Tag Archives: Coal Chamber

Like the coal industry, Coal Chamber’s future doesn’t seem promising

Posted by on June 20, 2017

Since the initial dissolution of Coal Chamber in 2003, Dez Fafara has kept himself busy with Devildriver, his own band. More than a side project, by the time Coal Chamber reformed in 2011, there was probably at least one generation that had no idea he was in a band before then. However, the band put […]

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Devildriver’s Dez Fafara, his mom appear in Honda commercial

Posted by on January 13, 2017

Sometimes things don’t turn out the way you’d expect. For example, Devildriver’s Dez Fafara, a man who first rose to popularity via a Coal Chamber song called “Big Truck,” has found himself in a Honda commercial along with his mom. According to his Instagram post, he and his mom went to a flea market (or […]

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Devildriver show you their night sky with new track

Posted by on May 6, 2016

In one week, Devildriver will be unleashing their seventh album, and first in three years, Trust No One. This is kind of a reboot for the band, as frontman Dez Fafara took some time last year to release a reunion album with Coal Chamber. In the time off, the band has also undergone some lineup changes, […]

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‘Spin’ names their top 40 covers by nu-metal bands

Posted by on April 28, 2016

Back in the ’90s and early aughts, the nu-metal explosion found bands, some of which had no reasons being signed, thrust upon us in the wake of Korn, Deftones and Limp Bizkit’s success. Granted, some of those bands were great, and others not so much. What they all had in common was that one of […]

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Fallujah working on Nuclear Blast debut for 2016

Posted by on October 29, 2015

Fallujah signed with Nuclear Blast earlier this year, toured just a bit, and are now heading into the studio to record their follow up to 2014’s The Flesh Prevails, which debuted at #101 when it came out.  The new album will be produced by Zack Ohren (who recently worked on the new Chelsea Grin), and mixed and mastered […]

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Fear Factory would rather Dielectric

Posted by on July 24, 2015

Fear Factory just announced a headlining tour a few days ago, in support of their upcoming album, Genexus. Due out August 7th, they’ve already released two songs (“ProtoMech” and “Soul Hacker“), and now they’re streaming a third track, “Dielectric.” Said vocalist Burton C. Bell on the band’s ninth album, “The word genexus is a hybrid of two words; genesis and nexus. […]

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Coal Chamber do it live in new Rivals video

Posted by on July 13, 2015

As Coal Chamber gears up to hit the road later this month on a North American tour with Fear Factory, they’ve released a new music video using footage from a recent live performance in London. This is the Coal Chamber’s second music video from the album, coming after the release of “I.O.U. Nothing” this past May. Said vocalist Dez […]

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Fear Factory release first single from Genexus

Posted by on June 17, 2015

Since signing with Nuclear Blast in September of 2014, Fear Factory has been building up the release of their ninth studio album, Genexus, due out on August 7th. Today, the band just released a lyric video for, “Soul Hacker,” the first single from the new album. Said guitarist Dino Cazares, “We chose the song ‘Soul Hacker’ for the first single ’cause […]

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Metal Power Rankings 5/29: Sol Victorious

Posted by on May 29, 2015

Welcome to Metal Power Rankings: Our weekly rankings take a number of factors into account, such as newsworthiness, record sales, internet buzz, word of mouth and overall importance in the genre. Ultimately, it’s subjective, but if a band generates enough buzz, they’ll wind up on the list. In this fast-paced week, Faith No More take […]

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Metal By Numbers 5/28: The charts have got sol

Posted by on May 28, 2015

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Well, this is certainly heftier than last week. Just like I said it would be. As is common for large debut lists, you’ve got band’s making comebacks, a few EP’s, younger bands trying to […]

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