''Rivals'' is the fourth studio album by American

nu metal Nu metal (sometimes stylized as nü-metal, with a metal umlaut) is a subgenre of that combines elements of heavy metal music with elements of other music genres such as hip hop music, hip hop, funk, industrial music, industrial, and grunge. Nu ...

band

Coal Chamber Coal Chamber is an American nu metal band formed by Dez Fafara and Meegs Rascón in Los Angeles in 1992, initially under the name She's in Pain. The original lineup also consisted of bassist Rayna Foss and drummer Jon Tor. Mike Cox replaced Tor ...

, released on May 19, 2015, through Napalm Records. It was the band's first release since '' Dark Days'' (2002), and their first with bassist Nadja Peulen.

Background

In August 2014, Coal Chamber announced that they had signed to

Napalm Records Napalm Records is an Austrian independent record label focused on heavy metal, hard rock and folk/folk rock/folk metal. Originally, Napalm focused on black metal bands, such as Abigor and Summoning, and folk metal bands, such as Falkenbach a ...

and that they would begin work on a new album. The band entered pre-production for ''Rivals'' in late September, and began recording the album in October. On December 11, 2014, the band announced they had finished recording the album.

Music

Described as

groove metal Groove metal, sometimes also called neo-thrash or post-thrash, is a subgenre of heavy metal music that began in the early 1990s. The genre is primarily derived from thrash metal, but played in slower tempos, and making use of rhythmic guitar pa ...

and

, Retrieved on October 1st, 2015 May 19th, 2015 (July 2nd, 2015). Retrieved on October 1st, 2015 ''Rivals'' has been compared to all of the previous Coal Chamber albums, being described as most similar to the band's third album '' Dark Days''. In a 2015 review of the album, ''100% Rock'' magazine wrote that "Coal Chamber have taken the nu metal styling of the early 2000s and modernized the sound for the current day". The album ''Rivals'' shows Coal Chamber moving away from their gothic sound.

Release

On February 13, 2015, Coal Chamber announced ''Rivals''. On March 2, 2015, the first single released from the album was "I.O.U. Nothing". On March 9, 2015, "Rivals", was released as the album's second single. ''Rivals'' was released on May 19, 2015. The album sold 7,100 copies in its first week of release to debut at number 82 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart.

Track listing

Personnel

Dez Fafara Bradley James "Dez" Fafara is an American vocalist who performs in the metal bands DevilDriver and Coal Chamber. Early life Fafara is of Portuguese and Italian descent. His father, Tiger Fafara, and his late uncle, Stanley Fafara, were child ...

– vocals * Miguel Rascón – guitars * Mike Cox – drums * Nadja Peulen – bass *

Al Jourgensen Alain David Jourgensen (born Alejandro Ramírez Casas; October 9, 1958) is a Cuban-American singer, musician and music producer. Closely related with the independent record label Wax Trax! Records, his musical career spans four decades. He is t ...

– additional vocals (track 4) * Mark Lewis – production, mixing, mastering

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2015 albums Coal Chamber albums Groove metal albums Napalm Records albums Albums produced by Mark Lewis (music producer)