King of Pain (album)

King of Pain
Studio album by
Loudness
ReleasedMay 19, 2010
Recorded2009 – March 2010
StudioVillage Studio and Rojam Studio, Tokyo, Japan
GenreHeavy metal, progressive metal
Length60:53
LabelTokuma Japan Communications
ProducerAkira Takasaki, Kiyomasa Shinoki, Keiichi Oriuchi
Loudness chronology
Live Loudest at the Budokan '91
(2009) 		King of Pain
(2010) 		Eve to Dawn
(2011)

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

All music written by Akira Takasaki, lyrics as indicated

  1. "Requiem" (instrumental) - 2:59
  2. "The King of Pain" (Minoru Niihara, Bob Dyer) - 5:30
  3. "Power of Death" (Niihara, Takashi Kanazawa) - 4:21
  4. "Death Machine" (Niihara, Kanazawa) - 5:42
  5. "Doodlebug" (Niihara, Kanazawa) - 5:07
  6. "Rule the World" (Niihara, Kanazawa) - 3:11
  7. "Straight Out of Our Soul" (Niihara, Ken Ayugai) - 3:51
  8. "Where Am I Going?" (Niihara, JJ) - 3:50
  9. "Emma" (Niihara, Kanazawa) - 5:25
  10. "Naraka" (Niihara, Kanazawa) - 3:34
  11. "Doctor from Hell" (Niihara, Ray Higa) - 4:32
  12. "Hell Fire" (Niihara, Bob Dyer) - 4:19
  13. "#666" (Niihara, Kanazawa) - 3:30
  14. "Never Comes" (Niihara, Kanazawa) - 5:02

Personnel

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

  1. ^ "Loudness Reveal Release Date, Track Listing for New Album, 'Eve To Dawn'". Guitar World. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
  2. ^ "LOUDNESSのアルバム売り上げランキング". Oricon. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
  3. ^ "Loudness- King of Pain". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2011-07-13.


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