Coldseed

{{Short description|Multinational heavy metal band}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}

{{expand German|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Coldseed

| origin =

| years_active = 2004–?

| genre = {{hlist|Groove metal|alternative metal}}

| label = Nuclear Blast

| website =

| current_members = Björn Strid
Thomen Stauch
Oliver Holzwarth
Michael Schüren
Thorsten Praest
Gonzalo Alfageme López

}}

Coldseed was a multinational heavy metal band led by Swedish vocalist Björn Strid of Soilwork. 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.pandora.com/music/artist/coldseed|title=Coldseed|work=Pandora|accessdate=7 January 2015}}

The band was formed as a side project in 2004.{{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}} They released one album, Completion Makes the Tragedy, via Nuclear Blast in 2006.{{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}}