Into the Pandemonium

Into the Pandemonium
Into the Pandemonium
Studio album by Celtic Frost
Released	1 June 1987
Recorded	January–April 1987
Studio	Horus Sound Studio, Hannover, Germany
Genre	Thrash metal; avant-garde metal; gothic metal; symphonic metal;
Length	39:11
Label	Noise (Europe); Combat/Noise (US)
Producer	Celtic Frost
Celtic Frost chronology
Singles from Into the Pandemonium
	"I Won't Dance"; Released: 1987;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10^[5]

Into the Pandemonium is the third studio album by Swiss extreme metal band Celtic Frost, released in 1987. The album marks the return of bassist and backing vocalist Martin Eric Ain, who appeared on 1984's Morbid Tales, but not the band's previous album.

The album furthers Celtic Frost's experimental bent, with unlikely covers choices (Wall of Voodoo's "Mexican Radio"), industrial-tinged tracks ("One In their Pride") and gothic rock tendencies. The already traditional Frost-styled orchestral flourishes with female vocals are also present. Initially met with mixed reviews, Into the Pandemonium's acceptance quickly grew and it became the band's most successful record.

The album also marked the end of their tenure with Noise Records. A costly legal battle with the label unsued, due to accusations by the band that Noise sabotaged the album's promotion.

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^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Celtic Frost: Artist Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 November 2014. On To Mega Therion, Warrior had begun experimenting with different musical styles (especially classical music and electronica), leading certain journalists to describe the band's direction as 'avant-garde' metal. Released in 1987, Into the Pandemonium would substantiate these claims and then some, introducing an unconventional collision of death metal brutality and symphonic overtones on its way to becoming one of the classic extreme metal albums of all time.
^ Chantler, Chris (28 April 2020). "10 essential goth metal albums". Louder Sound. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
^ Raggett, Ned. "Celtic Frost Into the Pandemonium review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 68. ISBN 978-1894959315.

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[Allmusic_Band_Bio-2] Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Celtic Frost: Artist Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 November 2014. On To Mega Therion, Warrior had begun experimenting with different musical styles (especially classical music and electronica), leading certain journalists to describe the band's direction as 'avant-garde' metal. Released in 1987, Into the Pandemonium would substantiate these claims and then some, introducing an unconventional collision of death metal brutality and symphonic overtones on its way to becoming one of the classic extreme metal albums of all time.

[Louder_Goth_Metal-3] Chantler, Chris (28 April 2020). "10 essential goth metal albums". Louder Sound. Retrieved 1 November 2020.

[4] Raggett, Ned. "Celtic Frost Into the Pandemonium review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 24 December 2011.

[martin-5] Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 68. ISBN 978-1894959315.

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