Cold Like War

Cold Like War is the fifth studio album by American metalcore band We Came as Romans. It was released on October 20, 2017, and is their first album through SharpTone Records. This is the band's first album to feature new drummer David Puckett, who replaced longtime drummer Eric Choi, and their last with singer Kyle Pavone before his death in August 2018.

Cold Like War
Studio album by
We Came as Romans
ReleasedOctober 20, 2017
Genre
Length39:49
LabelSharpTone
Producer
We Came as Romans chronology
We Came as Romans
(2015)		 Cold Like War
(2017)		 Darkbloom
(2022)

Videos

On September 29, 2016, We Came as Romans presented the first single taken from this album, called "Wasted Age".[2] On September 11, 2017, it was released through SharpTone Records YouTube channel a video for "Cold Like War",[3] followed 10 days later by "Lost in the Moment".[4] On October 19, 2017, the day before the album came out, the music video for "Foreign Fire" was released.[5]

Critical reception

Alternative Press considered Cold Like War like a "milestone for WCAR", considering that "they have expanded their range of sounds, emotions and songwriting capabilities without compromising their sincerity".[6] Louder Sound said that We Came as Romans, during its first album through SharpTone Records, "strive to make an impression", creating a "never boring record".[7]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Vultures with Clipped Wings"4:05
2."Cold Like War"3:46
3."Two Hands"3:54
4."Lost in the Moment"4:13
5."Foreign Fire"3:54
6."Wasted Age"3:47
7."Encoder"3:20
8."If There's Nothing to See" (featuring Eric Vanlerberghe of I Prevail)4:35
9."Promise Me"3:45
10."Learning to Survive"4:30
Total length:39:49

Personnel

We Came as Romans

Guest musicians
  • Eric Vanlerberghe (I Prevail) — Guest Vocals on "If There's Nothing to See"

Charts
Chart (2017) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[8] 61

References
  1. "We Came As Romans - Cold Like War (album review)". www.sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic.
  2. SharpTone Records (2016-09-29), We Came As Romans - Wasted Age (OFFICIAL AUDIO STREAM), retrieved 2018-10-29
  3. SharpTone Records (2017-09-11), We Came As Romans - Cold Like War (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO), retrieved 2018-10-29
  4. SharpTone Records (2017-09-21), We Came As Romans - Lost In The Moment (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO), retrieved 2018-10-29
  5. SharpTone Records (2017-10-19), We Came As Romans - Foreign Fire (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO), retrieved 2018-10-29
  6. "'Cold Like War' is a milestone for We Came As Romans - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
  7. "We Came As Romans - Cold Like War album review". Metal Hammer Magazine. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
  8. "We Came as Romans Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
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