Coal Chamber's Gnarly Origins: Dez Fafara Looks Back on Early Days

[@revolver]

GNARLY ORIGINS OF COAL CHAMBER: CONTENT GUIDE: 00:00 The story of Coal Chamber classic, “Loco” 03:04 The sex, drugs and rock and roll early Nineties in LA 03:20 Who were you when you started Coal Chamber? 04:39 The intensity of Coal Chamber & the only show they ever cancelled 05:53 The dawn of the nu-metal era and Korn’s strategy for filling shows 07:02 Dez’s take on the genre, where they fit in, why it was special and where it went wrong 08:06 Mexican gangs in attendance at Coal Chamber shows, paying tribute to the culture 08:42 How did who flew a flag for the band affected the performance? 10:08 The gaps between the Korn, Deftones and Coal Chamber audiences & the shared attitude 10:36 Where are the original members now? 10:50 Why he broke up the band 11:10 Fear and making it through 12:12 Rayna’s situation, now & then 13:17 Maintaining band relationships 14:35 The artists that pushed him forward & those who didn’t believe 16:46 Coal Chamber’s legacy

[@crypticplayzzz271]

I still have my Coal Chamber ticket from 99 with Dez autograph! Grand Rapids Michigan

[@cloudbloom]

I remember hearing Big Truck for the first time, back in the 90's it was quite fresh. The vocals in particular had such a great sound

[@joerosadini951]

Big Truck was awesome .

[@seanambrose8782]

BIG TRUCK!!!

[@Shinji451]

I WANNA HEAR MORE ABOUT RAYNA

[@seanambrose8782]

That is absolutely heartbreaking about Rayna, she was my favorite when i was a kid😢

[@jrobbin24]

Like Darcy Wretsky all over again

[@robwalsh9843]

@@jrobbin24 probably a worse situation than Darcy.

[@jonrobbin170]

​@@robwalsh9843seems so. Sad either way though.

[@jimthar17]

Nothing wrong with Nu Metal. I'm a metalhead from back in the 80's and I dig Nu Metal to this day. Not EVERY band but the majority of it was good. I can still remember driving around Orlando jamming the Chamber Music CD endlessly. "GO SON!"

[@Twazuhsmalvenner]

What heavy bands did you fancy in the 80es ??

[@robertmills2058]

I love and miss Orlando

[@heavengiven1111]

Such a powerful band. Loved this interview and the sincerity of Dez.

[@Anthonybchannel]

​@Repo-Manone hit wonder? My guy they INVENTED nu metal. And no dont give me that Korn did. They didnt. They will even say that themselves. CC are the KINGS

[@Gojira_Sama]

Saw them yesterday with mudvayne, they absolutely crushed it..

[@markarmenta5259]

Did anyone count how many times he said “sex drugs and rocknroll” or mentioned his autobiography

[@seamuschesterbergsonfordsh9752]

Something something, Volatile, Visceral

[@johnsanchez2975]

OM Fucking G!!!!!! I so sad but at the same time i am Glad to Hear news of Rayna after years whit out some little info about her Finally Dez break the silence, I dont know if he talked before this interview, but in Many years it is the first time that i hear it. We love Coal chamber we love Rayna Over here in México 🇲🇽

[@Conduit2Christ84]

Yeah it was also an ugly departure Rayna married Morgan fro. Seven dust and those bands hated each other, maybe she is schizophrenic, I'm also hearing she is a Christian and is raising horses on a farm, who knows. The devil lies, and Dez is very much into witchcraft. I will take Raynes word until I know she is lying

[@kornfreak78]

I was sooo heavily into Coal Chamber back in the late 90's. (STILL love them to this day) They'll always be cool as far as I'm concerned.

[@RobertLandrum13]

Same. I was born in 83 so late 90s was the fucking best. I loved Meegs' Chelsea haircut and had to have one myself so I had a Chelsea for a long time because of him. They embodied 90s metal style with how they looked. Coal Chamber will always hold a special place in my life in shaping me as I grew up.

