Loudness (ラウドネス)

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Nazione:Giappone
Attività:dal 1981

Line up

  • Masayoshi Yamashita: bass
  • Akira Takasaki: guitars
  • Minoru Niihara: vocals
  • Masayuki "Ampan" Suzuki: drums
In May of 1981, Munetaka Higuchi (ds) and Akira Takasaki (g) from LAZY decided to form their own band to pursuit their favorite music style.
Minoru Niihara (Vo), a former member of EARTHSHAKER, became the original lead singer of LOUDNESS after auditions. Masayoshi Yamashita (b), an old friend with Takasaki, was also selected after a few auditions.
“LOUDNESS” started recording their first album from August 1981.
The first album “THE BIRTHDAY EVE” was released in November, which left a vivid impression among Japanese hard rock musicians...

Discografia

Copertina 7,5
Sunburst (Katana Music / 2022) 

1. RISING SUN / 2. OEOEO / 3. 大和魂 / 4. 仮想現実 / 5. CRAZY WORLD / 6. STAND OR FALL / 7. THE SANZU RIVER / 8. 日本の心 / 9. 輝ける80’S / 10. エメラルドの海 / 11. 天国の扉 / 12. ALL WILL BE FINE WITH YOU ...

Copertina 7
Rise to Glory (earMusic / 2018) 

1. 8118 (INSTRUMENTAL) / 2. SOUL ON FIRE / 3. I'M STILL ALIVE / 4. GO FOR BROKE / 5. UNTIL I SEE THE LIGHT / 6. THE VOICE / 7. MASSIVE TORNADO / 8. KAMA SUTRA (INSTRUMENTAL) ...

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Samsara Flight ~輪廻飛翔~ (Nippon / 2016) 

1. STREET WOMAN / 2. THE LAW OF DEVIL'S LAND / 3. LOUDNESS / 4. IN THE MIRROR / 5. BLACK WALL / 6. ROCK SHOCK (MORE AND MORE) / 7. LONELY PLAYER / 8. DEVIL SOLDIER ...

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The Sun Will Rise Again (Thunderball667 / 2014) 

1. NOURISHMENT OF THE MIND / 2. GOT TO BE STRONG / 3. NEVER ENDING FIRE / 4. THE METAL MAN / 5. MORTALITY / 6. THE BEST / 7. THE SUN WILL RISE AGAIN / 8. ROCK YOU WILD / 9. GREATEST EVER HEAVY METAL ...

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2・0・1・2 (Tokuma Japan Communications / 2012) 

1. THE STRONGER / 2. 2012~END OF THE AGE / 3. BREAK NEW GROUND / 4. DRIVING FORCE / 5. BEHIND THE SCENE / 6. BANG'EM DEAD / 7. THE VOICE OF METAL / 8. WHO THE HELL CARES ...

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Single Collection (YZLM / 2012) 

1. BURNING LOVE / 2. GERALDINE / 3. ROAD RACER / 4. CRAZY NIGHT / 5. GOTTA FIGHT / 6. LET IT GO / 7. RISKY WOMAN / 8. SO LONELY / 9. LONG DISTANCE LOVE / 10. YOU SHOOK ME / 11. DOWN'N'DIRTY ...

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Eve to Dawn (Tokuma Japan Communications / 2011) 

1. A LIGHT IN THE DARK / 2. THE POWER OF TRUTH / 3. COME ALIVE AGAIN / 4. SURVIVOR / 5. KEEP YOU BURNING / 6. GONNA DO IT MY WAY / 7. HANG TOUGH / 8. 喜怒哀楽 / 9. COMES THE DAWN ...

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King of Pain (Tokuma Japan Communications / 2009) 

1. REQUIEM / 2. THE KING OF PAIN / 3. POWER OF DEATH / 4. DEATH MACHINE / 5. DOODLEBUG / 6. RULE THE WORLD / 7. STRAIGHT OUT OF OUR SOUL / 8. WHERE AM I GOING? / 9. EMMA / 10. NARAKA ...

