Cold World (Of Mice & Men album)

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Cold World
ColdworldOM&M.jpeg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2016
RecordedMarch–June 2016 [1]
StudioHouse of Loud, Elmwood Park, New Jersey
Genre
Length43:33
Label Rise
Producer David Bendeth
Of Mice & Men chronology
Live at Brixton
(2016)
Cold World
(2016)
Defy
(2018)
Singles from Cold World
  1. "Pain"
    Released: June 28, 2016
  2. "Real"
    Released: August 4, 2016
  3. "Contagious"
    Released: August 30, 2016

Cold World is the fourth studio album by American rock band Of Mice & Men. It was released on September 9, 2016, through Rise Records. The album was produced by David Bendeth and is the follow-up to the group's third studio album, Restoring Force (2014). The lead single, "Pain", was released on June 27, 2016. Another single, "Real", was released on August 4, and then another new song, "Contagious", on August 29. The album was released early exclusively on Apple Music on September 2, 2016. [5] It received mixed reviews from critics. The album reached number 20 in the US, selling 19,000 copies in its first week. This is the last album to feature Austin Carlile as he left the band a few months later due to his health issues.

Contents

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Alternative Press (very positive) [4]
Loudwire (positive) [3]
Rolling Stone Australia Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Track listing

All tracks written by Austin Carlile, Alan Ashby and Aaron Pauley. [8]

No.TitleLength
1."Game of War"4:00
2."The Lie"3:24
3."Real"3:12
4."Like a Ghost"4:47
5."Contagious"3:12
6."-"1:10
7."Pain"3:43
8."The Hunger"4:02
9."Relentless"3:26
10."Down the Road"3:22
11."+"1:24
12."Away"3:53
13."Transfigured"3:58
Total length:43:33

Personnel

All credits retrieved from AllMusic. [9]

Of Mice & Men

Additional musicians

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [11] 27
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [12] 155
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [13] 135
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [14] 71
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ) [15] 3
Scottish Albums (OCC) [16] 76
UK Albums (OCC) [17] 91
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [18] 6
US Billboard 200 [19] 20
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [20] 6

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