coldrain Archives

Review: coldrain’s EP “OPTIMIZE” fuses heartfelt lyrics and brutal soundscapes

Nov 6, 2025

Amidst their ONE MAN JAPAN TOUR 2025, coldrain unleashed their fifth Extended Play, OPTIMIZE. The five-track collection dropped on October 24 and marks the band's debut release under German label Century Media ...

Obsessed with one song on repeat – JROCK ONSEN Ep. 35

Mazohyst_Kyo

Jun 21, 2025

JROCK ONSEN

It's been another long epic break and more broken promises. Unlike dad we came back though. Just didn't get the milk. Cigarettes? Yeah, got those.This time around check in on our music choices for listening...

coldrain crams impactful earthly visuals in “INCOMPLETE” music video

Sizergyia

Apr 14, 2025

Music Video, New Look, Releases

coldrain's first release of the year is greeted by the digital single titled INCOMPLETE, released on March 20. The band also marked the occasion with an announcement of coldrain signing a global contract with G...

Japanese underground and visual kei live house scene – JROCK ONSEN Ep. 34

Mazohyst_Kyo

Mar 29, 2025

JROCK ONSEN

Times change, people, change, Call of Duty never changes, and bands change. Some of a band's change is in their discovery of their sound, and some is in the scene they become a part of.This time around, we'...

Top 10 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2024

Erica, NBT, Nori and Jack

Jan 2, 2025

Entertainment

Our 2024 top list honors the visual kei and Japanese rock artists who defined the year with groundbreaking achievements and boundary-pushing creativity. These musicians didn’t just transcend borders—they redefi...

Top 25 anime opening and ending songs 2023

NBT

Dec 30, 2023

Anime, Entertainment

In 2023, we witnessed long-awaited anime continuations, such as the six-year-awaited Masamune-kun no Revenge R, alongside impactful conclusions, i.e., Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan). As a spoiler though, ...

Paledusk Rumble featuring Masato Coldrain

PALEDUSK’s electrifying music video “RUMBLE” inspires creative resilience

Kayla

Oct 21, 2023

Music Video

The ever-eclectic and experimental PALEDUSK offer a feast of the senses with its exciting new music video RUMBLE, featuring vocalist Masato from coldrain. The highly anticipated music video was released on Octo...

9 Jrock bands join Slipknot, Korn at Knotfest Japan 2023

Erica

Jan 27, 2023

Tour and event

"Knotfest", a 2-day festival celebrating all things Slipknot and heavy metal returns to Japan for the first time in 7 years!The two-day event takes place April 1—2, 2023, at the venue Makuhari Messe in Chib...

coldrain’s “Cut Me” music video is laced with impending doom

Sizergyia

Jul 21, 2022

Music Video, New Look, Releases

On July 6, coldrain released their seventh studio album Nonnegative. The band marked the album's arrival with a black and white music video for its third track, Cut Me. Cut Me cuts deep with its high-ringing gu...

coldrain celebrates 15 years with album “Nonnegative” and music video “CALLING”

Sizergyia

Apr 26, 2022

Music Video, Releases

coldrain has announced that they will release their seventh album Nonnegative on July 6. Alongside this announcement, the band published the music video for CALLING.The music video celebrates coldrain's 15t...

coldrain honors closing venue Studio Coast with “PARADISE (Kill The Silence)” music video

Sizergyia

Sep 25, 2021

Music Video, New Look, Releases

After coldrain's joint effort with SiM and HEY-SMITH under the name TRIPLE-AXE and their first single 15MANIAX, the band returned as a five-member outfit for their digital single PARADISE (Kill The Silence), re...

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2020

NBT, afaenia, Mazohyst_Kyo, G Andrew White, Ziggy, edoh+ and Sizergyia

Dec 30, 2020

Entertainment

I think we can all agree that 2020 has been quite a crazy year, right? There's a lot of canceled concerts and a whole load of things that affected the scene. Despite all the setbacks, we've seen the music indus...

SiM brings together 25 bands in “BASEBALL BAT” music video, from 5th album

NBT

Jun 4, 2020

Music Video, Releases

The fifth full-length album from SiM is finally up for grabs on June 17 after being delayed from its initial April 15 release. It of course retains its mouthful name "THANK GOD, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF WAYS TO Ki...

coldrain takes us on stage with fiery “SPEAK” performance from album “THE SIDE EFFECTS”

Sizergyia

Apr 3, 2020

Music Video, Releases

coldrain may have released their album THE SIDE EFFECTS on August 29, 2019, but the album is still burning strong with the band sharing music videos this year. The fiery performance of SPEAK comes from THE SIDE...