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Chimera
Studio album by
Mayhem
Released29 March 2004
RecordedNovember 2003 – January 2004
GenreBlack metal
Length44:31
LabelSeason of Mist
ProducerBlasphemer
Mayhem chronology
European Legions
(2001) 		Chimera
(2004) 		Ordo Ad Chao
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Kerrang![2]

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.[3] The cover image is a still from the 1922 Swedish silent film Häxan.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Maniac & Blasphemer

No.TitleLength
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

Mayhem
Production[4]

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Norwegian Albums Chart[5] 28

References

  1. ^ Mason, Stewart. "Chimera review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  2. ^ Lawson, Dom (March 27, 2004). "Rated: Albums". Kerrang!. No. 998. UK: EMAP. p. 58.
  3. ^ "Red Harvest biography on Avant-garde metal". Avant-garde metal. Archived from the original on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
  4. ^ "Chimera" by Mayhem; details at discogs
  5. ^ Steffen Hung. "Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
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