Into the Pandemonium
Into the Pandemonium is the third studio album by the Swiss extreme metal band Celtic Frost, released on 2 November 1987. It brought back bassist and backing vocalist Martin Eric Ain, who had played on Morbid Tales in 1984 but missed the follow-up. Combat handled the US release, while Noise Records issued it in Europe, and it closed the band's time with Noise.
The record pushes the band's experimental streak further. It takes in gothic rock leanings, industrial-tinged material such as "One in Their Pride", and an unexpected cover of Wall of Voodoo's "Mexican Radio". The band's familiar orchestral touches with female vocals are still here too. Reviews were mixed at first, but opinion warmed quickly, and it went on to become Celtic Frost's most successful record. A costly legal fight with Noise followed, as the band accused the label of sabotaging its promotion.
Into the Pandemonium: tracklist and credits
10 tracks · 39:24Tracklist
- 1Mexican RadioMarc Moreland and Stan Ridgway3:29
- 2MesmerizedMartin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior3:24
- 3Inner SanctumMartin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior5:16
- 4Sorrows of the MoonMartin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior3:04
- 5Babylon FellThomas Gabriel Warrior4:19
- 6Caress Into OblivionThomas Gabriel Warrior5:14
- 7One in Their PrideThomas Gabriel Warrior2:51
- 8I Won't DanceThomas Gabriel Warrior4:33
- 9Rex Irae (Requiem)Thomas Gabriel Warrior5:58
- 10Oriental MasqueradeThomas Gabriel Warrior1:16
- Produced by
- Celtic Frost
- Recorded at
- Horus Sound Studio, Hannover, Germany
- Recorded
- January–April 1987
- Engineered by
- Jan Němec
- Labels
- Combat, Noise (Europe), Combat/Noise (US)
- Length
- 39:24
Singles
- “I Won't Dance” · 1987
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| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 2 November 1987 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 1 June 1987 | |
| Wikidata | 1987 | |
| US release | 1987 | earliest US date |
19 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | XW | Noise Records | 4050538214321 | other |
| 1987 | US | Combat | 088561817527 | other |
| 1987 | DE | Noise International | 4006030000658 | other |
| November 1987 | DE | Noise | other | |
| 2 November 1987 | DE | Noise International | original | |
| June 1991 | US | Noise | 036124484228 | other |
| 1993 | DE | Noise | 4006030006728 | other |
| 1993 | US | Futurist | 090861105020 | other |
| 1997 | DE | Noise | 4006030006728 | other |
| 1999 | US | Noise | 701301006721 | other |
| 25 October 1999 | DE | Noise Records | 4006030032727 | other |
| 4 September 2006 | GB | Noise Records | 5050441801723 | other |
| 11 January 2007 | JP | Noise Records | 4988002519736 | other |
| 1 August 2013 | XW | Sanctuary Records | 5414939504679 | other |
| 30 June 2017 | US | Noise | 190296952661 | other |
| 30 June 2017 | GB | Noise | 4050538214307 | other |
| 26 April 2019 | GB | BMG | 4050538467307 | other |
| — | — | Modern Music Records GmbH | 00823107400524 | other |
| — | — | Noise Records | 4050538841190 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 600×603 | upscaled |