Hailing from Tampa, Florida, Cold Steel stepped into the spotlight with their ferocious debut album, Discipline & Punish, out November 7, 2025, via Spinefarm Records. Blending hardcore and thrash elements, the record was produced by Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Blood Incantation) and features pre-production input from Trivium’s Matt Heafy. To mark its release, the band teamed up with Metal Insider to share the five artists who helped shape their sound.
01) Slayer
Their live performances, raw energy, and intensity inspire how we represent ourselves on stage.
02) Metallica
From Lars’ 4 on the floor signature, to James’s bludgeoning downpicking riffs, Metallica is pretty much the blueprint for Cold Steel.
03) Anthrax
The speed and verocity, as well as the hardcore-inspired grooves in Anthrax, are what inspire us to take our music to another level.
04) Slipknot
Slipknot is pretty much the reason we use drop tuning. Their grooves, fast chromatic riffs, and visceral live shows are what drive us to turn it up a notch, each record.
05) Gojira
Gojira’s unique writing structure in their music helped influence us to bring more variety and identity in the riffs and cadences we made within our own music.
Remaining Tour Dates
11/15 Brooklyn, NY @ Gold Sounds
11/16 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium (Upstairs)
11/17 Philadelphia, PA @ Bonk’s
11/18 Chesapeake, VA @ Riffhouse Pub
11/19 Charlotte, NC @ The Milestone
11/20 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
w/ Obituary
12/05 Destin, FL @ Club LA
12/06 Jacksonville, FL @ Albatross
12/07 Orlando, FL @ Conduit
12/12 Miami, FL @ Gramps
