Tag: Chimaira

Bootleg: Chimaira at Download Festival!

Kind of ironic that Chimaira guitarist Rob Arnold should choose the weekend after the postponed Download Festival for 2020 would have taken place to share a high quality full set from the band at the 2005 incarnation of the event? Perhaps not but for anyone who reminisces about their first three albums for Roadrunner Records,

Throwback: “Nothing Remains” by Chimaira!

After the huge success of their sophomore studio album “The Impossibility Of Reason“, Cleveland Ohio Metallers Chimaira returned to the studio in 2004 for their one and only album with Kevin Talley known for his work with Dying Fetus and Misery Index gracing the drum stool. A bruiser of an album with longer, heavier tracks

Bootleg: Chimaira Christmas 2000!

Liberated Tape Archives have been doing us proud of late with the resurrection of older shows from memory lane from VHS to stream. So from Cleveland Ohio at The Odeon on 28th December 2000, here’s a Christmas show from Chimaira. This was the era of the band before “Pass Out Of Existence” was released on

Bootleg: Chimaira in Melbourne Australia in 2004!

It’s a career milestone when a band gets to play certain parts of the Globe, like Australia, New Zealand and Japan. It means that they have reached a certain level of popularity whereby the expensive trip is going to pay for itself and that can only be a good thing. Chimaira guitarist Rob Arnold has

Review: “A Short Trip Home” by Nonvector

After 14 years in the wilderness, Crimson Massacre guitarist James Jackson created Nonvector with bassist James Duvall and Pianist Vince Patillo in order to create some Progressive music with both Metal and Rock leanings. Getting drummer Kevin Talley, known for his work in many heavy Metal bands including Dååth, Feared, Sylencer and Nothnegal, Dying Fetus,

Documentary: Desert Island Guitars with Chimaira!

Chimaira guitarist Rob Arnold has filmed this interesting show and tell style documentary about his guitar collection and which ones he couldn’t do without if he was stranded on a desert island. On the timing front, Gutlocker vocalist Craig McBrearty has been sharing footage of himself listening to his favourite records, including ones by the

Playthrough: “Save Ourselves” from Chimaira!

Heading back to the bands self titled fourth album which reared it’s dual skulled head in 2005 as the third and final release from Chimaira for Roadrunner Records, guitarist Rob Arnold has brought a fresh guitar lesson for “Save Ourselves” to his YouTube channel today. Will be ever see them play a show outside of

Documentary: How to achieve the Chimaira guitar tone!

Ever wondered how you should go about setting up your rig? You could spend literally hours playing around trying to get the right combinations to get the sound you want… or you could watch this new video from Chimaira guitarist Rob Arnold and find out what he uses to get their sound and then go

Playthrough: “Implements Of Destruction” by Chimaira!

Chimaira guitarist Rob Arnold has been seriously throwing out the content on his YouTube channel of late with this playthrough of “Implements Of Destruction” from the bands “Impossibility of Reason” album being the latest offering. No only does this one see Arnold himself on the track but also Mark Hunter and Jim LaMarca!

Bootleg: “Davidian” from Machine Head

Chimaira guitarist Rob Arnold filmed Machine Head performing the classic  “Davidian” at the Agora Theatre in Cleveland Ohio on 9the February 2020 as the “Burn My Eyes” 25th Anniversary Tour rumbles on. It’s going to be back in Europe this summer with the band continuing to perform two sets – the 1994 classic in full