King of Pain (album)
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King of Pain | ||||
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Released | May 19, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2009 – March 2010 | |||
Studio | Village Studio and Rojam Studio, Tokyo, Japan | |||
Genre | Heavy metal, progressive metal | |||
Length | 60:53 | |||
Label | Tokuma Japan Communications | |||
Producer | Akira Takasaki, Kiyomasa Shinoki, Keiichi Oriuchi | |||
Loudness chronology | ||||
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King of Pain (因果応報, Ingaōhō) is the twenty-third studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. It was released on May 19, 2010 only in Japan and marks the full-length debut of drummer Masayuki Suzuki. Guitarist Akira Takasaki would later say King of Pain was focused on featuring Suzuki.[1] The album reached number 21 on the Oricon chart.[2]
The album shows a return to standard-tuned guitars and bass, and according to some fans, a return to their 1980s sound.[3][unreliable source]
Track listing
[edit]All music written by Akira Takasaki, lyrics as indicated
- "Requiem" (instrumental) - 2:59
- "The King of Pain" (Minoru Niihara, Bob Dyer) - 5:30
- "Power of Death" (Niihara, Takashi Kanazawa) - 4:21
- "Death Machine" (Niihara, Kanazawa) - 5:42
- "Doodlebug" (Niihara, Kanazawa) - 5:07
- "Rule the World" (Niihara, Kanazawa) - 3:11
- "Straight Out of Our Soul" (Niihara, Ken Ayugai) - 3:51
- "Where Am I Going?" (Niihara, JJ) - 3:50
- "Emma" (Niihara, Kanazawa) - 5:25
- "Naraka" (Niihara, Kanazawa) - 3:34
- "Doctor from Hell" (Niihara, Ray Higa) - 4:32
- "Hell Fire" (Niihara, Bob Dyer) - 4:19
- "#666" (Niihara, Kanazawa) - 3:30
- "Never Comes" (Niihara, Kanazawa) - 5:02
Personnel
[edit]- Loudness
- Minoru Niihara – vocals
- Akira Takasaki – guitar, uncredited vocals on "Where Am I Going?"
- Masayoshi Yamashita – bass
- Masayuki Suzuki – drums
- Production
- Masatoshi Sakimoto - engineer, mixing
- Yuki Mitome - assistant engineer
- Kazuhiro Yamagata - mastering
- Kiyomasa Shinoki, Keiichi Oriuchi - executive producers
References
[edit]- ^ "Loudness Reveal Release Date, Track Listing for New Album, 'Eve To Dawn'". Guitar World. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
- ^ "LOUDNESSのアルバム売り上げランキング". Oricon. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
- ^ "Loudness- King of Pain". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2011-07-13.