![]() ![]() I wanted to make a record without any guitars on it, so we kind of did a big symphony, string kind of thing. I was writing all these songs and it was kind of a different style of music. Scooter Ward – I wanted to go back to Ross Robinson, who did our first record, he started a new label called IAM: Wolfpack. You released an album with The Killer and the Star around a decade ago. Between your time in Cold you have done other things, including The Killer and the Star. ![]() It was really nice and elevated us to another level.Ĭryptic Rock – It was really a special time for the band. We had bands like Limp Bizkit, Godsmack, 3 Doors Down, Marilyn Manson were all having us out on tour. We were receiving radio play, MTV was still playing videos back then we were getting a lot of good things. ![]() We had a lot of bands bringing us out on tour, which really set us up to another level too. What was that period of time like for Cold? Cold released their debut album in 1998, but it was 2000’s 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage that really propelled the band into the major spotlight, and then you had a lot of additional success with Year of the Spider in 2003. As long as they’re going to be there, I’ll keep playing for them.Ĭryptic Rock –It has been a good run for sure. We’ve been blessed to have been here this long, have great friends in music, and have a loyal fanbase that keeps coming out to see us. Having attained a good deal of success in the early 2000s, how would you describe the journey of the band? A long time coming, Cold founder and creative mind Scooter Ward sat down to chat about the history of the band, taking time to be with his family, the work behind the new music, plus more.Ĭryptic Rock –Your career in music began over thirty years ago, and Cold’s story began over twenty years ago. Now, three years later, the time has come for the full resurrection of Cold with their first full-length studio in eight years, The Things We Can’t Stop. Developing a dedicated following from that point on, Cold sustained artistic integrity through the later part of the decade before slowly fading to gray.įortunately for fans, Cold was never truly dead, and in 2015 the uprising announcement came down that the band had signed a record deal with Napalm Records. Complete with dark melodies, introspective lyrics, and passionate, diverse vocals, Cold would go on to mainstream success with their 2000 album 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage followed by 2003’s Year of the Spider. Back in the early 2000s a unique band emerged onto the Alternative Metal scene by the name of Cold. ![]()
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