The Evolution of Chaos is the third studio album by American thrash metal

Thrash metal

Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...

 band Heathen

Heathen (band)

Heathen is an American thrash metal band originating from the Bay Area San Francisco, founded in 1984 by guitarist Lee Altus and drummer Carl Sacco...

. It is their first album in 19 years since 1991's Victims of Deception

Victims of Deception

Victims of Deception is the second album by the US thrash metal band Heathen released in 1991 by Roadrunner Records.It was re-issued by Metal Mind Productions in 2006 as a digipak in a limited amount of 2000 numbered copies....

. It was released in Japan on December 23, 2009 on King Records, January 25, 2010 in Europe on Mascot Records, and February 16, 2010 in the US.

Track listing

1. "Intro" - 1:21
2. "Dying Season" - 5:41
3. "Control by Chaos" - 7:08
4. "No Stone Unturned" - 11:10
5. "Arrows of Agony" - 6:39
6. "Fade Away" - 5:44
7. "A Hero's Welcome" - 6:51
8. "Undone" - 6:41
9. "Bloodkult" - 4:30
10. "Red Tears of Disgrace" - 5:50
11. "Silent Nothingness" - 6:51

Reception

Reviews for the album have, so far, been very positive. Metal-Rules.com gave the album a perfect five out of five, calling it an "absolute masterpiece of modern thrash" and "flawless in almost every way." The album has also netted a nine out of ten on Ultimate-Guitar.

Personnel

• David White
  David White (heavy metal vocalist)
  David R White is an American heavy metal lead vocalist who is best known for singing in the thrash metal band Heathen. Having stints in underground thrash bands Blind Illusion and Laughing Dead, he joined Heathen in 1985...
  
   - Vocals
• Lee Altus
  Lee Altus
  Lee Altus is an American heavy metal guitarist. Altus first came to public attention in the mid-80s with his original band, Heathen, where Altus displayed his highly technical neoclassical guitar playing style...
  
  - Guitars
• Kragen Lum - Guitars
• Jon Torres - Bass
• Darren Minter - Drums