Cold (band)

Cold
Cold performing in 2009
Background information
Also known as	Grundig (1986–1995) Diablo (1995–1996)
Origin	Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Post-grunge alternative metal nu metal alternative rock
Years active	1986–2006 2009–present
Labels	Flip A&M Geffen Lava SonicStar Eleven Seven Napalm
Members	Scooter Ward Lindsay Manfredi Tony Kruzska Ed Cuozzo Angelo Maruzzelli
Past members	Zac Gilbert Drew Molleur Matt Loughran Pat Lally Sean Lay Kelly Hayes Eddie Rendini Mike Booth Joe Bennett Michael Harris Jeremy Marshall Terry Balsamo Ethan York Sam McCandless Nick Coyle Jonny Nova
Website	coldarmy.com

Cold is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed in 1986 by lead singer and rhythm guitarist Scooter Ward, drummer Sam McCandless, bassist Jeremy Marshall and lead guitarist Matt Loughran. The band has gone through numerous lineup changes during its existence, with Ward being the band’s only constant member.

In 1997, at the urging of Fred Durst, Flip Records/A&M Records signed Cold to a recording contract.^[1] The band's debut album, Cold (1998), sold poorly due to A&M's closure in the months following its release, resulting in the band moving to Geffen Records. Cold found mainstream success with 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage (2000) and its follow-up Year of the Spider (2003), which saw the band incorporate influences of post-grunge and alternative rock into their sound; both albums were certified Gold by the RIAA, with the latter reaching number three on the Billboard 200 chart and producing the band's only single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, "Stupid Girl". However, Cold would soon part ways with Geffen in March 2004 over disputes surrounding the promotion of Year of the Spider, and went through a succession of lineup changes throughout the rest of the year.

Cold signed with Lava Records in July 2004, who released their fourth album, A Different Kind of Pain (2005); the album's more sombre, downbeat tone alienated fans and subsequently failed to repeat the success of the band's prior albums. After a period of uncertainty, Cold announced their disbandment In November 2006. In July 2008, it was announced that the original line-up would reunite for a tour in early 2009, which later spiralled into a fully fledged reunion. The band have since released two more studio albums; Superfiction in 2011, and their most recent album, The Things We Can't Stop, in 2019.