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• Louis Jolliet, a 17th century explorer of North America
• Joliet, Illinois, United States, a city named after Louis Jolliet
  • Joliet Prison
• Joliet, Montana, United States
• Joliet Township, Platte County, Nebraska
• Joliet (file system), an extension to the ISO 9660 specification, written by Microsoft
• "Joliet" Jake Blues (John Belushi), member of the Blues Brothers band

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• Joliette (disambiguation)

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Coal Chamber is an American alternative metal band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1993.^[1] Prior to Coal Chamber, Dez Fafara and Meegs Rascón formed the band She's In Pain in 1992. The two decided to create Coal Chamber. They disbanded in 2003 after ten years together, but announced a reunion in September 2011. Their first drummer, John Thor, was eventually replaced by Mike Cox (who beat out his older brother for the spot). After bass guitarist Rayna Foss joined, the Coal Chamber lineup was complete.

In 1997, their first album, Coal Chamber, was released. They toured very heavily supporting this album. The album produced one single and a video, "Loco". The video was also added as an extra after the ending credits of Dee Snider's film, Strangeland. The band also recorded an exclusive song for the soundtrack, titled "Not Living".

Chamber Music followed two years later. Between the two releases and after the band's tour with the metal act Sevendust, bass guitarist Rayna Foss married Sevendust's drummer Morgan Rose and became pregnant, necessitating another bass guitar player on tour, a role filled by Nadja Peulen.

Foss came back for the recording of Coal Chamber's third album, but left after the studio sessions to raise her daughter, Kayla Moray Rose. Dark Days was released in spring 2002. Their only single and video was for the track "Fiend".^[1]

Biography[link]

Formation and early years (1992-1995)[link]

Originally called Seal Chamber, the band gained a large following early in its career, arguably because it was the first "darker" themed nu metal band, with an image that had more in common with the goth subculture than hip hop culture.^{[citation needed]}

In late 1994, Dino Cazares of Fear Factory championed a demo tape by Coal Chamber, causing a huge local stir with gigs at The Roxy Theatre and Whisky A Go Go, eventually leading Roadrunner Records to offer the band a conract.

Fafara dropped out of the band quite suddenly due to disagreements with his wife about the band. In spring 1995, Dez reunited with Coal Chamber, which ended his marriage but revitalized the band. With a renewed sense of energy, Coal Chamber was able to regain their deal with Roadrunner by the end of 1995.

[edit] Coal Chamber (1996–1998)

In 1996, Coal Chamber played in the first Ozzfest, acquired Mike "Bug" Cox, and recorded their first album, Coal Chamber, released on February 11, 1997. Nathan "Karma" Cox directed their first video, "Loco".

In 1997, Coal Chamber toured Europe with Machine Head, Napalm Death, Slipknot and Skinlab, including a show at the Dynamo Festival in the Netherlands.

[edit] Chamber Music (1999–2001)

Chamber Music was released in late 1999 and took a step away from the nu metal image of their prior release, having instead a more Gothic metal inspired feel. With the bit of commercial success Coal Chamber received after Chamber Music, the band toured on headlining and festival tours. The band managed to catch the attention of Ozzy Osbourne's wife Sharon Osbourne who became their manager, though they later parted ways over personal and creative differences, a theme which continued within the band causing them to take a break from touring and resulting in their non-participation in the Tattoo the Earth tour in 2000.

[edit] Dark Days/Disbandment (2002–2003)

The band followed up with their third album Dark Days in early 2002 to mixed reviews. Bass guitarist Rayna Foss had left the band to raise her daughter shortly after the album was recorded; she was replaced by Nadja Peulen who had taken Foss's place during her pregnancy between the first two albums. Rayna fell out with frontman Dez Fafara, saying that she and her husband had "found Christ" and would be leaving Coal Chamber for good.

