Editing Coal Chamber (section)

===''Coal Chamber'' (1996–1998)===
[[File:Rayna live.jpg|thumb|upright|Former bassist Rayna Foss in 1998]]

In 1996, Coal Chamber played at the first [[Ozzfest]]. The band managed to catch the attention of [[Ozzy Osbourne]]'s wife, [[Sharon Osbourne|Sharon]], who became their manager. They recorded their first album, ''[[Coal Chamber (album)|Coal Chamber]]'', which was released on February 11, 1997.<ref name="LarkinHR">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1999|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0257-7|page=102}}</ref> The record produced one single and a video, "[[Loco (Coal Chamber song)|Loco]]", directed by Nathan "Karma" Cox. The video was included as an extra after the ending credits of Dee Snider's film ''[[Strangeland (film)|Strangeland]]''. The band also recorded an exclusive song for the soundtrack, titled "Not Living". The album only sold 844 copies in its first week; at its peak, it was selling 5,000 copies per week.<ref name="TurmanLiners">{{Cite AV media notes |title=''Coal Chamber'': Coal Chamber CD/DVD Special Edition |year=2005 |type=booklet |publisher=[[Roadrunner Records]] |id=RR-8118-5 |location= |last=Turman |first=Katherine}}</ref> On December 21, 1999, it was certified Gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), signifying over 500,000 copies sold.<ref name="RIAA">{{Cite web |title=American album certifications – Coal Chamber – Coal Chamber |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=Coal+Chamber#search_section |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527154016/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=Coal+Chamber#search_section |archive-date=May 27, 2022 |access-date=September 17, 2023 |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]}}</ref>

In 1997, the band toured Europe with [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]],<ref name="LarkinHR"/> [[Napalm Death]], and [[Skinlab]], including a show at the Dynamo Festival in the Netherlands. Coal Chamber also supported [[Pantera]] on tour from September through December 1997, along with [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]]. Also, in 1997 and 1998, the band opened for [[Megadeth]] during the ''[[Cryptic Writings]]'' tour.