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Coal Chamber
Origin	Los Angeles, California, USA
Genre(s)	Alternative metal Nu metal
Years active	1994–2003
Label(s)	Roadrunner
Associated acts	Devildriver Glass Piñata Butterfly Knife Machine Gun Orchestra She's in Pain
Former members
Dez Fafara Meegs Rascón Rayna Foss Nadja Peulen Mikey "Bug" Cox John Tor

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Formation

The band gained a large following early in their career, arguably because they were the first "darker" themed nu metal band, with an image that comparatively had more in common with the goth subculture than followers of hip hop culture. Prior to Coal Chamber, Dez & Meegs formed a band in 1992 called She's in Pain. They later on switched to Coal Chamber with a different lineup. John Tor who was their Drummer for two years had to leave because he was starting fights with Meegs. Nu metal (also called aggro metal, or nü metal using the traditional heavy metal umlaut) is a musical genre that has origins in the mid 1990s. ... This article is about the late 20th / early 21st century subculture. ... Hip hop is a subculture, which is said to have begun with the work of DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, and Afrika Bambaattaa. ...

Coal Chamber

Coal Chamber played in the first Ozzfest, signed to Roadrunner Records, acquired Mike "Bug" Cox who beat out his older brother for the spot and recorded their first album (all in 1996) for their self-titled debut Coal Chamber in 1997. The first sign of their demise began when they started to fight in 1998 durning live performances. Ozzfest is an annual tour of the United States (and in some years, Europe) featuring performances by many Heavy Metal, Metalcore, Death Metal, Hardcore and Nu Metal groups. ... Roadrunner Records is a major record label that concentrates on metal bands. ... Coal Chamber is that bands first album. ...

Chamber Music

Their next album was released in fall of 1999 entitled Chamber Music. This album was considered a step away from the nu metal image they had engendered with their prior release, having instead a more gothic metal inspired feel. With the bit of commercial success Coal Chamber received after Chamber Music, the band toured on headlining and festival tours. The band had managed to catch the attention of Ozzy Osbourne's wife, Sharon Osbourne, who became their manager. They later parted ways with Sharon over personal and creative differences. And those were definitely not the only personal and creative differences happening, for by this time, the band was having again many internal disputes, which caused them to take a break from touring, resulting in their non-participation in the Tattoo the Earth tour in 2000. See also: 1999 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1999 Record labels established in 1999 // January 7 After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation. ... Chamber Music is the second studio album by Californian nu-metal band Coal Chamber, released on the label Roadrunner in 1999. ... Nu metal (also called aggro metal, or nü metal using the traditional heavy metal umlaut) is a musical genre that has origins in the mid 1990s. ... Gothic metal is a genre of heavy metal music that originated during the mid 1990s in Europe as an outgrowth of doom-death, a fusion genre of doom metal and death metal. ... Sharon Rachel Osbourne (née Levy, previously Arden; born 9 October 1952) is an English music manager and promoter, television personality and presenter. ...

Dark Days

The band followed up with their third album Dark Days in the spring of 2002, which met with mixed reviews. Bassist Rayna Foss had left the band to raise her daughter shortly after the album was recorded; she was replaced by Nadja Peulen, who had taken Foss-Rose's place during her pregnancy between the first two albums. Rayna had a falling out of sorts with frontman Dez Fafara saying that she and her husband had "found Christ" and would be leaving Coal Chamber for good. In May of 2002, it was announced that Coal Chamber had broken up after an onstage altercation between Dez and Meegs during a show in Lubbock, Texas. They had been fighting verbally before the show, and continued to fight onstage, with Meegs hitting Dez in the head with the headstock of his guitar, causing Dez to announce "This is the last Coal Chamber show ever!" and storm offstage. The band attempted to continue the show with Meegs singing vocals, but soon stopped the show altogether, with Mikey demolishing his drumset before storming offstage. The band managed to patch things up long enough for an appearance on "Last Call With Carson Daly" and a summer tour with American Head Charge, Lollipop Lust Kill, and Medication. These would be the last shows the band would ever play. Dark Days is an album by Coal Chamber. ... See also: 2002 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2002 Record labels established in 2002 // 2002 was marked by significant trends in rock music. ... Rayna while in Coal Chamber Rayna Foss (born August 26, 1974) was the first bassist for the California based nu metal band Coal Chamber. ... Nadja Peulen (Born January 10th, 1975) is a recording artist from Germany who replaced Coal Chambers Rayna Foss-Rose for live performances. ...

Dispanstion

In October 2002, Mikey "Bug" Cox was fired after several personal disputes with both Fafara, and guitarist Meegs Rascón. The official release on the Coal Chamber website stated that the band was looking for a new drummer, although all band activities had come to a standstill. Late summer 2003 saw the release of a compilation album titled Giving the Devil His Due, which included several demo tracks submitted by the band prior to their signing with Roadrunner Records in 1997, along with several alternate studio recordings and remixes of various tracks from their previous releases. Coal Chamber officially called it a day in 2003, shortly after lead vocalist Dez Fafara continued with his new band DevilDriver. In 2004 The Best Of Coal Chamber was released. In June 2005, Fafara stated that Coal Chamber's hiatus is permanent and will not be reforming at any time in the future. He has also described it that if he did go back it would be like repeating the 4th Grade again referring that Coal Chamber is something that is done. In September 2007 Rascon stated that "you never know what the future brings". The subject of this article may not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... Miguel Rascón (born August 20, 1970) better known by the stage name Meegs, is a rock guitarist of mixed Mexican/Chinese ethnicity. ... Giving the Devil His Due is a 2003 compilation album of remixes and previously released songs by the nu metal band Coal Chamber. ... Roadrunner Records is a major record label that concentrates on metal bands. ... See also: 2003 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2003 Record labels established in 2003 // January - following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It... DevilDriver (initially called Deathride) is a death metal-influenced groove metal band from Santa Barbara, California. ... The Best of Coal Chamber is a collection of the best music of the band Coal Chamber. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Post-Coal-Chamber activities

As mentioned, after the disbandment of Coal Chamber, Fafara chose to continue as vocalist of metal band DevilDriver, recording three albums, DevilDriver, The Fury of Our Maker's Hand, and most recently The Last Kind Words. DevilDriver (initially called Deathride) is a death metal-influenced groove metal band from Santa Barbara, California. ... DevilDriver is the first album by metal band DevilDriver, the new band of former Coal Chamber singer Dez Fafara. ... Alternate cover Original album cover The Fury of Our Makers Hand is the second album from heavy metal band DevilDriver. ... The Last Kind Words is the third studio album by DevilDriver, released in the United Kingdom on June 19, 2007. ...

Guitarist Meegs Rascon, went on to form rock band "Glass Piñata", previously known as just “Pinata”, the group has so far only released demos via their website. Glass Piñata are a Hard Rock Music Band. ...

Bassist Nadja Puelen created Cruel Tees, a t-shirt company that sold online and through stores such as Hot Topic. She is currently selling her Bass from the Chamber Music Tour.

After taking 2 years off to recover from a car accident, Drummer Mikey "Bug" Cox joined forces with long time friend and ex-ORGY mastermind Jay Gordon, who also was producer of Coal Chambers self titled début. The band is called "Machine Gun Orchestra" and is currently in the studio working on their début album to be released on 2008.

Discography

• Coal Chamber (February 11, 1997, album)
• Chamber Music (September 7, 1999, album)
• Dark Days (May 7, 2002, album)
• Giving the Devil His Due (August 19, 2003, compilation)
• The Best of Coal Chamber (August 09, 2004, compilation)

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External links

• Coal Chamber MySpace