{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = Cold Day Memory | type = studio | artist = [[Sevendust]] | cover = Cold Day Memory album cover.jpg | alt = | released = {{start date|2010|4|20}} | recorded = <!--Recording date needs reliable reference.--> | studio = Groovemaster ([[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]) | genre = [[Alternative metal]] | length = 46:30 | label = * 7Bros. * [[Asylum Records|Asylum]] | producer = {{nowrap|{{hlist|[[Johnny K]]|Sevendust {{small|({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}|[[Corey Lowery]] {{small|({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}}}}} | prev_title = [[Chapter VII: Hope & Sorrow]] | prev_year = 2008 | next_title = [[Black Out the Sun (album)|Black Out the Sun]] | next_year = 2013 | misc = {{Singles | name = Cold Day Memory | type = studio | single1 = [[Unraveling (Sevendust song)|Unraveling]] | single1date = February 22, 2010 | single2 = [[Forever (Sevendust song)|Forever]] | single2date = July 26, 2010<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16697 |title=Radio Industry News |publisher=FMQB |accessdate=July 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711013858/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16697 |archive-date=July 11, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | single3 = [[Last Breath (Sevendust song)|Last Breath]] | single3date = January 24, 2011 }} }}
'''''Cold Day Memory''''' is the eighth studio album by American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Sevendust]], released on April 20, 2010.<ref name=AM /> The album marks the return of guitarist [[Clint Lowery]], who previously left Sevendust in 2004 to work with [[Dark New Day]]. The album debuted at No. 12 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, selling around 27,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=139256 |title=Sevendust's 'Cold Day Memory' Cracks U.S. Top 15 |work=Blabbermouth.net |publisher=Roadrunner Records |date=April 28, 2010 |accessdate=April 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100502135711/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=139256 |archive-date=May 2, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> marking the band's highest debut ever.
==Recording and production== The album was recorded at Groovemaster Studios in [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]] with producer [[Johnny K]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=134965 |title=Sevendust: 'Cold Day Memory' Release Date Announced |work=Blabbermouth.net |publisher=Roadrunner Records |date=February 11, 2010 |accessdate=April 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212234632/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=134965 |archive-date=February 12, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Clint Lowery's brother, [[Corey Lowery]], who had previously worked with Clint Lowery in the band Dark New Day, also aided the band in their recording process.
On January 20, 2010, drummer [[Morgan Rose]] revealed that the album title was ''Cold Day Memory''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=133799 |title=Sevendust: New Album Title Revealed |work=Blabbermouth.net |publisher=Roadrunner Records |date=January 20, 2010 |accessdate=April 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124072832/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=133799 |archive-date=January 24, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Guitarist Clint Lowery, who rejoined Sevendust in March 2008, commented: "This record personally has been one of the most difficult, but most rewarding records I've ever worked on. I put a lot of pressure on myself to contribute good material to the guys after being gone for last three records and that helped me focus more than I ever had." [[Lajon Witherspoon]] added: "I feel this album shows new growth for the band. We're very happy to have Clint back and are looking forward for everyone hearing the magic that's made when we're all together!"<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=136013 |title=Sevendust: 'Cold Day Memory' Artwork Unveiled |work=Blabbermouth.net |publisher=Roadrunner Records |date=March 2, 2010 |accessdate=April 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606065702/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=136013 |archive-date=June 6, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Lyrical themes=== Rose described the writing process for the album as "a more personal experience to him", and said that due to the events that transpired in the prior year, he would sometimes have trouble coming up with words, and would often write gibberish as a temporary filler.<ref>{{cite video |url=http://www.revolvermag.com/video/detail/sevendusts-clint-lowery-and-morgan-rose-discuss-their-new-album/ |title=Sevendust's Clint Lowery and Morgan Rose discuss their new album |publisher=Revolver Magazine |accessdate=April 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100425235757/http://www.revolvermag.com/video/detail/sevendusts-clint-lowery-and-morgan-rose-discuss-their-new-album |archive-date=April 25, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> While Rose would be the primary writer, all five members of the band would contribute. Rose focused on more distressing themes, while Witherspoon, who had just become a father, focused his lyrics on responsibility and commitment.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=138808 |title=Sevendust: 'Cold Day Memory' DVD Preview Available |work=Blabbermouth.com |publisher=Roadrunner |date=April 20, 2010 |accessdate=April 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901181808/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=138808 |archive-date=September 1, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The album's first single, "Unraveling", was co-written by Lowery and is about the collapse of a relationship, while "Confession" indirectly addresses Lowery quitting and returning to the band. On Lowery's return, Rose spoke: "Since we all write, it's hard to tell exactly what each song is about, but we like to leave it up to the listeners to decide for themselves". Rose says: "It's funny because in the end you almost don't know what you wrote. I remember telling John one time, 'Dude, that was an amazing line you wrote,' and he went, 'What are you talking about? You wrote that.' We wanted to change the template completely from what we did with our last album, 'Hope And Sorrow'. We were going, 'Let's bring back those other elements Clint brought in that made us what we were.' So we sort of made a silent agreement that we were going to let Clint run wild. We said we'll jump in when it's time, but if you've got an idea let's go with it."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=137634 |title=Sevendust Drummer Interviewed By The Musician's Voice |work=Blabbermouth.net |publisher=Roadrunner Records |date=March 29, 2010 |accessdate=April 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606093732/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=137634 |archive-date=June 6, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Reception== {{Music ratings | rev1 = 411mania | rev1Score = {{Rating|8.5|10}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.411mania.com/music/album_reviews/136433 |title=Sevendust - ''Cold Day Memory'' Review |first=Ben |last=Czajkowski |publisher=411mania |date=April 20, 2010 |accessdate=April 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528124256/http://www.411mania.com/music/album_reviews/136433 |archive-date=May 28, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | rev2 = [[AllMusic]] | rev2Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name=AM>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1737063|pure_url=yes}} |title=''Cold Day Memory'' > Overview |first=Phil |last=Freeman |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=April 29, 2010}}</ref> | rev3 = Live-Metal | rev3Score = {{Rating|8.5|10}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.live-metal.net/cdreviews_sevendust_cold-day-memory.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100415213329/http://www.live-metal.net/cdreviews_sevendust_cold-day-memory.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 15, 2010 |title=Sevendust: ''Cold Day Memory'' |publisher=Live-Metal |date=June 1, 2010 |accessdate=January 8, 2016}}</ref> | rev4 = Metalunderground | rev4Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metalunderground.com/reviews/details.cfm?releaseid=3290 |title=Sevendust: ''Cold Day Memory'' |publisher=Metalunderground |date=June 1, 2010 |accessdate=January 8, 2016}}</ref> | rev5 = [[PopMatters]] | rev5Score = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/125871-sevendust-cold-day-memory/ |title=Sevendust: ''Cold Day Memory'' |first=Chris |last=Colgan |publisher=[[PopMatters]] |date=June 1, 2010 |accessdate=December 23, 2010}}</ref> | rev6 = Sputnikmusic | rev6Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/45422/Sevendust-Cold-Day-Memory/ |title=Sevendust: ''Cold Day Memory'' |publisher=Sputnikmusic |date=April 21, 2010 |accessdate=January 8, 2016}}</ref> | rev7 = TuneLab Music | rev7Score = {{Rating|9|10}}<ref>{{citation |title=Review: Sevendust – '''Cold Day Memory''' |publisher=TuneLab Music |url=http://tunelab.com/2010/06/20/review-sevendust-cold-day-memory/ |date=June 20, 2010 |accessdate=April 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100623040457/http://tunelab.com/2010/06/20/review-sevendust-cold-day-memory/ |archive-date=June 23, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> }}
