Credits:Cold (Rock)Description:Whilenolessanu-metalauthoritythanFredDurstwastheiroriginalbenefactor,Jacksonville'sColdhasalwayshadasecretweaponinitsheavyrockarsenal:mouthpiece.It'smouthpieceScooterWard'spowerfulsinging--notshoutingorrapping,likesomanyofhiscontemporaries--thatdistancesheandhismatesfromthepack.Thisdoesn'tmeanthey'rebetter;indeed,Cold'sfirsttworeleasesweren'tconsistentlystrongefforts.However,withthereleaseofYearoftheSpider,Coldhasplacedmoreemphasisonatmospherics,centereditselfbehindWard'slyrics,andhasevencollaboratedwithWeezer.Whilethesemovesmightalienatesomemetalheadsoutthere,it'sagreatwayofsurvivingthecomingdayofjudgment,whenthebellwilltollforallbutthebestofthenu-metalmoaners.YearoftheSpiderwasproducedbyHowardBenson,who'sbest-knownformastermindingP.O.D.'striple-platinumSatellite.Justasthatgrouptempersitspummelingrhythmswithpassionatelyricism,soBensonhasmassagedtheaggro-metalofCold'sinitialreleasesintoabetterfr