 Tom Gabriel Fischer, who announced his departure from Celtic Frost on April 9th, has issued the following update:
"For the fourth time this year, I will return to Norway tomorrow
to contribute my share to the mixing of the black metal album
production commenced this past January.
I will thus be online infrequently for a few days, but I will tend to
the numerous pending e-mails in my inbox upon my return to Switzerland
in early May. This will include the substantial backlog of mail caused
by my departure from Celtic Frost."
Last month, an update from Tom read, "It was not my departure from
Celtic Frost which caused the group's inexorable demise. It was the
group's inexorable demise which caused my departure.
Celtic Frost's approach was unlike any other I have encountered in
my many years in the music industry. Regardless of whether one revered
or detested Celtic Frost , this was a deeply unique group. And while
there were unquestionably some who did detest Celtic Frost, it seemed
impossible for them to manifest any criticism beyond petty personal
attacks or preposterous conjecture typically rooted in their own
distorted perception rather than in the group's actual reality. In
fact, this might also be true for some of us within the group itself.
In its second incarnation, Celtic Frost was far more unassailable
than in its first. It could only be destroyed from within. And this, we
accomplished to perfection.
Leaving the project which was the focus of most of my existence,
the group that was the content of my life, was not a decision I took
hastily or lightly. On the contrary, it was, and still is, extremely
difficult and almost unbearably painful. My departure was a consequence
of the personal environment prevailing within the group for some five
years, and particularly since Celtic Frost stepped back into the
limelight in May 2006. I would not have taken this step if there had
been a glimpse of another option. But there wasn't; the damage incurred
had finally become irreversible.
For the past seven and a half years, Celtic Frost was for the
second time synonymous with my life, my energy, my passion, my vision,
and my creativity. So much so, that I was frequently berated by those
around me for the intensity of my identification with the band. But
Celtic Frost was, of course, not just art and creativity — it was also
an assemblage of very distinctive and extremely volatile human
characters. This was the group's very propellant and, ultimately, its
ruin. The thought that this great, extraordinary band no longer exists,
that it had to disintegrate due to what in effect constituted human
complacency, is utterly insufferable.
It is also completely unbefitting the unique legacy of Celtic Frost .
It has become simply impossible to reply to the uncounted phone
calls and mails I have received since the news of my departure broke.
To learn that Celtic Frost has come to mean so much to so many is
extremely moving. At the same time, it is also dreadful to know how
disappointed all those are who loved the band. This also includes our
friends and mentors, some of whom tried to intervene together with me
until the last minute (and, in some cases, past it) to prevent the
worst from happening. Carmen and HR Giger, for example, Ravn of 1349,
or the group's brilliant manager, Antje Lange.
Moreover, it is nearly impossible to justify the course of events
in the face of those who worked so hard to enable the disinterment and
second rise of Celtic Frost : our live guitarists V Santura and Anders
Odden, our webmasters, our crew, and the staff of our concert agency,
Twisted Talent, and of our record company partners, Century Media.
I am attempting to collect my thoughts right now, which is still
incredibly difficult. Artistically, I did not want to leave Celtic
Frost at all; I have never been happier with the music and creativity
in the band. I saw Monotheist as only the first of hopefully several
distinctive albums by this group. I thus plan on continuing exactly in
the artistic vein of Celtic Frost. I had very a distinct vision of what
the next two Celtic Frost albums might consist of, and I intend to
eventually fulfill this vision and complete these albums with a new
group. I would also like to continue touring and perform the music I
have written in Celtic Frost over the years for audiences all across
the globe.
In closing, at long last, I am also deeply indebted to my friend
Wrath of Averse Sefira for his forceful epitaph in honor of Celtic
Frost , which stands representatively for the many comments I have
received."
Source: BraveWords.com
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