Recorded, mixed and mastered at casablanca studio, berlin, 1428 september 1985. To mega therion, an album by celtic frost on spotify. Celtic frost to mega therion, 1986 cd album reissue. To mega therion meaning the great beast in greek is the debut studio album by swiss extreme metal band celtic frost, released on 27 october 1985 by noise records. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. To mega therion is a thrash metal music album recording by celtic frost released in 1985 on cd, lpvinyl andor cassette. To mega therion is the second studio album by swiss metal band celtic frost. Therion to mega therion live gothic 14th feb 2007 warsaw show duration.
Shame that tom g warrior ended up not endorsing this due to the label censoring his liner notes because it seems like he was criticizing the original label where. To mega therion is greek for the great beast and was a title used by occultist aleister crowley. Celtic frost morbid tales emperors return, 1988 cd compilation reissue. Celtic frost to mega therion circle of the tyrants. They were obviously really, really into venom, and i would say this album is pretty much the ultimate example of that style of. Celtic frost to mega therion lyrics and tracklist genius.
Tracklist 1 innocence and wrath 2 the usurper 3 jewel throne 4 dawn of meggido 5 eternal summer 6 circle of the tyrants 7 beyond the north winds 8 fainted eyes. The bombastic innocence and wrath starts to mega therion off on just the appropriate note wagnerian horn lines, booming drums, and a slow crunch toward apocalypse. With that setting the tone, its into the maddeningly wild and woolly celtic frost universe full bore. Celtic frost, oorspronkelijk ontstaan in 1984, was een metalband uit het zwitserse. Celtic frost interview on headbangers ball, vanitynemesisera duration. Innocence and wrath 2017 celtic frost high quality. This reissue is the only one supported by the band.
This is a 2017 reissue of the classic cf album to mega therion. If celtic frost s early eps represented a dark dungeon of forsaken pleasures, then to mega therion must be the opulent obsidian stronghold which covers it. Morbid tales and to mega therion in their 2017 reissue form on vinyl. The completion of the project took far longer than anticipated in part due to the diy nature of the project and the projects financing but finally resulted, in late 2005, in what fischer and ain describe as perhaps the darkest album celtic frost have ever recorded, based on a combination of the musical aura of to mega therion and into the. Celtic frost to mega therion remastered nuclear blast. Album into the pandemonium bonus track edition, celtic. Celtic frost, to mega therion deluxe reissue new music. This reissue is excellent, the booklet comes with lyrics, tons of pictures a a lot of information about the recording. Heavier, more consistent and more riff laden than either of its terse predecessors, its essentially the pinnacle of creation for. Therion formerly megatherion is a swedish symphonic metal band founded by christofer johnsson in 1987.
The bonus track, return to the eve 1985 studio jam, was recorded live in studio with additional vocal support from reed st. To mega therion is the debut studio album by swiss extreme metal band celtic frost, released on 27 october 1985 by noise records. This reissue includes the emperors return ep as well as a remix of visual aggression. It almost seems churlish to regard celtic frost as one of the great extreme metal bands. A classic in every sense of the word, to mega therion not only helps in the creation of a genre on its baby steps, it also foresees its. Born out of the ashes of hellhammer 2 in 1984, celtic frost was started by tom g. Celtic frost discografia old tendencies world wide. Celtic frost to mega therion encyclopaedia metallum.
Having created what would remain an archetypal metal record in to mega therion, it seemed like thomas gabriel warrior and his compatriots were after an. More twisting and complex than the two eps that preceded it, this is celtic frosts real debut and their best release, without a doubt. To mega therion meaning the great beast in greek is the second studio album by swiss extreme metal band celtic frost, released on 27 october 1985 by noise records. This was followed by to mega therion 1985 and the highly experimental into the. The album was a major influence on the thendeveloping death metal and black metal genres. Celtic frost are the marmite of the music industry you either love them, or you despise them i happen to love them and this album is one of the reasons why. Nobody can say tom warrior and his merry men dont know how to make the end of the world sound appropriately dramatic. After that celtic frost began to lose focus, more or less repeating themselves before descending into selfparody. Celtic frosts second album, to mega therion, was released in 1985 and showcased an ominous pall of doom and gloom, enmeshed in a sound both primitive yet also wagnerian in its vast scope. The famous official first fulllength to mega therion of celtic frost was released back in late 1985. Released in 1985, the bands second album had an ominous pall of doom and gloom, enmeshed in a sound both primitive yet also wagnerian in its vast scope.
At first, what got me interested so much about this album is. Celtic frost reissues 2017 steve hoffman music forums. First full lenght album, this was where symphonic elements in many bands take inspiration and influence, production are beautiful, lyrics are amazing, is a very blast amazing and sick cover. Blackthrash, celtic frost, discografia, discography, doom metal, metal extremo, speed metal, suiza related posts with thumbnails for blogger blogger tutorials 8 comentarios. Formed in 1981 as hellhammer, the band became celtic frost in 1984 and released their debut, morbid tales, that year. Many claim this was a massive inspiration for black metal bands later in the decade. Into the pandemonium bonus track edition celtic frost to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on.
More than 1050000 cds, dvds, vinyls, games, technics, equipment. Heavy, doomy, at times a bit thrashy and some great additional orchestral and operatic vocal touches way ahead of its time in 1985. Every element comes together so perfectly, from tom g. Never ones to keep treading the same ground for long, the band progressed from protoblack metal morbid tales to incorporating more classical influences to mega therion and then. I picked up morbid tales and to mega therion mostly because i wanted the proper artwork. Celtic frost into the pandemonium bonus track edition. Cant categorize celtic frost by todays standards, because they predate them. Listen free to celtic frost to mega therion innocence and wrath, the usurper and more. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. To megatherion is just the biggest, fattest fistful of riffs you can imagine. This cd version includes new sleevenotes and an extensive booklet.
When celtic frost finished their breakthrough morbid tales ep in 1984, co founders tom gabriel fischer and martin ain immediately considered. Parched with thirst am i and dying celtic frost 20. Download celtic torrents bt4g torrent search engine bt4g. They are known for their strong influence on the development of extreme metal and avantgarde metal. To mega therion is greek and means the great beast. Celtic frost to mega therion 1985, 2006 wma lossless fallen angel.
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