''Hordes of Chaos'' is the twelfth studio album by German

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band

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. It has been described as their most organic album to date because, barring vocals, guitar solos and some melodies, the album was recorded in a live setting on an analog tape recorder with few overdubs. Frontman

Mille Petrozza Miland "Mille" Petrozza (born 18 December 1967) is a German guitarist and singer of Italian descent. He is best known for being the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of thrash metal band Kreator, which he started playing in as Tyrant in 1982 and ...

noted that this was the first time they have recorded an album this way since ''

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'' in 1986. He described the album as "it combines the best moments of our back catalogue with the intensity and experience of 2009". ''Hordes of Chaos'' also marked the first time since its inception that Kreator had not changed their lineup after at least two albums. The album was released in three different formats. The standard edition was issued in a jewel case and features the 10 album tracks. A deluxe edition features a bonus

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with a making of the album documentary. The LP version of the album has different artwork to the other versions. This was the first Kreator album to chart in the United States, debuting at number 165 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart in the US, with first week sales of approximately 2,800 copies.

Re-release

The album was re-released as the 'Ultra Riot' box set edition in mid-2010. It featured new artwork, extended liner notes by

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, promo videos, a bonus disc with demo tracks and cover songs and various pieces of memorabilia (such as a photobook, sticker, poster and photo card).

Track listing

Credits

;Kreator *

– vocals, rhythm guitar *

Sami Yli-Sirniö Sami Yli-Sirniö (born 10 April 1972) is a Finnish musician. He is currently the lead guitarist of Finnish metal bands Waltari, Barren Earth and German thrash metal band Kreator. He spent part of his life in Germany and thus has strong ties with ...

– lead guitar *

Christian Giesler Christian "Speesy" Giesler (born 4 July 1970) is a German musician. He is best known for being the former bassist of Kreator, where he was a member of the band from 1994 to 2019. He appeared on eight studio albums with Kreator, from ''Cause for C ...

– bass * Ventor – drums ;Production *

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– production *

Colin Richardson Colin Richardson is a British record producer, mixer and recording engineer. He has worked on over 100 albums and is most frequently associated with heavy metal and its subgenres. Career Some of the bands he has worked for include: * 3 In ...

– mixing *

Joachim Luetke Joachim Luetke (born 1957) is a German cross-media artist. He is mostly known for his artwork for bands such as Arch Enemy, Dimmu Borgir, Kreator, Marilyn Manson, Meshuggah, Sopor Aeternus and The Ensemble of Shadows and Rage. His art has also be ...

Re-release

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