Descent into Chaos (Nightrage album)

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Descent into Chaos
Studio album by
Released21 February 2005
Recorded2004
Genre Melodic death metal
Length42:52
Label Century Media
Producer Patrick J. Sten
Nightrage chronology
Sweet Vengeance
(2003)
Descent into Chaos
(2005)
A New Disease Is Born
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Blabbermouth.net 7/10 [2]
Lambgoat7/10 [3]
Metal.de 9/10 [4]
Metal Storm 8.5/10 [5]

Descent into Chaos is the second full-length studio album by the Greek/Swedish melodic death metal band Nightrage. It was released by Century Media Records on 21 February 2005 in Europe, on 5 April 2005 in the US and by King Japan on 27 April 2005 in Japan. It was Nightrage's last album to feature Gothenburg vocalist Tomas Lindberg.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Marios Iliopoulos

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Being Nothing"Iliopoulos3:10
2."Phantasma"Iliopoulos3:32
3."Poems"Iliopoulos, Gus G. 3:00
4."Descent into Chaos"Iliopoulos3:05
5."Frozen"Iliopoulos, Gus G.4:04
6."Drug"Iliopoulos4:06
7."Silent Solitude"Iliopoulos3:33
8."Omen"Iliopoulos, Gus G.3:44
9."Release"Iliopoulos3:08
10."Solus" (instrumental)Iliopoulos, Gus G.3:01
11."Jubilant Cry"Iliopoulos4:45
12."Reality Versus Truth"Iliopoulos3:36
Total length:42:52
Japanese Bonus track
No.TitleMusicLength
13."Black Skies"Gus G.4:27
Total length:47:19

Personnel

Additional personnel

Release history

RegionDateLabel
Europe 21 February 2005 Century Media Records
South Korea 7 March 2005
North America 5 April 2005Century Media Records
Japan 27 April 2005King Japan

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