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Wounded Bird had the good sense to reissue Loudness' quintessential live album -- originally issued by Warner Bros.
in 1992 -- for a new generation of heavy metal fans.
Hopefully, this will raise the profile of a group that continues to be woefully ignored by the Western metal world.
Once and for All finds the group at its performing peak, featuring Akira Takasaki's guitar shredding before mid-'90s metal trends took hold of Loudness and shook them to their roots.
It's a victory, and one of the few in the '90s for Takasaki and lead vocalist Masaki Yamada, before they succumbed to a decade of inconsistency.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pray for the DeadJody Gray, Akira Takasaki, Masaki Yamada | Loudness | Play | 04:53 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 2 | Slaughter HouseJody Gray, Akira Takasaki, Masaki Yamada | Loudness | Play | 04:48 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 3 | Down 'n' DirtyAkira Takasaki, Mike Vescera | Loudness | Play | 05:44 | 13 MB | 41 MB |
| 4 | Everyone LiesJody Gray, Masaki Yamada, Masayoshi Yamashita | Loudness | Play | 05:23 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 5 | House of 1,000 PleasuresEZO, Jaime St. James | Loudness | Play | 06:24 | 14 MB | 46 MB |
| 6 | Black WidowJody Gray, Akira Takasaki, Masaki Yamada | Loudness | Play | 05:29 | 12 MB | 39 MB |
| 7 | TwistedJody Gray, Akira Takasaki, Masaki Yamada | Loudness | Play | 10:09 | 23 MB | 73 MB |
| 8 | Waking the DeadJody Gray, Akira Takasaki, Masaki Yamada | Loudness | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 9 | Crazy NightMinoru Niihara, Akira Takasaki | Loudness | Play | 06:05 | 13 MB | 43 MB |
| 10 | S.D.I. | LOUDNESS | Play | 06:10 | 14 MB | 46 MB |
| 59 mins | 135 MB | |||||
| 59 mins | 425 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EZO | Composer |
| 2 | Jody Gray | Composer |
| 3 | Munetaka Higuchi | Drums, Group Member |
| 4 | Loudness | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 5 | Muto Masatoshi | Assistant Engineer |
| 6 | Tadashi Matsuda | Cover Photo |
| 7 | Minoru Niihara | Composer |
| 8 | Jaime St. James | Composer |
| 9 | Taiji Sawada | Bass, Group Member |
| 10 | Akira Takasaki | Composer, Group Member, Guitar |
| 11 | Yuichi Tanaka | Mastering |
| 12 | Mike Vescera | Composer |
| 13 | Eric Westfall | Engineer, Mixing |
| 14 | Masaki Yamada | Composer, Group Member, Vocals |
| 15 | Masayoshi Yamashita | Composer |
| 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). |