Celtic Frost "Danse Macabre" 2024-04-26 accompanied by fellow Houstonian Geoffrey

accompanied by fellow Houstonian Geoffrey Muller's atmospheric banjo rendering of Erik Satie's 'Gnossienne'

" it's clear this collection exists on an ascendant plane

With it's combination of reverb-drenched guitars

of a '77 Buick Riviera blasting down a dirt road

as well as the cover artwork

Celtic Frost "Danse Macabre" 2024-04-26 accompanied by fellow Houstonian GeoffreyIt almost seems churlish to regard Celtic Frost as one of the great extreme metal bands, because they were so much more than that. Its better to hail them as among the finest extreme and experimental bands of the 1980s. Refusing ever to do what was expected or demanded, the band constantly changed musical direction, always brought in surprising influences, and kept people guessing as to where they might venture next. Their catalogue of albums is