"Cold" is a song by American

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. It was released as a promotional single from their thirteenth studio album '' The Nothing''.

Background

The song was released on August 2, 2019, coupled with a dedicated visualizer designed by Nicolas Fong, featuring confusing architecture coupled with depictions of lions and ghosts. A live video was released in November.

Composition

Labelled as a "punishing anthem", the song has been considered "a more mainstream and hard rock style" than the previously released single "You'll Never Find Me", and as "one of the band's more experimental offerings".

Reception

"Cold" was ranked 18th in ''

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s ''Top 30 Metal + Hard Rock Songs of 2019''. It was also ranked 11th in

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's ranking of ''The 20 greatest Korn songs''. A negative review of the song came from Axl Rosenberg of

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, who otherwise praised the visualizer, recommending readers " utthe video on mute and

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to something else while you watch it".

Personnel

Jonathan Davis Jonathan Howsmon Davis (born January 18, 1971), also known as JD, is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is the lead vocalist and frontman of nu metal band Korn, which is considered a pioneering act of the nu metal genre. Davis's ...

– vocals *

James "Munky" Shaffer James Christian Shaffer (born June 6, 1970), also known by his stage name "Munky", is an American musician best known as a co-founder and guitarist of the nu metal band Korn. He was ranked at No. 26 of Guitar World's 100 Greatest Heavy Metal G ...

– guitars *

Brian "Head" Welch Brian Philip Welch (born June 19, 1970), also known by his stage name Head, is an American musician. He is a guitarist and founding member of the nu metal band Korn and his solo project Love and Death (band), Love and Death, where he also pro ...

– guitars * Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu – bass *

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– drums

Charts

References

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