First, we’re happy to have you here with us on Rock Era guys, hope everything is going great.

• With such a rocking sound I’d like to know about your heroes, who influenced each one of you to pick up his instrument and start playing?

Rick: My good friend Hendrik he played the guitar and that’s what I wanna do, start learning Kiss songs.

• You guys have killer chemistry and you’re all seasoned musicians who’ve been in the business for quite something, how did Cold Drop come together? 

John: Me and Rick Hanson meet in the late 80`s he was playing in Pretty Maids at this time, after he split with Pretty Maids he went to Florida with a new band call Shots, and as he came back to Denmark after a quite a while, I meet Rick at a festival in a small town in Denmark 2017, we talked about to do some music together, but Rick did not know some many musicians here I Denmark anymore, and I had a big inside in the music business, because I had a Recording studio call ABstudie, so I call some of them and we started as cover band, we had a few drummer before I get my friend Henrik into the band, and after he came into the band, Rick had some riff that he would share with us so we could do some original songs, we did not know what he was thinking with this riff ́s but after a while it turn into our first number call All Night Baby, and after that we just will go for original songs, Rick had an idea to call the band COL DROP. We have had some guitar players, and in 2018 I came up with Thomas Hansen that I have done some music with in my studio, and he like to join us. The singer we had was not the right guy anymore so we had to find a new singer, I have worked with Allan G. Pedersen also in my studio, but I knew he was realy busy with other bands, Henrik knew Allan and would realy like to work with Allan, so I send him some demos and after a week in 2019 Allan join the band and Cold Drop had the right Lineup.

Rick: Me and John AB meet at party and start talk about starting a new band and that’s where Cold Drop was born, we when through a hand full of people and the final line up is what you see today.

• Ricky, since you’re the one who came up with the name Cold Drop, would you tell us what’s behind it and what inspired this name?

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• You self-titled record sound super consistent and put together, would you please walk us through your writing process? 

John: Rick and Thomas is coming up with some riff, and we try all to find the right spirit to the riff ́s, and after we than find the basic for the track, Allan is trying to find a melody with singing Na Na Na, and then he thinks about some lyric, but as he not is so good at write lyric ́s we have some who help us with that, and one of them is my Good Friend Keld Rasmussen, and the other is Sid Falk former of Overkill, and also Allan and Henrik is writing together.

Rick: it’s me and Thomas that brings the idea Ind too the band and we start taking from there and forming the song all 5 of us.

Henrik: Quite simple really and almost the same process every time. Rick or Thomas have a riff to try out. We jam a little over it or they maybe have a more stuctured vision already in their minds. We arrange it together all of us. Allan usually come up with some lyrical bits in this proces. Sometimes we work with those. Sometimes they are rejected and we start over. Allan writes a lot of the lyrics and sometimes assisted by me.

• Are there any particular inspirations that lead to the writing of Cold Drop or any of its songs?

John: The inspiration is coming from all the music we have heard in the time that went by. We just feel what our hearts are telling what is right for us to play and what feels right in our ears

Rick: Not for me, I make songs in my head and put them down on my guitar and then record them.

• You guys are getting in the studio to start recording your 2nd album, can you give us a hint about its sound or direction? 

John: The second album which we are already working on and now have 4 tracks ready for recording, is like the first album, mabe some of the tracks is a bit more Heavy. The first Album We recorded by us selfe with my studio that I have moved out to the rehearsroom, I did all recording ́s and did the mix and maste, but I would like to have a other engineer to do the mix and master to get some other ears on the music, I contact Tue Madsen my friend from Ant Farm studio, he have done lot of metal stuff like Rob Halford from Judas Priest, so he get my mix so he knew what direction we like to have the sound, and he gave us the last twist for the Cold Drop sound. The next album we talk about to go to a other studio and use a producer, but we havn ́t decided yet.

• What song would you pick off Cold Drop for someone who wants to get into your music? 

John: Don ́t Count Me Out

Henrik: Well, I love playing them all, but choosing two favourites I would pick ‘Don’t Wake Me Up‘ for the slow kind of dragging feel which is great to play. It gives aff a great kind of swing. My other pick is ‘Don’t Count Me Out‘ for the straight ahead party rock feel. Actually Sweet Lucille does quite the same. Still all of them are great fun to play and that’s probably what I’d like for people to get out of this: That we have a lot of fun playing these tracks and I hope that it rubs off so that people pick up on that and have fun listening to us.

