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Hard Cold Fire

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Therapy? (Artist) Format: Vinyl
4.6 out of 5 stars 77 ratings
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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1 They Shoot the Terrible Master
2 Woe
3 Joy
4 Bewildered Herd
5 Two Wounded Animals

Disc: 2

1 To Disappear
2 Mongrel
3 Poundland of Hope and Glory
4 Ugly
5 Days Kollaps

Product description

For Northern Ireland-originating rockers Therapy?, resilience and survival have become watchwords. 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. 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.

Product details

  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.41 x 31.57 x 31.5 cm; 258.55 g
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Marshall Records
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Marshall Records
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BXNCSN7X
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Best Sellers Rank: 174,442 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
  • Customer reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 77 ratings

Customer reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars
77 global ratings
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Obviously not checked before it was sent out!
Both the CD and cardboard case are badly damaged, as in the picture. Very disappointed!
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent album by a band 16 albums in.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 May 2023
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    This has all the punch in just over half an hour that many bands strive for in a career. The hooks and riffs are all there, listen to Woe, Bewildered Herd, and Ugly and tell me I’m wrong. I think the lyrics poured over the sharp guitar and tight drum work make this an essential album in 2023. Do one.
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  • The V1per
    5.0 out of 5 stars No nonsense
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 November 2023
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    Good album. Great production. Good tunes - short, sharp songs. Smash it out at 100 decibels for a 30 minute metal blast.
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  • Dave
    5.0 out of 5 stars The next best thing to Troublegum?
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 May 2023
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    The album Troublegum was my introduction to Therapy? in 1994. Since then I acquired a few of their albums with some more or less commercially appealing to me. Hard Cold Fire is a good album that strikes a good balance between grunge, alternative rock and more melodic pop.
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  • Mike
    5.0 out of 5 stars All Killer No Filler
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 May 2023
    Hard Cold Fire is packed with heavy riffs, hooky vocal lines, frantic drumming, all combined with the unmistakable Therapy? twist that blends everything together. Andy's lyrics are as always on point, touching political and social subjects.

    The production sounds modern and defined, seems it's a good thing they recorded the album in the new Marshall Records.

    The real strength of the album is the songwriting, all ten songs are nothing short of amazing. I have already played Hard Cold Fire tens of times, and never skipped one song. It all flows smoothly and it's really hard not to press play again once the final notes of Days Kolaps come to an end.

    Some complain about the length of the album... Well, Shortsharpshock was less than 10 mins long but that doesn't take anything away from its greatness.

    All in all, Hard Cold Fire is a great album, one of the best of 2023. It's a grower, so give it a second chance if it didn't grab you by the first listen. In the end, it will definitely reward you.
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  • Darren
    3.0 out of 5 stars Therapy
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 May 2023
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    Ok so yet another album by my favorite bands.it,s not bad there's some really catchy tracks.buy it if you're a fan
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Grower
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 May 2023
    I like Therapy? a lot, and this album needs a bit of time but once you get there it's flipping good; over the years they haven't compromised and that's a great thing. Also, try to see them live, they're fantastic.
    (a tour later in 23 i think!) OK def 5 stars not 4!
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  • theone&only
    4.0 out of 5 stars Not a classic but a modern stomper that stands on its own merits
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 May 2023
    If there's one thing you can always count on in the rock world - its that Therapy? can always be relied upon to deliver a, at best decent album, at worst, an interesting one.
    This is the longest time T? have ever spent between albums, (Cleave was over 4 years ago) so you would expect the extra time to be spent coming up with something special. Except Therapy? are the masters of confounding our expectations and these songs clatter along like the sound of 3 men in a rehearsal room doing what they do best - making noisy, dark-hearted punk rock songs. So there's no sonic experimentation here but hey, expecting Therapy? to 'do an AC/DC' and make the same album again was never going to be an option.
    So the songs then - opener 'They Shoot the Terrible Master' reminded me a lot of something from the NANE album - its short, heavy, unrefined and sonically dense. Andy Cairns' twisted lyrics and simple melody holding the hold the whole thing together and its over in under 3 minutes so we're off to a great start. Neil Cooper's propulsive drumming once again hurtle the songs along as the album picks up but anyone expecting epic songwriting (a la Crooked Timber) this time around is going to be sorely disappointed. The album has a very short running time and all songs come in at under 3 and a half minutes so the aforementioned opener stands as the blueprint for the whole record. Is that a bad thing though?
    Therapy? often say that a 'shortsharpshock' with songs is the best way to go and they try to prove it here. 'Joy' and 'Bewildered Herd' have great riffs and choruses as does recent single 'Poundland of Hope and Glory' despite its awful title. Favourites so far for me would be '2 Wounded Animals' and 'Bewildered Herd' - more clattering punk angst that never outstay their welcome but have just enough time to burrow into your head before they're gone.
    Is it a return to glory days? is the question everyone will be asking and if by that you mean, 'does it sound like Troublegum?' then the answer is a clear and definite , 'No'.
    But if an exciting chunk of modern heaviness is your thing then this album is well worth a go.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars All Killer
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 May 2023
    Great Therapy? album, all killer, no filler. Catchy songs with the right amount of crunch. Love it.
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  • Joel pompi
    5.0 out of 5 stars Album 5 stars... but
    Reviewed in the United States on 18 April 2024
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    Amazon looks like they took the dog I pack and used it as a sanding pad.
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  • Wulf
    5.0 out of 5 stars Therapy? auf Nu-Metal Pfaden
    Reviewed in Germany on 17 November 2023
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    MUSS man sich anhören, denn diese Therapy? sind anders!! Die Mannen klicken hier fettest den Button "LINKIN PARK", ohne die ureigenen Gefilde frappierend oder gar stilbrechend zu verlassen. Gefällt mir gewaltig, ein Hammer-Album!
    Stimmig knackig klingt auch das sehr gute Vinyl!
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  • bernard
    5.0 out of 5 stars très bien
    Reviewed in France on 27 June 2025
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    t b
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  • Christine Hannoteaux Sagheddu
    5.0 out of 5 stars Bon vendeur je recommande
    Reviewed in France on 19 December 2024
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    Rapide pour l'envoie bien emballé rien à dire trés heureux de mon achat
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  • richard
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great album
    Reviewed in Germany on 30 May 2023
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    Therapy? Don't make bad albums
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