King of Pain (album)

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]

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)

The album shows a return to standard-tuned guitars and bass, and according to some fans, a return to their 1980s sound.[3]

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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