Are You Morbid?: Into the Pandemonium of Celtic Frost: Amazon.ca: Thomas Fischer: Books

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"A headbanger's must" -- SMUG Magazine

"Consider this book mandatory reading." -- METAL EDGE

"Intelligent, humble, questioning, insightful - the cultured side of extreme metal." -- Record Colector

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This book is Celtic Frost's official history written by the front-man, Thomas Gabriel Fischer, who describes his story as full of facts and anecdotes, some unflattering, many trashy, some embarassing, many senselessly funny but all putting right the band's reported notoriety.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Some notes from the author..., Jan 26 2002

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Jeremias Davis (London, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Are You Morbid?: Into the Pandemonium of Celtic Frost (Paperback)

I am the author of this book, and I would like to take the opportunity to thank the amazing people who posted their very flattering reviews here. It is very humbling to read your assessments of what is my first book.

A couple of notes: even though my native language is English (I am bilingual), we did utilize an English editor, and it was actually the editor who altered some of the original text and also introduced a number of mistakes. This, after his first edition of my manuscript was scrapped at my insistence, because the book had become unrecognizable to me. The English have a funny way of editing, don't they...

The "Bill bus driver" story is 100% true, as are all the other stories in the book! I actually toned down some of the events described, because various parties involved asked me to. There were a great number of further "unbelievable" stories, but we shorted the mansucript by 50% before publication, in order to fit the many photos and prevent the book from becoming too repetitive.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great account and real eye opener ..., Aug 31 2002

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Aurel Savin (Forest Hills, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Are You Morbid?: Into the Pandemonium of Celtic Frost (Paperback)

First of all I am honored to be writing the review after the great Tom Warrior Fischer ... I cannot believe it. I am 31 but still a huge fan!

The book is a great and easy read and I finished it in 2 days. Being familiar with the music and players names helped, but I think anyone unfamiliar with this might have a hard time "relating" ... so to speak. To me this book is like listening to a Director's Commentary on your favorite DVD. While it gives away a lot about the band and the logic and reasoning behind the creation of their records and the progression of the music throughout the years ... it took away some of the mystery and aura that has surrounded them.

I am not saying this is a detremental effect, but this is the effect that it has left on me. The road antics were great and the fact that Sir Fischer has always tried to stay the straight as an arrow path of being monogamous and keeping it in his pants ... was refreshing for a rock star story.

Looking forward to a much needed reunion and a great new album soon.

Ughhh!

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5.0 out of 5 stars I love this book, Jun 9 2002

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T West - See all my reviews

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Celtic Frost was/is a fantastic band. I watched them from the Hellhammer days(I love the apocalyptic raids e.p.) when Bernard Doe(metal forces Editor) said they were complete crap to rising up to the top of the heap of 80's thrash metal as Celtic Frost. This book portrays the rise and fall of a metal titan. Frost music was playing in my head as I read this. Tom's story had me shaking my head saying "I didnt know that happened" to Laughing out loud. Its got the usual parties girls and the such but it was great reading because I lived the the thrash metal movement and it just brings back great times when it was all about the music. Thanks Tom!

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4.0 out of 5 stars It's a good book but....
Tom Fischer should've had an American or English editor. This book has too many cliches like "to the max" ad nauseum. There's a lot of broken English... Read more

Published on Oct 6 2001 by satoshi matsumae

4.0 out of 5 stars Celtic Frosted Flakes
First off, this book is great. I had only known of CF through the albums and videos I own and now I'm happy to say I can actually remember each member of the band's name by... Read more

Published on Aug 13 2001 by Ali Jaffary