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((short description|Swiss metal band))
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((Infobox musical artist
| name            = Celtic Frost
| image           = Celtic Frost live at Tuska 2006 modified.jpg
| landscape       = Yes
| caption         = Celtic Frost live at [[Tuska Open Air Metal Festival]] 2006. The band's distinctive skull-and-spears logo can be seen on the banners.
| origin          = [[Zürich]], Switzerland
| genre           = ((flatlist|
* [[Thrash metal]]
* [[avant-garde metal]]
* [[black metal]]
* [[doom metal]]
))
| years_active    = 1984–1987, 1988–1993, 2001–2008
| label           = [[Century Media Records|Century Media]], [[Noise Records|Noise]], [[Metal Blade Records|Metal Blade]]
| spinoffs        = [[Triptykon]]
| spinoff_of      = [[Hellhammer]]
| website         = ((url|celticfrost.com))
| current_members =
| past_members    =
* [[Thomas Gabriel Fischer]]
*[[Martin Eric Ain]]
*Franco Sesa
*Isaac Darso
*Stephen Priestly
*Reed St. Mark
*Ron Marks
*Dominic Steiner
*Curt Victor Bryant
*Oliver Amberg
*Erol Unala
*Renee Hernz
))
'''Celtic Frost''' (((IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɛ|l|t|ɪ|k|_|f|r|ɒ|s|t)))<ref>((cite web|title=Interview with Tom G. Warrior|url=http://www.metal-rules.com/interviews/CelticFrost.htm|work=Metal Rules|access-date=21 June 2013|date=November 1999))</ref> was a Swiss [[metal music|metal]] band from [[Zürich]]. They are remembered for their strong influence on the development of several varieties of [[extreme metal]]<ref name="Bukszpan">Bukszpan, Daniel. ''The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal''. Barnes & Noble Publishing, 2003. p.43</ref><ref>((cite web|access-date=26 March 2008 |title=Celtic Frost Profile |url=http://www.centurymedia.com/us/single_artist.php?ID=72 |work=Centurymedia.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080222005025/http://www.centurymedia.com/us/single_artist.php?ID=72 |archive-date=22 February 2008))</ref> and for their [[avant-garde metal|avant-garde]] approach to music more generally.<ref name="Wagner">Wagner, Jeff. ''[[Mean Deviation (book)|Mean Deviation]]''. [[Bazillion Points|Bazillion Points Books]], 2010. pp.116-124</ref>

In June 1984, guitarist and vocalist [[Thomas Gabriel Fischer]] and bassist [[Martin Eric Ain]] formed Celtic Frost after terminating the band [[Hellhammer]] a month prior. Celtic Frost's debut record, ''[[Morbid Tales]]'', was then released in November of the same year.<ref>Fischer p.80</ref> This was followed by the full length studio records ''[[To Mega Therion (album)|To Mega Therion]]'' (1985) and ''[[Into the Pandemonium]]'' (1987).<ref name="Bukszpan"/> These releases are generally considered canonical to the legacy of the band's influence on extreme metal genres. Each of them contains samples of avant-garde composition, though ''Into the Pandemonium'' in particular is notable for its idiosyncratic style and experimentation with musical boundaries beyond heavy metal.

Celtic Frost's next album ''[[Cold Lake (album)|Cold Lake]]'' (1988) saw a new lineup, and a stark change of style, which was widely derided due to its commercial and flamboyant tone.<ref name="Bukszpan" /><ref name="Wagner" /> After the release of ''[[Vanity/Nemesis]]'' (1990), the group temporarily disbanded. Celtic Frost then re-formed in 2001 and released the critically acclaimed ''[[Monotheist (album)|Monotheist]]'' (2006), and finally disbanded permanently following Fischer's departure in 2008.<ref name="secondbreakup">[https://web.archive.org/web/20081015081504/http://www.celticfrost.com/vcf/index.html September 9, 2008 – PRESS RELEASE] Retrieved from Internet Archive 6 January 2014.</ref>

