Chimaira To Part Ways With Guitarists
Chimaira will soon part ways with guitarists Rob Arnold and Matt DeVries. Band frontman Mark Hunter addressed their departures via Chimaira.com with the following statement:
“I would like to start off by thanking our fans for a great tour. This last run was a blast, and truly the most fun we’ve had in a long while. The energy from the audience was exactly what we needed, and a welcoming return. Thank you guys!
Unfortunately, as much fun as we were having, behind the scenes we were aware of some unfortunate realities that prevented us from “living the dream” and having the time of our lives. We had another bomb to drop on the fans.
Early in July we were informed that Rob Arnold and Matt DeVries would be leaving Chimaira at the end of 2011. Of course this was a huge blow, but there were no hard feelings. We understand that life invades art, everything runs its course, and we have to take different paths.
We respect their decision and wish them only the best. We made heavy metal history together and that is all that matters at the end of the day.
Chimaira Christmas 12 will be their last show, and we’ve been preparing to make it one that you’ll never forget.
I would personally like to thank Rob and Matt for all of their hard work, years of service to Chimaira, amazing songs, and for their friendship. Together we built something special that will remain for generations to come. I’m looking forward to spending another 5 weeks on the road with two of the best (and criminally underrated) guitarists in modern metal.
What’s next for Chimaira in 2012?
More on that very soon.
Rather than try and make light of unpleasant news, or downplay this by hyping up a new line-up, let’s take a few to honor Rob and Matt.
My favorite solo of Rob’s is on The Heart Of It All and my favorite riff of Matt’s is The Dehumanizing Process. I’ll be cranking those today. What about you?
See you in Detroit”
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Chimaira is basically Daath featuring the vocalist of Chimaira at this point.
WTF???
That sucks…
Yeah, so… break up and get a new name? “Mark Hunter & the Daath the Sky Allstars”?
I’d suggest the new name be “Whoever Can Stand Being Around Mark Hunter For a Few Months”
Chimarka
WOW, now im really pissed i skipped their last minneapolis show thinking mark would sound like shit from the mystery illness he had… FML!
Hopefully this means Rob and Matt will be joining Six Feet Under full time.
Through its entire existence Chimaira’s least important member was Mark Hunter. All three heads have been slain off the beast. The Chimaira is dead, killed from within.
terrible news, metal will be missing an integregal part of its unique heavy bands, this bands sound and progression was something i always admired and each release remained incredible, ill always be a fan as im sure most of their other fans would agree their music is too amazing to give up on accept no substitutes chimaira will always be one of the best!!!
Definitely man. I remember getting their promo CD for pass out of existence at a slayer concert YEARS ago and thinking “god these guys are brutal as fuck” unique vocalist, heavy ass 7string guitars and sick drummer. They’ve def come a long way since then. Really hate to see these 2guys go. It was bad enough when andols left.
So… yeah, can we actually just have Daath and Mark Hunter join forces? Sean can do programming for Daath and contribute vocals, Mark can sing and play guitar, and the whole damn setup works better. Jesus, that’s such an incestuous combo of bands right there… it’s almost as bad as the mess that was East Of The Wall for a while there.
One of the most boring bands I’ve ever seen live. Meh.
adam, you’re lucky there’s an ocean between us
Son of a bitch. Rob and Matt better be cranking some amazing shit out with Chris Barnes now to make up for this shit! R.I.P. Chimaira and congrats to Daath for getting Mark to join their band.
From what Kevin tells me, it is. (amazing)
Just to let everybody know, I talked to Rob oustide of their tour bus after one of the recent shows with unearth, and he said that they have finished the writing process for the Six Feet Under album, and that he and Andols Herrick could very possibly be doing some instrumental stuff at a date TBD. One of the names that is being thrown around at this time is ‘Sanctum’. +1 cool point if you remember Sanctum.
Is this going to leave mark and DJ guy as the only original members? Band has some pretty rad songs. Hopefully they can overcome this.
“DJ guy” left the band months ago
Here is to hoping Rob and Matt do something else which doesn’t involve a shitty vocalist..yes,I’m including Six Feet Under in that comment..
Got this from wikipedia under ‘Chimera’ and I quote ‘The term chimera has also come to describe any mythical animal with parts taken from various animals and, more generally, an impossible or foolish fantasy’.
Marty Mark has to get a new funky bunch
Fucking ‘predictive text’ shit on iPads. That comment turned out to be a miserable FAIL!
5/6 of the band is now gone, in under a year. It’s time to call it a day.
all the good bands are disappearing.. what is going on with the world!
Bieber dude, Bieber.
MESHUGGAH, will very soon, ease all our suffering.
Its a Chimaira cover band…..That just happens to have the actual vocalist..
Just to let everybody know, I talked to Rob oustide of their tour bus after one of the recent shows with unearth, and he said that they have finished the writing process for the Six Feet Under album, and that he and Andols Herrick could very possibly be doing some instrumental stuff to be released at a date TBD. One of the names that is being thrown around at this time is ‘Sanctum’. +1 cool point if you remember Sanctum. If you guys know anything else, let the rest of the fans know.
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