Celtic Frost was a Swiss extreme metal band from Zürich. They are known for their strong influence on the development of extreme metal and avant-garde metal.
In May 1984, extreme metal band Hellhammer dissolved, but Hellhammer guitarist/vocalist...
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Genres: International Rock, Death Metal, Thrash Metal, Doom Metal, Black Metal
Celtic Frost was a Swiss extreme metal band from Zürich. They are known for their strong influence on the development of extreme metal and avant-garde metal.
In May 1984, extreme metal band Hellhammer dissolved, but Hellhammer guitarist/vocalist Thomas Gabriel Fischer (under the new stage name “Tom Warrior”) and Hellhammer bassist Martin Eric Ain went on to form Celtic Frost in June and release their debut, Morbid Tales, by November of that same year. This was followed by To Mega Therion (1985) and the highly experimental Into the Pandemonium (1987), all of which were widely praised.[2] Celtic Frost’s next album Cold Lake (1988) saw a new lineup and a radical change of style, which was widely derided.[2][4] After the release of Vanity/Nemesis (1990), the group disbanded. It re-formed in 2001 and released the critically acclaimed Monotheist (2006), before disbanding following frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer’s departure in 2008.
Their music included elements of various extreme metal styles. Their earlier music was mostly classified as thrash metal and black metal with an experimental streak, while their last album was more akin to doom metal and gothic metal. Celtic Frost were inspired by metal bands such as Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Venom as well as new wave groups like Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Christian Death, and Joy Division and by the hardcore punk of Discharge and GBH.
Genres: International Rock, Death Metal, Thrash Metal, Doom Metal, Black Metal
