Beebee, Steve (2 May 2023). "Album review: Therapy? – Hard Cold Fire". Kerrang! . Retrieved 4 May 2023. Andy Cairns uses several Gibson SG and a Gibson Explorer. He has changed his effects pedals a few times. [44] As of November 2023, he used a small pedalboard powered by a T-Rex Fuel Tank Junior: Boss Chromatic Tuner → Electro-Harmonix POG Nano → Marshall SV-1 Supervibe → Boss Digital Delay.

Their debut A&M record, Nurse, made its way into UK's Top 40 Album Chart in November 1992, while lead single " Teethgrinder" became the band's first Top 40 single in both the UK [5] and Ireland. [6] The grunge revolution was in full swing, with US outfit Nirvana leading the way. Predictably, the media began to draw comparisons between the two bands. The heavy guitars and inventive drumming that was swiftly becoming Therapy?'s trademark led them more towards the grunge camp than away from it. [4] The success (1993–1995) [ edit ] The serrated, chugging riffage, churning low-end and propulsive rhythms that are hallmarks of the band’s sound are all present and correct, but met with a new-found sense of resolution and release, as most readily displayed on the one-two punch of their first single, ‘Joy’. As Therapy?'s fourth decade finally gets underway in earnest, sixteenth album 'Hard Cold Fire', written and pre-produced during an unprecedented time for music, is hefty, compact, and accessible, a distillation of everything that has made them what they are - hewn from County Antrim basalt, still possessed of their stoicism, but casting a renewed focus on catharsis and healing. On 16 January 2020, the band announced that they would be releasing a greatest hits compilation, titled Greatest Hits (The Abbey Road Session). [33] The album featured newly re-recorded versions of 12 Top 40 UK singles spanning the albums Nurse, Troublegum, Infernal Love, and Semi-Detached, and was recorded at the venerable Abbey Road Studios in November 2019. Belfast is sold out already, and Cairns is looking forward to also welcoming a bunch of old friends to their Dublin gig. It already feels like an anniversary celebration worth waiting for.For long-time fans, this new offering will reward an attentive ear in terms of musical flourishes and Cairns’ trademark lyrical substance, but as a finished product, the band has set out to create something that stands alone, and ‘Hard Cold Fire’ achieves just that. PIXELSURGEON | Interviews | Music | Therapy?". Archived from the original on 16 January 2009 . Retrieved 16 January 2010. Communion:Live at the Union Chapel (Double Live CD) – Therapy Question Mark". 25 July 2017. Archived from the original on 25 July 2017 . Retrieved 12 September 2020. After the tour wound up in October 1996, Therapy? finally took a long break. They reconvened after a few months and spent most of 1997 writing, rehearsing and recording the follow-up to Infernal Love. [8] [4]

Few are going to pretend that Hard Cold Fire is the veteran trio’s best album – that accolade quite obviously belongs to 1994’s breakout classic Troublegum. But the band’s most important album since then? You bet. As Therapy?’sfourth decade finally gets underway in earnest, sixteenth album ‘ Hard Cold Fire’,written and pre-produced during an unprecedented time for music, is hefty, compact, and accessible, a distillation of everything that has made them what they are – hewn from County Antrim basalt, still possessed of their stoicism, but casting a renewed focus on catharsis and healing. Deluxe Edition releases of both Troublegum and Infernal Love were released by Universal Music on 31 March 2014. [24] The band promoted these releases with a series of retro video and audio uploads to their official YouTube channel, proceeding a short UK tour in early April. A compilation of singles from 1992 to 1998 followed on 14 April 2014 via Spectrum Records, a subsidiary of Universal Music, titled Stories: The Singles Collection.Resilience and survival have become vital watchwords for Therapy?.Enduring over three decades as the musical, cultural and social landscapes have shifted around them, the trio have forged and retained a powerful and lasting connection with a dedicated fan base around the world, doing so by putting their emphasis on the music, solidifying a hard-won reputation as forward-thinking writers and a fierce live proposition in the process. Absolutely delighted to announce we have signed to @marshallrecs for a worldwide deal! The first single, "Callow", from our 15th album " CLEAVE" will be released Fri May 25th 2018" [31] Jaclyn Ward. "The Irish Charts – All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009 . Retrieved 27 June 2016. Hard Cold Fire delivers ten new songs that sound pleasantly nostalgic, but by no means dusty from the speakers. You can hear from the Northern Irish that they have been in business for a while and actually don’t have to prove anything to anyone anymore. That’s exactly what the disc sounds like: self-confident and down-to-earth. So this late work by Therapy? in good company, comparable combos like Life of Agony hit namely quite successfully in the same notch. The band toured Europe in 2002 with ex- 3 Colours Red drummer Keith Baxter. Hopkins was permanently replaced in Therapy? by ex- The Beyond/ Cable/Gorilla drummer Neil Cooper, while the band signed a new record deal with Spitfire Records. [4]

For long-time fans, this new offering will reward an attentive ear in terms of musical flourishes and Cairns’trademark lyrical substance, but as a finished product, the band has set out to create something that stands alone, and ‘Hard Cold Fire’achieves just that. But I knew that I wanted to keep playing the guitar, that was important, so I had a little routine, and I also knew I wanted to write new material, but I didn't want it to be about Covid, while I was living through it. I was very, very positive, and I know the other two lads were quite similar.”Carey, Wayne (1 May 2023). "Therapy?: Hard Cold Fire – review – Album of the Week!". Louder Than War . Retrieved 4 May 2023. Cordova, Daniel (5 May 2023). "The Weekly Injection: New Releases From Dave Lombardo, Unearth & More Out Today 5/5". Metal Injection . Retrieved 27 May 2023. In fact ‘Hard Cold Fire’ is the band’s 16 th album given them an average output of an album just over every two years. Over such a sustained period this is a remarkable achievement, particularly over the past decade during which most acts of a similar ilk would have long slowed down. Ozuna, Hernan (10 March 2023). "Therapy? announces new album Hard Cold Fire, drops "Joy" video". Chaoszine . Retrieved 27 May 2023. On 10 May 2018, the band announced via their social media that they signed a worldwide record deal with Marshall Records: