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Parched with Thirst Am I and Dying

Celtic Frost · 1992

73 min · 18 tracks · black metal · death metal · thrash metal

A sprawling blend of avant-garde metal and dark atmospheres that challenges traditional genre boundaries.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic emotional journeys
  • long, immersive listening sessions
  • wave-like pacing and flow
  • dark atmospheric contemplation

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 1992, 'Parched with Thirst Am I and Dying' marked Celtic Frost's return after a significant hiatus following their 1988 album 'Into the Pandemonium'. At this point in their career, they were navigating a complex landscape of evolving metal subgenres while experimenting with their sound, setting the stage for their artistic reinvention.
Stylistic neighbors
Venom· Bathory· Darkthrone

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Idols of Chagrin 4:10
  • 2 A Descent to Babylon (Babylon Asleep) 4:28
  • 3 Return to the Eve (1985 studio jam) 4:08
  • 4 Juices Like Wine (re‐recorded 1991) 4:18
  • 5 The Inevitable Factor 4:41
  • 6 The Heart Beneath 3:51
  • 7 Cherry Orchards (radio edit) 4:04
  • 8 Tristesses de la lune 3:01
  • 9 Wings of Solitude 4:40
  • 10 The Usurper (re‐recorded 1986) 3:29
  • 11 Journey Into Fear 3:56
  • 12 Downtown Hanoi (re‐recorded 1991) 4:12
  • 13 Circle of the Tyrants 4:40
  • 14 In the Chapel in the Moonlight 2:06
  • 15 I Won’t Dance (The Elders Orient) (radio edit) 3:51
  • 16 The Name of My Bride 4:33
  • 17 Mexican Radio (1991 studio jam) 3:25
  • 18 Under Apollyon’s Sun 5:38

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