Posted by Bram Teitelman on September 2, 2014
With the exception of lead vocalist Mark Hunter, Chimaira has been a revolving door of members since 2001, the year their first album came out. Earlier today, Emil Werstler announced that he was leaving the band, after having played rhythm guitar, bass and lead guitar with the band in some aspect since 2009. Turns out […]
Posted by Benjamin Friedman on June 5, 2013
[youtube width=”500″ height=”344″]http://youtu.be/GxcQEygw7V8[/youtube] We’ve heard “All That’s Left is Blood” and a snippet of another song. Now Chimaira has released a teaser video containing 30 seconds of each song off of the Cleveland based quintet’s seventh album, Crown Of Phantoms, due out on July 30 from eOne. The video also reveals the album artwork, which […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on April 18, 2013
Mark Hunter promised us a new Chimaira album this year, with the band even treating fans to a new song live and a few teasers. Now we know that Chimaria’s new album will be called Crown Of Phantoms and come out on July 30 via eOne Music. However, Chimaira also announced the launch of an […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on December 28, 2011
Chimaira has had one hell of a year, with both of their guitarists leaving, singer Mark Hunter getting arrested, and oh yeah, a solid new album. Now, as one of the replacements, they’ve officially hired Daath guitarist Emil Werstler as their lead guitarist. The band confirmed this via a post on their website. It’s not […]
Posted by Metal Insider on December 5, 2011
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. We’re coming close to the end of another year. Soon Metal Insider’s contributors will be revealing their favorite albums from the past year. However, in addition to a lot of great music being released, 2011 also had its fair share […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on November 10, 2011
In addition to being Chimaira’s keyboardist/ sampler, Sean Zatorsky is one hell of a singer. Not only has he proven that during some last minute fill-ins for Chimaira, but also through his work with Daath. Don’t believe us? Well now you can find out for yourself, as Zatorsky has given away all of the material […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on October 28, 2011
The last time Chimaira keyboardist/sampler (and singer of Daath) Sean Zatorsky took over vocal duties onstage, it was because frontman Mark Hunter fell ill. Last night, though, Hunter was absent from the stage due to a little problem with the law. Last night (October 27), Hunter was forced to miss Chimaira’s show in San Antonio, […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on October 12, 2011
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StYzUo5vAQs[/youtube] First, the unfortunate news: Chimaira frontman Mark Hunter came down with a severe stomach flu yesterday. Hunter was so ill that he actually went to the hospital and forced to miss the band’s show last night in Baltimore, MD. Hunter is reportedly feeling better and will likely perform tonight in Philadelphia, PA. However, fans in […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on April 15, 2011
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkXFEZ_o8FA[/youtube] Since November of 2010, Chimaira has parted ways with bassist Jim LaMarca, keyboardist/programmer Chris Spicuzza, and (most recently) drummer Andols Herrick. While it was a given that the Cleveland metallers were going to continue on despite the vacant spots, two questions had remained: 1. Is everything ok in the Chimaira camp, and 2. Who […]
