Formed: 1998
From:
Cleveland,
OH,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Background
Self-proclaimed leaders of the "new wave of American heavy metal", Chimaira was formed in Cleveland in 1998, recording the indie This Present Darkness album in 2000 before earning a contract with Roadrunner Records for their next two releases.
Chimaira was spawned in 1998 by Jason Hager, the guitarist of the now defunct, Ascension. Hager's desire to start an intense new metal band led him to Mark Hunter, previously of Cleveland's Skipline. Mark's vocal strengths and abilities as a songwriter made him an easy choice. After a great deal of trial and error the Chimaira family came to be what it is today: Mark Hunter (vocals), Rob Arnold and Jason Hager (guitarists) (recently left band and replaced by Matt Devries), Andols Herrick (drummer), Jim LaMarca (bass), and Chris Spicuzza (electronics).
This Cleveland six piece's unrelenting attitude and drive to succeed has helped them sell close to 10,000 copies of their independently released EP, This Present Darkness. Chimaira developed their fan base through touring, the Internet and radio- particularly stations 93X(Minneapolis) and WSOU (NY/NJ). Last year Chimaira shared the stage with the likes of Soulfly, Hatebreed, Spineshank, and Snapcase.
In March 2001 the band joined forces with the illustrious producer Mudrock (Godsmack, Powerman 5000) to put together the 14 fiercely emotional tracks that are showcased on PASS OUT OF EXISTENCE - the band's Roadrunner debut album.
Latest Chimaira News
Below is our complete Chimaira news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Chimaira Posts New Music Video Online
Chimaira has posted a new music video online of the song "Destroy And Dominate," which comes from their latest album "The Infection." The video can be viewed below. More...
Hatebreed Announces U.S. Tour
Hardcore metal group Hatebreed has announced a headlining tour of the United States with Chimaira scheduled as the main support. The tour is entitled, "Decimation Of The Nation" and is in support of the bands new covers collection, "For The Lions."
The tour dates are as follows:
July 31 - Rochester, NY - Water Street
August 2 - Traverse City, MI - The Terminal
August 6 - Ft. Wayne, IN - Piere’s
August 8 - Springfield, MO - Remmington’s
August 10 - Ft. Collins, CO - Aggie Theater
August 11 - Grand Junction, CO - Mesa Theater & Club
August 13 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
August 14 - Sparks, NV - New Oasis
August 15 - Chico, CA - Senator Theater
August 16 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
August 17 - Ventura, CA - Majestic Ventura Theater
August 18 - Pomona, CA - Glasshouse
August 19 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theater
August 21 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom
August 22 - Austin, TX - Emo’s
August 23 - Corpus Christ, TX - Concrete St. Amphitheater
August 24 - Lafayette, LA - Grant Street Dancehall
August 25 - Little Rock, AR - The Village
August 26 - Jackson, MS - Fire
August 27 - Knoxville, TN - Valarium
August 28 - N. Myrtle, SC - House of Blues SC
August 29 - Norfolk, VA - The Norva
August 30 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
September 1 - Millvale, PA - Mr. Small’s Theater
September 2 - Scranton, PA - Tink’s
New Chimaira Song Coming For Free To Guitar Hero
On May 7, you'll be able to download Chimaira's "On Broken Glass" track for Guitar Hero: World Tour for free. The song is off the band's newly released album, "The Infection."
In related band news, their first video from "The Infection" will be "Destroy And Dominate," which will premiere on May 5.
Chimaira Featured On MMAWeekly.com
MMAWEEKLY.com just ran a feature with CHIMAIRA’s Frontman MARK HUNTER which went live on April 21, the same day as the band released their new album, "The Infection."
Hunter speaks about his passion for mixed martial arts, how it helps his on stage presence and his confidence. You can read the interview here.
CHIMAIRA is currently on the Music as a Weapon tour, alongside Disturbed, Killswitch Engage, Lacuna Coil, Spineshank and more. The remaining dates on the tour can be seen below. More...
