artwork [to mega therion inside art], painting [to mega therion inside art] HR Giger artwork [to mega therion painting reproduction] Roland Gretler tracks 1, 4 to 10 bass, effects Dominic Steiner tracks 2, 3, 16 bass, effects Martin Eric Ain tracks 1, 4 to 10 co-producer Tom G. Warrior consultant [mastering consultant], other [archivist] Zane Reed Johnson cover [to mega therion cover art], painting [to mega therion] HR Giger cover [to mega therion cover design], design [to mega therion cover design] Tom G. Warrior cover [tragic serenades cover design], design [tragic serenades cover design] Marky Edelmann cover [tragic serenades cover design], design [tragic serenades cover design] Martin Eric Ain cover [tragic serenades cover design], design [tragic serenades cover design] Tom G. Warrior design concept [concept], art direction Tom G. Warrior design [heptagram design] Martin Eric Ain design [heptagram design] Tom G. Warrior drawing [heptagram drawing] Martin Eric Ain drawing [heptagram drawing] Tom G. Warrior tracks 1, 4 to 10 drums, percussion, effects Reed St. Mark tracks 2, 3, 16 drums, percussion, vocals, effects Reed St. Mark tracks 1, 4 to 10 engineer Horst Müller tracks 2, 3, 16 engineer [additional recordings] Harris Johns tracks 1, 4 to 10 engineer [assistant] Rick Lights tracks 1, 4 to 10 engineer [assistant] Tom G. Warrior tracks 2, 3, 16 engineer [original recordings] Horst Müller tracks 1, 4 to 10 executive-producer Karl-Ulrich Walterbach tracks 2, 3, 16 executive-producer Karl-Ulrich Walterbach graphic design Hugh Gilmour logo [celtic frost & to mega therion logos] Tom G. Warrior logo [celtic frost and tragic serenades logos] Tom G. Warrior logo [celtic frost back cover shield logo] Urs Sprenger photography by Ernst Wirz photography by Joel Marsden photography by Marky Edelmann photography by Martin Kyburz photography by Robert Hould photography by Sergio Archetti photography by [tragic serenades back cover photography] Ernst Wirz photography by [tragic serenades back cover photography] Joel Marsden photography by [tragic serenades front cover photography] Joel Marsden tracks 1, 4 to 10 producer Horst Müller tracks 2, 3, 16 producer Martin Eric Ain tracks 2, 3, 16 producer Tom G. Warrior remastered by Tom G. Warrior remastered by V. Santura sleeve notes [battersea, london. july, 2016] Xavier Russell supervised by [project supervision] Steve Hammonds typography [to mega therion lyric sheet, inner gatefold and back cover lettering] Urs Sprenger typography [tragic serenades lettering], logo [celtic frost back cover shield logo] Urs Sprenger tracks 1 to 10, 16 voice, guitar, effects Tom G. Warrior Phonographic Copyright (p) Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. Copyright (c) Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. Copyright (c) Tom Gabriel Warrior Copyright (c) Martin Eric Ain Copyright (c) Urs Sprenger Copyright (c) H.R. Giger Copyright (c) Celtic Frost Pressed By Sony DADC Published By Maldoror Musikverlag Recorded At Casablanca Studio, Berlin Recorded At Music Lab Berlin Mixed At Casablanca Studio, Berlin Mixed At Music Lab Berlin Mastered At Casablanca Studio, Berlin Mastered At Music Lab Berlin Remastered At Woodshed Studios Hype sticker over shrink wrap: The original classic album remastered Includes bonus material & extensive sleeve notes Concept & art direction by Tom Gabriel Warrior.
[To Mega Therion] [m=12774] (tracks 1, 4 to 10) recorded, mixed & mastered at Casablanca Studio, Berlin, September 14 - 28, 1985
This album was recorded in the memory of the great Mercury and Gemini space programs, and especially in the memory of Gus Grisson and Apollo 1.
The Usurper [is] based on the manuscripts Hear The Ballad Of The Sword and The Sign Of The Usurper, by Tom Gabriel Warrior. [Some] lines on Circle Of The Tyrants inspired by a poem by Robert E. Howard, called Cimmeria. Necromantical Screams adapted from the song Buried And Forgotten by Tom Gabriel Warrior, originally released on Hellhammer's [m=12739] demo in December 1983.
[Tragic Serenades] [m=12795] EP (tracks 2, 3, 16) Original recordings recorded at Casablanca Studio, Berlin, September 14 - October 1, 1985 Additional recordings recorded, mixed and mastered at Musiclab Studio, Berlin, March 13 - 15, 1986
The tracks The Usurper and Jewel Throne are taken from the album [m=12774], and appear in partially re-recorded and remixed versions. The track Return To The Eve is taken from the album [m=12757] and appears in a brand new, re-recorded version.
All tracks ℗ 1985 Sanctuary Records Group Limited, a BMG company except track 14 ℗ 1992 Sanctuary Group Limited, a BMG company & track 15 ℗ 1988 Sanctuary Group Limited, a BMG company
All tracks remastered at Woodshed Studio, Landshut, Germany, in March 2016.