Jealousy/Slap in the Face
Released: Oct 25, 2005
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Released: Oct 25, 2005
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An anomaly in the Loudness catalog, Jealousy is a six-song EP that finds the group unfocused and at the crossroads of their career. The song styles are diverse but wildly erratic when compared to...
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Shadows of War
Released: Oct 25, 2005
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Released: Oct 25, 2005
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With a little bit of maneuvering of the track list, this originally Japan-only release was essentially Lightning Strikes, the release from which American audiences first warmed up to Loudness....
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8186 Live
Released: Sep 13, 2005
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Released: Sep 13, 2005
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Designed to commemorate the band's five-year anniversary, this double disc isn't as ferocious as Live-Loud-Alive, but it definitely serves as a thorough overview of the group's history up to that...
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Racing
Released: Aug 9, 2005
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Released: Aug 9, 2005
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For a brief period during the mid-'80s, Japanese metal export Loudness flirted with crossover success in the American market, as they caught the attention of MTV with the anthemic "Crazy Nights"...
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Disillusion - BONUS TRACKS
Released: Jan 18, 2005
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Released: Jan 18, 2005
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Loudness had come a long way by 1984 and, after notching a number of increasingly successful albums in their homeland, their momentum finally carried across the waters. So it was that their fourth...
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Devil Soldier - BONUS TRACKS
Released: Jan 18, 2005
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Released: Jan 18, 2005
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Devil Soldier, from 1982, represented a quantum leap forward for Loudness. While it proved that the band still needed a little more time to develop their songwriting, it displayed a marked...
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Birthday Eve - BONUS TRACKS
Released: Jan 18, 2005
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Released: Jan 18, 2005
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As one of Japan's first heavy metal bands, Loudness was quite literally playing it by ear when the group released its first album, 1981's The Birthday Eve. A somewhat awkward affair, the album...
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Law of Devil's Land - BONUS TRACKS
Released: Jan 18, 2005
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Released: Jan 18, 2005
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Hang on -- don't shut off your CD player just yet! Despite its downright silly intro, "Theme of Loudness (Part II)" (which recklessly marries Queen-like chorused guitars and a military march to an...
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