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Monotheist: Studio album by Celtic Frost
Released May 29, 2006
Recorded 2002–2005
Genre Gothic metal, doom metal, thrash metal, black metal
Length 68:16
Label Century Media Records
Producer Celtic Frost and Peter Tägtgren

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Monotheist is the sixth and final album by the Swiss heavy metal band Celtic Frost. The album was released in May 2006 and was the first new recording released by the band for fourteen years.

Preparation and development work for the project had been ongoing since 2000. The first recording sessions for the album started in late October 2002. The band consisted of founding members Martin Eric Ain (bass/vocals) and Tom Gabriel Fischer (voice/guitars/keyboards), along with guitarist/producer Erol Unala, Fischer's long-time songwriting partner. Unala became an increasingly significant part of Celtic Frost during the songwriting.

Celtic Frost's earlier work melded elements of thrash metal and black metal. However, the sound of Monotheist has been described as heavier and darker, more akin to doom metal and gothic metal.
According to the band's bassist, Martin Eric Ain, some of the lyrics were influenced by the writings of the English occultist Aleister Crowley. This influence manifests itself in tracks such as "Os Abysmi Vel Daath", which is partially a name of one of Crowley’s books.

A video was made for the song "A Dying God Coming into Human Flesh"

The album was ranked number 2 on Terrorizer's list of the best albums of the decade.

Track listing
1. "Progeny" Fischer Ain, Fischer, Sesa 5:01
2. "Ground" Fischer Fischer, Unala 3:55
3. "A Dying God Coming into Human Flesh" Ain Ain, Fischer, Unala 5:39
4. "Drown In Ashes" Fischer Fischer 4:23
5. "Os Abysmi Vel Daath" Ain, Fischer Ain, Fischer, Sesa, Unala 6:41
6. "Obscured" Ain, Fischer, Unala Ain, Fischer, Unala 7:04
7. "Domain of Decay" Fischer Ain, Fischer, Unala 4:38
8. "Ain Elohim" Ain Ain, Fischer, Sesa, Unala 7:33
9 "Triptych: I. Totengott" Ain Fischer 4:27
10. "Triptych: II. Synagoga Satanae" Ain Ain, Fischer, Sesa 14:24
11. "Triptych: III. Winter (Requiem, Chapter Three: Finale)" (instrumental) Fischer 4:32
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Tom Gabriel "Warrior" Fischer: voice, guitars, arrangements, programming
Martin Eric Ain: bass, lead and backing vocals (most vocals on "A Dying God Coming Into Human Flesh", all vocals on "Triptych I: Totengott", and spoken parts on "Triptych II: Synagoga Satanae"), and executive producer of album
Erol Unala: guitars, engineer, additional programming on "Temple Of Depression"
Franco Sesa: drums
Lisa Middelhauve (Xandria): guest vocals on “Drown In Ashes”
Ravn (1349): backing vocals in final chorus of “Temple Of Depression”
Simone Vollenweider: guest backing vocals on “Temple Of Depression”, additional vocals on “Obscured”, and lead vocals on “Incantation Against You”
Satyr (Satyricon): brief segment of lead vocals on "Triptych II: Synagoga Satanae"
Peter Tägtgren: backing vocals on “Triptych II: Synagoga Satanae” and co-producer of album