Final Destination (album)

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Final Destination
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 28, 2009 (2009-10-28)
RecordedJuly 2009
StudioStudio Sonorous Audio (Tokyo, Japan)
Genre
Length43:20
Label VAP
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 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]

Contents

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

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

Track listing

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

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

Charts

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

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
JapanOctober 28, 2009 CD, digital download VAP [10]
EuropeNovember 11, 2009Digital download [11]
North America

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