Chimaira Posts "The Infection" Teaser Online
Chimaira has posted a short teaser trailer for the upcoming DVD "The Making of The Infection," which will be released with special editions of "The Infection," due out April 21. The video clip features guitarist Rob Arnold talking about the band's place in metal and their approach on the new album. You can watch the video clip below: More...
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Music as a Weapon 4 Tour Report
The Music as a Weapon 4 Tour is not just a couple of bands tagging along with Disturbed for a romp around the states. It is an all day festival of skin art, extreme sports, and music in addition to the headliner bands that draw the crowds in the first place. It all sounded wonderful to me when I bought my tickets. Unfortunately, it didn't turn out that way. More...
Chimaira Completes "Destroy And Dominate" Video
Cleveland, Ohio natives Chimaira has finished shooting their first music video for their new studio album, "The Infection." The band decided to shoot a video for the song, "Destroy And Dominate." A message from guitarist Rob Arnold reads:
"Just finished shooting for our new video 'Destroy And Dominate'! We shot in our home town of Cleveland, Ohio, with long time friend and film maker Todd Bell. Todd is responsible for both of our documentaries The Dehumanizing Process, and The Resurrection, as well as our brand new, in-the-works DVD, due out early next year. He's also shot a handful of our music videos, photos, and more. So expect nothing less than superior quality and creativity on 'Destroy And Dominate'! I wish I could tell you all more about what to expect content wise, but I myself am still waiting to see the first rough cut! But I certainly have no doubts that it will crush! Keep your eyes peeled!"
Chimaira Posts Update From Dubai
Chimaira has issued the following report following their first trip to the Middle East:
"Our first concert in the middle east was beyond amazing. You would have sworn we were playing a hometown show the way the crowd reacted. Everyone knew every word and we were blown away. Dubai, thank you."
Chimaira's set list from the show was as follows:
Nothing Remains
Needle
Severed
The Dehumanizing Process
Secrets Of The Dead
Cleansation
The Impossibility Of Reason
Power Trip
The Flame
Destroy And Dominate **(Debut)
Pure Hatred
Resurrection
Chimaira Announces Headlining Shows
Chimaira has announced three headlining gigs in between days on the Music As A Weapon 4 tour. Here are the headlining tour dates:
03.27.09 Farmington, NM - Gators (feat. Spineshank)
04.09.09 Knoxville, TN - Valarium (feat. Suffocation, Whitechapel, Veil of Maya)
04.19.09 Burlington, VT - Higher Ground (feat. Suicide Silence)
Tickets for the Farmington date are on sale now.
In related news, the band posted the following update from their current tour: More...
Chimaira Posts New Single Online
Cleveland, Ohio natives Chimaira have posted their new single online, entitled "Secrets Of The Dead" for streaming at their official Myspace page. A message from the band reads as follows:
"We are proud to share 'Secrets Of The Dead' with you. If you like what you hear you can purchase it on iTunes."
The album will be released on April 24th via Nuclear Blast Records (21st in North America).
Hear New Chimaira Song Samples Online
Samples of Chimaira's new songs can be heard at www.spread-the-infection.com. There are three codes that are provided that need to be inserted in the box, each gives a different sample. Here are the codes to try out:
071981
518008
101010
Chimaira To Shoot New Music Video In Cleveland
Chimaira has revealed that for the first time ever they will be shooting a music video in their hometown of Cleveland. Todd Bell will direct the new video, the first for their upcoming album, "The Infection," for the yet to be revealed track. All of their previous videos were shot in California.
Crooked X Added To Music As A Weapon Tour
Oklahoma's hard rock quartet, Crooked X will play on the second stage at Disturbed's Music As A Weapon IV Tour-a music, tattoo, and lifestyle festival-presented by Samsung Mobile and powered by Sprint. Crooked X will rock The Ernie Ball Second Stage, which will be officially sponsored by multi-city battle of the bands organization Headbang For the Highway, a 38-city, nine-week trek, which kicks off March 20th in Madison, WI. "I would go to this show even if we weren't playing. These are some of our favorite bands. What a great opportunity," says Jesse Cooper, lead guitarist. "I'm so stoked to go on the Music As A Weapon Tour. I'm excited to see Killswitch Engage and Suicide Silence. It's gonna be an experience for sure," adds Forrest French, lead vocals.
