With the departure of vocalist Mike Vescera (off to join the ranks of Yngwie Malmsteen's band -- poor bastard), not to mention the loss of founding bassist Masayoshi Yamashita, Loudness' "American experiment" was officially over.
Having failed to make any further headway in the States, despite their best efforts to play by the more commercial tastes of American metal audiences, it was obvious that guitarist Akira Takasaki intended 1992's simply-titled Loudness to serve as a big middle-finger to all those who had messed with his band in recent years.
Possibly the heaviest record of Loudness' career, the album was pure aggression, but, sadly, little else.
New recruits Masaki Yamada (formerly vocalist for rival Japanese metal band EZO) and bassist Taiji Sawada do their part in helping Loudness take their first step back from the brink of extinction, but, truth be told, Takasaki really could have used a break to regroup and recharge his creative batteries.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pray for the DeadJody Gray, Akira Takasaki, Masaki Yamada | Loudness | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 2 | Slaughter HouseJody Gray, Akira Takasaki, Masaki Yamada | Loudness | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 29 MB |
| 3 | Waking the DeadJody Gray, Akira Takasaki, Masaki Yamada | Loudness | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | Black WidowJody Gray, Akira Takasaki, Masaki Yamada | Loudness | Play | 04:49 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 5 | Racing the WindJody Gray, Akira Takasaki, Masaki Yamada | Loudness | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 6 | Love KillsJody Gray, Akira Takasaki, Masaki Yamada | Loudness | Play | 05:12 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 7 | Hell Bites (From the Edge of Insanity)Jody Gray, Akira Takasaki, Masaki Yamada | Loudness | Play | 05:54 | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| 8 | Everyone LiesJody Gray, Masaki Yamada, Masayoshi Yamashita | Loudness | Play | 04:42 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 9 | TwistedJody Gray, Akira Takasaki, Masaki Yamada | Loudness | Play | 05:18 | 12 MB | 37 MB |
| 10 | FirestormJody Gray, Akira Takasaki, Masaki Yamada | Loudness | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 46 mins | 106 MB | |||||
| 46 mins | 329 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruno | Photography |
| 2 | Marc Cobrin | Engineer |
| 3 | Tony Dawsey | Mastering |
| 4 | Phil Goodbody | Vocals (Background) |
| 5 | Jody Gray | Composer, Rap, Vocal Producer |
| 6 | Munetaka Higuchi | Drums |
| 7 | Loudness | Primary Artist |
| 8 | Scott Mabuchi | Mixing |
| 9 | Derek Oliver | A&R |
| 10 | Julio Peña | Engineer |
| 11 | Taiji Sawada | Bass |
| 12 | Teruhisa Tajima | Design |
| 13 | Makoto Takahashi | Assistant Engineer |
| 14 | Akira Takasaki | Composer, Guitar, Producer |
| 15 | Eric Westfall | Engineer |
| 16 | Masaki Yamada | Composer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 17 | Masayoshi Yamashita | Composer |
| 18 | Tadanori Yokoo | Cover Art |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |