{{Short description|Multinational heavy metal band}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{expand German|topic=cult|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = Coldseed | origin = | years_active = 2004–2006 | genre = {{hlist|Groove metal|alternative metal}} | label = Nuclear Blast | website = | current_members = Björn Strid<br />Thomen Stauch<br />Oliver Holzwarth<br />Michael Schüren<br />Thorsten Praest<br />Gonzalo Alfageme López }}
'''Coldseed''' was a multinational heavy metal band led by Swedish vocalist Björn Strid of Soilwork.<ref name="allmusic" /> The five other members were German drummer Thomen Stauch (Savage Circus), his countrymen bassist Oliver Holzwarth (Blind Guardian) and keyboardist Michael Schüren (Blind Guardian), as well as Swedish guitarist Thorsten Praest and Spaniard Gonzalo Alfageme López.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pandora.com/music/artist/coldseed|title=Coldseed|work=Pandora|accessdate=7 January 2015}}</ref>
The band was formed as a side project in 2004.<ref name="allmusic">{{Cite web |title=Coldseed Biography, Songs, & Albums |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/coldseed-mn0000915841/biography |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref> They released one album, ''Completion Makes the Tragedy'', via Nuclear Blast in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://store.nuclearblastusa.com/Item/Coldseed_-_Completion_Makes_The_Tragedy/22223|title=No.1 Heavy Metal Online-Shop, Metal-Shirts T-Shirts, CDs, Vinyl - Nuclear Blast USA Store|publisher=Store.nuclearblastusa.com|accessdate=7 January 2015|archive-date=13 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313080731/http://store.nuclearblastusa.com/Item/Coldseed_-_Completion_Makes_The_Tragedy/22223|url-status=dead}}</ref> No further activity was announced from the band since then.
==Musical style== {{expand section|date=February 2025}} Metal.de described the music as a "varied mix of melodic metal and thrash" as well as "modern playing styles in the direction of nu metal or even slight touches of industrial.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 November 2006 |title=Coldseed - Completion Makes The Tragedy Review |url=https://www.metal.de/reviews/coldseed-completion-makes-the-tragedy-6906/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=metal.de |language=de}}</ref> AllMusic also noted gothic influences.<ref name="allmusic" />
== Band members == *Björn Strid – vocals *Thorsten Praest – guitar *Gonzalo Alfageme López – guitar *Oliver Holzwarth – bass *Thomen Stauch – drums *Michael Schüren – keyboards, synthesizers
==Discography== *2006: ''Completion Makes the Tragedy'' (Nuclear Blast)
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==External links== *{{allmusic}} *[https://www.metal.de/reviews/coldseed-completion-makes-the-tragedy-6906/ ''Completion Makes the Tragedy'' album review] – metal.de *[https://www.laut.de/Coldseed Biography] on laut.de
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