Emperor's Return - Celtic Frost

Swiss extreme metal pioneers Celtic Frost foreshadowed their classic early albums with these two EPs released in 1984 and '85, prior to their full-length debut 'To Mega Therion.' Later combined into a full-length in their own right, with some moderate track shuffling, these early recordings are great artefacts of metal history, even if some of the material is noticeably lacking compared to their later successes. As with many early metal recordings, the full effect of the listening experience is much more than the music itself, which, although handled by some fine personnel, is occasionally lacking in creativity, and often sounds more or less exactly like ...  Read the complete review