Singer: Celtic Frost Title: To Mega Therion Country: Germany Style: Black Metal Genre: Rock Rating: 4.2 Votes: 166 Formats: VQF AUD MP1 ASF TTA MIDI DMF MP3 size: 1273 mb
Tracklist Hide Credits
1
Innocence And Wrath
Arranged By – Steiner*, St. Mark*Bass, Arranged By [Classical Arrangement By] – Dominic SteinerFrench Horn – Wolf BenderGuitar – Thomas Gabriel Warrior*Timpani, Percussion – Reed St. MarkWritten-By, Arranged By – Warrior*
1:03
2
The Usurper
Arranged By – Ain*, St. Mark*Bass – Martin Eric AinDrums – Reed St. MarkVocals [Additional] – Claudia-Maria Mokri*Voice, Guitar – Thomas Gabriel Warrior*Written-By, Arranged By – Warrior*
3:25
3
Jewel Throne
Arranged By – Steiner*, St. Mark*Bass – Martin Eric AinDrums – Reed St. MarkVoice, Guitar – Thomas Gabriel Warrior*Written-By, Arranged By – Warrior*
4:02
4
Dawn Of Meggido
Arranged By – Steiner*, St. Mark*Bass, Arranged By [Classical Arrangement By] – Dominic SteinerDrums, Timpani – Reed St. MarkFrench Horn – Wolf BenderVoice, Guitar – Thomas Gabriel Warrior*Written-By, Arranged By – Ain*, Warrior*
5:43
5
Eternal Summer
Arranged By – Steiner*, St. Mark*Bass – Dominic SteinerDrums – Reed St. MarkVoice, Guitar – Thomas Gabriel Warrior*Written-By, Arranged By – Warrior*
4:31
6
Circle Of The Tyrants
Arranged By – Ain*, St. Mark*Bass – Dominic SteinerDrums – Reed St. MarkVocals [Additional] – Claudia-Maria Mokri*Voice, Guitar, Backing Vocals – Thomas Gabriel Warrior*Written-By, Arranged By – Warrior*
4:37
7
(Beyond The) North Winds
Arranged By – Steiner*, St. Mark*Bass – Dominic SteinerDrums – Reed St. MarkVoice, Guitar – Thomas Gabriel Warrior*Written-By, Arranged By – Warrior*
3:06
8
Fainted Eyes
Arranged By – Ain*, St. Mark*Bass – Dominic SteinerDrums – Reed St. MarkVoice, Guitar – Thomas Gabriel Warrior*Written-By, Arranged By – Warrior*
5:05
9
Tears In A Prophet's Dream
Arranged By – Steiner*, Müller*Bass – Dominic SteinerEffects [Sound] – Horst Müller, Urs SprengerEffects [Voice, Sound] – Thomas Gabriel Warrior*Percussion – Reed St. MarkWritten-By – Sprenger*Written-By, Arranged By – St. Mark*, Warrior*
2:32
10
Necromantical Screams
Arranged By – St. Mark*Bass, Arranged By [Classical Arrangement By] – Dominic SteinerDrums – Reed St. MarkFrench Horn – Wolf BenderVocals [Additional] – Claudia-Maria Mokri*Voice, Guitar – Thomas Gabriel Warrior*Written-By, Arranged By – Ain*, Warrior*
6:04
11
Return To The Eve (1985 Studio Jam)
Arranged By – St. Mark*Bass – Martin Eric AinDrums, Vocals – Reed St. MarkVocals [Additional] – Claudia-Maria Mokri*Voice, Guitar – Thomas Gabriel Warrior*Written-By, Arranged By – Ain*, Warrior*
4:06
Companies, etc.
Record Company
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Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright (p)
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Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.
Artwork [Cover And Inside Art Reproduction]
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Roland Gretler
Artwork [Original Album Lettering And "celtic Frost" Shield Logo]
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Urs Sprenger
Co-producer
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Thomas Gabriel Warrior* (tracks: 1, 4 to 10)
Design ["tragic Serenades" Ep Cover Design]
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Markus Edelmann
Design [Album Cover, "tragic Serenades" Ep Cover Design, 1999 Re-issue], Artwork By [Original "to Mega Therion" Logo And "celticfrost" Main Logo, Original "tragic Serenades" Logo And "celtic Frost" Main Logo, 1999 Re-issue Editing]
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Thomas Gabriel Fischer*
Design [Heptagram Design, "tragic Serenades" Ep Cover Design]
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Martin Stricker
Executive-Producer
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Karl "Jeder Will 1500" Walterbach*
Painting [Cover And Inside Art Painted By]
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H.R. Giger*
Photography By
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Ernst Wirz
Photography By [Front Cover, Additional Band Photography]
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Joel Marsden
Producer
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Horst "The One & Only" Müller* (tracks: 1, 4 to 10),
Martin Eric Ain (tracks: 2 to 3, 11),
Thomas Gabriel Warrior* (tracks: 2 to 3, 11)
Remastered By [1999 Remastering By]
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Walter Schmid
Notes
Recorded, mixed and mastered at Casablanca Studio, Berlin, September 14-28, 1985. Additional recordings recorded, mixed and mastered at Musiclab Studio, Berlin, March 13-15, 1986.
