The Everlasting (album)
The Everlasting (魂宗久遠, Tamashī Sō kuon) is the twenty-second studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. It was released in 2009 only in Japan, after the death of original drummer Munetaka Higuchi, whose pre-recorded drum tracks were used on this album.[1] It was also 15th and last album recorded by the original line-up. The song "I Wonder" introduces new drummer Masayuki Suzuki. The album also features a quasi-return to their 1980s sound in "Flame of Rock" and "I Wonder". The cover artwork is inspired by a Thailand's sculpture called "Budda Head in Tree".[2]
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| Released | May 27, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | January-April 2009 | |||
| Studio | Village Studio, Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 60:22 | |||
| Label | Tokuma Japan | |||
| Producer | Akira Takasaki, Masahiro Shinoki | |||
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Track listing
Music by Akira Takasaki, lyrics by Minoru Niihara
- "Hit the Rails" - 4:15
- "Flame of Rock" - 4:47
- "I Wonder" - 5:08
- "The Everlasting" - 5:33
- "Life Goes On" - 4:24
- "Let It Rock" - 4:06
- "Crystal Moon" - 4:44
- "Change"- 6:56
- "Rock into the Night" - 3:27
- "I'm in Pain" - 5:22
- "Thunder Burn" - 5:21
- "Desperate Religion" - 6:19
Personnel
- Loudness
- Minoru Niihara - vocals
- Akira Takasaki - guitars, vocals on "The Everlasting", producer
- Masayoshi Yamashita - bass
- Munetaka Higuchi - drums
- Masayuki Suzuki - drums on "I Wonder"
- Production
- Masatoshi Sakimoto - engineer, mixing
- Yuki Mitome - assistant engineer
- Kazuhiro Yamagata - mastering
- Masahiro Shinoki - executive producer
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References
- "Loudness - The Everlasting". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- "Buddha Head in Tree". . Retrieved 2013-08-24.
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