Fateless (album) explained

Fateless
Type:Studio
Artist:Coldrain
Cover:Coldrain - Fateless.jpg
Border:yes
Recorded:May 2017
Studio:Studio Barbarosa (Orlando, Florida, US)[1]
Length:46:04
Producer:Michael Baskette
Prev Title:Vena II
Prev Year:2016
Next Title:20180206 Live at Budokan
Next Year:2018

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

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.

Personnel

Credits retrieved from album's liner notes.[12] Coldrain

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Fateless
Chart (2017)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13] 8
Japanese Albums (Billboard)[14] 8

Notes and References

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