The Dying is a five piece metalcore outfit, hailing from the north-east part of Belgium called Limburg. The band started in the year 2000 under the name Chimaera. Twelve months later they recorded a self titled demo CD. The demo got nice reactions and the band started to play more and more shows. <br><br> In 2003 Chimaera's hard work was finally rewarded. The band made a record deal with Genet Records to release their first full length album 'Passion Sets The Killing'... The album was a blast and got good reactions all over Europe. Because of their excellent live reputation Chimaera kept playing shows like crazy. A short tour with Darkest Hour, a handful of minitours in the UK and a tour of ten days through East-Europe transformed Chimaera into a well oiled killing machine. <br><br> In 2005 Chimaera even played at the famous Graspop Metal Meeting and Pukkelpop, two of the biggest open air festivals in Belgium! Chimaera was also the support act for bands like Avenged Sevenfold, Himsa, 3 Inches Of Blood and The Black Dahlia Murder. <br><br> During the months March, April and May of that same year, Chimaera did the recordings of their second full album called 'Stygian' ... The expectations for this new record were huge. That's why Chimaera decided to work with a producer. Xavier Carion, the former riffmeister of Belgium's heaviest and most successfull band in history 'Channel Zero', was the chosen one. Chimaera also realised that the album, once it was recorded, had to get properly mixed and mastered. Therefor they went to the famous Fredman studio in Göteborg (Sweden) where Frederik Nordström (Dimmu Borgir, In Flames, Arch enemy, The Haunted, Darkest hour, At The Gates, Hammerfall, Opeth, Soilwork...) did the mixing. Goran Finnberg was responsible for the mastering and the finishing touch of the album. Once again the album was well received in the hardcore and metal scene. A European tour (from Estonia to Spain!!) and many new shows were planned to convince the world once again of Chimaera's astonishing live performance. <br><br> During the Summer of 2006 Chimaera decided to change their name into The Dying because it was too similar to the American 'Chimaira' and it confused a lot of people. Today The Dying is working hard on new songs so they can take the next step to total destruction. To be on top of the latest blurs, keep an eye on their webpage! Rock on!! <br><br>