| Hard Cold Fire | ||||
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| Released | 5 May 2023 | |||
| Studio | Marshall (London, England) | |||
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| Length | 31:14 | |||
| Label | Marshall | |||
| Producer | Chris Sheldon | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Kerrang! | 3/5 [4] |
| Louder Than War | 4/5 [5] |
Hard Cold Fire is the sixteenth studio album by Northern Irish rock band Therapy?, released on 5 May 2023 through Marshall Records. [6]
Produced by Chris Sheldon, who produced the band's previous studio album Cleave , Hard Cold Fire was released on 5 May 2023. [3] The album was recorded in November 2021 at Marshall Studios in London.
Pre-orders of the album became available on 10 March 2023 and included six different coloured LPs, a white label test pressing LP (limited to 16), a CD and a cassette. A promo video for "Joy" was also released digitally the same day. [7]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "They Shoot the Terrible Master" | 2:47 |
| 2. | "Woe" | 2:57 |
| 3. | "Joy" | 2:55 |
| 4. | "Bewildered Herd" | 3:21 |
| 5. | "Two Wounded Animals" | 3:28 |
| 6. | "To Disappear" | 3:10 |
| 7. | "Mongrel" | 3:37 |
| 8. | "Poundland of Hope and Glory" | 2:25 |
| 9. | "Ugly" | 3:02 |
| 10. | "Days Kollaps" | 3:32 |
| Total length: | 31:14 | |
Therapy?
Technical
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [8] | 14 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [9] | 198 |
| Irish Albums (OCC) [10] | 48 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [11] | 4 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [12] | 29 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) [13] | 3 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [14] | 1 |
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