Coldrain

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Introduction:
Coldrain (stylized as coldrain) is a Japanese five-piece rock band from Nagoya, Japan. The band mixes melodic singing with screams resembling the post-hardcore genre, and while the band are indeed Japanese, all of their songs are written in English.

Biography:
Masato "David" Hayakawa (being the lead vocalist) has a Japanese father and an American mother and speaks both Japanese and English, which is also a main influencer in their choice of pure English songs. After the first two albums, Final Destination and The Enemy Inside, which were only released in Japan, the group made their initial worldwide debut in 2014 with the album The Revelation, released by Hopeless Records and Sony.

After the disbandment of the bands Wheel of Life (where RxYxO, Sugi and Y.K.C used to be) and AVER (where Masato and Katsuma used to be), coldrain was formed in Nagoya, Japan with Masato David Hayakawa on vocals, RxYxO (otherwise known as Ryo) on bass guitar, Katsuma on drums, and Y.K.C (Yokochi) and Sugi on guitars. The common musical interest of the members was one of the decisive factors in the formation of coldrain. Once, when AVER and Wheel of Life first co-debuted on stage, and AVER heard Sevendust's song played during Wheel of Life's rehearsal, an excited Katsuma asked RxYxO, "Don't tell me you're a fan of Sevendust as well!?" Thereafter, each time they interacted, they wanted to form a new band together. RxYxO was originally doing vocals, but became a bassist because of coldrain. The band gained their first followers from performing as a local band in their home-town while distributing demo discs after each performance.

Members:
• Masato - Masato David Hayakawa, born December 17, 1986 (Songwriter, composer and main vocalist)
• Y.K.C - Ryo Yokochi, born November 7, 1982 (Lead guitarist, programmer and pianist)
• Sugi - Kazuya Sugiyama, born April 3, 1982 (Rhythm guitarist, baritone guitarist and backing vocalist)
• RxYxO - Ryo Shimizu, born March 12, 1983 (Bass guitarist and backing vocalist)
• Katsuma - Katsuma Minatani, born March 18, 1987 (Drummer and percussionist)