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

Alongside more famed bands like Korn and Deftones, Coal Chamber were right on the front lines of the insurgent California nu-metal scene back in the early Nineties. Revolver correspondent Christina Rowatt caught up with frontman Dez Fafara to get his stories from that "visceral, dangerous" era. These are the gnarly origins of Coal Chamber.

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Video produced by Christina Rowatt for REVOLVER.

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

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