Until the End (EP)
2014 EP by Coldrain
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Until the End is the third EP by Japanese rock band Coldrain. Recorded at Prime Sound Studio in Tokyo, Japan; it was self-produced by the band's lead vocalist Masato Hayakawa and lead guitarist Ryo Yokochi, being the band's final EP released by VAP on 18 June 2014.[1][2]
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| Released | 18 June 2014 | |||
| Recorded | January 2014 | |||
| Studios | Prime Sound Studio (Tokyo, Japan) | |||
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| Length | 23:15 | |||
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In April 2014, the band signed to independent North American label Hopeless Records where they reissued their third studio album The Revelation (2013) for the first time; with five out of the six songs from Until the End being included in the international edition of the album a week after the release of the EP in Japan.[3][4] In August, the entire EP was later packaged into an exclusive Australian deluxe of The Revelation, being the band's only international major label release on Sony Music Australia throughout Oceania.[5][6]
Following the Japanese release of Until the End, the EP was succeeded by three singles: the lead single "Aware and Awake" was premiered via Loudwire on 1 July, the second single "You Lie" was released on 8 September accompanying a music video featuring Inception (2010) actor Mark Fleischmann in the lead role, while the third and final single "Evolve" dropped on 13 February 2015.[7][8][9]
After eleven years, the band eventually digitally released Until the End worldwide for the first time on 24 October 2025, being distributed on the same day as the release of their next full follow-up EP Optimize.[10]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Masato Hayakawa; all music is composed by Masato Hayakawa and Ryo Yokochi.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Aware and Awake" | 3:47 |
| 2. | "Evolve" | 3:33 |
| 3. | "You Lie" | 3:42 |
| 4. | "Fade Away" | 3:44 |
| 5. | "March On" | 4:04 |
| 6. | "House of Cards" | 4:21 |
| Total length: | 23:15 | |
Personnel
Credits retrieved from EP's liner notes.[11]
Coldrain
- Masato David Hayakawa (マサト, Masato) – lead vocals, composition, lyricist, production
- Ryo Yokochi (ヨコチ, Y.K.C.) – lead guitar, programming, keyboards, composition, production
- Kazuya Sugiyama (スギ, Sugi) – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Ryo Shimizu (リョウ, RxYxO) – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Katsuma Minatani (カツマ, Katsuma) – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
- David Bendeth – mixing (House of Loud, Elmwood Park, New Jersey)
- Ted Jensen – mastering (Sterling Sound, NYC)
- Osamu Nagano – instrument tech
- Brian Robbins – engineering, mix engineering, editing
Charts
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| Australian Hitseeker Albums (ARIA)[12] | 4 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13] | 17 |
| Japanese Top Albums Sales (Billboard)[14] | 15 |
Release history
Notes
- Until the End was entirely bundled together with their third studio album for the Australian deluxe edition of The Revelation (2013).