 By then, Astennu had virtually completed his first Carpe Tenebrum album "Majestic Nothingness" with vocal contributions from Nagash of Dimmu Borgir, the guitarist for the band he would then join in 1997.With the departure of Astennu, Lord Kaos came to a standstill.However, by early 1997 the group had reconvened with drummer Nigel Chad, guitarist Frank Munoz of the Sydney brutal death metal band Neuropath, and two members of the Newcastle black metal act Empery of Thorns, guitarist Darael and keyboards-player Shaun all being recruited.