Nonnegative (album) explained

Nonnegative
Type:studio
Artist:Coldrain
Cover:Coldrain - Nonnegative cover art.svg
Border:yes
Recorded:January 29–March 18, 2022[1] [2]
Studio:Studio Barbarosa (Orlando, Florida, U.S.)
Length:45:19
Producer:Michael Baskette
Prev Title:Paradise (Kill the Silence)
Prev Year:2021
Next Title:15x(5+U) Live at Yokohama Arena
Next Year:2023

Nonnegative is the seventh studio album by Japanese rock band Coldrain. Recorded at Studio Barbarosa in Orlando, Florida with producer Michael 'Elvis' Baskette (who previously produced the band's predecessors, Fateless and The Side Effects), it was released on July 6, 2022, by Warner Music Japan.[3] [4]

Nonnegative is the third album by the band to be released by Warner Music and is the follow-up to 2019's The Side Effects. It was formally announced during the band's fifteenth anniversary live stream and was preceded by five singles. The album's lead single "Paradise (Kill the Silence)" was released on September 17, 2021, the second single "Calling" was released concurrently on the band's fifteenth anniversary on April 17, 2022, the third and fourth singles "Before I Go" and "Bloody Power Fame" were both released in June, the former being promoted as the campaign song for Sapporo Breweries latest product "Sapporo Beer Gold Star" while the latter was used as the opening theme for the Netflix anime Bastard!!. The fifth single "Cut Me" was dropped with an accompanying music video alongside the album in July 2022. The band released a total of twelve songs on the album, including a cover of No Doubt's 1996 smash hit "Don't Speak" on a record that spans a total runtime of just over 45 minutes.

Composition

Nonnegative has been described by critics as post-hardcore,[5] [6] [7] metalcore,[6] [7] [8] alternative metal,[5] [9] alternative rock,[7] [8] hard rock,[8] [10] electronic rock,[8] and pop punk.[8]

Track listing

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

Personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.[11] Coldrain

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Nonnegative
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[12] 15
Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)[13] 7
Japanese Rock Albums (Oricon)[14] 3
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard)[15] 12
Japanese Top Album Sales (Billboard)[16] 11
Japanese Digital Albums (Billboard)[17] 5

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: We're back here. Instagram. 31 January 2022. 13 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Missing my brothers in @coldrain_official tons! We had so much fun making the new album and it slays! Can't wait for everyone to hear what we have done!!:)❤️❤️:). Instagram. 20 March 2022. 13 July 2022.
  3. Web site: COLDRAIN ANNOUNCE UPCOMING ALBUM 'NONNEGATIVE' AND UNLEASH LATEST SINGLE. Electric Bloom. Wells. Ellen. 19 April 2022. 13 July 2022.
  4. Web site: coldrain celebrates 15 years with album "Nonnegative" and music video "CALLING". JRock News. Corbin. Dayle. 26 April 2022. 13 July 2022.
  5. Web site: Coldrain – Nonnegative – Album Review. Music Ghouls. Maurer. Michaela. 7 July 2022. 29 October 2022.
  6. Web site: Coldrain – Nonnegative. Artnoir. Spring. David. 21 July 2022. 29 October 2022.
  7. Web site: Coldrain – Nonnegative. La Grosse. C. Axel. 11 July 2022. 29 October 2022.
  8. Web site: REVIEW: Coldrain - Nonnegative. Thunderchord. Knight. George. 20 October 2022. 29 October 2022.
  9. Web site: Coldrain - Nonnegative. Last.fm. 6 July 2022. 29 October 2022.
  10. Web site: Coldrain's Upcoming Album 'Nonnegative' Is The Definition Of Heavy Rock In The 2020s — Album Review. All Punked Up. Pearl. Julia. 25 June 2022. 29 October 2022.
  11. Nonnegative. 2022. booklet. Warner Music Japan.
  12. Web site: Nonnegative - Coldrain. Oricon. 13 July 2022. 13 July 2022.
  13. Web site: Weekly Digital Album Rankings: Dated July 18, 2022. Oricon. 13 July 2022. 13 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220713222642/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dia/w/2022-07-18/. 13 July 2022.
  14. Web site: Weekly ROCK Album Rankings. Oricon. 13 July 2022. 13 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220713222325/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ra/w/2022-07-18/. 13 July 2022.
  15. Web site: Hot Albums [Released on 2022/07/13]]. Billboard. 13 July 2022. 13 July 2022.
  16. Web site: Top Albums Sales [Released on 2022/07/13]]. Billboard. 13 July 2022. 13 July 2022.
  17. Web site: Top Albums Sales [Released on 2022/07/13]]. Billboard. 13 July 2022. 13 July 2022.