Chaos of Forms
{{Infobox album
| name = Chaos of Forms
| type = studio
| artist = Revocation
| cover = Revocation - Chaos of Forms.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2011|08|16}}
| recorded = November 2010 – January 2011{{cite web|url=https://www.theprp.com/2010/11/24/news/revocation-to-begin-recording-new-album-shortly|title=Revocation To Begin Recording New Album Shortly|author=wookubus|date=November 24, 2010|website=Theprp.com|access-date=April 26, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nocleansinging.com/2011/01/29/revocation-does-death|title=REVOCATION DOES DEATH|author=Islander|date=January 29, 2011|website=NO CLEAN SINGING|access-date=April 26, 2022}}
| venue =
| studio = Damage Studios in Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States
| genre = Technical death metal, thrash metal
| length = {{Duration|m=46|s=59}}
| label = Relapse
| producer = Revocation, Peter Rutcho
| prev_title = Existence Is Futile
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Teratogenesis
| next_year = 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 on May 10, 2011.[https://archive.today/20130201084620/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=157909 REVOCATION: New Song Available For Streaming - May 10, 2011] This album is the last album to feature the original bassist Anthony Buda, and the first album to feature guitarist Dan Gargiulo.
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Real Metal Reviews
| rev2 = The Daily Rotation
| rev2Score = {{Rating|9.5|10|score=9.3/10 stars}}[http://www.thedailyrotation.com/revocation-chaos-of-forms-review/ Daily Rotation Review]
| rev3 = Metal Injection
| rev3Score = {{Rating|9|10|score=8.9/10 stars}}[http://www.metalinjection.net/reviews/cd-review-revocation-chaos-forms Metal Injection Review]
| rev4 = The New Review
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}[http://thenewreview.net/reviews/revocation-chaos-of-forms The New Review] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024125347/http://thenewreview.net/reviews/revocation-chaos-of-forms |date=October 24, 2012 }}
}}
Chaos of Forms was well received by critics. The Daily Rotation{{Cite web|url = http://thedailyrotation.com/revocation-chaos-of-forms-review/|title = Revocation – Chaos of Forms Review|date = 15 August 2011|access-date = 14 September 2011|archive-date = 27 October 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211027124931/https://www.thedailyrotation.com/revocation-chaos-of-forms-review/|url-status = dead}} 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
{{Track listing
| total_length = 46:59
| all_music = Davidson
| title1 = Cretin
| lyrics1 = Davidson
| length1 = 3:03
| title2 = Cradle Robber
| lyrics2 = Davidson
| length2 = 4:25
| title3 = Harlot
| lyrics3 = Davidson
| length3 = 2:51
| title4 = Dissolution Ritual
| lyrics4 = Buda
| length4 = 4:37
| title5 = Conjuring the Cataclysm
| lyrics5 = Davidson
| length5 = 4:34
| title6 = No Funeral
| lyrics6 = Buda
| length6 = 3:55
| title7 = Fractal Entity
| note7 = instrumental
| length7 = 1:43
| title8 = Chaos of Forms
| lyrics8 = Buda
| length8 = 4:30
| title9 = The Watchers
| lyrics9 = Buda
| length9 = 4:12
| title10 = Beloved Horrifier
| lyrics10 = Davidson
| length10 = 4:09
| title11 = Dethroned
| lyrics11 = Davidson
| length11 = 4:57
| title12 = Reprogrammed
| lyrics12 = Buda
| length12 = 4:03
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Deluxe edition bonus track
| total_length = 49:10
| title13 = Surprise! You're Dead!
| note13 = Faith No More cover
| lyrics13 = Patton
| music13 = Martin
| length13 = 2:11
}}
Personnel
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.{{Cite AV media notes |title=Chaos of Forms |others=Revocation |year=2011 |type=liner notes |publisher=Relapse}}
;Revocation
- David Davidson – lead guitar, lead vocals
- Dan Gargiulo – rhythm guitar
- Anthony Buda – bass, backing vocals
- Phil Dubois-Coyne – drums
;Additional musicians
- Davindar Singh – baritone saxophone on "The Watchers"
- Wyatt Palmer – tenor saxophone on "The Watchers"
- Derek Beckvold – alto saxophone on "The Watchers"
- Nigel Taylor – trumpet on "The Watchers"
- Pete Rutcho – organ solo on "The Watchers"
;Production
- Revocation – production
- Peter Rutcho – production, recording, engineering, mixing
;Artwork and design
- Orion Landau – design
Chart performance
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| scope="row"|US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/heatseekers-albums/2011-09-03|title=Heatseekers Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard|date=September 3, 2011|accessdate=May 15, 2020}}
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