Ordo Ad Chao

Ordo Ad Chao
Studio album by Mayhem
Released	23 April 2007
Recorded	13 November – 4 December 2006
Studio	Mølla Studio, Gjerstad, Norway
Genre	Black metal
Length	40:46
Label	Season of Mist
Producer	Blasphemer Attila
Mayhem chronology
Chimera (2004) Ordo Ad Chao (2007) Esoteric Warfare (2014)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
Chronicles of Chaos	8/10[2]
Metal Storm	9.0/10.0[3]
PopMatters	5/10[4]
The Observer	[5]
Sputnikmusic	4.0/5[6]

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.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Attila except "Anti", which is by both Atilla and Blasphemer; all music is composed by Blasphemer

No.	Title	Length
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
Total length:		40:46

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)	Peak position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10]	57
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11]	12

References

1. Bowar, Chad. "Ordo Ad Chao review". About.com. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
2. Montague, James. "CoC: Mayhem - Ordo Ad Chao: Review". Chronicles of Chaos. 21 May 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
3. Lucas (10 April 2007). "Mayhem - Ordo Ad Chao review". Metal Storm. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
4. Blackie, Andrew (20 June 2007). "Mayhem: Ordo Ad Chao < Reviews". PopMatters. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
5. Campion, Chris (22 April 2007). "Mayhem, Ordo ad Chao". The Observer. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
6. AngelofDeath (4 May 2010). "Mayhem - Ordo ad Chao (album review )". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
7. Nordseth, Pål (2 February 2008). "Vet ikke om vi gir ut flere plater". Kjendis.no (in Norwegian). DB Medialab AS. Archived from the original on 20 November 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
8. New Mayhem Song!!! thread, Extremedrumming.net. January 24, 2007.
9. "MAYHEM's 'Ordo Ad Chao' Enters Norwegian Chart At No. 12 thread Archived 2007-04-27 at the Wayback Machine, Roadrunnerrecords.com, 24 April 2007.
10. "Swedishcharts.com – Mayhem – Ordo Ad Chao". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
11. "Norwegian charts portal". Retrieved 27 November 2011.