[@philwalker494]

hell yea, 1st band i ever seen back in 98 seen em 8 times since love em :)

[@JnRskaters]

Original mudvayne

[@te9591]

12:40 woah, that is wild, of Dez saying he could hear someone elses hallucinations. Especially with a 1700s property.

[@GREG_Khar-NÜ-Metalhead2000]

Let's be real,ghost's real

[@dpclerks09]

@@GREG_Khar-NÜ-Metalhead2000 nobody believes until they experience it for themselves.

[@anthonywheeler2082]

It's sad what happened to Rayna.

[@DoubtingThomas333]

You only get like that by doing drugs and wrecking your mind. Some people get away with it and some people don't.

[@pinkimietz3243]

@@DoubtingThomas333 You can say it about life in general.

[@yeeaahBUDDY]

@@DoubtingThomas333 Not true. It's called paranoid schizophrenia, which starts showing symptoms when people are in their mid to late twenties, and people who have never touched a drug in their life get it too.

[@te9591]

​​@yeeaahBUDDY usually early 20s, interesting enough. I think the "Call of Cthulhu" was inspired by the folk awareness of Schizophrenia before it was recognized as a condition by clinicians. In the short story a lot of creative people, intelligent people, are targeted in their youth by Cthulhu beyond the veil of reality. Secondly, it can occur with out drugs, but drugs, especially psychadelic drugs can aggravate genetic issues and unlock it in some people.

[@diablodiablodiablo3827]

​​@@yeeaahBUDDYtrue, but yeah, drugs do help you get there if you have some predisposition to such illness. Many people don't realize how even pot can help some people get an all inclusive into a psychiatric ward.

[@stealthfinger]

Loco was THE song that opened the doors of metal for me. 👍

[@oxrjbizzle1984y]

its so freaking heavy, the chorus is one of the heaviest things in metal history.....yeah coal chamber felt heavier and darker than the other nu-metal bands to me for sure.....

[@brettkihlmire573]

Dark Days was one of my favorite albums back in high school.

[@nickcharles6530]

I’ve always loved Coal Chamber. I wish those guys never stopped doing their thing. The real deal!!!

[@corporalpunishment924]

Coal Chamber is always gonna have a specially reserved spot in the musical juke box that resides in my head. Love the story behind it all and definitely wanna pick up the autobiography when it drops. Also I feel bad about Rayna, and hope she gets better so she can live her life like the rest of the band.

[@beelzubladenoobcrusher7466]

Korn is from Kern County just saying lol

[@blakepeacock6568]

Dez was really trying to plug his autobiography but ol girl never asked him. I mean damn he mentioned it at least five times!! She just blew right over it every time!! LoL

[@spiritlevelstudios]

Heheh

[@cloudbloom]

Great interview, solid questions! He's a class act

[@larryzeno7133]

I interviewed Dez, he is the man.

[@amazona_finschi]

CC's music was fairly straightforward nu metal, but Dez's aggressive, snarling vocals made me want to listen to heavier and heavier metal. A "gateway drug" of the best kind.

[@LeadMe2TheBliss]

a gateway to worse bands in other words...I got you! 🤣Honestly, I never really evolved as a fan into "heavier" music than rock, alternative, and alt metal/Nu Metal. I never got into much metal heavier than bands like KoRn, Coal Chamber, Killswitch Engage, and Pantera. I do like some hardcore bands though like Pro-Pain, Life Of Agony, and Biohazard. That's about as heavy as my music taste goes though.

[@davidg9165]

Dez looks great! Very well spoken. Very sad deal about Rayna, I really hate to hear that about her. I had a bad crush on her back in those days.

