Fateless (album)

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Fateless
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 11, 2017 (2017-10-11)
RecordedMay 2017
StudioStudio Barbarosa (Orlando, Florida, US)[1]
Genre
Length46:04
LabelWarner Music Japan
ProducerMichael Baskette
Coldrain chronology
Vena II
(2016)
Fateless
(2017)
20180206 Live at Budokan
(2018)
Singles from Fateless
  1. "Envy"
    Released: August 8, 2017
  2. "Feed the Fire"
    Released: September 21, 2017
  3. "R.I.P."
    Released: October 14, 2017

Fateless (stylised in all caps) is the fifth studio album by Japanese rock band Coldrain. Recorded at Studio Barbarosa in Orlando, Florida with producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette, it was released on October 11, 2017 by Warner Music.[2][3]

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, 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.[4]

Composition[edit]

The band's 2017 studio album Fateless has been described by critics as post-hardcore,[5][6][7] metalcore,[3][8] alternative metal,[9] alternative rock,[10] and hard rock.[11]

Track listing[edit]

All lyrics written by Masato Hayakawa, all music composed by Masato Hayakawa and Ryo Yokochi, except where noted.

Fateless track listing[12]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Envy" 3:51
2."Feed the Fire" 3:56
3."Lost in Faith" 3:26
4."Bury Me" 3:54
5."R.I.P." 4:02
6."Inside Out" 3:32
7."Stay" 3:41
8."Colorblind" 3:37
9."F.T.T.T" (For the Thousandth Time) 3:34
10."Uninvited" (Alanis Morissette cover)Alanis Morissette4:31
11."Aftermath" 3:51
12."A Decade in the Rain" 4:09
Total length:46:04
10 Year Anniversary Limited Edition[13]
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."To Be Alive"The Enemy Inside 
2."Rescue Me"The Enemy Inside 
3."My Addiction"Final Destination 
4."After Dark"Nothing Lasts Forever 
5."Miss You"Nothing Lasts Forever 
6."Fiction"Final Destination 
7."Final Destination"Final Destination 
8."Evolve"Until the End 
9."Runaway"Vena 
10."Fade Away"Until the End 
11."Persona"Through Clarity 
12."Six Feet Under"Through Clarity 
13."Whole"Vena 
14."Gone"Vena 
15."Fire in the Sky"Vena 
16."Carry On"The Revelation 
17."The Revelation"The Revelation 

Personnel[edit]

Credits retrieved from album's liner notes.[14]

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for Fateless
Chart (2017) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[15] 8
Japanese Albums (Billboard)[16] 8

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Studio Barbarosa". Discogs. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Coldrain commemorate 10th anniversary with new album "FATELESS" and Nippon Budokan performance in 2018!". Jrocknews.com. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Coldrain: Fateless – new album out in October!". Japan Vibe. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. ^ "UNINVITED - Coldrain". YouTube. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  5. ^ "New Album『FATELESS』Now On Sale!!". Gekirock. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Coldrain - Fateless (2017)". MusicScore. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Fatelss - Coldrain (JAP)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  8. ^ Justinator (31 October 2017). "coldrain – FATELESS". La Grosse Radio. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Fateless (2017) - Coldrain". Flowlez. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Fateless - Coldrain". Herb Music. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  11. ^ St. Michel, Patrick (29 August 2021). "Hard rock heavyweights coldrain return with "ENVY"". SBS PopAsia. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Fateless (Regular Edition)". WMG. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  13. ^ "FATELESS [Limited Edition] - Coldrain". CDJapan. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  14. ^ Fateless (booklet). Warner Music. 2017.
  15. ^ "FATELESS(初回生産限定盤)" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
  16. ^ "Top Album Sales [2017/10/23]". Billboard. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

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