by CELTIC FROST
Release Date: 29 September 2023
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: Noise Records
£25.99 £17.99
Celtic Frost Emperor’s Return Limited Green & Black Swirl Vinyl LP
Overview:
It almost seems churlish to regard Celtic Frost as one of the great extreme metal bands, because they were so much more than that. It’s better to hail them as among the finest extreme and experimental bands of the 1980s. Refusing ever to do what was expected or demanded, the band constantly changed musical direction, always brought in surprising influences, and kept people guessing as to where they might venture next. Their catalogue of albums is formidable and unmatched. Each is not only unique, but part of an entire tapestry that only now can be appreciated for being a remarkable part of music history. Despite, or maybe because of, constant turmoil on so many fronts, Celtic Frost achieved an artistic level few others would even have dared to dream of aspiring towards. They climbed high because they were never afraid to fall. Which is why the band are now rightly regarded as icons, and iconoclasts.
Emperor's Return is the second release by the Swiss extreme metal band Celtic Frost. It was released in 1985 as an extended play and was their first record featuring American drummer Reid Cruickshank (a.k.a. "Reed St. Mark"). The band's bleak publicity photographs from this period had an influence on the fashion and style of the developing black metal genre. This EP has been out of print and available on its own since 1985.
Featured Tracks:
1 Circle of the Tyrants
2 Morbid Tales
3 Dethroned Emperor
4 Visual Aggression
5 Suicidal Winds
Release Date: 03 February 2023
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Noise Records
£27.99
Release Date: 13 January 2023
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: BMG
£27.99
Release Date: 13 January 2023
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: BMG
£27.99
Release Date: 28 October 2022
Format: Box Set Vinyl
Label: BMG
£149.99
