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Campbell) During the short span of the band’s existence, Order From Chaos garnered emphatic support from a relatively small faction of the underground, but went mostly unnoticed by the scene at large due to a confluence of factors including various labels’ mishandling of the band’s releases. “When it comes to the worldwide scene of underground Metal,” says Jon Metalion (Slayer Magazine), “there were more than a few examples of bands that, like Order From Chaos, really had something extraordinary to offer and fell under the radar for most people.” Perhaps most significantly, the music, imagery, and conceptual foundation of the band were too advanced compared with the majority of Order From Chaos’ contemporaries. As time passed, however, the scene began to catch up with Order From Chaos and their music has by now attained its well-deserved canonical stature. Shortly after the three Kansas City, MO teenagers – Pete Helmkamp, Chuck Keller, and Mike Miller – united to form Order From Chaos in 1987, they clarified their mission: they would channel all their creative energy into the band, perfect the presentation of their message, and terminate the project after three albums in order to preserve the integrity of their statement. The band members adhered to this directive and after recording three albums (though they augmented their discography along the way with various demo and EP releases), they disbanded in 1995 following the completion of their magnum opus, “An Ending in Fire.” (Owing to difficulties with the label, the album would not be released for three more years.) Thus, in just eight years, Order From Chaos produced an unparalleled body of work, the undeniable influence of which permeates much of the music produced since that time. To bring the music of Order From Chaos into proper focus, the band (the members of which have all remained continually active in the underground metal scene since their days in Order From Chaos) worked together with NWN! Productions to produce this definitive discography collection. “Frozen in Steel” contains all of the material Order From Chaos released during its existence. The demos and early EPs reveal the band’s obsession with the likes of Venom, Sodom, Slaughter Lord, and Voivod and represent the raw materials out of which Order From Chaos would later construct its monumental statement of intent, the debut album, “Stillbirth Machine.” Originally released by Wild Rags and Decapitated, “Stillbirth Machine” established Order From Chaos as one of the most unique bands active at that time. While clearly maintaining the integrity of their approach on previous releases, the debut album extends beyond the confines of any particularized genre or subgenre; instead, it reflects a style that is wholly and completely that of Order From Chaos. Meticulously crafted with an unmatched attention to detail, the album operates on both an instinctive, visceral level as well as an intellectual one. With their second album, “Dawn Bringer,” Order From Chaos’ ability to refine their sound became remarkably apparent. As with any genuine musician, author, or artist, Order From Chaos was not content with remaining static. “Dawn Bringer” shows the band expanding the borders of its sonic and thematic universe. Its inclusion in this box set marks the first time the album has ever been committed to vinyl. (The artwork for this vinyl version was culled from original layout materials sent to Decapitated Records for the “Stillbirth Machine” LP, but for unknown reasons, the label disregarded the band’s intentions and never used the layout materials.) Finally, if their first two albums and their impeccable collection of shorter EP releases did not secure Order From Chaos’ legacy, the final album, “An Ending in Fire” is irrefutable proof of the band’s genius. It is, in fact, nothing short of a masterpiece. The first side of the album contains the five-part series of tracks that comprise the “Conqueror of Fear” suite. Fans of Order From Chaos will recognize the Conqueror of Fear as the foundational conceptual pillar around which much of the band’s visual, musical, and lyrical content (particularly that of