RIP - Thy Mighty Frost (Celtic Frost: Monotheist)

Was seriously tempted to post something on local politics (eg Zambry talking cock about democratic process, Sultan Azlan Shah in hiding, by-elections etc etc) but thought what the fook. Am sure most of you would prefer some respite & some heavy fooking metal instead.

Me knows this is a bit late but have been listening to this quite a lot. Me forked out RM80 fer what was to be Celtic Frost's final album in 2006. Tom G Warrior had gotten back together with Martin Eric Ain fer this project & what a fooking awesome LP this turned out to be. Voted by Terrorizer mag as album of the year & garnering rave reviews everywhere, it cemented Celtic Frost's reputation as one of the genre's leading lights - heavy, experimental & thought-provoking (it's not fer nothing that they can count on fellow-Swiss surrealist HR Giger as a fan!).

Monothiest is not yer typical sledgehammer metal LP full of headbanging riffage & widdly-twiddly solos. Thy Mighty Frost are known as an avant garde occultist metal band & here they take you on a trip that is dark, disturbing & powerful. Those familiar with their earlier output will recall the eeriness that was Into The Pandemoniuom as well as the ambient noise terror of To Mega Therion.

Shame a clash of personality has spelt the end of this hugely influential band. To download Celtic Frost's Monotheist (2006), please click here: http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ROBBPI1F .

Trust me, this will be well worth yer time. It's a fooking grower. In the meantime, Tom G Warrior is busy laying down tracks with his new band Tryptycon. Me awaits with bated breath . . .

ps: Fer those who want to know what Tom G Warrior is up to, please go to his blog at http://fischerisdead.blogspot.com/ . (Besides recording a new album, he is also the curator at the HR Giger musuem!).