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April 9, 2008 - TOM GABRIEL FISCHER LEAVES CELTIC FROST

Celtic Frost singer and guitarist Tom Gabriel Fischer has left Celtic Frost due to the irresolvable, severe erosion of the personal basis so urgently required to collaborate within a band so unique, volatile, and ambitious.

April 4, 2008 - THE VISUAL ART OF TOM GABRIEL FISCHER NOW AVAILABLE

Alternatively subject to passionate controversy or revered as one of the most influential and revolutionary musicians of the past two decades, Hellhammer and Celtic Frost singer/guitarist Tom Gabriel Fischer's creative and intriguingly enigmatic mind has helped shape the face of modern extreme metal. But Fischer's imagination has never been limited solely to music: starting as early as 1983, he began to create the underground art which, for example, would subsequently grace Hellhammer's legendary "Triumph of Death" demo, "Apocalyptic Raids" EP, or "Demon Entrails" album. Moreover, throughout Celtic Frost's existence, Fischer has been closely involved with all aspects of the band's art direction and visual presentation.

For the very first time, Fischer's art outside of music is now commercially available directly from the artist himself. The website

http://selfdeceased.blogspot.com/

features the first 10 of Fischer's continuing series of life-size death masks of himself as well as limited edition signed prints of some of his most dramatic drawings.

Fischer casts each death mask individually by hand from a mold of his face made in New York by Josh Turi (special makeup effects artist), Tom Denier, Jr. (special makeup effects artist), and Eli Livingston (sculptor for, among others, HR Giger). The death masks are cast from concrete and then primed and painted by Fischer using oil, enamel, or acrylic paints. The finished death masks are mounted on anodized black aluminum frames and labeled, numbered, and signed by the artist. No two death masks are thus ever the same, each death mask is a unique and lasting piece of art.

Similarly, the limited edition, large-format prints of Fischer's drawings are also signed and numbered by the artist.

Both lines of death masks and drawings are to be expanded in the future. Be sure to check for updates frequently.

On MySpace, check: http://www.myspace.com/antecedent_death

March 31 2008 - NEW LOCATION FOR "DELINEATION II"

Please note that Tom Gabriel Fischer's vastly popular "Delineation II" blog has changed its location on the web, effective immediately:

http://fischerisdead.blogspot.com/

Style, content, and frequency of the blog and its posts will of course remain unaffected.

March 20, 2008 - TOM GABRIEL FISCHER TO BE PART OF THE INFERNO METAL FESTIVAL CONFERENCE

On Friday, March 21, 2008, Hellhammer/Celtic Frost singer and guitarist Tom Gabriel Fischer will be part of the Inferno Metal Festival Conference at the Rockefeller Music Hall in Oslo, Norway. Along with Gaahl of Gorgoroth and Maniac of Skitliv, Fischer will be on the panel in a discussion on the topic:

Can metal become more extreme? Taboos and metal ? where do we go from here?

"15 years after the climax of Norwegian black metal murders and church arson, it is time to look ahead. Is there a limit to what record labels and those interacting in the music business can work with? What is the next extreme thing to happen?"
(official festival conference text)

The discussion is scheduled to begin at 2 pm; it will be hosted by Michael Berberian of Seasons Of Mist. For further information, please refer to:

http://www.infernofestival.net/Conference.aspx

February 26, 2008 - HELLHAMMER RELEASES "DEMON ENTRAILS" WORLDWIDE; AVAILABLE FOR ORDER NOW

With the release of "Demon Entrails" on February 18th in Europe and February 26th in the U.S., the days of numerous sub-standard bootlegs of the classic Hellhammer demos - "Death Fiend", "Triumph of Death" and "Satanic Rites" - are finally over. "Demon Entrails" is available as an opulent oversized double CD set with deluxe media-book packaging and as a gatefold triple vinyl album. Both versions feature a lavish booklet and a poster. A bare-bones lower-price CD version is also available.

The official "Demon Entrails" microsite is located at www.demonentrails.com, where fans can order all three versions at a special price for a limited time only. The site also features album cover art and complete track listings.

"Demon Entrails" has been specially re-mastered from copies of the original master tapes under the supervision of founder Tom Gabriel Fischer, and the demos now represent Hellhammer exactly as the band sounded when recording these songs in June and December of 1983. Drawing from a wealth of previously unknown historical liner-notes, material and artwork, as well as plenty of unreleased Hellhammer photos from 1982 to 1984, "Demon Entrails" features all lyrics and essays detailing the individual demo recording sessions.

