CHIMAIRA SEARCH FOR THE NEXT DANNY BOYLE
This morning I read on Metal Underground that there’s a band called Kimaera. And I’d just like to take this opportunity to say that everyone in this band is clearly some kind of mental midget. Even if I wasn’t a huge Chimaira fan, it would be hard to encourage another band to use a name so close to a group that’s achieved such a higher plane of success; for example, as much as I dislike Korn, I would never pat another band on the back for being called “Corn.” It’s just dumb. Did these dudes (and chick, apparently) learn nothing from Chimaera, a band which has apparently now changed its name to avoid any further confusion? Sheesh.
ANYWAY, the real Chimaira are now holding a contest where fans can re-edit the footage from their video for “Destroy and Dominate,” which was originally directed by the awesome Todd Bell. The grand-prize winner will receive the limited edition box set version of The Infection plus tickets to the band’s upcoming US tour, and the second- and third-prize winners will receive tickets and/or Chimaira merch. You can download the footage and enter the contest here.
Honestly, I kinda wanna download the footage just because re-cutting it seems like it would be fun, the same way re-mixing the Sacrament tracks Lamb of God released awhile ago was fun. But if you’re one of those people who constantly bitch about how shitty you think every music video is, here’s your chance to try and do better – and potentially win some cool stuff in the process.
-AR