''Pandemonium'' is the second greatest hits compilation album from

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ese

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band

Chthonic The word chthonic (), or chthonian, is derived from the Ancient Greek word ''χθών, "khthon"'', meaning earth or soil. It translates more directly from χθόνιος or "in, under, or beneath the earth" which can be differentiated from Γῆ ...

. It features eleven tracks from eleven years of band history (1996 – 2007). It follows ''A Decade on the Throne,'' a live album and DVD intended for the Asian market. ''A Decade on the Throne'' and ''Pandemonium'' are identical with regards to the track listings, up to a total of nine songs. For ''Pandemonium'', however, seven tracks were re-recorded with the band's main drummer Dani, who, after an injury during a live show in 2005, was replaced by Reno Killerich for the recording of ''

Seediq Bale ''Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale'' ( Seediq: ; literally ''Real Seediq'' or ''Real Men''; ) is a 2011 Taiwanese historical drama film directed by Wei Te-sheng and produced by John Woo, based on the 1930 Musha Incident in central Taiwan. Th ...

''. At the time of the release of ''Pandemonium'', the band toured Europe and the U.S., spreading their message of an independent

that wants to contribute to international society regardless of

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oppression.

Track listing

*Track 5 combines "Mother Isle Disintegrated, Aboriginal Gods Enthroned" from ''

Where the Ancestors' Souls Gathered ''Where the Ancestors' Souls Gathered'' is the debut studio album by Taiwanese black metal band Chthonic, released in 1999. The album was only available in Taiwan, and is now out of print and original copies of the album are very hard to find, tho ...

'' with "Mother Isle Disintegrated, Aboriginal Gods Enthroned (Chapter 2)" from ''9th Empyrean''.

Personnel

* Freddy Lim a.k.a. Freddy, Left Face of Maradou –

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* Jesse Liu a.k.a. Jesse, the Infernal – lead

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, rhythm guitar,

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s * Doris Yeh a.k.a. Doris, Thunder Tears –

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

, backing vocals * Dani Wang a.k.a. Dani, the Azathothian Hands –

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* CJ, Dispersed Fingers –

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, synth,

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* Su-Nung, the Bloody String –

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References

Chthonic (band) albums 2008 compilation albums SPV/Steamhammer compilation albums {{Taiwan-album-stub