Year of the Spider

Year of the Spider
Year of the Spider
Studio album by Cold
Released	May 13, 2003
Recorded	September–December 2002
Studio	Bay 7 Studios (Valley Village, California); Sparky Dark Studios (Calabasas, California); Capitol Studios (Los Angeles, California);
Genre	Alternative rock; post-grunge; nu metal;
Length	63:43
Label	Flip; Geffen;
Producer	Howard Benson; Cold;
Cold chronology
Singles from Year of the Spider
	"Stupid Girl"; Released: March 18, 2003; "Suffocate"; Released: June 10, 2003;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Blender	^[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[5]
Melodic	^[6]
Rolling Stone	^[7]
USA Today	^[8]

Year of the Spider is the third studio album by American rock band Cold. It was released on May 13, 2003, through Geffen Records. The album was Cold's most commercially successful, debuting at number three on the Billboard album charts, with over 101,000 copies sold in its first week. Early pressings of Year of the Spider were shipped with a DVD and a temporary tattoo of the Cold spider logo. The DVD included the making of the (as well as the actual) video for "Stupid Girl", fan testimonials, and some home video shot during the recording of the album. This is also the last album with guitarists Terry Balsamo and Kelly Hayes.

^ Kubaschk, Peter (July 18, 2011). "COLD - Superfiction". powermetal.de (in German). Retrieved January 1, 2024.
^ ^a ^b AllMusic review
^ Warminsky III, Joe (May 31, 2003). "COLD "YEAR OF THE SPIDER" (Flip/Geffen)". The Morning Call. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
^ Diehl, Matt (May 2003). "The Guide New Releases". Blender. Dennis Publishing. p. 116 – via Internet Archive.
^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2007). "Cold". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). MUZE / Omnibus Press. pp. 333–334. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.
^ Wippsson, Johan (May 5, 2003). "Melodic Net Review: Cold - Year of the Spider". Melodic. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
^ Hoard, Christian (May 15, 2003). "Also Released". Rolling Stone. No. 922. p. 135. ProQuest 2567868473.
^ Gundersen, Edna (May 27, 2003). "Staind breaks the cycle with lighter 'Shades'". USA Today. pp. 08D. ProQuest 408891126.

[1] Kubaschk, Peter (July 18, 2011). "COLD - Superfiction". powermetal.de (in German). Retrieved January 1, 2024.

[AMreview-2] AllMusic review

[3] Warminsky III, Joe (May 31, 2003). "COLD "YEAR OF THE SPIDER" (Flip/Geffen)". The Morning Call. Retrieved April 25, 2024.

[4] Diehl, Matt (May 2003). "The Guide New Releases". Blender. Dennis Publishing. p. 116 – via Internet Archive.

[5] Larkin, Colin, ed. (2007). "Cold". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). MUZE / Omnibus Press. pp. 333–334. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.

[6] Wippsson, Johan (May 5, 2003). "Melodic Net Review: Cold - Year of the Spider". Melodic. Retrieved February 8, 2024.

[7] Hoard, Christian (May 15, 2003). "Also Released". Rolling Stone. No. 922. p. 135. ProQuest 2567868473.

[8] Gundersen, Edna (May 27, 2003). "Staind breaks the cycle with lighter 'Shades'". USA Today. pp. 08D. ProQuest 408891126.

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