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100
Rarely have sadness and songwriting been meshed so effectively into an emotionally testing whole.
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2y
80
Cold's songwriting isn't always great and they're too concerned with adolscent angst and horror ("Everyone Dies," "Insane," "Serial Killer," etc.), but the band's sound is fully formed, resutling in a strong debut.
4y
RE-RE-REVIEW - November, 2024: I managed to get a CD of this and every time I listen to it gets better!
The rawness, melancholy, and anger on this record are really appealing. This record has about everything thrown into it: Nu-metal, alt-metal, fuzzy and dense grunge, alternative rock, shoegaze, even stoner rock. The surreal atmosphere on every track is amazing, Ross Robinson produced this, and he is pretty much the godfather of nu-metal in terms of production.
The lyrical themes range ... read more
Engine No. 5 fell off.
They kind of sound like if Bush was a moody metal band.
To be honest, I thought this was a pretty solid album.
It's got plenty of great sounding drop-tuned power chord riffs and guitar effects. (Phaser and Wah pedal sales must've gone up like 200% when Nu-Metal started to catch on...) But lacks the obnoxious angst found in most Nu-Metal projects. There's no whiteboy rapping, DJ scratching, obnoxious screaming, or braggadocious lyrics to be found here. ... read more
An Interesting listen.
Cold's debut is hard to describe exactly describe. My best description is it sounds like a metal version of swervedriver.
It's cool to think that a dime-a-dozen radio rock from the 2000's laid the ground for bands like Fleshwater, Narrowhead, and to a lesser extent, Thornhill.
It's equally frustrating to consider that they didn't capitalize on it.
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Track List
| 1 | Go Away 4:41 | 92 |
| 2 | Give 3:48 | 89 |
| 3 | Ugly 4:14 | 81 |
| 4 | Everyone Dies 3:19 | 85 |
| 5 | Strip Her Down 6:13 | 83 |
| 6 | Insane 5:41 | 89 |
| 7 | Goodbye Cruel World 3:28 | 87 |
| 8 | Serial Killer 5:35 | 83 |
| 9 | Superstar 4:17 | 76 |
| 10 | The Switch 4:07 | 83 |
| 11 | Makes Her Sick 3:59 | 87 |
Total Length: 49 minutes
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7mo
Did this just get added back to music streaming services? People complained here about this not being on services, but now I see it on Apple Music.
1y
I will say my biggest problems with this album is the dumbass lyrics. I cmon, "superfuck"? That being said I want someone somewhere to continue this sound. This is the most interesting and alien sounding nu metal record ever made.
1y
Listened to this recently and the shoegaze influences are so much stronger than I remember. Every track has super buried vocals. Strip Her Down and Serial Killer is straight up shoegaze.
Album is also a lot better than I remember. I might bump this again. Every track is so alien sounding and weird. This is lowkey their best album.
Album is also a lot better than I remember. I might bump this again. Every track is so alien sounding and weird. This is lowkey their best album.
