The Everlasting (album) explained

The Everlasting
Type:	Album
Artist:	Loudness
Cover:	Loudness everlasting.jpg
Released:	May 27, 2009
Recorded:	January–April 2009
Studio:	Village Studio, Tokyo, Japan
Genre:	Heavy metal, progressive metal
Length:	60:22
Label:	Tokuma Japan
Producer:	Akira Takasaki, Masahiro Shinoki
Prev Title:	Metal Mad
Prev Year:	2008
Next Title:	Live Loudest at the Budokan '91
Next Year:	2009

is the twenty-second studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. It was released in 2009 only in Japan, after the death of original drummer Munetaka Higuchi, whose pre-recorded drum tracks were used on this album.^[1] It was also 15th and last album recorded by the original line-up. The song "I Wonder" introduces new drummer Masayuki Suzuki. The album also features a quasi-return to their 1980s sound in "Flame of Rock" and "I Wonder".The cover artwork is inspired by a Thailand's sculpture called "Budda Head in Tree".^[2]

Track listing

Music by Akira Takasaki, lyrics by Minoru Niihara

1. "Hit the Rails" - 4:15
2. "Flame of Rock" - 4:47
3. "I Wonder" - 5:08
4. "The Everlasting" - 5:33
5. "Life Goes On" - 4:24
6. "Let It Rock" - 4:06
7. "Crystal Moon" - 4:44
8. "Change"- 6:56
9. "Rock into the Night" - 3:27
10. "I'm in Pain" - 5:22
11. "Thunder Burn" - 5:21
12. "Desperate Religion" - 6:19

Personnel

Loudness

• Minoru Niihara - vocals
• Akira Takasaki - guitars, vocals on "The Everlasting", producer
• Masayoshi Yamashita - bass
• Munetaka Higuchi - drums
• Masayuki Suzuki - drums on "I Wonder"

Production

• Masatoshi Sakimoto - engineer, mixing
• Yuki Mitome - assistant engineer
• Kazuhiro Yamagata - mastering
• Masahiro Shinoki - executive producer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Loudness - The Everlasting . 2010-04-04 . Encyclopaedia Metallum.
2. Web site: Buddha Head in Tree . 2013-08-24 . .