Chimera

Mayhem

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 6, 2004)
• Original Release Date: April 6, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Season of Mist
• ASIN: B0001IW4KK
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #195,604 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Chimera, May 17, 2005

By	Rebecca Lyle (Garland, Texas United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am a huge fan of all metal that is black. I must say that I am overly impressed with Mayhem's latest effort Chimera. It seems as if they have decided to finally focus on musicianship as everyone seems to play their part quite well for once. Don't get me wrong, Mayhem has always been great at creating soundscapes that get your head banging, but it seems as if now they've decided to take it to an extremely aggresive knotch. Maniac is just vicious. He spatters anthems of hate and misanthropy. Hellhammer kills as usually. Necro Butcher is actually audible for once and plays several fast paced parts that crunch through your stereo. Blasphemer does his best at filling in Euronymous' shoes and the results are extremely well thought out and sometimes even technical. If you're looking for classic Mayhem, go grab one of their earlier albums, but if you're looking for a good cd to blast in the face at the preppy kids at school, try Chimera on for size.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The "new" Mayhem silences all non-believers, June 16, 2004

By	John Scheriber (Pensacola, Fl) - See all my reviews

There is now way to deny that this is a damn good solid black metal album. The cd brings back alot of old elements from the older band (the "doom satanas" days) while still giveing it that new Mayhem feel, and the combination was great. "Whore" and "You Must Fall" would (in my opinion) be the better tracks on this cd. Maniac's vocals are pretty cool on this one and his lyrics are great and very well thought out. People need to be pleased with this effort and stop bitching about it beeing a "fake Mayhem". We should be glad there still IS a Mayhem. Dead and Euronomouse just happen to not be living anymore so there isnt a damn thing we can do about. This Mayhem easily lives up to it's past.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A masterwork of black metal, June 1, 2004

By	"guddomelig" (Edinburgh) - See all my reviews

I can not get enough of this CD. Every song stands apart, brilliant and dark. The musicianship is amazing, Hellhammer is at peak form, as is Blasphemer. Track 2 and 8 are both very good, I must say in their defense.

GDOW was an interesting album and would've been a lot better had it not been for that Carnival barker voice taken on by Maniac. The music was remarkable, precise, and insane. This album brings us closer to Wolf's Lair Abyss, yet is still breaking new barriers in black metal.

I have always enjoyed Maniac's warbling style of black metal shriek, and it is still present on this album. However, he incorporates more blow-torch vocals (i.e. DEAD!) You can't go wrong by buying this. And don't download, support the goddamn band!