Loudness

A very solid album by Loudness. I would definitely say that this album was a return to form. I wish it wasn't so overlooked because this album ROCKS! Everyone Lies, Twisted, and Waking The Dead are probably my favorite songs off of this album.

Excellent album the quality of great musicians not that typical hair band sound,a must have for every loudness fan!

Loudness with the singer from EZO!! You can't lose!!

With On the Prowl in '91, their last album with Hollywood gutter-boy Mike Vescera, Loudness went retro with re-recorded tunes from the early days and hard-rockin' blues a la AC/DC. With their self-titled album from '92 they "progressed" to a more progressive '70's feel in the vein of Bill Steer's Firebird or Michael Amott's Spiritual Beggars. Better than you might think.

Great

I own most of Loudness' albums since Birthday Eve. I don't have Pandemonium, Breaking the Taboo, and the new one, Metal Mad. Here they have the singer from EZO, the bassist from X-Japan, along with founding members, Higuchi Munetaka (RIP) and Takasaki Akira. In my opinion this is probably their 2nd or 3rd best album behind Disillusion and Thunder in the East because from top to bottom this album is all about the heavy metal attitude and playing Loud and Heavy. No ballads, no pop radio tunes, and no hippy stuff. They have their speed metal roots on display, slick solos, mean bass and drums, and aggressive singing. (sining in English)Oh, and I think #4 is the album Terror.

Definitely, among my favourite Loudness albums! I bought it to my landlord while I was living in Japan, as the guy was a huge Loudness (and, of course, metal as well) fan. The thing I did not know was he disliked the Yamada Era. After having listened the album together, Mr. Inamura (his last name) realized I did like the album more than him, and tried to give me back the CD, which I obviously did not accept (having not noticed he did not like the album that much yet). I've got to get it back anyhow, in a near future. But I would rather buy an LP version, as the cover art is pretty impressive, as the power, rapid heavy metal presented in this record.

Wow. What a great record from Loudness. I asked someone to pick this up for me when they went to Japan, and I am very glad they did.With only two original members on this album (Guitarist Akira Takasaki, and Drummer Munetaka Higuchi) It is one of the heaviest Loudness albums of all time. They brought in the guy from EZO (I forget his name) to sing with them on this one and he is a great fit. A great Metal voice, almost like UDO from Accept, but more melodic. The lyrics could be a little less cheesy, but what do you expect from 80's Metal?! Great riffs and lots of meat on this one.I highly recommend this for any Loudness fan. This album totally kicks.