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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.
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  • Global_Carnage

    The "disastrous" part is related to the imagery the band adopted at the time, the mixing of the album and the expectations people had regarding Celtic Frost. So it definitely was a failure. Now, that's not to say the songs are bad, but still they aren't nearly as good as they could be. Vanity/Nemesis fixes this.

    yesterday evening

  • NecroPanzer

    I can't understand the polemic with Cold Lake, i'm a huge fan of Morbid Tales and i don't find "Cherry Orchards" bad. It's obviously not an excellent album but not a disastrous one either...

    Tuesday evening

  • Burning_Spirit

    Cold Lake is catchy with a simplistic punk structure...Fuck haters

    Monday afternoon

  • Omega_Switch22B

    I don't think any self-respecting Celtic Frost fan can admit to liking Cold Lake. Or maybe only those with self-respect can...?

    Monday morning

  • ThrashZone666

    Great band

    Sunday evening

  • EastRazor

    jigger

    last week

  • crazyfrogbg

    all their albums are good

    last week

  • Tormentor666666

    I like Cold Lake but Morbid Tales and Emperor's Return are awesome! UUGH!!

    last week
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