CELTIC FROST *Morbid Tales* NM- Canada LP

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EVERYTHING'S EVENTUAL VINYL

**CELTIC FROST**

**MORBID TALES**

ORIGINAL 1985 LP

With:

• Tom Warrior- Vocals, Guitar
  
• Martin Ain - Bass
• Steve Priestly - Drums

Celtic Frost was a metal band from Zürich, Switzerland. They are known for their heavy influence on the extreme metal genres.[1] The group was first active from 1984 to 1993, and re-formed in 2001. Following Tom Gabriel Fischer's departure in 2008, Celtic Frost disbanded.[2] The band was inspired by heavy metal groups such as Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Venom, but also by gothic rock acts like Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Christian Death,[3] and by the hardcore punk group Discharge.[4]

Formation (1984-1985)

Celtic Frost's former frontman, guitarist and singer Tom Gabriel Fischer, adopted the alias Tom Warrior. With Steve Warrior on bass, he formed one of the earliest extreme metal bands, Hellhammer, in 1982. Steve Warrior was later replaced by Martin Eric Ain – also a pseudonym. The band attracted a small international fan-base, got signed to Noise Records in Germany and recorded their debut EP Apocalyptic Raids in March 1984, now a rare finding on eBay or second hand record stores around the world.

By May 1984, Hellhammer had disbanded. Fischer and Ain, along with session drummer Stephen Priestly, regrouped as Celtic Frost. Their 1984 debut mini-LP, Morbid Tales was a hit in the underground metal scene, and the band set out on its first tour, through Germany and Austria. This was followed with an EP Emperor's Return. Both early releases are now available on the one CD.

Morbid Tales is the debut album by the Swiss extreme metal band, Celtic Frost. It was released in June 1984. It was originally released in Europe as a six-track mini-album. However, the first American release by Enigma/Metal Blade added two tracks, making Morbid Tales an LP.

Morbid Tales had a major influence on the then-developing death metal and black metal genres.[1][2] It included elements that were adopted by the pioneers of both styles.

***Original on Banzai Records***

BAM 1008

Tracks Include : see above

CONDITION

Jacket: VG+ (light edge, corner and ring wear -see pics)

Inner Sleeve: Plain White

Vinyl: NM-

Original Canadian Pressing of 

****CELTIC FROST****

****MORBID TALES****

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