Monotheist [ENHANCED]

Celtic Frost

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 30, 2006)
• Original Release Date: May 30, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Century Media
• ASIN: B000F8DTN2
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (63 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #10,596 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description
Limited edition digipack version of the 2006 album by this legendary Metal band, featuring 'Temple Of Depression' as a bonus track. This limited edition version also features exclusive artwork and a fold out poster. 12 tracks. EMI. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars , June 3, 2006

By	Douglas Hernandez "varathron1" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Here's another release from a band that had been dormant for years, so here's the verdict: Monotheist is just pure greatness. I was never a fan of the experimental side of Celtic Frost, and while there's some experimentation in here to a greater degree, it all works organically to achieve some scary results. The album is also full of slow, crushing riffing akin to their Morbid Tales debut, which makes Monotheist one of the heaviest experiences you'll ever come across. The songs are lengthy and repetitious and that's what makes them effective. While it's hard to classify this opus, it's safe to say that it's a doom metal album. There's a lot of stuff going on, it never gets boring. Listen deep into the music and you'll find something new by each listen. Tom's vocals are harsh, brutal and mysterious, and the production is exceptional. Great comeback album, I give my respect to Frost for such a masterpiece. One of the best albums of 2006 so far!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dark, Sinster, Hopeless... and Scary as Hell., November 24, 2006

By	p_drl - See all my reviews

Don't expect another "To Mega Therion," anytime soon, folks. In fact, don't expect anything remotely predictable, up-tempo, or straight-forward, because "Monotheist" is far from any of that. With this comeback album, Celtic Frost not only immerse, but glorify themselves on their new brand of experimental, hellish, and doom-laden metal. The most explicit song you'll find on this album is the opening 2 tracks, "Progeny," and "Ground." After that, it's a dive into the obscure, the unknown, and the occult.

Peter Tagtren's production brings out the bleak, menacing, and suffocating undertones on this album wonderfully. Tom's vocals are abysmal, dark, and truly PISSED. Guitars are tuned REALLY low, which help add some gut-level punch, and the drums, as always at Abyss Studios, are produced wonderfully. The electronic elements aren't distracting, and actually add a more modern, sophisticated edge to the goth-laced doom metal. The song "Drown in Ashes" features spacious synths, detached female vocals, and lurching bass lines while still being able to fit in with the likes of the next track, "Os Abysmi Vel Daath," which is probably one of the most ominus, blackened doom metal songs I've heard in a while.

By integrating an occult influence into the music, the album is made that much darker. The closing trinity of the album features invocations written in German and Latin, and the slug-paced metal, resonating with feedback and hellish ambience, makes it come to life. All of the lyrics are explained in the booklet, and even for a very educated person of the occult, you would be baffled at the depth of the lyrics and can truly tell that there is some time and effort put into these works.

While old-schoolers may shake their heads in disapproval, lovers of the more obscure side of metal, such as myself, will be delighted at the sheer crushing weight of this album.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, June 3, 2006

By	P. Rowe (PA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Cold Lake sucked balls and Vanity/Nemesis was a half assed attempt at a comeback (Tom, your vocals sucked on that album).

Monotheist? Awesome CD!
It has that old Frost heaviness mixed in with some Apollyon Sun (very underrated band) and some new stuff. I like the fact that these guys arent afraid to try new things while they also remain faithful to their original sound and vision. Probably one of the best albums of the year and well worth the wait. Buy it!