Recently, the 15-year-old shredders appeared on their own mini MTV rockumentary, "Rock N Roll Dream," which documented their real-life Cinderella story about four young boys catapulting from a Coweta, OK (population 7,000) garage band to opening for KISS in front of 35,000 screaming fans in Stockholm, Sweden. These events led to CX signing with EMI via McGhee Proffer Media (MPM) in August of 2008, all this within the span of nine months.
Their self-titled 10-song debut for EMI (in stores now), was helmed by hit producers Spencer Proffer (Tina Turner, Quiet Riot, WASP) and Michael Wagener (Metallica, Ozzy, Poison). Standout tracks on the new album include "Gone," "Time Is Now," "You Gotta Bleed," and "Adrenaline." The track "Nightmare," was featured in the successful Rock Band video game while "Gone" and "Rock N Roll Dream" are available as downloadable content for the game. The success of their debut landed them their first national late night TV appearance on ABC's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, where they showcased new single "Gone" in addition to fan favorite "Rock N Roll Dream." More...
Chimaira Reveals "The Infection" Tracklisting
American heavy metal act Chimaira has revealed the tracklisting for their forthcoming new studio album, "The Infection" which will be released on April 21st in North America through Nuclear Blast Records.
The tracklisting is as follows:
"The Venom Inside"
"Frozen In Time"
"Coming Alive"
"Secrets Of The Dead"
"The Disappearing Sun"
"Impending Doom"
"On Broken Glass"
"Destroy And Dominate"
"Try To Survive"
"The Heart Of It All"
Spineshank Added To Music As A Weapon Tour
Reunited American heavy metal act Spineshank are the latest band to be added to this year's edition of the Music As A Weapon tour. Headlining the festival will be Disturbed and they will be joined by Killswitch Engage, Lacuna Coil and Chimaira as well as Suicide Silence and Bury Your Dead.
The latest Music As A Weapon 2009 tour dates are as follows:
March 20 - Madison, WI @ Alliance Energy Center
March 21 - Waterloo, IA @ McCelroy Arena
March 23 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Ford Center
March 25 - Denver, CO @ The Fillmore
March 28 - Phoenix, AZ @ Jobbing.com Arena
March 29 - Albuquerque, NM @ Tingley Auditorium
March 31 - Dallas, TX @ Nokia Theatre More...
Chimaira Vocalist Talks About "The Infection"
CHIMAIRA vocalist Mark Hunter recently spoke with MetalSucks about the band's new album "The Infection," set to be released April 21st via Ferret Music. Hunter spoke about the meaning of the album title, what the music sounds like and how it's different from the band's past material, the viral campaign surrounding the new website spread-the-infection.com, the band's morale, and a slew of other topics. An excerpt from the interview follows:
MetalSucks: Your new album is called The Infection. Who or what is infected?
Hunter: The title has a couple of meanings. Globally, we feel the album is very catchy and "infectious." Personally, it reflects a period in my life where I felt I was "infected" with way too much negativity. Yes, even I have my limits. Lastly, it's a great name to do fun marketing things with. We can have fun with our fans anticipating the release. We are just as excited as they are, that's for sure.
MetalSucks: Whereas with some bands you could take pretty much any ten songs from their discography and shuffle them around, each Chimaira album seems distinct from the last; while it always sounds like Chimaira, there's a very tangible evolution in sound from record to record, so that, say, a song from the self-titled album would seem completely out of place on The Impossibility of Reason. Do you feel like this evolution has continued on The Infection? And, if so, how?
