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The follow-up to the hit album THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF REASON, Chimaira's self-titled third CD continues the group's quest to become the most pummeling, no-frills, downright scary metalcore band on the planet. With the addition of new drummer Kevin Talley, who adds an even greater degree of rhythmic precision and aggression, Chimaira further refines its unique combination of old-school thrash and modern death metal.
"Nothing Remains" takes harmonic cues from Scandinavian black metal, delivering horror-movie-worthy chord progressions with a speed and drive equal to the most mind-numbing industrial beats. "Left for Dead" opens with military-style snare drum rudiments before bursting into a scathing denunciation of greed that recalls early Metallica. Though Chimaira's electronic elements are more subtle than on previous albums, well-placed sound effects add to the record's intense spookiness, particularly on the epic seven-and-a-half minute closer "Lazarus," a chilling, yet strangely sensitive, narrative about a friend's suicide.
The follow-up to the hit album THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF REASON, Chimaira's self-titled third CD continues the group's quest to become the most pummeling, no-frills, downright scary metalcore band on the planet. With the addition of new drummer Kevin Talley, who adds an even greater degree of rhythmic precision and aggression, Chimaira further refines its unique combination of old-school thrash and modern death metal. "Nothing Remains" takes harmonic cues from Scandinavian black metal, delivering horror-movie-worthy chord progressions with a speed and drive equal to the most mind-numbing industrial beats. "Left for Dead" opens with military-style snare drum rudiments before bursting into a scathing denunciation of greed that recalls early Metallica. Though Chimaira's electronic element is more subtle than on previous albums, well-placed sound effects add to the record's intense spookiness, particularly on the epic seven-and-a-half minute closer "Lazarus," a chilling, yet strangely sensitive, narrative about a friend's suicide.
Metalcore is full of bands that have mastered the art of being savagely ferocious. Actually, savage ferocity is a primary ingredient if a band is going to provide true metalcore. It goes with the territory. But one thing that fewer metalcore bands have mastered is the art of being truly hooky. Hatebreed and Throwdown (two of metalcore's best bands) have mastered it; they have mastered the art of hookiness and infectiousness as effectively as they have mastered the art of dense, skullcrushing brutality. And that healthy combination of savagery and hookiness is also alive and well on this self-titled effort, which is Chimaira's third album and comes seven years after the band's formation. The Cleveland-based outfit takes no prisoners on this 2005 release; they kick, punch, pummel, and delight in taking listeners to the land of 1,000 bruises. But again, having a take-no-prisoners outlook doesn't separate them from the glut of metalcore combos that surfaced in the late '90s and early to mid-2000s -- what makes "Comatose," "Bloodlust," and other tracks a cut above most of 2005's metalcore recordings is how well Chimaira unite their slash-and-burn aesthetic with a desire to provide material that is just plain catchy. Chimaira's hooks -- like Hatebreed's and Throwdown's hooks -- have a way of staying with you, and their songs are simply better constructed than many of their competitors' songs. It should be noted that The Impossibility of Reason
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Audio Mixers: Ben Schigel; Colin Richardson.
Recording information: Anteup Studios, Cleveland, OH (10/06/2003); Spider Studios, Strongville, OH (10/06/2003); Tilburg, The Netherlands (10/06/2003).
Photographers: Garrett Zunt; Todd Bell.
Chimaira: Mark Hunter (vocals); Matt DeVries (guitar); Jim LaMarca (bass guitar); Kevin Talley, Rob Arnold, Chris Spicuzza.
Personnel: Rob Arnold (guitar); Chris Spicuzza (keyboa Chimaira Music Review Average Rating: (4.7 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews masterpiece of brutality
"Nothing Remains" sets the stage for one of the best albums to come out in the last ten years (Mastodon's Leviathan is another) heavy & brutal from start to finish, there isn't a single bad song here. the unreleased stuff & live material on the second disc is great too, "Pure Hatred" sounds even better with an audience.
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 masterpiece of brutality
"Nothing Remains" sets the stage for one of the best albums to come out in the last ten years (Mastodon's Leviathan is another) heavy & brutal from start to finish, there isn't a single bad song here. the unreleased stuff & live material on the second disc is great too, "Pure Hatred" sounds even better with an audience.
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OH MY GOD
no words can desribe how amazing this is!! all hail CHIMAIRA the future of metal!! listen especially to Lazarus!
