Cold was an American five-piece post-grunge/alternative metal band, based in Jacksonville, Florida. With the release of their studio album, Cold, in 1998, the band quickly became known for its angst-filled lyrics and vocalist Scooter Ward's distinctive voice. On November 17, 2006, Ward announced on MySpace that, after a period of uncertainty since that February, the group had decided to disband.

The Cold was a 'new wave' band that formed in New Orleans in 1979 and were hugely popular in their home city and throughout the southeast during their tenure. The members of the Cold were Barbara Menendez (vocals and keyboards), Vance DeGeneres (bass), Chris Luckette (drums), Kevin Radecker (guitar) and Bert Smith (guitar). Influenced by British punk bands as well as American act Blondie, the band released several independent singles between 1980 and 1982, then split. They reunited in 1984 for an LP and new single release. They released two albums altogether, the last in 1985. In 1997, a compilation of their early singles entitled Three Chord City was released. The band reunited for some live performances in 1999 and 2001. In 2005 a CD of outtakes from the band's original incarnation was released.

Vance DeGeneres is the brother of comedian Ellen DeGeneres, was a regular on The Daily Show, was a member of Cowboy Mouth and was the original Mr. Hands in Walter Williams's Mr. Bill Show. Chris Luckette replaced Fred LeBlanc in Dash Rip Rock when LeBlanc quit to form Cowboy Mouth.

Cold is from Jacksonville, Florida, USA. With the release of its self-titled debut, “Cold,” in 1998, the band quickly became known for its angsty lyrics and the singer’s distinctive voice. Cold’s first self-entitled album, “Cold,” has obvious touches of grunge, but on the following album, “13 Ways to Bleed on Stage,” Cold changed towards a more ambivalent, and in some ways, alternative hard rock, with slightly more calm and angst inspired songs. In later years and albums, Cold ha