[@mediaapexproduction5245]

Coal Chamber stood out to me way more then the other scene that was happening. I loved Korn with all my heart but man. When the first album came out, my mom had this big Pioneer sound system with 15s and when she would leave, the second i seen her car out of sight. I would bring the system to about 80% any higher it would distort a little lol I wanted it crispy. The hair would stand up on my body as the first track hit, I felt possessed and so alive. I would go through the whole album. I think I was about 10. A memory and feeling I will never forget. I had a fucked up childhood and it definitely made me strong to fight all the demons. I am late 30s now and loving life. Long live Coal Chamber!!

[@asmongoldsmouth9839]

*Back when they were current, I remember everyone wearing their shirts. I used to get so mad because the girl's face is wide like a dreidel. Like Amy of Evanescence. LoL!! I hate wide faces.*

[@poobutt5335]

Walleyes

[@WarriorEsoteric]

Seeing them with mudvayne In August

[@Chameleon8600]

Nu Metal,Metal,Thrash and Groove Metal are the first genres of music i got into when i was a teenager. Great interview.

[@douchymcdouche169]

12:10 Lol the interviewer should've done her research about Rayna. When Dez started talking about Rayna being insane and hearing ghosts she was so dumbstruck all she could say is "yeah".

[@tmamone83]

A lot of people hate on Coal Chamber, but I fucking loved them.

[@paulluna8099]

I remember back in the day when Nadja took over for Rayna on Coal Chamber's website they wrote the band refuses to answer any questions about Rayna. At the time I thought it was pure hatred.

[@soundhealer6043]

"It was about 3pm in the afternoon", I'm glad he clarified lest anyone mistakenly think it was 3pm in the morning.

[@SaKOTR]

Fan of theirs from late 90's till departure. Still love jamming out to them because of how raw their music was. It's funny as a couple years back I bought a F250 and CC's Big Truck was the first song I christened it with. 😆

[@viet-tandoan9780]

Awesome interview from such a boiling era. People tend to hate what's Nu Metal has become but in the beginning, it was just an explosion of creativity where you can mix about everything with heavy riff. I think that when people speak about the early days of West Coast Nu Metal, they should mention ( Hed) PE, Snot, Incubus and maybe Far ( even tho they were more post-hardcore/emo). All those bands were bringing their own vibes into the scene

[@imoutofideasfornames]

Damn, I forgot about Far.

[@countbiscuit3274]

Snot was awesome 🤘🤘 So sad what happened to Lynn Strait 😢

[@viet-tandoan9780]

@@imoutofideasfornames They were so great; Got the chance to make Jonah matranga shows and become friend with him. He got such a powerfull voices

[@viet-tandoan9780]

@@countbiscuit3274 Yes, i can only guess the face of the scene would be a little different with them still around

[@Kipdeisel]

Just seen Coal Chamber last night in Mansfield, Ma. on the Mudvayne tour. First time seeing them live and they killed it. Sounded fantastic. And all this "nu-metal" stereotype crap is nonsense. It's all just head banging loud angry metal music. Those bands are still relevant because they're awesome and timeless. Some of the best sounding, melodic, groove based, smooth bands are "nu-metal". To me, it's all hard rock and metal. Labels are garbage. The other main reason for these bands being quite relevant still to this day is the current state of all music in 2023. IT SUCKS. All genres of music in this current time are garbage bullshit crap including rock / metal

[@liamsweeney972]

They were awesome live last weekend. Couldn't believe it had been a decade since the last time I saw them. Hope they keep it together to do a headlining club tour after the Mudvayne tour. The stuff with Rayna is really sad.

[@markarmenta5259]

It’s pretty we’ll know that Korn is from Bakersfield not Orange County. How the hell did he get that wrong, now it’s hard to believe all the other shit he’s saying

[@ryanhale1654]

Dude said "sex drugs & Rock & Roll" like ten times.

[@MrParkerman6]

'cuz it is all he knows.

[@lyrianxrofficial]

Yes! Dez is right! This was REAL numetal. It was the later bands that got "purified". Numetal was originally full beastmode and in your face.

