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Cold Snap
Didn't Your Mother Warn You About Creatures in the Night

Independent (2008) Jason

Cold Snap – Didn't Your Mother Warn You About Creatures in the Night cover artwork
Cold Snap – Didn't Your Mother Warn You About Creatures in the Night — Independent, 2008

A three-song demo of slow droning somewhat melodic hardcore named after a Suicide File song. Cold Snap tries to recall the heydays of Boston hardcore when American Nightmare and Panic ruled the roost, but come nowhere close to the emotional outpouring of either band. The vocals are highly annoying in their screeched running out of breath quality. The songs themselves are long and don't really go anywhere. There's just a lot of slow strummed riffs over sloppy drum work. If you are into bands like Modern Life is War and live in Connecticut then Cold Snap is probably your favorite band, but to me all I hear is a band that needs a lot of work before they release anything else.

2.1 / 10Jason • October 6, 2008

Cold Snap – Didn't Your Mother Warn You About Creatures in the Night cover artwork
Cold Snap – Didn't Your Mother Warn You About Creatures in the Night — Independent, 2008

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