Chimera (Mayhem album)
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Chimera is the third full length album by the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. It is the fourth and last main Mayhem release with the vocalist Sven Erik Kristiansen (Maniac). TurboNatas of the Norwegian band Red Harvest provided the album artwork.[2] The album art is a screenshot from the 1922 silent film Häxan.
At the time of the album's release in 2004, Mayhem was still being sharply and routinely criticized in the metal underground for straying from the black metal style on its previous album, Grand Declaration of War.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Maniac & Blasphemer
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Whore" | 2:58 |
| 2. | "Dark Night of the Soul" | 6:08 |
| 3. | "Rape Humanity with Pride" | 5:41 |
| 4. | "My Death" | 5:54 |
| 5. | "You Must Fall" | 4:13 |
| 6. | "Slaughter of Dreams" | 7:00 |
| 7. | "Impious Devious Leper Lord" | 5:38 |
| 8. | "Chimera" | 7:00 |
| Total length: | 44:31 | |
Personnel
- Maniac – vocals
- Blasphemer – guitar
- Necrobutcher – bass guitar
- Hellhammer – drums
Production[3]
- All songs published by Season Of Mist
- Produced by Blasphemer
- Engineered by Borge Finstad
- Mixed by Blasphemer, Hellhammer and Borge Finstad
- Mastered by Morten Lund
Charts
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Norwegian Albums Chart[4] | 28 |
References
- ^ Mason, Stewart. "Chimera review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ "Red Harvest biography on Avant-garde metal". Avant-garde metal. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
- ^ "Chimera" by Mayhem; details at discogs
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 9 February 2012.