Rick: I believe that any of the songs could make any one too a Cold Drop fan if they are into hard rock music.

• Are you planning any tours/gigs to support the release of your debut?

Henrik: We are touring Denmark from March and through the summer months. We are still booking so we don’t have an exact schedule as such yet. But we are looking into booking for a more coherent tour in the fall.

John: We are going to do some gigs here I Denmark, some is festivals and some is Club. We in between August and November we are trying to go to schwitzerland – Holland – Belgium and Germany, and the plan is to see if we can take a little World Tour as a Support band for a bigger band to get more known, we have a Booker from Berlin who is taking care of that, and here in Denmark we try by us selfe to do some booking and we also have a booker here in Denmark that is taking care of that.

Rick: Yes! We are starting our tour 12/5.

• Thanks so much for your time guys, looking forward to more killer releases, cheers ???? 

Henrik: We would like to thank you for reaching out to us and supporting us, Hazem. Big thanks to you and to your Rock Era Magazine readers for helping us two words: COLD DROP. You guys ROCK!

With an open sound and groovy vibes, Cold Drop opened their self-titled with Sweet Lucille. Their riffs and flow say a lot about their influences and hard-rocking roots, as you can feel their engaging energy dragging you into their world and sending you back into rock’s glorious days. Cold Drop has a tight heavy sound with fluid riffs, a cool groove, and powerful vocals that when combined in such a dynamic solid structure, produced one hell of an opener. Building on Sweet Lucille‘s energy comes All Night Baby with a melodic shredding intro and pounding drumming that perfectly builds up to a powerful verse and a singalong fun chorus, it doesn’t stop there as it keeps on progressing with an unstoppable dynamic drive and killer guitar work. As they keep on pushing their sound even further, expanding into heavier yet more melodic areas comes Don’t Wake Me Up with groovy flowing riffs, melodic guitars, insanely interesting jazzy drumming, and a remarkable vocal delivery that had a strong impact on its theatrical sound and flow. Steering the record’s dynamics into a calmer zone and more emotional vibes comes Broke My Heart. It shows Cold Drop‘s diverse writing, using their good command of their instruments and sense of melody to give the listener a heartfelt experience, with their deep emotional melodies and strong heart-hitting vocals. Cold Drop started spicing things up again and regained their uplifting moving mood on Looking for Love. Smoothly they take us on a heavy banging ride with a multi-layered structure that only moves forward, and my favorite solo off this record so far hands down. Expanding into a heavier sound with harder and sharper riffs, My Precious Metal Heart comes next. The intro’s sharp riff and pounding bass and drums at the verse filled me with anticipation, while the easy-going yet catchy vocal melody kept me hooked and paying full attention. That’s What Makes the World Go ‘Round comes next with an irresistible groove and entertaining bluesy wailing guitars. The chorus’ arrangement is pretty wild with some guitar work that kept me nodding in pure satisfaction, it has an edgy vocal melody and ripping solos that were wisely incorporated within its structure to keep it fresh and maintain its heaviness. Hold On comes next with a cool mood-blasting intro that takes us to a calm melodic verse, it seamlessly builds up to a bigger significantly dramatic sound that made me revisit it again and again. It has a fluid progression that was cleverly and patiently crafted to keep things entertaining without compromising its emotional side. Moving towards the end of the record you’ll encounter Don’t Count Me Out, an irresistible rocking tune that’ll send you off your seat headbanging and playing air guitar. It has everything a hard rock fan’s looking for from a relentlessly uplifting structure to catchy moving riffs, jazzy playful drumming, guitar hero licks, and mesmerising catchy vocals. Freedom comes to end the record on a high note with fast riffs and a bright sound. Its adrenaline-fueled pace, tasty riffs, and dominant expressive vocals will take control over your senses, leaving you playing the record all over again from the top. 

Cold Drop‘s self-titled record is living proof that heavy rocking music is here to stay forever! These guys managed to create a tight and well-balanced record with loads of movements and catchy killer lines that clearly show their musicianship and top-notch writing skills. Will definitely be looking forward to more from Cold Drop, keep on rocking guys. Cheers!