To Mega Therion (album)

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To Mega Therion
Studio album by Celtic Frost
Released	1985
Recorded	September 14 – September 28, 1985 Casablanca Studio, Berlin
Genre	Thrash metal[citation needed] Death metal Avant garde metal
Length	39:52
Label	Noise Records LP: N 0031 CD: N 0031-3 Reedition: N 0931-2 UX
Producer	Horst Müller
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Celtic Frost chronology
Emperor's Return (1985) To Mega Therion (1985) Tragic Serenades (1986)

To Mega Therion is a 1985 release by the Swiss metal band Celtic Frost. The cover art was done by compatriot H.R. Giger. It is considered a ground-breaking album and many future death and black metal artists cite it as an influence. The album was re-released in 1999 containing a bonus track entitled "Return to the Eve (1985 Studio Jam)".

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Credits 2.1 Guests 2.2 Trivia 3 See also 4 External links 5 Notes 6 References

[edit] Track listing

1. "Innocence and Wrath" – 1:02
2. "The Usurper" – 3:24
3. "Jewel Throne" – 3:59
4. "Dawn of Meggido" – 5:42
5. "Eternal Summer" – 4:29
6. "Circle of the Tyrants" – 4:36
7. "(Beyond the) North Winds" – 3:04
8. "Fainted Eyes" – 5:00
9. "Tears in a Prophet's Dream" – 2:30
10. "Necromantical Screams" – 6:06
11. "Return to the Eve (1985 Studio Jam)" – 4:08^[1]

[edit] Credits

• Tom Gabriel Fischer - Guitars, Vocals
• Dominic Steiner - Bass
• Reed St. Mark - Drums

[edit] Guests

• Martin Eric Ain - Bass (Tracks 2 & 3)
• Wolf Bender - French horn (Tracks 1, 4 & 10)
• Claudia-Maria Mokri - Additional vocals (Tracks 2, 6 & 10)
• Horst Müller - Sound effects (Track 9)
• Urs Sprenger - Sound effects (Track 9)

[edit] Trivia

• Death metal band Obituary covered "Circle of the Tyrants" in their album Cause of Death (1990).
• Metal band Opeth covered "Circle of the Tyrants" in the tribute album In Memory Of... Celtic Frost. This track was later included on Opeth's 2000 reissue of My Arms, Your Hearse.

[edit] See also

• To Mega Therion -- meaning of the phrase

[edit] External links

• To Mega Therion -- discussion of the album at the official Celtic Frost website

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• Fischer, Thomas Gabriel (1999). In To Mega Therion [CD booklet]. Berlin: Modern Music Records.
• Fischer, Thomas Gabriel (2000). Are You Morbid? Into the Pandemonium of Celtic Frost. London: Sanctuary Publishing Limited.

v • d • e Celtic Frost Martin Eric Ain · Franco Sesa Former Members: Thomas Gabriel Fischer · Curt Victor Bryant · Oliver Amberg · Ron Marks · Anders Odden · Dominic Steiner · Reed St. Mark · Stephen Priestly · Erol Unala Discography Albums Morbid Tales · To Mega Therion · Into the Pandemonium · Cold Lake · Vanity/Nemesis · Monotheist EPs Emperor's Return · Tragic Serenades · I Won't Dance