Cold Like War
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{{Infobox album
| name = Cold Like War
| type = studio
| artist = We Came as Romans
| cover = We came as romans cold like war cover album.png
| alt =
| released = October 20, 2017
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Metalcore{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/75152/We-Came-As-Romans-Cold-Like-War/|title=We Came As Romans - Cold Like War (album review) |publisher=Sputnikmusic|website=www.sputnikmusic.com}}
- post-hardcore
}}
| length = {{Duration|m=39|s=49}}
| label = SharpTone
| producer =
- Drew Fulk
- Nick Sampson
| prev_title = We Came as Romans
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = Darkbloom
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Cold Like War
| type = studio
| single1 = Wasted Age
| single1date = September 29, 2016
| single2 = Cold Like War
| single2date = September 11, 2017
| single3 = Lost in the Moment
| single3date = September 21, 2017
| single4 = Foreign Fire
| single4date = October 19, 2017
}}
}}
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.
Videos
On September 29, 2016, We Came as Romans presented the first single taken from this album, called "Wasted Age".{{Citation|last=SharpTone Records|title=We Came As Romans - Wasted Age (OFFICIAL AUDIO STREAM)|date=2016-09-29|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icISIfCs8D0|access-date=2018-10-29}} On September 11, 2017, it was released through SharpTone Records YouTube channel a video for "Cold Like War",{{Citation|last=SharpTone Records|title=We Came As Romans - Cold Like War (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)|date=2017-09-11|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3zUWxdYd54|access-date=2018-10-29}} followed 10 days later by "Lost in the Moment".{{Citation|last=SharpTone Records|title=We Came As Romans - Lost In The Moment (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)|date=2017-09-21|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPevO6F-ZNk|access-date=2018-10-29}} On October 19, 2017, the day before the album came out, the music video for "Foreign Fire" was released.{{Citation|last=SharpTone Records|title=We Came As Romans - Foreign Fire (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)|date=2017-10-19|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oENP1R2G0g8|access-date=2018-10-29}}
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".{{Cite news|url=https://www.altpress.com/reviews/we_came_as_romans_cold_like_war_review/|title='Cold Like War' is a milestone for We Came As Romans - Alternative Press|date=2017-10-20|work=Alternative Press|access-date=2018-10-29|language=en-US}} 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".{{Cite news|url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/we-came-as-romans-cold-like-war-album-review|title=We Came As Romans - Cold Like War album review|work=Metal Hammer Magazine|access-date=2018-10-29|language=en}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| title1 = Vultures with Clipped Wings
| length1 = 4:05
| title2 = Cold Like War
| length2 = 3:46
| title3 = Two Hands
| length3 = 3:54
| title4 = Lost in the Moment
| length4 = 4:13
| title5 = Foreign Fire
| length5 = 3:54
| title6 = Wasted Age
| length6 = 3:47
| title7 = Encoder
| length7 = 3:20
| title8 = If There's Nothing to See
| note8 = featuring Eric Vanlerberghe of I Prevail
| length8 = 4:35
| title9 = Promise Me
| length9 = 3:45
| title10 = Learning to Survive
| length10 = 4:30
| total_length = 39:49
}}
Personnel
=We Came as Romans=
- Dave Stephens – lead vocals
- Kyle Pavone – clean vocals, keyboards, piano, synthesizer
- Joshua Moore – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Lou Cotton – rhythm guitar
- Andy Glass – bass guitar, backing vocals
- David Puckett – drums, percussion
=Guest musicians=
- Eric Vanlerberghe (I Prevail) — Guest Vocals on "If There's Nothing to See"
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2017)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|Billboard200|61|artist=We Came as Romans|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 5, 2015}} |