Coal
Chamber
Coal
Chamber (1997)
Genre: Nu-Metal,
Alternative Metal
I remember
when I was a teen and I was in my second band, one day my guitar player brought this
album to one of our rehearsals and we immediately added Loco and First to our
set list, we loved playing those songs, they were easy to play and everyone liked
them, so this album has a special place in my heart for me. What sets Coal
Chamber, from the rest of the Nu Metal pack, is their trade mark thick sound
and even though they do not have a hip hop element in playing style like most
of the their contemporaries like Korn, Limp Bizkit, Deftones…, their bass and
drums deliver some killer grooves. So this is my brief review of this band’s
first album.
Vocals and Lyrics: Dez Fafara, is still learning the
tricks of the trade, but he lands some really interesting vocal arrangements like on
Bradley. 8
Instrumentation:
Guitar: Meegs Rascon, plays pretty basic two note
riffs that are simple but effective.
Bass: Nothing too complicated in this department
either but, Rayna’s lumbering basses are just perfect for these songs
Drums: Mike Bug Cox, is by far the best musician in
the band, his drum playing is incredible and are very groove oriented. 6.5
Melody and/or Structure: The songs have a simple structure,
and Dez is able to bring some melody to the table. 7
Sound, Production and Feeling: Like I said in the introduction
the band has a trade mark thick sound as a vehicle for their heaviness, and if
you listen carefully it’s very similar sound to Orgy’s sound, and the reason to
this is that Jay Gordon and Amir Derakh both members of that band are part of
the production team of this album. 8
Songs: Man a love this album; and my favorite song is “Big
Truck”, it the king of stupid songs, they actual make this super stupid song
work, that’s no easy task 11
The Bad: Clock is a really bad track. -1
Originality: This band is still is still in their
formative stage, the best is still to come. 8
Overall: 47.5
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