete experiment. i really like the song with the french girl, even though its not really CF at all. and "im on the mexican radio" just because tom's vocals make it sound cool but nothing compares to morbid tales. the riffs were amazing. and if you include emperor's return... circle of the ty-UH! is part if it.. and you cant forget.... " Are you morbid?"
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midnightfrost wrote:
Into the Pandemonium is far too weird and corny for its own good, but still stellar compared to the contract fulfilling sell-out album that came after. That said, it also contains two of Celtic Frost's best songs IMO: Inner Sanctum and Babylon Fell. It would have been great if these two had been on To Mega Therion instead.
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Tormentor312 wrote:
sk-futhark. morbid tales is probly the best album. pandemonium is pretty meh to me. morbid > quite substancially while they are both great. monotheist is amazing as well. those are the big 3 albums
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vargr_moon wrote:
Celtic Front : Stil Frontin'
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syndroam wrote:
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OrcSlayer74 wrote:
Monotheist rules.
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SK-Futhark wrote:
I just got to mega therion too - it's amazing, it was ahead of its time yet never grows old. I am working roughly chronologically, through the big three - that, into the pandemonium and monotheist. I'll get morbid tales some time of course, but as that is less avant garde and experimental I will get the others first.
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Nintendevil wrote:
I just got To Mega Therion on vinyl and I'm shitting my pants. It almost makes last.fm feel useless because it's so awesome.
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