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Chimaira (/ k aɪ ˈ m ɪər ə / ky-MEER-ə) is an American heavy metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. Formed in August 1998, the band's name is derived from the word Chimera , a monstrous creature in Greek mythology .
Chimaira's first release was an extended play, This Present Darkness, which sold 10,000 copies. [1] After signing to Roadrunner Records, the band's debut studio album, Pass Out of Existence, was released in August 2001.
Hunter started Chimaira in 1998. [2] The band has sold over a million albums worldwide [3] and have debuted on the Billboard 200 Chart six times. [4] 2013's Crown of Phantoms debuted at number 54 selling over 7,400 copies in its first week of release. [5] Hunter was one of the main songwriters for Chimaira and considered the band leader.
The Infection is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Chimaira.Released in the US on April 20, 2009, and worldwide on April 24, it reached position 30 on the Billboard 200 charts on its first week of release, selling around 15,000 copies.
The Impossibility of Reason is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Chimaira, released on May 13, 2003. It is the first album to feature Matt DeVries on rhythm guitar. The album is a noted for its groove metal -oriented sound, especially when compared to the band's previous releases which were considered closer to the nu ...
Pass Out of Existence is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Chimaira, released on October 2, 2001.According to vocalist Mark Hunter, as of 2003, the band has sold 44,000 copies of the album in the United States alone.
Chimaira is the third studio album by American metal band Chimaira, released on August 9, 2005.It debuted No. 74 on the Billboard 200 charts and sold 14,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release (according to Nielsen SoundScan). [6]
Crown of Phantoms is the seventh and final studio album by American metal band Chimaira. [9] It was released on July 30, 2013, via record label E1 Music. [9] It is the first and only Chimaira album to feature Austin D'Amond, Jeremy Creamer, Sean Zatorsky, Emil Werstler, and Matt Szlachta, who all joined the band during 2011 and 2012 and left the band in September 2014.