Coal Chamber

Coal Chamber
Coal Chamber in 2015 Clockwise from top left: Fafara, Rascón, Cox, Peulen
Coal Chamber in 2015
Clockwise from top left: Fafara, Rascón, Cox, Peulen
Background information
Also known asShe's in Pain (1992–1993)
OriginLos Angeles, U.S.
Genres
Years active
  • 1992–2003
  • 2011–2016
  • 2022–present
Labels
Members
Past members
  • Rayna Foss
  • Chela Rhea Harper
  • John Tor
Websitecoalchamberofficial.com

Coal Chamber is an American nu metal band formed by Dez Fafara and Meegs Rascón in Los Angeles in 1992, initially under the name She's in Pain.[1] The original lineup also consisted of bassist Rayna Foss and drummer Jon Tor. Mike Cox replaced Tor on drums in 1995, and the Coal Chamber lineup was complete. After signing to Roadrunner Records, they released their debut album, Coal Chamber, in 1997.

Chamber Music followed two years later and featured the band's only charting single in the US, a cover of Peter Gabriel's "Shock the Monkey", featuring Ozzy Osbourne as a guest vocalist. Their third album, Dark Days, was released in the spring of 2002. Nadja Peulen temporarily replaced Foss on bass for touring commitments, before joining on a permanent basis in 2002. Coal Chamber disbanded in 2003, after ten years together, and then reunited in 2011, with the lineup of Fafara, Cox, and Rascón, along with Chela Rhea Harper on bass.[1] Peulen rejoined the band on bass in 2013, and Coal Chamber released their fourth album, Rivals, in 2015, before disbanding again in 2016. They then reunited a second time in 2022.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Coal Chamber". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "Coal Chamber Members Comment on Reunion". Blabbermouth.net. November 7, 2022. Archived from the original on November 24, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2022.