January 18, 2008 - HELLHAMMER POSTS "BLOOD INSANITY" TRACK ONLINE; "DEMON ENTRAILS" WORLDWIDE RETAIL CLARIFICATION

In preparation of the release of "Demon Entrails", the remastered track "Blood Insanity" is now being streamed online at Hellhammer's Official MySpace Page.

"Demon Entrails" will be available February 18th in Europe and on February 26th in the U.S. It will be available as an opulent oversized double CD media-book package and as a limited edition gatefold triple vinyl album. Both versions will feature a lavish booklet and a poster. These versions will be available throughout all European retail outlets. However, the only place to buy them in North America will be directly through www.cmdistro.com. North American retail outlets will only be able to carry the bare-bones, lower-priced CD version.

"Demon Entrails" has been specially re-mastered from copies of the original master tapes under the supervision of Tom Gabriel Fischer, and the demos now represent Hellhammer exactly as the band sounded when recording these songs in June and December of 1983. Drawing from a wealth of previously unknown historical liner-notes, material and artwork, as well as plenty of unreleased Hellhammer photos from 1982 to 1984, "Demon Entrails" features all lyrics and essays detailing the individual demo recording sessions.

Preordering information will be available soon at the "Demon Entrails" microsite, www.demonentrails.com.

January 8, 2008 - "DEMON ENTRAILS" DETAILS REVEALED; EUROPEAN RELEASE DATE FEBRUARY 18, 2008

With the release of "Demon Entrails" on February 18, 2008 the days of numerous sub-standard bootlegs of the classic Hellhammer demos "Death Fiend", "Triumph of Death" and "Satanic Rites" are finally over! Currently also working on a book dealing with the history of Hellhammer, founder Tom Gabriel Fischer points out the importance of this release:

"The release of these demos is very significant to both Martin Eric Ain and me. No matter how one looks at Hellhammer, this was our first recorded music so many years ago, and it represents the radicalness of our own lives at the time. These demos became the foundation to everything we later created in Celtic Frost. Hell reigned on earth."

"Demon Entrails" has been specially re-mastered from copies of the original master tapes under the supervision of Tom Gabriel Fischer, and the demos now represent Hellhammer exactly as the band sounded when recording these songs in June and December of 1983. Drawing from a wealth of previously unknown historical liner-notes, material and artwork, as well as plenty of unreleased Hellhammer photos from 1982 to 1984, "Demon Entrails" features all lyrics and essays detailing the individual demo recording sessions.

Here is the tracklisting information for the CD format of the release:

Hellhammer ? "Demon Entrails" 2-CD Tracklisting:

CD 1: "Satanic Rites" Demo, December 2/3/4/7, 1983 (45:57)

1. Intro (0:58)
2. Messiah (4:18)
3. The Third Of The Storms (Evoked Damnation) (3:02)
4. Buried And Forgotten (6:01)
5. Maniac [re-recorded version] (3:46)
6. Eurynomos (3:10)
7. Triumph Of Death [re-recorded version] (6:58)
8. Revelations Of Doom (3:03)
9. Reaper [re-recorded version] (2:28)
10. Satanic Rites (7:18)
11. Crucifixion [re-recorded version] (2:45)
12. Outro (2:01)

CD 2: "Death Fiend & Triumph Of Death? Demos, June 10/11, 1983 (56:18)

1. Crucifixion (3:04)
2. Maniac (4:01)
3. (Execution) When Hell's Near (2:38)
4. Decapitator (2:07)
5. Blood Insanity (4:22)
6. Power Of Satan (4:11)
7. Reaper (2:06)
8. Death Fiend (2:35)
9. Triumph Of Death (5:15)
10. Metallic Storm (2:19)
11. Ready For Slaughter (3:36)
12. Dark Warriors (3:03)
13. Hammerhead (2:48)
14. Angel Of Destruction (2:58)
15. Bloody Pussies (4:59)
16. Chainsaw (3:58)
17. Sweet Torment (2:09)

"Demon Entrails" will be available as an opulent oversized double CD media-book packaging and as a gatefold triple vinyl album. Click here to view each version. Both versions will feature a lavish booklet and a poster. There will also be a third, bare-bones lower-priced CD version. To check out the artwork and some rare Hellhammer photos as well as discover more info on this release, visit the official Hellhammer website at www.Hellhammer.org or go to www.myspace.com/Hellhammerband for further details!

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