Chaos Born

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Chaos Born
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 26, 2003
StudioNeo-Studios
Genre Melodic black metal, melodic death metal
Length46:14
Label Massacre
Producer Kakke Vähäkuopus
Immu Ilmarinen
Catamenia
Catamenia chronology
Eskhata
(2002)
Chaos Born
(2003)
Winternight Tragedies
(2005)

Chaos Born is the fifth full-length album by the Finnish melodic black metal band Catamenia. It was released on May 26, 2003, through Massacre Records.

Contents

Reception

The album received a very good review, 9 out of 10, from Metal.de , [1] compared to 7 out of 10 from Rock Hard . [2]

Powermetal.de  ( de ) stated that the music was "yet another iteration of their tried-and-tested formula", but also that "the Finns consistently demonstrate that they know how to deliver solid melodic black metal". [3] Norway's Scream Magazine gave a rating of 4 out of 6, stating that the predictability of the music made Chaos Born into a "dust collector". [4] Another Norwegian magazine Exact gave the same score, stating that the band trod along a beaten path, making predictable music. [5]

Track listing

  1. "Kuolon Tanssi" − 4:35
  2. "Calm Before the Storm" − 5:49
  3. "The Fallen Angel Pt. I (Astaroth & Astarte)" − 5:38
  4. "The Fear's Shadow" − 4:33
  5. "Mirrorized Thoughts" − 4:26
  6. "Lost in Bitterness" − 5:56
  7. "The Era" − 1:57
  8. "The Fallen Angel Pt. II (The Rising)" − 4:29
  9. "One with Sorrow" − 4:53
  10. "Hollow Out − ChaosBorn" − 3:58

Credits

References

  1. "Catamenia - ChaosBorn". Metal.de (review) (in German). 29 June 2003. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  2. "CATAMENIA Chaos Born". Rock Hard (review) (in German). No. 193. 1 January 2003. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  3. Schütte, Kathy (2 June 2003). "CATAMENIA - Chaos Born". Powermetal.de (review) (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  4. Aaslie, André (2003). "CATAMENIA "Chaos Born"". Scream Magazine (review) (in Norwegian). No. 112. p. 43.
  5. Hermanrud, Frode (2003). "CATAMENIA CHAOSBORN". Exact (review) (in Norwegian). No. 83. p. 20.