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Celtic Frost, pictured on the rear of Cold Lake

"It is the biggest piece of garbage that ever happened to mankind": What happened when Celtic Frost embraced glam and destroyed their own career

By Sleazegrinder published 5 November 24

Celtic Frost: From brutality and ethereal beauty to ham-fisted, party-glam travesties

“We have talked about this, and I’m sure we’re gonna try to do it”: Tom G. Warrior wants to reunite Celtic Frost for tribute shows to late bassist Martin Eric Ain

By Matt Mills published 12 August 24

Though he isn’t out to “reform” the band permanently, Tom G. Warrior hopes for ex-Celtic Frost members to regroup for some special concerts

“I will never forget the looks of horror from the label. They saw it as commercial suicide – which I suppose it was”: the turbulent story of Celtic Frost’s avant garde thrash masterpiece Into The Pandemonium

By Malcolm Dome published 10 August 24

How Celtic Frost demolished metal’s boundaries with their classic 1987 album Into The Pandemonium

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The 10 best cover songs by thrash metal bands

By Matt Mills published 17 January 24

Metallica, Slayer and Sepultura have all given classic songs a high-octane boot up the back side

Photos of Metallica, Iron Maiden, Megadeth and System Of A Down performing live

The 10 worst creative decisions in heavy metal history

By Matt Mills published 25 October 23

From Megadeth’s Risk to that Metallica: Through The Never movie, the heavy metal tapestry is strewn with terrible ideas

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10 classic heavy metal songs only played live once

By Matt Mills published 10 October 23

Metallica, Slipknot, Ozzy Osbourne and more have released fan-favourite songs, only to perform them just one time

Photos of Death, Strapping Young Lad, Ozzy Osbourne and Lemmy Kilmister

The 10 most perfect final albums in heavy metal history

By Matt Mills published 3 October 23

These masterpieces by Black Sabbath, Motörhead and White Zombie made sure their careers ended on flawless form

Album covers by Slayer, Celtic Frost, Suicide Silence and Morbid Angel

10 metal bands who changed genre and immediately ruined everything

By Will Marshall published 23 September 23

Changing your sound is a bold step, but Slayer, Mötley Crüe and Kiss absolutely fumbled it

“There are so many progressive artists to whom I owe so much… Roxy Music are a major part of who I am today:” Tom G Warrior’s passion for prog

By Malcolm Dome published 6 September 23

He admits it might surprise some people, but the Celtic Frost and Triptykon mastermind enjoyed a wide range of progressive artists in his formative years

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10 iconic metal bands with one bad album

By Stephen Hill published 5 September 23

Metallica, Slipknot and Avenged Sevenfold are all hugely reliable bands – apart from on one painful occasion

Celtic Frost’s Tom G Warrior: “They said I sang like Lemmy with the warts inside his mouth”

By Paul Elliott published 24 May 23

From troubled outsider to all-round metal visionary – these are the life and times of Celtic Frost/Triptykon leader Tom G Warrior

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10 bands that wouldn't exist without Discharge

By Mörat published 11 November 22

From Metallica to Slipknot, Machine Head to Napalm Death, heavy music wouldn't be the same without Discharge

The 10 best instrumental album intros in metal

By Chris Chantler last updated 20 September 22

10 instrumental album intros that will get your blood pumping and rile you up for the metallic mayhem to come

Cover art for Iron Maiden's rare Piece of Mind album

The 10 most rare and valuable LPs of the 1980s

By Alan Williams last updated 20 September 22

Got one of these among the vinyl on your shelves? You could be sitting on a vinyl goldmine...

Celtic Frost's complete recordings between 1984-1987 celebrated in new box set

By Scott Munro published 8 September 22

Massive super deluxe box set titled Danse Macabre will feature albums including To Mega Therion and Into The Pandemonium along with EPs, a 40-page book and more

10 bands we want to see reunite in 2022

By Rich Hobson published 21 December 21

Everybody loves a comeback - and these are the 10 bands we want to see reunite in 2022

The 25 best symphonic metal albums

By Hywel Davies, Malcolm Dome, Eleanor Goodman, Chris Chantler, Connie Gordon, Spencer Grady, Adam Rees, Jonathan Selzer published 17 November 21

From Delain and Devin Townsend to Celtic Frost, Nightwish and Cradle Of Filth, these are the 25 best symphonic metal releases that saw metal embrace its grandiose side

The 10 records that saw goth go metal – and vice versa

By Rich Hobson published 4 November 21

Paradise Lost guitarist Gregor Mackintosh talks goth metal's evolution from The Cult and Celtic Frost to Type O Negative and Tribulation

10 bands whose second album was their best

By Metal Hammer published 17 November 20

Sophomore slump? What sophomore slump? Here are 10 bands who never bettered their second album

The Top 20 best metal albums of 1987

By Metal Hammer published 6 October 20

From Guns N’ Roses and Motley Crue to Anthrax, Death and Sepultura, these are the records that defined 1987

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