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

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

band

Coal Chamber Coal Chamber is an American nu metal band formed by Dez Fafara and Meegs Rascón in Los Angeles, California in 1993. Prior to Coal Chamber, the two had also created the band She's in Pain, in 1992. The original lineup also consisted of bassist ...

. It was released on May 19, 2015.

Background

''Rivals'' is Coal Chamber's first release since '' Dark Days'' (2002). On March 2, 2015, the first single released from the album was "I.O.U. Nothing". On March 9, 2015, the second single from the album, "Rivals", was released.

Music

Described as

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and

, (May 27th, 2015). 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

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sound.

Track listing

Personnel

Dez Fafara Bradley James "Dez" Fafara (born May 12, 1966) is an American heavy metal vocalist who performs in the bands DevilDriver and Coal Chamber. Early life Fafara is of Portuguese and Sicilian descent. His father, Tiger Fafara, and his late uncle, ...

– 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 be ...

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

Charts

References

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