The Revelation (Coldrain album)

The Revelation is the third studio album by Japanese rock band Coldrain. Recorded at House of Loud in Elmwood Park, New Jersey with producer David Bendeth. It was released on April 17, 2013 in Japan by VAP.[4][5]

The Revelation
Studio album by Coldrain
Released	April 17, 2013 (2013-04-17)
Recorded	December 2012 – February 2013
Studio	House of Loud (Elmwood Park, New Jersey, US)
Genre	Post-hardcore metalcore alternative metal alternative rock
Length	35:40 (Japanese edition) 43:50 (international edition) 58:37 (Australian deluxe edition)
Label	VAP Hopeless Sony Music
Producer	David Bendeth[1]
Coldrain chronology
Through Clarity (2012) The Revelation (2013) Evolve (2014)
Singles from The Revelation
"The Revelation" Released: April 17, 2013 "The War is On" Released: May 13, 2013 "Behind the Curtain" Released: January 15, 2014 "Aware and Awake" Released: July 1, 2014 "You Lie" Released: September 8, 2014 "Evolve" Released: February 13, 2015 "Time Bomb" Released: March 2, 2015

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Rock Sound	6/10[2]
Metal.de	4/10[3]

The album would also later be released by Hopeless Records on June 23, 2014 in Europe and on June 24, 2014 in North America as a reissue upon being signed internationally for the first time, making The Revelation their first album to be released worldwide.[6][7][8] The album would later be released in Australia on August 8, 2014 by Sony Music.[9]

The Revelation is the first Coldrain album to be released worldwide by Hopeless Records, and the only album to be released in Australia as a deluxe by Sony Music. It is the third album to be released in Japan by VAP. This would be the followup to 2011's The Enemy Inside, which was the last album to be exclusively released in Japan, and the predecessor to 2015s Vena. The Revelation would be their highest charting album to date on the Oricon Albums Chart, debuting and peaking at number 7, selling over 10,000 copies in its first week. Their other albums peaking in the top 10 did not fare as well, Fateless came the closest, peaking at number 7.

The album would produce four different singles from its original Japanese track listing, with the other three released from the international edition, that would be from their 2014 Until the End extended play, which was exclusively released in Japan. The lead single, being the title track "The Revelation" was released on the same day as the album's release in 2013. The second single "The War is On" was released the following month, while the third single "Behind the Curtain" was released in January of the following year, the last single to be released prior to their debut international release. "Aware and Awake" was released after the international release in July 2014, and was borrowed from Until the End to be placed on the international edition as well as four other tracks. "House of Cards" being the only not released on the international release, but later released as a part of the Australian deluxe. "You Lie" was later released in September, being the second single released in the new international era. The seventh and final single, "Time Bomb" was released in March 2015.

The Revelation would be a departure from their earlier post-hardcore and punk rock sound from Final Destination and The Enemy Inside, which instead got heavier and swayed into more of an alternative metal sound, while still retaining some post hardcore elements, while also dabbling into the heavier style metalcore at points on this record that tracks a little over 43 minutes long.

Track listing

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

Japanese edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The War Is On"		3:32
2.	"The Revelation"		4:14
3.	"Falling Forever"		3:18
4.	"Behind the Curtain"		3:17
5.	"Next to You"		3:56
6.	"Time Bomb"	Masato Hayakawa Kazuya Sugiyama	3:09
7.	"Voiceless"		3:18
8.	"Chasing Dreams"		4:15
9.	"Given Up on You"		3:16
10.	"Carry On"	Hayakawa Ryo Yokochi	3:25
Total length:			35:40

International edition [10]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The War Is On"		3:32
2.	"The Revelation"		4:14
3.	"Fade Away"		3:44
4.	"Given Up on You"		3:16
5.	"Time Bomb"		3:06
6.	"You Lie"	Hayakawa Yokochi	3:42
7.	"Evolve"	Hayakawa Yokochi	3:35
8.	"Behind the Curtain"		3:17
9.	"Aware and Awake"	Hayakawa Yokochi	3:46
10.	"Voiceless"		3:18
11.	"March on"	Hayakawa Yokochi	4:04
12.	"Chasing Dreams"		4:15
Total length:			43:50

Australian deluxe edition [11]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Aware and Awake"		3:46
12.	"Evolve"		3:33
13.	"You Lie"		3:42
14.	"Fade Away"		3:42
15.	"March On"		4:03
16.	"House of Cards"	Hayakawa Yokochi	4:20
Total length:			58:37

Personnel

Credits retrieved from album's liner notes.[12]

Coldrain Masato David Hayakawa (マサト, Masato) – lead vocals, lyricist Ryo Yokochi (ヨコチ, Y.K.C) – lead guitar, programming, keyboards, composer 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 - producer, mixing, arrangement Ted Jensen - mastering (Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC) Brian Robbins - audio engineer, mixing engineer, editing Michael Milan - electronic programming, engineer, editing John Bender - engineer, vocals, vocal arrangements Dan Graziano - editing Mike Lisa - editing

Additional Personnel (Australian deluxe bonus tracks) Coldrain - producer, arrangements (Prime Sound Studio, Tokyo) David Bendeth - mixing Brian Robbins - mixing engineer Osamu Nagano - instrument technician

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak positions
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13]	7
Japanese Albums (Billboard)[14]	7
Chart (2014)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[15]	104

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Japan	April 17, 2013	CD, digital download	VAP	[16]
Europe	June 23, 2014		Hopeless	[17]
North America	June 24, 2014			[18]
Australia	August 8, 2014		Sony Music	[19]

References

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2. Barrett, Max (3 July 2014). "Coldrain – The Revelation". Rock Sound. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
3. Peters, Rasmus (3 February 2015). "Coldrain – The Revelation". Metal.de (in German). Retrieved 7 March 2020.
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5. "Review: Coldrain - The Revelation". RocketFuelMag.com. 20 April 2013. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
6. "Welcome coldrain to the Hopeless Records Family". Hopeless Records. 2014-04-11. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
7. "coldrain Announce New Album 'The Revelation'". Hopeless Records. 2014-05-13. Archived from the original on 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
8. "Coldrain (Hopeless Records) announce new album; stream new song, "The War is On"". Alternative Press. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
9. Moskovitch, Greg (4 August 2014). "Soundwave 2015 Lineup: Coldrain". Music Feeds. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
10. "The Revelation". Retrieved October 4, 2018.
11. "coldrain – The Revelation (Australian Deluxe Edition)". Retrieved October 4, 2018.
12. The Revelation (Australian Deluxe Edition) (booklet). Sony Music. 2014.
13. "Coldrain – The Revelation" (in Japanese). Oricon. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
14. "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 29 April 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
15. "ARIA Charts" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
16. "Coldrain ALBUM "The Revelation" Disc Review". M-On!Music. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
17. "COLDRAIN TO RELEASE 'THE REVELATION' IN JUNE". Rock Sound. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
18. "Coldrain - The Revelation". Album of the Year. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
19. "COLDRAIN ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM 'THE REVELATION'". HushHushBiz.com. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2020.

External links

• The Revelation (Coldrain album) at Discogs (list of releases)
• The Revelation at MusicBrainz (list of releases)