The Infection (Limited Edition) [Limited Edition]

Chimaira | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 21, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Limited Edition
• Label: Ferret
• ASIN: B001TT7UAY
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #68,060 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Venom Inside

2. Frozen In Time

3. Coming Alive

4. Secrets Of The Dead

5. The Disappearing Sun

6. Impending Doom

7. On Broken Glass

8. Destroy And Dominate

9. Try To Survive

10. The Heart Of It All

11. Revenge

Editorial Reviews

Limited edition version includes a bonus audio track and a bonus DVD with making of, behind-the-scenes interviews, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heavy Heavy Heavy, September 16, 2009

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Matthew Siebert "Ms" (Fenton) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Infection (Limited Edition) (Audio CD)

This is my third Chimaira CD. My first one was resurrection and my second one was impossibility of reason. I was very impressed with resurrection but I thought impossibility of reason was a fairly weak sophomore effort.


Now for infection; I have to say, this is the first CD I bought in 2009 that I wasn't disappointed by. The first thing i noticed is that all the songs were alot slower and alot heavier from the other two CD's i listened to. After one play through I wasnt sure what to think, it caught me off guard. Upon subsequent playthroughs i started to really like the CD, its a refreshing new direction and style compared to previous CD's and its definitely heavy as can be.

Now all I have to do is listen to "pass out of existence" and "chimaira" which i look forward to with great anticipation and hope.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars get infected, May 27, 2009

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J. Thomas "exumed2consume" (akron, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Infection (Limited Edition) (Audio CD)

Was a little skeptical when they put up Secrets of theDead on their myspace. Liked it, but wasn't crazy about it. Was stuniily suprised to hear how bada$$ the rest of it is. It crushes in every aspect. Yeah like people said in prior reviews, less solos... So what! Rob Arnold has to prove nothing. He's 1 of the best up and coming guitarists out there, and his performance in "the heart of it all" alone makes up for the lack of solos. Less solo's but they made effective use of C. spicuza on synths and programs. He, with the guitarists gives the album the dark, errie feel. Ilove this album. As a whole it might be the best batch of songs they released as a whole. like others have mentioned, maybe slower easier songs but sometimes simpler is better... This cd grooves like a mother and slams like a 10 ton hammer so put on your knee braces before u listen or u may go cripple... Best songs- dissapearing sun/ try and survive/ the heart of it all

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Its all been leading up till this!, October 27, 2010

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Gentlegiantprog "Kingcrimsonprog" (England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Infection (Limited Edition) (Audio CD)

Chimaira are certainly not a band to rest on their laurels. I got into Chimaira back when Nu Metal was still popular, back with `Pass Out of Existence,' which may be seen as almost embarrassing by modern standards, but Chimaira have since become one of the greatest metal bands of all time, and have proven time and again their artistic prowess while never sacrificing their core metal qualities.
After The band became the darlings of the metal community with `The Impossibility of Reason,' Chimaira have set out on a path to create the perfect metal album, with their very progressive and dense self titled album they proved they could be artistic as well as brutal and with `Ressurection,' the band mixed super slow numbers with break neck speeds to create a varied and interesting listening experience.
With `The Infection,' it almost seems like Chimaira are fearlessly taking the parts of their debut album that did work (Think `Severed,' and parts of `Sphere,' or `Painting the White to Grey,') mixing them with the slower moments from `Resurrection,' (Think `Killing the Beast,' and `The Flame,') and making the whole mix both fun and relevant to modern metal.
The whole album forges along at a mid tempo pace, sounding for the most part like the breakdowns from your average NWOAHM song turned into an entire song. The emphasis, for the entire album is firmly on `Groove.'
This is by no means a bad thing, as The Infection is one of the most intricate, fun and heavy releases modern metal has to offer. Chimaira fearlessly seek groove after groove without once resorting to killer speeds just for the sake of balance, a refreshing attitude by any band.
Mark Hunter; one of the greatest vocalists in Metal has the admirable quality of growing with each passing release and `The Infection,' is no exception, Mark displays a wider array of voices and styles than on any other Chimaira record from soulful singing, to straight up Death Metal vocals by way of his trademark screams.
The band's underrated additional sound man Chris Spicuzza is at his most noticeable since the band's controversial debut album, laying down keyboards, therimin and other electronics in a way which is both tasteful and exciting, revealing hidden depth in the music and adding an additional layer of complexity to the already virtuosic music.
All this praise to levy and the three string players still remain uncredited, the dependable Jim and Matt perform as well as everyone expects and guitar legend Rob adopts a more subtle approach on these songs, making the whole affair seem like a more concrete band collective, rather than Rob's solo project.
Standout tracks include the varied opener `The Venom Inside,' the catchy `On Broken Glass,' and the epic instrumental closer `The Heart Of It All.'
Chimaira's newest album is far from a rehash of their previous work, but rounds out their career in such a way as too make every one of their previous albums seem to form a complete set.
`The Infection,' takes direction from all of the bands previous works; be it the high in mix electronics from the debut, the guitar tones from Impossibility, the artistic outlook from the self titled and the slow heavy menace of `Resurrection,' and combines them to form the band's most vital and interesting album to date.
The music is as heavy as its ever been, the production is top notch, the songs are memorable and well written and the lyrics fit well with the rest of the band's repetoir, `The Infection,' is arguably the band's finest album to date.
This limited edition contains the Bonus track `Warpath,' which is more than up to the same standard as the rest of the album, and fits well altogether. It also contains a brilliant `Making Of DVD,' made by the same people who made the last 2 Chimaira DVDs. If you've seen one of those you'll know what to expect; if not rest assured you're money is well spent, Chimaria always release stylish and informative documentaries which display large amounts of artistic performance, band interviews and flow at a suprisingly well designed pace.
If you are a fan of Chimaira, do not hesitate, order this as soon as you can. If not, after about the third tack you'll already be back on amazon ordering the rest of their catalouge. It really is that good.