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
ReleasedApril 17, 2013 (2013-04-17)
RecordedDecember 2012 – February 2013
StudioHouse of Loud (Elmwood Park, New Jersey, US)
Genre
Length35:40 (Japanese edition)
43:50 (international edition)
58:37 (Australian deluxe edition)
Label
ProducerDavid Bendeth[1]
Coldrain chronology
Through Clarity
(2012)		 The Revelation
(2013)		 Evolve
(2014)
Singles from The Revelation
  1. "The Revelation"
    Released: April 17, 2013
  2. "The War is On"
    Released: May 13, 2013
  3. "Behind the Curtain"
    Released: January 15, 2014
  4. "Aware and Awake"
    Released: July 1, 2014
  5. "You Lie"
    Released: September 8, 2014
  6. "Evolve"
    Released: February 13, 2015
  7. "Time Bomb"
    Released: March 2, 2015
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rock Sound6/10[2]
Metal.de4/10[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 albums 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 apart 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.TitleWriter(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"
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.TitleWriter(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.TitleWriter(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]

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.
  4. "Coldrain". DavidBendeth.com. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
  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.


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