Chamber Music is the second studio album by American nu metal band Coal Chamber, released on Roadrunner Records on September 7, 1999. The album has industrial elements, most notably on their cover of "Shock the Monkey". The shift in sound was influenced by the involvement of several keyboardists, such as Jay Gordon and Amir Derakh of Orgy, DJ Lethal of Limp Bizkit and production assistance from Dave Ogilvie of Skinny Puppy. It is their second-most successful record and achieved moderate commercial and positive critical success.
Chamber Music | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 7, 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1998–1999 | |||
Studio | Long View Farms (North Brookfield, Massachusetts) | |||
Genre | Nu metal, gothic metal[1] | |||
Length | 55:14 | |||
Label | Roadrunner | |||
Producer | Josh Abraham | |||
Coal Chamber chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 5/10[3] |
Spin | 5/10[4] |
With this record, Coal Chamber purposely distanced their sound from that of Korn who they were often compared to because of the prominent influence on Coal Chamber's debut album.[5] Many of the songs on Chamber Music are notably more melodic than that of its predecessor. Their cover of Peter Gabriel's "Shock the Monkey", featuring guest vocals by Ozzy Osbourne, helped launch the band into the mainstream music scene as well. A music video was produced for "Shock the Monkey", and the song received notable radio airplay for a time; the album sold over 270,000 copies in the US.[6]
The song "What's in Your Mind?" opens with a lengthy example of backmasking. The song "Tyler's Song" was featured on the soundtrack of the film Scream 3.
All songs written by Mike Cox/B. Dez Fafara/Rayna Foss/Miguel Rascón except where noted.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Mist" (instrumental) | 0:43 |
2. | "Tragedy" | 2:51 |
3. | "El Cu Cuy" | 4:22 |
4. | "Untrue" | 3:26 |
5. | "Tyler's Song" | 2:49 |
6. | "What's in Your Mind?" | 3:55 |
7. | "Not Living" | 3:50 |
8. | "Shock the Monkey" (Peter Gabriel cover feat. Ozzy Osbourne) | 3:42 |
9. | "Burgundy" | 2:11 |
10. | "Entwined" | 3:49 |
11. | "Feed My Dreams" | 2:55 |
12. | "My Mercy" | 4:04 |
13. | "No Home" | 5:09 |
14. | "Shari Vegas" | 3:16 |
15. | "Notion" | 3:27 |
16. | "Anything But You" | 4:42 |
Total length: | 55:14 |
No. | Title | Length |
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17. | "Wishes" | 3:06 |
18. | "Apparition" | 2:27 |
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Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 29 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] | 49 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] | 18 |
French Albums (SNEP)[10] | 70 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 70 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] | 22 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] | 34 |
UK Albums (OCC)[13] | 21 |