Chimera (Mayhem album)
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2004 studio album by Mayhem
| Chimera | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 29 March 2004 |
| Recorded | November 2003 – January 2004 |
| Genre | Black metal |
| Length | 44:31 |
| Label | Season of Mist |
| Producer | Blasphemer |
| Mayhem chronology | |
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| Kerrang! | [2] |
Chimera is the third full-length album by the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. It is the second and final studio album with the vocalist Sven Erik Kristiansen (Maniac) before he departed Mayhem. TurboNatas of the Norwegian band Red Harvest provided the album artwork.[3] The cover image is a still from the 1922 Swedish silent film Häxan .
Track listing
[edit ]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
[edit ]- Mayhem
- Maniac – vocals
- Blasphemer – guitar
- Necrobutcher – bass
- Hellhammer – drums
- Production[4]
- Produced by Blasphemer
- Engineered by Borge Finstad
- Mixed by Blasphemer, Hellhammer and Borge Finstad
- Mastered by Morten Lund
Charts
[edit ]| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Norwegian Albums Chart[5] | 28 |
References
[edit ]- ^ Mason, Stewart. "Chimera review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ Lawson, Dom (March 27, 2004). "Rated: Albums". Kerrang! . No. 998. UK: EMAP. p. 58.
- ^ "Red Harvest biography on Avant-garde metal". Avant-garde metal. Archived from the original on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
- ^ "Chimera" by Mayhem; details at discogs
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 9 February 2012.