Mayhem "Chimera"

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. The album art is a screenshot from the 1922 silent film Häxan.

At the time of the album's release in 2004, Mayhem was still being sharply and routinely criticized in the metal underground for straying from the black metal style on its previous album, Grand Declaration of War.

Released in an exclusive 10-panel fold out digipak cover.

LP Version limited to 1000 copies on black/ blue splatter vinyl.

Recording information:

Drums recorded at Fagerborg Studio 19th-27th of November.
Guitars recorded at Ransfiorden, Brandbu by Top Room Mobile Hostile Studio 6th-21st of December 2003.
Vocals, bass and add. guitars recorded in Top Room Studio 1st-16th of January 2004.


Mastered at Masterhuset, Oslo.