Matt Loughran is an American musician, songwriter, and guitarist who is best known as a founding member and former lead guitarist of the American

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band,

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.Cold gets hot again. A Different Kind of Pain marks the band's return
By Matthew Everett Illinois Times Thursday, September 15, 2005 He is now the lead guitarist for a band in

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called Dawn Patrol.

Career

Grundig

In 1986, Loughran formed the band Grundig, which would later be known as Cold, along with several other students;

Scooter Ward Scooter Ward (born Ronald Ward Jr. on May 7, 1970) is an American musician who is best known as a founding member and lead singer of the rock band Cold. He has also performed occasional guitar duties both in the studio and live. Ward has been ra ...

Jeremy Marshall Cold is an American rock band, from Jacksonville, Florida, formed in 1986 by lead singer and rhythm guitarist Scooter Ward, drummer Sam McCandless, bassist Jeremy Marshall and lead guitarist Matt Loughran. The band has gone through numerous line ...

, and

Sam McCandless Samuel Alan McCandless (born January 28, 1971) is an American musician, songwriter, producer, and artist who is best known as a founding member of the American rock band Cold and the psychedelic blues band Carny. With McCandless, Cold has rel ...

at Fletcher High School in

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. The band played their first gig in 1990 at a club called the Spray. In 1992, Loughran left the band.

Cold

In September of 2004, Loughran rejoined Grundig, which the band was now renamed Cold, and helped them record their fourth studio album, ''

A Different Kind of Pain ''A Different Kind of Pain'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Cold. It was released on August 30, 2005 in the US and September 12, 2005 in the UK and features the singles "Happens All the Time" and "A Different Kind of Pain". It h ...

'', which was released on August 30, 2005. Loughran remained in the band until they disbanded on November 17, 2006.

Dawn Patrol

Since his departure from

, Loughran has been the lead guitarist for the

band, Dawn Patrol.

Discography

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'' (2005)

References

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