The Age of Hell

The Age of Hell is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Chimaira. The album was released on August 16, 2011.[12] The album sold more than 7,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 54 on the Billboard 200 chart.[13] In an interview, the band stated they have filmed a music video. On August 10, 2011, the official video for "Year of the Snake" was released. The DVD that was released through a Hot Topic edition featured a 50-minute interview with the new line up, no music videos were featured.

The Age of Hell
Studio album by Chimaira
Released	August 16, 2011
Recorded	Early 2011
Genre	Groove metal, metalcore
Length	49:50
Label	E1 Music
Producer	Ben Schigel, Mark Hunter, Rob Arnold
Chimaira chronology
The Infection (2009) The Age of Hell (2011) Crown of Phantoms (2013)
Singles from The Age of Hell
"Trigger Finger" Released: June 17, 2011[1] "Born in Blood" Released: June 17, 2011[2] "The Age of Hell/Year of the Snake" Released: March 27, 2012[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
CraveOnline	6.5/10[5]
Loud	[6]
Metal Arcade	[7]
The Metal Critic	[8]
Metal Hammer
Metalholic	9.3/10[9]
The New Review	4.5/5[10]
Revolver	4/5[11]

In the United Kingdom, the full album was given away as a free CD in the September 2011 issue of Metal Hammer magazine.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rob Arnold, Mark Hunter and Ben Schigel, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Age of Hell"	3:32
2.	"Clockwork"	3:43
3.	"Losing My Mind"	4:57
4.	"Time Is Running Out"	4:13
5.	"Year of the Snake"	3:41
6.	"Beyond the Grave"	4:54
7.	"Born in Blood" (Rob Arnold, Mark Hunter, Ben Schigel, Phil Bozeman)	4:08
8.	"Stoma"	1:28
9.	"Powerless"	4:31
10.	"Trigger Finger"	3:54
11.	"Scapegoat"	4:32
12.	"Samsara" (featuring Emil Werstler of Dååth)	6:12
Total length:		49:50

Collector's edition/iTunes bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Scum of the Earth"	5:03
14.	"Your Days Are Numbered"	3:02
15.	"Clockwork" (Remix)	4:20
16.	"Wild Thing" (Chip Taylor cover)	2:29
Total length:		64:04

Personnel

Chimaira

• Mark Hunter – vocals, keyboards, samples
• Rob Arnold – guitars, bass
• Ben Schigel – drums

Additional musicians

• Tony Gammalo – bass guitar on "Beyond the Grave"
• Emil Werstler – additional guitar solo on "Samsara", additional keyboards and samples
• Phil Bozeman – additional vocals on "Born in Blood"
• Patrick Finegan, Lauren Dupont, Vincent DiFranco – additional keyboards and samples
• Kalam Muttalib – saxophone on "Clockwork", additional keyboards and samples
• Austin D'amond – drums (16)
• Emil Werstler – guitar (16)
• Sean Z – keyboards (16)

Production

• Ben Schigel – producer
• Mark Hunter – producer
• Tony Gammalo – additional production
• Rob Arnold – additional production
• Zeuss – mixing, mastering at Planet Z Studios
• Garrett Zunt – artwork, design
• Todd Bell – additional artwork, art direction

References

1. "Chimaira Trigger Finger (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
2. "Chimaira Born in Blood (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
3. "Chimaira - The Age Of Hell (CDr) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
4. Donnelly, Dave. "The Age of Hell - Chimaira". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
5. http://www.craveonline.com/music/reviews/173045-chimaira-the-age-of-hell
6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2011-08-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. http://metalarcade.net/chimaira-the-age-of-hell-album-review
8. http://www.themetalcritic.com/reviews#!__chimaira
9. Baysinger, James. Review: The Age of Hell. Metalholic. Retrieved August 8, 2011
10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2011-08-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
11. http://www.revolvermag.com/reviews/review-chimaira-the-age-of-hell.html
12. http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=69270
13. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-age-of-hell-mw0002184141/awards