While I was very excited to raid Tim's collection and get my hands on Into The Pandemonium, the real Celtic Frost highlight was a couple of early EPs.
I think that the Tragic Serenades EP was my introduction to Celtic Frost. I bought it on cassette back in the day because the cover art was so rad... I don't know, there is something about the stark black with the skull in the center that just looked so cool to me... plus there were only three songs here, so it was cheap enough for me to take the chance on it. I don't think that Celtic Frost made much of an impression on me at the time. I mean, all I owned was this EP and Into The Pandemonium, and that album was too much for my teenage brain, so I think it just some some extra time for me to fully appreciate this band.
Sure these songs appear on other Frost records, but these new versions are cool enough to check out... plus that skull cover still looks fucking cool.
I've had the Emperor's Return EP from Celtic Frost on my wantlist for a long time, mainly because I'm basically still a 16 year old kid, and I thought the cover art was so great. I've been holding out for an original German Noise pressing, but with the Metal Blade version in my hands, it was impossible to say no. Plus, I still have a soft spot for those original Metal Blade axe labels.
I'm very excited to add to my Celtic Frost collection. Maybe I'll get one more before I finish with Tim's collection.
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