In May 2002, it was announced that Coal Chamber had broken up after an on-stage altercation between Fafara and Rascón during a show in Lubbock, Texas. They had been fighting verbally before the show and continued to fight on-stage with Rascón hitting Fafara in the head with the headstock of his guitar. Fafara announced "This is the last Coal Chamber show ever!" and stormed offstage. The band attempted to continue the show with Rascón singing vocals but soon stopped the show altogether. Cox demolished his drumkit before storming offstage. The band managed to patch things up long enough for an appearance on Last Call with Carson Daly and a summer tour with American Head Charge, Lollipop Lust Kill and Medication. These were the last shows the band played.

In October 2002, Cox was fired after several personal disputes with both Fafara and Rascón. The official release on the Coal Chamber website stated that the band was looking for a new drummer, although all band activities had come to a halt.

In late summer 2003, a compilation album titled Giving the Devil His Due was released which included several demo tracks submitted by the band prior to their signing with Roadrunner Records in 1997, along with several alternative studio recordings and remixes of various tracks from their previous albums. Coal Chamber officially called it a day in 2003, shortly after lead vocalist Fafara continued with his new band DevilDriver (formerly known as Deathride).

After the break-up (2003–2010)[link]

In August 2004, Roadrunner Records released The Best Of Coal Chamber. In June 2005, Fafara stated that Coal Chamber's break was permanent and it would not be reforming. He has also described a reformation as "like repeating the 4th grade again".^{[citation needed]}

Fafara continued as vocalist of the metal band DevilDriver, recording five albums: DevilDriver, The Fury of Our Maker's Hand, The Last Kind Words, Pray for Villains and Beast. He is the only member of Coal Chamber to release an album after the disbandment. Bass guitarist Nadja Puelen created the T-shirt company CruelTees, sold online and through stores such as Hot Topic. After taking two years off to recover from a car accident, drummer Mikey "Bug" Cox joined forces with his long time friend and the producer of Coal Chamber's first album, and Orgy member Jay Gordon to form Machine Gun Orchestra. Guitarist Meegs Rascón formed the rock band Glass Piñata, previously known as “Piñata”. The group released a few demos on their website, and faced several line-up changes before eventually disbanding. Following Glass Piñata, Rascón joined the Orange County rock/electro band NEO GEO in mid-2009, although he later left the band in 2010.^{[citation needed]}

Fafara and Rascón settled their differences on October 24, 2008, with Rascón joining DevilDriver on stage at the Glasshouse in Pomona, California, to play "Loco". Fafara said that they had settled their disputes.^{[citation needed]}

In September 2009, it was announced that Peulen and Cox had joined forces to form a currently^[when?] unnamed band.^[2] They were seeking a vocalist and guitarist to complete the lineup.

In September 2010, Rascón and Cox joined together in a post-punk band called "We Are the Riot".^[3]

Reformation (2011–present)[link]

In September 2011, it was announced that Fafara, Cox and Rascón would reform the band with bass guitarist Chela Rhea Harper, to play the Soundwave shows in Australia.^[4]

Members[link]

• B. Dez Fafara - vocals (1993–2003, 2011–present)
• Miguel Rascón - guitar (1993–2003, 2011–present)
• Chela Harper - bass guitar (2011–present)
• Mike Cox - drums (1994–2003, 2011–present)

Former members[link]

• Nadja Peulen - bass guitar (1999–2001, 2002–2003)
• Rayna Foss - bass guitar (1994–1999, 2001–2002)
• John Thor - drums (1993–1994)

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

Compilation albums[link]

Singles[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• website
• Coal Chamber on MySpace
• We Are the Riot on Facebook

Kevin Hodges (born 12 June 1960) is a retired English footballer and manager who played as a midfielder, and now works as a coach. He spent the majority of his playing career with Plymouth Argyle of the Football League, where he is the club's all-time appearance record holder. He also played for Torquay United and went on to become their manager before returning to Plymouth Argyle as manager. After a period in coaching roles elsewhere, he returned to work for Plymouth Argyle where he is currently responsible for managing the youth team.

