 The members of The Cold were Barbara Menendez (vocals and keyboards), Vance DeGeneres (bass), Chris Luckette (drums), Kevin Radecker (guitar) and Bert Smith (guitar).Influenced by British punk bands as well as American act Blondie, the band released several independent singles between 1980 and 1982, then split up.They reunited in 1984 for an LP and new single release, and released another album in 1985.