Nothing Lasts Forever (Coldrain EP)

Nothing Lasts Forever
EP by Coldrain
Released	June 23, 2010 (2010-06-23)
Recorded	March – April 2010
Studio	Sound Crew Studio (Tokyo, Japan)
Genre	Post-hardcore alternative rock alternative metal metalcore
Length	21:35
Label	VAP
Producer	Masato Hayakawa Ryo Yokochi[1]
Coldrain chronology
Final Destination (2009) Nothing Lasts Forever (2010) The Enemy Inside (2011)
Singles from Nothing Lasts Forever
"Die Tomorrow" Released: June 15, 2010

Nothing Lasts Forever is the first EP by Japanese rock band Coldrain. Recorded at Sound Crew Studio in Tokyo, Japan, which was self-produced by band members Masato Hayakawa and Ryo Yokochi. It was released on June 23, 2010 by VAP.[2][3]

Nothing Lasts Forever was exclusively released in Japan, being released 9 months after their debut studio album Final Destination. Nothing Lasts Forever would end up entering and debuting at number 63 on the Oricon Albums Chart, while staying on the charts for the following three weeks.

The lead single "Die Tomorrow" was released just over a week before the release of Nothing Lasts Forever on 15 June, which would introduce the band to worldwide audiences for the first time after being included in the soundtrack for Pro Evolution Soccer 2011.[4]

While not a single, "We're Not Alone" would end up being selected as the opening theme for the anime, Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin.[5]

Musical style

Nothing Lasts Forever has been stylistically described by critics as post-hardcore, alternative metal, alternative rock and metalcore.[6][7]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Masato Hayakawa (except for "Stuck", written by Stacie Orrico); all music is composed by Masato Hayakawa and Ryo Yokochi, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Die Tomorrow"	Masato Hayakawa	3:06
2.	"We're Not Alone"	Ryo Yokochi	3:58
3.	"Stuck" (Stacie Orrico cover)	Stacie Orrico Kevin Kadish	3:28
4.	"After Dark"		3:37
5.	"The Youth"		3:28
6.	"Miss You"	Hayakawa Kazuya Sugiyama	3:58
Total length:			21:35

Personnel

Credits retrieved from EP's liner notes.[8]

Coldrain Masato David Hayakawa (マサト, Masato) – lead vocals, producer Ryo Yokochi (ヨコチ, Y.K.C.) – lead guitar, producer 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 Additional personnel Satoshi Hosoi – recording engineer, mixing Yoichi Imaizumi – assistant engineer Hiromichi Takiguchi – mastering (Parasight Mastering, Tokyo) Daichi Takahashi – instrument technician Yoshio Arimatsu – drum technician

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9]	63
Japanese Albums (Billboard)[10]	49

References

1. "Coldrain biography". Coldrainofficial.com. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
2. "COLDRAIN — NOTHING LASTS FOREVER". Metal Music Archives. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
3. "Coldrain - 『Nothing Lasts Forever』". Gekirock. 23 June 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
4. "Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 Soundtrack". Tunefind. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
5. "Rainbow - Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin (TV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
6. "Review 081 – Coldrain – Nothing Lasts Forever – English". Acta Infernalis. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
7. "Coldrain - Nothing Lasts Forever". Herb Music. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
8. Nothing Lasts Forever (booklet). VAP. 2010.
9. "coldrain" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
10. "Top Albums Sales [2010/06/30]". Billboard (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 April 2021.

External links

• Nothing Lasts Forever at Discogs (list of releases)
• Nothing Lasts Forever at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• Nothing Lasts Forever at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)