Singer: Celtic Frost
Title: To Mega Therion
Label: Noise Records ‎– N 0326-2
Series: The Definitive Celtic Frost –
Type: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Country: Germany
Date of released: 22 Oct 1999
Category: Rock
Style: Thrash, Speed Metal, Black Metal, Avantgarde
Size MP3 zip: 1706 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1348 mb
Rating: 3.5✭
Format: MP3 AIFF DMF FLAC AHX APE AA MPC FLAC

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) – Modern Music Records GmbH
• Copyright (c) – Maldoror Musikverlag
• Recorded At – Casablanca Studio, Berlin
• Recorded At – Music Lab Berlin
• Mixed At – Casablanca Studio, Berlin
• Mixed At – Music Lab Berlin
• Mastered At – Casablanca Studio, Berlin
• Mastered At – Music Lab Berlin
• Remastered At – Oakland Recording
• Pressed By – MPO

Credits

• Arranged By – 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] – Angelika Bardou, Thomas Gabriel Fischer*
• Artwork [Original To Mega Therion Logo, Tragic Serenades Logo And Celtic Frost Main Logo] – Thomas Gabriel Fischer*
• Bass, Effects – Dominic Steiner (tracks: 1, 4 to 10)
• Co-producer – Thomas Gabriel Warrior* (tracks: 1, 4 to 10)
• Design [Heptagram] – Martin Stricker
• Design [To Mega Therion Album Cover Design] – Thomas Gabriel Fischer*
• Design [Tragic Serenades EP Cover Design] – Markus Edelmann*, Martin Stricker, Thomas Gabriel Fischer*
• Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Effects – Reed St. Mark
• Engineer – Horst Müller (tracks: 1, 4 to 10)
• Engineer [Assistant] – Rick "Lights"* (tracks: 1, 4 to 10)
• Executive-Producer – Karl "Jeder Will 1500" Walterbach*
• Liner Notes [Zurich, Switzerland, August 1999] – Thomas Gabriel Fischer*
• Painting [Cover And Inside Art Painted By] – H.R. Giger*
• Photography By – Ernst Wirz, Joel Marsden, Robert Hould, Sergio Archetti
• Photography By [Additional Tragic Serenades Band Photography] – Joel Marsden
• Photography By [Bus Driver] – Marky Edelmann
• Photography By [Dominic Steiner] – Ernst Wirz
• Photography By [Tragic Serenades Front Cover] – Joel Marsden
• Producer – Horst "The One & Only" Müller* (tracks: 1, 4 to 10)
• Remastered By – 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.

© 1985 Maldoror Musikverlag GmbH
℗ 1999 Modern Music Records GmbH

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.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 006030 032628
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): N 03262 MPO 01 @@@ 4 03
• Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI L033
• Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 1206
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): N 03262 MPO 01 @@@ 4 01
• Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L033
• Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L1223
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): N 03262 MPO 01 @@@ 4 01
• Mastering SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI L033
• Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 121A
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 4): N 03262 MPO 01 @@@ 4 06
• Mastering SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI L033
• Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI 1210
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 5): N 03262 MPO 01 @@@ 4 06
• Mastering SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI L033
• Mould SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI 1213
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 6): N 03262 MPO 01 @@@ 4 03
• Mastering SID Code (Variant 6): IFPI L033
• Mould SID Code (Variant 6): IFPI 1211
• Label Code: LC 09066
• Rights Society: GEMA
• SPARS Code: ADD

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, RM, RE)	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	NMRCD015	UK	2006
EM201	Celtic Frost	To Mega Therion ‎(LP, Album, RE, Gat)	Earmark	EM201	Italy	1999

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