Playing career[link]

A winger, Hodges began his career as a schoolboy with local club Bournemouth. He appeared for them in the FA Youth Cup as a 15-year-old before the club scrapped its youth team in 1978 as part of a cost-cutting exercise.^[1] He followed one of his former coaches, Bobby Howe, to Plymouth Argyle to sign his first professional contract. He would go on to represent the club with distinction for the next fourteen years, making a total of 620 appearances in all competitions, scoring 87 goals.

Hodges is the club's all-time appearance record holder and eighth on the all-time goalscoring record list. He was a member of the Argyle squad which reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1984.^[2] His best campaign came in the 1985–86 season under Dave Smith when the club won promotion from the Third Division. Hodges started in all 46 matches and scored 16 goals, an impressive return for a midfielder.^[3] In recognition of his performances that year, he won the club's Player of the Year award.

His service to the club was rewarded early on in the 1987–88 season when a testimonial match was played in his honour against the club he supported as a child, West Ham United.^[1] Hodges became one of the few players to ever receive a second testimonial match in 1992, against Luton Town, after fifteen years of service to the club.^[4] He was loaned to Torquay United in January 1992, with first-team opportunities being limited at Home Park, to help the Gulls in their battle against relegation back to the fourth-tier of English football. Hodges' final game for Plymouth Argyle came in the Second Division on 20 November 1992, as a substitute against Stockport County at Edgeley Park. He was then allowed to rejoin Torquay United on a permanent basis in December 1992, thus ending his fourteen year association with the Pilgrims. He finished his playing career at Plainmoor, scoring 5 goals in 81 appearances before officially retiring in 1997, in order to focus on coaching.

Managerial career[link]

Having initially been a player-coach and then youth-team manager at Torquay United, Hodges replaced Eddie May as first-team manager in the summer of 1996.^[5] He guided them to the Third Division Play-off Final in 1998, before returning to Home Park that summer to take up the position of Plymouth Argyle manager, replacing Mick Jones.^[6] His stint as the club's manager was extremely different to the one as a player. The club were in the bottom division of the Football League, one which it was unaccustomed to, yet rather than bounce back up the club achieved mediocre league positions of thirteenth in 1999 and twelfth in 2000.^[7] The beginning of the 2000–01 season saw Hodges having to work with a tight budget and a team that needed rebuilding. After losing six of their first ten league games that season, Hodges' reign was brought to an end,^[8] and he was replaced by Paul Sturrock.^[9]

Following his dismissal, Hodges spent some time scouting for Wolverhampton Wanderers before being appointed as a Football Development Officer for the Somerset FA, a role which he continued to honour after being appointed as manager of Clevedon Town in September 2004.^[10] He left in October 2005, with the club top of the Southern League Western Division, to become an assistant manager to Steven Thompson at Football League One club Yeovil Town. He remained at Huish Park until the appointment of Russell Slade as the club's manager, and then joined Bristol Rovers in October 2006 as the club's youth-team manager. Hodges spell with them lasted until June 2008 when he was released from his contract. The decision was made after the club decided to withdraw its youth team from the Football Combination.^[11] Hodges returned to Plymouth Argyle again in October 2008 to work as a part-time coach for the club's Football in the Community Trust project.^[1] In September 2010, he assumed responsibility for coaching Argyle's under 18's.^[12] As of the start of the 2011–2012 season, while primarily responsible for youth players, Hodges assists first team manager Peter Reid with reserve team fixtures when required.

Honours[link]

Plymouth Argyle

• Football League Third Division
  • Runner-up (1): 1986–87

Individual

• Plymouth Argyle Player of the Year
  • Winner (1): 1986–87

Career statistics[link]

Managerial Record

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Torquay United		August 1996	June 1998	&10000000000000106000000106	&1000000000000003800000038	&1000000000000002600000026	&1000000000000004200000042	&1000000000000003585000035.85
Plymouth Argyle		June 1998	September 2000	&10000000000000123000000123	&1000000000000003900000039	&1000000000000003800000038	&1000000000000004600000046	&1000000000000003171000031.71
Total				&10000000000000229000000229	&1000000000000007700000077	&1000000000000006400000064	&1000000000000008800000088	&1000000000000003361999933.62

References[link]

External links[link]

• Argyle Review