Music across the band's tenure mixed elements of various extreme metal styles. Their earlier music is frequently classified as [[thrash metal]] or [[black metal]] with an experimental inclination, while their final album has been described as [[doom metal]]. Celtic Frost were inspired by early heavy metal bands such as [[Black Sabbath]], [[Judas Priest]] and [[Venom (band)|Venom]], [[New wave music|new wave]] groups like [[Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus]], [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]], [[Christian Death]]<ref name="pyro" /> and [[Joy Division]],<ref name="louder" /> and by [[hardcore punk]] bands such as [[Discharge (band)|Discharge]]<ref>J. Bennett, "Procreation of the Wicked", ''Precious Metal: Decibel Presents the Stories Behind 25 Extreme Metal Masterpieces'', Albert Mudrian, ed., Da Capo Press, p. 34.</ref> and [[GBH (band)|GBH]].<ref name="rollingstone">((cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/tom-g-warrior-celtic-frost-hellhammer-interview-848041/|title=The Triumph of Tom G. Warrior|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]))</ref>

==History==
===Formation and first recordings (1984–1987)===
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 1981. Steve Warrior was later replaced by [[Martin Eric Ain]] – also a pseudonym. The band attracted a small international fan-base, was signed to [[Noise Records]] in [[Germany]], and recorded their debut EP ''[[Apocalyptic Raids]]'' in March 1984.

Many [[heavy metal music|metal]]-centered publications were skeptical of Hellhammer's musical endeavor. ''[[Metal Forces]]'' loathed the group; this started a lasting feud between the zine and Warrior, which kept Celtic Frost from playing in England for several years.<ref name=terrorizer108>Gregori (2003), page 11.</ref> Writers at ''Rock Power'' were not fond of Hellhammer either – they described it as "the most terrible, abhorrent, and atrocious thing 'musicians' were ever allowed to record".<ref>((cite web|url=http://www2.centurymedia.com/index.aspx?page=detailed_artist&id_artist=192 |title='Death Fiends': A Short Biography of Hellhammer |author=Doe, Bernard |date=December 2007 |work=Century Media Records |access-date=10 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119104859/http://www2.centurymedia.com/index.aspx?page=detailed_artist&id_artist=192 |archive-date=19 January 2008 ))</ref> In fact, they were "receiving miserable reviews everywhere", Warrior concluded.<ref name=cf80>Fischer (2000), page 80.</ref>

Regarding the impression made by his first band, Fischer said:

<blockquote>Way back in 1984 and 85, when Martin Eric Ain and I recorded Celtic Frost's first two albums ''[[Morbid Tales]]'' and ''[[To Mega Therion (album)|To Mega Therion]]'', Hellhammer lasted on us almost like a curse. Even though Hellhammer was the very reason we had thought over our goals and conceived the Frost, HH's left-overs kept being mighty rocks in our way. Many voices saw Frost as the same band with just a name-change. The lack of musical quality in HH made it almost impossible for us to get an unbiased reaction for Frost. To make a long story short, it almost killed all our work and dreams.<ref name=aprd1990>((cite AV media notes |title=Apocalyptic Raids 1990 A.D. |title-link=Apocalyptic Raids 1990 A.D. |others=Hellhammer |year=1990 |chapter=The Macabre Existence of Hellhammer |first=Thomas Gabriel |last=Warrior |page=2 |type=CD booklet |publisher=[[Noise Records|Modern Music Records]] |location=[[Berlin]], [[Germany]]))</ref></blockquote>

By May 1984, Hellhammer had disbanded. Fischer and Ain, along with session drummer Stephen Priestly, regrouped as Celtic Frost.  Their 1984 debut EP, ''[[Morbid Tales]]''<ref>((cite web |last1=RIVADAVIA |first1=EDUARDO |title=INFLUENTIAL CELTIC FROST DEBUT ALBUM 'MORBID TALES' TURNS 30 YEARS OLD |url=https://loudwire.com/celtic-frost-debut-album-morbid-tales-30-years-old/ |website=[[Loudwire]] |date=24 June 2014 |access-date=18 August 2019))</ref> was received well in the underground metal scene, and the band set out on its first tour, through Germany and [[Austria]]. This was followed with an EP ''[[Emperor's Return]]''. Both of these early releases have since been packaged as a single release and are available on one CD.

