Crossfaith discography explained

Artist:Crossfaith
Studio:4
Music Videos:29
Ep:6
Singles:27
Option:1
Option Name:Demos
1Option:8
1Option Name:Other appearances

Crossfaith (クロスフェイス) is a Japanese metalcore band from Osaka that was formed in 2006, consists of Kenta Koie (vocals), Kazuki Takemura (guitar), Hiroki Ikegawa (bass), Tatsuya Amano (drums), and Terufumi Tamano (keyboards). The band released their first demo Blueprint of Reconstruction in 2008,[1] since then they have released 4 studio albums, 1 demo, 6 EPs, 27 singles and 29 music videos.

Their third studio album, Apocalyze, became their first album which charted on US Billboard. It peaked at number 13 on Billboard Heatseekers Albums,[2] and reached number 18 on Billboard Hard Rock Albums.[3]

Albums

Studio albums

Title! rowspan="2"
Album detailsPeak chart positions
JPN
Oricon

[4]
JPN
Billboard

[5]
AUS
[6]
UK
[7]
US
Hard
Rock
[8]
US
Heat

[9]
The Dream, the Space
  • Released: 20 April 2011
  • Label: Zestone Records (JPN), Gan-Shin (EU), Tragic Hero (US)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
67 56
Apocalyze
  • Released: 4 September 2013
  • Label: Smaller Recordings (JPN), Search and Destroy Records (EU), The End (US), Sony Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
19 22 137 18 13
Xeno
  • Released: 16 September 2015
  • Label: Ariola Japan (JPN), Razor & Tie (EU), UNFD (US)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
14 12 82 136
Ex Machina
  • Released: 1 August 2018
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
16 16
Ark
  • Released: 26 June 2024
  • Label: UNFD
  • Formats: CD, digital download
33
"—" denotes items which did not chart.

Demos

Title! rowspan="1"
Demo details
Blueprint of Reconstruction
  • Released: 28 August 2008
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Extended plays

Title! rowspan="2"
EP detailsPeak chart positions
JPN
Oricon

JPN
Billboard

[10]
The Artificial Theory for the Dramatic Beauty
  • Released: 29 April 2009
  • Label: Zestone Records (JPN), Gan-Shin (EU)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Zion
  • Released: 20 June 2012
  • Label: Zestone Records (JPN), The End (US), Distort (CAN), Halfcut Records (AUS)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
38 39
Freedom[11]
  • Released: 2 August 2017
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
21
Wipeout[12]
  • Released: 26 January 2018
  • Label: UNFD
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Species[13]
  • Released: 22 May 2020
  • Label: UNFD
  • Formats: CD, digital download
13 20
Kids Still Want a New Acid
  • Released: 11 December 2020
  • Label: UNFD
  • Formats: CD, digital download
"—" denotes items which did not chart.

Singles

Title! rowspan="2"
YearPeak positionsAlbum
JPN
Oricon

[14]
"Monolith"2012Zion
"Jägerbomb"
"We Are the Future"2013Apocalyze
"Countdown to Hell"
"Madness"201415
"Ghost in the Mirror"
(featuring Caleb Shomo of Beartooth)
2015Xeno
"Xeno"
"Devil's Party"
"New Age Warriors"201630
"Freedom"
(featuring Rou Reynolds of Enter Shikari)
201721Freedom
"Wipeout"201822Wipeout
"The Perfect Nightmare"Ex Machina
"Catastrophe"
"Wipeout" (Album mix)
"Make a Move"
"Soul Seeker"
"Endorphin"2020Species
"Digital Parasite"
"None of Your Business"
(featuring Jin Dogg)
"Dead or Alive"2021rowspan="5"
"RedZone"
"Slave of Chaos"
"Feel Alive"
"Gimme Danger"
(featuring Ralph)
2022
"Zero"2024AЯK
"L.A.M.N"
(featuring Bobby Wolfgang)
"God Speed"
(featuring Wargasm)
"—" denotes items which did not chart.