Hunter: Without question this album is a departure from Resurrection. Certain bands have a way of putting out albums that are very familiar sounding to their previous. It's like hip-hop, you know what you are going to get. That's fine, and there is nothing wrong with that. We are not one of those bands. We like to raise the bar and challenge ourselves to think outside of the box all the time. We've never been limited as to where we draw influence from. We are six guys who have way different musical tastes and Chimaira's sound is a derivative of that.
I guess noticeable differences on this album would be the tempo. Without giving too much away, we have slowed down a bit. There are moments on this album that are speedy blast beat fun, but there are also moments where it's so slow you feel like you are drowning in quicksand and LaMarca is sitting on top of you. Now THAT's heavy.
MetalSucks: Has this musical evolution over the years been deliberate? Do you guys approach each album with a distinct vision - e.g., "This time we wanna make really long songs," "This time we want the music to be a little more melodic," whatever?
Hunter: Besides the obvious of trying to top our previous efforts, we don't really approach our albums with any specific goal. I can't imagine being in a band where dudes walk in and go "hey man, let's make our heaviest, yet most melodic album to date." That mentality is about as stale as the artists that say it. We don't know what is going to come out until it's done. Plain and simple.
MetalSucks: After working with Jason Suecof on Resurrection, why did the band decide to reunite with producer Ben Schigel for this album?
Hunter: It started with me watching our DVD, The Dehumanizing Process. I got nostalgic and wanted to work with him again. I brought up the idea of working with him again and no one disagreed. He knows the band so well and has been recording us in various bands for half of our lives. It was good to break away and gain new experience working with Jason Suecof, but, home is where the heart is I guess.
Read the full article at MetalSucks.net.
KSE, Chimaira Music As A Weapon Off-Dates
Killswitch Engage, Lacuna Coil, and Chimaira have announced a number of headlining dates in between Music As A Weapon 4 tour dates. Here are the latest:
3/22 Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theatre
3/30 Lubbock, TX @ The Pavilion
4/10 Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
4/26 Richmond, VA @ The National
5/01 Ft. Wayne, IN @ Piere’s
5/11 Sioux Falls, SD @ Ramkota Exhibit Hall
In related news, Chimaira points out that the press has neglected to mention that they are rotating with Lacuna Coil on the Music As A Weapon tour. This means that they'll be the second main stage act on half of the dates, with Cleveland as one of those nights.
More Bands Confirmed For Music As A Weapon Tour
The Music As A Weapon tour has announced that Suicide Silence and Bury Your Dead will be a part of the trek alongside Lacuna Coil, Chimaira, Killswitch Engage and headliners Disturbed. More bands are expected to be announced soon.
The tour dates are as follows:
March 20 - Madison, WI @ Alliance Energy Center
March 21 - Waterloo, IA @ McCelroy Arena
March 23 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Ford Center
March 25 - Denver, CO @ The Fillmore
March 28 - Phoenix, AZ @ Jobbing.com Arena
March 29 - Albuquerque, NM @ Tingley Auditorium
March 31 - Dallas, TX @ Nokia Theatre More...
Lion's Share Reveals New Album Cover art
Swedish melodic heavy metallers LION'S SHARE have unveiled the cover art for their upcoming album, "Dark Hours."
LION'S SHARE will release the new album in late March 2009 via Blistering Records. The follow-up to 2007's "Emotional Coma" was mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren (OPETH, SYMPHONY X, PARADISE LOST, AMON AMARTH) and features guest appearances by SYMPHONY X guitarist Mike Romeo (guest solo on "Behind The Curtain"), and drummers Conny Pettersson (from Earache Records death metal act ANATA) and Richard Evensand (CHIMAIRA, SOILWORK). More...
Music As A Weapon 4 Tour Dates Revealed
The routing for the Music As A Weapon 4 tour, featuring Disturbed, Killswitch Engage, Chimaira and Lacuna Coil has been revealed.
Chimaira plans on filling in some shows between dates. Stay tuned for ticket sales and tour updates.
Here's the current Music As A Weapon 4 tour routing: More...
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