Style and influences Celtic Frost's sound has undergone significant evolution over the years, making them difficult to categorize. The band's early work has been described as thrash metal and death metal. Celtic Frost are also often described as black metal, though some dissent, such as authors Axl Rosenberg and Christopher Krovatin, argue that the band's "music was too tight, and its connection to old-school rock 'n' roll music too readily apparent, to be black metal." In some instances, Celtic Frost is described as avant-garde due to a combination of ambient, classical, and electronica elements in their music. Celtic Frost's later work, particularly Monotheist, has been described as doom metal.
Style and influences Celtic Frost's sound has undergone significant evolution over the years, making them difficult to categorize. The band's early work has been described as thrash metal and death metal. Celtic Frost are also often described as ?black metal, though some dissent, such as authors Axl Rosenberg and Christopher Krovatin, argue that the band's "music was too tight, and its connection to old-school rock 'n' roll music too readily apparent, to be black. metal." In some instances, Celtic Frost is described as avant-garde due to a combination of ambient, classical, and electronica elements in their music. Celtic Frost's later work, particularly Monotheist, has been described as doom metal.