Music videos

Song Year Album Director Type Link
"Blue" 2009 The Artificial Theory for the Dramatic Beauty MaxillaLive performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Vkm2nMM3-Q
"Fiction in Hope" Performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAEgSyRGzeM
"Stars Faded in Slow Motion" 2011 The Dream, the Space https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo8lA673A5Y
"Snake Code (Caribbean Death Roulette)" Live footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz-g4BwbIPI
"Monolith" 2012 Zion Performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu1CgWt26VI
"Jägerbomb" 2013 INNI VISIONLive footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT4env-Tw2o
"Omen" (The Prodigy cover) The Dream, the Space Maxilla Performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGJfO3P4s04
"Photosphere" Zion INNI VISION Live performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f54y987Y9R0
"We Are the Future" Apocalyze Maxilla Performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL715hoVb1U
"Eclipse" INNI VISIONhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H0Wn5XXtXM
"Countdown to Hell" Live performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_8-wfZkI0Q
"Scarlett" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOHzeg9DRbQ
"The Evolution" 2014 Narrative https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk5dfdieOCs
"Madness" Maxilla Performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDbtnDBWk_o
"Devil's Party" 2015 Xeno Narrative https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE4QjJSArkc
"Wildfire"
(featuring Benji Webbe of Skindred)
2016 align="center" Live performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bswkClwZxeA
"Rx Overdrive" Maxilla Narrative https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yy4JW1PA18
"Freedom"
(featuring Rou Reynolds of Enter Shikari)
2017 Freedom Taichi Kimura https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYWbnIPbnJo
"Rockstar Steady"
(featuring Jesse McFaddin of The Bonez/Rize)
Spikey Johnhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YMO_EluSEE
"Wipeout" 2018 Ex Machina Jason Eshraghian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4c2tGS83e4
"Catastrophe" Maxilla https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOG_qW7XNB4
"Make a Move" Sam Leabo Live performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nVND9k6p-s
"Destroy"
(featuring Ho99o9)
align="center" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d_RuZhuR-k
"Endorphin" 2020 Species Taichi KimuraPerformance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_35_M9gzFk
"Digital Parasite" Takasuke Kato Narrative https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOnMwcXngYo
"None of Your Business"
(featuring Jin Dogg)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ubXfISGC1o
"Gimme Danger"
(featuring Ralph)
2022 Takahito Matsuno Performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wvr4UDf3s4
"Zero" 2024 AЯK Takasuke Kato https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV3eTJRQSjo
"God Speed"
(featuring Wargasm)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtuV77PSm3k
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Other appearances

Singles

Song Year Artist
"No Plan B"
(featuring Koie Kenta)
2010 Manafest
"Born Ready"
(featuring Koie Kenta)
2011 Fade
"Prayers"
(featuring Koie Kenta)
2012 Before My Life Falls
"Respect for the Dead Man"
(featuring Koie Kenta and Terufumi Tamano)
2013 Pay Money to My Pain
"Faith"
(featuring Koie Kenta)
SiM
"Beloved"
(featuring Koie Kenta)
Crystal Lake
"Anger"
(featuring Koie Kenta)
2016 The Qemists
"Skyfall"
(featuring Koie Kenta, MAH of SiM, and Masato Hayakawa of Coldrain)
2017One Ok Rock[15]

Music videos

Notes and References

  1. AllMusic. Crossfaith | Biography & History
  2. Crossfaith Apocalyze Chart History. Billboard. 7 October 2017.
  3. Crossfaith Apocalyze Chart History. Billboard. 7 October 2017.
  4. Web site: Oricon. ja. Crossfaith albums. Crossfaithのアルバム. 3 July 2024.
  5. Billboard Japan positions for Crossfaith albums:
  6. Web site: Australian Recording Industry Association. ARIA Charts. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20151021223232/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20151014-0000/Issue+1335.pdf. 28 September 2015. 27 May 2020. 21 October 2015.
  7. [Official Charts Company]
  8. Billboard. Crossfaith Hard Rock Albums. 5 October 2019.
  9. Billboard. Crossfaith Heatseekers Albums. 5 October 2019.
  10. Billboard Japan positions for Crossfaith EPs:
  11. Web site: Crossfaith – Freedom. 2 August 2017 . Discogs. 11 November 2017.
  12. Web site: Crossfaith – Wipeout. UNFD. 17 April 2018.
  13. Web site: Crossfaith – SPECIES EP. UNFD. 20 May 2020.
  14. Web site: Oricon. ja. Crossfaith singles. Crossfaithのシングル. 15 December 2019.
  15. Web site: 会場限定CD「Skyfall」. ONE OK ROCK website. Japanese. 5 March 2017. 11 November 2017. 20 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171120031113/http://www.oneokrock.com/jp/news/1957. dead.
  16. Web site: SiM brings together 25 bands in "Baseball Bat" music video, from 5th album. Jrock News. 4 June 2020. 4 June 2020.