Celtic Frost – To Mega Therion

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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

Companies, etc.

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 E. Ain*, 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 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·

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

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Reviews

FastandLoose1980 Aug 13, 2024
Anyone have a spare cover sleeve for sale? If so, please drop me a message 👍
SqueegeeYourThirdEye Jan 20, 2023
Excellent pressing - the best I've heard and worth getting if you're hooked on the black magic in these grooves. I've owned two different original Combat pressings, and both sound thick and vibey, but this pressing just stomps -- it's got all the thickness and atmosphere but more clarity, punch, and depth. Sure, it's not an audiophile recording by any stretch, but still you can hear the difference in fidelity and vibe fresh off the tapes from back in the day.
jfi528 Jul 27, 2022
Edited one year ago
Wow.. this press is a Monsters! German made vinyl when it was bist.
BlowTheReactors Apr 21, 2022
Anyone got a spare printed inner / lyric sleeve they want to part with?
ElectroSteak Nov 8, 2021
Edited 3 years 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!
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 5 years 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.