Morbid Tales
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Type | EP |
| Released | June 24, 1984 |
| Genres | Thrash Metal, Death Metal, Black Metal |
| Labels | Noise Records |
| Length | 32:59 |
| Ranked | #24 for 1984 , #2,175 all-time |
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Morbid Tales Information
Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Into the Crypts of Rays | 4:20 | 87.5 | 8 | |
| 2. | Visions of Mortality | 4:48 | 90 | 6 | |
| 3. | Procreation (of the Wicked) | 4:05 | 87.5 | 8 | |
| 4. | Return to the Eve | 4:08 | 87.5 | 6 | |
| 5. | Danse Macabre | 3:52 | 80 | 7 | |
| 6. | Nocturnal Fear | 3:38 | 85.7 | 7 |
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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
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Morbid Tales Comments
(21)Sep 27, 2025
마이너리그 팀의 첫 데뷔 작품인데도 의외로 깔끔한 프로덕션에, 동 년도 소돔 1집을 제외한다면 이 시절엔 이런거 거의 없었지 않나?를 생각한다면 오! 소리가 나온다. 역사적 가치는 있다 인정하지만, 뒤늦게 듣는 리스너들에게는 어필하기엔 매우매우 원초적이라 호불호는 강하게 갈릴듯. 근데 트윈페달 잘 밟는거 같은데, 왜 타격감이나 질주감이 모자란걸까?
1 like
Jul 31, 2024
전신인 Hellhammer와 마찬가지로 이 이른 시기에 스래시 메탈, 블랙 메탈, 데스 메탈, 그리고 둠 메탈이 갈 길을 다 깔아놓은 음반입니다. "역사적 가치는 알겠는데 음악은 별로다" 라는 말은 Hellhammer까지는 통했을지 몰라도, 솔직히 여기서부터는 안 통할 것 같습니다. 메탈 뿐만이 아니라 하드코어에도 지대한 영향을 끼친 명작입니다.
4 likes
Jan 17, 2024
It's kind of like cheating. Tom forms Hellhammer, hones his musical skills, and then the first Celtic Frost EP is this excellent. Every second of this release is a complete blast. It brings a huge smile to my face and I get right into the groove. The lyrics are like insane mutterings about evil & immorality - what more can you ask for? A satanic-looking cover?
1 like
Dec 23, 2022
블랙 메탈의 기원. Celtic Frost의 앨범들 가운데 가장 스레쉬 메탈에 가까운 음악을 들려주는 한편, 'Morbid Tales' 같은 데스앤롤 스타일의 곡이나, 아방가르드함이 넘치는 'Danse Macabre' 등등 시대를 앞서간 창의성을 느낄 수 있음.
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 | 85.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Emperor's Return | EP | Aug 15, 1985 | 84.2 | 6 | 0 |
| To Mega Therion | Album | Oct 27, 1985 | 91.1 | 55 | 3 |
| Tragic Serenades | EP | 1986 | - | 0 | 0 |
| I Won't Dance | EP | Mar 23, 1987 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Into the Pandemonium | Album | Nov 2, 1987 | 82.6 | 37 | 2 |
| Cold Lake | Album | Sep 1, 1988 | 63.7 | 22 | 2 |
| Wine in My Hand (Third from the Sun) | EP | 1990 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Vanity / Nemesis | Album | Apr 11, 1990 | 83.4 | 14 | 1 |
| Monotheist | Album | May 29, 2006 | 84.4 | 16 | 1 |
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