# Chimaera | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/chimaera
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/chimaera/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-19 08:33 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/chimaera
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/chimaera/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/chimaera/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Chimaera
- Visible lyric pages: 22

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `chimaera`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-19 08:33 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-2706db71fd17515f
- Visible lyric pages: 22
- Pages with stored lyric text: 22
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 16930
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 0
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Chimaera, Essence Of Darkness, Intro - Essence Of Darkness, Intro - Morning Shade, Intro - Ridden By The Storm, Intro - Rose For Thorns, Intro - Scars Unseen, and Intro - The Dreamsower
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Chimaera formed in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1998, started by guitarist Marcus Jidell and vocalist Kim Strömberg. They put out their first album, "The Impossibility of Reason," which mixed melodic death metal with symphonic touches. A few years later, they released a self-titled record in 2005 that included tracks like "Essence of Darkness." In 2009, Strömberg left the band, which marked a shift for Chimaera. They kept recording after that, with...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Chimaera — https://lyroverse.com/chimaera/chimaera
2. Essence Of Darkness — https://lyroverse.com/chimaera/essence-of-darkness
3. Intro - Essence Of Darkness — https://lyroverse.com/chimaera/intro-essence-of-darkness
4. Intro - Morning Shade — https://lyroverse.com/chimaera/intro-morning-shade
5. Intro - Ridden By The Storm — https://lyroverse.com/chimaera/intro-ridden-by-the-storm
6. Intro - Rose For Thorns — https://lyroverse.com/chimaera/intro-rose-for-thorns
7. Intro - Scars Unseen — https://lyroverse.com/chimaera/intro-scars-unseen
8. Intro - The Dreamsower — https://lyroverse.com/chimaera/intro-the-dreamsower
9. Intro - Tortuous Loneliness — https://lyroverse.com/chimaera/intro-tortuous-loneliness
10. Intro - Vengeful Angel — https://lyroverse.com/chimaera/intro-vengeful-angel
11. Intro - Wrinkles Of The Oak — https://lyroverse.com/chimaera/intro-wrinkles-of-the-oak
12. Moviment II: The Creation — https://lyroverse.com/chimaera/moviment-ii-the-creation
13. Moviment III: The Work — https://lyroverse.com/chimaera/moviment-iii-the-work
14. Moviment IV: The Love & The Hatred — https://lyroverse.com/chimaera/moviment-iv-the-love-amp-the-hatred
15. Moviment V: Radamés's Betrayal — https://lyroverse.com/chimaera/moviment-v-radames-s-betrayal
16. Ridden By The Storm — https://lyroverse.com/chimaera/ridden-by-the-storm
17. Rose For Thorns — https://lyroverse.com/chimaera/rose-for-thorns
18. Scars Unseen — https://lyroverse.com/chimaera/scars-unseen
19. The Dreamsower — https://lyroverse.com/chimaera/the-dreamsower
20. Tortuous Loneliness — https://lyroverse.com/chimaera/tortuous-loneliness
21. Vengeful Angel — https://lyroverse.com/chimaera/vengeful-angel
22. Wrinkles Of The Oak — https://lyroverse.com/chimaera/wrinkles-of-the-oak