Until the End (EP)

Until the End
EP by
Coldrain
Released18 June 2014 (2014-06-18)
RecordedJanaury 2014
StudioPrime Sound Studio (Tokyo, Japan)
Genre
Length23:15
Label
Producer
Coldrain chronology
Evolve
(2014) 		Until the End
(2014) 		Vena
(2015)
Singles from Until the End
  1. "Aware and Awake"
    Released: 1 July 2014
  2. "You Lie"
    Released: 8 September 2014
  3. "Evolve"
    Released: 13 February 2015

Until the End is the third EP by Japanese rock band Coldrain. Recorded at Prime Sound Studio in Tokyo, Japan; it was self-produced by the band's lead vocalist Masato Hayakawa and lead guitarist Ryo Yokochi, being the band's final EP released by VAP on 18 June 2014.[1][2]

In April 2014, the band signed to independent North American label Hopeless Records where they reissued their third studio album The Revelation (2013) for the first time; with five out of the six songs from Until the End being included in the international edition of the album a week after the release of the EP in Japan.[3][4] In August, the entire EP was later packaged into an exclusive Australian deluxe of The Revelation, being the band's only international major label release on Sony Music Australia throughout Oceania.[5][6]

Following the Japanese release of Until the End, the EP was succeded by three singles: the lead single "Aware and Awake" was premiered via Loudwire on 1 July, the second single "You Lie" was released on 8 September accompanying a music video featuring Inception (2010) actor Mark Fleischmann in the lead role, while the third and final single "Evolve" dropped on 13 February 2015.[7][8][9]

After eleven years, the band eventually digitally released Until the End worldwide for the first time on 24 October 2025, being distrubuted on the same day as the release of their next full follow-up EP Optimize.[10]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Masato Hayakawa; all music is composed by Masato Hayakawa and Ryo Yokochi.

Until the End track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Aware and Awake"3:47
2."Evolve"3:33
3."You Lie"3:42
4."Fade Away"3:44
5."March On"4:04
6."House of Cards"4:21
Total length:23:15

Personnel

Credits retrieved from EP's liner notes.[11]

Coldrain

  • Masato David Hayakawa (マサト, Masato) – lead vocals, composition, lyricist, production
  • Ryo Yokochi (ヨコチ, Y.K.C.) – lead guitar, programming, keyboards, composition, production
  • 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

Charts

Chart performance for Until the End
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Hitseeker Albums (ARIA)[12] 4
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13] 17
Japanese Top Albums Sales (Billboard)[14] 15

Release history

Release history and formats for Until the End
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Japan 18 June 2014
VAP [15]
Oceania[a] 8 August 2014 Sony Music Australia [16]
Worldwide 24 October 2025
VAP [10]

Notes

  1. ^ Until the End was entirely bundled together with their third studio album for the Australian deluxe edition of The Revelation (2013).

References

  1. ^ Yamaguchi, Tetsuo (2 July 2014). "Coldrain 『Until The End』". Mikiki. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Coldrain discography" (in Japanese). coldrain.jp. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Japan's Coldrain Signs With Hopeless Records". Blabbermouth.net. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  4. ^ Sharp, Tyler (14 May 2014). "Coldrain (Hopeless Records) announce new album; stream new song, "The War Is On"". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  5. ^ Moskovitch, Greg (4 August 2014). "Soundwave 2015 Lineup: Coldrain". Music Feeds. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  6. ^ Hughes, Harry (6 August 2014). "Album Review: Coldrain - The Revelation". The Music. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  7. ^ Childers, Chad (30 June 2014). "Coldrain, 'Aware and Awake' - Exclusive Video Premiere". Loudwire. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  8. ^ Brown, Jimmy (11 September 2014). "Coldrain 'You Lie' by Stuart Birchall". Promonews. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  9. ^ Black-Diamond, Ali (15 February 2015). "COLDRAIN: Unveil Video For 'Evolve'; UK Tour With PAPA ROACH In March". Metal Shock Finland. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  10. ^ a b Knight, George (19 November 2025). "EP Review: Coldrain - Optimize". Thunderchord. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  11. ^ Until The End (booklet). VAP. 2014.
  12. ^ "ARIA Charts" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-20. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  13. ^ "Until The End - Coldrain" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  14. ^ "Top Albums Sales [Published on 2014/06/25]". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  15. ^ "Coldrain - Until The End - Japan CD". CDs Vinyl Japan Store. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  16. ^ Coldrain (1 August 2014). "AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND - we finally release our 'Deluxe Australian Edition' of 'The Revelation' through Sony Music Australia on August 8th". Facebook. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
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