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Celtic Frost

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Profile:Formed : 1984 // Birchwil, Zurich, Switzerland
Disbanded : 1992 // Zurich, Switzerland
Resurrected : 2006 // Zurich, Switzerland
Disbanded : 2008 // Zurich, Switzerland

Born out of the ashes of Hellhammer (2) in 1984, Celtic Frost was started by Tom G. Warrior (aka Thomas G. Fischer, Vocals/Guitar) and Martin Eric Ain (Bass). Never ones to keep treading the same ground for long, the band progressed from proto-black metal ("Morbid Tales") to incorporating more classical influences ("To Mega Therion") and then displaying a more avante-garde streak ("Into The Pandemonium"). In 1988, Warrior fronted an new line up (drummer Stephen Priestly, who played on "Morbid Tales" was the only member besides Warrior to have any previous connect to the band) for "Cold Lake". Criticized as "glam metal" by many of the group's fans, the band's creditibilty took a huge hit. Blame was later assigned to guitarist Oliver Amberg, who composed much of the album in place of an allegedly uninterested Tom G. Warrior. Martin Eric Ain returned for 1990's "Vanity/Nemesis", but the group folded shortly after.

In the early 2000's, Warrior (now calling himself Thomas G. Fischer) and Ain regrouped with guitarist Erol Unala and drummer Franco Sesa. Fischer and Ain also revived the Prowling Death Records imprint, which had previously been used to issue the Hellhammer demos. Prowling Death would issue the group's new recordings by licensing them through Century Media, starting with 2006's "Monotheist" (although the Prowling Death imprint is not featured on the release). Erol Unala left the group shortly after the release of "Monotheist".

Although there were plans to follow up "Monotheist", Thomas G. Fischer announced his departure from Celtic Frost in April 2008, citing "the irresolvable, severe erosion of the personal basis so urgently required to collaborate within a band so unique, volatile, and ambitious", although he later stated that his friendship with Ain was still intact.

