Rivals is the fourth studio album by American
nu metal band
Coal Chamber. It was released on May 19, 2015.[1]
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
groove metal[2][3][4] and
nu metal,[5][6][7][2]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.[2] 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".[2] The album Rivals shows Coal Chamber moving away from their
gothic sound.[7]