CELTIC FROST - INTO THE PANDEMONIUM 1st UK Press EX with insert EMPEROR MAYHEM

	£		24
	$		32

CELTIC FROST - 

INTO THE PANDEMONIUM

1st UK Press

1987

NOISE 065

1ST PRESS-  UK 1987 
****VERY SCARCE  SEMINAL CELTIC FROST ALBUM ON VINYL, MOST WERE ON CD'S - FINAL UPGRADE*****ONE OF THE VERY HARDEST TO FIND!!!
NOISE 065

Credits

• Bass, Backing Vocals – Martin Eric Ain
• Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Timpani, Synthesizer – Reed St. Mark
• Engineer – Jan Nemec
• Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Guitar – Tom G. Warrior
• Mastered By – DB*
• Painting ["The Garden Of Earthly Delights"] – Hieronymus Bosch (3)
• Painting ["Ya -- Tour Of The Universe -- Tombworld"] – Les Edwards (2)
• Producer – Celtic Frost

Notes

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A, hand-etched): MPO NOISE 065 A¹ DB TAPEO1e
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, hand-etched): MPO NOISE 065 B¹ DB TAPEO1e

"Angrier, heavier, darker, and all-around a whole lot more sinister than the first album. It's hard to decide which of the two is more atmospheric, but PANDEMONIUM'S......'s drums are more noticeable and its riffs are more substantial. Additionally, more unique distortion and effects are used in this album, which does not take away from the evil mood , but it does add a new dimension to the vocals. Basically equal to s/t. Everything I said in my review there goes here, too. All of the pre-1990 Frost albums are my absolute shit and I love them." (review: rateyourmusic.com)

One of the most influential, yet generally very underrated, avant-garde metal albums, "Into Pandemonium" is really something else. First off, it starts out with a cover track and contains a Motown-funk-meets-metal tracks in "I Won't Dance". Secondly, there is the proto-industrial metal track "One In Their Pride" which makes use of electronic drum beats and samples. Thirdly, there's the classical peace with spoken French language lyrics "Tristesses De La Lune". Fourthly, there are Tom Fischer's moaning vocals on the melancholic "Mesmerized", "Sorrows of the Moon" (given its name, there must be some conceptual connection between this track and "Tristesses De La Lune"), and "Caress Into Oblivion (Jade Serpent II)" and the use of percussion in the sections ("Caress Into Oblivion" eventually morphs into a more straight metal tune ... with some spacey effects though). Fifthly, there's the use of timpani, violin and female operatic vocals on the dark and doomy "Rex Irae (Requiem)" which also features Tom Fischer's more mournful vocals. "Oriental Masquerade" is stylistically similar, making use of a dark classical ensemble. There are also the more all out metal tracks like "Inner Sanctum", "Babylon Fell (Jade Serpent)" and "In the Chapel, In the Moonlight", "The Inevitable Factor" (which does feature some spacey effects, though).

This album is not for everyone and anything but straightforward. It took me a loooong time to be able to appreciate it, because its dark avant-garde nature was something I simply wasn't prepared for back then. But once, it gets under one's skin, it becomes obvious that "Into the Pandemonium" is an early avant-garde metal masterpiece.(review from:metalmusicarchives.com)

  Vinyl: EX.  A sensational find worthy of an archive!!! I have played this in FULL twice over> The replay is ASTOUNDING!!! I first played for a general listen and a second time for a more detailed observation. There are NO jumps NO skips NO sticks. Best recorded version of this album. It beats the CD and remasters hand down There are no hairlines at all even under a strong light source this vinyl is close to over the counter condition. There are only the retraction paper traces like all vinyls have under a strong light. One low level tick on track 3 and that's it!! This is a KEEPER copy that will serve as a very healthy investment for the future!! I am very glad to be able to report that this is a fine slab of vinyl without any problems at all and as such worthy of inclusion of any great prog collection.

      Gatefold Sleeve:  EX.  Great condition sleeve without any noticeable wear. Please consult the accompanying pictures. Please do not hesitate to ask me for alternate views etc. and I will gladly provide these.

Inner lyric sleeve: EX .  NO tears, NO splits. Excellent condition.

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