Few children’s authors are more metal than Roald Dahl. Think about it: besides perhaps The Brothers Grimm, what other writer of stories for young ‘uns are as full of violent death? More fucked up things happen in The Witches than every work by Shel Silverstein and Dr. Seuss combined.

(Roald Dahl was also a raging anti-semite. Which puts a whole other spin on things. But I digress.)

I mention it because of this nifty give away that Chimaira are doing as part of the release of their new album, The Infection:

CHIMAIRA has announced the Golden Ticket contest, which will give fans the chance to win a signature ESP guitar, a copy of Guitar Hero World Tour w/guitar, or a trip to see the annual Christmas show live in the band’s hometown! Each prize will be assigned a ticket to be randomly placed in three of the previously announced CHIMAIRA box sets, which are available for purchase here. The box set will be available on April 21, and there will only be 600 box sets produced, with the band signing the first 100!

Additionally, the laminate included in the box set will provide a website link that CHIMAIRA will update regularly. Fans can expect exclusive video and other surprises from the band to come!

It would be awesome if this whole thing ended in death and misery for some bitch who turns blue or some unlucky fat fuck, but chances are, all that will happen is that some Chimaira fan will end up being very, very happy. Which is cool too, I suppose.

Chimaira are out on the Music as a Weapon tour right now with Killswitch Engage, Lacuna Coil, and some other band. Here are dates:

3/25 – Denver, CO – The Fillmore Auditorium
3/28 – Glendale, AZ – Jobbing.com Arena
3/29 – Albuquerque, NM – Tingley Auditorium
3/31 – Dallas, TX – Nokia Theatre
4/01 – Wichita, KS – Hartman Arena
4/03 – Bossier City, LA – Centurytel Center
4/04 – Little Rock, AR – Riverfest Amphitheater
4/05 – New Orleans, LA – Uno Lakefront Arena
4/07 – Pensacola, FL – Pensacola Civic Center
4/08 – Atlanta, GA – The Arena @ Gwinnett Center
4/11 – Orlando, FL – Amway Arena
4/13 – Charlotte, NC – Cricket Arena
4/14 – Baltimore, MD – 1st Mariner Arena
4/15 – Lowell, MA – Tsongas Arena
4/17 – State College, PA – Bryce Jordan Center
4/18 – Portland, ME – Cumberland County Civic Center
4/20 – Erie, PA – Erie Civic Center
4/21 – Bridgeport, CT – Arena at Harbor Yard
4/22 – East Rutherford, NJ – Izod Center
4/24 – Fayetteville, NC – Crown Coliseum
4/25 – Reading, PA – Sovereign Center
4/27 – Glens Falls, NY – Glens Falls Civic Center
4/28 – Pittsburgh, PA – Petersen Center
4/30 – Battle Creek, MI – Kellogg Arena
5/02 – Detroit, MI – Cobo Arena
5/03 – Cleveland, OH – The Wolstein Center @ Cleveland State
5/05 – Columbus, OH – Value City Arena
5/06 – Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center
5/08 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
5/09 – Des Moines, IA – Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium
5/10 – Madison, WI – Alliant Energy Center
5/12 – Lacrosse, WI – Lacrosse Center
5/13 – Evansville, IN – Roberts Stadium
5/15 – Council Bluffs, IA – Mid America Center
5/16 – Chicago, IL – Charter One Pavilion
5/17- Green Bay, WI – Resch Center

Off-dates:

3/27 – Farmington, NM – Gators w/ Spineshank
3/30 – Lubbock, TX – The Pavilion w/ Killswitch Engage and Lacuna Coil
4/09 – Knoxville, TN @ The Valarium w/ Suffocation, White Chapel & Veil of Maya
4/10 – Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues w/ Killswitch Engage and Lacuna Coil
4/19 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground w/ Suicide Silence
4/26 – Richmond, VA – The National w/ Killswitch Engage and Lacuna Coil
5/01 – Ft. Wayne, IN – Piere’s w/ Killswitch Engage and Lacuna Coil
5/11 – Sioux Falls, SD – Ramkota Exhibit Hall w/ Killswitch Engage and Lacuna Coil

-AR