Pass Out of Existence
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Pass out of Existence is the debut studio album
by American heavy metal band
Chimaira
, released on October 2, 2001. According to vocalist Mark Hunter, as of 2003, the band has sold 44,000 copies of the album in the United States.
Some editions of the album include a hidden track at the end of "Jade," extending the track's total runtime to 13:57. The Japan
ese/Australia
n pressing includes the bonus track "Without Moral Restraint."
Prior to the band's debut release, the track "Dead Inside" was performed on the short lived USA Network
program Farmclub.com. This prompted Roadrunner Records
to sign Chimaira.
s in Dropped A tuning
. It emphasizes programming
and sampling
and, consequently, has been considered less heavy than Chimaira's following albums. In a 2004 interview, programmer Chris Spicuzza acknowledged this but pointed out that it was largely an issue of mixing that gives this impression. Vocalist Mark Hunter would later disparage the sampling as "ear candy" and stated that the band's 2003 effort had a more focused approach to sampling.
on their God Hates the World Tour
. This would later prove beneficial when drummer Ricky Evensand
left Chimaira in 2004; going on advice from Slayer guitarist Kerry King
, Mark Hunter contacted Kevin Talley
who would go on to fill the role for two years.
A dark music video
was filmed for the song "Sp Lit" which gained airplay on Uranium
.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by American heavy metal band
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
Chimaira
Chimaira
Chimaira is an American heavy metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. Formed in 1998, the group is a notable member of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal scene. The band's name is derived from the word Chimera, a monstrous creature in Greek mythology...
, released on October 2, 2001. According to vocalist Mark Hunter, as of 2003, the band has sold 44,000 copies of the album in the United States.
Some editions of the album include a hidden track at the end of "Jade," extending the track's total runtime to 13:57. The Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese/Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n pressing includes the bonus track "Without Moral Restraint."
Prior to the band's debut release, the track "Dead Inside" was performed on the short lived USA Network
USA Network
USA Network is an American cable television channel launched in 1971. Once a minor player in basic cable, the network has steadily gained popularity because of breakout hits like Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, Royal Pains, Covert Affairs, White Collar, Monday Night RAW, Suits, and reruns of the various...
program Farmclub.com. This prompted Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records is an American record label that concentrates primarily on heavy metal bands. It is currently a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.-History:...
to sign Chimaira.
Production
Unlike other Chimaira records, Pass Out of Existence was recorded with seven-string guitarSeven-string guitar
A seven-string guitar is a guitar with seven strings instead of the usual six. Some types of seven-string guitars are specific to certain cultures . The standard 7-string guitar tuning is BEADGbe...
s in Dropped A tuning
Dropped A tuning
Dropped A tuning is an alternate tuning for a 7 string guitar where an A is placed over the original standard E tuning or on a 6 string guitar where the strings are tuned to AEADF♯B. This is a "drop 1" tuning in the key of B...
. It emphasizes programming
Programming (music)
Programming is a form of music production and performance using electronic devices, often sequencers or computer programs, to generate music. Programming is used in nearly all forms of electronic music and in most hip hop music since the 1990s. It is also frequently used in modern pop and rock...
and sampling
Sampling (music)
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
and, consequently, has been considered less heavy than Chimaira's following albums. In a 2004 interview, programmer Chris Spicuzza acknowledged this but pointed out that it was largely an issue of mixing that gives this impression. Vocalist Mark Hunter would later disparage the sampling as "ear candy" and stated that the band's 2003 effort had a more focused approach to sampling.
Touring and promotion
In October 2001, Chimaira would join and befriend SlayerSlayer
Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California, in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and...
on their God Hates the World Tour
God Hates Us All
God Hates Us All is the ninth studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer. Released on September 11, 2001, the album received positive critical reviews, although it entered the Billboard 200 at number 28. It was recorded in three months at The Warehouse Studio in Canada, and includes the...
. This would later prove beneficial when drummer Ricky Evensand
Richard Evensand
Richard "Ricky" Evensand is a Swedish drummer and contributed for several music bands: Therion , Chimaira , Ebony Tears, Sorcerer, Dog Faced Gods, Soilwork, Demonoid, Southpaw, Stardown....
left Chimaira in 2004; going on advice from Slayer guitarist Kerry King
Kerry King
Kerry King is an American lead and rhythm guitarist. He is best known as the lead guitarist and cofounder of American thrash metal band Slayer. He co-founded the band with Jeff Hanneman in 1981 and has been a member ever since...
, Mark Hunter contacted Kevin Talley
Kevin Talley
Kevin Talley is an American death metal drummer. He has performed with Dying Fetus, Misery Index and Chimaira, and he is currently the drummer for the bands Dååth, Six Feet Under and Nothnegal.- History :...
who would go on to fill the role for two years.
A dark music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
was filmed for the song "Sp Lit" which gained airplay on Uranium
Uranium (TV series)
Uranium is an American television program about heavy metal which aired on Fuse TV in the early 2000s. After establishing herself as the host of MMUSA's Tastemakers program, Juliya Chernetsky, along with network producers, created Uranium as an outlet for the broad range of heavy metal subgenres...
.
Track listing
Personnel
- Mark HunterMark Hunter (musician)Mark Hunter is the singer vocalist and one of the main songwriters for the heavy metal band Chimaira.-Chimaira:Hunter co-founded the band with original Chimaira guitarist Jason Hager...
– VocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, Guitars (6, 14) - Rob ArnoldRob ArnoldRob Arnold is a member and lead guitarist of the metal band Chimaira. In an interview with Roadrunner Records, he named Kirk Hammett, "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman and Kerry King as being influential to his playing style...
– Lead GuitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure... - Jason Hager – Rhythm GuitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
- Jim LaMarca – BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Andols Herrick – DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Chris Spicuzza – ElectronicsProgramming (music)Programming is a form of music production and performance using electronic devices, often sequencers or computer programs, to generate music. Programming is used in nearly all forms of electronic music and in most hip hop music since the 1990s. It is also frequently used in modern pop and rock...
- Justin Walden – KeyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, Programming - Stephen CarpenterStephen CarpenterStephen Carpenter is an American musician known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of the alternative metal band Deftones. His guitar technique makes use of both ringing open strings and dissonant chord voicings, as well as stock power chords in polyrhythms...
– Guitars (10)