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Chimaira
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Location:
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Status:
- Active
- Formed in:
- 1998
- Genre:
- Groove/Post-Thrash Metal/Metalcore
- Lyrical themes:
- Misanthropy, Internal Struggles, Hatred
- Current label:
- E1 Entertainment
- Years active:
- 1998-present
Chimaira originally started as a nu metal band, but later shifted to a groove metal sound by their second album. Despite how the first full-length "Pass Out of Existence" was presented with its nu metal sound, Mark Hunter hated being labelled as "nu-metal/rap metal" because he claims that "People were comparing us to Korn, but we never came from anywhere like that... we grew up on Slayer, Machine
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| Current | |
| Mark Hunter | Vocals (1998-present) |
| See also: Highpoint, The Demonic Knights Of Aberosh, ex-Skipline | |
| Emil Werstler | Bass (2011), Guitars (2011-present) |
| See also: Dååth, Levi / Werstler, Austrian Death Machine (live), ex-Dirtnap, ex-Unearth (live) | |
| Jeremy Creamer | Bass (2011-present) |
| See also: Dååth | |
| Austin D'amond | Drums (2011-present) |
| See also: Bleed the Sky, The Elite, ex-Enfuneration | |
| Matt Szlachta | Guitars (2011-present) |
| See also: ex-Dirge Within | |
| Sean Zatorsky | Keyboards (2011-present) |
| See also: Dååth | |
| Past | |
| Andrew "AE" Ermlick | Bass (1998-1999) |
| Jason Genaro | Drums (1998) |
| Andols Herrick | Drums (1998-2003, 2006-2010) |
| See also: ex-The Demonic Knights of Aberosh | |
| Jason Hager | Guitars (1998-2002) |
| See also: ex-Years of Fire, ex-Ascension (USA) | |
| Rob Arnold | Guitars (lead) (1998-2011) |
| See also: The Elite, ex-Six Feet Under | |
| Jim LaMarca | Bass (2000-2010) |
| See also: ex-Sacrifix, Highpoint, ex-Skipline, ex-Tenafly Viper | |
| Rob Lesniak | Bass (2000) |
| See also: Order 66, ex-Embalmer, ex-Necrotic Disgorgement, ex-Nunslaughter, ex-Thou Shalt Not (live), ex-Decrepit, ex-Afterlight, ex-Dislimb | |
| Chris Spicuzza | Electronics, Backing Vocals (2002-2011) |
| Matt DeVries | Guitars (2002-2011) |
| See also: Fear Factory, Unearth (live), ex-Ringworm, ex-Six Feet Under, ex-Ascension, ex-DescEnsioN | |
| Richard Evensand | Drums (2003-2004) |
| See also: Black Majesty, Demonoid, ex-Dog Faced Gods, ex-Ebony Tears, ex-Southpaw, ex-Lion's Share, ex-Sorcerer, ex-Therion, ex-Soilwork (live) | |
| Kevin Talley | Drums (2004-2006) |
| See also: Dååth, Grot, Nothnegal, Battlecross (live), ex-Horror of Horrors, ex-Consumned, ex-Decrepit Birth, ex-Dying Fetus, ex-Hate Eternal, ex-M.O.D., ex-Misery Index, ex-Six Feet Under, ex-Suffocation, ex-Truth Corroded, ex-WretchedPain, ex-Absence of the Sacred (live), ex-DevilDriver (live), ex-The Black Dahlia Murder (live), ex-The Red Chord (live), ex-All the Way to the Bank | |
| Past (Live) | |
| Emil Werstler | Guitars (rhythm) |
| See also: Dååth, Levi / Werstler, Austrian Death Machine (live), ex-Dirtnap, ex-Unearth (live) | |
| Mark Hunter | Vocals (1998-present) |
| See also: Highpoint, The Demonic Knights Of Aberosh, ex-Skipline | |
| Emil Werstler | Bass (2011), Guitars (2011-present) |
| See also: Dååth, Levi / Werstler, Austrian Death Machine (live), ex-Dirtnap, ex-Unearth (live) | |
| Jeremy Creamer | Bass (2011-present) |
| See also: Dååth | |
| Austin D'amond | Drums (2011-present) |
| See also: Bleed the Sky, The Elite, ex-Enfuneration | |
| Matt Szlachta | Guitars (2011-present) |
| See also: ex-Dirge Within | |
| Sean Zatorsky | Keyboards (2011-present) |
| See also: Dååth | |
| Andrew "AE" Ermlick | Bass (1998-1999) |
| Jason Genaro | Drums (1998) |
| Andols Herrick | Drums (1998-2003, 2006-2010) |
| See also: ex-The Demonic Knights of Aberosh | |
| Jason Hager | Guitars (1998-2002) |
| See also: ex-Years of Fire, ex-Ascension (USA) | |
| Rob Arnold | Guitars (lead) (1998-2011) |
| See also: The Elite, ex-Six Feet Under | |
| Jim LaMarca | Bass (2000-2010) |
| See also: ex-Sacrifix, Highpoint, ex-Skipline, ex-Tenafly Viper | |
| Rob Lesniak | Bass (2000) |
| See also: Order 66, ex-Embalmer, ex-Necrotic Disgorgement, ex-Nunslaughter, ex-Thou Shalt Not (live), ex-Decrepit, ex-Afterlight, ex-Dislimb | |
| Chris Spicuzza | Electronics, Backing Vocals (2002-2011) |
| Matt DeVries | Guitars (2002-2011) |
| See also: Fear Factory, Unearth (live), ex-Ringworm, ex-Six Feet Under, ex-Ascension, ex-DescEnsioN | |
| Richard Evensand | Drums (2003-2004) |
| See also: Black Majesty, Demonoid, ex-Dog Faced Gods, ex-Ebony Tears, ex-Southpaw, ex-Lion's Share, ex-Sorcerer, ex-Therion, ex-Soilwork (live) | |
| Kevin Talley | Drums (2004-2006) |
| See also: Dååth, Grot, Nothnegal, Battlecross (live), ex-Horror of Horrors, ex-Consumned, ex-Decrepit Birth, ex-Dying Fetus, ex-Hate Eternal, ex-M.O.D., ex-Misery Index, ex-Six Feet Under, ex-Suffocation, ex-Truth Corroded, ex-WretchedPain, ex-Absence of the Sacred (live), ex-DevilDriver (live), ex-The Black Dahlia Murder (live), ex-The Red Chord (live), ex-All the Way to the Bank | |
| Past | |
| Emil Werstler | Guitars (rhythm) |
| See also: Dååth, Levi / Werstler, Austrian Death Machine (live), ex-Dirtnap, ex-Unearth (live) | |
| Added by: UltraBoris | Modified by: Tlacaxipehualiztli |
| Added on: 2003-05-07 14:29:29 | Last modified on: 2013-06-05 10:40:25 |
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