1999 remastering done at Oakland Recording, Winterthur, Switzerland.
"Tears In A Prophet's Dream" partially based on demonstration recordings by Urs Sprenger. "Necromantical Screams" originally inspired by the song "Buried And Forgotten" by Thomas Gabriel Warrior, Fall 1983.
All tracks remastered 1999. Tracks 2, 3 & 11 remixed and partially re-recorded 1986. Track 3 remix not previously available on CD.
Cover painting "Satan I" done by H.R. Giger in 1977. Inside painting "Victory III" done by H.R. Giger in 1981-83.
This album was recorded in the memory of the great Mercury and Gemini space programs, and especially in the memory of "Gus" Grissom and Apollo 1.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 5 050441 801525
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LV26
Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 0116
Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 0138
Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 0152
Matrix / Runout: 00095 53497 998 02 * 53498004
Rights Society: mcps
Label Code: LC 6448
Other (Inner ring): Letter A
Other versions
Category
Artist
Title (Format)
Label
Category
Country
Year
N 0031
Celtic Frost
To Mega Therion (LP, Album)
Noise
N 0031
Germany
1985
82310-74008-2
Celtic Frost
To Mega Therion (CD, Album, RE, RM)
Noise Records
82310-74008-2
US
2004
N 0326-2
Celtic Frost
To Mega Therion (CD, Album, RE, RM)
Союз, Noise Records, Sanctuary
N 0326-2
Russia
2005
NMRCD015
Celtic Frost
To Mega Therion (CD, Album, RE, RM)
Noise Records, Sanctuary
NMRCD015
UK
2006
EM201
Celtic Frost
To Mega Therion (LP, Album, RE, Gat)
Earmark
EM201
Italy
1999
Tracklist Hide Credits
1
Innocence And Wrath
Arranged By [Classical Arrangement] – Dominic SteinerFrench Horn – Wolf BenderTimpani, Percussion – Reed St. MarkWritten-By – Warrior*
1:02
2
The Usurper
Bass – Martin Eric AinEngineer [Additional Recordings] – Harris JohnsEngineer [Original Recordings] – Horst MüllerProducer – Martin Eric Ain, Thomas Gabriel Warrior*Vocals [Additional] – Claudia-Maria Mokri*Written-By – Warrior*
3:24
3
Jewel Throne
Bass – Martin Eric AinEngineer [Additional Recordings] – Harris JohnsEngineer [Original Recordings] – Horst MüllerProducer – Martin Eric Ain, Thomas Gabriel Warrior*Written-By – Warrior*
4:01
4
Dawn Of Meggido
Arranged By [Classical Arrangement] – Dominic SteinerFrench Horn – Wolf BenderTimpani – Reed St. MarkWritten-By – Ain*, Warrior*
5:42
5
Eternal Summer
Written-By – Warrior*
4:31
6
Circle Of The Tyrants
Backing Vocals – Thomas Gabriel Warrior*Vocals [Additional] – Claudia-Maria Mokri*Written-By – Warrior*
4:36
7
(Beyond The) North Winds
Written-By – Warrior*
3:05
8
Fainted Eyes
Written-By – Warrior*
5:04
9
Tears In A Prophet's Dream
Arranged By, Effects [Sound] – Horst MüllerEffects [Sound] – Urs SprengerEffects [Voice], Effects [Sound] – Thomas Gabriel Warrior*Percussion – Reed St. MarkWritten-By – St. Mark*, Warrior*, Sprenger*
2:31
10
Necromantical Screams
Arranged By [Classical Arrangement] – Dominic SteinerFrench Horn – Wolf BenderVocals [Additional] – Claudia-Maria Mokri*Written-By – Ain*, Warrior*
6:04
11
Return To The Eve (1985 Studio Jam)
Bass – Martin Eric AinEngineer [Additional Recordings] – Harris JohnsEngineer [Original Recordings] – Horst MüllerProducer – Martin Eric Ain, Thomas Gabriel Warrior*Vocals – Reed St. MarkVocals [Additional] – Claudia-Maria Mokri*Written-By – Ain*, Warrior*
4:08
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p)
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Modern Music Records GmbH
Copyright (c)
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Maldoror Musikverlag
Recorded At
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Casablanca Studio, Berlin
Recorded At
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Music Lab Berlin
Mixed At
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Casablanca Studio, Berlin
Mixed At
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Music Lab Berlin
Mastered At
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Casablanca Studio, Berlin
