The Enemy Inside is the second studio album by Japanese rock band Coldrain. Recorded at Innig Recording Hostelry in Fujisawa, Japan, which was self-produced by Masato Hayakawa and Ryo Yokochi, it was released on February 16, 2011, by VAP.[2][3]
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| Released | February 16, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | September – November 2010 | |||
| Studio | Innig Recording Hostelry (Fujisawa, Japan) | |||
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| Length | 37:03 | |||
| Label | VAP | |||
| Producer | [1] | |||
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| Singles from The Enemy Inside | ||||
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The Enemy Inside was exclusively released in Japan, along with their debut studio outing Final Destination, which was released two years prior. The Enemy Inside debuted at number 21 on the Oricon Albums Chart, charting for the following 5 weeks before dropping out of the charts completely.
The album would spawn singles such as the lead single, "To Be Alive", which would be released at the start of February, two weeks preceding the release of The Enemy Inside. "Rescue Me", the second and last single on the album was released on the 10th of the following month.
This would become the first release by the band to feature a different vocalist on one of their tracks for the first time. Manabu Taniguchi, known by his stage name Mah from Japanese ska-punk band SiM, would feature on "The Maze" on the record which would track a little over 37 minutes.
Musical style
editThe Enemy Inside has been stylistically described as being post-hardcore, punk rock, alternative rock, alternative metal and screamo.[4][5][6]
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Masato Hayakawa; all music is composed by Masato Hayakawa and Ryo Yokochi, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "To Be Alive" | 3:19 | |
| 2. | "New Fate" | 3:09 | |
| 3. | "Rescue Me" | 3:29 | |
| 4. | "Adrenaline" | 3:30 | |
| 5. | "You" | 4:32 | |
| 6. | "The Maze" (featuring Mah of SiM) | 3:24 | |
| 7. | "Rise and Fall" |
| 3:26 |
| 8. | "Confession" |
| 4:17 |
| 9. | "A Tragic Instinct" | 3:38 | |
| 10. | "Hollow" |
| 4:19 |
| Total length: | 37:03 | ||
Personnel
editCredits retrieved from album's liner notes.[7]
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Coldrain
Guest feature
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Additional personnel
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Charts
edit| Charts (2011) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[8] | 21 |
| Japanese Albums (Billboard)[9] | 22 |
References
edit- ^ "Coldrain biography". Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "COLDRAIN — THE ENEMY INSIDE". Metal Music Archives. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ Muraoka, Shunsuke (17 March 2011). "Coldrain 『The Enemy Inside』". Tower Records. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "COLDRAIN "The Enemy Inside"". Zona Zero. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "The Enemy Inside - Coldrain". Herb Music. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Coldrain –The Revelation [CD]". TPL Records. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ The Enemy Inside (booklet). VAP. 2011.
- ^ "coldrain" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ^ "Top Albums Sales [2011/02/23]" (in Japanese). Billboard. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
External links
edit- The Enemy Inside at Discogs (list of releases)
- The Enemy Inside at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- The Enemy Inside at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)