CHIMAIRA Scores Highest Chart Position Ever With The Infection; ‘On Broken Glass’ Available May 7th For Guitar Hero World Tour
April 29, 2009, 15 years ago
CHIMAIRA hit the Billboard Top 200 charts with the release of their new album, The Infection. The album landed at #30, with over 15,000 units sold. The Infection is the band’s fifth studio album and the follow up to their 2007 release, Resurrection¸ which debuted at #42 on Billboard.
Vocalist Mark Hunter commented on The Infection’s success: “We can’t thank our fans enough for supporting this album and spreading the word. In this day and age, when sales are down, and the economy is shit, the fact that we sold what we did is a miracle. We owe it to our fans for keeping us a relevant, top-tier band in the metal genre. Our fans really helped promote this album and it’s just as much of a celebration for them as it is for us.”
The band is also pleased to announce that one of the tracks from The Infection, ‘On Broken Glass,’ will be available as a downloadable track for Guitar Hero World Tour. The song will be available starting May 7th, as part of the Ferret Music/Metal Blade Track Pack, which also contains THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA’s ‘Dez Moines’, and UNEARTH’s ‘Grave of Opportunity’.
“We’re very excited to be a part of Guitar Hero, because we’re all huge fans of the game,” added Hunter. “We’ve been playing since it came out, and we finally have the opportunity to have one of our songs in the game. It’s a dream come true. Fans are gonna have a really hard time with this track on expert, that’s for sure!”Chimaira is currently touring as part of the Music As A Weapon tour, along with DISTURBED, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, and LACUNA COIL. The full list of remaining tour dates can be found below.
Chimaira on the Music As A Weapon tour:
April
30 - Battle Creek, MI - Kellogg ArenaMay
2 - Detroit, MI - Cobo Arena3 - Cleveland, OH - Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre at Tower City
4 - Columbus, OH – LC Pavilion
6 - Peoria, IL - Peoria Civic Center
8 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
9 - Des Moines, IA – Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium
10 - Madison, WI - Alliant Energy Center
12 - Lacrosse, WI - Lacrosse Center
13 - Evansville, IN - Roberts Stadium
15 - Council Bluffs, IA - Mid America Center
16 - Chicago, IL - Charter One Pavilion
17- Green Bay, WI - Resch Center
Chimaira "off" dates:
May
1 - Ft. Wayne, IN - Piere’s (with Killswitch Engage and Lacuna Coil)11 - Sioux Falls, SD - Ramkota Exhibit Hall (with Killswitch Engage and
Lacuna Coil)