Submitted by Morgoth (Cape Town, South Africa)
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Impossibility Of Reason is a respected album. I like it a lot.
But this new album "Chimaira" is Very much the best...
VERY GOOD..
Submitted by jacekt56 (Lund,Sweden)
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I first thought it sounded a bit weird, but after a few listens, i have to admit, it was excellent. I loved it. This is the first thing i've heard by them. I think i shall have to buy and listen to some of their earlier stuff. Keep 'em comin Chimaira!!
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The perfect band for Roadrunner Records, Chimaira takes nu-metal syncopation and ideology, balances it with hints of death metal's angst-overdose (vocalist Mark Hunter has a distinctively brutal screech), and punctuates it with a more-than-expected electronic influx to create a fairly unique sound. The experimentation doesn't take away from the heaviness or accessibility, however, as the Cleveland group takes Fear Factory's noise to another level of intensity. ~ Brian O'Neill
Recorded at Third Stone, North Hollywood, California.
Chimaira: Mark Hunter (vocals); Jason Hager, Rob Arnold (guitar); Jim LaMarca (bass); Andols Herrick (drums); Chris Spicuzza (programming).
| | Chimaira Impossibility Of Reason CD (2003)
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On Chimaira's second full-length album, THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF REASON, the Midwestern nu-metal outfit charges out of the gate with an electrifying mix of brutally direct Sabbath-esque guitars, the scariest death metal howls this side of Morbid Angel, and double-kick-drum patterns so fast and clean they make Slipknot's drummer sound like the guy who played on "Louie Louie." Unlike many of its similarly hard-edged contemporaries, Chimaira features the added novelty of a full-time member who is credited with "lead electronics." Not simply a DJ, knob-twister Chris Spicuzza adds a distinctive palette of ambient noise to the proceedings, which in combination with the sonic mayhem spewed forth by the rest of the band, often makes for a uniquely disconcerting, yet strangely addictive listening experience.
Recorded at Spider Studios, Strongville, Ohio.
Chimaira: Mark Hunter (vocals); Rob Arnold, Matt DeVries (guitar); ...
| | Dope Group Therapy CD (2003) Enhanced CD
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Dope's third full-length appears through Recon, an N.Y.C. upstart affiliated with frontman Edsel Dope through management ties. In addition to producing Group Therapy, the dreadlocked kingpin directed and/or conceived of videos for each of the album's 13 songs, including them here as DVD add-ons. The bulk of additional content is a nice touch, and should be appreciated by the group's core fan base. And Group Therapy is much stronger than 2001's flawed Life. Pounding, hard-charging percussion and rumbling, near atonal guitars are garnished with the occasional electronic flourish to form a base for Edsel's guttural yawp and rudimentary singing. He utilizes both on the obstinate "I Am," which crosses emotive Linkin Park-style verses with the double-time chorus shout of "F*ck it, I am what I am." This dirty-mouthed mulishness is typical of Edsel's lyrical muse, which leans heavily on both the F-word and themes common to the genre. Remember "Die MF Die" from Life? That song's rallying cry here as been recast as "burn motherf*cker, burn." Elsewhere, Dope grapples with depression, the everyday grind, and haters. Dope has focused its fiery attack on Group Therapy, and that should at least get the pit roiling at shows. ~ Johnny Loftus
Dope's third full-length appears through Recon, an N.Y.C. upstart affiliated with frontman Edsel Dope through management ties. In addition to producing Group Therapy, the dreadlocked kingpin directed and/or conceived of videos for each of the album's 13 songs, including them here as DVD add-ons. The bulk of additional content is a nice touch, and should be appreciated by the group's core fan base. And Group Therapy is much stronger than 2001's flawed Life. Unfortunately, ...
