Friday marked the release of coldrain's new album OPTIMIZE = OPTDEMISE, an extension of last year's OPTIMIZE EP. This marks their first full-length under Century Media Records, and to mark the occasion, the band have released a highlight medley video touching on each of the new songs from the release. Each song has their own visualizer video, all of which have been posted to the band's YouTube page, but this sub-four minute compilation takes snippets of each of the seven new songs - two of which, "Ex-Humanity" and "Poison," we already have heard in the lead-up to the record's release - to capture the full range.
Check out the medley video below:
Later this year, the band will close out 2026 in their home country, touring in support of the new album. The following dates and cities have been announced:
10/06 Kawasaki, JP @ Club Citta
10/10 Hiroshima, JP @ Blue Live
10/17 Fukuoka, JP @ United Lab
10/21 Sapporo, JP @ Penny Lane24
10/22 Sapporo, JP @ Penny Lane24
11/01 Kanazawa, JP @ Eight Hall
11/03 Nigata, JP @ Lots
11/29 Sendai, JP @ Gigs
12/01 Osaka, JP @ Namba Hatch
12/02 Nagoya, JP @ Comtec Portbase
12/09 Tokyo, JP @ Toyosu Pit
