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Nashville/TN is the capitol city of Country and Western music in America. It's also the hometown of Cold Truth and their lovely package of blues hard rock. This is their independent debut CD and it's absolutely filled with good rock, with the roots firmly grounded into the 70's groove. The band consists of: Thane Shearon (vocals/guitar), Kurt Menck (guitar), Abe White (bass) and Matt Green (drums). It's pretty obvious that they've been spending many hours in front of the stereo, with Free & Bad Company blasting out through the loudspeakers. Throw in some influences from another UK band, namely Thunder, and you're actually pretty close to the core. They are also blessed with one helluva good lead singer in Shearon. He may not be exactly as good as Paul Rodgers, but he's not that far behind either. He reminds me also of Danny Bowes (Thunder) from time to time. They are nine fine original songs included here and one good cover of"Fire and Water," which of course Free did back in the days. Everything from opener "Break of a New Day" to closing track" Gravel Road" is quality music. The production is actually pretty good and tracks like "In The Groove" sure gets you in the right mood. Highly recommended and I'd go as far as saying... it's an essential release to have in your collection, if you're a collector or simply just into the above mentioned style and music. Heck... I can't get enough of the bluesy hard rock of Cold Truth and this really needs to get out to the people. They may not play anything remotely fresh or new music here. But who cares as long as it's this good? Any labels into bluesy hard rock out there? Make darn sure to check out these guys! Review by Urban "Wally" Wallstrom (June 7, 2003) www.rockunited.com

Loping out of Nashville with the easy grace of those comfortable in what they have wrought, come Cold Truth. Imagine an amalgam of Bad Company, Wild Horses, a grittier Cry of Love, all wrapped up with a touch of Lynyrd Skynyrd, the latter quality particularly evident in Abe White's very Leon Wilkinson style bass lines. "Break of a New Day" is Mick Ralph's just-so guitar swagger from lead guitarist Kurt Menck, with a vocal in the classic Paul Rodgers mode from Thane Shearon, though in the upper areas of his range he is more akin to Wild Horses' John Levesque. "In Her Groove" is AC/DC with four flat tires on a muddy road with a dumb ass chorus that is built for roaring along to, whilst their cover of "Fire and Water" is both a homage and a statement of intent. "Easy" a hymn to chest-beating pain is akin to the Exiles (anybody else recall? Oh well!) with Shearon crooning a la that band's Paul Rafferty, though on the reflective "The War" he is closer to Johnny Van Zant. Cold Truth are, to liberate a phrase, tight but loose in the approved manner and labels should be knocking on their door with cheque books at the ready. Cold Truth has class. Review by Andrew Paul (July 10, 2005)

Cold Truth comes from Nashville, Tennessee. I received their selftitled debut album a while ago. Cold Truth's debut is an independent release and why this band is yet unsigned is for me unbelievable. Their music is bluesy hardrock with influences from the 70s. I have been a fan of Bad Company for many years and when I heard Cold Truth's album for the first time, it reminded me of Bad Company, Free and also with some influences with bands in the 80s and 90s like Black Crows and Thunder and Quireboys. There are not so many bands today who handle this style as these 70s bands did, but Cold Truth is definitely the best example I've heard in many years. This is quality music with very good production and 10 great songs with a huge scene of feeling. I don't know exactly how many ties I've heard this album, but i have become a big fan of Cold Truth's bluesy hard rock, it really kicks!! Vocalist and guitarist, Thane Shearon, is really a great singer, his voice suits Cold Truth's songs perfectly. Both the guitarists, Thane and Kurt Menck, do a great job with solos and rhythm parts, and it's fun to hear them with the sound of the 70s on their guitars. Another thing I noticed is the drum sound from Matt Green, this is not a drum machine, but real drums with a huge sound. Bass player Abe White makes the band complete and also his playing you will take notice of, just listen to the bass and drum parts on the songs you will know what i mean. If you are a big fan of the 70s hard rock with some blues elements, I will say that this album is a must. The only band this year who I think match Cold Truth musically is the British band Thunder. Cold Truth has written all the songs themselves, except the cover of Fire and Water, who is originally written by Fraser and Rodgers. They have also produced the album themselves, together with Michael St. Leon. I must say I am impressed of the songs from Cold Truth. To think about that this is an independent release and that this is the debut, it is in my opinino the best album in its genre this year. Since I received this album I have listened to it regularly for a while and now I am totally addicted to their great music! For me this is like to hear Bad Company at their best, but since it has been quiet from them for a while and the albums they have come up with in the past years hasn't been what they used to be, I am glad that Cold Truth can take up this great kind of music and give it new life. With songs like Break of a New Day, In Her Groove and the cover of Fire and Water, they impress me. The songs are filled with perfect vocals, great riffs and technical solos and huge drum and bass guitar sound. Slow Burn and the bit slower song, Easy, together with the ballad The War, are the most impressive songs I've heard in this genre this year. I hope a record company soon will open their eyes for this great band, they absolutely deserve it! It is absolutely a band worth checking out, they really play what i call bluesy hard rock with great feeling. Review by www.melodichardrocktoday.tk (2005)

