CHIMAIRA: New Songs To Feature More 'Epic' Vibe

April 15, 2005

The Cleveland Scene has published an article about the making of the new CHIMAIRA album, tentatively due July 26 via Roadrunner Records.

With peers and former tourmates like SHADOWS FALL, LAMB OF GOD, and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE all notching breakout albums that soared past 150,000 in sales, expectations are high for CHIMAIRA. All this has put a lot of pressure on the band to deliver with its next record. This led to slow going, until CHIMAIRA shrugged off its hang-ups.

"I don't know why we were in such a rut. I think it had a lot to with the pressure," CHIMAIRA frontman Mark Hunter said. "We wrote one song and just kind of sat and bitched at each other for a month: 'Do we like this kind of song, or what don't we like about it?' Finally, it was just like, 'You know what, I think we like it.' It's us, but it's different. At first, I wasn't sure if it was good or not, but now that I hear everything come together, I'm getting pumped up," he says with a grin. "People are going to love it or hate it."

Speaking about the new material, producer Ben Schigel, who owns Spider Studios, said, "It has more of an epic kind of vibe. The songs are a lot longer, but we found a way to make them long without being boring. Now that it's coming together, it sounds way more brutal."

"I think, with this record, they've really set out to establish their own sound," said Monte Conner, who heads the A&R department at Roadrunner. "They've really kind of put their own stamp on things via the longer songs, the better songwriting, the more METALLICA-type feel to some of the stuff they're doing."

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