Tagged: chimaira

Remember when Chimaira guitarist Matt DeVries was all like: "Yea, I'll help Six Feet Under, I'll play the bass for them." And then he was all like, "Yea, I'm over Chimaira now, I'm going to focus on Six Feet Under." Well now, he's all like "I guess I'm over Six Feet Under now too." At ...

Yeah I really don't have any information that isn't in my headline. Ex-Chimaira guitarist Matt DeVries joined his also-former-Chimaira guitarist Rob Arnold in Six Feet Under less than a year ago as the band's new bassist. He did a few tours with them (including the 2011 edition of Summer Slaughter - pic above), and may or [...]

Chimaira, which recruited a new bassist and guitarist late last year, has now released a behind the scenes video online. Check out the footage below of the band rehearsing for an upcoming appearance at Australia's Soundwave Festival and European/UK tour dates to follow after. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

With all due respect to Mark Hunter - a talented vocalist, extraordinary Tweeter, and Chimaira's lone original member - this footage of three new[ish] members of Chimaira rehearsing together is about as exciting as this story's headline makes it sound. While some would say this is "rehearsal" footage, it'd probably be a lot more accurate [...]

So yesterday, now-former Chimaira guitarist and current Six Feet Under six stringer Rob Arnold tweeted that "Work has begun on the new project with" Andols Herrick - the twice-departed Chimaira drummer whose most recent split with the band came about over a year ago and was announced this past April - and posted the above [...]

Chimaira vocalist Mark Hunter posted four demos from the band's recording sessions for their most recent release, last year's The Age of Hell. Two of the songs were previously unreleased, as the songs didn't make the cut onto the final mix of the album. According to Hunter on Twitter, he only posted the songs that ...

Over the weekend, Chimaira's Mark Hunter posted four demos from the band's most recent release (and one of my favorite albums of 2011), The Age of Hell. Two of those demos are for songs which appeared on the finished product, "Clockwork" and the bonus track "Scum of the Earth," and those are kinda interesting to [...]

Times are tough. The economy is up the spout, your next payday is weeks away, and those blissful who-cares-about-next-week feelings that Summer festival season bring are even further away in the distance. Thankfully, Hammerfest IV is set to strike in March to alleviate that Spring slump, and what's more, if you enter our competition to win a set of FOUR weekend passes to the event, you might be able to bust down to Prestatyn without even having to pay an entry fee. [...]

So it looks like Chimaira kept pretty busy while we were away. First: as announced in November, last week's twelfth annual Chimaira Christmas marked the band's final performance with guitarists Rob Arnold and Matt DeVries. And, unfortunately, DeVries' parting gift to vocalist Mark Hunter - who is now the band's sole remaining original member - was [...]

Things have been pretty quiet around here this week, and around metal in general. There was still some news that surfaced this week that we'd like to quickly inform you of. We'll be back to our regular schedules next week after the New Year. For now, here's the news: Darkest Hour have confirmed on their ...

We've shown you what Raz and Hugh's albums of the year are, but they're not the only ones responsible for the Thrash Hits Top 20 Albums of 2011. Oh no. We've got a whole load of contributors - writers, photographers, and miscellaneous behind-the-scenes types - that help keep Thrash Hits running smoothly, and the albums [...]

Truth is, Matt DeVries doesn't get enough credit for his contributions to Chimaira; I'm as a guilty of fixating on his bandmates over him as anyone, to be sure. But the dude wrote the riff from "The Dehumanizing Process," and for that alone, all Chimaira fans owe him free drinks for as long as he [...]

Co-headliners Unearth and Chimaira, two bastions of the breakdown, threw down a modern-metal clinic at Emo?s East in Austin, Texas. Molotov Solution, a promising newcomer to Metal Blade Records, opened the show in fitting ground-and-pound deathcore fashion. Skeletonwitch seemed the odd man out, although their searing blend of blackened thrash prove... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

I am heading out of town for Thanksgiving (and my birthday), but wanted to quickly add these photos of Chimiara and Skeletonwitch from last night's show at Lincoln Theatre . This was my first time shooting there (other than an aborted attempt to shoot The Sword a few years back), and I have to give major thanks to the club for being so accommodating. The Eric from the club was super nice, the lighting was good, and there was a barrier that I could get in front of to shoot - though it did feel [...]

Maybe we shoulda called it MetaSucks? ANYWAY, here's some shit we did this week: The Austerity Program's Justin Foley responded to Dr. Katrina McFerran's study on teens, depression, and music. Then Dr. McFerran responded to Justin's response. Then Justin responded to McFerran's response to his response. Then I went permanently cross-eyed. We debuted new music [...]

Chimaira frontman Mark Hunter has issued an update from the road, announcing that Rob Arnold and Matt DeVries will both be leaving the band as well. Here's the update from Mark: I would like to start off by thanking our fans for a great tour. This last run was a blast, and truly the most fun we?ve had in a long while. The energy from the audienc... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

First, read vocalist - and now sole remaining original member - Mark Hunter's statement on the matter. My own thoughts follow. I would like to start off by thanking our fans for a great tour. This last run was a blast, and truly the most fun we've had in a long while. The energy from [...]

Just last week, I was hanging out on the Chimaira tour bus getting vaped as fuck in the middle of Times Square with nobody the wiser. It was a fun time hanging out with those dudes, and everything seemed fine and dandy. Then, today the bummer hit, as Chimaria frontman Mark Hunter released a statement announcing ...

Last week, I saw some kid outside of a Chimaira show compliment keyboardist Sean Z. on his vocal performance. "I had no idea you could scream like that!" the lil' dude proclaimed. Presumably, the young fan was somehow unaware that Z. is also the vocalist for Dååth, meaning that, yes, he is a helluva front man [...]

Molotov Solution will be hitting the road on the 11th supporting Chimaira and Unearth. The band's upcoming tour dates are as follows: Nov 11, 2011 - Detroit, MI (US) @ Harpos entertainment Theater Nov 12, 2011 - Rochester, NY (US) @ Montage Music Hall Nov 13, 2011 - Toronto, ON (CA) @ The Opera House Nov 14, 2011 - Montreal, QC (CA) @ Club So... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com