Resurrection (Chimaira album)
| Resurrection | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 6, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Groove metal,[1] metalcore[2] | |||
| Length | 51:35 (regular edition) 59:03 (limited edition) | |||
| Label | Ferret Music (U.S.) Nuclear Blast (Worldwide) | |||
| Producer | Jason Suecof | |||
| Chimaira chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Resurrection | ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [5] |
| Pyro Music |   [6] |
| Metal Injection | [7] |
| Thrashpit | [8] |
| Chronicles of Chaos |  [9] |
| Lords of Metal | 9.2/10[10] |
| Tartarean Desire | [11] |
Resurrection is the fourth
Andols Herrick
who rejoined the group shortly before the writing process. Resurrection is also the first Chimaira album to feature some additional backing vocals by keyboardist Chris Spicuzza.
The international edition issued by
digipak
along with the DVD documentary. However, the cover artwork was the standard one.
There's also a tin box limited to 500 copies from Nuclear Blast Germany, that includes the album with the DVD, plus six pictures of the band and a numbered authenticity certificate.
The title track appears on the soundtrack for the video game Saint's Row 2.
The album is also listed on Metal Storm's top 100 metalcore albums.[2]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Mark Hunter
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Resurrection" | 4:37 | |
| 2. | "Pleasure in Pain" |
| 3:04 |
| 3. | "Worthless" |
| 3:44 |
| 4. | "Six" |
| 9:44 |
| 5. | "No Reason to Live" | Arnold | 3:44 |
| 6. | "Killing the Beast" | Hunter | 3:47 |
| 7. | "The Flame" | Arnold | 5:23 |
| 8. | "End It All" |
| 4:22 |
| 9. | "Black Heart" |
| 4:34 |
| 10. | "Needle" |
| 3:08 |
| 11. | "Empire" |
| 5:39 |
| Total length: | 51:35 | ||
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Kingdom of Heartache" |
| 4:11 |
| 13. | "Paralyzed" | DeVries | 3:06 |
| Total length: | 59:03 | ||
Personnel
- Chimaira
- Mark Hunter – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, theremin, samplers
- Rob Arnold – lead guitar
- Chris Spicuzza – keyboards, backing vocals
- Jim LaMarca – bass
- Matt DeVries – rhythm guitar
- Andols Herrick – drums
- Additional musicians
- Jason Suecof – additional keyboards and samples
- Steve Steverson – additional vocals on "Worthless"
- Production
- Produced by Jason Suecof at Audiohammer Studios
- Mixed, engineered and tracked drums by Andy Sneap at Backstage Studios
- Additional engineering by Mark Lewis
- Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound
- Artwork by Dennis Sibeijn
- Photography by Todd Bell
References
- ^ Martins, Jorge (31 January 2024). "10 Essential Bands to Get Into Groove Metal". Ultimate Guitar. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
Their album run between 2003's "The Impossibility of Reason" and 2009's "The Infection" remains one of the genre's most consistent string of releases
- ^ a b "Top 100 Metalcore albums - Metal Storm". www.metalstorm.net.
- ^ "Chimaira - Resurrection at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
- ^ "Chimaira Resurrection (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Pyromusic.Net - Современная музыка - джаз, рок, поп, downtempo, dubstep, electronic , трип-хоп, drum and bass". Pyromusic.Net.
- ^ Injection, Metal (February 22, 2007). "CD Review: Chimaira - Resurrection". Metal Injection.
- ^ "Chimaira - Resurrection Review - Thrashpit.com". www.rocknworld.com.
- ^ "CoC : Chimaira - Resurrection : Review". www.chroniclesofchaos.com.
- ^ http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showreview.php?id=8955&lang=en [dead link]
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- ^ Katie Hasty, "Notorious B.I.G. Scores Another 'Great' On The Billboard 200", Billboard.com, March 14, 2007.
