Celtic Frost

Celtic Frost /ˈkɛltɪk frɒst/[1] was a Swiss extreme metal band from Zürich. They are known for their heavy influence on extreme metal genres.[2] The group was first active from 1984 to 1993, and re-formed in 2001. Following Tom Gabriel Fischer's departure in 2008, Celtic Frost disbanded.[3] The band was inspired by heavy metal groups such as Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Venom, but also by gothic rock acts like Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Christian Death,[4] and by the hardcore punk group Discharge.[5]
Their exact genre has been a topic of debate. Their earlier music was sometimes classified as thrash metal, black metal, and even death metal[6][7] and their later work as doom metal[8] and gothic metal.[9] The level of experimentation on albums such as Into the Pandemonium led certain journalists to describe the band's direction as avant-garde metal.[6][10]
Celtic Frost have influenced a number of black, death, thrash, and heavy metal bands. The band Therion, for example, took its band name from the album To Mega Therion.[19] Other bands that have cited Celtic Frost as an influence, or have covered Celtic Frost, include Anthrax, Obituary, Death, Benediction, Brutal Truth, Neurosis, Eyehategod, Cradle of Filth, Marduk, Dimmu Borgir, Goatwhore, Sepultura, Cancer, Asphyx, Pro-Pain, Gorgoroth, Gallhammer, Paradise Lost,Napalm Death, and many others. Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic from Nirvana were fans of Celtic Frost. Dave Grohl (ex-Nirvana, Foo Fighters) and Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge, Creed) have both stated on several occasions that Celtic Frost were an influence. Grohl subsequently invited Celtic Frost singer Tom Gabriel Fischer to participate in the recordings of his 2004 solo project, Probot, resulting in the co-written song "Big Sky". Alternative country singer Ryan Adams has also claimed influence from Celtic Frost, amongst many other metal bands.
== Genres ==
Thrash Metal
Death Metal
Doom Metal
Gothic Metal
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Category:Death Metal
Category:Doom Metal
Category:Gothic Metal
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Category:Hard Rock
Category:Goth Rock