 | Mayhem Ordo ad Chao
3.4
great
| Ranking: #175 for 2007 | |
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| 5.0 classic | heathenwilliamduke | March 24th 12 |
Awesome album and really I can only assume it got 3.3 because many Internet dweebs suffer from ADD and autism 
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| 4.5 superb | Eakflanderyof | May 4th 10 |
This is Mayhem's most quality output since De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. Not only that but I would say this album is nearly a masterpiece. They're still showing black metal bands how heavy black metal should be played and with an avant garde touch.
Attila's vocals are better than ever. The man can do everything and really helps create the atmosphere of a lovely torture chamber. Hellhammer's performance is fantastic as usual. The speed displayed on this album (guitars and drums) is some of the fastest of any black metal band around.
All they had to do was ditch their terrible vocalist, Maniac, and get Attlia back to make another great album.
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| 1.5 very poor | Goku | August 8th 07 |
When I put this cd into my cd player, I was expecting to hear some extreme black metal like the Deathcrush ep or De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. Wow was I wrong. This sounds like any stereotypical blackened death metal band. It also includes some lame chanting at parts.
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| 4.5 superb | Cashman90 | October 16th 14 |
Probably the most challenging album i have ever listended to in my life... Seriously spooky & sinister. The production quality gives it such an eery/creepy vibe. Despite myself listening to a shed load of death & black metal over the years something about this album just creeps the hell out of me & at times makes it challenging to listen to. It really brings out mental emotions of paranoia & fear at times & makes you think "how can bands write this stuff anymore". Highly recommend this album to anyone who thinks they can listen to the most extreme types of metal & not get amazed anymore. Truly a unique album that scares the shit out of me in a good way just like a jumpy horror movie can.
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| 3.0 good | GamamJ | May 6th 20 |
Mayhem continue completely reinventing themselves and put out another completely unique and weird record. I really struggled with the mix on this one as it is so bass heavy that the guitars are almost drowned out, and all you can hear is Hellhammer. Regardless, the music is incredibly weird and complex, which combined with Chisar?s unrivaled unorthodox vocals makes for a very cool experience.
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| 4.5 superb | ManiacBlasphemer | September 25th 19 |
One of the most difficult albums I have been listening to. It took me a few spins to grasp the concept and the overall songwriting behind this album. This is clearly an attempt to stray from the original formula of black metal, to innovate and refine. Of course, without the versatile and highly dynamic voice of Attila Csihar, this album wouldn't have been made. While Maniac is a good vocalist, his voice was not really suitable for this kind of avant-garde music, despite the fact that Mayhem did delve into experimental territory in previous works with varying degrees of success. Attila, with his usual bizarre vocals, gave a new dimension to the music and probably a new source of inspiration and creativity for Blasphemer. The main highlights are Wall of Water, Deconsecrate, the majestic Illuminate Eliminate, which is also the longest track on the record and Key to the Storms. Anti is also coming close, a solid song. The production, while it helps in building the oppressive, murky atmosphere of the album, doesn't do much favor to tracks such as A Wise Birthgiver or Psychic Horns, but it nevertheless somehow works in bringing the full potential out of the other tracks. Impressive work, something that can hardly be emulated. Even the members themselves could not make a similar album, Esoteric Warfare being more akin to Deathspell Omega than this one is.
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| 3.0 good | zaruyache | January 17th 17 |
black metal. I like how muffled and suffocating the production is here. Stylistically not my favorite thing, but the production is definitely unique.
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| 4.0 excellent | Jared Floryan | January 7th 15 |
Like a voluptuous whore hiding her true self underneath a throne in need of serious repairs, Ordo Ad Chao is a evil, sadistic album. It isn't a one-of-a-kind release, but legendary black metal band Mayhem pour disturbing blood in nearly every single skeleton's eye sockets with such a record. First you come for its intentionally-underproduced nature, and eventually your ears suddenly begin listening to Attila Csihar's creepy vocal performance.
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| 4.0 excellent | SkapalPes | July 18th 14 |
It takes some time to get into this album, because it is no easy listen. Not only because its rough production, but primarily because music itself. It is dark, apocalyptic and deranged (Attila..., he also wrote himself a lyrics, check Psychic Horns for example), technically challenging (drums are absolutely unbelievable here) and with no gives and takes in band`s artistic expression. As a result, they create one petrifying masterpiece of black metal... and word doom is also proper here, as the Wall of Water is getting nearer and nearer...
