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Chimaira - Resurrection
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Artist...............: Chimaira
Album................: Resurrection
Genre................: Metal
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 2007
Ripper...............: Exact Audio Copy (Secure mode) Level 8 & TSSTcorp CDDVD SE-S204N
Codec................: (FLAC)
Version..............: 1.2.1
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 76 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Tags.................: VorbisComment
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Ripped by............: FLAWL3SS RG on 8/18/2008
Posted by............: FLAWL3SS RG on 8/18/2008
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Included.............: NFO, M3U, LOG, CUE
Covers...............: F
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Chimaira - Resurrection
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Artist...............: Chimaira
Album................: Resurrection
Genre................: Metal
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 2007
Ripper...............: Exact Audio Copy (Secure mode) Level 8 & TSSTcorp CDDVD SE-S204N
Codec................: (FLAC)
Version..............: 1.2.1
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 76 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Tags.................: VorbisComment
Information..........:

Ripped by............: FLAWL3SS RG on 8/18/2008
Posted by............: FLAWL3SS RG on 8/18/2008
News Server..........: None
News Group(s)........: None

Included.............: NFO, M3U, LOG, CUE
Covers...............: Front Back Inlay Leaflet

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Tracklisting
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1. (00:04:37) Chimaira - Resurrection
2. (00:03:05) Chimaira - Pleasure In Pain
3. (00:03:44) Chimaira - Worthless
4. (00:09:45) Chimaira - Six
5. (00:03:45) Chimaira - No Reason To Live
6. (00:03:48) Chimaira - Killing The Beast
7. (00:05:23) Chimaira - The Flame
8. (00:04:22) Chimaira - End It All
9. (00:04:34) Chimaira - Black Heart
10. (00:03:09) Chimaira - Needle
11. (00:05:33) Chimaira - Empire

Playing Time.........: 06:36:42
Total Size...........: 390.80 MB

NFO generated on.....: 8/18/2008 1:32:18 PM


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BAND HISTORY
Chimaira is proof that there is life after death.

The months following the release of the band's self-titled third album, despite
the record's blistering and undeniably killer content, were a dark time. Band
members threatened to leave. There were face-to-face arguments. Problems
stacked up with their record label. In Cleveland, it seemed like the sky was
falling.

"We had a wall in front of us. The question became: 'Are we going to just
stare at it, or get over it?'" recalls Chimaira singer Mark Hunter. "We kicked
ourselves in the ass. And now, we have life again."

The sound of that life is nothing less than a sledgehammer to the face.

An album cooked up in the rehearsal room with no pretenses beyond "making
the heaviest music possible," like when the band began back in 1998. From
the anthemic momentum of the title track to the epic experimentation of "Six"
through the album's fist-pumping, breakneck-speed closing track, "Empire,"
Resurrection - Chimaira's first album for Ferret Music - is the sound of a band
reborn.

"When we began writing we said, 'Let's just have fun writing this record. Let's
not over-analyze anything,'" Hunter explains. "It felt like it did when we first
started. After getting everyone in a circle, telling each other to fuck off, and
getting all the demons out, we're all the best of friends again."

Resurrection is an electric charge through the world of metal and hard rock.
Had the band decided to call it quits, they would have left behind a legacy
their friends and peers could scarcely duplicate.

With their groundbreaking blend of metal, hardcore and electronic elements,
Chimaira made a splash with a self-released EP that sold nearly 10,000
copies. Their debut album, Pass out of Existence, followed in 2001. But The
Impossibility of Reason blew the lid off, putting the band on the road with
Slipknot, Machine Head, Lamb Of God and Ozzfest. And then 2005's Chimaira
raised the bar again.

But it was a hard record to make. "We were overly-analytical. We were
studying how each person was picking a part!" Hunter laughs, looking back.
"I'm proud of that record, but it sucked the life out of us."

This time around everything changed. For starters, guitarist Rob Arnold
wrote nearly all of the last album by himself. Resurrection was a group effort.
"We rejoined as a band, instead of a one-man show. Rob had a 'hot' hand on
the last album, that was cool. But this time, everyone seemed to have a hot
hand. The album is more of a roller coaster. It's a good mixture of our last
two records, but it's all on steroids."

The biggest evidence of the newfound teamwork comes in the form of "Six,"
a song that began as a strange experiment. Guitarist Matt DeVries came up
with three minutes of riffs on his own while Arnold and Hunter did the same.
Next the entire band hit the practice room and mashed it all up.

"We took each other's riffs and built one of my favorite songs we've ever
written in a matter of a few hours," Hunter exclaims. "It's so fun to listen to
because it's so all-over-the-place. It really shows all of the sides of this band.
Especially the stuff [drummer] Andols [Herrick] came up with. People will have
aneurysms trying to figure out the time signatures at the end!"

Another big change is in the outro. Chimaira is known for having long, slow,
nearly all-instrumental album closers. Resurrection goes out with a bang.
"'Empire' is borderline black metal in parts," Mark laughs. "We really
challenged ourselves on that one. We wanted to make something atypical of
us."

Unsurprisingly it's the album's title track that best sums up the reborn
Chimaira. "It's a document of the last five years. We're saying 'fuck all the
bad times' and that we're in a much better place now," says Hunter. "That
song kind of sets up the theme of the entire record, really."

Crushingly positive self-image? Check. Strength through perseverance? Yep.
Album of their career? Duh. So, with their insides all stitched back together
and ready for war, where does Chimaira see themselves within the greater
heavy metal landscape?

"We're the kids that aren't allowed to play on the playground. We've always
set out to do our own thing. The fact that we push ourselves and make
different kinds of records all the time and still stay true to who we were when
we started, I think that's why our fans are so loyal."

And so it is that Chimaira enters 2007 with a clean slate and a work of art
that's more of an arsenal than album, full of their hardest hitting bombshells.
The ceiling is gone. There are no lofty expectations, which ironically, further
ensures that the sky is the limit. "I just want to go out and have fun with it
and see the reaction for ourselves. We're humbled now. Compared to maybe
where we were two albums ago,” Hunter laughs. “The fact that I don't have
to deliver pizzas on the side, that's great. We just want to go out, see what
this album can do, and be surprised."

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