Coal Chamber (album)

Coal Chamber
Studio album by Coal Chamber
Released	February 11, 1997
Recorded	NRG Recording, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1996
Genre	Nu metal[1]
Length	49:05 68:58 (special edition)
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Jay Gordon Jay Baumgardner
Coal Chamber chronology
Coal Chamber (1997) Chamber Music (1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
CDNOW
Sputnik Music

Coal Chamber is the eponymous debut album by American nu metal band Coal Chamber. It was released on August 12, 1997 by Roadrunner Records and contains the single "Loco". The Special Edition of the album contains the bonus tracks "Headstones and the Walking Dead", "Big Truck (Hand-On-Wheel Mix)", "Pig (Demo)", "Sway (Demo)", "Unspoiled (Demo)", and "Loco (Demo)" (all of which are available on Giving the Devil His Due). The DVD features 2 of the band's concerts, a live video of "Loco", and the music video of "Loco".

The album has been certified Gold by the RIAA, with an excess of 500,000 copies in the United States and is the band's most successful album.^[3]

Music and lyrics

The album's sound has been compared to Korn and White Zombie.^[2] The song Sway includes the line "the roof the roof the roof is on fire we don't need no water let the motherfucker burn burn motherfucker burn, which is taken from the song "The Roof Is on Fire" by Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three.^[2]

Reception

Steve Huey of Allmusic gave the album a three star rating. He criticized its riffs and typed that it wasn't very original.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks by Coal Chamber

Studio album:
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Loco"	4:15
2.	"Bradley"	3:04
3.	"Oddity"	3:19
4.	"Unspoiled"	2:59
5.	"Big Truck"	3:31
6.	"Sway"	3:35
7.	"First"	4:12
8.	"Maricon Puto"	0:46
9.	"I"	3:49
10.	"Clock"	2:59
11.	"My Frustration"	3:59
12.	"Amir of the Desert"	0:44
13.	"Dreamtime"	3:43
14.	"Pig"	8:27

On The Complete Roadrunner Collection (1997-2003), "Maricon Puto" and "I" are merged into one track.

Special edition

A special edition of the album was released by Roadrunner in 2005. The package includes the original album with six bonus tracks along with a bonus DVD featuring the "Loco" music video and two live concerts. The concerts are Live at the Whiskey A Go Go in LA, CA, 1996, which was included in Kerrang! 100 greatest gigs of all time,^[4] and Live at the Maritime Hall, San Francisco, CA, 1999.

Track listing

Bonus Tracks on Special Edition:
No.	Title	Length
15.	"Headstones and the Walking Dead"	3:27
16.	"Big Truck" (Hand-On-Wheel Mix)	3:32
17.	"Pig" (Demo)	3:21
18.	"Sway" (Demo)	3:30
19.	"Unspoiled" (Demo)	3:38
20.	"Loco" (Demo)	3:38

Personnel

• Dez Fafara - Vocals
• Miguel "Meegs" Rascón - Guitar, Backing Vocals
• Rayna Foss - Original Bassist
• Nadja Peulen - Current Bassist
• Mike Cox - Drums
• Jay Baumgardner - Producer, Mixing
• Marina Chavez - Photography
• CIEL - Design
• Monte Conner - Producer (2005 Reissue)
• Giulio Constanzo - Art Direction (2005 Reissue)
• Nathan "Karma" Cox - Additional Vocals ("Clock")
• Amir Derakh - Engineer, Mixing
• Laurie Es - Additional Design (2005 Reissue)
• Kevin Estranda - Producer (2005 Reissue), Photography (2005 Reissue)*
• Jay Gordon - Producer, Mixing, Additional Vocals ("Oddity" & "Maricon Puto")
• Steven Hartong - Assistant Producer (2005 Reissue)
• Ted Jensen - Remastering (2005 Reissue)
• Eric Levy - Additional Vocals ("Sway"), Additional Percussion ("Maricon Puto")
• Lisa Lewis - Mixing

Chart performance

Album

Year	Title	Chart	Position
1997	Coal Chamber	UK Albums Chart	76
1998	Coal Chamber	Top Heatseekers	10[5]

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Position
1998	"Loco"	UK Singles Chart	81

References

1. Weinstein, Deena (2015). Rock'n America: A Social and Cultural History. University of Toronto Press. (January 27th, 2015)
2. Coal Chamber (album) at AllMusic
3. "Gold & Platinum - May 30, 2010". RIAA. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
4. Kerrang! Kerrang! 100 greatest gigs of all time, cited August 3, 2008
5. "Coal Chamber - Coal Chamber | Awards". Allmusic.