Chaos of Forms

Chaos of Forms
Studio album by Revocation
Released August 16, 2011 (2011-08-16)
Recorded Damage Studios in Southbridge, Massachusetts
Genre Technical death metal, thrash metal
Length 46:59
Label Relapse
Producer Revocation, Peter Rutcho
Revocation chronology
Existence Is Futile
(2009)
Chaos of Forms
(2011)
Teratogenesis
(2012)

Chaos of Forms is the third studio album by American technical death metal band Revocation, released on August 16, 2011 by Relapse Records. The song "Cradle Robber" was released and streamed on their Facebook page in May 10, 2011.[1] This album is the last album to feature their original bass player, Anthony Buda, and the first album to feature their current rhythm guitarist, Dan Gargiulo.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Real Metal Reviews[2]
The Daily Rotation[3]
Metal Injection[4]
The New Review[5]

Chaos of Forms was well received by critics. The Daily Rotation[6] awarded the album 9.3 out of 10, calling it "one of the best records of the year" that produces "some of the catchiest and heaviest metal since Pantera".

Track listing

All music composed by Davidson.

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Cretin"Davidson3:03
2."Cradle Robber"Davidson4:25
3."Harlot"Davidson2:51
4."Dissolution Ritual"Buda4:37
5."Conjuring the Cataclysm"Davidson4:34
6."No Funeral"Buda3:55
7."Fractal Entity" (instrumental) 1:43
8."Chaos of Forms"Buda4:30
9."The Watchers"Buda4:12
10."Beloved Horrifier"Davidson4:09
11."Dethroned"Davidson4:57
12."Reprogrammed"Buda4:03
Total length:46:59
Deluxe edition bonus track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
13."Surprise! You're Dead!" (Faith No More cover)PattonMartin2:11
Total length:49:10

Personnel

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[7]

Revocation
  • David Davidson – guitar, vocals
  • Dan Gargiulo – guitar
  • Anthony Buda – bass, vocals
  • Phil Dubois-Coyne – drums
Additional musicians
Production
Artwork and design
  • Orion Landau – design

Chart performance

Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8] 24

References

  1. REVOCATION: New Song Available For Streaming - May 10, 2011
  2. Vinny Olsauskas. "Album: Chaos of Forms". Real Metal Reviews. Real Metal Reviews. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  3. Daily Rotation Review
  4. Metal Injection Review
  5. The New Review Archived October 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  6. http://thedailyrotation.com/revocation-chaos-of-forms-review/
  7. Chaos of Forms (liner notes). Revocation. Relapse. 2011.
  8. "Revocation Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
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