The next of Celtic Frost's influential recordings was 1985's [[To Mega Therion (album)|''To Mega Therion'']] which did not feature Ain on bass, but used stand-in bassist Dominic Steiner. The cover artwork is a painting by [[H.R. Giger]] entitled ''Satan I,'' which Giger gifted to the band after corresponding with Fischer through the mail. The album was a major influence on the newly developing genres of [[death metal]] and [[black metal]].<ref>Shapiro 1993, page 111.</ref> Ain returned to the band after the album was recorded. 

===Stylistic changes, internal struggles, and first breakup (1987–1993)===
[[File:Celtic frost into pandemonium cover.jpg|thumb|170px|''Into the Pandemonium'' was Celtic Frost’s second full length album. The album employs a variety of musical styles.]]
In 1987, Celtic Frost released their second full length studio album ''[[Into the Pandemonium]]''. The album is noticeably eclectic in comparison to Celtic Frost's prior works. The album boasts love songs, [[industrial music|industrial]] rhythmic pieces, several instances of symphony or operatic influence, several parts for a female vocalist, and an unlikely cover of [[Wall of Voodoo]]'s "[[Mexican Radio]]."

The album is sometimes considered unique from the band's previous work, and helped to cement its description as an [[avant-garde metal|avant-garde]] band; it is also a departure from the heavier and more direct style found on the band's previous releases, ''[[Morbid Tales]]'' and ''[[To Mega Therion (album)|To Mega Therion]],'' though they too had elements of experimentation and symphonic collaboration. The album fuses a classic [[classic metal|heavy metal]] style with elements of [[industrial music|industrial]] and [[gothic rock]], and even employs an [[electronic body music]] inspired rhythm which can be heard on the song "One in Their Pride". ''Into the Pandemonium'' does retain sparse elements of extreme metal observable in Fischer's vocals and guitar playing.

A North American tour saw the addition of a second guitarist, Ron Marks. Soon after this, however, financial trouble, as well as tensions between the band members and between the band and their record label led to a brief dissolution of the group. Six months later, Warrior reformed the band with Stephen Priestly again on drums, Oliver Amberg on guitars and Curt Victor Bryant playing bass. This lineup recorded the studio album ''[[Cold Lake (album)|Cold Lake]]'', released in September 1988 by Noise Records. Despite being marketed to capitalize on the mass appeal of glam metal, the album was received poorly, as it did not appeal to fans of the band's extreme style.

Bryant fired Amberg, and so former live show guitarist Ron Marks returned to the band for the recording of ''[[Vanity/Nemesis]]'' in 1990. The other significant change, was the return of early bassist [[Martin Eric Ain]], but despite this, Celtic Frost's reputation did not fully recover from the disappointment caused by ''Cold Lake''. The group's label released a collection of rare recordings called ''[[Parched with Thirst Am I and Dying]]'' (1992), the title of which is taken from an old Roman prayer.<ref name=allmusic2 >Raggett, Ned. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/parched-with-thirst-am-i-and-dying-mw0000274947 "Parched with Thirst Am I and Dying – Celtic Frost"]. ''AllMusic.com''. Retrieved 26 September 2011.</ref> It featured unreleased material, re-recorded versions of older songs, and some studio session versions.<ref name=allmusic2/>

A final proposed album titled "Under Apollyon's Sun" was never made, although Fischer would later co-found a new group called [[Apollyon Sun]].

