Chimaira (album)
| Chimaira | ||||
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| Studio album by Chimaira | ||||
| Released | August 9, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004-2005 | |||
| Genre | Groove metal, metalcore, thrash metal | |||
| Length | 59:08 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner | |||
| Producer | Ben Schigel, Mark Hunter | |||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Blabbermouth.net | 7.5/10[2] |
| Kerrang! | |
| Metal Review | 7.6/10[3] |
Chimaira is the third studio album by Chimaira, released on August 9, 2005. It debuted No. 74 on the Billboard 200 charts. The album would be the band's final release under Roadrunner Records and the only one to feature Kevin Talley on drums.
Production
Chimaira would mark further progression in heaviness. Band member Chris Spicuzza described the album as "the next natural step from Impossibility of Reason . . . definitely more brutal." He noted its deemphasise on melodic tracks, alluding to the 2003 song "Down Again," and described the writing process as having "zero limitations."[4]
All lyrics were written by vocalist Mark Hunter. The opening track "Nothing Remains" was written on the day that Dimebag Darrell was shot, but was not written specifically about his death.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Rob Arnold and Mark Hunter, except where noted.| No. | Title | Length | |
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| 1. | "Nothing Remains" | 5:36 | |
| 2. | "Save Ourselves" | 5:08 | |
| 3. | "Inside the Horror" (Arnold, Hunter, Alejandro Devries) | 5:29 | |
| 4. | "Salvation" (Arnold, Hunter, Devries) | 5:22 | |
| 5. | "Comatose" (Arnold, Hunter, Devries) | 4:44 | |
| 6. | "Left for Dead" | 5:43 | |
| 7. | "Everything You Love" | 6:17 | |
| 8. | "Bloodlust" | 7:18 | |
| 9. | "Pray for All" | 5:52 | |
| 10. | "Lazarus" | 7:36 | |
Total length: |
59.08 | ||
The album was re-issued in 2006 with a bonus disc containing nine additional tracks. All live tracks are from The Dehumanizing Process DVD.
| 2006 Bonus Disc | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Clayden" | 6:22 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Malignant" | 3:30 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Power Trip" (Live) | 4:06 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Cleansation" (Live) | 3:48 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Severed" (Live) | 3:50 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Eyes of a Criminal" (Live) | 5:23 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Down Again" (Live) | 5:27 | ||||||||
| 8. | "The Dehumanizing Process" (Live) | 3:54 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Pure Hatred" (Live) | 4:32 | ||||||||
Total length: |
39:32 | |||||||||
| 2009 Digital Special Edition | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Nothing Remains" | 5:36 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Save Ourselves" | 5:08 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Inside the Horror" | 5:29 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Salvation" | 5:22 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Comatose" | 4:44 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Left for Dead" | 5:43 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Everything You Love" | 6:17 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Bloodlust" | 7:18 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Pray for All" | 5:55 | ||||||||
| 10. | "Lazarus" | 7:36 | ||||||||
| 11. | "Disposable Heroes" (Metallica cover) | 8:19 | ||||||||
| 12. | "Threnody" | 4:04 | ||||||||
| 13. | "Clayden" | 6:22 | ||||||||
| 14. | "Malignant" | 3:30 | ||||||||
Total length: |
81:23 | |||||||||
Personnel
- Chimaira
- Rob Arnold – lead guitar
- Matt DeVries – rhythm guitar
- Mark Hunter – vocals
- Jim LaMarca – bass guitar
- Chris Spicuzza – keyboards, synthesizers backing vocals
- Kevin Talley – drums
- Additional musicians
- Andols Herrick – live drums (2006 Bonus Disc, Tracks 3-9), tracked drums (2009 Digital Special Edition, Track 11)
- Production
- Produced by Ben Schigel and Mark Hunter at Spider Studios
- Mixed by Ben Schigel and Colin Richardson
- Engineered by Ben Schigel, Tony Gammalo and Tom Kubik
- Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound
- Artwork, design, photography and art direction by Garrett Zunt
- Additional photography by Todd Bell
References
Hear Matt Deveries talk about why he left band and his future plans http://omnes.tv/unsigned/episode69/
- ↑
- ↑ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=366
- ↑ http://www.metalreview.com/reviews/1872/chimaira-self-titled
- ↑ Veltkamp, Frisco Chimaira with Mark Hunter Rockzine.com (May 30, 2003). Retrieved on 12-04-10.
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