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| 3.5 great | Verdr | March 6th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | Lvxfra | February 4th 24 |
| 5.0 classic | Blaidd | January 24th 24 |
| 3.5 great | heck | January 10th 24 |
| 3.0 good | Mitch | December 18th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | FunJan | March 28th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | GhostK | January 5th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Azrael | December 1st 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Nimlot | July 3rd 21 |
| 2.5 average | jc3494 | March 24th 21 |
| 3.5 great | remi | September 30th 20 |
| 2.5 average | Gorey13 | August 24th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nixos5 | June 29th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Vjnop | June 25th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Risodo | November 1st 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jeejee | October 25th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | marco09 | October 22nd 19 |
| 3.5 great | Coast | August 24th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dama | June 14th 19 |
| 2.0 poor | JS98 | March 30th 19 |
| 2.5 average | kkarron | January 29th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Sebe | December 23rd 18 |
| 3.5 great | Behexen | November 20th 18 |
| 2.0 poor | Gary STAFF | October 26th 18 |
| 3.0 good | Sarah | April 13th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Basara | March 16th 18 |
| 2.5 average | P0laris | February 28th 18 |
| 3.0 good | Zamasu | December 19th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Fear | December 9th 17 |
| 2.5 average | bbgames | November 6th 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | solrage | October 20th 17 |
| 2.5 average | AriDoe | August 23rd 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | GazAldo | July 17th 17 |
| 3.5 great | mifzal | April 2nd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Apeiron | February 24th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Korpcun | February 22nd 17 |
| 3.5 great | chanson | February 10th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | stub | December 5th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | Brabiz | November 12th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | arcane | November 5th 16 |
| 3.5 great | GxTxK | October 23rd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | dethkyat | September 23rd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Teddy23 | June 18th 16 |
| 2.5 average | Pegana | December 18th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | borya | December 15th 15 |
| 3.5 great | cog | November 26th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Chester1 | November 10th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Fozzie | September 25th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Asudifo | September 20th 15 |
| 3.0 good | "Tab" | September 15th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | HoB | July 21st 15 |
| 3.5 great | qiblas | April 22nd 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Angryk | March 26th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | Hamed | March 9th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Aion | March 6th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Qqoqq | January 27th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | ckssr1 | January 13th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Spec | November 12th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Ayil | July 23rd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Faustus | June 12th 14 |
| 2.5 average | Sithese | February 23rd 14 |
| 2.0 poor | Trey STAFF | February 1st 14 |
| 1.5 very poor | hpmk26 | December 2nd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hoppoman | November 28th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | Hati | October 6th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | goat38 | August 17th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Majkl | August 4th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | dragoth | July 22nd 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Ellx | July 9th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Alastor | January 31st 13 |
| 2.5 average | Pho3nix | January 21st 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Harren5 | November 3rd 12 |
| 2.5 average | kristof | September 23rd 12 |
| 3.5 great | Meowza | August 25th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Marth | August 18th 12 |
| 3.5 great | TBliss2 | February 27th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | joec101 | February 16th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Headband | February 11th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ponds | February 5th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Custy | February 3rd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | cloudnx | February 3rd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Oblomov | December 13th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | junkie | November 17th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Vesper | November 3rd 11 |
| 3.0 good | ks1 | October 31st 11 |
| 3.5 great | GROK | October 3rd 11 |
| 4.5 superb | stotty | September 25th 11 |
| 2.5 average | FoxPie | July 28th 11 |
| 1.5 very poor | Manco | June 19th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | HHx66 | May 26th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | Noqmyr | March 22nd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jackal8 | March 8th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Lakes2 | February 13th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Mikanoz | December 14th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Majk | December 10th 10 |
| 3.5 great | REUS | November 16th 10 |
| 2.0 poor | Aether | November 14th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | YUJOS | October 22nd 10 |
| 3.0 good | alffla | September 24th 10 |
| 2.5 average | miltos | September 4th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Yusuf | June 4th 10 |
| 1.5 very poor | qwe3 | May 9th 10 |
| 2.0 poor | Evisc | May 4th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | qWot | March 15th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Voivod STAFF | March 14th 10 |
| 1.5 very poor | blkmtl | March 1st 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Hoenir | February 14th 10 |
| 3.5 great | TBliss | January 24th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Set | September 12th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Csejthe | July 12th 09 |
| 2.5 average | quaazi | June 29th 09 |
| 1.0 awful | Asaura | March 18th 09 |
| 5.0 classic | noyhta | December 6th 08 |
| 2.5 average | ms2013 | October 28th 08 |
| 3.0 good | Wizard | September 28th 08 |
| 2.5 average | Bleak | July 23rd 08 |
| 3.0 good | Bhima | July 22nd 08 |
| 3.5 great | Ant0 | February 9th 08 |
| 3.0 good | ss3 | December 21st 07 |
| 3.5 great | Satanix | December 12th 07 |
| 3.0 good | Stepzi | August 3rd 07 |
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