Cold War
Origin	Orange County, California, USA
Years active	2002—Present
Genres	Metalcore Hardcore punk
Labels	Indecision Records
Members	Steve Helferich Justin Jolley Geoff Harman Chris Thomson Marc Jackson
Past members	Kirk Katlan Jeff "Tyrone" Trion "The Rookie"
Website(s)	Indecision Records

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History

It 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). Throwdown is a metalcore band that has widely been hailed as the next Pantera [citation needed]. They have toured as part of Ozzfest, Sounds of the Underground and Warped Tour, as well as with bands like In Flames, Lamb of God, As I Lay Dying, Norma Jean, Soulfly, and Hatebreed. ...

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. Indecision Records is an American hardcore punk record label that has put out records by the likes of Count Me Out and Throwdown. ... From Russia With Love is the first album by metalcore band, Cold War. ...

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. [1] He was replaced by Chris Thomson (ex-Atreyu). The Neverending Story, see Atreyu. ...

Current Members

• Steve Helferich – vocals
• Justin Jolley – guitar
• Geoff Harman – guitar
• Chris Thomson – bass
• Marc Jackson – drums

Previous Members

• Kirk Katlan – guitar
• Jeff "Tyrone" Trion – bass
• The Rookie – samples

From Russia With Love released November, 2004

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Discography

• From Russia With Love (November 2004) Indecision Records

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Trivia

• The addition of samples adds to the ongoing debate as to which genre the band actually fit into. They have been described as metalcore, straightforward hardcore punk and even melodic Swedish death metal.[2]

• Steve Helferich's previous band, Welcome To Your Life, had a similar sound and parts of the instrument tracking was done in Gothenburg, Sweden.[3]

• The band pays a tribute to their heavy metal influences by covering Iron Maiden's The Trooper on a hidden track at the end of the From Russia With Love album.

• In spite of the imagery and lettering, Cold War are quick to dismiss the idea that they may be Communists.

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External links

• Indecision Records