===Post-breakup (1993–2001)===
Several years following the disbanding of Celtic Frost, Fischer co-founded a new group called [[Apollyon Sun]] with his friend Erol Unala playing guitar and recorded an EP, ''[[God Leaves (And Dies)]],'' and a full-length album, [[Sub (album)|''Sub'']]. Although clearly based on Celtic Frost's more adventurous music, Apollyon Sun was an [[industrial metal]] project. During his hiatus from metal music, Fischer had also finished work on an autobiographical book, called ''Are You Morbid?'', which was published by London-based Sanctuary Publishing to fan acclaim in 2000.

===Reunion and ''Monotheist'' (2001–2008)===
[[File:Tomwarrior celticfrost.jpg|thumb|right|200px |Tom Warrior performing in 2006.]]
In late 2001, Fischer and Ain began to write music along with Unala on guitar and, soon after in 2002, with Swiss drummer Franco Sesa. The aim was to develop and record a new dark and heavy album. The completion of the project took longer than anticipated -in part due to the DIY nature of the project and the project's financing- but finally resulted in what Fischer and Ain would describe as "perhaps the darkest album Celtic Frost have ever recorded."

The final Celtic Frost album was financed by the band through its own label, Prowling Death Records. Prowling Death Records originally was the self-founded label which released the Hellhammer demos, and managed Hellhammer's career in 1983 and 1984. The album was produced by Celtic Frost with [[Peter Tägtgren]] and mixed by Fischer and Ain. Celtic Frost and Prowling Death Records ultimately entered into a worldwide licensing deal with Century Media Records. The album, titled [[Monotheist (album)|''Monotheist'']], was released in May 2006. The album was received well critically and by fans of the band. While experimental and heavy in nature, it is seen as an evolution from both the extreme metal styles first developed on ''Morbid Tales'' and ''To Mega Therion'', and the avant-garde style of ''Into the Pandemonium''.

On 29 May 2006, Celtic Frost embarked on the most extensive tour of the band's career, the ''Monotheist Tour'', initially headlining festivals (e.g. [[Wacken Open Air]]) across Europe the United States/Canada in 2006, and the group's first ever shows in Japan in early 2007. The European leg of the tour then took place followed by a return to the United States to complete the tour with [[Type O Negative]]. Further festival appearances and concerts followed in mid-2007.

On stage, Celtic Frost played with an additional touring guitar player, who plays [[rhythm guitar]] parts. This position was initially filled by [[Anders Odden]], and later by V Santura.

===Second breakup (2008–2017)===
There has been no talk of recording a new album since the last breakup of the band.<ref name="secondbreakup" /> Celtic Frost's last two shows were in Mexico, one on 12 October 2007, in Monterrey, and the final show the next day in Mexico City.

[[File:Celtic Frost.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Celtic Frost performing in 2006.]]
Fischer tendered his resignation from Celtic Frost on 9 April 2008, with this message displayed on the band's official website:

<blockquote>Celtic Frost singer and guitarist Tom Gabriel Fischer has left Celtic Frost due to the irresolvable, severe erosion of the personal basis so urgently required to collaborate within a band so unique, volatile, and ambitious.</blockquote>

After this remark, bassist Ain stated that the band was "still alive, albeit in a coma of sorts." He would go on further to say that the remaining members of the band are "not going to continue recording or touring," as this would be "preposterous" without Fischer.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=99122 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |title=Bassist Martin Eric Ain: Celtic Frost Is Still Alive, Albeit in a Coma of Sorts |access-date=24 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108091146/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=99122 |archive-date=8 January 2009 ))</ref> Fischer then went on to form a band called [[Triptykon]] with Celtic Frost's touring guitarist V Santura, former Celtic Frost drummer Reed St. Mark, and bassist Vanja Slajh. Fischer then stated that his new band would sound similar to the direction Celtic Frost took on their final album, [[Monotheist (album)|''Monotheist'']].<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=98314 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |title=Former Celtic Frost Mainman: The Biggest Mistake I Have Ever Made in My Life |access-date=24 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108163012/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=98314 |archive-date=8 January 2009 ))</ref>

