The Horror! Nite Songs' 50 Worst Albums Ever Part 5 (15-11)
Don't worry folks, we're nearing the end now. Here comes your third-to-last dose of musical torture... PREVIOUSLY IN THIS COLUMN: Intro • Part 1 (50-41) • Part 2 (40-31) • Part 3 (30-21) • Part 4 (20-16) *** 15. CELTIC FROST - "Cold Lake" (1988) Another case of a style change which pretty much killed off a band's career. Prior to Cold Lake , Celtic Frost were one of the outstanding thrash bands of the mid-'80s and their debut Morbid Tales remains a classic of the genre to this day. However, by the late '80s, various line-up changes had seen the group start to soften their sound until by the point of 1988, they'd gone full on glam metal. Now, I'm generally someone who tends to stick up for glam metal but there's no denying that when you're a thrash band, pretty much the opposite end of the metal spectrum, this is going to be fraught with danger and by any standards, Cold Lake just doesn't work at all. The song...