coldrain

About

Coldrain (コールドレイン, Kōrudorein, stylized as coldrain) is a Japanese rock band from Nagoya, Japan, formed in 2007. The band mixes melodic singing with screams typical of the post-hardcore genre. Although the band is Japanese, all their songs are written in English. The lineup consists of lead vocalist Masato Hayakawa, guitarists Ryo Yokochi (Y.K.C.) and Kazuya Sugiyama (Sugi), bassist Ryo Shimizu (RxYxO) and drummer Katsuma Minatani. Masato Hayakawa (lead vocals) has a Japanese father and an American mother and speaks both Japanese and English. The band's first two albums, Final Destination and The Enemy Inside, were both released exclusively in their home country of Japan. The group made its worldwide debut in 2014 with the reissue of The Revelation, which was previously released in 2013 under the label VAP, with the worldwide edition being released under Hopeless Records and Sony Music. Coldrain would later release Vena (2015) and Fateless (2017). Their sixth studio album The Side Effects was released on August 28, 2019. They are best known for their songs "Gone", "Coexist", "Die Tomorrow", "No Escape", "The Revelation", "Envy", "Feed The Fire" and "Mayday".