CHIMAIRA: U.K. Tour Cancelled

August 16, 2010

Cleveland, Ohio metallers CHIMAIRA have released the following statement:

"Due to an acute illness, we must cancel our upcoming U.K. tour. The band was really looking forward to the shows especially coming off a successful run in the U.S. as part of the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival. Alas, health comes first, as it should for us all. Sorry to those who planned on attending, but as the Governor of California once said, 'We'll be back.' or something like that."

Affected dates:

Sep. 30 - Bristol, UK - Academy 2
Oct. 02 - Belfast, Ireland - Stiff Kitten
Oct. 03 - Dublin, Ireland - Academy 2
Oct. 05 - Colchester, UK - Arts Centre
Oct. 06 - Norwich, UK - Waterfront
Oct. 07 - Portsmouth, UK - Wedgewood Rooms
Oct. 08 - Stoke, UK - Sugar Mill
Oct. 09 - Leeds, UK - Cockpit
Oct. 10 - Manchester, UK - Academy 3
Oct. 12 - Aberdeen, UK - Warehouse
Oct. 13 - Glasgow, UK - King Tuts
Oct. 14 - Liverpool, UK - Academy 2
Oct. 15 - London, UK - Borderline
Oct. 16 - London, UK - Borderline
Oct. 17 - Oxford, UK - Academy 2

"Coming Alive", the new CD/DVD box set from CHIMAIRA, was released on July 20 via Ferret Music. The set includes a four-part documentary filmed over the course of a year and a half while the entire package includes over seven hours of exclusive content. The DVD, filmed entirely in HD, showcases CHIMAIRA in the studio while recording the "The Infection" album, and chronicles the band's recent, worldwide touring season.

Not only does the DVD set include this amazing documentary piece, another section, "Chimaira Xmas: Live Concert Film", celebrates the 10th annual CHIMAIRA Christmas show in Cleveland, which took place on December 30, 2009. 13 HD cameras capture CHIMAIRA releasing their fury for their hometown crowd on a dark and snowy night in December. Bonus features on the DVD include a 45-minute "Resurrection: Making Of" documentary, a 40-minute home-video footage documentary of never-before-seen moments, and a live CD featuring 17 tracks recorded at CHIMAIRA's December 30 Christmas show.

CHIMAIRA's latest album, "The Infection", sold 15,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 30 on The Billboard 200 chart.

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