| | All That Remains This Darkened Heart CD (2004)
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Judging from just the first song on This Darkened Heart, one is tempted to immediately rank All That Remains among the top tier of current Swedish-influenced American hardcore-metal bands (and there are a lot of them). The dual-guitar interplay of Oli Herbert and Mike Martin is intricate and impressive, and their classically tinged riff-writing yields at least a slight distinction from their many At the Gates-influenced contemporaries. However, as early as the second track -- and again on several of the others -- they reveal their downfall in attempting to incorporate passages of melodic singing. It's a downfall they share with plenty of other bands in this genre. It would be a great idea to try this technique if these bands could pull it off tastefully, but All That Remains, like many of their counterparts, do not do so. The cleanly sung breakdowns on "Focus Shall Not Fail," "Tattered on My Sleeve," and the title track feel forced and are at times cringe inducing, sounding vaguely like bad-'80s radio rock (think late Journey). The other problem is that, as the album wears on, the experienced listener can't help but get the feeling that he or she has heard many of these riffs before -- if not note for note, then close enough that it doesn't make much of a difference. The guitar playing is excellent, and as a whole this album is better than average for the genre -- especially by 2004's diluted standards -- but it's not going to unseat Slaughter of the Soul, Storm of the Light's Bane, or any of the other classics that inspired this crowded genre in the first place. ~ William York
2nd Rel.Feat. Philip Labonte- Lead Singer From Shadows Fall.
Recorded at Zing Studios, Westfield, Massachussetts, ...
| | DevilDriver Fury Of Our Maker's Hand CD (2005) With DVD; Special Edition
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This special CD/DVD set includes unreleased music (3 rare studio tracks and 3 killer live songs) and 4 music videos.
Former Coal Chamber vocalist Dez Fafara reportedly formed Devil Driver with the intention of making music that was darker, heavier, and more traditionally metal-sounding than anything explored by his former band. THE FURY OF OUR MAKER'S HAND accomplishes this task in spades, delivering a stark, single-mindedly aggressive maelstrom of sound. Propelled by John Boeklin's seemingly inhuman double bass drumming, Devil Driver delivers a thick wall of machine-gun guitar rhythms underneath Fafara's often surprisingly comprehensible death-metal-style howls. "Grinf**ked" opens with a melody that's more Ministry than Metallica and quickly descends into intensely spooky black metal madness that recalls the NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET score. Similarly, ...
| | Chimaira Resurrection CD (2007) Bonus DVD; Limited Edition
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On 2007's RESURRECTION, Chimaira's first outing for the Ferret Music label, the Cleveland-based metalcore ensemble unleashes another barrage of unapologetically aggressive songs. Fronted by sandpaper-voiced singer Mark Hunter, the group, named after a monstrous creature from Greek mythology, displays a strong ...
| | Coyle & Sharpe Audio Visionaries CD (2000)
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Conceptual pranksters James Coyle and Mal Sharpe were covert comedians in early-1960s San Francisco who engaged hapless passersby in absurd schemes and hoaxes and recorded the hilarious ...
| | Robin McAuley Business As Usual CD (2001) (Import) Japan
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| | Introducing The Style Council CD (1983)
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A solid EP collection of the band's initial British singles, it includes the ersatz soul of "Long Hot Summer," and the bubbling pop of "Speak Like a Child, " and "Money-Go-Round, " a fine British-funk manifesto. ~ John Floyd
Import reissue of their 1983 album, ...
| | Helix Walkin' The Razor's Edge CD (1984) Import
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Canadian reissue of the long running metal act's best-selling album of their career. Tracks include the hits, 'Rock You', (Make Me Do) Anything You Want' and 'Gimme, Gimme ...
| | Ethiopiques Vol. 13: Ethiopian Groove CD (2003) (Import)
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The majority of this collection consists of recordings made for the Kaifa Records label between 1976 and 1977.
Truth is, you know this groove by now if you've picked up some previous Ethiopiques volumes, but Vol. 13: Ethiopian Groove has enough fresh artists and touches to keep a sucker for the soul-influenced sound of Ethiopian pop interested. Truth is, too, that it's still a pretty damn fine introduction to said sound for those who haven't dipped into this excellent series before. These recordings are almost all from 1976 and 1977, so it's last-gasp-time before the military dictatorship clampdown killed off that golden age.
What's the same, aside from most of the usual backing bands laying down plenty of those smoky organ swirls, punchy bass and guitar riffs, and snappy horns with that unmistakable Ethiopian misterioso tone? Let's see: Alèmayèhu Eshèté's "Tashamanalètch" hits the groove running with prominent lead guitar before his voice and particularly good horns come in, and his ballad "Wèdèdku Afqèrkush" features a dramatic pause ending. "Atraqègn" by Bzunèsh Bèqèlè, Aster Aweke's forerunner, is absolutely classic to this series -- so are Mulugèn Mèllèssè's ballads "Djemeregne" and "Yèmendjar Shèga" -- with horns answering the vocals although Mèllèssè's voice does get a little shrill reaching for high notes on "Tegel Nèw."
