Ordo Ad Chao is the fourth studio 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.
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."MAYHEM's 'Ordo Ad Chao' Enters Norwegian Chart At No. 12 thread , Roadrunnerrecords.com, 24 April 2007.
Music style and songwriting Drummer, Hellhammer said that the drum tracks were not equalized and only the bass drums were triggered.New Mayhem Song!!! thread, Extremedrumming.net. January 24, 2007. He concluded "the production sounds necro as fuck, but that's the way we wanted it – this time. It represents Mayhem today." Indeed, the sound of the album is much rawer than that of any official Mayhem studio release since Deathcrush, with a very bass-heavy mix. Despite that, the album continues the somewhat unorthodox songwriting approach showcased on the band's last two releases, with "Illuminate Eliminate" being the band's second longest song. Despite being a black metal album, it has some death metal influences including the use of death grunt vocals.
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 Chart (2007)Peakposition Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)"Norwegian charts portal". Retrieved 27 November 2011.12
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