Released February 11, 1997 Label Roadrunner | Genre Nu metal | |
Recorded NRG Recording, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1996 Length 49:05
68:58 (special edition) Producer Jay Gordon
Jay Baumgardner | ||
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".
Contents
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.
Music and lyrics
The album's sound has been compared to Korn and White Zombie. 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.
Reception
Steve Huey of Allmusic gave the album a three star rating. He criticized its riffs and typed that it wasn't very original.
Track listing
All tracks by Coal Chamber
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, and Live at the Maritime Hall, San Francisco, CA, 1999.