Chimaira: New Album Stream

2009-04-15 by Phantom | 58 Comments
Chimaira's forthcoming fifth album The Infection will be available to stream in it's entirety on April 16th and 17th on the band's myspace.

The stream is described by vocalist Mark Hunter as a reward to fans and for the non-leaking of the album by those who received early copies:


Quote:
The Infection is coming out in less than a week and we find ourselves in a position that, in this day and age, is unique. With only six days until The Infection is released, our album has yet to leak on the internet. We would like to thank all of those who had their hands on the album that could have leaked our record but did not. The fact that this did not happen gives the album something that doesn’t exist for new releases these days: anticipation.

To our great fans, we want to ask for your help with reaching a goal. With each subsequent Chimaira release after Pass Out Of Existence, we’ve been able to outsell the previous record’s first week sales. In an era of downloaded music and an overall diminished market for CD sales, we want to ask our fans to help us continue the trend of higher first week sales by going out and picking up The Infection in its first week.

As a way to get all of you to stop foaming at the mouth in anticipation, we want to say an early “thank you” by streaming the entire record on our Myspace tomorrow. We hope that you will hear the new stuff, love it as much as we do, and be inspired to go out and pick it up in the first week and make a statement for heavy music.

The Infection, produced Ben Shigel, is set for release on April 21st in the US and on April 24th in Europe via Ferret Records and Nuclear Blast Records respectively.

The band also recently filmed a video for the single "Destroy and Dominate" which will debut online later this month.

A trailer for the DVD of the band's recording process, which comes with the special edition of the album, has also been posted online:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54JAx8kwlZg&feature=channel

Tracklisting for The Infection

01. The Venom Inside
02. Frozen In Time
03. Coming Alive
04. Secrets Of The Dead
05. The Disappearing Sun
06. Impending Doom
07. On Broken Glass
08. Destroy And Dominate
09. Try To Survive
10. The Heart Of It All

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BallsToTheWall
April 15th 2009
52598 Comments


Cant wait to dig in.

Phantom
April 15th 2009
9010 Comments


Just wanted to get this up now so that anyone who is interested is aware of it, as it will be taken down after the two day stream.


This Message Edited On 04.15.09

zuzek
April 15th 2009
956 Comments


Doubt I'll be able to get into it, judging from the material released so far, but I'll give it a shot.

fireaboveicebelow
April 15th 2009
6835 Comments


if the cover is any signification this should be as good as IoR

AliW1993
April 15th 2009
7511 Comments


sounds good i'll give it a go

poweroftheweez
April 15th 2009
1298 Comments


as far as the youtube clips go, 1/4 sound mediocre and 3/4 really good.
works for me.

Phantom
April 15th 2009
9010 Comments


Mmm, well Secrets Of The Dead was a grower for me and Destroy and Dominate is ok. Looking forward to hearing the rest, especially the instrumental and The Venom Inside.

TNY
April 15th 2009
569 Comments


if the cover is any signification this should be as good as IoR


Really? You think its gonna be that bad?

Phantom
April 15th 2009
9010 Comments


All Avenged Sevenfold albums rated 4+ guy's opinion should def. be trusted.

TNY
April 15th 2009
569 Comments


All Avenged Sevenfold albums rated 4+ guy's opinion should def. be trusted.


Hey, smart guy. Why don't you stop jerking off and use both your hands to stalk my profile and see what I rated their self-titled album and their first DVD.

Phantom
April 15th 2009
9010 Comments


dw i did. Whilst still jacking off.

That's still 75% of their discography and therefore voids your opinion.

This Message Edited On 04.15.09

TNY
April 15th 2009
569 Comments


75% of their discography is good though. And dude, you have GOT to show me how to jerk off like that.

Phantom
April 15th 2009
9010 Comments


Pro tip: use your girlfriend's mouth.

This Message Edited On 04.15.09

TNY
April 15th 2009
569 Comments


Ah.

Alas, my fiancee is away at college...

gaslightanthem
April 15th 2009
5208 Comments


and try not to get banned for troll rating idk

Fugue
April 15th 2009
7371 Comments



Pro tip: use your girlfriend's mouth.


lol

seriously thought all I've heard from these guys is ressurection whic was good, guess I'll check the stream out.

Phantom
April 15th 2009
9010 Comments


You should definitely check out their self titled too, it's their best release.

Fugue
April 15th 2009
7371 Comments


Yeah? Ok cool stuff, I'll look into it.

botb
April 15th 2009
20157 Comments



Really? You think its gonna be that bad?

you seriously troll every news story ever... gtfo =/

Nikkolae
April 15th 2009
6979 Comments


i cannot wait for this album to come out so i can have it in my paws lol

Wizard
April 15th 2009
20683 Comments


The one song on their myspace sounds a little stripped down.

Nikkolae
April 15th 2009
6979 Comments


really?, i really dont wanna listen to it before i buy it though : (, but that was a bit of a bummer

R6Rider
April 16th 2009
5282 Comments


I reeeeaaaaaally hope this is nothing like ressurection

That album is so weak

Bfhurricane
April 16th 2009
6284 Comments


Shades of gray font on a shade of gray is a mindfuck

Phantom
April 16th 2009
9010 Comments


I know. I didn't really want to use the quote box, but if I hadn't the quote/article would've really long.

Needs sorting.



This Message Edited On 04.15.09

Captain North
April 16th 2009
6793 Comments


I bet someone is going to tape the stream and leak it.

