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Morbid Tales (+ Bonus Tracks

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It's about time this Celtic Frost classic was remastered! Sound quality is now up to modern standards (finally!). The quality is so good, I can now here pieces of the music I could never here on the original CD release. Add to that the fact that this was remastered with the input of the band and top quality equipment, a must-have for any fan of Celtic Frost.

I am giving this five stars because if you know the progression of metal in the 80's to present you will understand how important Celtic Frost were. The guy who said the this is not metal does not understand that these guys helped create what we know today as metal. As far as being Satanic, they are dark but I have never considered them a Black Metal band really. Their lyrics are not like Venom or Mercyful Fate or the like. They read more like an H.P. Lovecraft story more than any thing else. The music is as heavy and distorted as you will hear. They are a unique and ceative band and deserves more credit than they receive.

Originally unleashed in 1984, as this was the Swiss black metal trio's first album. Can't believe they're actually back and touring the states again.This is 'take no prisoner' low-key see-your-ugly-hide-in-hades type of death metal. The playing on this record is superb. Tunes that I liked on this CD reissue just AS much as I did when I first heard 'em when they first came out on vinyl are "Visions Of Mortality","Dethroned Emperor"(great riffs),the noisy "Danse Macabre" and the death rattling "Procreation(Of The Wicked)". Line-up: Tom Warrior-guitar&vocals,Martin Eric Ain-bass and Reed St.Mark-drums. Should very much draw in fans of Coroner,Venom,Stormtroopers Of Death,In Ruins and Manowar. Highly recommended.

Celtic Frost Jams. The band is pure bad. If you like heavy thrash music you should love any of the first three Frost albums. Morbid Tales, Emperors Return, To Mega Therion. Some may say these guy weren't good musicians but I've yet to hear music like this come from any so called "good musician". Celtic Frost created some of the coolest rythms I ever heard on guitar and Tom G Warriors vocal are purely wicked. UUHH!!!

I first purchased this on record in 1985 and loved it at first listen. Into the crypts of rays just blew me away.I had just started listening to bands like Venom,Slayer etc... But this was right away one of my top 10. The heaviness is still to this day incredible. Into the crypts of rays, Procreation,Return to the eve,Morbid tales,Dethroned emperor are in my opinion the best on this. I picked up the remastered version on disc today after ordering it. After 10 years + of not hearing it (have no idea where the album is) it put a smile on my face right away. This disc is a must for metal fans. I was fortunate enough to see them in 1986 (voi vod opened) at the early and late show in Atlanta. Incredible.Twice in 1 night. The only thing else i can say is that this is great heaviness and after hearing it, you will hear what a huge influence they were and are to many.

The link between NWOBHM and dark metal of the 80s.

The two reviews written prior to mine are pure examples of ignorance. I'll keep this short and to the point, Celtic Frost is a superb band that is worth investigation. This is the band at their most raw and primal stage. Though there are slight instances of sameiness, there is enough raw energy and diversity here to produce one of the most memorable trash albums in history.

I do not expect this review to be a major aid to one's investigation of Celtic Frost. All I can say is that as a multi-faceted music fan (From this to Love's "Forever Changes" to Ravi Shankar) this is worth a shot if you want to give legitimate metal a chance.

Anybody who thinks that "Future World" can hold a candle to, let alone surpass, "Procreation of the Wicked" needs to stop watching Lord of the Rings habitually and acquaint themselves with some decent taste (and rent Elephant).

I had to give this 5 stars just to balance the ignorances who give it one. well, i'd give it 5 stars anyway. If you don't like it, you ain't metal!!!

Garbage! If you play Metalica backwards at the wrong speed it still sounds better.

Not again... the silly Satanic cover art, the silly Satanic lyrics, the silly musicians dressed like Satanic witches.... Like VENOM, CELTIC FROST portrays the worst that metal can offer. It is one of the awful metal bands responsible for burying metal underground forever.

METAL is Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, early Metallica, Megadeth, early Helloween, not Celtic Frost.