Chimaira guitarist Rob Arnold has offered a statement about how things are going with Chimaira, who are currently recording their fifth studio album.

Talking about the new record, Arnold has said: “Things are going well here at the ol’ studio. Today (Tuesday, November 4) I finished working on the fifth of fourteen songs we’re recording, and Matt (DeVries, guitar) is working on number six right now. My opinion on how things are sounding is…. HUGE. You really never fully understand how technically demanding a riff is until you try to lay it down for good.”

“A lot of this stuff is hard, man — but totally catchy at the same time. I think it was Mr. Eddie Van Halen who once said, ‘Man, I wish we could tour first, and then record the record!’ And that’s because after you’ve been on the road month after month, playing the songs over and over again, you’re always much better at them individually, and as a band, than you are when you record them. But, oh, well… we’re trying our best here, and I think everyone is going to appreciate it come April.”

The as-yet untitled effort is expected to see a release on April 28th, 2009 in the States through Ferret. The band are yet to secure a deal in Europe as Chimaira’s contract with Nuclear Blast has expired.