Tom Gabriel Fischer: I left Celtic Frost to escape from megalomania, overblown egos, and chronic negativity

Former Celtic Frost and current Triptykon mainman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted a new message on his official blog — two excerpts follow below:

“In late 2005, on the eve of the release of Celtic Frost’s “Monotheist” album, Martin Eric Ain suggested that the three of us in Celtic Frost should form a limited liability company, in which all the band members would be equal partners and through which all business transactions, particularly international ones such as touring, merchandising, etc., would be conducted and monitored. I suppose this was the logical and professional thing to do, but I was skeptical inside. Probably due to the nature of our music and due to my – and indeed the band’s – very humble beginnings, I still somehow wanted to see Celtic Frost as something of an underground entity. The concept of a corporation did not seem to fit this concept at all.”

“I left Celtic Frost, the group I myself formed with Martin, and in many ways the sum of my life’s work, specifically to escape from megalomania, overblown egos, and chronic negativity, after all. And I do not wish to return to such an environment, even if it is only once a year. I wish to write and play music, no more and no less.
Following this most recent meeting of the limited liability corporation, I thus relinquished all my financial claims resulting from the sales of Hellhammer’s and Celtic Frost’s entire catalogue and merchandising and transferred them to Martin Eric Ain and the final drummer of Celtic Frost (I had relinquished my rights to ‘Monotheist’ some time ago already, for the very same reason). At the same time, I tendered my resignation from the corporation, effective immediately.”

Continue reading: Delineation II.

Tags: celtic frost, Delineation II, Hellhammer, Tom Gabriel Fischer, Tom Gabriel Warrior, triptykon

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