CHIMAIRA: 'Resurrection' Video To Debut Next Week

On February 5, CHIMAIRA will premiere "Resurrection", the video for the title cut off the band's forthcoming release on Ferret Music (Nuclear Blast in Europe). The "Resurrection" clip was directed by Todd Bell and features an appearance by Mixed Martial Arts fighter Mavrick. The next day, February 6, CHIMAIRA will launch the single for purchase. Fans can download/buy the single through various web stores like Napster and iTunes. The full album will be released on March 6 (one day earlier internationally).

Check out the new video on February 5 at Yahoo! Music.

"Resurrection" will contain the following track listing:

01. Resurrection (4:37)
02. Pleasure In Pain (3:05)
03. Worthless (3:44)
04. Six (9:45)
05. No Reason To Live (3:45)
06. Killing The Beast (3:48)
07. The Flame (5:23)
08. End It All (4:22)
09. Black Heart (4:34)
10. Needle (3:09)
11. Empire (5:38)
12. Kingdom Of Heartache (Bonus Track) (4:11)
13. Paralyzed (Bonus Track) (3:07)

CHIMAIRA frontman Mark Hunter recently told MTV.com, "We named the album 'Resurrection' because that's exactly what it was. When we talked, we got everything off our chests and out of our systems, and now we're friends again. And we're writing and playing better than ever."

While 2005's "Chimaira" was mostly written by guitarist Rob Arnold, this time Hunter and guitarist Matt DeVries shared the songwriting duties, resulting in a far more eclectic album that ranges from simple and driving to complex and meandering. "It's a bit all over the place in a good way," Hunter said. "I think it's a good combination of [2003's] 'The Impossibility of Reason' and the self-titled record. But I think that there's so much more energy behind it because everyone was so excited to be back together."

In addition to being more diverse, many of the songs are also longer. Hunter said the average track length is six minutes, and one number clocks in at 10 minutes. At the same time, he insisted that the progressive arrangements don't detract from the hookiness of the album.

"It's super-catchy without being FALL OUT BOY or something," Hunter said. "There are really fantastic hooks that people are gonna latch on to right away as opposed to the last album where it might take you a few listens to get what we were doing. And it's not one of those records where you get it right away, and then three days later you're done with it. This is something you're gonna want to listen to over and over again. I say that because I don't listen to our records, but this record is still in my CD player."