King of Pain (album)

King of Pain
Studio album by Loudness
Released	May 19, 2010
Recorded	2009 – March 2010 at Village Studio and Rojam Studio
Genre	Heavy metal, progressive metal
Length	60:53
Label	Tokuma Japan Communications
Producer	Akira Takasaki
Loudness chronology
Live Loudest at the Budokan '91 (2009) King of Pain (2010) Eve to Dawn (2011)

King of Pain is the twenty-third studio album by Japanese 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]

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.

1. "Requiem" - 2:59
2. "The King of Pain" - 5:30 (Lyrics by Minoru Niihara and Bob Dyer)
3. "Power of Death" - 4:21 (Lyrics by Minoru Niihara and Takashi Kanazawa)
4. "Death Machine" - 5:42 (Lyrics by Minoru Niihara and Takashi Kanazawa)
5. "Doodlebug" - 5:07 (Lyrics by Minoru Niihara and Takashi Kanazawa)
6. "Rule the World" - 3:11 (Lyrics by Minoru Niihara and Takashi Kanazawa)
7. "Straight Out of Our Soul" - 3:51 (Lyrics by Minoru Niihara and Ken Ayugai)
8. "Where Am I Going?"- 3:50 (Lyrics by Minoru Niihara and JJ)
9. "Emma" - 5:25 (Lyrics by Minoru Niihara and Takashi Kanazawa)
10. "Naraka" - 3:34 (Lyrics by Minoru Niihara and Takashi Kanazawa)
11. "Doctor from Hell" - 4:32 (Lyrics by Minoru Niihara and Ray Higa)
12. "Hell Fire" - 4:19 (Lyrics by Minoru Niihara and Bob Dyer)
13. "#666" - 3:30 (Lyrics by Minoru Niihara and Takashi Kanazawa)
14. "Never Comes" - 5:02 (Lyrics by Minoru Niihara and Takashi Kanazawa)

Personnel

• Minoru Niihara – vocals
• Masayoshi Yamashita – bass
• Masayuki Suzuki – drums
• Akira Takasaki – guitar, uncredited vocals on "Where Am I Going?"

References