"Paradise (Kill the Silence)" is a song by Japanese

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. It was promoted as a single but was instead released as an

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with five other versions of the same song. This would also make it the fourth EP released by the band, the first since 2014's Japanese exclusive '' Until the End''. It was written by frontman

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and lead guitarist Ryo Yokochi, and produced by

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. It was released as the lead single from their seventh studio album ''

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'' on 17 September 2021. The track became an instant radio hit in both Japan and

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. On 28 January 2022, the band released an official live music video of "Paradise (Kill the Silence)" onto YouTube from their final ever live performance played at the Usen Studio Coast in

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, Japan on 16 November 2021. The band performs "Paradise (Kill the Silence)" during the Japanese TV advert for

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's MET24 collection, entitled "METropolitan 24 Hour Survival Game".

Background

On 6 August 2021, the band teased and hinted at new material on their official

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account stating that they would be making an announcement 24 hours later to create excitement and hype among fans and critics alike. The following day, the band formally announced on their social media accounts that they would be releasing a new single titled "Paradise (Kill the Silence)" on 17 September 2021, as well as embarking on a nationwide tour titled "Paradise" during October and November 2021 playing at 12 venues around Japan to promote the single. The band later showcased the single "Paradise (Kill the Silence)" for the first time a couple of hours before its release on 16 September by playing it live in an exclusive premiere on the second edition of ''Coldrain TV''. Upon release, "Paradise (Kill the Silence)" was released in an unusual format never prior done by the band as the single was released as an

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with five different other versions of the same song which were intended for fan interaction and allow them to play along with the band and let them put their own interpretation on the song. The release of "Paradise (Kill the Silence)" would also mark the first time the band has released new material in two years since 2019's '' The Side Effects''. The song would also be promoted in Australia on the

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radio station, being played on the "Short Fast Loud" segment with Josh Merriel.

Composition and lyrics

"Paradise (Kill the Silence)" has been described by critics as a nu metal, post-hardcore, hard rock and an

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song. The song runs at 160 BPM and is in the key of

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. It runs for three minutes and 43 seconds. It was written by frontman

and lead guitarist Ryo Yokochi and produced by

. The song was written from the band's perspective of the world arising from the ashes after the

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. The lyrics allude to the "Paradise" being the concert halls after over a year of lockdowns, with "killing the silence" being the band starting to play live again in a live setting. "Paradise (Kill the Silence)" also tackles the themes of emotional freedom. Speaking to ''V13'', Hayakawa shared his thoughts about the meaning of the song at the time of its release: Hayakawa later expressed how "Paradise (Kill the Silence)" was selected as the lead single, how the message of the song represents the album as a whole and why they released the single when they did:

Track listing

Music video

The music video for "Paradise (Kill the Silence)" was released at midnight on 17 September 2021, only a couple of hours after the song's live premiere on the second edition of ''Coldrain TV''. It was directed by Inni Vision. The song was initially accidentally uploaded in

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until the band fixed the error a few days later where the sound format was corrected and fixed into the stereo format. The video starts off with a minute intro of the band sitting down and getting ready to perform, promoting Monster Energy through the use of product placement. The band then start to perform the song on an LED stage with high intensity with flashing lights around them as the camera has close-ups of the band members as they perform the song, intertwining it with fast camera movements to showcase the energy of the song. There are also occasional shots of the stage from a birdseye view which shows the band performing on the US

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in 2016 and performing at the Nippon Budokan in 2018, as well as some lyrics of the song also showing on the LED screen. One critic also noted how the music video was akin to the music video for "Final Destination", the title track off of their 2009 album ''

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''. As of December 2023, the music video for "Paradise (Kill the Silence)" has over 1 million views on

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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. Coldrain *

– lead vocals, lyrics, composition, arrangements * Ryo Yokochi – lead guitar, programming, composition, arrangements * Kazuya Sugiyama – rhythm guitar, arrangements * Ryo Shimizu – bass guitar, arrangements *

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– drums, arrangements Additional personnel *

– producer, mixing, arrangements * Brad Blackwood — mastering * Daihei Yamanaka — recording engineer * Joshua Saldate – assistant engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

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