Band, 1993-2003 US, Los Angeles
Rock
Formed in Los Angeles, California, USA, in 1994. Coal Chamber are led by gruff vocalist Dez Fafara and operate in territory somewhere between the traditional hard riffing of Black Sabbath and the sensationalist techno rock of Marilyn Manson. Fafara met guitarist Miguel "Meegs' Rascon through a classified ad, and they later added drummer Mike Cox and bass player Rayna Foss, the room-mate of Fafara's future wife. They signed to Roadrunner Records in 1995 after being recommended by Dino Cazares of Fear Factory, and received widespread exposure in the metal press as that label's hottest new property since Machine Head. Their debut attained further strong reviews. Their sophomore set, 1999's Chamber Music, was boosted by the inclusion of their highly popular cover version of Peter Gabriel's "Shock The Monkey", featuring Ozzy Osbourne on vocals. Foss, who gave birth to her daughter by Morgan Rose of Sevendust the same year, was temporarily replaced by Nadja Peulen. The arrangement became permanent in 2002. The band was further unsettled when Cox departed the same September. Coal Chamber split in 2003. In late 2011 it was announced that Coal Chamber would be reformed.
Dez Fafara voc *1966 US | |
Nadja Peulen b *1975 US | |
Rayna Foss-Rose b *1970 | |
Mike Cox dr *1977 US | |
John Thor dr | |
Miguel Rascon g, bvoc *1972 MX | |
Chela Rhea Harper b *1984 CA |
Track list and 30sec audio provided by
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Rivals | Coal Chamber | 2015 | Album |
I.O.U. Nothing | Coal Chamber | 2015 | Single |
The Complete Roadrunner Collection 1997-2003 | Coal Chamber | 2013 | Album |
The Best Of Coal Chamber | Coal Chamber | 2004 | Compil. |
The Best Of Coal Chamber | Coal Chamber | 2004 | Compil. |
Giving The Devil His Due (Hi-End Ultra X-treme) (Full Album + Bonus) | Coal Chamber | 2003 | Compil. |
Giving The Devil His Due | Coal Chamber | 2003 | Compil. |
Selections From Dark Days | Coal Chamber | 2002 | Album |
Dark Days | Coal Chamber | 2002 | Album |
Fiend | Coal Chamber | 2002 | Single |
Metal Radio Sampler | Coal Chamber | 2002 | Album |
Fiend | Coal Chamber | 2002 | Single |
Dark Sides From Dark Days - Unreleased & Live | Coal Chamber | 2002 | Single |
Chamber Music | Coal Chamber | 1999 | Album |
Livin' La Vida Loco Tour | Coal Chamber | 1999 | Album |
Tyler's Song | Coal Chamber | 1999 | Single |
Notion/Tragedy/No Home | Coal Chamber | 1999 | Album |
Shock The Monkey | Coal Chamber | 1999 | Single |
Notion | Coal Chamber | 1999 | Single |
Blisters | Coal Chamber | 1998 | Single |
Sway (The Roof Is On Fire) | Coal Chamber | 1998 | Single |
Rayna Goes To Oz | Coal Chamber | 1998 | Album |
Loco | Coal Chamber | 1997 | Single |
Big Truck | Coal Chamber | 1997 | Single |
Coal Chamber | Coal Chamber | 1997 | Album |
Loco | Coal Chamber | 1997 | Single |
NU-Metal CD1 | Adema, The Apex Theory, Coal Chamber, Deftones, Down The Sun, Drain, Dreadlock Pussy, Sevendust, Switched, System Of A Down | Compil. | |
Dark Days/Giving The Devil His Due Vol.2 | Coal Chamber | Compil. | |
Live At The Palace | Coal Chamber | Album | |
Chamber Music/Giving The Devil His Due: Vol.1 | Coal Chamber | Compil. | |
Coal Chamber/Demo | Coal Chamber | Compil. |