| To Mega Therion | ||||
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:To_Mega_Therion_-_Celtic_Frost.jpg) Cover art by H. R. Giger[1] | ||||
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| Released | October 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 14–28 September 1985 | |||
| Studio | Casablanca, Berlin | |||
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| Length | 39:52 | |||
| Label | Noise | |||
| Producer | Horst Müller, Tom G. Warrior, Karl Walterbach | |||
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To Mega Therion is the first full-length studio album by Swiss extreme metal band Celtic Frost, released in October 1985 through Noise Records.[2] The cover artwork is a painting by H. R. Giger titled Satan I.
"To Mega Therion" translates to the great beast in Greek.[according to whom?]
- ^ "Celtic Frost, 'To Mega Therion'". Rolling Stone. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ a b Raggett, Ned. "Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ a b c Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 68. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ Pitchfork Staff (10 September 2018). "The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
...To Mega Therion, their sophomore album, which spread apocalyptic visions over ungodly, vicious thrash metal.