Tampa-based hardcore thrashers, COLD STEEL is proud to announce its debut album, ‘Discipline & Punish.’ Produced by Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Blood Incantation), this new full-length will be out on November 7th via Spinefarm.

COLD STEEL’s patented brand of aggressive, hardcore thrash metal takes no prisoners on ‘Discipline & Punish,’ the band’s full-length debut for Spinefarm. To bring the album to life, the group decamped to Philadelphia and teamed with producer Arthur Rizk (Blood Incantation, Power Trip, Cavalera). In the studio, they drew on influences like Metallica, Machine Head, and Slipknot while sharpening and solidifying their own signature sound.

“COLD STEEL are a band who could change the face and sound of heavy music. Their sound defies barriers: metal kids like them, punk kids like them, hardcore kids like them. They live authentically and unapologetically in their own world and are ready to show the masses what they do best – and that’s being themselves. Get into COLD STEEL if you haven’t… now.”

Hailing from Tampa, Florida, ground zero for generations of extreme music, COLD STEELdelivers a relentless fusion of thrash riffs, hardcore breakdowns, and metalcore muscle that they have coined “aggressive metal.”

Formed in 2021, the six-piece, consisting of Jose Menendez (vocals), Rafael “Rafi” Carbonell (guitar), Shawn Wallen (guitar), Janpierre Mojica (bass), Rafael Calderon(guitar), and Brandon Thrift (drums), quickly built a following through their explosive early EPs ‘Will of Spiritual Cleansing’ (2021) and ‘Deeper Into Greater Pain’ (2023), which featured fan-favorite tracks like “Bad Beat,” “Evil Eye,” and “Full Tilt.”

It was my pleasure to have Shawn Wallen on the Interview to discuss on the new album and much more on Cold Steel. Check out the complete coverage on the below YouTube Video.

‘Discipline & Punish’ Track List:
1. No Escape
2. Protocol
3. Front to Enemy
4. Blacksmith of Damnation
5. Killing Season
6. Vantage Point
7. Return to Agony
8. Fever Dreaming
9. Smoking Mirrors
10. The Coldest Death