To Mega Therion (LP, Album, Stereo) album cover

Celtic Frost – To Mega Therion

Label:	Noise (3) – N 0031
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:	Germany
Released:	Oct 27, 1985
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Thrash, Doom Metal, Black Metal

Tracklist

A1	Innocence And Wrath Written-By – Warrior*	1:02
A2	The Usurper Arranged By – Steiner, Ain, St. Mark, Warrior Written-By – Warrior*	3:25
A3	Jewel Throne Arranged By – Steiner, St. Mark, Warrior* Written-By – Warrior*	4:04
A4	Dawn Of Megiddo Arranged By – Ain, St. Mark, Warrior* Written-By – Ain, Warrior	5:45
A5	Eternal Summer Arranged By – Steiner, St. Mark, Warrior* Written-By – Warrior*	4:28
B1	Circle Of The Tyrants Arranged By – Ain, St. Mark, Warrior* Written-By – Warrior*	4:36
B2	(Beyond The) North Winds Arranged By – Steiner, St. Mark, Warrior* Written-By – Warrior*	3:07
B3	Fainted Eyes Arranged By – Ain, St. Mark, Warrior* Written-By – Warrior*	5:01
B4	Tears In A Prophet's Dream Written-By – Celtic Frost, Steve Warrior	2:33
B5	Necromantical Screams Arranged By – Ain, St. Mark, Warrior* Written-By – Warrior*	6:01

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Record Company – Modern Music (12)
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Noise (3)
Copyright © – Noise (3)
Distributed By – SPV GmbH – 08-1696
Recorded At – Casablanca Studio, Berlin
Mixed At – Casablanca Studio, Berlin
Mastered At – Casablanca Studio, Berlin
Copyright © – Modern Music (12)
Copyright © – Maldoror Musikverlag
Published By – Maldoror Musikverlag
Copyright © – Urs Sprenger
Copyright © – Martin Eric Ain
Copyright © – Tom Gabriel Warrior
Copyright © – H.R. Giger
Lacquer Cut at – Studio-Nord-Bremen

Credits

Bass, Effects – Dominic Steiner
Booking, Management [Roadmanagement] – Rick "Lights"*
Co-producer [Co-produced By] – Tom G. Warrior
Cover [Cover Design], Design [Cover Design] – Tom G. Warrior
Design ["Celtic Frost" & "To Mega Therion" Logos By] – T.G. Warrior*
Design [Heptogram Design] – Martin Eric Ain (tracks: Martin E. Ain), Tom G. Warrior (tracks: T.G. Warrior)
Drums, Percussion, Effects – Reed St. Mark
Engineer [Assisted Engineering] – Rick "Lights"*, T.G. Warrior*
Engineer [Engineered By] – Horst Müller
Executive-Producer – Karl "Jeder Will 1500" Walterbach*
Illustration [Heptogram Drawing] – Martin Eric Ain (tracks: Martin Ain), T.G. Warrior*
Lead Vocals, Guitar, Effects – Tom G. Warrior
Painting – H.R. Giger*
Producer [Produced By] – Horst "The One & Only" Müller*
Typography [Lettering By] – U. Sprenger*

Notes

Gatefold sleeve which features the H.R. Giger paintings "Satan I" on the front and "Victory III" inside.

☉ 08-1696
℗ + © 1985
N 0031

© by Modern Music / Noise & Maldoror Musikverlag, 1985

Variations of the inner sleeve exist:
- double-sided, featuring lyrics, credits, band photo, etc.;
- plain white;
- with Noise catalog.

Includes an A5 merchandise postcard/mailorder form.
Initial copies also included a 60x90 cm poster.

Recorded, mixed and mastered at Casablanca Studio, Berlin, 14-28 September 1985.

Forthcoming Celtic Frost albums: "Into The Pandemonium" & "Necronomicon"

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Label Code: LC 9066
Rights Society: GEMA
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped / SNB etched, variant 1): N 0031-A SNB
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped / SNB etched, variant 1): N 0031-B SNB
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped / SNB· etched, variant 2): N 0031-A SNB·
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped / SNB· etched, variant 2): N 0031-B SNB·

Other Versions (5 of 67)View All

	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	To Mega Therion (LP, Album)	Banzai Records	BRC 1964	Canada	1985
New Submission	To Mega Therion (Cassette, Album)	Banzai Records	BRC4 1964	Canada	1985
New Submission	To Mega Therion (LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo)	Noise (3)	N 0031	Germany	1985
	To Mega Therion (LP, Album, Camo Label #1)	Combat	MX 8091	US	1986
	To Mega Therion (Cassette, Album)	Combat	MXT 8091	US	1986

Reviews

ElectroSteak Nov 8, 2021

Edited 27 days ago

By a VERY large margin, this is the absolute best and heaviest Celtic Frost album of them all. Further, this is easily one of the very best Metal releases, regardless of sub-genre tags, of all time. A timeless and mandatory listen. And look at that cover! Says it all right there. Legend

Eolith Sep 12, 2021

If anyone has a poster or knows how I can get a new poster printed that let me know! Thanks!

DrBalls Mar 9, 2021

Anyone have the merch card for sale? DM me if you've got one to sell, I'd appreciate it!

vinyluvr Apr 6, 2020

I see there is version listed as on the Combat Noise label, but only as a cassette? Mine is a black vinyl LP, gatefold, green label with black lettering, Combat Noise MX 8091 Stereo. Bottom says "Important Records" and "Jamaica, NY 11430." Should this version be added to the list?

rabidbobby Mar 23, 2020

Edited one year ago

Is there a story behind Dawn of Megiddo being consistently misspelled as "Meggido" on reissues and the original LP liner notes? I know some bands like The Smashing Pumpkins misspell song titles on purpose, so I am just wondering if this is the case for this album. I mean, I have even seen one of their setlists and it is spelled "Meggido" there as well. Just wondering.

redstingray1977 Sep 15, 2018

Timeless classic and an excellent pressing. Gnawing midrangey guitar tone, clear and raw pure sound. Remaster is very polished sounding and has all the midrange sucked out of it, very scooped in comparison to the original, loses that old school vibe.

Blaubaergrind Dec 16, 2015

i have a test-pressing of "To Mega Therion" LP - no cover,just a white innersleeve.

recorddeviant36 Aug 28, 2014

epic classic of Metal that still has not been surpassed . Best elements of Thrash ,Doom, and maybe Black Metal with a truly atmospheric avant. edge. Chainsaw guitar sound like no one else could recreate . one of my fav's still after all these years. A must listen for any Metal fan that (if possible??)never heard this, and if you haven't and you were around in the 80's listening to Metal, put away the goddamned Poison, Metallica and Motley Crue and get into some real Metal!!

DizzyMagee Oct 19, 2012

I bought this for the cover art which is still one of my all-time favourites and was very pleasantly surprised to find something inside that was truly in 1985 in a class of its own and without peers. No other band sounded even remotely like this and Necromantical Screams truly sounded as if they had lowered a mic. into some remote corner of Hell and recorded the results. Even my grandmother loved it and said it would "scare the you-know-what" out of her bridge club! This is a must-own for anyone that wants to claim they have a complete collection of Metal history 6 out 5 stars...a masterpiece!

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