On 9 September 2008, Celtic Frost's seminal members, Martin Eric Ain and Tom Gabriel Fischer, both agreed to confirm on Celtic Frost's official website that the band had "jointly decided to lay Celtic Frost to rest for good".<ref name=secondbreakup/>

===Martin Eric Ain's death and possible tribute shows (2017–present)===
On 21 October 2017, Martin Eric Ain died at the age of 50 from a heart attack.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.metaladdicts.com/site/celtic-frost-bassist-martin-eric-ain-dies-50/|title=CELTIC FROST Bassist MARTIN ERIC AIN Dies At 50 |website=Metaladdicts.com|date=22 October 2017))</ref>

In a 2021 interview with Heavy Culture, Tom Gabriel Fischer spoke of an open possibility in doing "one or two" Celtic Frost tribute shows in memory of Ain, consisting of former members.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/tom-gabriel-fischer-is-open-to-resurrecting-celtic-frost-for-one-or-two-shows-in-memory-of-martin-ain/|title=TOM GABRIEL FISCHER Is Open To Resurrecting CELTIC FROST For 'One Or Two Shows' In Memory Of MARTIN AIN|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=9 December 2021 |accessdate=9 December 2021))</ref> He clarified that he did not speak of or would ever be interested in reforming the band since his departure, but possibly reunite former members and perform tribute shows, "Should this ever happen, it would not be a permanent project, nor would it be 'Celtic Frost', in spite of the fact that it would only ((sic|comprise |hide=y|of)) Celtic Frost alumni. It would simply be a means to pay deference, perhaps for one or two concerts, to the deceased co-founder of the band."<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/tom-gabriel-fischer-clarifies-comments-about-celtic-frost-tribute-shows-says-it-would-not-be-a-permanent-project/|title=TOM GABRIEL FISCHER Clarifies Comments About 'CELTIC FROST Tribute Shows', Says 'It Would Not Be A Permanent Project'|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=10 December 2021 |accessdate=10 December 2021))</ref> On 8 December 2022, Fischer's successor band Triptykon announced they will be performing a Celtic Frost tribute set on the Saturday special guest slot of [[Bloodstock Open Air|Bloodstock Open Air Festival]] in the United Kingdom, following the withdrawal of [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]] from that slot.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/anthrax-cancel-bloodstock-2023-appearance-triptykon-join-line-up/|title=Anthrax cancel Bloodstock 2023 appearance; Triptykon join line-up|website=[[Kerrang.com]]|date=8 December 2022 |accessdate=8 December 2022))</ref>

==Style and influences==
Celtic Frost's sound has gone through significant evolution over the years, making them difficult to categorize. The band's early work has been described as [[thrash metal]]<ref name=EncyclopediaofHeavyMetal>((cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal |last=Bukszpan |first=Daniel |publisher= [[Barnes & Noble Publishing]] |year=2003 |isbn=9780760742181 |page=43))</ref><ref name=AllMusic>((cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/celtic-frost-mn0000191063/biography |title=Celtic Frost ((!)) Biography & History |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |last=Rivadavia |first=Eduardo))</ref> and [[death metal]].<ref name=AllMusic /> Celtic Frost are also often described as [[black metal]], but some dissent to this, such as authors Axl Rosenberg and Christopher Krovatin, who say the band's "music was too tight, and its connection to old school rock 'n' roll music too readily apparent, to be black metal."<ref>((cite book |title=Hellraisers: A Complete Visual History of Heavy Metal Mayhem |last1=Rosenberg |first1=Axl |last2=Krovatin |first2=Christopher |publisher=Race Point Publishing |year=2017 |isbn=9781631064302))</ref> In some instances, Celtic Frost is described as [[avant-garde metal|avant-garde]] due to a combination of [[Ambient music|ambient]], [[classical music|classical]], and [[electronica]] elements in their music.<ref name="AllMusic" /> Celtic Frost's later work, particularly ''Monotheist'', has been described as [[doom metal]].<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/column/begrand060518/ |title=The Great Beast Resurrected |work=[[PopMatters]] |access-date=24 January 2013))</ref>

