In 2002 Chthonic signed with Nightfall Records in the United States and released an English version of "9th Empyrean" in North America. All subsequent Chthonic albums have been released internationally in English versions. In 2002 the band played festivals in the United States, Japan, and Hong Kong; and toured with Swedish black metal band Dark Funeral. In late 2002 keyboardist Vivien Chen left the band and was replaced by Luis Wei. In 2003 the band released the single "Satan's Horns," which was used as the theme song for the Taiwanese release of the movie "Freddy vs. Jason". In 2003 they won the Best Band Award at the Taiwan Golden Melodies Award Ceremony.