Year : 2021 (Japan Edition)
Style : Heavy Metal , Hard Rock
Country : Japan
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 137 mb
Bio:
Loudness is a Japanese metal band formed in 1981 by guitarist Akira Takasaki and drummer Munetaka Higuchi.They were the first Japanese heavy metal act signed to a major label in the United States, releasing twenty-five studio albums (five in America) by the end of 2012 and reaching the Billboard Top 100 in their moment of maximum international popularity, as well as charting on Oricon dozens of times.Despite numerous changes in their roster, the band continued their activities throughout the 90s, finally reuniting the original line-up in 2001. On November 30, 2008 original drummer Munetaka Higuchi died from liver cancer at a hospital in Osaka at age 49. He was replaced with Masayuki Suzuki.The band has announced that their 26th studio album titled The Sun Will Rise Again will be released on the 4th of June 2014. Loudness played a song from the album called "Immortality" on the 2014 Monsters of Rock cruise.
Album:
The legendary band LOUDNESS have released a new double album (the first time in their long career) of new songs title SUNBURST – MY WARRIOR aka SUNBURST～我武者羅.First off, the above video is the only sharable sample of music from this album to date. The band released the first of the 2 cds in the set for fans who attended their shows the last month or so of 2021.There have been no promo videos, and the album is yet to available in digital format. There have been no plans of releasing the album outside of Japan to date either. This album is special to the band as it commemorates and celebrates the band’s 40th anniversary of existence!The band has a long and rich history, filled with numerous different line ups over time. Band members have been from other legendary Japanese metal bands like X JAPAN, Anthem and EZO. This double disc, 16 song album, is chock full of the classic Loudness sound and style, borrowing a little from each era. This album has been a labor of love for guitarist extraordinaire Akira Takasaki. He is the only original member to have been in every line up of the band, and it feels like this album, for the 40th anniversary, was to be made special for him and the band’s fans. Akira wrote most of the music and evern the lyrics, which shows the band’s songs being mostly with Japanese lyrics, something they haven’t done in a long time. Akira also assumes some vocal duties on the album.This collection of songs really covers a lot of ground as the band continues to cement it’s legacy as one of the most talented bands in metal history. As mentioned already, the guitar work is second to none as Akira Takasaki, who in the past has been heralded as the Eddie Van Halen of Japan, but his usual fretboard fireworks on full display! Longtime vocalist Minoru Niihara is singing as good as he ever has, not losing a step after a long and busy career. The rhythm of bassist Masayoshi Yamashita and drummer Suzuki “Ampan” Masayuki is incredible, intricate and never boring. This band has always had it all and on this double album effore, it’s all systems go!
Line-Up:
Minoru Niihara - Vocals
Masayoshi Yamashita - Bass
Akira Takasaki - Guitars, Keyboards (additional), Drums (additional), Vocals (additional)
Masayuki Suzuki - Drums
Tracklist:
CD1:
01. Rising Sun - instrumental
02. OEOEO
03. 大和魂
04. 仮想現実
05. Crazy World
06. Stand or Fall
07. The Sanzu River
08. 日本の心
CD2:
01. 輝ける80’s
02. エメラルドの海
03. 天国の扉
04. All Will Be Fine with You
05. Fire in the Sky
06. Hunger for More
07. The Nakigara
08. Wonderland
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