Cold Steel

Cold Steel from Tampa, FL

Hailing from Tampa, Florida, ground zero for generations of extreme music, COLD STEEL delivers 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.”

Their fourth show ever saw them open for Trivium, thanks to a fan poll vote, and since then, they’ve hit stages with the likes of Obituary and Weekend Nachos.