Hordes of Chaos (album)

Hordes of Chaos
Cover art by Joachim Luetke
Studio album by Kreator
Released	13 January 2009
Recorded	July–August 2008 at Titonus Studios in Germany
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	38:27
Label	SPV/Steamhammer
Producer	Moses Schneider
Kreator chronology
Enemy of God (2005) Hordes of Chaos (2009) Phantom Antichrist (2012)
Alternative cover
Artwork for LP edition

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Blabbermouth.net	[2]
IGN	[3]
Jukebox:Metal	[4]
Metal Hammer	№ 188

Hordes of Chaos is the twelfth studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator. 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 noted that this was the first time they have recorded an album this way since Pleasure to Kill in 1986.^[5]

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 DVD with a making of the album documentary. The LP version of the album has different artwork to the other versions.^[6][7]

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.^[8]

The album was re-released as the 'Ultra Riot' box set edition in mid-2010. It featured new artwork, extended liner notes, 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).^[9][10]

Track listing

All tracks written by Mille Petrozza. 

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hordes of Chaos (A Necrologue for the Elite)"		5:04
2.	"Warcurse"		4:10
3.	"Escalation"		3:24
4.	"Amok Run"		4:12
5.	"Destroy What Destroys You"		3:13
6.	"Radical Resistance"		3:43
7.	"Absolute Misanthropy"		3:37
8.	"To the Afterborn"		4:53
9.	"Corpses of Liberty"		0:55
10.	"Demon Prince"		5:16
Total length:			38:27

Bonus DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Making of Hordes of Chaos" (directed by Stephanie von Beauvais)

Ultra Riot bonus disc
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hordes of Chaos" (Demo)
2.	"Radical Resistance" (Demo)
3.	"To the Afterborn" (Demo)
4.	"World Without Religion" ("Escalation" demo)
5.	"Amok Run" (Demo)
6.	"Alle gegen alle" (Slime cover)
7.	"You Are the Government" (Bad Religion cover)

Credits

Kreator

• Miland "Mille" Petrozza – vocals, guitar
• Sami Yli-Sirniö – guitar
• Christian "Speesy" Giesler – bass
• Jürgen "Ventor" Reil – drums

Production

• Moses Schneider – production
• Colin Richardson – mixing
• Joachim Luetke – artwork

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11]	33
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[12]	66
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[13]	16
French Albums (SNEP)[14]	85
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15]	16
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[16]	26
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[17]	163
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18]	47
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19]	57
US Billboard 200[20]	165
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[21]	19
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[22]	7
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[23]	9

References

1. Prato, Greg (2009-01-13). "Hordes of Chaos - Kreator". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
2. "Blabbermouth.Net". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
3. Jim Kaz. "Kreator - Hordes of Chaos - Music Review at IGN". Uk.music.ign.com. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
4. Andy Lye (2009-02-17). "Kreator - Hordes of Chaos - review". Jukebox:Metal. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
5. Blabbermouth (2008-07-28). "KREATOR Begins Recording New Album". Retrieved 2008-10-08.
6. Blabbermouth (2008-10-08). "KREATOR: New Album Artwork Revealed". Retrieved 2008-10-08.
7. "http://www.faceculture.tv". Faceculture.tv. Retrieved 2012-02-22. External link in |title= (help)
8. Blabbermouth (2009-01-21). "KREATOR's 'Hordes Of Chaos' Lands On BILLBOARD Chart". Retrieved 2009-01-22.
9. Blabbermouth (2010-06-23). "KREATOR: 'Hordes of Chaos - Ultra Riot' Box Set Details Revealed". Retrieved 2010-07-20.
10. Brave Words (2010-06-23). "KREATOR - Hordes of Chaos - Ultra Riot Box Set Detailed". Retrieved 2010-07-20.
11. "Austriancharts.at – Kreator – Hordes of Chaos" (in German). Hung Medien.
12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Kreator – Hordes of Chaos" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
13. "Kreator: Hordes of Chaos" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
14. "Lescharts.com – Kreator – Hordes of Chaos". Hung Medien.
15. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
16. "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2009. 5. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ.
17. "ホーデス・オブ・ケイオス - クリーター - ORICON STYLE".
18. "Swedishcharts.com – Kreator – Hordes of Chaos". Hung Medien.
19. "Swisscharts.com – Kreator – Hordes of Chaos". Hung Medien.
20. "Kreator – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Kreator.
21. "Kreator – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Kreator.
22. "Kreator – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Kreator.
23. "Kreator – Chart history" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for Kreator.

External links

• Hordes of Chaos at AllMusic