There are two eponymous bands under the name "Himera", both are russian.

1. Himera was a punk/hardcore/psychedelic band founded in 1992 in Vyborg by Eduard Starkov and other former members of "Deputat Baltiki". The band existed until Starkov's suicide in 1997. Gennady Bachinsky, formerly the band's guitarist, recently became known through comic duo Бачинский и Стиллавин and died in 2008 in car accident.
http://www.edikstarkov.narod.ru/

2. Himera is Heavy metal band from Moscow. The band was formed in 2002 with support from Vladimir Holstinin of Ария and producer Alexander Yelin. As Himera was formed during the split of Aria, the rumours were circulating around that Holstinin and Dubinin will abandon Aria for Himera, though it didn't happen.

Founding members were Andrey Hramov (vocals), Maxim Dyachenko (guitar), Vladislav Vasiliev (drums) and Robert Boim (bass). In the very first years band went through dramatical lineup changes, including departure of vocalist and bassist (both moved to Sergey Terentyev's Артерия) and even producer.

The debut album "Agonia" was completed and released only in 2005, revealing industrial influence on music. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.