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.
By May 1984, Hellhammer had disbanded. Fischer and Ain, along with session drummer Stephen Priestly, regrouped as Celtic Frost. Their 1984 debut LP, Morbid Tales was a hit on 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 early releases are now available on one CD. One of their more influential recordings was 1985's "To Mega Therion", followed in 1987 by "Into the Pandemonium". These albums were some of the pivotal LPs for underground metal and inducted a new and more varied sound. Celtic Frost, along with Venom and Bathory were pioneers in the still underground black metal scene, although Celtic Frost were much more experimental with the addition of classical instruments, opera vocals and sampling. They were given the new title of avant-garde metal.
After a subsequent North American tour (which saw the addition of a second guitarist, Ron Marks to the groups ranks), financial trouble, personal tension between the band members and an ill-fated relationship with their record label led to a complete dissolution of the band. Six months later, Warrior decided to reform the band with Stephen Priestly back on drums, Oliver Amberg on guitars and Curt Victor Bryant on bass. The resulting album "Cold Lake" was a disappointment to most of the group's established fan-base but achieved notable success in the North American market. Bryant fired Amberg and former live guitarist Ron Marks returned as a guest for the recording of "Vanity / Nemesis" in 1990. The most significant change, however, was the return of early bassist Martin Eric Ain. But Celtic Frost's reputation did not fully recover. The group’s next (and, as it would turn out, last for several years) album was a collection of rare and unreleased recordings called "Parched With Thirst Am I and Dying" in 1992. The compilation's title was inspired by an old Roman prayer. It featured unreleased material, re-recorded versions of older songs and some studio session versions, closing the chapter on one of the most important underground and experimental bands of all time.
A final album titled “Under Apollyon's Sun” never eventuated under that title, although Fischer co-founded a new group called Apollyon Sun. Celtic Frost were disbanded in 1993.
In late 2001, Fischer and Ain began to write music together again, along with Unala on guitar and, from late 2002, experienced Swiss drummer Franco Sesa (also known within the group as the Inverted Cross). The aim was to develop and record a new, very dark and heavy album. The completion of the project took far longer than anticipated (in part due to the DIY nature of the project and the project’s financing) but finally resulted, in late 2005, in what Fischer and Ain describe as “perhaps the darkest album Celtic Frost have ever recorded”, based on a combination of the musical aura of "To Mega Therion" and "Into the Pandemonium".
The newest and seventh Celtic Frost album was financed by the group itself through its own imprint, “Prowling Death Records”, and publishing imprint, “Diktatur des Kapitals”. Prowling Death Records originally was the self-founded underground 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 (of Bloodbath/Hypocrisy/Pain fame) and mixed by Fischer and Ain. Celtic Frost and Prowling Death Records subsequently entered into a worldwide licensing deal with Century Media Records. The album, titled "Monotheist", was released on May 30th, 2006.
On May 29, 2006, Celtic Frost embarked on the most extensive tour of the band’s career, the “Monotheist Tour”, initially headlining festivals (e.g. the Wacken Open Air festival, in front of an audience of 50,000) across Europe the United States and Canada in 2006, and the group’s first ever shows in Japan in January 2007. In early 2007 the European leg of the tour took place and a return to the United States as a special guest to Type O Negative. Further festival appearances and concerts followed in mid-2007.
Fischer tendered his resignation from Celtic Frost on April 9th, 2008, with this message displayed on the band's official website:
”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.”
Bassist Ain stated that the band “is still alive, albeit in a coma of sorts.” He went on further to say that the remainder of the band is “not going to continue recording or touring,” saying this “would be preposterous” without Fischer. Fischer has himself gone on to form a new band called Triptykon, featuring Celtic Frost touring guitarist V Santura, original Celtic Frost drummer Reed St. Mark, as well as bassist Vanja Slay. Fischer has also said that his new band will sound similar to the direction Celtic Frost took on their 2006 album, "Monotheist".
Procreation
Celtic Frost Lyrics
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Whose are the objections, from where come the doubts
Evidence of infinity
Procreation of the wicked
Twist of the known
Procreation of the wicked
True reflections of community, Procreation of the gods and lords
Evidence of infinity
Procreation of the wicked
Twist of the known
Procreation of the wicked
Cain and Abel's love and death, Love and hate is what we are
Dagger and grail are- Fallen of the altar
Evidence of infinity
Procreation of the wicked
Twist of the known
Procreation of the wicked
"Mysteries of perversity"
"I've killed this old man, because he limped
I've done it because he shouldn't have to do it"
If god raised the abyss, you'd procreate your own
Abolism of death is, Abolism of life
Evidence of infinity
Procreation of the wicked
Twist of the known
Procreation of the wicked
The lyrics of "Procreation of the Wicked" explore themes of opposition, duality, and the ultimate power of creation. The song begins with the declaration that those who deny the light are blind to the evidence of infinity around them. The objections and doubts that arise in response to this evidence are ultimately futile. The lyrics then move on to discuss the twisted and often absurd nature of human fate and the reflections of the community that manifest in the gods and lords.
