This interview, with a New York radio programme, took place this month in 1985, shortly after their first European tour - a mini tour in May and June.
Emperor's Return would be released in a few weeks in the US on Metal Blade. The 15 August date always given for this album is the American release, it came out earlier in Europe on Noise.
The band had already started rehearsals for the first full-length album, To Mega Therion. It was also a period of conflict between Tom Warrior and Martin Ain, which he talks about here. Martin did leave and Dominic Steiner was briefly CELTIC FROST's bassist, including for the To Mega Therion recording. Martin returned by 1986 to record the Tragic Serenades EP and Into the Pandemonium.
They also talk about a US tour with other Noise artists - this happened the next year (June-July 1986) with RUNNING WILD and VOIVOD.
Restored and digitally remastered March 2015 by Mahler Haze at Drang Nach Nord studio, Belgium.