Fischer has stated that there were two main kinds of music that influenced Celtic Frost; heavy metal and new wave. "In Heavy Metal, it's fair to say bands like [[Black Sabbath]], [[Angel Witch]] and [[Venom (band)|Venom]] influenced us. Martin and I were heavily influenced by the New Wave music of the time too, such as [[Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus]], [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]], [[Christian Death]] and I think it's a mix of these musical directions that influenced the sound of Celtic Frost".<ref name=pyro>((cite web|url=http://www.pyromusic.net/index.php?p=interviews_interview&id=48 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223124054/http://www.pyromusic.net/index.php?p=interviews_interview&id=48 |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 February 2012 |title=Interview of Tom G. Warrior - Celtic Frost |publisher=Pyromusic|date=28 May 2007|access-date=13 June 2020))</ref> 

Ain was also marked by an interest in [[Joy Division]] while Fischer's taste originated in a jazz and prog background. "I loved the '70s prog bands like [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]], early [[Roxy Music]]".<ref name="louder">((cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/every-celtic-frost-album-in-tom-g-warriors-words |title=Every Celtic Frost album, in Tom G. Warrior's words |publisher=Loudersound.com|last=Selzer|first=Jonathan |date=16 August 2017|access-date=13 June 2020))</ref> Online music website The Quietus published an interview with Fischer about his favorite albums, comprising a list of 13 notable influences. At the beginning of this list was the album ''[[Gula Matari]]'' by [[Quincy Jones]].<ref>((Cite web |date=2017 |title=Walk On In Darkness: Tom G Warrior's 13 Favourite LPs |url=https://thequietus.com/articles/23198-tom-g-warrior-of-celtic-frost-s-baker-s-dozen?page=2))</ref>

==Legacy==
((More citations needed section|date=June 2018))
When Fischer was asked to comment on their influence on heavy metal, he replied: "No, I try to stay away from that. I'm a musician, I don't want to get involved with all that. It's not healthy. I want to do good albums. I'm still alive and I feel there's still so much in front of me. I don't want to be bothered with who has influence and where we stand and all that. I think it's a negative thing."<ref>((cite web |title=Tom G. Warrior Interview |url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/interviews/a/celticfrostinte_3.htm |access-date=24 January 2013 |work=[[About.com]] |archive-date=6 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906234323/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/interviews/a/celticfrostinte_3.htm |url-status=dead ))</ref>

Despite this, Celtic Frost have influenced a variety of metal bands. The band [[Therion (band)|Therion]], for example, took its band name from Celtic Frost's album ''To Mega Therion''.<ref name="alternative-zine-interview">((cite web |access-date=25 July 2007 |title=Interview with Christofer Jonhsson |date=3 May 2004 |url=http://www.alternative-zine.com/interviews/en/6 |work=Alternative-Zine.com))</ref> Other metal bands which have either cited Celtic Frost as an influence or covered Celtic Frost include: [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]], [[Obituary (band)|Obituary]], [[Death (metal band)|Death]], [[Benediction (band)|Benediction]], [[Brutal Truth]], [[Neurosis (band)|Neurosis]], [[Eyehategod]], [[Cradle of Filth]], [[Marduk (band)|Marduk]], [[Dimmu Borgir]], [[Goatwhore]], [[Sepultura]], [[Cancer (band)|Cancer]], [[Asphyx]], [[Pro-Pain]], [[Gorgoroth]], [[Gallhammer]], [[Paradise Lost (band)|Paradise Lost]], [[Evoken]], [[Napalm Death]]. [[Coroner (band)|Coroner]], another pioneering Swiss extreme metal band, originally started off as road crew for Celtic Frost.<ref>((Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/42023963 |title=The Virgin encyclopedia of heavy rock |date=1999 |publisher=Virgin |others=Colin Larkin |isbn=0-7535-0257-7 |location=London |pages=104 |oclc=42023963))</ref>

