Chimaira
Studio album by
Chimaira
ReleasedAugust 9, 2005
Recorded2004-2005
GenreGroove metal, metalcore
Length59:08
LabelRoadrunner
ProducerBen Schigel, Mark Hunter
Chimaira chronology
The Impossibility of Reason
(2003)		 Chimaira
(2005)		 Resurrection
(2007)
Singles from Chimaira
  1. "Nothing Remains"
    Released: 2005[1]
  2. "Save Ourselves"
    Released: 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Blabbermouth.net7.5/10[3]
Kerrang!
Metal Review7.6/10[4]

Chimaira is the third studio album by Chimaira, released on August 9, 2005. It debuted No. 74 on the Billboard 200 charts and sold 14,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release (according to Nielsen SoundScan).[5] 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".[6]

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 tracks are written by Rob Arnold and Mark Hunter, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Nothing Remains"5:36
2."Save Ourselves"5:08
3."Inside the Horror" (Arnold, Hunter, Matt Devries)5:29
4."Salvation" (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" (Hunter)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. The tracks "Clayden" and "Malignant" are covers of Ascension songs. Ascension was a band that former Chimaira members Jason Hagar and Matt DeVries were in before they joined Chimaira.[7]

2006 Bonus Disc
No.TitleLength
1."Clayden" (Ascension cover)6:22
2."Malignant" (Ascension cover)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
No.TitleLength
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" (Ascension cover)6:22
14."Malignant" (Ascension cover)3:30
Total length:81:23

Personnel

Chimaira
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

  1. ↑ "Chimaira - Nothing Remains (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Chimaira - Chimaira | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Blabbermouth.net". Archived from the original on 2007-02-16. Retrieved 2006-08-07.
  4. ↑ "Review of Chimaira - Self Titled | Metal Review". Archived from the original on 2011-09-15. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
  5. ↑ "CHIMAIRA: 'Nothing Remains' Video Posted Online". Blabbermouth.net. 18 August 2005. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  6. ↑ Veltkamp, Frisco Chimaira with Mark Hunter Rockzine.com (May 30, 2003). Retrieved on 12-04-10.
  7. ↑ "Original Chimaira Guitarist Jason Hager! | Everything You Love Ep. 29". YouTube.com. December 12, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
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