Final Destination (album)

Final Destination is the debut studio album by Japanese rock band Coldrain. Recorded at Studio Sonorous Audio in Tokyo, Japan which was self produced by Masato Hayakawa and Ryo Yokochi, it was released on October 28, 2009 by VAP.[2]

Final Destination
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 28, 2009 (2009-10-28)
RecordedJuly 2009
StudioStudio Sonorous Audio (Tokyo, Japan)
Genre
Length43:20
LabelVAP
Producer [1]
Coldrain chronology
8AM
(2009)
Final Destination
(2009)
Nothing Lasts Forever
(2010)
Singles from Final Destination
  1. "Fiction"
    Released: November 5, 2008
  2. "8AM"
    Released: April 8, 2009
  3. "Final Destination"
    Released: October 23, 2009

Final Destination was exclusively released in Japan, along with the second studio album follow-up The Enemy Inside, which was released in 2011. Final Destination debuted and peaked at number 88 on the Oricon Albums Chart, before dropping out of the charts completely the following week.

The album housed three singles, two of which were released as maxi-singles. "Fiction" in November 2008 and "8AM" in April 2009 respectively. The final single, "Final Destination", was released 5 days prior to the album's release.

Musical style edit

Final Destination has been stylistically described as post-hardcore, punk rock and alternative rock.[3][4][5]

Track listing edit

All lyrics are written by Masato Hayakawa; all music is composed by Masato Hayakawa and Ryo Yokochi,[6] except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Final Destination" 3:23
2."Counterfeits & Lies"
3:33
3."Someday"
  • Hayakawa
  • Yokochi
  • Sugiyama
3:59
4."Fiction" (Album version) 3:29
5."Just Tonight" 3:20
6."24-7"
  • Hayakawa
  • Sugiyama
3:03
7."Doors" 3:25
8."Déjà Vu"
  • Hayakawa
  • Sugiyama
4:17
9."Survive"
  • Hayakawa
  • Sugiyama
3:32
10."My Addiction" 4:19
11."Painting" 3:33
12."8AM" (Album version) 3:27
Total length:43:20

Personnel edit

Credits retrieved from the album's liner notes.[7]

Charts edit

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[8] 88
Japanese Albums (Billboard)[9] 73

Release history edit

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Japan October 28, 2009 CD, digital download VAP [10]
Europe November 11, 2009 Digital download [11]
North America

References edit

  1. ^ "Coldrain biography". Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  2. ^ Robson, Daniel (13 November 2009). "Coldrain "Final Destination"". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Coldrain (JAP) - Final Destination". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Coldrain - The Revelation [CD]". TPL Records. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Final Destination - Coldrain". Herb Music. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Coldrain - Final Destination tracklist Writing Credits". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  7. ^ Final Destination (booklet). VAP. 2009.
  8. ^ "coldrain" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  9. ^ "Top Albums Sales [ 2009/11/09 ]" (in Japanese). Billboard. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Final Destination - Coldrain". CDJapan. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  11. ^ Gil Soundworks (23 October 2009). "Coldrain - Final destination" (in Japanese). YouTube. Retrieved 2 January 2022. Overseas delivery decision! From November 11, 2009, Coldrain "Final Destination" overseas distribution has started in the EU / US area!

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