Mastered At
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Music Lab Berlin
Remastered At
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Oakland Recording
Pressed By
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MPO
Credits
Arranged By
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Steiner* (tracks: 1, 3 to 5, 7, 9),
Ain* (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11),
St. Mark*,
Warrior*
Artwork [1999 Re-issue Editing], Design [1999 Re-issue Design]
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Angelika Bardou,
Thomas Gabriel Fischer*
Artwork [Original To Mega Therion Logo, Tragic Serenades Logo And Celtic Frost Main Logo]
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Thomas Gabriel Fischer*
Bass, Effects
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Dominic Steiner (tracks: 1, 4 to 10)
Co-producer
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Thomas Gabriel Warrior* (tracks: 1, 4 to 10)
Design [Heptagram]
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Martin Stricker
Design [To Mega Therion Album Cover Design]
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Thomas Gabriel Fischer*
Design [Tragic Serenades EP Cover Design]
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Markus Edelmann*,
Martin Stricker,
Thomas Gabriel Fischer*
Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Effects
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Reed St. Mark
Engineer
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Horst Müller (tracks: 1, 4 to 10)
Engineer [Assistant]
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Rick "Lights"* (tracks: 1, 4 to 10)
Executive-Producer
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Karl "Jeder Will 1500" Walterbach*
Liner Notes [Zurich, Switzerland, August 1999]
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Thomas Gabriel Fischer*
Painting [Cover And Inside Art Painted By]
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H.R. Giger*
Photography By
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Ernst Wirz,
Joel Marsden,
Robert Hould,
Sergio Archetti
Photography By [Additional Tragic Serenades Band Photography]
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Joel Marsden
Photography By [Bus Driver]
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Marky Edelmann
Photography By [Dominic Steiner]
–
Ernst Wirz
Photography By [Tragic Serenades Front Cover]
–
Joel Marsden
Producer
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Horst "The One & Only" Müller* (tracks: 1, 4 to 10)
Remastered By
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Walter Schmid
Typography [Original Album & EP Lettering], Artwork [Celtic Frost Shield Logo]
–
Urs Sprenger
Voice, Guitar, Effects
–
Thomas Gabriel Warrior*
Notes
All tracks remastered 1999, tracks 2, 3 & 11 remixed and partially re-recorded 1986
Track 3 remix not previously available on CD
Tracks 1, 4 to 10: Recorded, mixed & mastered at Casablanca Studio, Berlin, September 14 - 28, 1985.
Tracks 2, 3 & 11: Originally recorded at Casablanca Studio, Berlin, September 14 - 28, 1985.
Tracks 2, 3 & 11: Additionally recorded, mixed & mastered at Musiclab Studio, Berlin, March 13 - 15, 1986.
All tracks: Remastered at Oakland Recording, Winterthur, Switzerland, 1999.
"Tears In A Prophet's Dream partially based on demonstration recordings by Urs Sprenger.
"Necromantical Screams" originally inspired by the song "Buried And Forgotten", by Thomas Gabriel Warrior, Fall 1983.
This album was recorded in the memory of the great Mercury and Gemini space programs, and especially in the memory of "Gus" Grissom and Apollo 1.
Artwork for To Mega Therion:
Copyright by Thomas Gabriel Fischer, Martin Stricker, Urs Sprenger, 1985.
Paintings copyright by H.R. Giger, 1977/1983.
Artwork for Tragic Serenades:
Copyright by Celtic Frost & Urs Sprenger, 1986.
"To Mega Therion" album (tracks 1, 4 to 10) previously released in 1985,
"Tragic Serenades" EP (track 2, 3, 11) previously released in 1986.
