Following the departure of guitarist Emil Werstler, and the rest of the band following suit, Mark Hunter has decided to lay CHIMAIRA to rest. Here's the official announcement:
"After fifteen full blown ass ripping years, it is with great honor to announce the end of CHIMAIRA. Thanks to everyone that supported the group in any way shape or form. Everyone involved with the band from members to fans put their heart and soul into this project.
"We achieved a lot. We bled a lot. It fucking ruled."
Presumably the band's appearance at '70,000 Tons Of Metal' and any other activity is cancelled. The band's final album (before the inevitable reunion down the road) was 2013's "Crown Of Phantoms".
Source: www.FaceBook.Com/Chimaira