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Chimera is the fourth studio album by the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem, released in 2004. It is the final Mayhem studio album to feature vocalist Sven Erik Kristiansen, known as Maniac, who was replaced by Attila Csihar after its release. The album continues the band's abrasive black metal style and followed 2000's Grand Declaration of War.
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When was Mayhem's Chimera released?
Chimera was released in 2004 as Mayhem's third studio album, with Season of Mist as its label. It followed Grand Declaration of War and came before Ordo Ad Chao. [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/chimera/583648461)
Who sings on Mayhem's Chimera?
The vocalist is Sven Erik Kristiansen, better known as Maniac. Chimera was his final Mayhem studio album before Attila Csihar returned to the band. [Metal Archives](https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Mayhem/Chimera/38378)
Which Mayhem members played on Chimera?
The album lineup includes Maniac on vocals, Blasphemer on guitar, Necrobutcher on bass, and Hellhammer on drums. That lineup gives Chimera its abrasive, tightly played 2004 black-metal sound. [Metal Archives](https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Mayhem/Chimera/38378)
What is the source of Chimera's album cover?
The cover uses a still from Häxan, the 1922 Swedish-Danish silent film about witchcraft and superstition. The image connects Mayhem's album to early horror cinema rather than using a newly staged band photograph. [Metal Archives](https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Mayhem/Chimera/38378)
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