The Sign of the Usurper

~ Release by Celtic Frost (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼Cassette: Morbid Tales
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A1Human (Intro)
engineer and producer:
Horst Müller (producer)
co-producer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
drums (drum set):
Steven Priestly (Celtic Frost drummer) (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recorded at and mixed at:
Caet Studio in Berlin, Germany (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recording of:
Human (intro) (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
writer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
3.3?:??
A2Into the Crypts of Rays
engineer and producer:
Horst Müller (producer)
co-producer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar:
Martin Eric Ain (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
guitar and lead vocals:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
membranophone:
Steven Priestly (Celtic Frost drummer) (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recorded at and mixed at:
Caet Studio in Berlin, Germany (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recording of:
Into the Crypts of Rays (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
3.25?:??
A3Vision of Mortality
engineer and producer:
Horst Müller (producer)
co-producer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar:
Martin Eric Ain (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Steven Priestly (Celtic Frost drummer) (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
guitar and lead vocals:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recorded at and mixed at:
Caet Studio in Berlin, Germany (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recording of:
Visions of Mortality (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
writer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
2.5?:??
A4Dethroned Emperor
engineer and producer:
Horst Müller (producer)
co-producer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar:
Martin Eric Ain (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Steven Priestly (Celtic Frost drummer) (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
guitar and lead vocals:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recorded at and mixed at:
Caet Studio in Berlin, Germany (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recording of:
Dethroned Emperor (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
3.85?:??
A5Morbid Tales
engineer and producer:
Horst Müller (producer)
co-producer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar:
Martin Eric Ain (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Steven Priestly (Celtic Frost drummer) (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
guitar and lead vocals:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recorded at and mixed at:
Caet Studio in Berlin, Germany (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recording of:
Morbid Tales (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
writer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
2.75?:??
B1Procreation (of the Wicked)
engineer and producer:
Horst Müller (producer)
co-producer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar:
Martin Eric Ain (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Steven Priestly (Celtic Frost drummer) (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
guitar and lead vocals:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recorded at and mixed at:
Caet Studio in Berlin, Germany (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 50)
recording of:
Procreation (of the Wicked) (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
writer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
publisher:
Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH (1964–2001), Maldoror Musikverlag (German publisher) and Warner Chappell Overseas Holdings Ltd.
3.25?:??
B2Return of the Eve
engineer and producer:
Horst Müller (producer)
co-producer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar:
Martin Eric Ain (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Steven Priestly (Celtic Frost drummer) (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
guitar and lead vocals:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recorded at and mixed at:
Caet Studio in Berlin, Germany (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recording of:
Return to the Eve (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
writer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
3.25?:??
B3Danse Macabre
engineer and producer:
Horst Müller (producer)
co-producer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
drums (drum set):
Steven Priestly (Celtic Frost drummer) (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recorded at and mixed at:
Caet Studio in Berlin, Germany (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recording of:
Danse Macabre (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
writer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
3.3?:??
B4Nocturnal Fear
engineer and producer:
Horst Müller (producer)
co-producer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar:
Martin Eric Ain (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Steven Priestly (Celtic Frost drummer) (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
guitar and lead vocals:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recorded at and mixed at:
Caet Studio in Berlin, Germany (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
recording of:
Nocturnal Fear (from 1984-10-08 until 1984-10-15)
writer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
3.3?:??
2▼Cassette: Morbid Tales Rehearsal Session
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C1Morbid Tales
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C2Messiah
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C3Procreation (of the Wicked)
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C4Nocturnal Fear
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3▼Cassette: Emperor’s Return Recording Session
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D1Circle of the Tyrants
mixed in:
Berlin, Germany (in 1985)
engineer:
Thomas Süsstrunk
producer:
Rick “Lights” and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar:
Martin Eric Ain (from 1985-04-08 until 1985-04-12)
drums (drum set):
Reed St. Mark (from 1985-04-08 until 1985-04-12)
guitar and lead vocals:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior (from 1985-04-08 until 1985-04-12)
recorded at and mixed at:
Line In Recording Studio in Zurich (Zürich), Zürich (Canton of Zürich), Switzerland (from 1985-04-08 until 1985-04-12)
recording of:
Circle of the Tyrants (from 1985-04-08 until 1985-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishing (music publisher – add no releases here!)
4.05?:??
D2Visual Aggression
mixed in:
Berlin, Germany (in 1985)
engineer:
Thomas Süsstrunk
producer:
Rick “Lights” and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar:
Martin Eric Ain (from 1985-04-08 until 1985-04-12)
drums (drum set):
Reed St. Mark (from 1985-04-08 until 1985-04-12)
guitar and lead vocals:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior (from 1985-04-08 until 1985-04-12)
recorded at and mixed at:
Line In Recording Studio in Zurich (Zürich), Zürich (Canton of Zürich), Switzerland (from 1985-04-08 until 1985-04-12)
recording of:
Visual Aggression (from 1985-04-08 until 1985-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
2.5?:??
