Artist News: Celtic Frost Film Video; Concert Footage Available, And More...
In anticipation of Celtic Frost's imminent 47-date North American tour, the band have completed a video for "A Dying God Coming Into Human Flesh," from the band?s celebrated 2006 release Monotheist. Directed by Jessie Fischer (no relation to Tom Gabriel Fischer) the video was filmed this month in Zurich, Switzerland. It will be available for download Sept. 5th from the band's website, and at the Century Media website.
Celtic Frost's sold-out August 19 concert at London's Mean Fiddler, can be viewed in its entirety here courtesy of Redemption TV. After a 16-year absence, the uproarious audience celebrated the band?s return at the packed and blisteringly hot venue. Performing an abbreviated set due to the Mean Fiddler's strict early curfew Tom Gabriel Fischer promised, "to make up for this (the short set) when we return for the proper European tour in early 2007." Also filmed was Celtic Frost's epic and universally acclaimed Wacken Open Air headlining performance (Kerrang! Magazine "absolute, spellbinding metal perfection") and is scheduled to be broadcast as part of German TV?s legendary Rockpalast series.
To celebrate their legendary collaboration and enduring friendship, renown Swiss surrealist H.R. Giger and Celtic Frost proudly announce the exclusive introduction of a line of specially created To Mega Therion album merchandise [to be sold through their new webstore] featuring H.R. Giger's acclaimed "Satan I" painting.
In late 1983, H.R. Giger offered Hellhammer's Tom Gabriel Fischer and Martin Eric Ain the free use of "Satan I" (along with the painting "Victory III") for an album cover. Honored, the young Swiss band agreed to Giger?s condition that the band would refrain from making any other commercial use of the paintings, particularly for merchandising. Fischer and Ain later expanded upon the concept of Hellhammer to form Celtic Frost (1984) and the paintings were eventually used for the cover of Celtic Frost's legendary 1985 release To Mega Therion, never breaking the oath they made to H.R. Giger.
In 2006, H.R. Giger granted Celtic Frost the use of "Satan I" as an oversize backdrop for the band's larger shows. To commemorate their long-standing collaboration and the band's strict compliance with H.R. Giger's wishes, H.R. Giger and Celtic Frost have decided to release, for the first time ever, an official line of "Satan I"/To Mega Therion t-shirts, hoodies, and long sleeve t-shirts. This merchandise has been designed in accordance with H.R. Giger's comprehensive instructions and has been personally approved by the artist. This is the only official "Satan I"/To Mega Therion merchandise worldwide, and it is being manufactured to the highest possible standards. Any "Satan I"/To Mega Therion merchandise not purchased either through Celtic Frost's webstore or from the official merchandise booth at Celtic Frost's concerts is bootleg merchandise and neither legal nor licensed by H.R. Giger.
[Source: Century Media]
