Posted by Zenae Zukowski on August 13, 2019
Chimaira frontman Mark Hunter revealed some unfortunate news earlier this month that he was diagnosed with Papillary cancer, a common type of thyroid cancer. When he shared the news expressed how it has a high cure rate and yesterday (12th), he went into the next phase of his treatment with the removal of the rest […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on August 1, 2019
Chimaira frontman Mark Hunter has announced he has been diagnosed with Papillary cancer, a common type of thyroid cancer. Hunter is currently feeling optimistic as he expressed it has “a high cure rate.” The singer revealed his next step is to remove the rest of his thyroid on August 12th via radioactive iodine treatment. You […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on October 11, 2018
Yesterday (10th) was World Mental Health Day, which marked the release of the short documentary Down Again. The film is based on Chimaira vocalist Mark Hunter’s battle with bipolar disorder (watch it here). Hunter met director Nick Cavalier on a panel speaking about Mental Health and Creativity during the Acting Out! Festival in Cleveland back […]
Posted by Amie Williams on February 27, 2015
Leonard Nimoy, who many knew simply as Mr. Spock from the Star Trek TV and film series died at the age of 83 earlier today (27). Nimoy announced this past year that he suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. His wife, Susan Bay Nimoy confirmed her husband passed due to end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Last year Nimoy […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on September 4, 2014
It’s been a few days since Chimaira went from a six-piece band to a five-piece, then to a one piece. With vocalist/band leader Mark Hunter the sole remaining member of the band, he’s decided to end the band. In a statement on the band’s website, it says the following: After fifteen full blown as ripping […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on September 2, 2014
With the exception of lead vocalist Mark Hunter, Chimaira has been a revolving door of members since 2001, the year their first album came out. Earlier today, Emil Werstler announced that he was leaving the band, after having played rhythm guitar, bass and lead guitar with the band in some aspect since 2009. Turns out […]
Posted by Matt Brown on January 30, 2014
Was your morning missing Mark Hunter angrily growling at the right side of your computer screen? It isn’t anymore. Chimaira’s latest music video comes in the form of “Wrapped In Violence” off Crown of Phantoms from last year. The video features the band playing in a snowy landscape (which could be almost anywhere in the US right […]
Posted by Ben DiCostanzo on July 30, 2013
Chimaira have released the new video for their song, “All That’s Left is Blood” off their seventh studio album Crown of Phantoms, which came out today on eOne Music. Vocalist Mark Hunter says, “This video is the epitome of ‘metal’. Headbanging and blood. What more do you need?” We have to agree with that one. There […]
Posted by Metal Insider on June 24, 2013
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Until recently, the only way to interact with your favorite musicians was to see them in concert or read about them in magazines. The internet changed everything, and now instead of communicating with fans via publicists, a majority of bands […]
Posted by Benjamin Friedman on June 5, 2013
We’ve heard “All That’s Left is Blood” and a snippet of another song. Now Chimaira has released a teaser video containing 30 seconds of each song off of the Cleveland based quintet’s seventh album, Crown Of Phantoms, due out on July 30 from eOne. The video also reveals the album artwork, which seems to be […]