Helmkamp) revolved. The second side featured the epic, “There Lies Your Lord, Father of Victories” – a 12-minute track written by Keller based upon Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen.” Closing out the album was the three-part song sequence “Somnium Helios” detailing the life cycle of a star (astronomy being one of Keller’s favored lyrical topics). In addition to the three albums, “Frozen in Steel” contains every demo and EP as well as little known rehearsal recordings that the band released in extraordinarily small quantities. The depth and quality of the band’s discography is truly remarkable and, when examined together, all of the releases take on added significance due to their relationships with each other, which underscores the complexity of the Order From Chaos catalog. For the Die Hard edition, the band culled from its massive collection of rehearsal and live recordings those with the highest fidelity to showcase the primal power that characterized Order From Chaos’ live performances. Accompanying the musical content is a 124-page hard bound book featuring a complete bio written by the band members, numerous previously unseen photos from their personal collections, a thorough discography, reprinted pages from the Order From Chaos zines the band produced, and a complete presentation of the lyrics. Also included are cloth tapestry, patch, and sticker. Demos A1 Of Death and Dying1 Quietus1 The Scourge1 Victimized2 B1 Apocalyptic Visions2 Golgotha (Second Death)2 The Scourge2 Demos A2 Webs of Perdition3 Quietus3 Crimes Against the State3 Of Death and Dying3 Blood and Thunder3 B2 Nucleosynthesis4 Megalomania4 Nuctemeron (Conqueror of Fear II)5 Tenebrae / Draconis (Conqueror of Fear III)5 Live in Studio A3 Stillbirth Machine6 Plateau of Invincibility6 B3 As the Body Falls Away7 Forsake Me This Mortal Coil7 The Angry Red Planet (Fugue for Cydonia)8 Labyrinthine Whispers8 An Ending in Fire8 Stillbirth Machine A4 The Edge of Forever Power Elite Iconoclasm Conquest Forsake Me This Mortal Coil B4 Stillbirth Machine Blood and Thunder As the Body Falls Away MLPs A5 Plateau of Invincibility9 Nuctemeron9 Dead of the Night / Senile Decay9 B5 The Edge of Forever10 Webs of Perdition10 Imperium10 De Stella Nova10 Dawn Bringer A6 Labyrinthine Whispers Ophiuchus Rex (He Who Plays With the Serpents) War And Pain B6 Tenebrae / The Sign Draconis Raise The Banner Webs of Perdition Live, 1993 and 1994 A7 Blood and Thunder11 Ophiuchus Rex (He Who Plays With the Serpents)11 Power Elite11 Iconoclasm11 B7 Plateau of Invincibility12 Ophiuchus Rex (He Who Plays With the Serpents)12 Nuctemeron12 An Ending in Fire12 An Ending in Fire A8 Dawn Bringer Invictus Tenebrae The Sign Draconis Plateau of Invincibility The Angry Red Planet B8 There Lies Your Lord! Father of Victories! Nucleosynthesis De Stella Nova An Ending in Fire Rehearsal, Dec 25, 1988 A9 Of Death and Dying Webs of Perdition Crimes Against the State Golgotha (Second Death) B9 Quietus Apocalyptic Visions Victimized Blood and Thunder Live and Rehearsal A10 Victimized13 The Scourge13 The Edge of Forever14 Webs of Perdition14 B10 Crimes Against the State14 Power Elite14 Iconoclasm Conquest14 Blood and Thunder14 Stillbirth Machine14 Rehearsal, February, 1991 A11 Nucleosynthesis Webs of Perdition The Edge of Forever Crimes Against the State Power Elite Iconoclasm Conquest B11 As the Body Falls Away Blood and Thunder Forsake Me This Mortal Coil Megalomania Stillbirth Machine Live, January 2, 2010 A12 The Edge of Forever Forsake Me This Mortal Coil Of Death and Dying Labyrinthine Whispers Webs of Perdition B12 Dawn Bringer Invictus Tenebrae The Sign Draconis Plateau of Invincibility An Ending in Fire 1Demo 1 2Inhumanities 3Crushed Infamy 4Will to Power 5Alienus Sum 6Live: Into Distant Fears 7Pain Lengthens Time 8Alienus Sum Outtake 9Plateau of Invincibility 10And I Saw Eternity 11Live Omaha NE 1993 12Live Manassas VA 1994 13Live 1988 14Rehearsal 1990 Click here to order. DIE HARD VERSION IS NOW 100% SOLD OUT. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO PURCHASED THIS HISTORICAL MONUMENT TO ONE OF THE GREATEST METAL BANDS TO EVER EXIST! Posted on January 19th, 2015 Written by Insulter Filed under Uncategorized