Released November 1984 Artist Celtic Frost Label Noise International | Recorded October 8–15, 1984 Release date November 1984 | |
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Studio Caet Studio in Berlin, Germany Length 24:51 (Europe)
32:09 (USA) Producer Horst Müller, Tom Warrior, Martin Ain, Karl Walterbach Morbid Tales
(1984) Emperor's Return
(1985) Genres Black metal, Thrash metal, Death metal Similar Celtic Frost albums, Black metal albums | ||
Celtic frost morbid tales
Morbid Tales is the debut EP by the Swiss extreme metal band, Celtic Frost, released in November 1984. It was originally released in Europe as a six-track mini-album. However, the first American release by Enigma/Metal Blade added two tracks, making Morbid Tales an LP.
Contents
In 1999 a remastered edition of Morbid Tales was released on CD by Noise Records, which contained also the tracks from their 1985 EP Emperor's Return.
Legacy
The thrash metal intensity of Morbid Tales had a major influence on the then-developing death metal and black metal genres. It included elements that were adopted by the pioneers of both styles. The band's bleak and dead serious fashion style was also influential, including their corpse paint face makeup.
In the commentary for Darkthrone's album Panzerfaust, Fenriz cites this album along with Bathory's Under the Sign of the Black Mark and Vader's Necrolust as key riff inspirations.
"Danse Macabre" was later sampled in the demo track "Totgetanzt" from their 2002 demo album Prototype.
Track listings
All songs written by Tom Warrior and Martin Ain, except where noted.
Personnel
Credits adapted from the original editions.
Songs
1Into the Crypts of Rays4:15
2Visions of Mortality4:46
3Procreation (of the Wicked)3:59