Pandemonium (Chthonic album)

Pandemonium is the second greatest hits compilation album from Taiwanese black metal band Chthonic. It features eleven tracks from eleven years of band history (1996 – 2007). Pandemonium follows A Decade on the Throne – a live album and DVD specifically 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. At the time of the release of Pandemonium, the band toured Europe and the U.S., spreading their message of an independent Taiwan that wants to contribute to international society regardless of Chinese oppression.

Track listing

No.	Title	Originally from	Length
1.	"City of Obscurity"	Previously unreleased	1:28
2.	"Onset of Tragedy"	Relentless Recurrence	6:32
3.	"Revert to Mortal Territory"	Relentless Recurrence	3:27
4.	"Grab the Soul to Hell"	Relentless Recurrence	5:06
5.	"Decomposition of the Mother Isle (Aboriginal God Enthroned)"	Previously unreleased*	11:05
6.	"Floated Unconsciously in the Acheron"	9th Empyrean	6:17
7.	"Indigenous Laceration"	Seediq Bale	4:04
8.	"Bloody Gaya Fulfilled"	Seediq Bale	6:39
9.	"Quasi Putrefaction"	Seediq Bale	7:03
10.	"Guard the Isle Eternally"	9th Empyrean	8:55
11.	"Relentless Recurrence"	Relentless Recurrence	7:16

Track 5 combines "Mother Isle Disintegrated, Aboriginal Gods Enthroned" from Where the Ancestors' Souls Gathered with "Mother Isle Disintegrated, Aboriginal Gods Enthroned (Chapter 2)" from 9th Empyrean.

Personnel

Freddy Lim aka Freddy, Left Face of Maradou – lead vocals
Jesse Liu aka Jesse, the Infernal – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitars
Doris Yeh aka Doris, Thunder Tears – bass guitar, backing vocals
Dani Wang aka Dani, the Azathothian Hands – drums, percussion
CJ, Dispersed Fingers – keyboards, synth, piano
Su-Nung, the Bloody String – erhu

References

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Freddy Lim Doris Yeh Jesse Liu Dani Wang CJ Kao Su-Nung Man 6 Terry Ellis Yu Zac Wang Null Ambrosia Vivien Sheryl Luis A-Jay Alexia

Studio albums	Where the Ancestors' Souls Gathered 9th Empyrean Relentless Recurrence Seediq Bale Mirror of Retribution Takasago Army Bu-Tik Timeless Sentence

EP	Satan's Horns

Singles	Deep Rising Nightmare Painkiller Takao Broken Jade Quell The Souls In Sing Ling Temple

Literature	Taiwan Guts

Compilations	Anthology: A Decade on the Throne Pandemonium

Videos	Spread the Qi A Decade on the Throne Live Final Battle At Sing Ling Temple Live

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