The middle section of the song focuses on the contrast between love and hate, and the violent, sacrificial nature of these emotions. The references to Cain and Abel's tragic story highlight the destructive power of love and the inevitability of death. The final verses suggest a rejection of death and embrace of life, even in the face of ultimate destruction. The lyrics end with a cryptic reference to the abolition of death.
Overall, the lyrics of "Procreation of the Wicked" suggest that creation and destruction are two sides of the same coin and that the balance of these opposing forces is what defines life.
Line by Line Meaning
You are blind, deny the sun and light
You are ignorant and refuse the truth
Whose are the objections, from where come the doubts
Where do these objections and doubts come from?
Evidence of infinity
Proof of the infinity of existence
Procreation of the wicked
Reproduction of sinful beings
Twist of the known
Deformation of what is familiar
Serenades of opposition, Absurdity, humans fate and hope
Songs of resistance, nonsense, and the uncertain destiny of humans
True reflections of community, Procreation of the gods and lords
Authentic representations of society, reproduction of the divine
Cain and Abel's love and death, Love and hate is what we are
The story of Cain and Abel shows that we are defined by both love and hate and the inevitable ending that awaits us all
Dagger and grail are- Fallen of the altar
Symbols of violence and redemption, each cast out
"Mysteries of perversity"
Dark secrets and disturbing behavior
"I've killed this old man, because he limped
I've done it because he shouldn't have to do it"
A confession of murder, done out of a twisted sense of mercy
If god raised the abyss, you'd procreate your own
Even if everything is destroyed, humans will always reproduce their own kind
Abolism of death is, Abolism of life
The rejection of death is also a rejection of life itself
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: GABRIEL FISCHER THOMAS, MARTIN STRICKER, THOMAS GABRIEL FISCHER
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Procreation (Of the Wicked)
You are blind - Deny the sun and light
Whose are the objections - From where come the doubts
Evidence of infinity
Procreation of the wicked
Twist of the known
Procreation of the wicked
Serenades of opposition - Absurdity, human's fate and hope
True reflections of community - Procreation of the gods and lost
Evidence of infinity
Procreation of the wicked
Twist of the known
Procreation of the wicked
Cain and Abel's love and death - Love and hate is what we are and were
Dagger and grail have- Fallen off the altar
Evidence of infinity
Procreation of the wicked
Twist of the known
Procreation of the wicked
If god raised the abyss - You'd procreate your own
Abolism of death is - Abolism of life
"Mysteries of perversity"
"I've killed this old man, because he limped
I've done it because he shouldn't have to do it"
Evidence of infinity
Procreation of the wicked
Twist of the known
Procreation of the wicked
@dailocosta4092
Procreation (Of the Wicked)
You are blind - Deny the sun and light
Whose are the objections - From where come the doubts
Evidence of infinity
Procreation of the wicked
Twist of the known
Procreation of the wicked
Serenades of opposition - Absurdity, human's fate and hope
True reflections of community - Procreation of the gods and lost
Evidence of infinity
Procreation of the wicked
Twist of the known
Procreation of the wicked
Cain and Abel's love and death - Love and hate is what we are and were
Dagger and grail have- Fallen off the altar
Evidence of infinity
Procreation of the wicked
Twist of the known
Procreation of the wicked
If god raised the abyss - You'd procreate your own
Abolism of death is - Abolism of life
"Mysteries of perversity"
"I've killed this old man, because he limped
I've done it because he shouldn't have to do it"
Evidence of infinity
Procreation of the wicked
Twist of the known
Procreation of the wicked
@vincentrobinson9325
WAYBADASS🤘😮
@LaepsynPaepsyn
Some mistakes there, pls check the original.
@samhain4539
Mistakes I see
@l.salisbury1253
This has aged VERY WELL!!
@erinleigh2549
Even more now
@joshtaylor4249
Indeed it has...
@mountaineer3951
Riffs are crunchy af 😋
@arshediamedia666
Definitely
@playinsincepong1
RIP Martin Ain....50 years old is way to young to go.
I'm 48......... this shit is sending me to the cardiologist to get a stress test...We old school guys need to
stay in the game. Our families and friends need us.
We should live to celebrate what he left us.