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The Everlasting (Tokuma Japan Communications / 2009) 

1. HIT THE RAILS / 2. FLAME OF ROCK / 3. I WONDER / 4. THE EVERLANSTING / 5. LIFE GOES ON / 6. LET IT ROCK / 7. CRYSTAL MOON / 8. CHANGE / 9. ROCK INTO THE NIGHT / 10. I'M IN PAIN ...

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Metal Mad (Tokuma Japan Communications / 2008) 

1. FIRE OF SPIRIT / 2. METAL MAD / 3. HIGH FLYER / 4. SPELLBOUND #9 / 5. CRIMSON PARADOX / 6. BLACK AND WHITE / 7. WHATSOEVER / 8. CALL OF THE REAPER / 9. CAN'T FIND MY WAY / 10. GRAVITY ...

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Breaking the Taboo (Tokuma Japan Communications / 2006) 

1. BREAKING THE TABOO / 2. BRUTAL TORTURE / 3. SICK WORLD / 4. DON'T SPAM ME / 5. DAMNATION / 6. THE LOVE OF MY LIFE / 7. A MOMENT OF REVELATION / 8. DYNAMITE / 9. RISK TAKER / 10. I WISH ...

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Racing (Drakkar / 2005) 

1. RACING / 2. EXULTATION / 3. LUNATIC / 4. BELIEVE IT OR NOT / 5. POWER GENERATION / 6. SPEED MANIAC / 7. LIVE FOR THE MOMENT / 8. CRAZY SAMURAI / 9. TOMORROW IS NOT PROMISED / 10. TELOMERASE ...

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Terror (Tokuma Japan Communications / 2004) 

1. PHARAOH / 2. CYBER SOUL / 3. LIFE AFTER DEATH / 4. LET'S FREE OUR SOULS / 5. DETONATOR (FIRE AND THUNDER) / 6. CROSS / 7. ABOUT TO KILL / 8. DOUBLE-WALKER / 9. THE CITY OF VAMPIRE ...

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Rockshocks (Tokuma Japan Communications / 2004) 

1. LOUDNESS / 2. CRAZY DOCTOR / 3. IN THE MIRROR / 4. CRAZY NIGHT / 5. ESPER / 6. LIKE HELL / 7. LONELY PLAYER / 8. STREET WOMAN / 9. ANGEL DUST / 10. ROCK SHOCK ...

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Biosphere (Tokuma Japan Communications / 2002) 

1. HELLRIDER / 2. BIOSPHERE / 3. SAVIOR / 4. MY PRECIOUS / 5. WIND FROM TIBET / 6. SYSTEM CRUSH / 7. THE NIGHT IS STILL YOUNG / 8. SHAME ON YOU / 9. BREAK MY MIND / 10. SO BEAUTIFUL / 11. FOR YOU

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Pandemonium (Nippon Columbia / 2001) 

1. YA STEPPED ON A MINE / 2. BLOODY DOOM / 3. THE PANDEMONIUM / 4. MY PRECIOUS / 5. VISION / 6. WHAT'S THE TRUTH? / 7. CHAOS / 8. THE CANDIDATE / 9. REAL MAN / 10. INFLAME / 11. SNAKE VENOM

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The Soldier's Just Came Back (Nippon Columbia / 2001) 

1. LOUDNESS / 2. IN THE MIRROR / 3. CRAZY DOCTOR / 4. DREAM FANTASY / 5. CRAZY NIGHTS / 6. THE END OF EARTH / 7. HOW MANY MORE TIMES / 8. LONELY PLAYER / 9. ESPER / 10. SO LONELY / 11. STAY WILD ...

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Spiritual Canoe (Nippon Columbia / 2001) 

1. THE WINDS OF VICTORY / 2. THE HATE THAT FILLS MY LONELY CELLS / 3. THE END OF EARTH / 4. STAY WILD / 5. THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS / 6. PICTURE YOUR LIFE / 7. HOW MANY MORE TIMES / 8. TOUCH MY HEART ...

