Morbid Tales
Morbid Tales is the first release from Celtic Frost, the Swiss extreme metal band, and it began life as a six-track mini-LP on Noise Records. It came out on 24 June 1984, and its sound sits across black metal, thrash and heavy metal.
The following year, American editions on Enigma (LP) and Metal Blade (cassette) added two more tracks, bringing it up to the length of a full studio album. The band now treats that extended version as their true debut album, even though To Mega Therion, also from 1985, is usually given that place in the discography. Noise remastered it in 1999 on an expanded CD that also carried the Emperor's Return EP tracks, and again in 2017 on CD and vinyl. It is the starting point for anyone tracing how the band's story unfolds.
Morbid Tales: tracklist and credits
6 tracks · 24:26Tracklist
- 1Into the Crypts of RaysThomas Gabriel Warrior4:15
- 2Visions of MortalityMartin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior4:46
- 3Procreation (of the Wicked)Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior3:59
- 4Return to the EveMartin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior4:01
- 5Danse MacabreMartin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior3:43
- 6Nocturnal FearMartin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior3:42
- Produced by
- Martin Eric Ain, Horst Müller, Thomas Gabriel Warrior, Tom Warrior, Martin Ain, Karl Walterbach
- Recorded at
- Caet Studio, Caet Studio in Berlin, Germany
- Recorded
- 8–15 October 1984
- Mixed at
- Caet Studio
- Engineered by
- Horst Müller
- Labels
- Noise International, Noise (Europe), Enigma/Metal Blade (US)
- Length
- 24:26
Line-up
- Martin Eric Ain · bass guitar
- Steven Priestly · drums (drum set)
- Thomas Gabriel Warrior · guitar, lead vocals
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| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 24 June 1984 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | November 1984 | |
| Wikidata | 1984 |
12 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | XW | Noise Records | 4050538214222 | deluxe |
| 24 June 1984 | DE | Noise International | original | |
| 1985 | CA | Banzai Records | other | |
| 1 February 1985 | US | Enigma | other | |
| 1 February 1985 | US | Enigma | other | |
| 1998 | US | Noise Records | 701301000323 | other |
| 25 October 1999 | DE | Noise Records | 4006030032529 | other |
| 21 May 2002 | US | Noise Records | 823107400623 | other |
| 2006 | DE | Noise Records | 5050441801624 | other |
| 20 August 2008 | JP | Noise Records | 4988002553860 | other |
| 30 June 2017 | GB | BMG | 4050538194999 | other |
| — | — | Noise Records | 4050538839432 | 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 | 496×496 | upscaled |