Cold Day Memory is the eighth studio album by American rock band Sevendust, released on April 20, 2010.
The album marks the return of guitarist Clint Lowery who previously left Sevendust in 2004 to work with Dark New Day.
12 on the Billboard 200, selling about 27,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, marking the band's highest debut ever.
Stepping out of the box from regular recording sessions the band showed the fans how the album was created, with virtually every step of the process being chronicled through a series of video blogs, which were posted on the revamped official site and accompanying YouTube channel.
On January 20, 2010, drummer Morgan Rose revealed that the album title was Cold Day Memory.
I put a lot of pressure on myself to contribute good material to the guys after being gone for last three records and that helped me focus more than I ever had."
"[10] On December 22, 2009, the band announced that the tracking for the album was complete, and was in the mixing process for an April 2010 release.
411mania.com stated "What you'll find here is the best Sevendust album since Seasons in terms of lyrics, emotion, guitarwork and drums."
In both "Splinter" and "Forever Dead", the intros feature computer-like effects that could easily have led into NIN territory.
"[19] All tracks are written by Sevendust, except "Unraveling" and "Confessions (Without Faith)", co-written with Dave Bassett