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CELTIC FROST BIOGRAPHY
Swiss band Celtic Frost rose from the ashes of Hellhammer in 1984. They are considered to be one of the bands that paved the way for a darker black metal genre, along with Venom and Mercyful Fate; however, they are not considered a black metal band. Their sound is more accurately described as blackened thrash metal.
Their 1987 album Into The Pandemonium was revolutionary in the sense that it was one of the first pieces of music to combine elements of heavy metal with gothic and operatic elements. This paved the way for the so-called "beauty-and-the-beast" doom metal bands of the 1990s and some avant-garde metal bands.
In 2006 Celtic Frost released their first album in 16 years, Monotheist, with "A Dying God Coming Into Human Flesh" as the first single.
CELTIC FROST GENRES
Thrash/Death/Black Metal (early), Avant-Garde (late 80s), Glam (Cold Lake) Gothic/Doom (now)
CELTIC FROST LYRICAL THEMES
History, Literature, Occultism
CELTIC FROST ORIGIN
Switzerland (Zürich), formed in 1984
CELTIC FROST CURRENT RECORD LABEL
Century Media
CELTIC FROST STATUS
Active
CELTIC FROST CURRENT LINE-UP
Tom G. Warrior (Thomas Gabriel Fischer) - Vocals/Guitars (1984-1993, 2001-) (Apollyon Sun, Hellhammer)
Martin Eric Ain - Bass (1984-1985, 1986-1987, 1990-1993, 2003-) (Hellhammer)
Franco Sesa - Drums (2004-) (Flattrack)
V. Santura - Guitars (Live) (2007-) (Dark Fortress, Noneuclid)
CELTIC FROST PREVIOUS LINE-UP
Bass:
Dominic Steiner (1985)
Guitars, Bass
Curt Victor Bryant (1988-1993) (Doomsday (US))
Guitars:
Ron Marks (1987 (live only), 1990) (Subsonic)
Oliver Amberg (1988-89) (ex-Coroner)
Erol Unala (2001-2005) (Apollyon Sun)
Anders Odden (2006-2007 (live only)) (Cadaver, Cadaver Inc, Hydr Hydr, Apoptygma Berzerk)
Drums:
Isaac Darso (1984)
Stephen ``Evoked Damnator`` Priestly (1984 (session), 1988-1992) (Hellhammer)
Reed St. Mark (1985-1988, 1992-1993) (ex-Mindfunk)
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