Celtic Frost - Emperor's Return (1985)

Celtic Frost - Emperor's Return (1985)

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Side One

1. "Circle of the Tyrants"    4:27

2. "Dethroned Emperor" 4:38

Side Two

3. "Morbid Tales"      3:29

4. "Visual Aggression"      4:11

5. "Suicidal Winds" 4:36

Celtic Frost Band Members

Tom G. Warrior – guitars, vocals, effects, producer, engineer on tracks 1, 4, 5

Martin Ain – bass, bass effects, co-producer, assistant engineer on tracks 1, 4, 5

Reed St. Mark – drums

Stephen Priestly – drums on tracks 2 and 3

Emperor's Return is the second release by the Swiss extreme metal band Celtic Frost. It was released in 1985 as an extended play and was their first record featuring American drummer Reid Cruickshank (aka "Reed St. Mark"). The band's bleak publicity photographs from this period had an influence on the fashion and style of the developing black metal genre. The tracks of Emperor's Return were remastered and re-released in the 1999 edition of Morbid Tales and yet again remastered and included in the 2017 edition of To Mega Therion.

Celtic Frost was an influential metal band from Zurich, Switzerland. They are known for their heavy influence on the extreme metal and gothic metal genres. The group was first active from 1984 to 1993, and re-formed in 2001. Following Tom Gabriel Fischer's departure in 2008, Celtic Frost decided to break up again.

Celtic Frost's frontman, guitarist and singer Tom Gabriel Fischer, adopted the alias Tom Warrior. With Steve Warrior on bass, he formed one of the earliest extreme metal bands, Hellhammer, in 1982. Steve Warrior was later replaced by Martin Eric Ain - also a pseudonym. The band attracted a small international fan-base, got signed to Noise Records in Germany and recorded their debut EP "Apocalyptic Raids" in March 1984, now a rare finding on e-Bay or second hand record stores around the world.

Years Active

1984 – 2008 (24 years)

Founded In

Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland

Celtic Frost Members

Curt Victor Bryant (1988 – 1993)

Martin Eric Ain

Oliver Amberg (1988 – 1989)

Reed St. Mark (1985 – 1992)

Ron Marks (1987 – 1990)

Steven Priestly (1986 – 1992)

Thomas Gabriel Warrior (1984 – 2008)