If you like a soulful style of hard rock, then this album is the one to listen to. Cold Truth definitely make their mark serving up a serious style of hard rock at will remind the listen of bands like Bad Company and Humble Pie. Due mostly in part to the built to rock your soul vocals of Thane Shearon, who also plays guitar. He puts everything into the lyrics and it ives all the songs on the album that classic rock and soul factor. Not to overlook the rest of the group, Kurt Menck is an excellent guitarist with quite a bluesy and often calming style to his playing. While drummer Matt Green and bassist Abe White provide the band with a rock solid foundation. There is a great mix of styles of track on the album, from slower paced ballads like Slow Groove laden, "The War" and "Gravel Road" to heavier rockers like "Break of a New Day", "In Her Groove" and guitar driven mover "Slow Burn". This CD is a great way for any classic rock fan to start listening to Cold Truth. Also the sound quality on this CD is solid. Soulful singing with blues-based guitar riffs is my simple explanation of how this album sounds. Nothing overblown, complicated, or real heavy here. Just great 70s classic rock that will move and groove soul. This album has to be played loud! Review by Tony Sison (The Atomic Chaser) (August 26, 2005) Myspace Page

Nashville/TN is the capitol city of Country and Western music in America. It's also the hometown of Cold Truth and their lovely package of blues hard rock. This is their independent debut CD and it's absolutely filled with good rock, with the roots firmly grounded into the 70's groove.

The band consists of: Thane Shearon (vocals/guitar), Kurt Menck (guitar), Abe White (bass) and Matt Green (drums). It's pretty obvious that they've been spending many hours in front of the stereo, with Free & Bad Company blasting out through the loudspeakers. Throw in some influences from another UK band, namely Thunder, and you're actually pretty close to the core.

They are also blessed with one helluva good lead singer in Shearon. He may not be exactly as good as Paul Rodgers, but he's not that far behind either. He reminds me also of Danny Bowes (Thunder) from time to time. They are nine fine original songs included here and one good cover of"Fire and Water," which of course Free did back in the days. Everything from opener "Break of a New Day" to closing track" Gravel Road" is quality music. The production is actually pretty good and tracks like "In The Groove" sure gets you in the right mood. Highly recommended and I'd go as far as saying... it's an essential release to have in your collection, if you're a collector or simply just into the above mentioned style and music. Heck... I can't get enough of the bluesy hard rock of Cold Truth and this really needs to get out to the people. They may not play anything remotely fresh or new music here. But who cares as long as it's this good? Any labels into bluesy hard rock out there? Make darn sure to check out these guys!

Review by Urban "Wally" Wallstrom
(June 7, 2003)
www.rockunited.com

Loping out of Nashville with the easy grace of those comfortable in what they have wrought, come Cold Truth. Imagine an amalgam of Bad Company, Wild Horses, a grittier Cry of Love, all wrapped up with a touch of Lynyrd Skynyrd, the latter quality particularly evident in Abe White's very Leon Wilkinson style bass lines.

"Break of a New Day" is Mick Ralph's just-so guitar swagger from lead guitarist Kurt Menck, with a vocal in the classic Paul Rodgers mode from Thane Shearon, though in the upper areas of his range he is more akin to Wild Horses' John Levesque.

