This EP from Philadelphian post-grungers
Breaking Benjamin opens with an acoustic performance of the
We Are Not Alone single and EP title track "So Cold" before barreling headlong into the churning, angsty rocker "Blow Me Away". ("Away" is also part of the soundtrack to the hit video game Halo 2, released the same month as
So Cold). These tracks would probably be enough for fans, but the set continues, offering the brash,
Stone Temple Pilots-ish "Lady Bug," as well as rousing live versions of the
Not Alone tracks "Away" and "Breakdown." It's a nice chunk of content, both for
Benjamin devotees and any listeners made curious by the group's opening slots for acts like
Evanescence and
Korn. ~ Johnny Loftus