On September 9, 2008, Martin Eric Ain and Tom G. Fischer announced the definite end of Celtic Frost via the band's official homepage.
URLs:http://www.celticfrost.com
Members:Curt Victor Bryant, Erol Unala, Franco Sesa, Martin Eric Ain, Oliver Amberg, Reed St. Mark, Steve Priestly, Thomas G. Fischer
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Releases:
Morbid Tales (LP, MiniAlbum) Noise International 1984
Morbid Tales (12", Pic, Ltd) Noise International 1984
Morbid Tales (LP) Metal Blade Records 1984
Morbid Tales (Cass) Metal Blade Records 1984
Emperor's Return (12") Noise International 1985
Emperor's Return (12") Banzai Records 1985
Emperor's Return (12", Pic, Ltd) Noise International 1985
Emperor's Return (12") Metal Blade Records 1985
Emperor's Return (Cass) Metal Blade Records 1985
Morbid Tales (LP) Banzai Records 1985
Morbid Tales (LP, MiniAlbum) Metal Blade Records, Enigma Records (3) 1985
To Mega Therion (LP) Noise International 1985
To Mega Therion (CD) Noise International 1985
To Mega Therion (LP) Banzai Records 1985
To Mega Therion (CD, Album, Dig) Noise Records USA 1985
To Mega Therion (LP, Album, Gat) Combat 1985
To Mega Therion (Cass, Album) Combat 1985
Tragic Serenades (12") Combat 1986
Tragic Serenades (12", EP, Pic, Ltd) Noise International 1986
Tragic Serenades (12", EP) Noise International 1986
Tragic Serenades (12", EP) Banzai Records 1986
Tragic Serenades (Cass, EP) Combat 1986
Tragic Serenades (12", Maxi) Banzai Records 1986
I Won't Dance (12", Maxi) Noise International 1987
Into The Pandemonium (CD) Noise International 1987
Into The Pandemonium (LP) Accord 1987
Into The Pandemonium (LP) Cobra (2) 1987
Into The Pandemonium (LP) Noise International 1987
Into The Pandemonium (LP, Album, Gat) Combat 1987
Into The Pandemonium (Cass, Album) Combat 1987
Into The Pandemonium (Cass, Album) Cobra (2) 1987
Into The Pandemonium (Cass, Album) Noise International 1987
The Collector's Celtic Frost (12", EP, S/Sided, Ltd) Noise International 1987
Cherry Orchards (CD, Mini, Promo) Noise International 1988
Cherry Orchards (CD, Promo) Noise Records USA 1988
Cold Lake (LP, Album) Noise International 1988
Cold Lake (CD, Album) Noise International 1988
Cold Lake (Cass, Album) Noise International 1988
Cold Lake (LP, Album) Maze Music 1988
Cold Lake (Cass, Album) Maze Music 1988
Morbid Tales / Emperor's Return (CD) Noise International 1988
Morbid Tales / Emperor's Return (CD) Noise Records USA 1988
Untitled (Flexi, 7") Metal Hammer (UK) 1988
Into The Pandemonium (LP, Album, Gat) Vap Inc. 1989
Celtic Frost Promotional (12", Promo, Wit) Noise International 1990
Live At The Hammersmith 3/3/89 (VHS) Fotodisk Video 1990
The Celtic Frost Story (CD) Rock Hard Records (2) 1990
The Celtic Frost Story (12", Pic) Rock Hard Records (2) 1990
The Celtic Frost Story (Cass) Rock Hard Records (2) 1990
To Mega Therion (LP, Album) Woodstock Discos 1990
Vanity / Nemesis (CD, Album) EMI Records 1990
Vanity / Nemesis (CD, Album) EMI Records 1990
Vanity/Nemesis (CD, Album) RCA 1990
Wine In My Hand (Third From The Sun) (CD, EP) Noise International 1990
1984 -1992 - Parched With Thirst Am I Dying (CD, Album) Noise International 1992
Parched With Thirst Am I And Dying (CD) BMG 1992
Into The Pandemonium (CD, Album, RE) Futurist (2) 1993
To Mega Therion (CD) Futurist (2) 1993
Into The Pandemonium (CD, Album, RE, Dig) Noise Records USA 1998
Morbid Tales / Emperor's Return (CD, RE, Dig) Noise Records USA 1998
To Mega Therion (CD, Album, RE, Dig) Noise Records USA 1998
Into The Pandemonium (LP) Earmark 1999
Into The Pandemonium (CD, Album, RM) Noise International 1999
Morbid Tales (CD, RM) Noise Records USA 1999
Morbid Tales (CD) Noise Records USA 1999
To Mega Therion (CD, RM) Noise Records USA 1999
To Mega Therion (CD) Noise Records USA 1999
To Mega Therion (LP, Album, Pic, Ltd) Earmark 1999
Morbid Tales (CD, Album, RM) Noise Records USA 2002
Are You Morbid? (CD) Delta Music (UK) 2003
Morbid Tales (LP, MiniAlbum, RE) Earmark 2005
Morbid Tales (LP, Pic, RE, MiniAlbum) Earmark 2005
Monotheist (2xLP) Century Media 2006
Monotheist (CD, Album, Ltd, Dig) Century Media 2006
Monotheist (CD, Album) Century Media 2006
Appears On:
Convulsion In Your Arteries (Cass, S/Sided) Dethroned Emperor's Not On Label 1991
Logical Nonsense / Grimple (LP, Album, Spl) Dethroned Emperor East Bay Menace 1994
Future Of The Past (Cass, Album) Dethroned Emperor Koch International Poland 1996
Dying Emotions Domain (Cass, Album) Oriana Productions, Sich Records 1998
Dying Emotions Domain (CD, Album) Necromantical Screams Chanteloup Creations 2001
The Art Of Self Defense (CD, Dig) The Usurper Tee Pee Records 2001
The Early Days Of Armageddon (Cass, Ltd) Procreation (Of The Wi... Ordo Obscuri Domini 2002
Corruption In Increments Volume One (7", EP) Into The Crypts Of Rays Bloated Goat 2003
Lunar Poetry (LP) Sorrows Of The Moon Oriana Productions 2004
Lunar Poetry (CD, Album, Sli) Sorrows Of The Moon Oriana Productions 2004
Endless Execution Thru Violent Restitution (CD) Into The Crypt Of Rays 625 Thrashcore, Regurgitated Semen Records 2006
Punk As Fuck / Tribute Through Blasphemy (7", EP, Pic) Morbid Tales Hells Headbangers 2007
Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder: The Life And Crimes Of Gilles De Rais (2xCD, Album, Dig) Into The Crypt Of Rays Roadrunner Records 2008
The Art Of Self Defense (LP, Album, RE, RP, Red + 7", RP, Gol) The Usurper Tee Pee Records 2008
Tracks Appear On:
Metal Detector (CD, Album) Little Velvet Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report Inc.  
Speed Kills - The Very Best In Speed Metal (LP) Into The Crypts Of Rays Music For Nations 1985
Speed Metal (LP, Comp) Visual Aggression Metal Blade Records, Restless Records 1987
Doomsday News (LP, Pic) Mesmerized Noise International 1988
Metal Killers Kollection Volume 3 (2xLP) I Won't Dance Castle Communications 1988
Sounds - Waves 1 (7") Visual Aggression Sounds (Magazine) 1988
12 Years In Noise - Metal & Beyond... (CD, Comp) Into The Crypts Of Ray... Noise Records 1996
Fenriz Presents... The Best Of Old-School Black Metal (CD) Dawn Of The Megiddo Peaceville 2004
2006 Sampler (CD, Smplr, Promo) Ground Century Media 2006
Concrete Approved - June Sampler 2006 (CD, Smplr, Enh) Ground Concrete Planet 2006
Legacy 02/06 (CD) Ground Legacy Magazine 2006
We Are Vengeance (CD, Smplr, Promo) Ground Century Media 2006
Metal For The Masses Vol. 2 (DVD, NTSC, Smplr) A Dying God Coming Int... Century Media 2007
Unofficial Releases:
Ondes Triumph (Cass) Babylon Fell Not On Label  
To Mega Therion (Cass, Album) MG Records (2) 1990
Into The Pandemonium (Cass) MG Records (2) 1992
Reign Of Steel (CD, Enh) Not On Label 2005

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