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Engine (Rooms Records / 1999) 

1. SOUL TONE / 2. BUG KILLER / 3. BLACK BIOHAZARD / 4. TWIST OF CHAIN / 5. BAD DATE / NOTHIN' I CAN DO / 6. APOCALYPSE / 7. ACE IN THE HOLE / 8. SWEET DREAMS / 9. ASYLUM / 10. BURNING EYE BALLS ...

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Dragon (Rooms Records / 1998) 

1. 9 MILES HIGH / 2. DOGSHIT / 3. WICKED WITCHES / 4. CRAZY GO-GO / 5. VOODOO VOICES / 6. KAISOU / 7. BABYLON / 8. CRAWL / 9. FORBIDDEN LOVE / 10. MIRROR BALL / 11. TAJ MAHAL / 12. NIGHTCREEPERS

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Ghetto Machine (Rooms Records / 1997) 

1. GHETTO MACHINE / 2. SLAVE / 3. EVIL ECSTASY / 4. SAN FRANCISCO / 5. LOVE AND HATE / 6. CREATURES / 7. KATMANDU FLY / 8. HYPNOTIZED / 9. DEAD MAN WALKING / 10. JASMINE SKY / 11. WONDER MAN

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Loud 'n' Raw (Atco Records / 1995) 

1. DESPERATION,DESECRATION / 2. PRAY FOR THE DEAD / 3. DOWN'N'DIRTY / 4. 222 / 5. EYES OF A CHILD / 6. HOWLING RAIN / 7. PARALYZED / 8. SPEED KING / 9. S.D.I.

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Once and for All (WEA Japan / 1994) 

1. PRAY FOR THE DEAD / 2. SLAUGHTER HOUSE / 3. DOWN'N'DIRTY / 4. EVERYONE LIES / 5. HOUSE OF 1,000 PLEASURES / 6. BLACK WIDOW / 7. TWISTED / 8. WAKING THE DEAD / 9. CRAZY NIGHT / 10. S.D.I.

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Heavy Metal Hippies (WEA Japan / 1994) 

1. HOWLING RAIN / 2. FREEDOM / 3. 222 / 4. EYES OF A CHILD / 5. ELECTRIC KISSES / 6. HOUSE OF FREAKS / 7. PARALYZED / 8. DESPERATION,DESECRATION / 9. LIGHT IN THE DISTANCE / 10. BROKEN JESUS

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Loudness (Atco Records / 1992) 

1. DOWN'N'DIRTY / 2. PLAYIN' GAMES / 3. LOVE TOYS / 4. NEVER AGAIN / 5. DEADLY PLAYER / 6. TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT / 7. GIRL / 8. LONG DISTANCE / 9. IN THE MIRROR / 10. SLEEPLESS NIGHT ...

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Slap in the Face (Atco Records / 1991) 

1. SLAP IN THE FACE(EDIT) / 2. DOWN'N'DIRTY(LIVE) / 3. PLAYIN' GAMES(LIVE) / 4. FIND A WAY(LIVE)

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Loud 'n' Rare (Atco Records / 1991) 

1. THE NIGHT BEAST / 2. RISKY WOMAN / 3. SILENT SWORD / 4. LONG DISTANCE LOVE(SUPER-MIX) / 5. MR.YES MAN(LIVE VERSION) / 6. FAREWELL(INSTRUMENTAL)

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On the Prowl (Atco Records / 1991) 

1. DOWN'N'DIRTY / 2. PLAYIN' GAMES / 3. LOVE TOYS / 4. NEVER AGAIN / 5. DEADLY PLAYER / 6. TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT / 7. GIRL / 8. LONG DISTANCE / 9. IN THE MIRROR / 10. SLEEPLESS NIGHT ...

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A Lesson in Loudness (Atco Records / 1989) 

1. YOU SHOOK ME / 2. S.D.I. / 3. LET IT GO / 4. CRAZY NIGHTS / 5. LOUDNESS (LIVE)

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Soldier of Fortune (Atco Records / 1989) 

1. SOLDIER OF FORTUNE / 2. YOU SHOOK ME / 3. DANGER OF LOVE / 4. 25 DAYS FROM HOME / 5. RED LIGHT SHOOTER / 6. RUNNING FOR COVER / 7. LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE / 8. FACES IN THE FIRE ...

