Cold Driven is a Canadian rock band

Rock Band

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 formed in 2005 in Armstrong, British Columbia

Armstrong, British Columbia

The City of Armstrong is located in the North Okanagan of the Canadian province of British Columbia, between Vernon and Enderby. It overlooks the Spallumcheen Valley, which forms a broad pass between the Okanagan Valley to the south and the Shuswap Country to the north, and is about from each of...

. Cold Driven was founded by vocalist Billy Nickell, bassist

Bassist

A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...

 Dennis Nickell, and guitarist

Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...

s Shane and Ben Bouthillier. The band expressed passion for creating unique and original music. The band recorded their debut album, “Set In Stone” in 2005 which helped establish themselves in the music industry.

In 2007 the band recorded and released “Steel Chambers” their second studio album. The first single "Heavier Than Heaven" rose to number 51 on the Canadian rock charts. The band began extensive touring across Canada in 2008, attempting to solidifying a strong fan base across the country. With this album the band earned a spot in top 5 of the Vancouver Fox Seeds competition.

Recently, Cold Driven announced that they would be adding a fifth member to the band,drummer and longtime friend Jeremy McLachlan from their hometown of Armstrong, B.C. The band also announced they are recording a third record with producer Danny Craig from platinum recording artists Default.

Band members

• Billy Nickell – vocals
• Dennis Nickell – vocals/bass
• Ben Bouthillier – guitar
• Shane Bouthillier – guitar
• Jeremy McLachlan – drums

Album Releases

Set In Stone (2005)

• Film Score
• Breaking Condemnation
• Shackles
• Don't You Know
• In Stone
• Bittersweet Casualty
• Life Like That
• Wheels Of Change
• 5 Minutes Unconscious
• Same Old Skies
• Slipping Away

Steel Chambers (2007)

• Steel Chambers
• Heavier Than Heaven
• Hide And Seek
• Cries Become The Silence
• We Carry On
• Sweet Lies
• Cruel Intentions
• I Stand Corrupted
• The Crutch
• Worthy Among The Worthless
• March Out Of Line