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Musical style

''The Cold Sun'' has been described as

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, technical metal and

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Track listing

Personnel

;Loathe *Kadeem France – lead vocals *Erik Bickerstaffe – guitar, vocals *Connor Sweeney – guitar, backing vocals *Shayne Smith – bass, backing vocals *Sean Radcliffe – drums ;Additional *Marawan Abdelmola – additional vocals (track 5) *Loathe – producer *Matt McClellan – producer, engineer, mixing, keys *Troy Glessner – mastering *Septian Tito – artwork

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cold Sun 2017 debut albums Loathe (band) albums SharpTone Records albums 2010s concept albums