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Coal Chamber was an Alternative Metal band from Los Angeles, CA , USA formed in 1994 . The band was one of the most famous bands along with Korn and Limp Bizkit . The band gained a large following early in their career, arguably because they were the first "darker" themed Nu Metal band, with an image that comparatively had more in common with the Goth Subculture than followers of Hip Hop Culture . BIOGRAPHY Coal Chamber signed to Roadrunner Records and recorded their first album (both in 1996 ) for their self-titled debut in 1997 . Their next album was released in fall of 1999 entitled '' Chamber Music ''. This album was considered a step away from the Nu Metal image they had engendered with their prior release, having instead a more Gothic Metal inspired feel. In this album also was a cover of a song originally done by Peter Gabriel in 1982 called " Shock The Monkey " with legendary rocker Ozzy Osbourne providing vocals in collaboration with the band's lead singer Dez Fafara . With the bit of commercial success Coal Chamber received after Chamber Music, the band toured on headlining and festival tours such as Ozzfest . The band had managed to catch the attention of Ozzy Osbourne's wife, Sharon Osbourne , who became their manager. They later parted ways with Sharon over personal and creative differences. And those were definitely not the only personal and creative differences happening, for by this time, the band was having many internal disputes, which caused them to take a break from touring, resulting in their non-participation in the Tattoo the Earth tour in 2000. The band followed up with their third album '' Dark Days '' in the spring of 2002, which met with mixed reviews. Bassist Rayna Foss-Rose had left the band to raise her daughter before the album was recorded; she was replaced by Nadja Peulen , who had taken Foss-Rose's place during her pregnancy between the first two albums. Rayna had a falling out of sorts with frontman Dez Fafara saying that she and her husband had "found Christ" and would be leaving Coal Chamber for good. In May of 2002, it was announced that Coal Chamber had broken up after an onstage altercation between Dez and Meegs during a show in Lubbock, Texas. They had been fighting verbally before the show, and continued to fight onstage, with Meegs hitting Dez in the head with the headstock of his guitar, causing Dez to announce "This is the last Coal Chamber show ever!" and storm offstage. The band attempted to continue the show with Meegs singing vocals, but soon stopped the show altogether, with Mikey demolishing his drumset before walking offstage. The band managed to patch things up long enough for an appearance on "Last Call With Carson Daly" and a summer tour with American Head Charge, Lollipop Lust Kill, and Medication. These would be the last shows the band would ever play. In October 2002, Mikey Cox parted ways with the band after several personal disputes with both Fafara, and guitarist Meegs Rascón , due to his heavy Cocaine use. Personal disputes had been a vice of the band since around 1998 and was apparent in live performances. The official release on the Coal Chamber website stated that the band was looking for a new drummer, although all band activities had come to a standstill. Late summer 2003 saw the release of a compilation album titled '' Giving The Devil His Due '', which included several demo tracks submitted by the band prior to their signing with Roadrunner Records in 1997, along with several alternate studio recordings and remixes of various tracks from their previous releases. Coal Chamber officially called it a day in 2003, shortly after lead vocalist Dez Fafara left to form the group DevilDriver . In June 2005 , Fafara stated that Coal Chamber's hiatus is permanent and will not be reforming at any time in the future. POST-COAL CHAMBER ACTIVITIES As mentioned, after the disbandment of Coal Chamber, Fafara chose to continue as vocalist of metal band DevilDriver , recording three albums, DevilDriver , The Fury Of Our Maker's Hand , and most recently The Last Kind Words . Guitarist Meegs Rascon, went on to form rock band "Glass Pinata", previously known as just “Pinata”, the group has so far only released demos via their website. Drummer Mikey "Bug" Cox went on to form Alternative Metal band "Butterfly Knife" with friend and singer Dev. Songs are available through their MySpace page. Bassist Nadja Puelen created Cruel Tees, a t-shirt company that sold online and through stores such as Hot Topic. MEMBERS
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