What's different? Well, the near-reggae skank guitar in Hirut Bèqèlè's poppy "Ewnètègna Feqer," or the way the energetic, high-stepping soul with horns over bubbling funk bass and butt-funky drums on saxophonist Seyoum Gèbrèyès' "Muziqa Muziqa" suggests the Meters and compensates for merely adequate singing. The Wallias Band chips in with the arresting instrumental "Muziqawi Silt," with triumphant horn lines, organ, clattering percussion and a touch of vibes at the end.
Try Ayaléw Mèsfin's up-tempo trilogy of "Feqer Aydèlèm Wèy" (nice horn trills, good singing with involved vocal melodies), "Gud Adèrègètchegen" (moving closer to funk beneath an organ blanket), and "Gèdawo" (prominent backing vocals and funky bassline and guitar). Or the contrast between Tamrat Fèrèndji's "Antchin Yagègnulèt," as excellent organ hands off to sax answering powerful vocals over a propulsive, ...
| | Destruction Metal Discharge CD (2003) Japan
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Destruction may be one of the progenitors of the German thrash metal movement of the 1980s, but Metal Discharge -- an awful title that unwittingly and humorously implies a particularly painful symptom of some unnamed, fictional disease -- the group's third album since re-forming in 2000, sounds painfully dated and disappointingly one-dimensional. Sure, the toothy riffs come appropriately fast and furious throughout -- always one of Destruction's strong points -- but every song is a borderline-annoying buzz of double-time tempos, relentlessly busy guitar work, and tunelessly barked vocals (backed by gangland-style chants, usually reiterating the song title in a deluge of eyeball-rolling obviousness). Point being, these hyper-thrash polkas get tiresome over the course of 40 minutes, regardless of the professionalism of their presentation, and the poker-faced delivery of multiple clichés during cheesy cuts such as "Rippin' the Flesh Apart" and "Historical Force Feed" (?) borders on nonsensical. Destruction has certainly built an impenetrable fortress of riffs here, but attempting any kind of siege on Metal Discharge ...
| | Born From Pain In Love With The End CD (2005)
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| | Candlemass Nightfall CDs (1987) Remastered
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Swedish doom originators Candlemass gave birth to an instant classic with their debut, Epicus Doomicus Metalicus. But their 1987 follow-up Nightfall managed to break even more new ground by introducing the operatic bellowing of new vocalist Messiah Marcolin, whose religious lyrics found the perfect match in the slow, grinding power chords written by bassist Leif Edling. Perfect examples of this formula like "The Well of Souls," "Samarithan," and "Bewitched" would become live standards for years to come and are nicely held together by short instrumentals, including a rendition of Chopin's "Marche Funebre." And while the band can't resist thrashing out just a tad on parts of "At the Gallow's End" and "Dark Are ...
| | Joni Laurence Short Time CD (1998)
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Joni Laurence sings, plays guitar and writes songs, not unlike lots of other white girls with guitars. So, what makes her stand out? The truth is, Joni's music is everything you already love about acoustic music...strong vocals, meaningful lyrics and memorable melodies.Joni's writing style is a unique blend of irony, imagination and introspection. She writes of common occurrences in the human experience, and her songs of love and relationships are distinctively realistic.Joni experiments with a variety of musical styles including a more traditional folk sound, a blues flare and a rock/pop beat. Her smooth alto voice communicates a continuum of emotion...one minute it's playful and sweet, the next brooding and reflective.Reviews:"Musically, Short Time's spare, sensitive arrangements reveal a light touch and a flair for beauty. Nowhere is this more apparent than the vocals. The harmonies are striking and rarely cliched, while Ms. Laurence's lead vocals are passionate and deft." The Scope, CD Review, April 1998 "Joni Laurence is not just an original singer and songwriter...there are thousands of them. Joni is an intelligent and honest singer and songwriter. I continue to be amazed at the depth of her CD...it's a 'keeper' in my revolving stack!" Al Campbell, Fan, Chicago, IL "Such a warm, compelling voice that wraps around a melody. Her lyrics really draw you into the song. I am excited and looking forward to hearing more from Joni in the future." ...
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