Ordo Ad Chao is the fourth full-length album by the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. The album received the Spellemann Award for best heavy metal album on 2 February 2008.
Background
Ordo Ad Chao is the first album to feature vocalist Attila Csihar since the 1994 debut De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas and the last with Blasphemer before he announced his departure from the band in 2008.
Drummer Hellhammer said that the drum tracks were not equalized and only the bass drums were triggered. He concluded "the production sounds necro as fuck, but that's the way we wanted it – this time. It represents Mayhem today." It also the first Mayhem album with lyrics written by Attila Csihar.
Ordo Ad Chao was released on 23 April 2007. It charted at #12 in Norway, making it the band's highest-charting album yet. There is a version of the album supplied in a metal case that is limited to a production of 3,000.
Track listing
Personnel
Mayhem
- Attila Csihar – vocals, producer, mastering
- Blasphemer – guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
- Hellhammer – drums
- Necrobutcher – bass guitar
Additional personnel
- Knut Valle – engineer, mixing
- Kim Sølve, Trine Paulsen – artwork, photography
Charts
References
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