tracks 1, 3 to 5, 7, 9 arranged by Dominic Steiner tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11 arranged by Martin Eric Ain arranged by Reed St. Mark arranged by Tom G. Warrior artwork [1999 re-issue editing], design [1999 re-issue design] Angelika Bardou artwork [1999 re-issue editing], design [1999 re-issue design] Thomas G. Fischer artwork [original to mega therion logo, tragic serenades logo and celtic frost main logo] Thomas G. Fischer tracks 1, 4 to 10 bass, effects Dominic Steiner tracks 1, 4 to 10 co-producer Tom G. Warrior design [heptagram] Martin Stricker design [to mega therion album cover design] Thomas G. Fischer design [tragic serenades ep cover design] Marky Edelmann design [tragic serenades ep cover design] Martin Stricker design [tragic serenades ep cover design] Thomas G. Fischer drums, percussion, vocals, effects Reed St. Mark tracks 1, 4 to 10 engineer Horst Müller tracks 1, 4 to 10 engineer [assistant] Rick Lights executive-producer Karl-Ulrich Walterbach painting [cover and inside art painted by] HR Giger photography by Ernst Wirz photography by Joel Marsden photography by Robert Hould photography by Sergio Archetti photography by [additional tragic serenades band photography] Joel Marsden photography by [bus driver] Marky Edelmann photography by [dominic steiner] Ernst Wirz photography by [tragic serenades front cover] Joel Marsden tracks 1, 4 to 10 producer Horst Müller remastered by Walter Schmid typography [original album & ep lettering], artwork [celtic frost shield logo] Urs Sprenger voice, guitar, effects Tom G. Warrior Phonographic Copyright (p) Modern Music Records GmbH Copyright (c) Modern Music Records GmbH Phonographic Copyright (p) Monsters of Rock Records 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 Oakland Recording All tracks remastered 1999, tracks 2, 3 & 11 remixed and partially re-recorded 1986 Track 3 remix not previously available on CD
Tracks 1, 4 to 10: Recorded, mixed & mastered at Casablanca Studio, Berlin, September 14 - 28, 1985. Tracks 2, 3 & 11: Originally recorded at Casablanca Studio, Berlin, September 14 - 28, 1985. Tracks 2, 3 & 11: Additionally recorded, mixed & mastered at Musiclab Studio, Berlin, March 13 - 15, 1986. All tracks: Remastered at Oakland Recording, Winterthur, Switzerland, 1999.
Tears In A Prophet's Dream partially based on demonstration recordings by Urs Sprenger. Necromantical Screams originally inspired by the song Buried And Forgotten, by Thomas Gabriel Warrior, Fall 1983.
This album was recorded in the memory of the great Mercury and Gemini space programs, and especially in the memory of Gus Grissom and Apollo 1.
Artwork for To Mega Therion: Copyright by Thomas Gabriel Fischer, Martin Stricker, Urs Sprenger, 1985. Paintings copyright by H.R. Giger, 1977/1983. Artwork for Tragic Serenades: Copyright by Celtic Frost & Urs Sprenger, 1986.
Photo originally intended for To Mega Therion back cover, by Sergio Archetti, Bassersdorf, Switzeland, Spring 1985. Cover Art: Satan I painted by H.R. Giger, 1977. Proportions: 100 cm × 70 cm. Work No 324. Acryl. Reproduction Roland Gretler. Inside Art: Victory III painted by H.R Giger, 1981-83. Proportions 70 cm × 100 cm. Work No 510. Acryl. Reproduction Roland Gretler.
To Mega Therion album (tracks 1, 4 to 10) previously released in 1985, Tragic Serenades EP (track 2, 3, 11) previously released in 1986.