Cold Said to contain “the song- 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage writing subtleties of Vedder B and Cobain,” Cold has Geffen/Universal swept the heavy rock scene and knocked it off of its feet. Emotive sounds and tunes are “fleshed out with subtle piano touches, beautiful guitars, warmly insistent melodies and a heavy, unique vibe and propulsive rhythms.” Hardly a modest assessment of the quintet. Cold writes from an emo- tional place. “It's a musical hook that Scooter Ward (vox) hangs his words on. If something doesn’t have a hook, or make us feel emo- The Edge office in the UNBC Wintergarden! Name: Phone Number: e-Mail: What do you like about the COLD?: tions...if we don’t cry, get upset, or whatever, we're like ‘what the fuck would we put that on a record for?” Cold may put all of their blood and sweat into writing and performing their songs, but it pays off. Based out of Jacksonville, Florida, the moody, melodic rock band counts Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst as among their fans. Durst, who is also — from Jacksonville got Cold their first signing and let them tag along for tours. Cold attributes part of the atti- tudes for their CD’s to the sudden success, touring experiences and _ industry change which they came across while touring with Limp Bizkit. Other influ- ences range from watching the Mayhem of the Seattle World Trade Organization riots to the sheer, raw emo- tion of their audiences at live performances Concluding, Ward says “we're heavy, we rock. We put our emotions on the line and we appreciate the chance to make a record and bring it to people.” Indeed Cold is in the game for the long run and as they break the Canadian scene the name Cold is going to creep up more and more in industry talk. Cold - 13 ways to bleed on stage is the feature of this weeks contest thanks to Universal Music Canada and Over The Edge. Fill out the ballot found in this issue and drop it in the box inside the OTE office (Located in the Wintergarden) to win one of three copies of a CD you don’t want to miss! By, Kevin Milos ONTES Universal Music Canada and Over the Edge bring you another great contest! Win one of three copies of Cold - 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage! Just fill out one of the entry ballots below and drop it off in the box located in the Over Winners from the last issue! Congratulations to the winners of last issue who won copies of FROSH 3 and FROSH 80’s from Universal Music Canada and Over The Edge! We asked contestensts to’state “Why they thought they deserved free CD’s.” The winners are: . Joscelyn Reed “I’m a student who’s broke and can’t afford to buy new CD’s.” \Magda Vince “Cause I’ze is poor!” Erika Anderson “1) | have no money so | can’t buy new CD’s. 2) And hey, | put in the effort to fill out the bal lot. 3) | like shiny stuff.” Winners from the last issue!