Captain North
April 16th 2009
6793 Comments


Okay...so far on first listen it's really not that great. The break downs feel out of time and the vocals are pretty bad. The best sections are the atmospheric interludes.

EDIT: Oh, right, that was only a few songs. 16th as in America 16th, not Australia 16th. Stoopid timezones.This Message Edited On 04.15.09

Curse.
April 16th 2009
8079 Comments


The Venom Inside is damn good

renegadestrings
April 16th 2009
1652 Comments


i'm liking this a helluva lot more than i thought i would, but this is definitely going to be a grower. the vocals are... eh

zuzek
April 16th 2009
956 Comments


Definately not a fan. After listening to all the tracks the only thing that seemed worth remembering were the verse of TVI and the atmosphere of the quieter parts of Impending Doom.

Vocals sound nothing short of terrible (higher pitched overlays don't work for this music guys), guitars rehash the same old riffs we've all gotten used to by now. Sounds like the stuff me and my friends come up with when we're parodying metal or plain without inspiration. Sorry Chimaira, not this time.

Phantom
April 16th 2009
9010 Comments


Eurgh, disappointed.

The synths and instrumental interlude parts work well, but the vocals just don't fit with the slower riffs.

Still reviewing it though.This Message Edited On 04.16.09

AliW1993
April 16th 2009
7511 Comments


I found it pretty boring. There just wasn't really anything memorable about it. Might try again later.

This Message Edited On 04.16.09

jrowa001
April 16th 2009
8752 Comments


oh god that was boring

tckslchs
April 16th 2009
120 Comments


I've been anticipating this for a while now, but I'm in class and can't listen to it. Damn.

kygermo
April 16th 2009
1007 Comments


We'll see how this turns out. Im not anticipating much, but I always got into their albums in one way or another (except pass out, which sucked bad). S/T Chimaira is fucking awesome!

Zippermouth
April 16th 2009
1305 Comments


pretty damn good

itachi1452
April 17th 2009
366 Comments


i liked it...
i thought the vocals were awesome for a metalcore band.

tckslchs
April 17th 2009
120 Comments


This is growing on me. A lot. It's around a 3.5/4, no doubt.

BallsToTheWall
April 17th 2009
52598 Comments


Good album so far, don't or actually never ehard any metalcore in Chimaira.

Athom
Emeritus
April 17th 2009
17249 Comments


band bores me. will not investigate further.

taylormemer
April 17th 2009
4964 Comments


Band is pretty boring.

BallsToTheWall
April 17th 2009
52598 Comments


Band is bro. They put on a sick live show and Mark Hunter is the definition of B.A.M.F.

Athom
Emeritus
April 17th 2009
17249 Comments


i've seen em live twice and each time i couldn't wait for their set to end. band is bro indeed.

Zippermouth
April 17th 2009
1305 Comments


Pretty sic so far maybe 3-3.5
not particularly boring.
So what are these guys? Metalcore? Melodic death metal?

BallsToTheWall
April 17th 2009
52598 Comments


I'm just partial to these guys since Chimaira was one of the first bands to pull me into metal. Around the time Pass Out Of existence came out really, Pure Hatred was one of the most brutal pits i've ever been in. I wasn't too happy at first to read that Chimaira was slowing down the pace on this album, because they pen some pit stirring anthems. Maybe I could just bang my head in a slow, circular motion to this. Not sure if it's just myspace but the song production is grittier and dirtier than NYTHING ELSE THEY'VE DONE. cANT WAIT FOR THIS TO DROP AT 8.99.

This sound spure groove metal tbh, I never heard enough hardcore in their sound to deem them metalcore.This Message Edited On 04.16.09

rasputin
April 17th 2009
14968 Comments


So what are these guys? Metalcore? Melodic death metal?

Shit.

Zippermouth
April 17th 2009
1305 Comments


Is it too gruff for you?

BallsToTheWall
April 17th 2009
52598 Comments


Well, I suppose i'll go ahead and post a review for this sometime soon. Stuck at a 3.6. Good, solid fun for the whole family.

Zippermouth
April 17th 2009
1305 Comments


I guess I'll have to write a review first just to piss you off.

rasputin
April 17th 2009
14968 Comments


yeah vox are 2 gruff for me

Zippermouth
April 17th 2009
1305 Comments


I figured you would be like all br00tal cuz of all the doom doom n stuff you were listening to but I guess if its to gruff for you, you'll just have to leave it to the hardcore kidz like me.

BallsToTheWall
April 17th 2009
52598 Comments


Pretty dick of you zippermout but I accept the challenge.

rasputin
April 17th 2009
14968 Comments


yeah i dont like gruff screaming and shiz i like proper singing like iron maiden and the priest but i like to diversify you know i listen heaps of different other bands like green day and the living end

tckslchs
April 17th 2009
120 Comments


Yeah, banking on a probable 3.5. I'm impressed.

And damn, the last thing I want to see is a Florida Marlins avatar. Woe is me for being a Braves fan.

BallsToTheWall
April 17th 2009
52598 Comments


Sorry man, but it was all Fish these three days. But I was happy to see Jeff Franceour hitting the ball well. i like that guy, and last season was horrendous. He keeps hitting the way he's doing and he just might end up as comeback player of the year.

poweroftheweez
April 17th 2009
1298 Comments


more like go white sox.
I like this album. Def a rebound from Res.

Captain North
April 17th 2009
6793 Comments


I like it more the second time around. Nothing as hard hitting as Resurrection, Killing the Beast or The Flame, but still decent. Vocals aren't as good though.

bloc
April 19th 2009
70880 Comments


self titled album was the best.



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