http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3347&rws=%2Fceltic-frost%2Fmusic-videos.rssIn the minds of many, Celtic Frost's Death Metal opuses <I>To Mega Therion</I> and <I>Into the Pandemonium</I> are two of the greatest Metal albums of all time. They're certainly impressive work for a three piece, even if they sound a touch overdramatic today. The weird operatic falsettos, cavernous percussion and sci-fi prog-isms of these records haven't aged gracefully, but in terms of influence they easily rank with the Possessed's <I>Seven Churches</I> and Slayer's <I>Reign in Blood</I>. Much to the horror of fans, the band strayed into the flowery fields of Pop Metal during the late '80s. <I>Cold Lake</I> has the feel of a simple makeover that went terribly wrong, inadvertently gelding the band. The mom-approved Metal of "Cherry Orchards" was only a long, curly hair better than the Wonder Bread rock of Whitesnake. Fortunately, subsequent efforts saw the band reasserting their claim to the blackened Death Metal throne, giving the story a happy ending after all. A mismatched platypus of a record, <i>Parched With Thirst Am I and Dying: 1984-1992</I> captures the band in all its topsy-turvy glory. - Chad DriscollThrash/Speed Metalen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:22:48 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3347&rws=%2Fceltic-frost%2Fmusic-videos.rss In the minds of many, Celtic Frost's Death Metal opuses <I>To Mega Therion</I> and <I>Into the Pandemonium</I> are two of the greatest Metal albums of all time. They're certainly impressive work for a three piece, even if they sound a touch overdramatic today. The weird operatic falsettos, cavernous percussion and sci-fi prog-isms of these records haven't aged gracefully, but in terms of influence they easily rank with the Possessed's <I>Seven Churches</I> and Slayer's <I>Reign in Blood</I>. Much to the horror of fans, the band strayed into the flowery fields of Pop Metal during the late '80s. <I>Cold Lake</I> has the feel of a simple makeover that went terribly wrong, inadvertently gelding the band. The mom-approved Metal of "Cherry Orchards" was only a long, curly hair better than the Wonder Bread rock of Whitesnake. Fortunately, subsequent efforts saw the band reasserting their claim to the blackened Death Metal throne, giving the story a happy ending after all. A mismatched platypus of a record, <i>Parched With Thirst Am I and Dying: 1984-1992</I> captures the band in all its topsy-turvy glory. - Chad Driscoll