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Celtic Frost Live Return; Monotheist Release Date Imminent By Newsferatu, Writer Saturday, May 27, 2006 @ 6:37 AM
The Emperors return! On the eve of next week’s European warm-up shows, prior to their June 3 Rock Hard Festival debut, full band itinerary here, Swiss metal pioneers Celtic Frost have announced the addition of Norwegian guitar player Anders Odden to their touring line-up. Odden, who has played with Apoptygma Berzerk, Satyricon, Cadaver, and Mayhem, auditioned for the group in April, and returned to Zurich, Switzerland, Celtic Frost's base, last week for dedicated tour rehearsals. A life-long Celtic Frost devotee, Odden will be performing with the band for their summer festival performances. Keep your eyes out for the completely updated and redesigned Celtic Frost website, here, which will be relaunched in the upcoming weeks. Commenting on the forthcoming performances, “Satan will be pleased,” quipped Tom Gabriel Fischer.
Monotheist, “the album Celtic Frost were born to make” (Decibel), is set for North American release these Tuesday. The album is available for $10 presale at Century Media’s webshop here. Described as “a masterpiece,” by PopMatters.com, the album is further depicted this way, “Monotheist isn't huge, it's massive. It's not heavy, it's brutally heavy. It's not just dark, it's completely devoid of light; it swallows you whole.” View Celtic Frost on the cover of Metal Maniacs August issue, here.
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