Comments on: Celtic Frost – Morbid Tales/To Mega Therion/Into the Pandemonium/and Vanity/Nemesis (Reissues)

By: F.Rini

F.Rini — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 21:51:41 +0000

AR-many thanks for your comments. I absolutely agree with you re: Cold Lake. I love reissues, but will get super picky, because I know what should be included. Hell those Voivod reissues were outstanding with the DVD’s, but still not perfect. How you can leave lyrics out of the booklets is mind-boggling. Whatever. Re: Coroner-you have read my mind and yes they need to be remastered properly and reissued. I want the first 4, I can take it or leave it with Grin, which was meh. So apparently Noise owns only half of the Coroner albums; which ones-I do not know and Coroner owns the other half. Coroner are purists and have said they do not want any of their material remastered. I am sure whatever Noise owns they will remaster. They need to pony up the $ and get the rights and remaster, all 5. Coroner were one of the overlooked gems and glad I caught them live with Kreator, in the early 90’s. I have the Sabbat and Helloween remasters from years ago and they sound excellent. If and When the deluxe mediabook remasters come out, I’ll see if they’re worth it. I would imagine Helloween would get the dvd treatment as they were the biggest act on Noise. Noise should also remaster and reissue the first 2 Deathrow albums. Those were remastered from Displeased Records some years ago and are oop now. I have the original vinyl and cds, but want deluxe remasters of them.

By: AR

AR — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 01:27:50 +0000

Oh, and yet another killer review, Frank, you are the Noise reissue master. I wonder what’s up next from them (please say Coroner)…

By: AR

AR — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 01:25:46 +0000

Cold Lake is NOT a good album, then again, I’m nowhere near the first person to say that. But, strip away the goofy outfits and ridiculously cheesy lyrics and there are a couple of decent tunes. (Once)They Were Eagles comes to mind.

If this had been the only album released by some obscure Sunset Strip band it’d probably be looked on slightly more favorably, but since it was from such a pioneering and beloved metal band, the gloves were off. Still, if you’re in the mood for some early, somewhat darker 80’s glam metal(think Motley Crue’s first two albums, W.A.S.P.’s first two or Twisted Sister’s first three), then you could have a little fun…I said a LITTLE.

Everything CF released until 1988: Amazing.

*the moment I realize I just kinda sorta-but-not-really defended Cold Lake*

(shudders)