2012 (Loudness album)

2･0･1･2
Studio album by
Loudness
ReleasedAugust 22, 2012
RecordedMarch 2012
StudioOsaka School of Music, Freedom Studio, Tokyo, Japan
GenreHeavy metal
Length47:35 (Standard edition)
53:34 (Special edition)
LabelTokuma Japan
ProducerLoudness, Masahiro Shinoki, Keiichi Horiuchi
Loudness chronology
Eve to Dawn
(2011) 		2･0･1･2
(2012) 		The Sun Will Rise Again
(2014)

2012 (stylized 2･0･1･2) is the 25th studio album by the Japanese heavy metal band Loudness, released on August 22, 2012. "The Voice of Metal" is about and dedicated to the late Ronnie James Dio.[1]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Minoru Niihara, English lyrics co-written by Takashi Kanazawa; all music is composed by Akira Takasaki, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."The Stronger"4:20
2."2012~End of the Age"5:00
3."Break New Ground"5:07
4."Driving Force"4:55
5."Behind the Scene"5:31
6."Bang'em Dead"4:07
7."The Voice of Metal (Song for RJD)"4:12
8."Who the Hell Cares"5:40
9."Spirit from the East" (instrumental)2:18
10."Memento Mori" (山下　昌良)4:38
11."Out of the Space" (Takasaki and Masatoshi Sakimoto, instrumental)1:51
Special edition bonus CD
No.TitleLength
1."Deep-Six the Law"5:59

Personnel

Loudness
Production
  • Masatoshi Sakimoto - engineer, mixing
  • Haruka Shinohara, Yuko Tanabe - assistant engineers
  • Manfred Melchior - mastering at MM Sound, Steinhagen, Germany
  • Hirose Shiraishi - supervisor
  • Masahiro Shinoki, Keiichi Horiuchi - executive producers

References

  1. ^ "Loudness 2・0・1・2". CD Journal. Ongaku Shuppansha.


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