| The Best of Coal Chamber | ||||
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| Released | August 10, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 1994–2002 | |||
| Genre | Nu metal | |||
| Length | 42:06 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner | |||
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| Coal Chamber chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
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| Kerrang! | [2] |
The Best of Coal Chamber is acompilation album by the Americannu metal bandCoal Chamber, released throughRoadrunner Records on August 10, 2004 onCD.[3] The album mixes several tracks from their threestudio albums,Coal Chamber,Chamber Music,Dark Days, recorded from 1994 to 2002. It received 3.5 stars fromAllMusic.[1]
The first five tracks of the album are all featured onCoal Chamber's self-titled debut album. The album was recorded at NRG Recording, North Hollywood, CA in 1996. Produced byJay Gordon throughRoadrunner Records, the album has been certified Gold by the RIAA, with an excess of 500,000 copies in theUnited States.[4] 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 Whisky a Go Go in LA, CA, 1996, which was included in Kerrang! 100 greatest gigs of all time.[5]
On September 7, 1999, Roadrunner Records releasedChamber Music. There are 18 tracks on the album, 4 of which are featured onThe Best of Coal Chamber.Dark Days is the third studio album byCoal Chamber. It was recorded in 2001 and released on May 7, 2002. "Fiend", a track featured on this compilation, is the album's only single. Itsmusic video found airplay onUranium, which also featured an interview with the band.[6]
The compilation did not receive many reviews by critics.AllMusic gave the album 3.5 out 5 stars, but did not publicize any further reviews.[1]
| No. | Title | Album | Length |
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| 1. | "Loco" | Coal Chamber | 4:15 |
| 2. | "Oddity" | Coal Chamber | 3:19 |
| 3. | "Big Truck" (Hand-on-Wheel Mix) | Giving the Devil His Due | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Sway" | Coal Chamber | 3:35 |
| 5. | "Clock" | Coal Chamber | 2:59 |
| 6. | "Not Living" | Chamber Music | 3:50 |
| 7. | "El Cu Cuy" | Chamber Music | 4:22 |
| 8. | "Tyler's Song" | Chamber Music | 2:49 |
| 9. | "My Mercy" | Chamber Music | 4:04 |
| 10. | "Fiend" | Dark Days | 3:01 |
| 11. | "Something Told Me" | Dark Days | 3:24 |
| 12. | "Dark Days" | Dark Days | 3:40 |
| 13. | "Beckoned" | Dark Days | 4:03 |
| 14. | "One Step" (Chop Shop Mix) | Giving the Devil His Due | 2:39 |
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