Coldrain

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Coldrain
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coldrain at Rock im Park, 2014
Background information
Origin Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Genres
Years active 2007–present
Labels
Website coldrain.jp
Members Masato
Y.K.C (Yokochi)
Sugi
RxYxO (Ryo)
Katsuma

Coldrain (コールドレイン Kōrudorein?, stylized as coldrain) is a Japanese metalcore band from Nagoya, formed in 2007. The band mixes melodic singing alongside screams typical of the post-hardcore genre.[1]

History

After the disbanding of the bands Wheel of Life (RxYxO, Sugi and Y.K.C.) and AVER (Masato and Katsuma),[2] coldrain was formed in 2007 in Nagoya with Masato on vocals, RxYxO (Ryo) on bass guitar, Katsuma on drums, and Y.K.C (Yokochi) and Sugi on guitars. The band gained their first followers from performing as a local band in their home-town while distributing demo discs after each performance.

About a year after coldrain formed, they were offered and later signed a major contract with VAP, after which the band released its debut maxi single "Fiction" on November 5, 2008. They then set off for their first nationwide tour and played in 30 venues across Japan.

After the tour, the group released their next maxi single: "8AM". The limited edition included a DVD which featured the music video of the title song and three live videos: "Fiction", "Painting", and "Come Awake". "8AM" was also used as a theme song to the anime series Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger. 2009 saw their first performance at the Summer Sonic Festival. In October, they released their first album Final Destination and embarked on another successful sold-out nationwide tour.

The band released their EP Nothing Lasts Forever on June 23, 2010. One of the songs, "We’re Not Alone", was used as an opening theme of the anime series Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin. Another song, "Die Tomorrow", was used in the Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 soundtrack.

On February 16, 2011, Coldrain released their second album called The Enemy Inside, which keeps the melodic vocals and breakdown parts of the last songs. The song "The Maze" has Mah from band SiM singing in some parts. On December 7 of the same year, the band released their first DVD, Three Days of Adrenaline, which was recorded in three cities: Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo. The DVD contains 19 tracks (all 10 songs from The Enemy Inside are in), 3 little videos behind the scenes, exclusive performances, and the music videos of "To Be Alive" and "Rescue Me".[3]

On 30 November 2012, in a statement on their official website, coldrain announced the release of their third studio album, scheduled for spring 2013. The Revelation, produced by David Bendeth, was released on April 17, 2013. They collaborated with Bendeth for the second time: indeed he also worked with them on their second EP Through Clarity. The song "No Escape" featured in the special edition of Biohazard: Operation Raccoon City.[4]

In December 2013, Coldrain signed with Raw Power Management. This allowed them perform for the first time in Europe alongside British band Bullet for My Valentine in 2014 and to release worldwide a new album that year.[5]

On January 18, 2014, coldrain recorded a live show called "One Man Show Evolve" for their second DVD: Evolve. The release of this DVD was on April 30 of the same year. On April 9, 2014, coldrain announced they had signed with Hopeless Records for distribution worldwide (except Asia, New Zealand, and Australia) with their first release being a special edition re-release of The Revelation.[6] In the same year they also released their third EP, Until the End, on June 18, 2014 in Japan.[7] The EP contains 6 new tracks, 5 of which also included in the international edition of The Revelation, which was released by Hopeless Records on June 2014 in Europe and North America and by Sony Music Australia in Oceania.[8]

On August 28, 2015, the band released the song "Words of the Youth" from Vena, their fourth studio album, which was released worldwide in October 2015. The record will be promoted by a worldwide headlining tour.[9]

In the summer of 2016, coldrain will be embarking on a tour across the United States as a part of Vans Warped Tour.

Band members

  • Masato David Hayakawa (マサト Masato?) – lead vocals
  • Yokochi (ヨコチ Y.K.C?) – lead guitar, programming
  • Kazuya Sugiyama (スギ Sugi?) – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Ryo Shimizu (リョウ RxYxO?) – bass, backing vocals
  • Katsuma Minatani (カツマ Katsuma?) – drums
  • Coldrain Rock am Ring 2014 (26).JPG
    Masato
  • Coldrain Rock am Ring 2014 (46).JPG
    Y.K.C.
  • Coldrain-Rock im Park 2014 by 2eight DSC6475.jpg
    Katsuma
  • Coldrain Rock am Ring 2014 (20).JPG
    RxYxO
  • Coldrain Rock am Ring 2014 (11).JPG
    Sugi

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

DVD

Maxi-singles

Digital singles

  • "No Escape" [02.05.2012]
  • "The Revelation" [17.04.2013]
  • "The War Is On" [13.05.2014]
  • "Words of the Youth" [28.08.2015]
  • "Gone" [16.09.2015]

Compilation appearances

  • Hajime no Ippo New Challenger Original Soundtrack (#34 "8AM") [22.05.2009]
  • RAINBOW Nisharokubo no Shichinin Original Soundtrack (#31 "We're Not Alone") [23.07.2010]
  • V.A. :Fuck The Borderline -A Tribute to KUROYUME-(#5 "Chandler") [09.02.2011]
  • Vans Compilation Loud Session!!!! Vans x Bands 2 (#11 "Six Feet Under") [14.03.2012]
  • Shinjuku Swan Inspired Tracks (#11 "Evolve") [2015]

References

  1. ↑ Coldrain Jame UK overview.
  2. ↑ AVER - Voices over bullets (Masato and Katsuma from coldrain).
  3. ↑ Coldrain - Three Days Of Adrenaline official trailer
  4. ↑ Biohazard: Operation Raccoon City Special Edition features "No Escape".
  5. ↑ Coldrain are proud to announce that we have signed a Worldwide Management deal with Raw Power Management Facebook.com
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Coldrain deliver a stellar EP "Until The End"
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ http://coldrain.jp/enter/2/

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