D3Suicidal Winds
mixed in:
Berlin, Germany (in 1985)
engineer:
Thomas Süsstrunk
producer:
Rick “Lights” and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar:
Martin Eric Ain (from 1985-04-08 until 1985-04-12)
drums (drum set):
Reed St. Mark (from 1985-04-08 until 1985-04-12)
guitar and lead vocals:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior (from 1985-04-08 until 1985-04-12)
recorded at and mixed at:
Line In Recording Studio in Zurich (Zürich), Zürich (Canton of Zürich), Switzerland (from 1985-04-08 until 1985-04-12)
recording of:
Suicidal Winds (from 1985-04-08 until 1985-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
2.5?:??
D4Journey Into Fear (Emperor’s Return EP sessions track)
recording of:
Journey Into Fear
2.5?:??
D5Visual Aggression (1998 remix)
remix of:
Visual Aggression (original mix, not released on Emperor’s Return) by Celtic Frost
recording of:
Visual Aggression (from 1985-04-08 until 1985-04-12)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
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4▼Cassette: To Mega Therion
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E1Innocence and Wrath
assistant engineer:
Rick “Lights”
engineer and producer:
Horst Müller (producer)
co-producer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar [bass]:
Dominic Steiner
French horn:
Wolf Bender
guitar [guitars]:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
percussion and timpani:
Reed St. Mark
additional arranger:
Steiner
arranger:
St. Mark, Steiner and Warrior
recording of:
Innocence and Wrath (from 1985-09-14 until 1985-09-28)
composer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
2.25?:??
E2The Usurper
additional engineer:
Harris Johns
engineer:
Horst Müller (producer)
producer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar [bass]:
Martin Eric Ain
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Reed St. Mark
guitar [guitars]:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
additional vocals:
Claudia Maria Mokri
vocals:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
arranger:
Ain, St. Mark and Warrior
remix of:
The Usurper (1985 mix) by Celtic Frost
recording of:
The Usurper (from 1985-09-14 until 1985-09-28)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
2.75?:??
E3Jewel Throne
additional engineer:
Harris Johns
engineer:
Horst Müller (producer)
producer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar [bass]:
Martin Eric Ain
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Reed St. Mark
guitar [guitars]:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
vocals:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
arranger:
St. Mark, Steiner and Warrior
remix of:
Jewel Throne (1985 mix) by Celtic Frost
recording of:
Jewel Throne (from 1985-09-14 until 1985-09-28)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
2.75?:??
E4Dawn of Megiddo
assistant engineer:
Rick “Lights”
engineer and producer:
Horst Müller (producer)
co-producer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar [bass]:
Dominic Steiner
drums (drum set) [drums] and timpani:
Reed St. Mark
French horn:
Wolf Bender
guitar [guitars]:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
vocals:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
additional arranger:
Steiner
arranger:
Ain, St. Mark, Steiner and Warrior
recording of:
Dawn of Megiddo (from 1985-09-14 until 1985-09-28)
writer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
2.5?:??
E5Eternal Summer
assistant engineer:
Rick “Lights”
engineer and producer:
Horst Müller (producer)
co-producer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar [bass]:
Dominic Steiner
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Reed St. Mark
guitar [guitars]:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
vocals:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
arranger:
St. Mark, Steiner and Warrior
recording of:
Eternal Summer (from 1985-09-14 until 1985-09-28)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
2.85?:??
F1Circle of the Tyrants
assistant engineer:
Rick “Lights”
engineer and producer:
Horst Müller (producer)
co-producer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar [bass]:
Dominic Steiner
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Reed St. Mark
guitar [guitars] and background vocals [backing vocals]:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
additional vocals:
Claudia Maria Mokri
vocals:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
arranger:
Ain, St. Mark and Warrior
recording of:
Circle of the Tyrants (from 1985-09-14 until 1985-09-28)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishing (music publisher – add no releases here!)
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F2(Beyond the) North Winds
assistant engineer:
Rick “Lights”
engineer and producer:
Horst Müller (producer)
co-producer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar [bass]:
Dominic Steiner
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Reed St. Mark
guitar [guitars]:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
vocals:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
arranger:
St. Mark, Steiner and Warrior
recording of:
(Beyond the) North Winds (from 1985-09-14 until 1985-09-28)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
3.15?:??
F3Fainted Eyes
assistant engineer:
Rick “Lights”
engineer and producer:
Horst Müller (producer)
co-producer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar [bass]:
Dominic Steiner
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Reed St. Mark
guitar [guitars]:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
vocals:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
arranger:
Ain, St. Mark and Warrior
recording of:
Fainted Eyes (from 1985-09-14 until 1985-09-28)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
3.25?:??
F4Tears in a Prophet’s Dream
assistant engineer:
Rick “Lights”
engineer and producer:
Horst Müller (producer)
co-producer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar [bass]:
Dominic Steiner
percussion:
Reed St. Mark
other vocals [voice effects]:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
performer:
Horst Müller (producer), Urs Sprenger and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
arranger:
Horst Müller (producer), St. Mark, Steiner and Warrior
recording of:
Tears in a Prophet’s Dream (from 1985-09-14 until 1985-09-28)
composer:
Urs Sprenger, Reed St. Mark and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
2.65?:??
