2011-й был отстоем

...a few simple facts regarding the new Chimaira album. We’ll make this plain and simple and then you can go back to fighting on Facebook over marriage equality.

- The album was produced, engineered, and mixed by Ben Schigel.

- The guitars were re-amped by Mark Lewis

- The assistant engineers on the project were Tony Gammalo and Jim Stewart.

- Dan Millice is mastering the album as we speak.

- The album will have a late summer release through eOne in the United States.

- It took about 35 weeks from start to finish to write and record.

- A good chunk of the album was written at my kitchen table.

- We documented the recording process (beyond the kitchen).

- 11 album tracks.

- Most technical material I’ve been a part of.

And now, here’s some fan-submitted questions, sent in via Twitter, with my responses:

@ForcedLife: “Is there an instrumental on the new one?”
Sort of. More like an extended interlude. Not electronic based, more epic — a la “Implements” intro but way darker.

@mitchell_dk: “It’s always fun trying to find the movie references in your lyrics…Any films used as inspiration on the new album?”
Not like usual. The content is quite internal. I watched some of my favorite cerebral movies on the reg during the process to “stay in character.” “Enter The Void,” “Eyes Wide Shut,” “Lost Highway,” and “There Will Be Blood” to name a few.

@JAGERSLAYER: “Is this the album that ‘defines’ Chimaira?”
I think the previous albums helped define the band; this is more about refining and reinventing. The essence is there, but this is a whole new trip.

@ConnorReising: “Are there any guest vocalists or musicians on this album (like Phil Bozeman on the Age of Hell)?”
We had a little help from a friend on a piano bit, but other than that, it’s just the six of us.

Okay, it must be a slow day on Twitter. The other night I asked a random Netflix question that received over 50 replies in a few minutes. I ask if fans want to know anything about the new album: four questions in 20 minutes. Trippy coincidence.

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