Album Info

A Different Kind of Pain

By Cold

Hard Rock - 2005

Sometimes art imitates television. Remember on The Sopranos, when the hard-rocking Defiler became the alt-angst Visiting Day? Well, Jacksonville, Florida’s... more

Tracklist

1

Back Home

4:31 min
2

Feel It In Your Heart

3:46 min
3

Anatomy of a Tidal Wave

4:27 min
4

A Different Kind of Pain

5:19 min
5

Another Pill

3:45 min
6

Happens All the Time

3:28 min
7

When Heaven's Not Far Away

3:06 min
8

God's Song

3:13 min
9

When Angels Fly Away

3:58 min
10

Tell Me Why

3:21 min
11

Ocean

3:46 min

About A Different Kind of Pain

Sometimes art imitates television. Remember on The Sopranos, when the hard-rocking Defiler became the alt-angst Visiting Day? Well, Jacksonville, Florida’s Cold have changed much in this way since their 1998 self-titled debut. They’ve lost both guitarists (with Terry Balsamo moving to Evanescence), switched labels, and stylistically shifted from Limp Bizkit-type math metal to Staind-like moody angst. This slowdown makes them pariahs amongst metal loyalists, but singer Scooter Ward has channeled his own life’s misfortunes (family members were seriously ill during the making of Pain) into gripping minor- key mopers that may not ignite the crowd, but play perfectly into a lonely, moonlit night. While platitudes such as “I don’t want to be alone” (“Feel It In Your Heart”) and looking for a “brand new start” (“Anatomy of a Tidal Wave”) are hardly earth-shattering insights, coupled with the band’s unrelenting and grinding chords, the emotive impact is real and heartfelt. It’s a matter of mentally preparing yourself for an album that few expected.