''Fateless'' (stylised in
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) is the fifth studio album by Japanese
rock
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band
Coldrain
are a Japanese rock band from Nagoya, Japan, who were formed in 2007. The band combines melodic singing with screams typical of the post-hardcore genre. Although the band is Japanese, all of their songs are written in English. The lineup consi ...
. Recorded at Studio Barbarosa in
Orlando,
Florida with producer
Michael "Elvis" Baskette, it was released on October 11, 2017 by
Warner Music.
''Fateless'' is the first Coldrain album to be released under the label of Warner Music Japan, following leaving
Hopeless Records towards the backend of 2016, and also the first to not be released under the Japanese label
VAP. This would be the follow-up since 2015's ''
Vena'', and be their second highest charting album on the
Oricon Albums Chart, debuting and peaking at number 8, only behind ''
The Revelation'' which peaked at number 7.
The album was home to three singles, "Envy", the
lead single, which was released in the beginning of August, "Feed The Fire", on the 21st of the following month, as well as being the opening theme of the anime ''
King's Game
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'', and "R.I.P." in October, just three days after the release of ''Fateless''. Coldrain would also ambitiously cover "
Uninvited" by
Alanis Morissette on this 12 track record that runs a little over 46 minutes.
Composition
The band's 2017 studio album ''Fateless'' has been described by critics as
post-hardcore,
metalcore,
alternative metal
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,
alternative rock
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, and
hard rock.
Track listing
All lyrics written by
Masato Hayakawa, all music composed by Masato Hayakawa and Ryo Yokochi, except where noted.
Personnel
Credits retrieved from album's
liner notes
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Origin
Liner notes are descen ...
.
Coldrain
* –
lead vocals
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* –
lead guitar,
programming,
keyboards,
synthesizers
* –
rhythm guitar,
guitar,
backing vocals
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* –
bass guitar, backing vocals
* –
drums, percussion
Additional personnel
*
Michael Baskette
Michael "Elvis" Baskette is an American music producer who has worked with artists such as Sevendust, Alter Bridge, Projected, Tremonti, Chevelle, Falling in Reverse, Coldrain, The Classic Crime, Temple Agents, Clint Lowery and Slash
Sla ...
–
producer,
mixing,
arrangement
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*
Ted Jensen
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Biography
Ted ...
–
mastering (
Sterling Sound,
NYC)
* Jeff Moll –
recording engineer
* Kevin Thomas – assistant engineer
Charts
References
External links
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2017 albums
Coldrain albums
Albums produced by Michael Baskette
Warner Music Group albums
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