He is one of the true innovators of heavy music, and he defines his ethos with complete clarity. “If you call yourself an artist,” Tom G Warrior says, it means “you’re not playing it safe.”
In a career spanning 40 years, in which he has led three key bands – Hellhammer, Celtic Frost and latterly Triptykon – Tom has fought some hard battles and endured some lean times. But, as he says with a wry smile, “I think struggle and suffering are essential artistic tools.”
