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CHIMAIRA RULES, “SIX” RULES, LET’S HOPE THE NEW ALBUM IN ’09 RULES

 Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 at 4:14pm by

Chimaira are one those bands that take a lot of shit and never really understand why. Is it because their Roadrunner debut, Pass Out of Existence, was a not especially great Korn-esque foray into nu metal? Does it really fucking matter? Every album they’ve made since (or, for that matter, This Present Darkness, the independently released album they made pre-Existence) has been as heavy as an elephant standing on your balls, and their sound continues to evolve.

So the band are apprently gonna enter the studio in October to make a new album, which will presumably be released in 2009. That news makes me so friggin’ excited I just wanna go out on the street and grab the cutest baby I can find and slam its head into a plate glass window. The album will be produced by Jason Suecof, who also produced their last disc, Resurrection. I know a lot of people though that Resurrection was a weak follow-up to 2005′s self-titled masterpiece. Chimaira is fucking awesome but so was Resurrection so those people should smoke a joint and just calm the fuck down.

Here’s some footage of the band recording “Six,” one of their most impressive songs. It comes off of the “make-of” DVD that came with Resurrection. After you’re done basking in its metallic goodness, read our interview with Chimaria’s lead guitarist, Rob Arnold, here, in which we get the skinny on this crushing, sprawling, epic donkey punch of a song.

-AR

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  • jesse

    Wow, “Epic donkey punch”. What a lovely way to describe a song.

  • The Metal Nerd

    Alright, I feel the need to clear the air about the whole Chimaira Nu-metal arguement. Pass Out Of Exsistence, while it did falter a bit with Marks suicidal teenage rants, was at its center just over-produced Metalcore, with a Nu-metal/buttrock producer tacked on by their former label. namely that douche chewer Andrew “Mudrock” Murdock. PoE is and was a fairly face ripping, enjoyable listen. Hell, It even had a cameo by the worlds greatest worst guitarist Steph, cant shred to save his life, Carpenter. Wasnt Chimairas fault it sounded so Nu. Roadrunner thought they were the next Linkin Park when theyd been signed and tacked on some big shot knob twister to give the a slick sound.

  • Sammy

    Regardless of one’s opinion of this band, this particular song’s riff and intro fill are awesome.

  • http://mandatory-metallica.blogspot.com/ mankvill

    Is that a Theramin? FUCK YEAH

  • NeverStopThis

    These guys have been my favorite band since I really started listening to music. Im really glad to finally read something about them here. And really excited that you guys like them, Im sick of listening to people talk shit all the time.

  • CarlosRamirez

    Nu-metal or not, they are just plain ol’ boring.

  • JTL

    I’ve seen Chimaira live a few times, and I just can’t get into it. It’s not bad, but it does not have anything that sets it apart from the pack. Every song that I saw live seemed to be the same sludgy mess, and “Six” does not differ.

  • The Mighty Fucking Quinn

    They even say on the Dehumanizing Process DVD the reason Pass Out was a disappointment was because Monte Connor told them the minute they were singed to head to the studio and didn’t give them a chance to write newer material.Aside from it being their best album, The Impossibility of Reason is probably in the Top Ten, or considering their poor decision in signing shitty rock acts in recent years, probably the Top 3 or Top 5 albums released by Roadrunner since the turn of the century.And while there is some decent stuff on there, I thought the self titled was too drawn out, as if they were telling EVERYONE they wanted out of their contract with RR.I honestly think Resurrection was a return to form, and agreeably I cannot wait for the new stuff.

  • The Metal Nerd

    I wouldnt nessisarily say that CHIMAIRA was too drawn out, honestly, I thought out of all their work that the quote, Black Album, was damn perfect. You and I can agree on this though, RR has lost almost if not everything that made them such a great label, namely, REAL METAL. Not just useless trend bands and Slipknot.

  • d.o.g.o.b.g.y.n.

    The self-titled album was a masterpiece, and “Resurrection” certainly wasn’t a bad follow-up. Needless to say I’m continuing to expect great things from this band.

  • RayRay

    This is by far one of the top 5 best metal bands right now. Honestly if they keep making great albums throughout their history they will be remembered as one of the best. Honestly how can anyone not like Chimaira? If you are undecided….go see them live. They steal every show and fucking kill everyone. Resurrection is a fucking phenomenal album. It did not get half the respect it should have last year. I mean come on Revolver named Baroness Cd of the year. Is that a fucking joke? Over Chimaira? I think I actually see a baby outside…..

  • The Metal Nerd

    Thats because 1: Baroness is AMAZING, and 2: REVOLVER SUCKS!!!11!

  • TJ

    For me, Chimaira kind of falls into the same category as a band like Heaven Shall Burn or Caliban.
    The band is balls out heavy, and I love it in small doses. But EVERY single song and album sounds pretty much the same. All of the songs kind of blend together into one for me, because there is nothing to differentiate them.

    Like I said, I’m a Chimaira fan. They’re heavy as fuck, and I look forward to the new album. I’m just hoping they take a giant leap with this one, instead of recording Impossibility of Reason part 4.

  • b-rad

    Chimaira takes shit? really? nearly everyone i know would lick their balls if they had the chance. i simply don’t get it. most people that i have ever talked to think this band is the greatest thing since plastic plants. Personally, i REALLY enjoyed “This Present Darkness” and when i saw them while they were touring for this, Rob was a really cool guy and took time to talk to us. ever since then, they have done nothing original and they seemed to just do whatever is popular RIGHT NOW. this band really seems to have nothing to offer. not only is Mark Hunter high on my list of “biggest douchebags in heavy music” blog i posted a while back, but he made that list not only because i don’t like the band, but because he is a fucking dickhead. with his convoluted story of “people call me the ‘Metal Moses’ ” as an excuse to be just another band to do the “wall of death” at shows. does he realize that you are not allowed to give yourself a nickname? speaking of them doing nothing original… isn’t there a song called “6″ on the latest All That Remains album and in Guitar Hero? i truely wish this band would go the way of the buffalo.

  • Revrant

    TJ, maybe you’re just tone deaf because every song doesn’t sound the same ;)

  • TJ

    Don’t mistake my criticisms as bashing the band.
    I happen to love Chimaira, and think they’re friggin great.

    I just think they fall into the same category as the bands I mentioned, where it sounds like they just keep re-recording the same songs on every CD, with very little changed between albums.

    I’m totally fine with that, because these guys happen to do it better than 95% of most of the other bands in the same scene.
    Just wouldn’t mind seeing them try to expand their sound a bit more on the new album.