Nothing Lasts Forever (Coldrain EP) explained

Nothing Lasts Forever
Type:EP
Artist:Coldrain
Cover:Nothing Lasts Forever coldrain.jpg
Recorded:March – April 2010
Studio:Sound Crew Studio (Tokyo, Japan)
Length:21:35
Label:VAP
Prev Title:Final Destination
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:The Enemy Inside
Next Year:2011

Nothing Lasts Forever is the first EP by Japanese rock band Coldrain. Recorded at Sound Crew Studio in Tokyo, Japan, which was self-produced by band members Masato Hayakawa and Ryo Yokochi. It was released on June 23, 2010 by VAP.[1] [2]

Nothing Lasts Forever was exclusively released in Japan, being released 9 months after their debut studio album Final Destination. Nothing Lasts Forever would end up entering and debuting at number 63 on the Oricon Albums Chart, while staying on the charts for the following three weeks.

The lead single "Die Tomorrow" was released just over a week before the release of Nothing Lasts Forever on 15 June, which would introduce the band to worldwide audiences for the first time after being included in the soundtrack for Pro Evolution Soccer 2011.[3]

While not a single, "We're Not Alone" would end up being selected as the opening theme for the anime, .[4]

Musical style

Nothing Lasts Forever has been stylistically described by critics as post-hardcore, alternative metal, alternative rock and metalcore.[5] [6]

Personnel

Credits retrieved from EP's liner notes.[7] Coldrain

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[8] 63
Japanese Albums (Billboard)[9] 49

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: COLDRAIN — NOTHING LASTS FOREVER. Metal Music Archives. 5 April 2021.
  2. Web site: Coldrain - 『Nothing Lasts Forever』. Gekirock. 23 June 2010. 29 August 2021.
  3. Web site: Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 Soundtrack. Tunefind. 30 September 2010. 5 April 2021.
  4. Web site: Rainbow - Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin (TV). Anime News Network. 5 April 2021.
  5. Web site: Review 081 – Coldrain – Nothing Lasts Forever – English. Acta Infernalis. 26 June 2017. 15 May 2021.
  6. Web site: Coldrain - Nothing Lasts Forever. Herb Music. 15 May 2021.
  7. Nothing Lasts Forever. 2010. booklet . VAP.
  8. Web site: ja. coldrain. Oricon. 21 July 2012.
  9. ja. Top Albums Sales [2010/06/30]]. Billboard. 5 April 2021.