Chimaira

Southern California's Winds of Plague will spend their summer vacation melting the minds of metalheads as they play the side stage of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival 2010, introducing attendees to 'The Great Stone War.' Vocalist Johnny Plague also submitted to Noisecreep's probing questions about this must-see summer tour, how they plan to stand out and how whiffle ball and a giant Slip

Cleveland powerhouse Chimaira will take their rightfully-earned place on the Jägermeister stage of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival 2010 this summer. The six-piece will be promoting their latest effort, 'Infection,' so vocalist Mark Hunter willingly submitted to our probing questions about what he and his band -- who are used to the deep freeze of their native city -- will be looking for

Everything is possible with technology, and Chimaira drummer Andols Herrick is proving that by offering online drum lessons for interested parties. The skins basher was initially planning to offer lessons via Skype, but lag time prevented that idea from becoming a reality, and instead, Herrick is currently working out the back end to offer a reasonably-priced drum lesson stream...

Shadows Fall are currently finishing up their first headlining tour through Canada. Throughout next week, the Massachusetts-based metal band will cover ground with Baptized In Blood in Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City before taking a break from the road...

It's been two years since Anew Revolution's debut full length 'Rise' was released, but with a new decade comes new things to experience, like the Austin, Texas outfit's new album 'iMERICA,' due to hit stores on May 18. Anew Revolution, which features Slaves on Dope and Unloco alumni, became known almost immediately after their 2004 inception as band of resilience and meaning, and 'iMERICA' doesn'

Want to put some metal back in your summer festival plans? Canada has the answer in Heavy MTL, a two-day festival in Parc Jean-Drapeau at Île Saint-Hélène, Montréal. Heavy MTL is set for July 24 and 25. Heavy MTL was first held in 2008, and organizers took a hiatus from the event in 2009. This year, Heavy MTL is b...

European metal and hard rock fans are a lucky lot. Every year since the late 1980s, all-day festivals like Download and Hole in the Sky have become the norm there, satisfying a continent where heavy music's popularity has never waned. Outside of the Ozzfest, the United States has lagged far behind Europe in the metal festival arms race...

While their first album wasn't released until 2001, Chimaira have been a band since 1998, meaning the Cleveland band spans three decades. They're currently touring Australia and Europe in support of their fifth album, last year's 'The Infection...

On Jan. 20, Warped Tour architect Kevin Lyman and his camp confirmed what was one of the worst kept secrets of the latter half of 2009: Korn will be headlining the 2010 Rockstar Mayhem Festival, which kicks off July 10 in San Bernardino, Calif...

There's no denying that Chimaira had a great 2009. Their fifth album -- and second for Ferret -- 'The Infection' debuted in Billboard's top 30 and was the third most-spun record of the year at metal radio, according to music industry trade magazine FMQB...