Hard Cold Fire

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As Therapy?’sfourth decade finally gets underway in earnest, sixteenth album ‘ Hard Cold Fire’,written and pre-produced during an unprecedented time for music, is hefty, compact, and accessible, a distillation of everything that has made them what they are – hewn from County Antrim basalt, still possessed of their stoicism, but casting a renewed focus on catharsis and healing. Cordova, Daniel (5 May 2023). "The Weekly Injection: New Releases From Dave Lombardo, Unearth & More Out Today 5/5". Metal Injection . Retrieved 27 May 2023. The serrated, chugging riffage, churning low-end and propulsive rhythms that are hallmarks of the band’s sound are all present and correct, but met with a new-found sense of resolution and release, as most readily displayed on the one-two punch of their first single, ‘Joy’. For long-time fans, this new offering will reward an attentive ear in terms of musical flourishes and Cairns’trademark lyrical substance, but as a finished product, the band has set out to create something that stands alone, and ‘Hard Cold Fire’achieves just that.

Even with something as simple as 'road rage', it's gotten to the point now where suddenly people's default setting 'I'll kill you!'. Everything is so incendiary all of a sudden, and as someone who comes from the north of Ireland, that's not a term I use lightly.W:O:A – Detail". 11 December 2015. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015 . Retrieved 12 September 2020. Hard Cold Fire delivers ten new songs that sound pleasantly nostalgic, but by no means dusty from the speakers. You can hear from the Northern Irish that they have been in business for a while and actually don’t have to prove anything to anyone anymore. That’s exactly what the disc sounds like: self-confident and down-to-earth. So this late work by Therapy? in good company, comparable combos like Life of Agony hit namely quite successfully in the same notch. PIXELSURGEON | Interviews | Music | Therapy?". Archived from the original on 16 January 2009 . Retrieved 16 January 2010.

Andy Cairns uses several Gibson SG and a Gibson Explorer. He has changed his effects pedals a few times. [44] As of November 2023, he used a small pedalboard powered by a T-Rex Fuel Tank Junior: Boss Chromatic Tuner → Electro-Harmonix POG Nano → Marshall SV-1 Supervibe → Boss Digital Delay. Ozuna, Hernan (10 March 2023). "Therapy? announces new album Hard Cold Fire, drops "Joy" video". Chaoszine . Retrieved 27 May 2023. Enduring over three decades as the musical, cultural and social landscapes have shifted around them, the trio have forged and retained a powerful and lasting connection with a dedicated fan base around the world, doing so by putting their emphasis on the music, solidifying a hard-won reputation as forward-thinking writers and a fierce live proposition in the process. After the tour wound up in October 1996, Therapy? finally took a long break. They reconvened after a few months and spent most of 1997 writing, rehearsing and recording the follow-up to Infernal Love. [8] [4] The bruising punk noise of To Disappear is up next and segues into the menacing bite of Mongrel before the brilliantly and perfectly titled second single Poundland Of Hope And Glory introduces itself with its instantly memorable riffs and hooks and a catchiness that is undeniable; this is a song that is sure to become an instant live favourite when THERAPY? tour in support of the album. The record concludes with the powerful Ugly before the initially melancholy but ultimately completely uplifting Days Kollaps finishes things off on a sheer high and signals the end of a superb album, one of the best that THERAPY? have ever made – it is that good.People I know who have wives or partners from the EU, they have said almost exactly the same thing to me - and I don't know where it's going to end. I sort of thought, post-Covid, that things might actually get better. But it's actually gone the other way. Belfast is sold out already, and Cairns is looking forward to also welcoming a bunch of old friends to their Dublin gig. It already feels like an anniversary celebration worth waiting for. The band's 16th studio album, Hard Cold Fire, was released on 5 May 2023. [36] The album was recorded in November 2021 at Marshall Studios with producer Chris Sheldon. Due to touring commitments in 2022 related to the delayed 30th anniversary tour, the album had been shelved for 18 months. The album was released across three formats, including CD, cassette and six colour vinyl variants. As Therapy?’s fourth decade finally gets underway in earnest, sixteenth album ‘Hard Cold Fire’, written and pre-produced during an unprecedented time for music, is hefty, compact, and accessible, a distillation of everything that has made them what they are – hewn from County Antrim basalt, still possessed of their stoicism, but casting a renewed focus on catharsis and healing.