Update – April 19th 10:26am:
In case it wasn’t clear enough in the original story, Fafara was not throwing any shade at the band in calling them nu metal:
Don’t take it out of context it was meant as a compliment saying many of those bands helped influence current acts https://t.co/aHZVhemYbk
— DezFafara(@evilriver) May 15, 2015
Original Story:
Coal Chamber/DevilDriver frontman Dez Fafara isn’t exactly afraid of the negative connotations now associated with the genre tag of nu metal. With his returning outfit Coal Chamber being one of the purveyors of the genre, he’s previously expressed his admiration for the style. Metal Insider spoke with the band recently and was asked if they have a problem with being labeled nu metal. Frontman Dez Fafara and drummer Mikey Cox replied:
“Dez: No, I loved the term until other bands started to come in and I was like that band doesn’t fit in this genre. That was like us, Deftones, System, Korn, Static. Then other bands started to come in that we were like, “uh, no.” So that’s when I think it became, oh, c’mon man.
Mike: It was like any band that couldn’t be put in another category “let’s make them nu metal.” Then there were just way too many bands.
Dez: I think there’s a thirst for that music because people just want something different. That genre, that era, certainly gave you stuff that was different.
Fafara later added:
Dez: But yeah, getting back to nu-metal, I’m like dude, have you ever heard of Five Finger Death Punch? That’s about as nu metal as it gets too.”
Coal Chamber‘s new album “Rivals” will be released this coming Tuesday, May 19th, on Napalm Records.