[[Dave Grohl]] and [[Mark Tremonti]] have both stated on several occasions that Celtic Frost were an influence. Grohl consequently invited Fischer to participate in the recordings of his 2004 solo album, ''[[Probot]]'', resulting in the song "Big Sky". Alternative country singer [[Ryan Adams]] has also claimed influence from Celtic Frost.

In 1996, Dwell Records released ''[[In Memory of Celtic Frost]]'', a collection of Celtic Frost songs covered by other bands. Notable bands that appeared in this tribute include [[Enslaved (band)|Enslaved]], covering "Procreation of the Wicked"; [[Opeth]], covering "Circle of the Tyrants"; [[Grave (band)|Grave]], covering "Mesmerize"; [[Slaughter (Canadian band)|Slaughter]], covering "Dethroned Emperor"; [[Apollyon Sun]] (featuring Fischer himself), covering "Babylon Fell"; [[Emperor (band)|Emperor]], covering "Massacra", and [[Mayhem (band)|Mayhem]], covering "Visual Aggression". This hard to find CD is now out of print.

In 2015, Corpse Flower Records released a tribute of their own entitled ''Morbid Tales! A Tribute to Celtic Frost''. It too compiles a number of Celtic Frost covers by other bands, including [[Child Bite]], [[Acid Witch]], [[Municipal Waste (band)|Municipal Waste]], and Hayward, among others.<ref>((cite web|url=http://bravewords.com/news/morbid-tales-a-tribute-to-celtic-frost-12-streaming-in-full-features-child-bite-with-phil-anselmo-acid-witch-evoken-municipal-waste-and-more|title=Morbid Tales: A Tribute To CELTIC FROST 12" Streaming In Full; Features CHILD BITE With PHIL ANSELMO, ACID WITCH, EVOKEN, MUNICIPAL WASTE And More |website=Bravewords.com |date=10 November 2015 |access-date=16 June 2020))</ref>

In 2018, British deathcore band, Black Tongue covered the song "A Dying God Coming into Human Flesh" on their second album, Nadir which was released on Halloween of 2018.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/blacktongueuk/posts/fling-wide-the-gates-of-hell-your-prodigal-son-has-returned-nadir-i-the-eternal-/1925427627522814/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/460027687396156/1925427627522814 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title=Fling wide the gates of Hell! Your prodigal Son has returned|website=Facebook.com|date=13 September 2018 |access-date=16 June 2020))((cbignore))</ref>

The hip-hop group "Circle of Tyrants" featuring [[Necro (rapper)|Necro]], [[Ill Bill]], Goretex, and Mr Hyde also took their name from the Celtic Frost song.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://bravewords.com/news/circle-of-tyrantss-necro-discusses-new-project-featuring-members-of-testatment-sepultura|title=CIRCLE OF TYRANTS's Necro Discusses New Project Featuring Members Of TESTATMENT, SEPULTURA|website=Bravewords.com|access-date=19 August 2021))</ref>

==Band members==
((col-begin))
((col-2))
;Final lineup
* [[Thomas Gabriel Fischer]] – guitars, lead vocals ((small|(1984–1993, 2001–2008)))
* [[Martin Eric Ain]] – bass, co-lead vocals((small| (1984–85, 1986–1987, 1990–1993, 2001–2008; died 2017)))
* Franco Sesa – drums, percussion ((small|(2002–2008)))

;Live members
* Ron Marks – guitars ((small|(1987)))
* [[Anders Odden]] – guitars ((small|(2006–2007)))
* V Santura – guitars ((small|(2007–2008)))
((col-2))

