| Chaos Is Me | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Orchid |
| Cover: | Orchid - ChaosIsMe.jpg |
| Released: | June 21, 1999[1] |
| Recorded: | Spring 1999 |
| Studio: | God City Studios (Salem, Massachusetts) |
| Length: | 18:58 |
| Label: | Ebullition |
| Producer: | Kurt Ballou |
| Prev Title: | Orchid / Encyclopedia Of American Traitors Split 7" |
| Prev Year: | 1998 |
| Next Title: | Dance Tonight! Revolution Tomorrow! |
| Next Year: | 2000 |
Chaos Is Me is the debut studio album by American screamo band Orchid. It was released on June 21, 1999, through Ebullition Records.[1] [2] Chaos Is Me heralded the change of the guard for extreme music, and brought both Amherst, Massachusetts and Hampshire College to the forefront of the scene's attention.[3] The album was released on black, clear yellow, green, and red vinyl in 1999, and was also included on a 2002 compilation CD that included its follow-up Dance Tonight! Revolution Tomorrow!. It has since been reissued multiple times, on magenta vinyl in 2013, lavender vinyl in 2015, yellow vinyl in 2018, and received a 20th anniversary reissue in 2019.
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