Fateless (album)

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
Studio album by Coldrain
Released	October 11, 2017 (2017-10-11)
Recorded	May 2017
Studio	Studio Barbarosa (Orlando, Florida, US)[1]
Genre	Post-hardcore metalcore alternative metal alternative rock hard rock
Length	46:04
Label	Warner Music Japan
Producer	Michael Baskette
Coldrain chronology
Vena II (2016) Fateless (2017) 20180206 Live at Budokan (2018)
Singles from Fateless
"Envy" Released: August 8, 2017 "Feed the Fire" Released: September 21, 2017 "R.I.P." Released: October 14, 2017

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

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

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

Fateless track listing^[12]

No.	Title	Writer(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 Morissette	4:31
11.	"Aftermath"		3:51
12.	"A Decade in the Rain"		4:09
Total length:			46:04

10 Year Anniversary Limited Edition^[13]

No.	Title	Original album	Length
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

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

Coldrain Masato David Hayakawa (マサト, Masato) – lead vocals Ryo Yokochi (ヨコチ, Y.K.C.) – lead guitar, programming, keyboards, synthesizers Kazuya Sugiyama (スギ, Sugi) – rhythm guitar, guitar, backing vocals Ryo Shimizu (リョウ, RxYxO) – bass guitar, backing vocals Katsuma Minatani (カツマ, Katsuma) – drums, percussion Additional personnel Michael Baskette – producer, mixing, arrangement Ted Jensen – mastering (Sterling Sound, NYC) Jeff Moll – recording engineer Kevin Thomas – assistant engineer

Charts

Chart performance for Fateless

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