Norwegian extreme metal acts
1349 and
SAHG (featuring members of
GORGOROTH,
MANNGARD and
AUDREY HORNE) have been confirmed as the support bands for
CELTIC FROST for their two shows at Jaxx in West Springfield, Virginia on September 12-13. It is expected that the same two support acts will be on the bill for much of
CELTIC FROST's upcoming North American tour, which is scheduled to kick off at Jaxx. However, this has **NOT** yet been confirmed by
CELTIC FROST's management or booking agent.
To see a list of upcoming
CELTIC FROST shows, click
here.
As previously reported, three video clips of
CELTIC FROST performing at the
Tuska open air festival — which took place June 30 – July 2 at Kaisaniemi in Helsinki, Finland — have been posted online at
YouTube.com.
CELTIC FROST's latest album,
"Monotheist", sold just under 2,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to
Nielsen SoundScan. The group's first album in 13 years was produced by the band with
Peter Tägtgren (
HYPOCRISY,
PAIN) and features 11 songs. The CD was released simultaneously in all territories in three different configurations, including a limited-edition digipak containing the bonus track
"Temple Of Depression", and a vinyl LP with another bonus title,
"Incantation Against You".
CELTIC FROST cancelled their scheduled appearance at the
Rock Hard Festival in Gelsenkirchen, Germany on June 3 after mainman
Thomas Gabriel Fischer was rushed to the hospital, where "he was diagnosed with a kidney stone that was about to dislocate," according to the group's management. The band returned to form on June 10 by playing a triumphant 90-minute headliner show on the "Sweden Stage" at the prestigious
Sweden Rock festival, a mere three days after
Fischer had undergone surgery. The reactions to this show — as well as to the preceding warm-up concerts — have been extremely positive. To quote
Martin "Raging Too Hard, As Usual" Carlsson from his review of the festival in the Swedish newspaper
Expressen, "It was the best gig in the whole history of the festival."
