coldrain announce new full-length OPTIMIZE = OPTDEMISE; release new track “Ex-Humanity”

Photo by: Maciej Kucia

Official press release:

Alt-metal quintet coldrain (Nagoya, Japan) make their global return with their long awaited eighth full-length album OPTIMIZE = OPTDEMISE, set for release on September 25th, 2026, via Century Media Records. The album announcement is paired with the release of their new single “EX-HUMANITY,” which marks the sixth track unveiled from the upcoming album and the band’s first new song since the release of the OPTIMIZE EP on October 24th, 2025. The EP includes the band’s prior single releases “INCOMPLETE”, “CHASING SHADOWS”, and “FREE FALL”, all of which will also be featured on the forthcoming album.

Singer Masato shares about the new single:

“‘Ex-Humanity’ is a song built on contrast. Musically, it’s energetic, powerful and alive. Lyrically, it’s intentionally simple, static and full of despair. That contrast reflects the tension between what it means to be human and what we could become if we lose the things that make us who we are. Is this song a cry for hope or a requiem for humanity. My hope is it will not be the latter.”

The new album OPTIMIZE = OPTDEMISE will be available in the following formats:

CD+DVD packaging (Japan)* coming soon
CD+ Blu-ray packaging (Japan)* coming soon
Ltd. CD Digipak in O-Card (Japanese version)
Standard CD Jewelcase (Japanese version)
Ltd. CD Digipak in O-Card
Gatefold silver LP
Ltd. Gatefold pearlescent horizon LP *limited to 300 copies worldwide
Ltd. Gatefold Side A/B split (light green & black) LP *band exclusive, limited to 500 copies worldwide
Standard CD Jewelcase (US version)
Gatefold ultra clear LP (US version)