on July 8, 2016, Terry Balsamo has returned to the band, and that they would begin recording their next album in August 2016. On January 1, 2017, Nick Coyle (former singer of Lifer, myDownfall and The Drama Club) announced that he joined Cold as their new guitar player. It was later confirmed by the band. On January 11, 2017, Cold entered the studio to record their new album. On January 14, 2018, vocalist Scooter Ward posted an update through the band's Facebook post that the new album has undergone the final stages of production and they will announce the album title, artwork and release date by next month. He also announced new members Ethan York and Jonny Nova for their new lineup. Terry Balsamo and Sam McCandless would not be a part of the new album or tour to pursue other commitments. Sam was working on his new project The Cocky Bitches, along with his comic book ventures. On June 27, 2019, Cold announced that The Things We Can't Stop, their first album in eight years, would be released on September 13, 2019. The band later started their "Broken Human Tour" to promote the album. During the tour, McCandless returned to the band taking over York's position and later re-joined the band full-time. The band also released music videos for "Without You" on September 18, 2019, followed by "Run" on December 19, 2019 and "Quiet Now" on April 1, 2020. The band later announced "A Different Kind of Tour" concerts in 2020 but was postponed due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The band would return to touring a year later, beginning in the fall of 2021. McCandless did not participate in the tour as he focused on his other ventures. Tony Kruszka would later join as their drummer in September 2021. Cold will tour the U.S. from March to May 2023 by celebrating the 20th anniversary of their third album Year of the Spider. The band has also been working on new material for their seventh studio album. On February 14, 2023, Coyle and Nova left the band to pursue their musical ventures with Death Valley Dreams, while Ed Cuozzo and Angelo Maruzzelli of University Drive joined as guitarists. Musical style and influences Cold has been described as alternative rock, hard rock, nu metal, alternative metal and post-grunge. Their musical influences include The Cure, Depeche Mode, Black Sabbath,