Cold (band)

Cold
Cold spider logo
Background information
Origin	Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Post-grunge alternative rock hard rock nu metal alternative metal
Years active	1996–2006, 2009–present
Labels	Geffen Lava SonicStar Eleven Seven Napalm
Associated acts	Allele Darwin's Waiting Room Evanescence The Killer and the Star Limp Bizkit Reveille Sierra Swan Smile Empty Soul Staind Weezer

Members	Scooter Ward Sam McCandless Lindsay Manfredi Terry Balsamo Nick Coyle

Past members	Zac Gilbert Drew Molleur Matt Loughran Pat Lally Sean Lay Kelly Hayes Eddie Rendini Mike Booth Joe Bennett Michael Harris Jeremy Marshall

Cold is an American rock band, formed in 1996 in Jacksonville, Florida. With two gold-albums, Cold has sold over one million records in the US alone. On November 17, 2006, it was announced on MySpace that, after a period of uncertainty since that February, the group had decided to disband. In July 2008, it was announced that the original line-up would reunite for a tour in early 2009. This became permanent and the band released their fifth studio album Superfiction on July 19, 2011. Cold has gone through several line-up changes leaving vocalist Scooter Ward and drummer Sam McCandless as the only constant members.

Cold, who at the time were called Grundig, formed in 1996 with the line-up of Scooter Ward (vocals, guitar), Sam McCandless (drums), Jeremy Marshall (bass) and Matt Loughran (guitar). The band, initially based in Jacksonville, moved to Atlanta hoping to get a break in the industry. During this time, Matt Loughran left the band and was replaced by Sean Lay, who also left the group. Kelly Hayes then joined the band, and they all later returned to Florida.

Following Cold's progress in the Jacksonville scene was local Fred Durst. Impressed by what he had heard, he invited Ward to record two acoustic tracks, "Check Please" and "Ugly." The two demos were passed on to producer Ross Robinson, who was also impressed by what he had heard, leading the recently renamed Cold to record their debut album titled Cold, which was released in 1998. The record was a minor success under A&M Records - now an imprint label under Interscope Records.

That same year, the band released the Oddity EP. Its cover photo, taken by the wife of McCandless, depicts their pet tarantula named Wednesday, crawling on the face of her doll. The band sought a signature element that fans could remember them by, and Wednesday served as the inspiration; McCandless gave a particularly favorable image of a spider to a friend and tattoo artist who transformed it into what would become Cold's official logo. The drummer would later note, "Our music kind of creeps along like a spider."

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