"In Her Groove" is AC/DC with four flat tires on a muddy road with a dumb ass chorus that is built for roaring along to, whilst their cover of "Fire and Water" is both a homage and a statement of intent. "Easy" a hymn to chest-beating pain is akin to the Exiles (anybody else recall? Oh well!) with Shearon crooning a la that band's Paul Rafferty, though on the reflective "The War" he is closer to Johnny Van Zant.

Cold Truth are, to liberate a phrase, tight but loose in the approved manner and labels should be knocking on their door with cheque books at the ready. Cold Truth has class.

Review by Andrew Paul
(July 10, 2005)

Cold Truth comes from Nashville, Tennessee. I received their selftitled debut album a while ago. Cold Truth's debut is an independent release and why this band is yet unsigned is for me unbelievable. Their music is bluesy hardrock with influences from the 70s. I have been a fan of Bad Company for many years and when I heard Cold Truth's album for the first time, it reminded me of Bad Company, Free and also with some influences with bands in the 80s and 90s like Black Crows and Thunder and Quireboys. There are not so many bands today who handle this style as these 70s bands did, but Cold Truth is definitely the best example I've heard in many years. This is quality music with very good production and 10 great songs with a huge scene of feeling. I don't know exactly how many ties I've heard this album, but i have become a big fan of Cold Truth's bluesy hard rock, it really kicks!!

Vocalist and guitarist, Thane Shearon, is really a great singer, his voice suits Cold Truth's songs perfectly. Both the guitarists, Thane and Kurt Menck, do a great job with solos and rhythm parts, and it's fun to hear them with the sound of the 70s on their guitars. Another thing I noticed is the drum sound from Matt Green, this is not a drum machine, but real drums with a huge sound. Bass player Abe White makes the band complete and also his playing you will take notice of, just listen to the bass and drum parts on the songs you will know what i mean. If you are a big fan of the 70s hard rock with some blues elements, I will say that this album is a must. The only band this year who I think match Cold Truth musically is the British band Thunder. Cold Truth has written all the songs themselves, except the cover of Fire and Water, who is originally written by Fraser and Rodgers. They have also produced the album themselves, together with Michael St. Leon. I must say I am impressed of the songs from Cold Truth. To think about that this is an independent release and that this is the debut, it is in my opinino the best album in its genre this year. Since I received this album I have listened to it regularly for a while and now I am totally addicted to their great music! For me this is like to hear Bad Company at their best, but since it has been quiet from them for a while and the albums they have come up with in the past years hasn't been what they used to be, I am glad that Cold Truth can take up this great kind of music and give it new life. With songs like Break of a New Day, In Her Groove and the cover of Fire and Water, they impress me. The songs are filled with perfect vocals, great riffs and technical solos and huge drum and bass guitar sound. Slow Burn and the bit slower song, Easy, together with the ballad The War, are the most impressive songs I've heard in this genre this year. I hope a record company soon will open their eyes for this great band, they absolutely deserve it! It is absolutely a band worth checking out, they really play what i call bluesy hard rock with great feeling.

Review by www.melodichardrocktoday.tk
(2005)

If you like a soulful style of hard rock, then this album is the one to listen to. Cold Truth definitely make their mark serving up a serious style of hard rock at will remind the listen of bands like Bad Company and Humble Pie. Due mostly in part to the built to rock your soul vocals of Thane Shearon, who also plays guitar. He puts everything into the lyrics and it ives all the songs on the album that classic rock and soul factor. Not to overlook the rest of the group, Kurt Menck is an excellent guitarist with quite a bluesy and often calming style to his playing. While drummer Matt Green and bassist Abe White provide the band with a rock solid foundation. There is a great mix of styles of track on the album, from slower paced ballads like Slow Groove laden, "The War" and "Gravel Road" to heavier rockers like "Break of a New Day", "In Her Groove" and guitar driven mover "Slow Burn". This CD is a great way for any classic rock fan to start listening to Cold Truth. Also the sound quality on this CD is solid. Soulful singing with blues-based guitar riffs is my simple explanation of how this album sounds. Nothing overblown, complicated, or real heavy here. Just great 70s classic rock that will move and groove soul. This album has to be played loud!

Review by Tony Sison (The Atomic Chaser)
(August 26, 2005)
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