Arranged By – Steiner*, St. Mark*Bass, Arranged By [Classical Arrangement By] – Dominic SteinerFrench Horn – Wolf BenderGuitar – Thomas Gabriel Warrior*Timpani, Percussion – Reed St. MarkWritten-By, Arranged By – Warrior*
1:03
2
The Usurper
Arranged By – Ain*, St. Mark*Bass – Martin Eric AinDrums – Reed St. MarkVocals [Additional] – Claudia-Maria Mokri*Voice, Guitar – Thomas Gabriel Warrior*Written-By, Arranged By – Warrior*
3:25
3
Jewel Throne
Arranged By – Steiner*, St. Mark*Bass – Martin Eric AinDrums – Reed St. MarkVoice, Guitar – Thomas Gabriel Warrior*Written-By, Arranged By – Warrior*
4:02
4
Dawn Of Meggido
Arranged By – Steiner*, St. Mark*Bass, Arranged By [Classical Arrangement By] – Dominic SteinerDrums, Timpani – Reed St. MarkFrench Horn – Wolf BenderVoice, Guitar – Thomas Gabriel Warrior*Written-By, Arranged By – Ain*, Warrior*
5:43
5
Eternal Summer
Arranged By – Steiner*, St. Mark*Bass – Dominic SteinerDrums – Reed St. MarkVoice, Guitar – Thomas Gabriel Warrior*Written-By, Arranged By – Warrior*
4:31
6
Circle Of The Tyrants
Arranged By – Ain*, St. Mark*Bass – Dominic SteinerDrums – Reed St. MarkVocals [Additional] – Claudia-Maria Mokri*Voice, Guitar, Backing Vocals – Thomas Gabriel Warrior*Written-By, Arranged By – Warrior*
4:37
7
(Beyond The) North Winds
Arranged By – Steiner*, St. Mark*Bass – Dominic SteinerDrums – Reed St. MarkVoice, Guitar – Thomas Gabriel Warrior*Written-By, Arranged By – Warrior*
3:06
8
Fainted Eyes
Arranged By – Ain*, St. Mark*Bass – Dominic SteinerDrums – Reed St. MarkVoice, Guitar – Thomas Gabriel Warrior*Written-By, Arranged By – Warrior*
5:05
9
Tears In A Prophet's Dream
Arranged By – Steiner*, Müller*Bass – Dominic SteinerEffects [Sound] – Horst Müller, Urs SprengerEffects [Voice, Sound] – Thomas Gabriel Warrior*Percussion – Reed St. MarkWritten-By – Sprenger*Written-By, Arranged By – St. Mark*, Warrior*
2:32
10
Necromantical Screams
Arranged By – St. Mark*Bass, Arranged By [Classical Arrangement By] – Dominic SteinerDrums – Reed St. MarkFrench Horn – Wolf BenderVocals [Additional] – Claudia-Maria Mokri*Voice, Guitar – Thomas Gabriel Warrior*Written-By, Arranged By – Ain*, Warrior*
6:04
11
Return To The Eve (1985 Studio Jam)
Arranged By – St. Mark*Bass – Martin Eric AinDrums, Vocals – Reed St. MarkVocals [Additional] – Claudia-Maria Mokri*Voice, Guitar – Thomas Gabriel Warrior*Written-By, Arranged By – Ain*, Warrior*
Artwork [Cover And Inside Art Reproduction]
–
Roland Gretler
Artwork [Original Album Lettering And "celtic Frost" Shield Logo]
–
Urs Sprenger
Co-producer
–
Thomas Gabriel Warrior* (tracks: 1, 4 to 10)
Design ["tragic Serenades" Ep Cover Design]
–
Markus Edelmann
Design [Album Cover, "tragic Serenades" Ep Cover Design, 1999 Re-issue], Artwork By [Original "to Mega Therion" Logo And "celticfrost" Main Logo, Original "tragic Serenades" Logo And "celtic Frost" Main Logo, 1999 Re-issue Editing]
–
Thomas Gabriel Fischer*
Design [Heptagram Design, "tragic Serenades" Ep Cover Design]
–
Martin Stricker
Executive-Producer
–
Karl "Jeder Will 1500" Walterbach*
Painting [Cover And Inside Art Painted By]
–
H.R. Giger*
Photography By
–
Ernst Wirz
Photography By [Front Cover, Additional Band Photography]
–
Joel Marsden
Producer
–
Horst "The One & Only" Müller* (tracks: 1, 4 to 10),
Martin Eric Ain (tracks: 2 to 3, 11),
Thomas Gabriel Warrior* (tracks: 2 to 3, 11)
Remastered By [1999 Remastering By]
–
Walter Schmid
Notes
Recorded, mixed and mastered at Casablanca Studio, Berlin, September 14-28, 1985. Additional recordings recorded, mixed and mastered at Musiclab Studio, Berlin, March 13-15, 1986.
8-page art booklet included. Packaged in a jewel case with a transparent tray.