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Coal Chamber will never be known for their striking originality or thoughtful songcraft. That being said, their self-titled debut album convincingly raged at all the right machines upon its release in 1997, sounding sufficiently spooky and sporting a mildly pleasing, if simplistic, rhythmic battery of subcutaneous, groove-oriented riffs and one-dimensional growled vocals. Their second record, Chamber Music, was generally written off as a half-baked electro-goth experiment, and if it found the band spinning their tires songwriting-wise, Dark Days is regrettably stuck in a mudhole, desperately needing a tow rope, new tires, a shove forward -- anything. It offers, well, a mildly pleasing, if simplistic, rhythmic battery of subcutaneous, groove-oriented riffs and one-dimensional growled vocals. Again. The cookie-cutter Korn-copped riffs and cookie monster vocals don't cut it this time, Dark Days grinding away at the same nu-metal stone, drubbing it into a numb nub, "subtlety" not being part of the band's vocabulary. Here, songwriting is condensed into a bland recipe consisting of two- or three-note riffs churned out on top of a solid groove-pocket while vocalist Dez Fafara picks out two or three blasé, tossed-off lyrical phrases and repeats them ad nauseum. While this formula might occasionally work within the context of typical verse-chorus-verse song structures -- opening cut "Fiend" is the lone intelligent standout, and "Glow" and "One Step" aren't too bad -- the tunes lean heavily on the idea of repetition-as-hook instead of presenting anything truly inspired or memorable. Ideally, Dark Days should find Coal Chamber maturing, kicking the musicianship and songwriting up a notch. But ultimately, it's creatively bankrupt, painfully obvious in execution and so caught up in guttural spleen-venting that it lands with a thud, smothering any potential spark.
© John Serba /TiVo
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Mike Cox, Composer, Lyricist - Ross Hogarth, Producer - Coal Chamber, MainArtist - Miguel Rascon, Composer, Lyricist - Rayna Foss-Rose, Composer - B. Dez Fafara, Composer, Lyricist - Rayna Foss, Lyricist
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Mike Cox, Composer - Ross Hogarth, Producer - Dez Fafara, Lyricist - Coal Chamber, MainArtist - Miguel Rascon, Composer - Rayna Foss-Rose, Composer
(C) 2002 Woah Dad! (P) 2002 Woah Dad!
Mike Cox, Composer - Ross Hogarth, Producer - Dez Fafara, Lyricist - Coal Chamber, MainArtist - Miguel Rascon, Composer - Rayna Foss-Rose, Composer
(C) 2002 Woah Dad! (P) 2002 Woah Dad!
Mike Cox, Composer - Ross Hogarth, Producer - Dez Fafara, Lyricist - Coal Chamber, MainArtist - Miguel Rascon, Composer - Rayna Foss-Rose, Composer
(C) 2002 Woah Dad! (P) 2002 Woah Dad!
Mike Cox, Composer - Ross Hogarth, Producer - Dez Fafara, Lyricist - Coal Chamber, MainArtist - Miguel Rascon, Composer - Rayna Foss-Rose, Composer
(C) 2002 Woah Dad! (P) 2002 Woah Dad!
Mike Cox, Composer - Ross Hogarth, Producer - Dez Fafara, Lyricist - Coal Chamber, MainArtist - Miguel Rascon, Composer - Rayna Foss-Rose, Composer
(C) 2002 Woah Dad! (P) 2002 Woah Dad!
Mike Cox, Composer - Ross Hogarth, Producer - Dez Fafara, Lyricist - Coal Chamber, MainArtist - Miguel Rascon, Composer - Rayna Foss-Rose, Composer
(C) 2002 Woah Dad! (P) 2002 Woah Dad!
Mike Cox, Composer - Ross Hogarth, Producer - Dez Fafara, Lyricist - Coal Chamber, MainArtist - Miguel Rascon, Composer - Rayna Foss-Rose, Composer
(C) 2002 Woah Dad! (P) 2002 Woah Dad!
Ross Hogarth, Producer - Bob Marlette, Composer, Lyricist - Coal Chamber, MainArtist - Buddy Gheen, Composer, Lyricist - Dave Casey, Composer, Lyricist - Simon Daniels, Composer, Lyricist
(C) 2002 Woah Dad! (P) 2002 Woah Dad!
Mike Cox, Composer - Ross Hogarth, Producer - Dez Fafara, Lyricist - Coal Chamber, MainArtist - Miguel Rascon, Composer - Rayna Foss-Rose, Composer
(C) 2002 Woah Dad! (P) 2002 Woah Dad!
Mike Cox, Composer - Ross Hogarth, Producer - Dez Fafara, Lyricist - Coal Chamber, MainArtist - Miguel Rascon, Composer - Rayna Foss-Rose, Composer
(C) 2002 Woah Dad! (P) 2002 Woah Dad!
Mike Cox, Composer - Ross Hogarth, Producer - Dez Fafara, Lyricist - Coal Chamber, MainArtist - Miguel Rascon, Composer - Rayna Foss-Rose, Composer
(C) 2002 Woah Dad! (P) 2002 Woah Dad!
Album review
Coal Chamber will never be known for their striking originality or thoughtful songcraft. That being said, their self-titled debut album convincingly raged at all the right machines upon its release in 1997, sounding sufficiently spooky and sporting a mildly pleasing, if simplistic, rhythmic battery of subcutaneous, groove-oriented riffs and one-dimensional growled vocals. Their second record, Chamber Music, was generally written off as a half-baked electro-goth experiment, and if it found the band spinning their tires songwriting-wise, Dark Days is regrettably stuck in a mudhole, desperately needing a tow rope, new tires, a shove forward -- anything. It offers, well, a mildly pleasing, if simplistic, rhythmic battery of subcutaneous, groove-oriented riffs and one-dimensional growled vocals. Again. The cookie-cutter Korn-copped riffs and cookie monster vocals don't cut it this time, Dark Days grinding away at the same nu-metal stone, drubbing it into a numb nub, "subtlety" not being part of the band's vocabulary. Here, songwriting is condensed into a bland recipe consisting of two- or three-note riffs churned out on top of a solid groove-pocket while vocalist Dez Fafara picks out two or three blasé, tossed-off lyrical phrases and repeats them ad nauseum. While this formula might occasionally work within the context of typical verse-chorus-verse song structures -- opening cut "Fiend" is the lone intelligent standout, and "Glow" and "One Step" aren't too bad -- the tunes lean heavily on the idea of repetition-as-hook instead of presenting anything truly inspired or memorable. Ideally, Dark Days should find Coal Chamber maturing, kicking the musicianship and songwriting up a notch. But ultimately, it's creatively bankrupt, painfully obvious in execution and so caught up in guttural spleen-venting that it lands with a thud, smothering any potential spark.
© John Serba /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:12
- Main artists: Coal Chamber
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Woah Dad!
- Genre: Metal
(C) 2002 Woah Dad! (P) 2002 Woah Dad!
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