| 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage | ||||
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| Studio album by Cold | ||||
| Released | September 12, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | February–June 2000 | |||
| Genre | Alternative metal, post-grunge | |||
| Length | 48:31 | |||
| Label | Geffen Records | |||
| Producer | Adam Kasper Chris Vrenna Fred Durst |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| Blabbermouth.net | (positive)[2] |
| Pop Matters | (mixed)[3] |
| Sputnikmusic | [4] |
13 Ways to Bleed on Stage is the second studio album by American post-grunge/alternative metal band Cold, released in 2000. With four popular singles, it gained substantial commercial success, achieving gold status, and landed Cold in the mainstream rock scene.
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About a year prior to recording 13 Ways, the band enlisted guitarist Terry Balsamo; frontman Scooter Ward, who had sang and played guitar, wanted to focus solely on singing. After trying a few musicians from Los Angeles, Cold chose fellow Jacksonville native Balsamo, who'd played with its members since the age of 18.
The main song structures for 13 Ways were written prior to entering the studio. Using C tuning (the main tuning used in Cold's catalog), the band then experimented with various sounds and dynamics in the studio. Balsamo primarily used an Ibanez RG570 and Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier.[5]
Often considered Cold's darkest record, 13 Ways bears generally dark themes such as drug addiction, relationship troubles, and social indifference. Guest vocalists include Aaron Lewis of Staind and Sierra Swan who would also appear on the band's next album.
Cold's second album marked the first appearance of the band's spider logo and corresponding text. Its CD booklet design depicts a tattered old book held shut with rubber bands. The liner notes feature morbid figure illustrations and imagery of X-Acto knives and other cutting utensils.
Following the album's release, Cold toured for a year and a half to promote it. They embarked on a three-week tour with 3 Doors Down and a month with Marilyn Manson before joining Limp Bizkit and DMX on the Anger Management Tour for a few weeks.
Singles for the album included "Just Got Wicked", "End of the World", "No One" and "Bleed". Most of the said tracks had music videos which saw moderate airplay on MTV2. The majority of singles from 13 Ways also received significant radio play and were instrumental in launching Cold into the mainstream music scene.
"Just Got Wicked" appears on MTV: The Return of the Rock, Vol. 2, ECW: Extreme Music Vol. 2: Anarchy Rocks, and the soundtrack to the video game Jet Grind Radio. "No One" is featured on the soundtrack to the film A Walk to Remember.
* bonus track on Japanese release
Additional personnel
Album – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2000 | Heatseekers | 1 |
| 2000 | The Billboard 200 | 98 |
Singles – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 2000 | "Just Got Wicked" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 25 |
| 2001 | "End of the World" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 24 |
| 2001 | "No One" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 17 |
| 2001 | "No One" | Modern Rock Tracks | 13 |
An acoustic EP was released as a free bonus disc with the purchase of 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage.
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