[@churroinyomouf]

South Gate!! Got into metal early in the 2000s. Never really got into Coal Chamber, but at the same time never disliked them.Also, really cool to see how he reps South Gate and the Mexican culture there. Will be listening heavily today because of this cool South Gate City fact.

Korn is from Bakersfield not Orange county

[@Integritydefins]

Such a shame about Rayna. Such a beautiful woman and beautiful soul. I understand her visions wholheartedly. They can be very scary. Its a choice to overcome them and cut out certain things in life and step out of the darkness into the light.

[@Integritydefins]

@@squaredcircle1111 They all did. She also probably didnt know how to cope with a mental illness. Her and Morgan had a kid together and we all know that it can be tough raising children on the road.

What the fuck i can't believe that happened to Rayna

[@MadDjentah]

No disrespect to Nadja, but I miss Rayna on bass❤

[@Yournewneighbors]

I saw them at the Whiskey Sept 94 and they were amazing ✨ the crowd was insane, Dez came out dressed in Orange County jumpsuit , he was flailing his arms around all night and I found his wedding ring on the dance floor that night and handed it back to him , he’s a super cool dude 👍

[@MrParkerman6]

korn is from Bakersfield and Kern County, not Orange County.

[@pjb4653]

BIG TRUCK 🤘

[@Fartrellcluggins69]

Man, you loco...

[@pjb4653]

@@Fartrellcluggins69 Sooo !!! Loco!

[@Fartrellcluggins69]

@@pjb4653 steamroller herble to the gerble Rollin through my head like memotrvemoihcshj. Don't fuck with me!! 🤣 I freaking love dez!!!

[@anthonyfonzi2144]

Dez seems like such a dope dude.

[@User-54631]

Nu metal is coming back with the younger crowd. I don’t see downset treating anybody well.

[@NikkiZollmanMUA]

Met them a looooong time ago. Hung out with Mike and his pup on the square in Springfield Missouri around 1998. If I remember correctly, his pup was a pug. Super cute dog and these guys were good energy to chill with. Glad to hear their names again and seeing their faces popping up on my feed. :)

[@nexttime4532]

Nobody talked about nadja ...

[@Landminenj]

i was actually at that Troc show in 1996. it was definitely strange seeing coal chamber with downset. but i had a feeling coal chamber would blow up

[@yvonnegonzalez5616]

ThankGOD4theGreat&Epic;both CoalChamber& DevilDriver2.

[@dask1516]

I do remember dez in school he was very quiet kind of shy and he used to get bullied sometimes.. he didn't look anything like he does when he went coal chamber.. I stuck up for him twice back in high school.. The Jock was fucking with him and I ended up getting into a fist fight with the jock over it I know he would remember that because I layed him out and busted his top teeth out, got suspended for 5 days..parents had to pay the deductible (no courts) I got grounded and beat by my dad lol.. Ended up becoming good friends with the jock Dennis and we are still friends today..

[@polincgoku6658]

Shot for every time he says volatile and another every time he says visceral

[@vikkithompson7504]

Rest in peace.

[@cyricnosferat227]

Always a good interview. Saw them open for Megadeth in Redding, CA back in the day. Been a fan ever sense.

[@nickspencer9018]

Same

[@Ryo7_7]

Meegs guitar riffs are still awesome. Dez is still rockin. 🤘🏽

[@f1hotrod527]

Coal Chamber has made some sweet music. They were the first metal band I ever saw live. I think it was late 90's and they played at a bar that used an indoor volleyball court as the venue. Even though it was a small venue with a few hundred people, they all dressed up for the part (meegs had his cool makeup on etc). Dez sounded great. Meegs was really cool. Rayna was awesome. I am pretty sure Mikey drummed so hard that he hurt his spine or his neck during the show. Love the early numetal bands, they were so unique and had such great songs. I always chuckle at the metal gatekeepers that look down on numetal. Megadeth is my favorite band, and I love the glory of thrash. But many bands started regurgitating the same stuff, or new bands that sound the same as existing bands. My brain does not care about your music if I have heard it from another band already. Numetal was a break and an infusion of life into heavy metal.