Reception to ''Cold Day Memory'' was quite positive. 411mania.com stated "What you'll find here is the best Sevendust album since ''[[Seasons (Sevendust album)|Seasons]]'' in terms of lyrics, emotion, guitarwork and drums." ultimate-guitar.com stated "At times the band broaches the industrial genre, but those moments are extremely fleeting. In both "Splinter" and "Forever Dead", the intros feature computer-like effects that could easily have led into [[Nine Inch Nails|NIN]] territory."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.411mania.com/music/album_reviews/136433/Sevendust---Cold-Day-Memory-review.html |title=Music - Sevendust - Cold Day Memory Review |publisher=411mania.com |date= |accessdate=February 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003063742/http://www.411mania.com/music/album_reviews/136433/Sevendust---Cold-Day-Memory-review.html |archive-date=October 3, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Chris Colgan of [[PopMatters]] focused on the significance of Clint Lowery's return to the band, saying that "...the reunion with Lowery immediately proves to be a huge step forward for the veteran quintet." Colgan goes on to say that the album "...has the energy and vitality of the band's older work, but it also has exponentially greater musicianship and subtlety, the kind that only a veteran band can achieve."<ref>{{cite web|last=Colgan |first=Chris |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/125871-sevendust-cold-day-memory/ |title=Sevendust: Cold Day Memory < PopMatters |publisher=Popmatters.com |date= |accessdate=February 9, 2012}}</ref>
The album did receive some level of criticism, though. thenewreview.net stated "With songs like 'Ride Insane' 'Here and Now' and 'Nowhere', I became a little bored. I felt as if I were listening to songs I had already heard before by the band, or perhaps even elsewhere, and wasn't completely blown away by what was there." Guitarinternational.com stated "Cold Day Memory is a killer release, and one that should act to propel the band into the new decade with a renewed sense of confidence, hopefully forgetting, at least somewhat, the events that haunted them for the majority of the past decade. If this record is any indication of things to come, then we could be hearing great things from a band that has more than paid their dues, and come screaming back onto the scene, leaving no doubt that they deserve to be included next to the biggest names in Metal today."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://guitarinternational.com/wpmu/2011/01/06/sevendust-cold-day-memory-review/ |title=Sevendust Cold Day Memory Review |publisher=Guitarinternational.com |date= |accessdate=February 9, 2012}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_writing = Sevendust, except "Unraveling" and "Confessions (Without Faith)", co-written with [[Dave Bassett (songwriter)|Dave Bassett]]. | title1 = Splinter | length1 = 3:54 | title2 = [[Forever (Sevendust song)|Forever]] | length2 = 3:26 | title3 = [[Unraveling (Sevendust song)|Unraveling]] | length3 = 3:58 | title4 = [[Last Breath (Sevendust song)|Last Breath]] | length4 = 3:48 | title5 = Karma | length5 = 3:52 | title6 = Ride Insane | length6 = 3:15 | title7 = Confessions (Without Faith) | length7 = 4:06 | title8 = Nowhere | length8 = 3:29 | title9 = Here and Now | length9 = 4:07 | title10 = The End Is Coming | length10 = 4:34 | title11 = Better Place | length11 = 4:21 | title12 = Strong Arm Broken | length12 = 3:39 | total_length = 46:30 }}
==Personnel== '''Sevendust''' * [[Lajon Witherspoon]] – lead vocals * [[Clint Lowery]] – lead guitar, backing vocals * [[John Connolly (musician)|John Connolly]] – rhythm guitar, backing vocals * Vinnie Hornsby – bass * [[Morgan Rose]] – drums, backing vocals
'''Production''' * [[Johnny K]] – producer, mixing * [[Corey Lowery]] – co-producer * Justin Walden – programming * [[Ted Jensen]] – mastering
==Charts== {| class="wikitable" style="width:550px;" |- ! style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|Year ! style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|Chart ! style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|Position ! style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|Ref. |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:left;"|2010 | style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|The Billboard 200 | style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|12 | style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|<ref name=bscdm>{{cite web |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=sevendust|chart=all}} |title=Cold Day Memory - Sevendust |publisher=Billboard |accessdate=June 22, 2010}}</ref> |- style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;" ||Rock Albums ||4 ||<ref name=bscdm/> |- style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;" ||Digital Albums ||6 ||<ref name=bscdm/> |- style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;" ||Alternative Albums ||2 ||<ref name=bscdm/> |- style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;" ||Hard Rock Albums ||3 ||<ref name=bscdm/> |}
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