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Jealousy (Atco Records / 1988) 

1. JEALOUSY / 2. LONG DISTANCE LOVE / 3. GOOD THINGS GOING / 4. DIE OF HUNGER / 5. HEAVIER THAN HELL / 6. DREAMER AND SCREAMER

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Hurricane Eyes (Atco Records / 1987) 

1. S.D.I / 2. THIS LONELY HEART / 3. ROCK 'N ROLL GYPSY / 4. IN MY DREAMS / 5. TAKE ME HOME / 6. STRIKE OF THE SWORD / 7. ROCK THIS WAY / 8. IN THIS WORLD BEYOND / 9. HUNGRY HUNTER / 10. SO LONELY

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8186 Live (Atco Records / 1986) 

1. LOUDNESS / 2. ROCK SHOCK / 3. DARK DESIRE / 4. STREETLIFE DREAMS / 5. CRAZY DOCTOR / 6. GERALDINE / 7. BASS SOLO~DRUM SOLO / 8. SHADOWS OF WAR(ASHES IN THE SKY) / 9. LET IT GO ...

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Shadows of War (Atco Records / 1986) 

1. SHADOWS OF WAR / 2. LET IT GO / 3. STREETLIFE DREAMS / 4. BLACK STAR OBLIVION / 5. ONE THOUSAND EYES / 6. COMPLICATION / 7. DARK DESIRE / 8. FACE TO FACE / 9. WHO KNOWS(TIME TO TAKE A STAND)

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Lightning Strikes (Atco Records / 1986) 

1. LET IT GO / 2. DARK DESIRE / 3. 1000 EYES / 4. FACE TO FACE / 5. WHO KNOWS / 6. ASHES IN THE SKY / 7. BLACK STAR OBLIVION / 8. STREET LIFE DREAM / 9. COMPLICATION

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Thunder in the East (Atlantic Records / 1985) 

1. CRAZY NIGHTS / 2. LIKE HELL / 3. HEAVY CHAINS / 4. GET AWAY / 5. WE COULD BE TOGETHER / 6. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE / 7. CLOCKWORK TOY / 8. NO WAY OUT / 9. THE LINES ARE DOWN / 10. NEVER CHANGE YOUR MIND

Copertina 8,5
Disillusion (Nippon Columbia / 1984)  Past

1. CRAZY DOCTOR / 2. ESPER / 3. BUTTERFLY / 4. REVELATION / 5. EXPLODER / 6. DREAM FANTASY / 7. MILKY WAY / 8. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED / 9. ARES' LAMENT

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Live-Loud-Alive Loudness in Tokyo (Nippon Columbia / 1983) 

1. IN THE MIRROR / 2. ROAD RACER / 3. I WAS THE SUN / 4. FLY AWAY / 5. BLACK WALL / 6. GERALDINE / 7. TUSK OF JAGUAR~DRUM SOLO / 8. MR.YESMAN / 9. EXPLODER~HEAVENWARD / 10. LOUDNESS ...

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The Law of Devil's Land (B&M / 1983) 

1. THEME OF LOUDNESS PART II / 2. IN THE MIRROR / 3. SHOW ME THE WAY / 4. I WISH YOU WERE HERE / 5. MR.YESMAN / 6. THE LAW OF DEVIL'S LAND / 7. BLACK WALL / 8. SLEEPLESS NIGHT / 9. SPEED

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Devil Soldier (B&M / 1982) 

1. LONELY PLAYER / 2. ANGEL DUST / 3. AFTER ILLUSION / 4. GIRL / 5. HARD WORKIN' / 6. LOVING MAID / 7. ROCK THE NATION / 8. DEVIL SOLDIER

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The Birthday Eve (Blow Up / 1981) 

1. LOUDNESS / 2. SEXY WOMAN / 3. OPEN YOUR EYES / 4. STREET WOMAN / 5. TO BE DEMON / 6. I'M ON FIRE / 7. HIGH TRY / 8. ROCK SHOCK(MORE AND MORE)

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