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Article #3708Re: celtic frost questions
From: Bryan D. Boyle
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 15:30
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 15:30
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In article <1992Sep6.143856.17610@kth.se> d90-two@negru.nada.kth.se (Thomas Wolmer) writes: >[In case someone wonders about the crosspost: The News system is fucked up >as usual here and I want to know if this reaches anywhere] > >In article <1992Sep4.164517.1083@news2.cis.umn.edu> donnell@shark.micro.umn.edu (Your Heinous) writes: >>In article <Bu0xnG.3wt@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> azrael@sage.cc.purdue.edu (AZRAEL-The Angel of Death) writes: >>> >>> Recently, I picked up a few CF discs and just about >>> creamed myself when I listened to them. I am much >>> saddened knowing that they are broken up, and am >>> wondering: >>> >>> 1) why did they break up >>> 2) could someone send me their discography >>> 3) what are their best albums >>> >>> azrael >> >>Celtic Frost grew our of the similar Hellhammer, once reknowned by Metal Forces >>magazine as "The worlds worst band". >>Hellhammer had some tracks on comps, and one release: "Apocalyptic Raids" <4 >> song 12". "Triumph Of Death" is pretty funny. Played at 45, it sounds like >>really bad Sabbath. Its normally 33 1/3> > >"Apocalyptic Raids" has two bonus tracks on the CD (from the 1984 "Death Metal" >sampler). >I'd also recommend "Triumph Of Death" at 45 if you have the vinyl EP, it >sounds better if it's shorter 8-) >> >>This isn't complete and all dates are approximate. >I'm not completely sure either but... >> >>Celtic Frost: >> >>Morbid Tales <Mini-LP.> Still my favorite. 1985 (84?) >>Emperors Return <12"> 1986 (85?) >>To Mega Therion <album> 1986 >Tradic Serenades <EP> 1986 (Three remixed/re-recorded songs) >>Into The Pandemonium <LP> 1987-88? (87) >>Cold Lake <LP> 1989 (Maybe 88?) >>Vanity/Nemesis <LP> 1990-91? >Parched With Thirst I Am And Dying <comp> 1992 (old goodies, unreleased things, >remixed/re-recorded stuff, and two new songs) >> >>"MT" is easily my fave, from "Into Crypts of Rays" to "Procreation Of The >>Wicked". Never had "Emperors Return". Just got To Mega Therion on disc, >>very disappointed by the lack of packaging which the album had. Good >>LP, "Circle Of The Tyrants" is Great. "Into The Pandemonium" shows that >>they were attempting to become more commercial or something. Kinda strange >>album, with a lot of somewhat pointless experimentation. "Cold Lake" is >>so ridiculous that I had to buy it, just to show it to my friends. Pretty >>terrible attempt at a sellout, with really funny wardrobe for the band. >>"Vanity/Nemesis" is supposedly a return to the "Morbid Tales" lineup, and >>style, but I have never seen a copy. >> >Most people seems to like MT, ER and TMT. MT and ER are available on one CD >nowadays, I'm not sure if there are more songs on it than on the original >EP's. A track listing, someone? (Of the EP's. I have the CD) >Your copy of TMT didn't have any lyrics either? Damn, I know that they are >somewhere out there. If someone is owns a copy of this album that has the >lyrics, then type them in for Odin's (have to be original here) sake. NOW! > >"Into The Pandemonium" commercial??? It's almost too weird even for me... > >>Are you sure that they have broke up. I hadn't heard, and "Vanity/Nemesis" >>isn't that old. They also have a Best Of collection out, title escapes me, >>but it seemed to be drawn mostly from "Cold Lake" <ick!>. > >Last time (two months ago?) I saw something about the band they were about >to release a new album, which Tom promised would be no less experimentive >and progressive than "Into The Pandemonium". >There are 3 tracks (of 14) from "Cold Lake" on the compilation, and... >I like both "Juices Like Wine" and "Cherry Orchards"! Is there something >wrong with me or are these songs the only two listenable? >> >>As for why they might have broken up, Martin Ain and Tom Warrior don't get >>along. Never really have. It was reported that Ain was going to reform >>Hellhammer with Reed St. Mark, but St. Mark went to Mindfunk <I think>, and >>Ain rejoined for "Vanity/Nemesis" with original drummer Steve Priestly. >>They are pretty much gone now, however, due to the failed sellout of >>"Cold Lake". > >Martin and Reed to reform Hellhammer? That would be ridiculous, Reed was >never in the band and Martin was not an original member. >As I said, I don't think they have broken up and if they have it was >very recently. > >ObKillMaple: Do it. > > __-^-__ I_I_I_I_I_I_I_I_I_I_ V 1.5.1 _I_I_I_I_I_I_I_I_I_I_I_I IOI >[___X___] |"There's no tomorrow, |=| > |=| Thomas Wolmer | just sadness and sorrow |=| > |=| d90-two@nada.kth.se | Hold on to the Ancient Dreams" __|_|__ > |=| Angantyr on IRC | - Candlemass "Ancient Dreams" [__ X __] > IOI I_I_I_I_I_I_I_I_I_I_I_I_I_I_I_I_I_I_I_I_I_I_I_I_I_I_I `-' -- Bryan D. Boyle |Opinions are mine, not Exxon's... Senior Engineer |PVT/ASEL/IA bdboyle@erenj.com |(908) 730 3338
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!olivea!spool.mu.edu!yale.edu!jvnc.net!erenj.com!bdboyle From: bdboyle@erenj.com (Bryan D. Boyle) Newsgroups: misc.test Subject: Re: celtic frost questions Message-ID: <1992Dec15.153011.2855@erenj.com> Date: 15 Dec 92 15:30:11 GMT References: <1992Sep6.143856.17610@kth.se> Sender: news@erenj.com (USENET News System) Organization: Exxon Research and Engineering Co., NJ Lines: 101 Nntp-Posting-Host: maverick1.erenj.com