[@krissymarklewis1793]

Met Dez about 20 years ago, really nice guy. I think Human Waste Project was supported.

[@krissymarklewis1793]

I remember the drummer sneaked up behind me with a lighter and set fire to my hoodie ha. this was at rock city in Nottingham. good times.

[@benmacdhui]

Wasn't a fan of Coal Chamber. Once Devildriver came out, all bets were off. To this day it's easily in my to Top of self-titled albums list

[@drewbocop]

Coal Chamber fucking sucked but we still liked them anyways

[@DiabloBranco666]

Rayna has the gift. Sounds like she lost control of it unfortunately. Bummer.

[@greatbigmouth3359]

Fucking love this band !

[@ConcertFootageNate]

That show was at Annie’s in cincy Ohio…They played with sevendust and meegs fell off the stage an we caught him..the rest of the band was playin loco but meegs wasn’t…His road crew stood him back up plugged his guitar back in an he feel over on the stage an Dez said we took some shrooms an we r fucked up,,sorry..it was disappointing but I knew this was gonna be part of History and I was part of it, I been telling my son who now is 16 and loves coal chamber and all 90s stuff that story but I have never seen anything on KZbin about it…Loved to see dez say this my son will now know that his 49 yr old dad wasn’t lying..me and my group Of friends went behind the venue and hungout wirh them an sevendust till later that nite, smoked weed with almost al of em, I have a poster that the whole band signed that nite was epic so glad he talked about this show!!!

[@theinfidelH8]

Dez looks like Jeff Hanneman with the long blonde hair. Lol.

[@IconicPortal]

I always called the first coal chamber album "true stoner metal" Genuinely that album was major in the metal world

[@leftfield5914]

The whole discovery as stoner / industrial elements

[@mikemoss6045]

Coal chamber Devil driver next band: E. E.

[@DeanThomson]

More than anything I love how transparent he is. You don't see that too often.

[@taurusbull8276]

Coal Chamber spawned one of the greatest metal bands ever! Devildriver.....

[@slamchowder9509]

Didn't know this! Thankyou

[@scottanderson4175]

I only saw Coal Chamber once opening for Megadeth but after seeing Coal Chamber everyone forgot about Megadeth and I’m still the biggest Megadeth fan ever 😐

[@GhostRider-mm6ky]

Funny how he says shes mental i think shes just paying for her choices like we all will one day

[@stitch1007]

I remember him pushing a promoter off a stage in Kansas City. They were saying their computers or something were jacked up so their samples couldn't play. So Coal Chamber never played that show. But Fear Factory made up for it by rocking the place. It was interesting. I lost a lot of respect for Coal Chamber that day. But I also met the unmasked Slipknot in the crowed at that show. Very early on in their careers. This was at Johnny Dare's birthday bash in probably 1999. Was a fantastic show otherwise. Static X, Slipknot, Dope, Machine Head, Fear Factory.

[@BlakeBlackstone]

Coal Chamber has been one of my favorite bands since the early 2000's. I really don't like going to concerts but I was happy to finally see Coal Chamber live like 2 weeks ago. I had seen Devil Driver live like 3 times just from going to see other bands and I don't really like Devil Driver. I can sleep well at night now.

[@LeadMe2TheBliss]

I have seen CC live twice and I will be seeing them again this week. I don't make it to shows all the time either this is my first concert since last summer when I saw Helmet, Evanescence, and KoRn in concert! Can you elaborate on why you don't like going to concerts? I like going to concerts, but the traveling and traffic jams can be stressful. This is my 3rd year in a row going to my local amphitheater for concerts, I stopped going to shows for quite a few years but now I'm back into it!

