I don’t think I’m wrong in saying that metal fans either love or hate Devildriver. There just doesn’t seem to be a middle ground. There are those that never thought they were a “legit” band to begin with because of front man Dez Fafara’s beginnings in nu-metal while others seemed to wholly embrace the band from their onset (And more scary for us older fans are those that got into Devildriver without even knowing who Coal Chamber is!) [Read more…]
The most surprising thing about the fourth Coal Chamber album isn’t how good it is after 13 years apart but actually how much it still sounds like Coal Chamber. With frontman Dez Fafara leaping into the decidedly more heavy Devildriver, guitarist Meegs and drummer Mikey Cox experimenting with new genres for We Are The Riot and bassist Nadja Peulen branching out with the symphonic industrial cabaret of Vera Mesmer, Rivals could have been a disaster or a masterpiece. Luckily, it falls in the latter category. [Read more…]
Coal Chamber fans rejoice! Not only is the band set for a triumphant North American headlining run with Filter, Combichrist, and American Head Charge but they’ve also just announced that their highly anticipated follow up to Dark Days is due in May through Napalm Records. Read below for the full press release: [Read more…]