Loudness
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Biography
[Edit]By the time they were introduced to the West by 1985's Thunder in the East album, Japan's Loudness had arguably already hit their peak. Their previous effort, Disillusion, was the fourth chart-topping release in their homeland, not to mention a critical triumph among members of the European press. But when faced with a contingency plan to conquer America, Loudness were gradually forced to alter their sound by unsuitable producers and clueless record company hacks, never coming close to translating their far-East success into Western stardom.
Guitarist Akira Takasaki and drummer Munetaka Higuchi first played together during the mid-'70s in a mainstream rock band called Lazy. Unhappy with the band's direction, the duo split and decided to follow in the footsteps of Bow Wow (the first ever Japanese heavy metal band), forming Loudness with vocalist Minoru Niihara and bass player Masayoshi Yamashita. Combining a classic metal approach with
Takasaki's Eddie Van Halen-inspired guitar heroics, the band immediately scored local success with their first three albums, which were sung entirely in Japanese. But it wasn't until the release of their first live album, Live-Loud-Alive, and fourth studio effort Disillusion that the group attracted any significant attention outside their homeland, eventually issuing an English version of Disillusion.
Atlantic Records soon came calling and the band's international career began in earnest with 1985's Thunder in the East, which sold quite well in the U.S. for its novelty value, giving the band false hopes about their acceptance by Western metal audiences. Subsequent efforts, Lightning Strikes and Hurricane Eyes, were "made to order" records geared for the American market, and saw the band slowly drifting away from their roots towards a more commercial, pop-metal sound. All to no avail, and after recording 1988's independently-released Jealousy, the classic lineup's glory years came to an end with the firing of Niihara and the arrival of American-born singer Mike Vescera for 1989's Soldier of Fortune. 1991's disappointing On the Prowl saw them resort to re-recording watered down versions of some of their Japan-only material and would be the last to feature Vescera, who briefly joined the temperamental Yngwie J. Malmsteen's band.
Yamada Masaki, from rival Japanese metal band EZO, was brought in for Loudness' 1992 self-titled effort, 1994's Heavy Metal Hippies, and 1997's Ghetto Machine. The latter saw the departure of the band's long-time rhythm section being replaced by bassist Shibata Naoto and drummer Homma Hirotsugu. This lineup recorded two more albums, 1998's Dragon and 1999's Engine, after which it has been rumored that Takasaki welcomed back the original members for an as yet unconfirmed reunion.
Title: The Law of Devil's Land
Artist: Loudness
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal, World Music
Title: A.Y.R.B (Are you ready b*tch) [feat. Maori] - Single
Artist: Loudness, Sebastian Velza
Genre: Electronica
Title: The Days Of Glory (Korea Ed.)
Artist: Loudness
Genre: Japanoise, Hard Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal
Title: Noise No.1 (Reborn) [feat. Blake Winters] - Single
Artist: Loudness
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Japan Tour 19 (CD2)
Artist: Loudness
Genre: Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive
Title: Sunburst (CD2)
Artist: Loudness
Genre: Metal, Gothic Metal, Heavy Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Power Metal, Symphonic Metal
Collections
Title: Sogood Ibiza Anthems 2014
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Total Rap
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: Red Code (Bonus Track)
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Noise No.2
Genre: Electronica
Title: Only Rock Ballads Vol. 5
Genre: Rock
Title: The Heavy Metal Boxset (CD3)
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Progressive Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Let's Get Rocked Vol. 41
Genre: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Death Metal
Title: Rock Collection 1982 (CD10)
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, New Wave, Metal, Heavy Metal, Pop Rock
Title: Rock Collection 1982 (CD15)
Genre: Rock, Glam Rock, Hard Rock, New Wave, Metal, Heavy Metal, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Rock Collection 1982 (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Glam Rock, Gothic Rock, Hard Rock, New Wave, Metal, Heavy Metal, Pop, Pop Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Rock Collection 1982 (CD4)
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock, Glam Rock, Hard Rock, Hardcore Punk, Post Punk, Metal, Heavy Metal, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Rock Collection 1982 (CD8)
Title: Rock Collection 1983 (CD10)
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Post Punk, Metal, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Progressive
Title: Rock Collection 1983 (CD17)
Genre: Rock, Celtic Rock, Hard Rock, New Wave, Thrashcore, Post Punk, Metal, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Rock Collection 1983 (CD18)
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, New Wave, Thrashcore, Metal, Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Pop Rock
Title: Rock Collection 1983 (CD5)
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Post Punk, Metal, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal, Pop, Synth Pop
Title: Rock Collection 1983 (CD9)
Title: Rock Collection 1984 (CD4)
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Black Metal, Hard Rock, New Wave, Progressive Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal
Title: Rock Collection 1984 (CD1)
Title: Rock Collection 1984 (CD11)
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal, Pop Rock
Title: Rock Collection 1984 (CD13)
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, Pop Rock
Title: Rock Collection 1984 (CD15)
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, New Wave, Post Punk, Metal, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Pop Rock, Progressive
Title: Rock Collection 1985 (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Hard Rock, Post Punk, Metal, Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Pop, Noise Pop
Title: Rock Collection 1985 (CD15)
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Christian Rock, Hard Rock, Post Punk, Metal, Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Rock Collection 1985 (CD5)
Title: Rock Collection 1985 (CD7)
Title: Hair Force One Vol. 07
Genre: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Rock Collection 1984 CD15
Title: Rock Collection 1984 CD13
Title: Play-Hard Rock Ballads 2017
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Partybreaks And Remixes - All In One July 006 (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, Electro, Reggaeton, Latin
Title: Metal 100 (CD2)
Genre: Avant Garde Jazz, Rock, Thrashcore, Punk, Metal, Avant Garde Metal, Power Metal, Thrash Metal, Symphonic
Title: 80's Rock Power
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Punk Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Hair Metal Throwbacks 2023
Title: Melodic Rock Throwback 2023
Genre: Rock
Featuring albums
Title: Buddha Lounge, Vol. 4 (Yoga Cafe and Chillout Bar Sessions)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor
Title: Hard Rock
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Punk Rock, Heavy Metal, Theatre/Soundtrack