[@BlakeBlackstone]

@leadme2thebliss21 Concerts can become overpriced. I don't really think it's worth it to spend that type of money to be hurdled around like cattle in lines and being overheated while everyone breathes down your neck with 0 elbow room. I already hate people as it is.

[@LeadMe2TheBliss]

@@BlakeBlackstone Well, it all depends on how you want to experience the concert too...Personally, I don't like mosh pits or being in a crowd that is bumping into each other so I will buy lawn tickets and generally stay in a spot towards the back or off to the side. I can't really afford pavilion anyways it's like $140 after fees for the pavilion seats in the back, that's crazy.

[@zackr1478]

They ruined that sweet girl with dope and he won’t admit it…nice job….

[@AndrewWarrenPatriotsfan]

Glad I got to see them with Nonpoint, Butcher Babies, GWAR, and Mudvayne with Mudvayne'sThe Psychotherapy Sessions at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, MA.

[@jkbear29]

I remember being a kid I was like 11-12 and seen coal chamber for the first time and was hooked … went to every show after that when they were close and then devil driver and every time they are close to Philly I’m going to a show … will be seeing them in October 2023 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼devil driver and dez helped me through a lot of bad times especially after losing my son in a car accident

[@DickFitzwell0917]

San Juan Capistrano! Nicole Brown Simpson, Anthony Cumia and now Dez Farfara!

[@MedusaWithoutTheBaggage]

Just caught them for the first time live and they were the best band out of all five that night. Huge respect and admiration for them.

[@GalacticCenterOG]

I am a huge nu-metal fan, that said, I never listened to any CC. Idk why, I guess being in high school, there wasn’t like, KZbin or anything back then so whatever I didn’t hear playing on the radio or MTV, I didn’t really know about. Also I was the biggest pothead in my town, drove around in a green Dodge Caravan and everyone in Springfield, Va. knew it was me, all my friends, blasting Korn, Limp Bizkit, SOAD, Slipknot, and smoke billowing out the back haha. Yeah, greatest era of my life by far. The late 90’s were so fun and it’s the last great decade America ever had. 🤷🏻‍♂️🤘🏼☕️

[@peaner083]

Last great decade everywhere I think

[@wallaceshawn-zk8iw]

​@@peaner083Entertainment was Cooking back then! Music, Video Games, TV, Pro Wrestling, you name it

[@peaner083]

@@wallaceshawn-zk8iw Oh absolutely yeah. Definitely miss it but definitely still glad to have experienced it🤘🇳🇿👍

[@shannond1511]

I’m pissed she cut him off about his tattoo and his wife, I wanted to hear what he had to say!

[@benjaminreichling41]

I was at the show in the Midwest that was canceled. And that is not how it happened. It was a 98.9 the Rock B day show. Fear Factory was the headliner and Coal Chamber was playing right before FF. Coal Chamber came out and played the victim. Their was nothing said about them being on mushrooms. They came out and said that their was not enough generator power and it did some sort of damage to their equipment. They got the crowed worked up and walked off stage. As they were walking away a promoter walked out on stage and took full blame for the mishap. Meegs turned around ran back onto stage and attacked the promoter. The line up for that show was stacked. Dope, Static X, Slipknot, Coal Chamer and Fear Factory with wrestling maches between bands. Dope and Slipknot also did not end up playing. No one was offered refunds. The radio station said to hold on to ticket stubs for a make up show. Wich ended up being SuperSuckers, Dope, Slipknot and Coal Chamber. It was an amazing show.

[@benjaminreichling41]

They went on and on and on about how we don't cancel shows this is not our fault blah blah blah.

[@deadinthewater218]

So it was Kansas City?