;Former members
* Isaac Darso – drums ((small|(1984)))
* Dominic Steiner – bass ((small|(1985)))
* Reed St. Mark – drums, percussion ((small|(1985–1988, 1992–1993)))
* Curt Victor Bryant – bass ((small|(1988–1990))), guitars ((small|(1990–1993)))
* Oliver Amberg – guitars ((small|(1988–1989)))
* [[Erol Unala]] – guitars ((small|(2001–2005)))
* Stephen Priestly – drums ((small|(1984, 1988–1992)))
((col-end))

===Timeline===
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==Discography==
'''Studio albums'''
* ''[[Morbid Tales]]'' (EP 1984, [[Morbid Tales#Remaster|re-released]] in 1999)
* ''[[To Mega Therion (album)|To Mega Therion]]'' (LP 1985, re-released in 1999)
* ''[[Into the Pandemonium]]'' (LP 1987, re-released in 1999)
* ''[[Cold Lake (album)|Cold Lake]]'' (LP 1988)
* ''[[Vanity/Nemesis]]'' (LP 1990, re-released in 1999)
* ''[[Monotheist (album)|Monotheist]]'' (LP 2006) – <small>US Ind #43, US Heat #37  </small>

'''EPs'''
* ''[[Emperor's Return]]'' (1985, re-released as part of ''[[Morbid Tales#Remaster|Morbid Tales]]'' in 1999)
* ''[[Tragic Serenades]]'' (1986, re-released as part of ''[[To Mega Therion (album)|To Mega Therion]]'' in 1999)
* ''I Won't Dance'' (1987)

'''Singles'''
* "Wine in My Hand" (Germany 1990)

'''Compilations'''
* ''[[Parched with Thirst Am I and Dying]]'' (1992)
* ''Are You Morbid?'' (2003)
* ''Innocence and Wrath'' (2017)

'''Video albums'''
* ''Live at Hammersmith Odeon'' (1989, VHS & Japanese Laserdisc)

'''Music videos'''
* "Circle of the Tyrants" (1986)
* "Cherry Orchards" (1988)
* "Wine in My Hand (Third from the Sun)" (1989)
* "Jewel Throne" (live) (1989)
* "A Dying God Coming into Human Flesh" (2006)

==Bibliography==
* ((cite book
| last1          = Fischer
| first1         = Tom Gabriel
| author-link    = Thomas Gabriel Fischer
| last2         = Ain
| first2        = Martin Eric
| author-link2  = Martin Eric Ain
| title         = Only Death Is Real: An Illustrated History of Hellhammer and Early Celtic Frost 1981–85
| year          = 2010
| publisher     = [[Bazillion Points]]
| location      = Brooklyn, New York
| isbn          = 978-0-9796163-9-6
))

==References==
((Reflist))

==Sources==
* ((cite book|last=Bennett|first=J.|editor=Mudrian, Albert|title=[[Precious Metal (book)|Precious Metal: Decibel Presents the Stories Behind 25 Extreme Metal Masterpieces]]|year=2009|publisher=[[Da Capo Press]]|location=Cambridge Center, United States|isbn=978-0-306-81806-6|pages=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780306818066/page/31 31–47]|chapter=Chapter 3: Procreation of the Wicked))

==External links==
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* ((Official website))
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061025223937/http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/Issues/2006-10-19/music/outtakes.html Interview with Martin Eric Ain], ''Broward-Palm Beach New Times'', 19 October 2006
* [http://www.metalunderground.com/bands/details.cfm?bandid=507 Interview with Tom Fisher about new album], "www.metalunderground.com"
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121120150627/http://www.avantgarde-metal.com/content/stories2.php?id=191 Interview with Gabriel Tom Fischer], www.avantgarde-metal.com, 2010
* [http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=176692 Former Celtic Frost Guitarist Joins DSN Music For New Release], ''Blabbermouth.net'', 13 July 2012

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