Artist: MAYHEM
Album: ORDO AD CHAO (CD)

Year: 2007
EAN/UPS: 0822603915020
Media type: CD

Ordo Ad Chao is the the fourth full-length album by the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. "Ordo Ad Chao" is Latin and means "Order to chaos" - a reversal of the latin expression "Ordo Ab Chao" ("Out of chaos comes order") often cited as the motto used in Freemasonry. It is the first Mayhem album to feature vocalist Attila Csihar since the 1994 release, De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. Jan Axel Blomberg stated on his official forum that the drum tracks were not equalized and only the bass drums were triggered. He finished saying "the production sounds necro as fuck, but thats the way we wanted it-this time. It represents Mayhem today." And indeed, the sound of the album is far 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 ever. Advance reviews thus far have been extremely positive. The album features some death grunts and clean vocals. The release date to the world is April 23rd, 2007 and to North America a day later. The album charted at #12 in Norway, making it the band's highest charting album yet and many consider it the band's greatest work to date. There is a limited edition version of the album that comes in a metal case that is limited to a production of 3000.

TRACKLIST:

1. A Wise Birthgiver - 3:30
2. Wall of Water - 4:40
3. Great Work of Ages - 3:52
4. Deconsecrate - 4:07
5. Illuminate Eliminate - 9:40
6. Psychic Horns - 6:32
7. Key to the Storms - 3:52
8. Anti - 4:33

LINE-UP:

Attila Csihar - Vocals
Blasphemer (Rune Erickson) - Guitar
Necrobutcher (Jorn Stubberud) - Bass
Hellhammer (Jan Axel Blomberg) - Drums