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None of the band's work has ever impacted me as much as Monotheist, To Mega therion is a great album whose importance will never be lost, but at least it's not even close to being "glam" in any vein. I'm glad Triptykon has returned and promises to continue Tom's enormous creativity, though I don't think anyone will ever miss this album.

Good score, although I'd put it lower, given my penchant for drastic negativity, because Celtic Frost dared to enter the world of Glam and all of its horrors.

I've never heard this,but when St. Anger is referenced favorably,this must be bad.

Celtic Frost was such a chameleon when it came to releasing albums. When you think about it, no two albums ever sounded the same. And although I am a big fan of albums such as Mega Therion and Morbid Tales, Cold Lake doesn't deserve such a harsh score. Yeah, The Frost took a chance on doing something very drastically different from what everyone expected and it didn't help them much. However, there are some really great tracks on this album (Where Eagles Dare, Downtown Hanoi, etc). C'mon! Didn't anyone see this coming when they did a cover of Mexican Radio?

Regardless, Morbid Tales, To Mega Therion, hell even Hellhammer more than makes up for it.

I believe you are referring to "(Once) They Were Eagles" - let us not be unnecessarily tainting the legacy of that lesser Maiden classic...also not sure whether Mexican Radio could be seen as pointing in this direction, I mean it's one thing to pull a song like that out of left field, and execute it amazingly well to my mind, but that fit within the framework of "Into the Pandemonium"; but a whole album of this rubbish? Personally I don't believe the two are linked, especially considering the lineup change between the two albums, and the record company interference. The only song I found I enjoyed at all was "Roses Without Thorns", but I can't really explain it.
Also Zad, just a nitpicky point, I believe the horrible pointless noodly solos on the album were performed by the other guy (I've deliberately blocked his name from my memory), not Tom G. I may be wrong, but that's what my unspecified source told me otherwise great review!

I've never listened to this and I don't think I'm ever going to. Or maybe I will, just to have a laugh. If it's as funny as the review I'll probably have a good time.

I agree. Back in 1988, when I bought it in vynil, I found it a pile of shit. 4 years later I listened the re-recorded versions of Juices Like Wine & Downtown Hanoi in Parched with Thirst Am I and Dying, and I really rediscovered this two songs as far better than I remembered. It was a bad idea, it's by difference the worst CF album (or anything Tom G has been involved in). But there's some good guitar here & there, and sparces of the genious Tom g. is in the both songs mentioned & Once they were eagles. Forgettable record, yes, far better than St. Anger & The unspoken king, yes. A 50 record imo. Only for Tom g. collectors.

Yes, that is what I meant! Wrote this very late with my eyes half closed, lol!