Album: Morbid Tales by Celtic Frost (1984)
Genre: Black Metal | Style: Metal
Record Label: Noise Records
Format: Album

Description: Morbid Tales is the debut album by the Swiss extreme metal band, Celtic Frost. It was released November 1984 on the Noise label.
 It was originally released in Europe as a six-track mini-album. However, the first American release by Enigma/Metal Blade added two tracks, making Morbid Tales an LP.
Morbid Tales had a major influence on the then-developing death metal and black metal genres. It included elements that were adopted by the pioneers of both styles.

Artist Background: Formed from the remains of seminal death/black metal pioneers Hellhammer in June 1984, with every one of their releases both in the Billboard and UK charts, the Swiss-American Celtic Frost were a pivotal influence on both the extreme metal and gothic metal genres, establishing many of the musical elements that have since become synonymous with bands such as Sepultura, Pantera, Therion, Emperor, Melvins, Paradise Lost, Cradle of Filth, Foo Fighters, Darkthrone, Dimmu Borgir, Obituary, Nile, an... Part of the Zürich, Switzerland music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Black Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Related Artists: Darkthrone, Hellhammer, Venom, Triptykon

Music Scene: Part of the Zürich, Switzerland music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Black Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Black Metal, Metal, 1980s, Album, Noise Records

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Morbid Tales is the debut album by the Swiss extreme metal band, Celtic Frost. It was released November 1984 on the Noise label.
 It was originally released in Europe as a six-track mini-album. However, the first American release by Enigma/Metal Blade added two tracks, making Morbid Tales an LP.
Morbid Tales had a major influence on the then-developing death metal and black metal genres. It included elements that were adopted by the pioneers of both styles.

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