F5Necromantical Screams
assistant engineer:
Rick “Lights”
engineer and producer:
Horst Müller (producer)
co-producer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar [bass]:
Dominic Steiner
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Reed St. Mark
French horn:
Wolf Bender
guitar [guitars]:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
additional vocals:
Claudia Maria Mokri
vocals:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
additional arranger:
Steiner
arranger:
Ain, St. Mark and Warrior
recording of:
Necromantical Screams (from 1985-09-14 until 1985-09-28)
writer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
is based on:
Buried and Forgotten
3.5?:??
F6Return to the Eve (1989 studio jam)
additional engineer:
Harris Johns
engineer:
Horst Müller (producer)
producer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
bass guitar [bass]:
Martin Eric Ain
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Reed St. Mark
guitar [guitars]:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
additional vocals:
Claudia Maria Mokri
vocals:
Reed St. Mark and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
arranger:
Ain, St. Mark and Warrior
recording of:
Return to the Eve (in 1985)
writer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
3?:??
5▼Cassette: Into the Pandemonium
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G1Mexican Radio
engineer:
Jan Němec
producer:
Celtic Frost
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Noise Records USA (USA) (in 1999) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 2017)
cover recording of:
Mexican Radio
writer:
Marc Moreland and Stan Ridgway
2.5?:??
G2Mesmerized
engineer:
Jan Němec
producer:
Celtic Frost
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Noise Records USA (USA) (in 1999) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 2017)
recording of:
Mesmerized
writer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
2.5?:??
G3Inner Sanctum
engineer:
Jan Němec
producer:
Celtic Frost
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Noise Records USA (USA) (in 1999) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 2017)
recording of:
Inner Sanctum
writer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
3.1?:??
G4Tristesses de la lune
engineer:
Jan Němec
producer:
Celtic Frost
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Noise Records USA (USA) (in 1999) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 2017)
recording of:
Sorrows of the Moon
writer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
is based on:
Tristesses de la lune
3.45?:??
G5Babylon Fell
engineer:
Jan Němec
producer:
Celtic Frost
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Noise Records USA (USA) (in 1999) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 2017)
recording of:
Babylon Fell
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
3?:??
H1Caress Into Oblivion
engineer:
Jan Němec
producer:
Celtic Frost
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Noise Records USA (USA) (in 1999) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 2017)
recording of:
Caress Into Oblivion
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
2.75?:??
H2One of Their Pride
engineer:
Jan Němec
producer:
Celtic Frost
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Noise Records USA (USA) (in 1999) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 2017)
recording of:
One in Their Pride
composer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
1.75?:??
H3I Won’t Dance
engineer:
Jan Němec
producer:
Celtic Frost
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Noise Records USA (USA) (in 1999) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 2017)
recording of:
I Won’t Dance
lyricist and composer:
Warrior
2.75?:??
H4Rex Irae (Requiem)
engineer:
Jan Němec
producer:
Celtic Frost
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Noise Records USA (USA) (in 1999) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 2017)
recording of:
Rex Irae (Requiem)
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Gabriel Fischer
part of:
Requiem (Celtic Frost / Triptykon)
3.5?:??
H5Oriental Masquerade
engineer:
Jan Němec
producer:
Celtic Frost
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Noise Records USA (USA) (in 1999) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 2017)
recording of:
Oriental Masquerade
composer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
2.75?:??
6▼Cassette: Into the Pandemonium Recording Session Bonus Tracks
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I1Sorrows of the Moon (Pandemonium session track)
engineer:
Jan Němec
producer:
Celtic Frost
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Noise Records USA (USA) (in 1999) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 2017)
recording of:
Sorrows of the Moon
writer:
Martin Eric Ain and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
is based on:
Tristesses de la lune
3.45?:??
I2The Inevitable Factor (Pandemonium session track)
engineer:
Jan Němec
producer:
Celtic Frost
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Noise Records USA (USA) (in 1999) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 2017)
recording of:
The Inevitable Factor
writer:
Martin Eric Ain, Reed St. Mark and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
2.25?:??
I3In the Chapel in the Moonlight (The Collector’s Celtic Frost 12″ single track)
engineer:
Jan Němec
producer:
Celtic Frost
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Noise Records USA (USA) (in 1999) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 2017)
cover recording of:
In the Chapel in the Moonlight
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hill (US songwriter) (in 1936)
2.25?:??
I4One of Their Pride (Re‐Entry mix)
engineer:
Jan Němec
producer:
Celtic Frost
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Noise Records USA (USA) (in 1999) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 2017)
recording of:
One in Their Pride
composer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
1?:??
I5The Inevitable Factor (alternative vocal)
engineer:
Jan Němec
producer:
Celtic Frost
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Noise Records USA (USA) (in 1999) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 2017)
recording of:
The Inevitable Factor
writer:
Martin Eric Ain, Reed St. Mark and Thomas Gabriel Warrior
2?:??