The Law of Devil's Land
1983 studio album by Loudness
The Law of Devil's Land | ||||
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Studio album by Loudness | ||||
Released | January 21, 1983 | |||
Studio | Studio Birdman, Nippon Columbia Studio, Tokyo, Japan | |||
Genre | Heavy metal | |||
Length | 42:13 | |||
Language | Japanese | |||
Label | Nippon Columbia (Japan) Roadrunner (Europe) | |||
Producer | Loudness, Daiko Nagato, Mikio Shimizu | |||
Loudness chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[2] |
The Law of Devil's Land (魔界典章, Makai tenshō) is the third studio album by the Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. It was released in 1983 only in Japan and later distributed in Europe by Roadrunner Records.[3] The CD reissue of 2005 contains two extra songs coming from the English version of the band's third single.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Minoru Niihara; all music is composed by Akira Takasaki, except where noted
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Theme of Loudness (Part II)" | 1:52 |
2. | "In the Mirror" | 3:41 |
3. | "Show Me the Way" | 6:05 |
4. | "I Wish You Were Here" | 3:45 |
5. | "Mr. Yes Man" | 6:57 |
No. | Title | Music | Length |
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1. | "The Law of Devil's Land" | 4:56 | |
2. | "Black Wall" | Masayoshi Yamashita | 5:06 |
3. | "Sleepless Night" | 4:48 | |
4. | "Speed" | 5:32 |
No. | Title | Length |
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10. | "Road Racer" | 4:25 |
11. | "Shinkirō" ((蜃気楼; "Mirage")) | 4:01 |
Personnel
- Loudness
- Minoru Niihara - vocals
- Akira Takasaki - guitars
- Masayoshi Yamashita - bass
- Munetaka Higuchi - drums
- Additional musicians
- Eve - chorus on track 1
- Production
- Daiko Nagato, Mikio Shimizu - producers
- Daniel McClendon - engineer, mixing
- Akira Ohmachi - tape operator
- Kenichi Kishi - label executive
- Keisuke Tsukimitsu - art direction
References
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Loudness The Law of Devil's Land review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 202. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ "Loudness - The Law of Devil's Land". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
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Loudness
- Akira Takasaki
- Masayoshi Yamashita
- Minoru Niihara
- Masayuki Suzuki
- Hiroyuki Tanaka
- Mike Vescera
- Taiji Sawada
- Masaki Yamada
- Hirotsugu Homma
- Naoto Shibata
- Munetaka Higuchi
- The Birthday Eve
- Devil Soldier
- The Law of Devil's Land
- Disillusion
- Thunder in the East
- Shadows of War / Lightning Strikes
- Hurricane Eyes
- Soldier of Fortune
- On the Prowl
- Loudness
- Heavy Metal Hippies
- Ghetto Machine
- Dragon
- Engine
- Spiritual Canoe
- Pandemonium
- Biosphere
- Terror
- Racing
- Breaking the Taboo
- Metal Mad
- The Everlasting
- King of Pain
- Eve to Dawn
- 2・0・1・2
- The Sun Will Rise Again
- Rise to Glory
- Sunburst
- Odin
- Jealousy
- Live-Loud-Alive: Loudness in Tokyo
- 8186 Live
- Once and for All
- Loud 'n' Raw
- Eurobounds
- The Soldier's Just Came Back
- Loudness Live 2002
- Live Loudest at the Budokan '91
- Discography
- Lazy
- Sly
- Ezo
- Anthem
- X Japan