 In 2018, the band was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.The Cold was the successor of the band "Totally Cold", whose membership included Radecker and Smith and which was a frequent opening band for The Normals, a locally popular punk band for which Luckette was the drummer.The name "Totally Cold" was a spoof of the album "Totally Hot" by Olivia Newton-John; the idea was that the band would be dedicated to a style as far opposite as possible from this album.