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. This box set includes : •Morbid Tales (1LP red & black galaxy vinyl) •To Mega Therion (1LP gatefold Silver & black swirl vinyl) •Into The Pandemonium (1LP gatefold on orange and beige galaxy vinyl) •Emperor’s Return (Back on vinyl for the first time in 37 years. Green & black galaxy) •Tragic Serenades (12” EP on pink and black swirl vinyl) •I Won’t Dance (12” EP, back on vinyl for the first time in 35 years. White & black swirl vinyl) •The Collector’s Celtic Frost (12” single, back on vinyl for the first time in 35 years. Marble vinyl with silk screen print on Side B) •Visual Aggression (7” single with new artwork and on grey vinyl) •Grave Hill Bunker Rehearsals (Four track rehearsal demo cassette from 1984) •12” x 12” 40 page book of brand new interviews with founding member Tom G Warrior and drummer Reed St Mark. Contains rare and previously unseen photos from the era. •‘Heptagram’ figurine USB drive containing MP3 audio of all the albums, including bonus tracks. •Two sided, A2 poster. •‘Necromaniac Union’ fan club enamel badge. •‘Danse Macabre’ sew on woven patch.
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A**N
Necesario para cualquier fan del metal vieja escuela
Con las ediciones de época por las nubes, y las nuevas ediciones repletas de bonus tracks que desfiguran el sentido original de cada una de las producciones, este box set es indispensable. El artwork original de las carátulas es fantástico. Los vinilos en colores extraordinarios. El detalle del cassette rehearsal, magnífico. Aunque vienen varios ep's que no aportan mucho, Tragic serenades y I won’t dance, contar con Emperor's return en su forma original es un lujo. El libro es una gran lectura. Recomendado totalmente.
B**6
Awesome box set
This was one of my favorite bands from the 80s. Awesome box set.
G**K
Celtic Frost!!!
One of the greatest extreme/experimental metal bands of all time. To me this box set represents the best period of the band. Into The Pandemonium is possibly one of my top 5 favorite releases of all time. Yes that's right... I Love Morbid Tales and To Mega Therion but Pandemonium is shear brilliance. Lots of goodies in the box set. More if you buy the vinyl version but still the cd version is worth it as well. All hail the mighty Frost! RIP Martin Eric Ain.
G**S
Celtic Frost
Awesome set, but first one received was damaged due to heat and vinyl was melted to the sleeves. Replacement sent and was in great condition.
D**O
Second time around!
First set was destroyed by USPS#2 was perfect! Thanks to Amazon customer service got it handled.
M**D
Overall, an impressive box set
All the vinyl looks awesome. I wish Mr. Warrior would stop using the PVC liners though. The Emperor’s Return disc has a pair of small scratches but didn’t appear to create any clicks, and two of the discs skipped somewhere—I don’t recall specifically. I don’t trust myself handling records so I’m not sure if the scratches are my doing or not. The sound overall I find impressive across all the discs. The cassette tape is useless to me, but that’s what I said about my vinyl in 1994.
B**J
Christmas suprise
I bought this for my neighbors and they really liked the music, was a big surprise. There is a substantial amount of different music in this pkg so the box is fairly heavy
B**N
music for the coming apocolypse, best bang for your buck, buy it now,NOW!
why are you reading this didnt i tell you to go buy the album already, youre still here? go go now now now NOW!
J**A
Jewel
Llegó en perfectas condiciones, con todo lo incluido en la descripción. Es una joya para cualquier fan de Celtic Frost, jamás decepcionan con su calidad musical y éste box set no es la excepción. Recomiendo comprarlo, más de 30 años de escucharlos y ahora tengo todo el repertorio de Thomas G. Warrior en mis manos.
B**S
Just as Tom G Warrior wanted ..finally!
Strange band ! I saw them twice ! Once at hammy odeon . I went not knowing their catalogue at the time . But the first song ..dry ice everywhere! The most I’ve probably seen and I’m an old thrasher 😺. It left an impression and I got into the pandemonium. Great stuff , albeit a little patchy. I picked up a few others along the way ( yes even cold lake 😹) . Anyway, this collection sounds awesome. My fave stuff is morbid tales/ emperors return/ to Megatherion . The box set is definitely a labour of love 🥰. While Metallica have lost the hunger , and slayer are no more I’m playing frost much more than before as there isn’t much new stuff out there that grabs me . I remember the Astoria gig in front of about 50 people on the vanity nemesis tour . Gig was rescheduled for some reason . It was great. Anyway what I do love is the sheer dedication of Tom and Co to carry on despite the lack of top musicianship. The guitar solos are a bit les Dawson but the crushing riffs and anger along with morbid humour make up for it . This quality product ( apart from the thin cardboard sleeves) is all you need . Oooh! 😼👍
L**O
Celtic Frost
Meraviglioso Box per i veri fans dei celtic frost
M**N
Alles super
Alles super
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