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Thomas Gabriel Fischer
Thomas Gabriel Fischer
Swiss musician
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Hellhammer
Hellhammer
Swiss band
2
Triptykon
Triptykon
Swiss extreme metal band
3
Martin Eric Ain
Martin Eric Ain
American-Swiss bassist
4
Apollyon Sun
Apollyon Sun
band that plays industrial metal
5
1349
1349
Norwegian black metal band
6
Immortal
Immortal
Norwegian black metal band
7
Therion
Therion
Swedish symphonic metal band
8
Gallhammer
Gallhammer
Japanese metal band
9
Samael
Samael
Swiss heavy metal band
10
Thou Art Lord
Thou Art Lord
Greek band
11
Massakre
Massakre
Chilean band
12
The Gathering
The Gathering
Dutch alternative rock band
13
Mayhem
Mayhem
Norwegian black metal band
14
Dimmu Borgir
Dimmu Borgir
Norwegian symphonic black metal band
15
Watain
Watain
Swedish black metal band
16
Darkthrone
Darkthrone
Norwegian black metal band
17
Peter Tägtgren
Peter Tägtgren
multi-talented musician in death metal; producer
18
Venom
Venom
English thrash metal band
19
Coroner
Coroner
Swiss thrash metal band
20
Christofer Johnsson
Christofer Johnsson
Swedish musician
21
Mike Browning
Mike Browning
American metal drummer and vocalist
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Sepultura
Sepultura
Brazilian Metal Band
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Per "Dead" Ohlin
Per "Dead" Ohlin
Swedish black/death metal vocalist
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Fimbulwinter
Fimbulwinter
musical artist
25
Messiah Marcolin
Messiah Marcolin
Swedish singer
26
Armageddon Holocaust
Armageddon Holocaust
27
Imperial Age
Imperial Age
Metal Band
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Arcturus
Arcturus
Metal band from Norway
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Discharge
Discharge
British hardcore punk band
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Morbid Angel
Morbid Angel
American Death Metal band
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Probot
Probot
band

Celtic Frost (/ˈkɛltɪk frɒst/) were a Swiss extreme metal band from Zürich. They are known for their strong influence on the development of extreme metal and avant-garde metal. Formed in 1981 as Hellhammer, the band became Celtic Frost in 1984 and released their debut, Morbid Tales, that year. This was followed by To Mega Therion (1985) and the highly experimental Into the Pandemonium (1987), all of which were widely praised. Their next album Cold Lake (1988) saw a new lineup and a radical change of style, which was widely derided. After the release of Vanity/Nemesis (1990), the group disbanded. It re-formed in 2001 and released the critically acclaimed Monotheist (2006), before disbanding following frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer's departure in 2008.

Their music included elements of various extreme metal styles. Their earlier music was mostly classified as thrash metal and black metal with an experimental streak, while their last album was more akin to doom metal and gothic metal. Celtic Frost were inspired by metal bands such as Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Venom as well as gothic rock groups like Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Christian Death and by the hardcore punk of Discharge.