Cold War (band)

Cold War
Cold War
Origin	Orange County, California, United States
Genres	Metalcore, hardcore punk
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Indecision Records
Members	Steve Helferich; Justin Jolley; Geoff Harman; Chris Thomson; Marc Jackson
Past members	Kirk Katlan; Jeff "Tyrone" Trion; "The Rookie"
Website	Official website

Cold War is an American band from Orange County, California, United States, who are signed to notable independent hardcore specialist label, Indecision Records. Their music is described variably as metalcore, hardcore punk and melodic death metal.^[1] They have released two albums on this label.

The band's first album was From Russia With Love, where they play tribute to their heavy metal influences by covering Iron Maiden's "The Trooper". The band's sound is influenced by singer Steve Helferich, who worked in Sweden with his previous band, Welcome To Your Life, and parts of the band's instrument tracking were done in Gothenburg, Sweden.^[2]

History

The band was formed in early 2002, by Kirk Katlan, Steve Helferich (ex-Welcome To Your Life), Marc Jackson (ex-Throwdown), Geoff Harman (ex-Scars Of Tomorrow) and Jeff "Tyrone" Trion (ex-Show Of Hands). Justin Jolley replaced Kirk Katlan soon after and between May and July 2004, the band entered the studio to record their debut record on Indecision Records, From Russia With Love. It was released in November 2004. The band also credit "The Rookie" as supplying samples for the album, which basically consisted of background noises and film excerpts to add to the overall sound of the music.

Shortly after the release, Jeff Trion left and formed a band called Rebel Fever.^[3] He was replaced by Chris Thomson (ex-Atreyu), and in 2007, a second album, Espionage Made Easy, was released.

Personnel

Current members

Steve Helferich – vocals (2002 – present)
Justin Jolley – guitar (2003 – present)
Geoff Harman – guitar (2002 – present)
Chris Thomson – bass (2004 – present)
Marc Jackson – drums (2002 – present)

Previous members

Kirk Katlan – guitar (2002)
Jeff "Tyrone" Trion – bass (2002 – 2004)
The Rookie – samples

Timeline

Discography

From Russia with Love (November 2004) Indecision Records
Espionage Made Easy (May 2007) Indecision

References

^ "Cold War "From Russia With Love…" CD - AVERSIONLINE.COM". 9 July 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-07-09. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
^ "Welcome To Your Life". 28 June 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-06-28. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
^ "Rebel Fever 1.0". 19 June 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-06-19. Retrieved 26 September 2020.

[1] "Cold War "From Russia With Love…" CD - AVERSIONLINE.COM". 9 July 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-07-09. Retrieved 26 September 2020.

[2] "Welcome To Your Life". 28 June 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-06-28. Retrieved 26 September 2020.

[3] "Rebel Fever 1.0". 19 June 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-06-19. Retrieved 26 September 2020.

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