[@ryanlust1350]

These guys are going hard right now❤

[@arkhangelsk9435]

wouldnt say korn was rap metal, love coal chamber defs OG NU metal

[@warmoth68]

Straight talk with no bs! Well grounded. Love it! 👍🎸

[@ptonewood]

My first show. They opened for Anthrax and Pantera in Worcester MA

[@JayKillXRP]

I'll always remember the 1st time Coal Chamber played Philadelphia. I held door open for Dez and they were carrying thier own equipment in the front door. It was Powerman and Sevendust I think...and people were laughing at dez cause he had fishnet shirt on...then the opened up with Loco and I thought the building was gonna collapse people were jumping so much. Then they came back with Type O Negative on Halloween so Epic. If Downset was the first time C.C played Philadelphia I was there either way. That's prob why people were laughing at fishnet shirt but C C Killed it. Downset blocked me.

[@crazydave951]

Just seen them in Camden, show was awesome, so much energy!

[@Retro-2-now]

I remember being 20 in 1998 and we drove from Jacksonville Fl to Clinton Iowa for a show called Pigstock. It was my best friends’ band and we went on a 30 day tour. This particular show was an off day of Ozfest. We were there at like 9am hanging out and doing whatever. A few key moments stick out and are suck clear memories. The first was, I was a fan of Coal Chamber and me and Dez were talking and all the sudden he asked if I wanted to go grab some coffee with him. So we walked across the street to the gas station to get coffee. Second was I got to play one of those “crack machines” bar top games with Lemmy. Third, I told Whitfield Crane I would beat his ass. Last, I got to hang with Coal Chamber all night

[@lamentate07]

The story about their money situation is different from the one told at the time. The band owed Roadrunner a LOT of money after Chamber Music bombed. Dark Days performed even worse, and they were in debt to their label and were pretty much broke. Who knows what's true, but it's good to see that they all thrived after the demise of CC except for Rayna.

[@sultosky7528]

12:11 omg, its insane what hapenned to Rayna, didn't know about all the stuff she was going trough... That shit is crazy man, i hope she putted her stuff together and moved on...

[@sickboy481]

The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire......

[@deathstar830]

Shout out to @revolver for this great great interview

[@GH51505150]

I met Dez and Devil Driver in Philly. I'm gonna say 2010-2012. Something like that. A guy I knew was friends with Dez. We went on their tour bus. Dez and the band were definitely cool.

[@timvargason6686]

Coal Chamber, Devil Driver...Evil Ernie! One of best memories was seeing Coal Chamber and in 2009 opening for Devil Driver in Philly.

[@jay8940]

I once saw Coal Chamber at a small venue early mid 90's ish. I think they were opening for either typo or danzig. Anyways, before Coal Chamber got on I remember going to take a leak in the mens bathroom. There was a girl sitting indian style in the middle of the bathroom floor with her hands palms up on her knees with her eyes rolled into the back of her head. She had super long blonde dreaded hair. I remember all the guys walking by her like wtf is she doing here and whats the matter with her. Coal Chamber was the next band up and low and behold that same girl was playing the bass. True story lol

[@1st-1ast]

The shroom concert story 💀💀💀

[@patrickmohan2220]

They fizzled briefly, and the Nu Metal scene was in the late nineties. Do SOME homework ffs

[@slikchoux]

To be a natural witch or a sensitive is a very dangerous thing. You have to take firm control of their bs. Never succumb. That shit is real for some people and sobriety is key if you're a natural. Grounding is a must. She's not crazy. She needs to ground. Do a cleansing spell. Walk away from all of this.

[@artOVtrolling]

…….. yeah. That… ok.

[@Nope-sq6dv]

………rrrrriiiiiggggghhhhhttt……

[@josephbearup4787]

Loco and BigTruck are Fkn Classics

[@bullyinspace]

I got it on with Rayna backstage at Ozzfest 1998. Milton Keynes England. She was high as hell but hey rock n roll

[@danielguest7841]

What was she high on?

[@bullyinspace]

@@danielguest7841 ecstasy

[@thetitotvshow]

Coal Chamber's sound had a strong influence from Korn's sound.

[@wallaceshawn-zk8iw]

& White Zombie 🤘

[@leftfield5914]

Korns untouchables sounds like chamber music