''The Best of Coal Chamber'' is a compilation album by the American nu metal 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 ...

, released through Roadrunner Records on August 10, 2004 on CD. The album mixes several tracks from their three studio albums, ''Coal Chamber'', ''Chamber Music'', ''Dark Days'', recorded from 1994 to 2002. It received 3.5 stars from

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Background

The first five tracks of the album are all featured on Coal Chamber's self-titled debut album. The album was recorded at NRG Recording, North Hollywood, CA in 1996. Produced by Jay Gordon through Roadrunner Records, the album has been certified Gold by the RIAA, with an excess of 500,000 copies in the

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. A special edition version of the album was released in 2005, featuring 6 extra tracks. The live footage on the special edition was shot at the Whiskey A Go Go in LA, CA, 1996, which was included in Kerrang! 100 greatest gigs of all time. On September 7, 1999, Roadrunner Records released '' Chamber Music''. There are 18 tracks on the album, 4 of which are featured on ''The Best of Coal Chamber''. ''Dark Days'' is the third studio album by

. It was recorded in 2001 and released on May 7, 2002. "Fiend", a track featured on this compilation, is the album's only single. Its

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found airplay on ''

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Reception

The compilation did not receive many reviews by critics.

gave the album 3.5 out 5 stars, but did not publicize any further reviews.

Track listing

Personnel

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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 - guitar *Nadja Peulen - bass *Rayna Foss - bass *Mikey Cox - drums ;Production *Josh Abraham - producer *Aimee Echo - backing vocals *Jay Baumgardner - mixing *David Bianco and Amir Derakh - additional mixing *Tom Burleigh - compilation producer *Caroline Greyshock - photography, cover photo *Bryan Reesman - liner notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Best Of Coal Chamber, The 2004 greatest hits albums Coal Chamber albums Roadrunner Records compilation albums