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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.

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.

Composition

The band's 2017 studio album Fateless has been described by critics as post-hardcore, metalcore, alternative metal, alternative rock, and hard rock.

Track listing

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

*Fateless* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Envy"		3:51
2.	"Feed the Fire"		3:56
3.	"Lost in Faith"		3:26
4.	"Bury Me"		3:54
5.	"R.I.P."		4:02
6.	"Inside Out"		3:32
7.	"Stay"		3:41
8.	"Colorblind"		3:37
9.	"F.T.T.T" (For the Thousandth Time)		3:34
10.	"Uninvited" (Alanis Morissette cover)	Alanis Morissette	4:31
11.	"Aftermath"		3:51
12.	"A Decade in the Rain"		4:09
Total length:			46:04

10 Year Anniversary Limited Edition
No.	Title	Original album
1.	"To Be Alive"	The Enemy Inside
2.	"Rescue Me"	The Enemy Inside
3.	"My Addiction"	Final Destination
4.	"After Dark"	Nothing Lasts Forever
5.	"Miss You"	Nothing Lasts Forever
6.	"Fiction"	Final Destination
7.	"Final Destination"	Final Destination
8.	"Evolve"	Until the End
9.	"Runaway"	Vena
10.	"Fade Away"	Until the End
11.	"Persona"	Through Clarity
12.	"Six Feet Under"	Through Clarity
13.	"Whole"	Vena
14.	"Gone"	Vena
15.	"Fire in the Sky"	Vena
16.	"Carry On"	The Revelation
17.	"The Revelation"	The Revelation

Personnel

Credits retrieved from album's liner notes.

Coldrain

Masato David Hayakawa (マサト, Masato) – lead vocals
Ryo Yokochi (ヨコチ, Y.K.C.) – lead guitar, programming, keyboards, synthesizers
Kazuya Sugiyama (スギ, Sugi) – rhythm guitar, guitar, backing vocals
Ryo Shimizu (リョウ, RxYxO) – bass guitar, backing vocals
Katsuma Minatani (カツマ, Katsuma) – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

Michael Baskette – producer, mixing, arrangement
Ted Jensen – mastering (Sterling Sound, NYC)
Jeff Moll – recording engineer
Kevin Thomas – assistant engineer

Charts

Chart performance for *Fateless*
Chart (2017)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)	8
Japanese Albums (Billboard)	8

References

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

External links

Fateless at Discogs (list of releases)
Fateless at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

v t e Coldrain
Masato Hayakawa Ryo Yokochi Kazuya Sugiyama Ryo Shimizu Katsuma Minatani
Studio albums	Final Destination The Enemy Inside The Revelation Vena Fateless The Side Effects Nonnegative
Re-recorded albums	Final Destination (XV Re:Recorded)
EPs	Nothing Lasts Forever Through Clarity Until the End Paradise (Kill the Silence)
Live albums	Three Days of Adrenaline Evolve 20180206 Live at Budokan Live & Backstage at Blare Fest. 2020 15x(5+U) Live at Yokohama Arena
Maxi-singles	Fiction 8AM Vena II
Digital singles	"The War Is On" "Gone" "Revolution" "Coexist" "January 1st" "Mayday" "Paradise (Kill the Silence)" "Calling" "Before I Go"

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