Chamber Music (Coal Chamber album)

Chamber Music

Studio album by Coal Chamber

Released

September 7, 1999

Recorded

Hoboken, New Jersey 1998–1999

Genre

Nu metal, alternative metal, gothic metal

Length

55:14

Coal Chamber chronology

Coal Chamber
(1997)

Chamber Music
(1999)

Dark Days
(2002)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
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Chamber Music is the second studio album by California Nu metal band Coal Chamber, released on Roadrunner Records on September 7, 1999.

Album information

With this record, Coal Chamber purposely distanced their sound from that of Korn and White Zombie who they were often compared to because of the prominent influence on Coal Chamber's debut album. Many of the songs on Chamber Music are notably more melodic than that of its predecessor and could perhaps make it the group's most accessible record. Their cover of Peter Gabriel's "Shock the Monkey," featuring guest vocals by Ozzy Osbourne, helped launch the band into the mainstream music scene as well. A music video was produced for "Shock the Monkey," and the song received notable radio airplay for a time, the album sold over 270,000 copies in the US.^[2]

The song "What's in Your Mind?" opens with a lengthy example of backmasking.

Track listing

All songs written by Mike Cox/B. Dez Fafara/Rayna Foss/Miguel Rascón except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mist" (Instrumental)	0:43
2.	"Tragedy"	2:51
3.	"El Cu Cuy"	4:22
4.	"Untrue"	3:26
5.	"Tyler's Song"	2:49
6.	"What's in Your Mind?"	3:55
7.	"Not Living"	3:50
8.	"Shock the Monkey" (Peter Gabriel cover feat. Ozzy Osbourne)	3:42
9.	"Burgundy"	2:11
10.	"Entwined"	3:49
11.	"Feed My Dreams"	2:55
12.	"My Mercy"	4:04
13.	"No Home"	5:09
14.	"Shari Vegas"	3:16
15.	"Notion"	3:27
16.	"Anything But You"	4:42

Personnel

Coal Chamber

B. Dez Fafara – Vocals
Miguel Rascón – Guitars, backing vocals & keyboards on "Untrue"
Rayna Foss – Bass
Mikey Cox – Drums

Guests

Brian Levine – Strings arrangement
Troy Van Leeuwen – Keyboards
Brian Virtue – Programming
Josh Abraham – Keyboards & programming

"Shock The Monkey"

Ozzy Osbourne – Guest vocals
E. Blue – Keyboards and guest vocals
Anthony "Fu" Valic – Additional programming
Phil Western – Additional programming

"Burgundy"

Aimee Echo – Guest vocals
Jay Gordon – Keyboards

"My Mercy"

Aimee Echo – Guest vocals
E. Blue – Guest vocals

"No Home"

Amir Derakh – Percussion synth

"Shari Vegas"

Georgie The Pug – Panting

"Notion"

Amir Derakh – Keyboards
Jay Baumgardner – Keyboards
DJ Lethal – Freaky fractures

"Anything But You"

Amir Derakh – Micromoog

Technical crew

Jay Baumgardner – Mixing
Amir Derakh – Additional mixing
David Bianco – Mixing on "Tyler's Song", "What's In Your Mind?" & "Feed My Dreams"
David "Rave" Ogilvie – Mixing on "Shock The Monkey"
Chad Fridirici – Engineering
Brian Virtue – Engineering
Mike Parnan – Additional engineering
Troy Van Leeuwen – Technical assistance
Josh Abraham – Production

Chart performance

Album

Year	Title	Chart	Position
1999	Chamber Music	UK Albums Chart	21

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Position
1999	"Shock the Monkey"	UK Singles Chart	90
1999	"Shock the Monkey"	US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	26

References

↑ "Chamber Music - Coal Chamber". Allmusic.
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Coal Chamber

Dez Fafara Miguel Rascón Mikey Cox Nadja Peulen John Thor Rayna Foss Chela Rhea Harper

Studio albums	Coal Chamber Chamber Music Dark Days Rivals

Compilations	Giving the Devil His Due The Best of Coal Chamber The Complete Roadrunner Collection (1997-2003)

Singles	"Loco" "Not Living" "Shock the Monkey" "Fiend"

Related articles	DevilDriver Livin la Vida Loco Roadrunner Records We are the Riot

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