Cold as Life is an American hardcore band based out of Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1988. Lyrical themes consisted of brutal depictions of the horrors of growing up and living in a city plagued with corruption, murder, drugs, depression and poverty, along with the tragedy of losing friends, family and bandmates to murder and drug abuse. Their shows were frequently violent, involving vicious fights that often included stabbings and beatings with various weapons. However, Cold as Life has a large "family" based following. Stories of these shows would spread throughout the Midwest punk and hardcore communities, contributing to the band's notoriety. Cold as Life drew musical influence from such bands as Negative Approach, Sheer Terror, Discharge, 4 Skins, Cro-Mags, Black Sabbath, and Slayer.
Jeff Gunnells Craig Holloway Matt Martin John Music Jesse Wright
Past members
Roy Bates Jeff West Rodney "Rawn Beauty" Barger Jay Wade Jake Loch Jason Navarro Jason Clifton Johnny Hate The Big Dog Mike Couls Tim Mycek Enzo D Jake Bulldog Emery "E-War" Keathley
In early 2007, a reunion tour was organized by former members but featured Enzo D and Jake Bulldog (of fellow Detroit band Dogz of War) on vocals and Guitar instead of co-founder Jeff Gunnells.
On June 4, 2013, Jeff Gunnells was sentenced to between 10 and 20 years in prison for armed robbery.[2]
Cold as Life reformed once again in 2015 and have played sporadically since.[3]
In 2021 the band's first record "Born To Land" was released on vinyl for the first time through A389 Recordings.
The band officially re-united in October 2023, playing a reunion show in their hometown of Detroit together with bands like Madball, Integrity and Terror.[4] The band now consists of Jeff Gunnells (vocals and guitar), bassist Craig Holloway, guitarists Matt Martin and John Music, and drummer Jesse Wright.[5]
2023 also saw the re-release of their second album "Declination of Independence" on A389 Recordings. The record got remixed and remastered by Taylor Young and Brad Boatright.[6] That same year Cold as Life released an album with recordings stretching from 1988 to 1993 called "In Memory Of Rodney A. Barger 1970-1993".
Discographyedit
Studio albumsedit
1998: Born to Land Hard (CTYC Productions, +/- Records)
2000: Declination of Independence (CTYC Productions)
^ ab"Album Review: D-Bloc - Do Not Cross". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved August 28, 2023. Old dudes like myself will think of the classic beatdown/metalcore; Cold As Life, Merauder, Bulldoze, Out To Win
^"PEOPLE OF MI V JEFFREY RYAN GUNNELLS (Per Curiam Opinion)". Law.justia.com. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
^"Offender Tracking Information System (OTIS) – Offender Profile". Mdocweb.state.mi.us. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
^Cold As Life Reunion show live! Russell Industrial Center - Detroit, MI - 10/7/23, retrieved October 11, 2023
^"Death, drugs, prison: COLD AS LIFE are leaving it all behind". Revolver. October 6, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
^"THE SHORT LIST: 9.29.23". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
External linksedit
Cold as Life – MySpace profile
LIVE @ the Magic Stick in Detroit 31 October 1998
May 03, 2024
cold, life, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, september, 2020. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Cold as Life news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message Cold as Life is an American hardcore band based out of Detroit Michigan formed in 1988 Lyrical themes consisted of brutal depictions of the horrors of growing up and living in a city plagued with corruption murder drugs depression and poverty along with the tragedy of losing friends family and bandmates to murder and drug abuse Their shows were frequently violent involving vicious fights that often included stabbings and beatings with various weapons However Cold as Life has a large family based following Stories of these shows would spread throughout the Midwest punk and hardcore communities contributing to the band s notoriety Cold as Life drew musical influence from such bands as Negative Approach Sheer Terror Discharge 4 Skins Cro Mags Black Sabbath and Slayer Cold as LifeOriginDetroit Michigan U S GenresBeatdown hardcore 1 metalcore 1 Years active1988 2001 2007 2015 presentLabelsCTYC Productions Records A389 RecordingsMembersJeff GunnellsCraig HollowayMatt MartinJohn MusicJesse WrightPast membersRoy BatesJeff WestRodney Rawn Beauty BargerJay WadeJake LochJason NavarroJason CliftonJohnny HateThe Big DogMike CoulsTim MycekEnzo DJake BulldogEmery E War Keathley In early 2007 a reunion tour was organized by former members but featured Enzo D and Jake Bulldog of fellow Detroit band Dogz of War on vocals and Guitar instead of co founder Jeff Gunnells On June 4 2013 Jeff Gunnells was sentenced to between 10 and 20 years in prison for armed robbery 2 Cold as Life reformed once again in 2015 and have played sporadically since 3 Contents 1 Official reunion and re releases 2 Discography 2 1 Studio albums 2 2 Splits 2 3 Demos 2 4 Compilation albums 2 5 Non album tracks 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksOfficial reunion and re releases editIn 2021 the band s first record Born To Land was released on vinyl for the first time through A389 Recordings The band officially re united in October 2023 playing a reunion show in their hometown of Detroit together with bands like Madball Integrity and Terror 4 The band now consists of Jeff Gunnells vocals and guitar bassist Craig Holloway guitarists Matt Martin and John Music and drummer Jesse Wright 5 2023 also saw the re release of their second album Declination of Independence on A389 Recordings The record got remixed and remastered by Taylor Young and Brad Boatright 6 That same year Cold as Life released an album with recordings stretching from 1988 to 1993 called In Memory Of Rodney A Barger 1970 1993 Discography editStudio albums edit 1998 Born to Land Hard CTYC Productions Records 2000 Declination of Independence CTYC Productions Splits edit 2001 Split with Ringworm Stillborn Records Demos edit 1989 1989 Demo 1991 1991 Demo 1992 1992 Demo 1995 1995 Demo 1997 1997 Demo Compilation albums edit 2004 1988 1993 CTYC Productions 2023 In Memory Of Rodney A Barger 1970 1993 A389 Recordings Non album tracks edit 1996 Detroit Is Distraught Compilation 1996 How Much Longer 1997 Feisty Cadavers and the Brotherhood Idol Records Live Like Vampires 1999 Only the Strong Survive 1999 Victory Records My Own Worst Enemy 1999 The Spirit Lives On A Tribute to Raybeez and Warzone Hate Core Records Fight the Opressor 2007 United States of Hardcore Hate Core Records Pete s Sake S O I A See also editMusic of Detroit Hardcore punkReferences edit a b Album Review D Bloc Do Not Cross New Noise Magazine Retrieved August 28 2023 Old dudes like myself will think of the classic beatdown metalcore Cold As Life Merauder Bulldoze Out To Win PEOPLE OF MI V JEFFREY RYAN GUNNELLS Per Curiam Opinion Law justia com Retrieved September 25 2020 Offender Tracking Information System OTIS Offender Profile Mdocweb state mi us Retrieved September 25 2020 Cold As Life Reunion show live Russell Industrial Center Detroit MI 10 7 23 retrieved October 11 2023 Death drugs prison COLD AS LIFE are leaving it all behind Revolver October 6 2023 Retrieved October 11 2023 THE SHORT LIST 9 29 23 New Noise Magazine Retrieved October 11 2023 External links editCold as Life MySpace profile LIVE the Magic Stick in Detroit 31 October 1998 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cold as Life amp oldid 1196077735, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
