The Everlasting (album)

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The Everlasting
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 27, 2009
RecordedJanuary–April 2009
StudioVillage Studio, Tokyo, Japan
GenreHeavy metal, progressive metal
Length60:22
LabelTokuma Japan
ProducerAkira Takasaki, Masahiro Shinoki
Loudness chronology
Metal Mad
(2008)
The Everlasting
(2009)
Live Loudest at the Budokan '91
(2009)

The Everlasting (魂宗久遠, Tamashī Sō kuon) 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[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Loudness - The Everlasting". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  2. ^ "Buddha Head in Tree".
    Buddha Head in Tree
    . Retrieved 2013-08-24.