Morbid Tales
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Type | EP |
| Released | June 24, 1984 |
| Genres | Thrash Metal, Death Metal, Black Metal |
| Labels | Noise Records |
| Length | 32:59 |
| Ranked | #16 for 1984 , #1,763 all-time |
Album Photos (5)
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Morbid Tales Information
Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Into the Crypts of Rays | 4:20 | 89.2 | 6 | |
| 2. | Visions of Mortality | 4:48 | 90 | 5 | |
| 3. | Procreation (of the Wicked) | 4:05 | 88.3 | 6 | |
| 4. | Return to the Eve | 4:08 | 90 | 5 | |
| 5. | Danse Macabre | 3:52 | 84.2 | 6 | |
| 6. | Nocturnal Fear | 3:38 | 88 | 5 |
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Line-up (members)
- Tom G. Warrior : Vocals, Guitars, Effects
- Martin E. Ain : Bass, Additional Vocals, Bass Effects
Guest / additional musicians
- Stephen Priestly : Drums, Percussion
- Oswald Spengler : Violin (Tracks 7, 8)
- Hertha Ohling : Additional Vocals (Track 6)
- Horst Müller : Additional Vocals (Tracks 3, 5, 7)
Production staff / artist
- Urs Sprenger : Artwork, Back Cover, Typography
- Walter Schmid : Re-mastering
- Burzelbar Martin Kyburz : Photography
- "Mad" Horst Müller : Producer, Mixing, Engineering, Mastering, Arrangements (Track 7)
- Tom G. Warrior : Producer, Engineering, Cover Art
- Martin E. Ain : Producer, Engineering, Cover Design
- Karl-U. Walterbach : Executive Producer
Recorded and mixed at Caet Studio, Berlin, Germany, October 8-15, 1984.
Mastered at Studio-Nord-Bremen (SNB), Germany.
German pressing featured the heptagram in red with full poster with lyrics to "Morbid Tales". First pressings had a sticker that stated "Ex-Hellhammer members, limited black vinyl, includes poster" while subsequent issues had it printed on the cover in silver. Noise also press ... See More
Mastered at Studio-Nord-Bremen (SNB), Germany.
German pressing featured the heptagram in red with full poster with lyrics to "Morbid Tales". First pressings had a sticker that stated "Ex-Hellhammer members, limited black vinyl, includes poster" while subsequent issues had it printed on the cover in silver. Noise also press ... See More
Morbid Tales Lists
(3)Morbid Tales Comments
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May 5, 2022
I prefer their following albums. EP is not so interested, even though it also contains good parts
Mar 7, 2021
PURE DARK and COLD by the legend CELTIC FROST!!! one of my favourites ever from 80s
1 like
Sep 26, 2019
In my opinion, a very unremarkable beginning for what would become a legendary band. Still significant for the first wave of Black Metal.
1 like
Celtic Frost Discography
| Album | Type | Release date | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ Morbid Tales | EP | Jun 24, 1984 | 86.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Emperor's Return | EP | Aug 15, 1985 | 85 | 4 | 0 |
| To Mega Therion | Album | Oct 27, 1985 | 90.5 | 53 | 3 |
| Tragic Serenades | EP | 1986 | - | 0 | 0 |
| I Won't Dance | EP | Mar 23, 1987 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Into the Pandemonium | Album | Nov 2, 1987 | 82.2 | 31 | 2 |
| Cold Lake | Album | Sep 1, 1988 | 65.1 | 18 | 2 |
| Wine in My Hand (Third from the Sun) | EP | 1990 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Vanity / Nemesis | Album | Apr 11, 1990 | 82.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Monotheist | Album | May 29, 2006 | 81.5 | 13 | 0 |
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