''Chimera'' is the third full length album by the Norwegian

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band Mayhem. It is the fourth and last main Mayhem release with the vocalist

Sven Erik Kristiansen Sven Erik Kristiansen (born 4 February 1969) is a Norwegian musician, best known as the former vocalist in the black metal band Mayhem under the stage name Maniac. With Mayhem Kristiansen joined Mayhem in 1986 after the departure of the ban ...

(Maniac). TurboNatas of the Norwegian band

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provided the

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. The cover image is a screenshot from the 1922 Swedish silent film ''

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Track listing

Personnel

;Mayhem *

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– vocals * Blasphemer – guitar * Necrobutcher – bass *

Hellhammer Hellhammer was a Swiss metal band from Nürensdorf, active from 1982 to 1984. Although the band's sound and style were heavily criticized and poorly reviewed during their active years, they have been widely praised in retrospect and are often r ...

– drums ;Production"Chimera" by Mayhem; details at discogs
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*Mixed by Blasphemer, Hellhammer and Borge Finstad *Mastered by Morten Lund

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References

{{Authority control Mayhem (band) albums 2003 albums Season of Mist albums