FREE DOWNLOAD OF CHIMAIRA’S NEW SONG “DESTROY AND DOMINATE” AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW!!!
Monday, March 16th, 2009 at 3:09pm by Axl Rosenberg
“Secrets of the Dead” is so fucking good that it’s just made us that much hungrier for Chimaira’s for new album, The Infection. So hungry, in fact, that last week we posted crappy-quality fan filmed footage of another new song, “Destroy and Dominate” – footage so weak that you could barely hear the actual music.
Well, no need to stick your ear up to the computer speaker anymore: after teasing fans earlier today with the cryptic message “3 pm EST,” the band just posted a link to a free download of the mp3 for the actual studio version of “Destroy and Dominate” on Twitter. You can download the song right now, right here. [UPDATE: Looks like the song is down now. I'm sure clever Chimaira fans will be able to seek it out from their peers - Ed.]
I have a lot to say about this song (and I’m only in the middle of my second spin now!) but I don’t wanna blow my load before I hear (and review) the full album, so for now I’ll just say this: when I interviewed vocalist Mark Hunter, he told us that the band has “slowed down a bit” for The Infection, and both “Dominate” and “Secrets” would suggest that he’s telling the truth. And, personally, speaking as a Chimaira song, I’m really, really digging it. It’s like being sat on by Billy Milano… and then Dino Cazares sits on top of him… and then Gene Hoglan sits on top of both of them… and then finally Jani Lane gets on the pile, and you’re crushed to death very, very slowly, so that you can actually feel each excruciating bone break. Awesome. Simply awesome.
And, in case you forgot, there’s a Todd Bell-directed video for this song coming down the pipeline, so soon we should have something purty to look at while doing the Meshuggahan head bounce (less violent than a bang, more aggro than a bob).
There’s ten songs on the album and we’ve heard two of ‘em now, so I suspect we won’t hear more until The Infection’s release on April 21. But if these two songs don’t make you foam at the mouth to hear the other eight… seek medical help.
-AR
Fucking love this song already.
Just got through my second listen. Judging by this song and “Secrets Of The Dead”, this album will not disappoint.
I like this a lot more than their previous song.
I’m actually interested now
Noooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
It’s so ridiculously heavy!!!!!
Gotta ask you metalsucks people. I’ve seen you guys (gals?) posting about chimaira lately. I own no chimaira albums at all. Listened to some samples here and there and they sound kick ass.
Which album should I start with?
@the_0ne
My personal favorite is the self titled album.
@the_0ne: the self-titled may very well be my “favorite”, but it’s a really, really challenging album. You can’t just leave it on in the background and expect to rock out to it; the songs are long, heavy, proggy, and about as misanthropic as music comes. If you want an “easier” album just to break in, start at “The Impossibility of Reason” and work your way forward.
@ the_One: RESURRECTION! that is all
Pass Out of Existance – Metalcore / nu-metal
Impossibility of Reason – Real Thrashy and aggressive
Self Titled – Proggy and more guitar oriented
Ressurection – Their most mature album in my opinion
so take your pick man, they are all good in my opinion.
fuck i wanna hear this song
I took the liberty of reuploading the song, if you missed it. Here you are:
hxxp://rapidshare.com/files/210078438/2347ji34u5wjkv09×8v.zip
the link didn’t work
you need to change the xx to tt!! haha
hxxp://rapidshare.com/files/210078438/2347ji34u5wjkv09×8v.zip
that dumb x at the end was also messed up. either use this one or put a new x in yourself.
hxxp://rapidshare.com/files/210093652/leak.zip This is the same thing. I reuploaded so it cannot mess up. Just change xx to tt
it’s amazing how apeshit people get over this band!! and i think i understand why. i’ve never heard such a good combination of musicianship and catchiness in metal. i suppose they take the anger (and therefore catchy hooks) from nu-metal and the techy goodness of death metal. mix equal parts = chimaira!! good choruses full of hatred that people can shout along to.
oh well, just an observation
I just got a black eye and a broken nose listening to it.Had me speakers turned all the way up to eleven.
im ok with most of the bigger modern metal bands, even if i dont love them i understand why a lot of people do. this band i truly do not get. i cant get through two minutes of a song without getting distracted and forgetting about it. ive genuinely tried, but they are an enigma to me, a black hole that sucks in the members talents and spits out boring drivel in my universe.
You put way too much thought into an opinion no one cares about.
Agreed, if you don’t like it, that’s fine, just keep your opinion to yourself cause nobody really cares. I promise.
Anyway, this song is amazing. I’ve never been a big fan of Chimaira (very few listens to their music on iTunes), but 2009 is a boring year for metal and Chimaira really stepped up their game with this album.
Does anyone know where I can find this song now? None of the links above still have it up for a file share…and I kind of need it lol, I mean come on, it’s new Chimaira! I’ve been waiting for a new album since my senior year of high school!