Coldrain

Coldrain (stylised in all lowercase) are a Japanese rock band from Nagoya, Japan, who were formed in 2007¹. The band combines melodic singing with screams typical of the post-hardcore and metalcore genres. Although the band is Japanese, all of their songs are written in English. Since its formation in 2007, the band retained the same lineup with no member changes. 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. Hayakawa has a Japanese father and an American mother and speaks both Japanese and English fluently. The band's first two albums, Final Destination (2009) and The Enemy Inside (2011), were both released exclusively in their home country of Japan. The group made their worldwide debut in 2014 with the reissue of The Revelation, which was previously released in 2013¹ under the label VAP, with the worldwide edition being released under Hopeless Records and Sony Music. Coldrain later released Vena (2015¹), Fateless (2017) and The Side Effects (2019) and Nonnegative (2022). In 2025¹, the band signed with Century Media Records and released their eighth studio album Optimize = Optdemise, a double album including their fifth EP Optimize (2025), which was released on 25 September 2026¹.…

Coldrain (stylised in all lowercase) 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 and metalcore genres. Although the band is Japanese, all of their songs are written in English. Since its formation in 2007, the band retained the same lineup with no member changes. 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. Hayakawa has a Japanese father and an American mother and speaks both Japanese and English fluently. The band's first two albums, Final Destination (2009) and The Enemy Inside (2011), were both released exclusively in their home country of Japan. The group made their 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 later released Vena (2015), Fateless (2017) and The Side Effects (2019) and Nonnegative (2022). In 2025, the band signed with Century Media Records and released their eighth studio album Optimize = Optdemise, a double album including their fifth EP Optimize (2025), which was released on 25 September 2026. They are best known for their songs "Mayday", "Gone", "Coexist", "Paradise (Kill the Silence)", "Vengeance", "Die Tomorrow", "No Escape", "The Revelation", "Envy" and "Feed the Fire". === 2025–present: Optimize = Optdemise === On 18 March 2025, the band formally announced that they had signed a global contract with German based label Century Media Records. Alongside the announcement, a new single "Incomplete" was revealed and was released on 20 March, being the band's first release on the new label. On 27 March, the band released the music video for "Incomplete" and simultaneously announced dates in Germany for August 2025, including festival appearances at Summer Breeze, Open Flair, and Reload. On 4 April, the band announced a fullscale European headline tour, starting in Manchester, England on 22 November, that culminated in Frankfurt, Germany on 13 December. On 11 July 2025, the band announced their fifth extended play Optimize, that would be released in autumn of the same year. Concurrently, the band announced a One Man Tour across Japan to promote the release. On 6 August, the band released "Chasing Shadows" as the second single from Optimize. On 9 September, the band officially announced the release date for Optimize, slated as a five-track EP that released on 24 October. Simultaneously, the band announced two additional Asian dates in Taipei, Taiwan, and Hong Kong scheduled to take place at the beginning of November 2025. On 26 September, the band released the EP's third single "Free Fall" accompanied by the announcement of the first line-up of Blare Fest 2026, featuring bands such as One Ok Rock, SiM, Maximum the Hormone, Hanabie, House of Protection and Memphis May Fire. On 21 October, the band were announced to open for German electronicore band Electric Callboy on their Australian Arena Tour in September 2026 across six dates alongside American metalcore band Ice Nine Kills. On 16 July 2026, the band teased their new single "Ex-Humanity" that was released the following day; it was unveiled as the lead single for their eighth studio album Optimize = Optdemise, acting as a sequel to Optimize, scheduled for release on 25 September 2026. It is their first studio album since Vena (2015) to have a full scale worldwide release. On 28 August, the band released the album's second single "Poison", featuring Bert McCracken, the frontman from American rock band The Used. ====Demo albums==== ==Notes==

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