DevilDriver’s Dez Fafara is living with a non-cancerous tumour in his head: “We can beat this f*cking thing!” He says that it has to grow before doctors can remove it Metal Hammer · Jul 28
10 terrible metal albums with one classic song These metal albums were pretty much all stinkers – apart from one absolute banger that saved the day Metal Hammer · Jun 2
German thrash metal, British metalcore and American nu metal: all the best bits from Sonic Temple 2026 day 3 Kreator, Architects and Coal Chamber were some of the highlights on another stellar day of metal Metal Hammer · May 17
“We were supposed to sign our contract, but we had so much champagne celebrating that we forgot”: The story of Human Waste Project, the lost nu metal band who should have been huge Fronted by the magnetic Aimee Echo, the four-piece had a major record deal and were close friends with Korn. But their career was sadly short-lived. Metal Hammer · Jan 9
Coal Chamber pull out of Aftershock festival, citing singer Dez Fafara’s health issues After postponing a tour in August due to a medical scare, Coal Chamber have also cancelled their next festival appearance Metal Hammer · Oct 3, 2024
Coal Chamber postpone US tour after ill Dez Fafara had to be "revived" by his wife Coal Chamber frontman Dez Fafara collapsed at home and spent 9 hours in emergency room after medical event Metal Hammer · Aug 17, 2024
“That’s how you know the song didn’t have anything to do with Dez Fafara: you’d have seen him beat up, too!” From the WWE to the nu metal feud that never was, the strange story of Sevendust's Enemy The stories that supposedly (but didn't) influence Sevendust's hallmark anthem are almost as surprising as the ones that did Metal Hammer · Feb 11, 2024
“They had the potential to be one of their era’s defining bands”: How rising nu metal stars Human Waste Project suddenly disappeared Led by body-piercer turned magnetic vocalist Aimee Echo, Human Waste Project were one of the most promising bands of the nu metal takeover. Then they split out of nowhere. This is what happened. Metal Hammer · Feb 1, 2024
10 late ‘90s nu metal albums that don’t suck Big shorts, seven-string guitars, hip-hop beats and a full workout of the quiet/loud dynamic guaranteed Guitar World · Dec 6, 2023
10 terrible nu metal albums with one classic song Nu metal gave us countless rock club anthems...but many of the albums they came from just didn't cut it Metal Hammer · Jul 26, 2023
"Ozzy's made me breakfast!" As frontman of Devildriver and Coal Chamber, Dez Fafara has seen it all. Here's everything he's learned in his thirty year career From witnessing nu metal at ground zero to his near-death experience with Covid, Dez Fafara has lived a life and then some Metal Hammer · Jun 30, 2023
Mudvayne announce first headline tour in 14 years in dramatic fashion: 'An Event. On the Horizon... You, and the alien seed, MuDvAyNe' Mudvayne are to hit the road this summer with Coal Chamber and GWAR, and they're promising "An Event" Metal Hammer · Mar 21, 2023