Description

If you’re into heavy metal, you must have heard of Jack Frost; or at least some of the bands he’s played in. From his own band Seven Witches to the terribly underrated Bronx Casket Company, he also played with Metalium, Speed, and Savatage, albeit in different capacities. Out In The Cold is his second solo album after 2003’s Raise Your Fist to Metal. The album sees a huge list of guest musicians supporting Jack Frost; in fact, there is a different line-up on pretty much every single song. From hard rock singers like Danger Danger’s Ted Poley and XYZ’s Terry Ilous on Wasting Your Luv and the title track respectively to the more thrashy, heavier pieces such as Hell Or High Water, featuring Watchtower’s Alan Tecchio; and Crucifaxation with Anthrax’ Neil Turbin, Frost certainly opts for a diverse album. Sadly though the album comes with a less than stellar production so some of the vocal harmonies barely come through and the rhythm section seems way too buried for my tastes. Frost’s playing does not differ that much from his past works, but he’s certainly played more melodic solos in his previous bands, most notably Seven Witches. There are more guests then mentioned here for example we have a great list of bass players with Symphony X’s Mike LePond, Fates Warning’s Joey Vera, and Wasp’s Mike Duda.

Track list:
1. Wasting Your Luv-with Ted Poley
2. Hell Or High Water-with Alan Tecchio
3. Crucifixation-with Neil Turbin
4. Out In The Cold-with Terry Ilous
5. Sign Of The Gipsy Queen-with Ted Poley
6. Peter And Me-with Dale Toth
7. Cold As Ice-with Jeff Martin and Paul Shortino
8. Covered In Blood-with Jeff Martin
9. Hold On Loosely
10. Passage To The Classical Side-with Dale Toth
11. Head First-with Ted Poley