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Kimaera
OriginBeirut, Lebanon
Genres
Years active2000 - present
Labels
  • Eternal Sound Records
  • Stygian Crypt Productions
Members
  • Charbel Abboud
  • Pierre Najm
  • Georges Antabi
  • Joe Nassar
  • Michel Kammouj
Websitewww.kimaera.info

Kimaera is a Lebanese death metal band founded by vocalist and guitarist Jean-Pierre Haddad in 2000. The band's music combines oriental metal, doom metal and death metal influences, with gothic undertones resounding through melodic interludes of violins, pianos and occasional female vocals.[2]

History

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In March 2004, the band released God's Wrath, a self-produced single. The release got the attention of Stygian Crypt Productions, which in turn led to the band's release of their debut album Ebony Veiled.[3] The album was released in February 2006 in Lebanon and on 20 April 2006 the album saw a worldwide release.[4]

Kimaera is among the first wave of international metal bands originating from the Middle East,[5] known in their homeland as the "Lebanese Ambassadors of Doom".[6]

The band released its second full-length album Solitary Impact with Stygian Crypt Productions in July 2010,[7] along with their first official music video "The Taste of Treason". In 2013, Kimaera released their third album The Harbinger of Doom after inking a deal with the German label Eternal Sound Records.[8]

In February 2022, Kimaera's lead singer, Jean Pierre Haddad, was found dead in his apartment in Egypt after a natural gas leak.[9]

Members

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  • Charbel Abboud - Rhythm Guitars / keyboards / producer
  • Pierre Najm - Lead Guitars
  • Georges Antabi - Vocals
  • Joe Nassar - Drums
  • Michel Kammouj - Bass Guitar
  • Jean-Pierre Haddad - guitars & vocals (deceased)

Discography

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Studio albums

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Singles

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References

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  1. ^ "Ebony Veiled - Review by GraveWish - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives".
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2017-04-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Metal Waves - Metal Waves". Archived from the original on 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2017-04-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Raw & Wild - '80 heavy 'zine / Web - radio". www.rawandwild.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-25.
  6. ^ ":: Metalje.com :: - Lebanese Metal Portal! - Kimaera Interview". www.metalje.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-03.
  7. ^ Admin, PSW. "Discography - Kimaera.info". kimaera.info. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  8. ^ "KIMAERA | EternalSoundRecords". www.eternalsound.de. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  9. ^ Saeed, Saeed (2022-02-27). "Lebanese musician Jean-Pierre Haddad dies aged 39: 'My home country lost a monument'". The National. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
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