Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales Audio CD
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Band: Celtic Frost
Title: Morbid Tales
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Release Date: 1999-10-25
Media: Audio CD
Tracks: 1: Into the Crypt of Rays 2: Visions of Mortality 3: Dethroned Emperor 4: Morbid Tales 5: Procreation (Of the Wicked) 6: Return to the Eve 7: Danse Macabre 8: Nocturnal Fear
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Great Album The guy who said the this is not metal does not understand that these guys helped create what we know today as metal. I am giving this five stars because if you know the progression of metal in the 80's to present you will understand how important Celtic Frost were. As far as being Satanic, they are dark but I have never considered them a Black Metal band really. Their lyrics are not like Venom or Mercyful Fate or the like. They read more like an H. P. Lovecraft story more than any thing else. The music is as heavy and distorted as you will hear. They are a unique and ceative band and deserves more credit than they receive. .
Celtic Frost - 'Morbid Tales' (Noise) 4 1/2 stars
Can't believe they're actually back and touring the states again. Originally unleashed in 1984, as this was the Swiss black metal trio's first album. This is 'take no prisoner' low-key see-your-ugly-hide-in-hades type of death metal. The playing on this record is superb. Tunes that I liked on this CD reissue just AS much as I did when I first heard 'em when they first came out on vinyl are "Visions Of Mortality","Dethroned Emperor"(great riffs),the noisy "Danse Macabre" and the death rattling "Procreation(Of The Wicked)". Line-up: Tom Warrior-guitar&vocals,Martin Eric Ain-bass and Reed St. Mark-drums. Should very much draw in fans of Coroner,Venom,Stormtroopers Of Death,In Ruins and Manowar. Highly recommended.
PROCREATION OF THE WICKED!!!!
The band is pure bad. Celtic Frost Jams. If you like heavy thrash music you should love any of the first three Frost albums. Morbid Tales, Emperors Return, To Mega Therion. Some may say these guy weren't good musicians but I've yet to hear music like this come from any so called "good musician". Celtic Frost created some of the coolest rythms I ever heard on guitar and Tom G Warriors vocal are purely wicked. UUHH!!!.
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well, i'd give it 5 stars anyway. I had to give this 5 stars just to balance the ignorances who give it one. If you don't like it, you ain't metal!!!.
Ignore the nonsense below...
I'll keep this short and to the point, Celtic Frost is a superb band that is worth investigation. The two reviews written prior to mine are pure examples of ignorance. This is the band at their most raw and primal stage. Though there are slight instances of sameiness, there is enough raw energy and diversity here to produce one of the most memorable trash albums in history.
I do not expect this review to be a major aid to one's investigation of Celtic Frost. All I can say is that as a multi-faceted music fan (From this to Love's "Forever Changes" to Ravi Shankar) this is worth a shot if you want to give legitimate metal a chance.
Anybody who thinks that "Future World" can hold a candle to, let alone surpass, "Procreation of the Wicked" needs to stop watching Lord of the Rings habitually and acquaint themselves with some decent taste (and rent Elephant).
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