“A vintage power trio vibe,” says ROCK & BLUES MUSE. “The Cold Stares Craft Hot Blues Rocking with the Stomping ‘Heavy Shoes’,” raves AMERICAN SONGWRITER (2021 Album Review of ‘Heavy Shoes’). “An excellent follow-up to ‘Heavy Shoes’ (2021), ‘Voices’ is a well-crafted and mature affair, blending potent, mammoth-like riffage with more delicate, meditative moments…” states BLUES ROCK REVIEW (2023 Album Review of ‘Voices’).
Acclaimed Blues Rock Power Trio THE COLD STARES have toured the world relentlessly, blowing away audiences across the US and Europe with a fierce, blistering live show!! The Cold Stares self-released their first four albums, which have together accumulated more than 20 million Spotify streams! The band's 2012 release "A Cold Wet Night and a Howling Wind" reached #1 on Amazon Music's Blues Rock Album Chart. Their 2019 album 'Ways' again made Amazon's Best Sellers list in the Hard Rock category. "The Cold Stares play with abandon and authority, riffing with Zeppelin-like thunder and fury," raves ROCK & BLUES MUSE. "Roots rocking firestorm," states NO DEPRESSION. Their 2023 album 'Voices' is receiving rave reviews! Their acclaimed albums have landed them on the road with Joe Bonamassa, Larkin Poe, Rival Sons, Reignwolf, Spoon, Grand Funk Railroad, and Thievery Corp, among many others. Their song "Mojo Hand" is the trailer song for Cyberpunk 2077, with over 10 million streams on YouTube.