Posted by Chris Annunziata on December 1, 2020
Dez Fafara of DevilDriver and Coal Chamber shared the top 10 songs he’s most proud of with Metal Hammer and provided explanations for each track. Making the cut was Coal Chamber’s “Loco” with Fafara citing it as the song that got them signed. “I genuinely believe that ‘Loco‘ is the reason Coal Chamber […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on January 10, 2020
As we saw with bands such as Mötley Crüe, Rage Against the Machine, Vio-lence, Mr.Bungle, Possessed, Exhorder, and many more that have disbanded/went on a hiatus and returned, there’s always a chance for a group to reform. They can also reappear for a quick reunion just to disappear again and sometimes come back once more, […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on October 23, 2019
Metal Hammer compiled a list of The 40 Best Nu-Metal Songs Of All Time. We are a bit surprised by this list, and it has nothing to do with the song rankings. The list seems more of a clump of hits from the mid-90s up until the early 2000s. This being instead of the genre […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on June 20, 2019
Yes, the metal community can be split between nu metal and everything else. However, if you include every single subgenre in metal, there are many different flavors not everyone will agree on. WIth that being said, Static-X kicked off the Wisconsin Death Trip 20th anniversary tour (check out the second leg of dates here) on […]
Posted by Mark Zapata on May 16, 2019
DevilDriver frontman Dez Fafara has responded to reports of a Coal Camber reunion calling one report “So far off base,” using #Clickbait to punctuate his point. The reports originated when Fafara posted a cryptic Tweet that said: “Few guests coming up in LA that might know those tunes real well and 90 tickets left FAIR […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on May 13, 2019
It seems Devildriver frontman Dez Fafara had a fun Friday night as he met up with his former Coal Chamber bandmates guitarist Miguel “Meegs” Rascón and bassist Nadja Peulen. Fafara posted the picture on his instagram captioning “About last night ‘WE’ …have no apologies.” Peulen also shared the same picture with her Instagram and wrote: […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on January 23, 2019
DevilDriver frontman Dez Fafara broke his Coal Chamber silence yesterday by announcing that he will play Coal Chamber songs during the group’s upcoming tour with Static-X. As exciting as this is, the nostalgic reveal isn’t quite surprising as it’s safe to say, this trek is the perfect time to unleash these classic tunes. Following his […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on August 14, 2018
It’s not always easy to cut the cord from projects that you love. However, sometimes it’s better to move on and focus on the present rather than relishing the past. It’s safe to say that Dez Fafara has moved on from Coal Chamber. For those who are curious, he has already answered and explained himself […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on June 20, 2017
Since the initial dissolution of Coal Chamber in 2003, Dez Fafara has kept himself busy with Devildriver, his own band. More than a side project, by the time Coal Chamber reformed in 2011, there was probably at least one generation that had no idea he was in a band before then. However, the band put […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on January 13, 2017
Sometimes things don’t turn out the way you’d expect. For example, Devildriver’s Dez Fafara, a man who first rose to popularity via a Coal Chamber song called “Big Truck,” has found himself in a Honda commercial along with his mom. According to his Instagram post, he and his mom went to a flea market (or […]
