Other Bands you might like;

• Devil Driver -song to check out before the hangmans noose
• Lamb of God -songs include walk with me in hell
• Machine Head - check out halo
• Hatebreed- listen to straight to your face
• Trivium -song to check out pull harder
• Roadrunner United - contain a mix of well known members from other bands, listen to army of the sun
• Cannibal Corpse- listen to hammer smashed face
• Suicide Silence- song to listen to the price of beauty
• Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza- listen to my bowling ball's frozen in a footlocker in alabama

If you want a larger selection of need-to-know bands go to http://www.kerrang.com/wheretostartwith/

History of the Band

Formed in 1998 by rhythm guitarist Jason Hager, and vocalist Mark Hunter Chimaira was already becoming a known band, when they got Jason Genaro on drums and Andrew Ermlick on bass the line up was completed.

Later on Rob Arnold, whose current band called Sanctum had just split, joined the band soon after, and provided a better quality sound from guitars.

After only being together a year they released a demo (in January 1999), however the band werent happy with Genaro's drumming abilitly, so Rob suggested replacing Genaro with drummer Andols Herrick, who'd also been in the band Sanctum. This suggestion went down well and Jason was replaced only days later.

In 1999 Chimaira were also doing a lot of live shows around America. But before the end of the year there was another line up change; Andrew Ermlick (bassist) left the band to concentrate on college, and was replaced by Rob Lesniak. However he only lasted a year and in 2000 was replaced by current bassist Jim LaMarca.

Through the years there has been 12 people in the band, 6 of which are the one in Chimaira at the moment. Mark Hunter is the only original member.

Between 1998-2009 they have released 5 albums and 2 EP's

for more info go to www.chimaira.com

Saw VI Soundtrack

Released October 20th, Saw VI the game goes full circle contains a lot of popular artists;

Hatebreed – “In Ashes They Shall Reap“

Lacuna Coil – “The Last Goodbye“

It Dies Today – “Reckless Abandon“

Mushroomhead – “The Very Many Few“

Chimaira – “Warpath“

Danko Jones – “Code Of The Road“

Suicide Silence – “Genocide” (Saw VI Remix)

Memphis May Fire – “Ghost In The Mirror“

Outbreak – “The Countdown Begins“

Shadows Fall – “Still I Rise” (Saw VI Remix)

Type O Negative – “Dead Again“

Converge – “Dark Horse“

Kittie – “Cut Throat“

Nitzer Ebb – “Never Known“

Every Time I Die – “Roman Holiday“

My My Misfire – “The Sinatra“17

The Flood – “Lethal Injection“

James Brothers – “More Than A Sin“

Buy Chimaira Merchandise

Toxic t-shirt now available to buy online [as seen above] Dont delay buy today!

For official clothing, accessories and merchandise go to; ttp://chimairamerch.com/interface/body.php?module=store&id=17

but for UK customers; www.grindstore.com

Or if your looking for CD's go to;

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/simpleMultiSearch.do?searchUID=&pGroupID=0&adultFlag=false&primaryID=0&simpleSearchString=chimaira

All t-shirts are printed onto good quality American Apparel

The Band

From left to right; Rob Arnold ,Andols Herrick , Matt Devries , Mark Hunter, Chris Spicuzza , Jim Lamarca

Rob Arnold is the lead guitarist and was born January 3, 1980. As well as being in Chimaira he is in a smaller band with the 'bleed the sky' drummer, and their band 'the Elite' is well worth listening to! On top of this he also created his own signiture guitar which is pictured on the right.

Andols Herrick originally met Rob in their previous band 'Sanctum' but wasnt the original drummer in Chimaria as he was only replacing Jason Genaro. However now Andols isnt in the band either because he was a square and left to concerntrate on college. Now drummer Rob Lesniak has taken his place.

Matt DeVries is Chimaira's rhythm guitarist. But like Rob his talents arent just constricted to that band, he also took part in Roadrunner United album 'The all star sessions'.

Matt has a great looka like in Dougal from the magic roundabout! And in the picture on the left he is holding his signiture guitar- which in my opinion is better than Rob's!

Mark Hunter is the only original member still in the band, and is the vocalist.

Chris Spicuzza joined the band in 2000 and bless him doesnt have a main rold in the band, he occasssionaly does keyboards, samples, backing vocals. He is sometimes described as the 'hot one'- get in there ladies.

Jim Lamarca is the bass player and can be listened to on www.myspace.com/LamarcaBass

Upcoming Shows

With Trivium, Whitchapel, Dirge Within

10.29.09 Atlanta, GA, The Masquerade
10.30.09 Jacksonville, NC, Hooligan's Music Hall
10.31.09 Towson, MD, Recher Theatre
11.01.09 Norfolk, VA, The Norva
11.03.09 Clifton Park, NY, Northern Lights
11.05.09 New York, NY, Irving Plaza
11.06.09 Worcester, MA, The Palladium
11.07.09 Philadelphia, PA, A
11.08.09 Hartford, CT, Webster Theater
11.09.09 Montreal, QC, Le Medley
11.11.09 Quebec City, QC, Theatre Imperial
11.12.09 Toronto, ON, Sound Academy
11.13.09 Pontiac, MI, Clutch Cargos
11.14.09 Columbus, OH, Newport Music Hall
11.15.09 Rochester, NY, Water Street Music Hall
11.17.09 Chicago, IL, House of Blues
11.18.09 Minneapolis, MN, The Cabooze
11.19.09 Winnipeg, MB, Pyramid Cabaret
11.20.09 Saskatoon, SK, Odeon Events Center
11.21.09 Edmonton, AB, Edmonton Events Centre
11.22.09 Calgary, AB, MacEwan Hall Ballroom
11.24.09 Vancouver, BC, Commodore Ballroom
11.25.09 Seattle, WA, Showbox (market)
11.27.09 San Francisco, CA, The Warfield
11.28.09 Los Angeles, CA, Palladium
11.30.09 Tempe, AZ, Marquee Theatre
12.01.09 Albuquerque, NM, Sunshine Theater
12.02.09 Englewood, CO, Gothic Theater
12.03.09 Kansas City, MO, The Beaumont Club
12.04.09 Sauget, IL, Pop's
12.05.09 Tulsa, OK, Cain's Ballroom
12.06.09 Dallas, TX, House of Blues
12.07.09 Houston, TX, House of Blues
12.08.09 San Antonio, TX, White Rabbit
12.10.09 St. Petersburg, FL,The State Theatre
12.11.09 Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Culture Room
12.12.09 Orlando, FL Club at Firestone

Order tickets at http://www.aloud.com

Its a great lineup so grab yours!