Vena II

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"Vena II"
Coldrain - VENA II.jpg
Single by Coldrain
Released17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)
Genre
Length16:06
Label VAP
Producer(s) Brandon Paddock
Coldrain singles chronology
"Vena"
(2015)
"Vena II"
(2016)
"Fateless"
(2017)

Vena II (alternatively known as Vena: Chapter 2) is the third maxi-single by Japanese rock band Coldrain, released on 17 August 2016. [1]

Contents

Originally intended to have the two new songs, along with the acoustic renditions of "Gone" and "The Story" to be included on a deluxe edition of Vena . Vena II would later be released as a maxi-single, with physical copies being exclusively released in Japan after complications and difficulties with their international label Hopeless Records.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Masato Hayakawa, all music composed by Masato Hayakawa and Ryo Yokochi.

CD

No.TitleLength
1."Born to Bleed"3:52
2."Undertow"3:29
3."Gone" (Acoustic)4:34
4."The Story" (Acoustic)4:11
Total length:16:06

Limited edition DVD (Vena Japan Tour Live in Tokyo)

No.TitleLength
1."Vena" 
2."Wrong" 
3."Evolve" 
4."To Be Alive" 
5."Divine" 
6."Time Bomb" 
7."Words of the Youth" 
8."No Escape" 
9."Fire in the Sky" 
10."Inside of Me" 
11."Heart of the Young" 
12."The War Is On" 
13."Pretty Little Liar" 
14."Adrenaline" 
15."Whole" 
16."Confession" 
17."Never Look Away" 
18."24-7" 
19."Die Tomorrow" 
20."Gone" 
21."Aware and Awake" 
22."Runaway" 
23."The Revelation" 
24."The Story" 
25."Six Feet Under" 
26."Final Destination" 

Personnel

Charts

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