Hard Cold Fire

Hard Cold Fire
Studio album by
Therapy?
Released5 May 2023 (2023-05-05)
StudioMarshall (London, England)
Genre
Length31:14
LabelMarshall
ProducerChris Sheldon
Therapy? chronology
Greatest Hits (The Abbey Road Session)
(2020) 		Hard Cold Fire
(2023)
Singles from Hard Cold Fire
  1. "Joy"
    Released: 10 March 2023[4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Kerrang!3/5[5]
Louder Than War4/5[6]

Hard Cold Fire is the sixteenth studio album by Northern Irish rock band Therapy?, released on 5 May 2023 through Marshall Records.[7] This is the band's first record since 2018's CLEAVE. The album was originally recorded in 2021, but was postponed to 2023 because of the long overdue "Love Your Early Stuff" tour in 2022. Only ten cuts were kept for the record despite there being somewhere around 20 tracks recorded/for demos. Through interviews, vocalist/guitarist Andy Cairns stated that the band wanted to come back from the COVID-19 lock-down with force and catharsis, and the outtakes were deemed too "depressing" to be a worthy comeback.

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  2. ^ Hobson, Rich (20 December 2023). "The 10 best alt metal albums of 2023". Louder Sound. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  3. ^ "List of Releases: May 5, 2023". Sputnikmusic. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kerrang! was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Beebee, Steve (2 May 2023). "Album review: Therapy? – Hard Cold Fire". Kerrang!. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  6. ^ Carey, Wayne (1 May 2023). "Therapy?: Hard Cold Fire – review – Album of the Week!". Louder Than War. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  7. ^ Brannigan, Paul (11 March 2023). "Therapy? share new single Joy, announce Hard Cold Fire album, May in-store gigs". Louder. Retrieved 4 May 2023.