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«: CoaL ChambeR :»

As there's already been a page devoted to Rayna.. I suppose I should make a whole page for Coal Chamber.. heh. (maybe someday if I get the initiative I'll make a page for each member..)

Formed in Los Angeles in the Spring of 1994, the band quickly recorded a self-produced demo and set out on a street level raid that put their name on every street corner and underneath every slimy rock in L.A. Ensuing word of mouth quickly led to packed shows at well-known Hollywood clubs such as The Whiskey A Go-Go and The Roxy. Within a few months, Coal Chamber were drawing as many people to a club as locally established peers who had been doing the rounds for 2 years. (They mix)hip hop, punk, goth and hardcore influences with a thick, molten, down-tuned riffing style.

In the Fall of '95, Dino Cazares of Fear Factory and producer Ross Robinson simultaneously brought Coal Chamber to the attention of Roadrunner VP of A&R, Monte Conner. Blown away by "Loco" (the demo's opener) and intrigued by Dez's schizophrenic vocals, Conner immediately offered them a deal. Life was suddenly easy. They were on the rise. And then, it all came to a halt. -Dez met his now 'ex'wife, but she pulled him away from the band. He left for almost half a year, but he missed the band too much, so he ended up coming back. (to the delight of us fans.. whee!!)

(Rayna already got her own page.. but, just one more pic..)

The Roadrunner deal was finally inked during Christmas of '95 and the band were faced with the decision of finding the right person to lay their magic down to two inch. Never afraid to take chances and try fresh ideas, that right person turned out to be two, as the band chose Jay Gordon (yup, from Orgy!! Amir Derakh, also from Orgy, sings on one of the songs too.. heheh) and Jay Baumgardner.

Explains Dez, "The day I started recording my vocals, my wife left me. She left me in the driveway of my home, taking the dog and everything I fuckin' owned. Everything I fuckin' thought was real." Asking him "Are you alright?" before she took off, Dez's response, "Do I seem alright to you?," was being laid to tape in a flood of tears 10 minutes later in the studio. (Unspoiled.. y'know? Well, uhh, if you listen to CC then you know. heh)


All this stuff that sounds real intelligent was taken from the bio that's located on the official Coal Chamber website.. go check it out sometime..! More Coal Chamber pictures..
Ozzfest '98.. great tour..

Apparently CC is working on a new album right now, look for it early 2001..?