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│ + Loudness - Loudness Best Tracks-Tokuma Japan Years (Jap. Ed. + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.May-08-2015 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2012 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........15 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.loudnessjp.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Loudness Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Loudness Best Tracks-Tokuma JaLabel : Tokuma ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ LOUDNESS was formed in May 1981, after Akira ║ │
│║ TAKASAKI and Munetaka HIGUCHI left the Japanese ║ │
│║ pop band Lazy to explore heavier styles of ║ │
│║ music. Based on their early sound, it would seem ║ │
│║ that they wanted to become the "Van Halen" of ║ │
│║ Japan. Joined by the extremely capable vocalist ║ │
│║ Minoru NIIHARA (formerly from EARTHSHAKER) and ║ │
│║ Akira's childhood friend, Masayoshi YAMASHITA on ║ │
│║ bass guitar. ║ │
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│║ The band recorded their first album in Augiust ║ │
│║ 1981, and upon release, it quickly made it up to ║ │
│║ the top of the Japanese charts. It was clear ║ │
│║ that Japan was looking for hard rock, and ║ │
│║ LOUDNESS was the answer! The band toured Japan ║ │
│║ constantly, while pumping out ever more albums ║ │
│║ for their fans, until in 1984, they went ║ │
│║ overseas to record their fourth album- ║ │
│║ Disillusion. After recording, they toured ║ │
│║ Europe, thus gaining popularity on the ║ │
│║ international Metal scene. ║ │
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│║ The band continued to tour throughout the United ║ │
│║ States and Europe until 1988, when Minoru ║ │
│║ decided to call it quits and pursue his own ║ │
│║ musical career. Determined to push on, Loudness ║ │
│║ continued searching for a replacement, which ║ │
│║ they found in American vocalist Mike Vescera ║ │
│║ (formerly of Obsession). With Mike's supersonic ║ │
│║ vocals, the band released two more albums, with ║ │
│║ some of the most amazing guitar solos that Akira ║ │
│║ had ever played. After a few years, Mike quit ║ │
│║ the band, and was quickly replaced with former ║ │
│║ EZO vocalist Masaki YAMADA's raw style. ║ │
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│║ It was during this time that the band started ║ │
│║ exploring some new sounds, evolving their sound ║ │
│║ into a more basic, rhythmic expression combined ║ │
│║ with edgy, almost surreal vocals. While these ║ │
│║ albums didn't sound like much when stacked up ║ │
│║ against the operatic Loudness of old, the sheer ║ │
│║ power of their music had a tendency to grow on ║ │
│║ the listener. ║ │
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│║ In 1999, Akira decided that it was time to have ║ │
│║ a reunion, and by 2001, the band had started ║ │
│║ recording together once again, twenty years from ║ │
│║ when they were born. Even though the original ║ │
│║ members are all back, Loudness retained much of ║ │
│║ the same raw sound borne of the Yamada years, ║ │
│║ and with this sound, they will continue their ║ │
│║ sonic assault well into the new millenium. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Hellrider [05:27] │
│ 02 - Cyber Soul [05:30] │
│ 03 - Crazy Samurai (Single Version) [05:18] │
│ 04 - Live For The Moment [04:36] │
│ 05 - Exultation (English Version) [04:41] │
│ 06 - Breaking The Taboo [04:26] │
│ 07 - The Love Of My Life [04:32] │
│ 08 - Metal Mad [04:11] │
│ 09 - Can┤t Find My Way [07:03] │
│ 10 - Hit The Rails [04:14] │
│ 11 - Life Goes On [04:21] │
│ 12 - The King Of Pain [05:32] │
│ 13 - Power Of Death [04:18] │
│ 14 - The Eternal Soldiers [04:13] │
│ 15 - The Power Of Truth [05:29] │
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│ Total Length : [73:51 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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