"To Mega Therion" is the debut studio album by Swiss thrash metal band Celtic Frost, released in 1985 by Noise Record. The album cover illustration was by the Swiss painter H.R. Giger. This web page has photos of album covers, inner sleeves, record labels together with production details, musicians and track-listing.
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Collectors information / Album Description:
Gatefold (FOC) cover design with artwork / photos on the inside cover pages. |
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Music Genre: |
Swiss Death Thrash Metal |
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Album Production Information: The album: "To Mega Therion" was produced and engineer by by: Horst "The Only One" Muller Executive producer. Karl-Ulrich Walterbach
Album cover art by H.R. Giger
Producer, Sound Engineer, Artwork, Design, Music by Tom G. Warrior Horst Mueller - a sound engineer from Germany and has engineered the records of several German Metal bands, notable Destruction, Running Wild, Warrant and the Swiss Celtic Frost band, as well as many others. He has used several different aliases/pseudonyms, aliases used by Horst Mueller include: Horst "Hoddle" Muller, Horst H.I.F. "The Crazy Frog" Muller, Horst "The Only One" Muller, "Mad" Horst Muller Karl-Ulrich Walterbach founder and owner of "Noise" records ( Noise Records being a sub-label of Modern Music ). Producer and Executive producer of countless mainly Germany Heavy Metal albums. Steve Warrior (real name: Urs Sprenger) a Swiss Bass player and singer mainly known while performing in the Swiss Heavy Metal band "Hellhammer". On Celtic Frost's albums "Morbid Tales" and "To Mega Therion" he has worked on the album artwork and typography. |
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Record Label Information: |
Black Noise N 0031 |
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Media Format: |
12" Vinyl Stereo Full-Length Long-Play Gramophone Record Album weight: 290 gram |
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Year & Country: |
1985 Made in Germany |
Band Members and Musicians on: Celtic Frost To Mega Therion |
Celtic Frost band-member details: Tom Warrior (real name: Tom Gabriel Fischer) founded the Hellhammer and "Celtic Frost" band. While playing with Hellhammer he used the pseudonym: "Satanic Slaughter". He has also been co-producer of many of "Celtic Frost" and "Coroner" albums. |
Track Listing of: "To Mega Therion" |
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The Songs/tracks on "To Mega Therion" are
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Album cover photos of : Celtic Frost To Mega Therion |
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| Photo of "To Mega Therion" Album's Back Cover |
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| Photo of "To Mega Therion" Album's Inner Cover |
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| Photo of "To Mega Therion" Album's Inner Cover |
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Note: The images on this page are photos of the actual album. Slight differences in color may exist due to the use of the camera's flash. Images can be zoomed in/out ( eg pinch with your fingers on a tablet or smartphone ). |
Celtic Frost was a Swiss heavy metal band formed in 1984 by Thomas Gabriel Fischer and Martin Eric Ain. The band's music blended elements of thrash, black, and death metal with avant-garde and classical influences, making them a pioneering force in extreme metal.
The band's debut album, "Morbid Tales," released in 1984, was a groundbreaking work that helped establish Celtic Frost's reputation as an innovative and influential metal band. The album's combination of ferocious riffs, unconventional song structures, and eerie atmosphere set a template for many extreme metal bands that followed.
Celtic Frost's follow-up album, "To Mega Therion," released in 1985, expanded on the band's sound with longer and more complex compositions that incorporated elements of classical music and Gothic horror. The album's title track, a 23-minute epic that alternates between searing metal riffs and haunting choral sections, is widely regarded as a masterpiece of extreme metal.
Over the next few years, Celtic Frost continued to push the boundaries of metal with albums such as "Into the Pandemonium" and "Vanity/Nemesis," which incorporated elements of industrial, electronic, and world music into their sound. The band also became known for their striking album artwork and stage costumes, which often featured skulls, spikes, and leather.
After a hiatus in the 1990s, Celtic Frost returned with a more experimental sound on their 2006 album, "Monotheist." The album featured a slower and more atmospheric approach, with more emphasis on melody and texture than on raw aggression. Despite the departure from their earlier sound, "Monotheist" was well received by fans and critics, cementing Celtic Frost's legacy as one of the most important and innovative metal bands of all time.
Tragically, Martin Eric Ain passed away in 2017, and the band announced their disbandment shortly afterward. However, Celtic Frost's influence can still be heard in countless metal bands that have followed in their wake, and their legacy as pioneers of extreme metal will continue to inspire new generations of metalheads for years to come.
