![]() ![]() Released October 2, 2001, Pass out of Existence would also feature a guest appearance from Deftones' guitarist Stephen Carpenter on the track "Rizzo". Matt DeVries, from Cleveland's Ascension, was recruited to take over as rhythm guitarist. ![]() Shortly after the release of the album and the tour that was to follow, Jason Hager left the band when he discovered he was going to become a father. By this time Jim LaMarca was now bassist and Chris Spicuzza was handling all electronics duties. The band went on to sign with Roadrunner Records and quickly recorded its debut album Pass out of Existence in 2001 with Producer Mudrock. ![]() ![]() During this time, the band also contributed a cover of the Accept classic "Balls to the Wall" to the ECW Wrestling album Anarchy Rocks Vol. ", as well as a cover of The Cure's "Fascination Street", which Hazaert shopped, eventually gaining interest from several major labels. The band recorded demo versions of several new tracks including "Dead Inside" (which the band performed on Farm Club and would go on to become a fan favorite), "Severed", and "Taste My. Shortly after the release of TPD, Chimaira aligned with manager and A&R scout Thom Hazaert (who would go on to run prominent independent labels Corporate Punishment Records and THC Music), a longtime friend of sampler Chris Spicuzza, and continued to tour the US, playing consistently with bands including Hatebreed and God Forbid. This Present Darkness and Pass out of Existence (2000–2002) īassist Jim LaMarca played with Hunter in their previous band, Skipline, and later joined Chimaira in 2000.Įventually, the band recorded their debut EP, This Present Darkness, which was released in 2000 via independent label East Coast Empire, and charted in the top 10 at Metal Radio. After landing a spot performing "Dead Inside" on the short lived USA Network show, Chimaira was signed to Roadrunner Records. The band recorded a second demo during that year, and it began to receive widespread airplay on several college radio stations around the area. The band spent much of 1999 doing various live shows around the United States, and during that year Andrew Ermlick left the band to concentrate on his college studies, and was replaced by Rob Lesniak. Herrick then came along to the studio with the other four and recorded the drums for the demo the very next day. After observing a cassette recording featuring Herrick's percussion, the band agreed to replace Genaro in favor of Herrick. The band recorded its first demo in January 1999, and during the recording, Arnold recommended to Hunter and Hager that they replace Genaro with Arnold's former drummer Andols Herrick in the band Sanctum. By 1999, Arnold joined the band soon after as lead guitarist to which Hager was then moved to play rhythm. Arnold's band at the time, Sanctum, had recently split, and he was available to join Chimaira. Chimaira was officially founded in August 1998.Īfter a few practices, the four decided that the band needed to thicken their sound and Ermlick recommended that Rob Arnold, a former bandmate from his time in Common Thread, could be recruited into the band as guitarist. Hunter and Hager together recruited friends and previous bandmates Jason Genaro on drums and Andrew Ermlick on bass to complete the required positions for a line-up. Hunter was ecstatic about the opportunity and agreed. Soon after the experience, Hunter was contacted by guitarist Jason Hager, who was part of a metalcore band known as Ascension, to form a new group. Shortly before Skipline's first ever Rhode Island show, the group were carjacked of their van (along with all of the inside equipment), which left the 4-piece band to find their way back to Ohio and effectively ended Skipline. Prior to Chimaira, vocalist Mark Hunter and bassist Jim LaMarca were part of a previous band known as Skipline, which lasted 2 years from 1996 to 1998. The band dissolved in 2014, but announced a one-off reunion in late 2017 wherein most of the group's longtime members rejoined. Throughout its history, the band had numerous line-up changes, leaving vocalist Mark Hunter as the only constant member. The band's name is derived from the word Chimera, a monstrous creature in Greek mythology. Formed in August 1998, the group was a member of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal scene. East Coast Empire, Roadrunner, Ferret, Nuclear Blast, eOneĬhimaira ( / k aɪ ˈ m ɪər ə/) is an American heavy metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. ![]()
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