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EP · 1985

Emperor's Return

by Celtic Frost

Emperor's Return is a 1985 avant-garde metal EP by Celtic Frost. It runs 5 tracks across 21 minutes on Noise International.

Avant-Garde Metal · Black Metal · Metal

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21 min
Runtime
111 bpm
Tempo
A minor
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5 tracks · 21 min

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Emperor's Return is the second release by the Swiss extreme metal band Celtic Frost. It was released in 1985 as an extended play and was their first record featuring American drummer Reid Cruickshank (a.k.a. "Reed St. Mark"). The band's bleak publicity photographs from this period had an influence on the fashion and style of the developing black metal genre. The tracks of Emperor's Return were remastered and re-released in the 1999 edition of Morbid Tales and yet again remastered and included in the 2017 edition of To Mega Therion.

In brief

When was Emperor's Return released?
Emperor's Return was released in 1985 on Noise International.
How many tracks are on Emperor's Return?
Emperor's Return has 5 tracks, with a runtime of 21 minutes.
What genre is Emperor's Return?
Emperor's Return is catalogued under Avant-Garde Metal, Black Metal, Metal.
What BPM is Emperor's Return?
Emperor's Return runs at a median tempo of 111 BPM across its tracks, most often in A minor, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Emperor's Return?
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