Celtic Frost – To Mega Therion
| Label: | Noise (3) – N 0031 |
|---|---|
| Format: | Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| Country: | Germany |
| Released: | |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Style: | Thrash, Doom Metal, Black Metal |
Tracklist
| A1 | Innocence And Wrath | 1:02 | |
| A2 | The Usurper | 3:25 | |
| A3 | Jewel Throne | 4:04 | |
| A4 | Dawn Of Megiddo | 5:45 | |
| A5 | Eternal Summer | 4:28 | |
| B1 | Circle Of The Tyrants | 4:36 | |
| B2 | (Beyond The) North Winds | 3:07 | |
| B3 | Fainted Eyes | 5:01 | |
| B4 | Tears In A Prophet's Dream | 2:33 | |
| B5 | Necromantical Screams | 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"
☉ 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 70)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | 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 | ||
Recently Edited | To Mega Therion (LP, Album, Camo Label #1) | Combat | MX 8091 | US | 1986 | ||
Recently Edited | To Mega Therion (Cassette, Album) | Combat | MXT 8091 | US | 1986 |
Recommendations
Reviews
Show All 12 Reviews- 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.
Need a cover only…anyone got a spare copy to sell for a reasonable price? Send me a message please! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Wow.. this press is a Monster! Found a mint copy, wasn't cheap but goddamn the sound is incredible. Retro German made vinyl is world class.
Anyone got a spare printed inner / lyric sleeve they want to part with?- Edited one year agoBy 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
If anyone has a poster or knows how I can get a new poster printed that let me know! Thanks!- 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?
Edited 3 years agoIs 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.- 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.
- i have a test-pressing of "To Mega Therion" LP - no cover,just a white innersleeve.
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