1999remastered re-issue

Thebombastic “Innocence and Wrath” starts To Mega Therion off on justthe appropriate note — Wagnerian horn lines, booming drums, and aslow crunch toward apocalypse. Nobody can say Tom Warrior and hismerry men don’t know how to make the end of the world soundappropriately dramatic. With that setting the tone, it’s into themaddeningly wild and woolly Celtic Frost universe full bore,Warrior roaring out his vocals with glee and a wicked smile whilenever resorting to self-parodic castrato wails. “The Usurper” aloneis worth the price of admission, an awesome display of Warrior’sknack around brute power and unexpectedly memorable riffs. It isn’tso much headbanging as body-slamming that Celtic Frost are afterhere. While there’s not a lot of variety throughout Therion —everything is mostly as already indicated, big, loud, and invokingdeath and storm clouds conjured up by pagan gods — what does cropup outside the formula makes a good experience even better. Mostlythat’s got to do with the subtle touches the band buries in the mix— wailing noises, chanting choirs, and more than once an actualsense of space and echo, like the group is really thundering downfrom the Alps. The contrast of a brief operatic aria and groaningdemon voice behind Warrior on “Circle of the Tyrants,” right beforeleading into a mind-blowingly powerful full-on band assault, is onesuch prime moment. Other prime cuts in general include theperfectly titled “Dawn of Megiddo” — can’t get any better thanthat, really! — the shadowy instrumental mood-out “Tears in aProphet’s Dream,” and “Eternal Summer,” which makes such a prospectseem like the last thing on earth one would want. Ending on anotherprime note, the hyperdramatic “Necromantical Screams,” To MegaTherion is and remains metal at its finest.

Tracklist:
1. Innocence And Wrath
2. The Usurper
3. Jewel Throne
4. Dawn Of Meggido
5. Eternal Summer
6. Circle Of The Tyrants
7. (Beyond The) North Winds
8. Fainted Eyes
9. Tears In A Prophets Dream
10. Necromantical Screams
11. Return To The Eve-1985 Studio Jam

Condition cover: nm

Condition cd: nm

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