The Everlasting (album)

The Everlasting
Studio album by
Loudness
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, Konsō kuon) is the twenty-second studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. It was released in 2009 after the death of original drummer Munetaka Higuchi, whose pre-recorded drum tracks were used on this album. Some tracks, however, feature the work of Higuchi's successor, Masayuki Suzuki.[1] The 15th and last album recorded by the original line-up, The Everlasting reached a peak position of 50 on the Billboard Japan Top Album Sales chart.[2] The album 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".

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

References

  1. ^ Tsuchiya, Kyosuke (2009-06-11). "特集：特別企画 LOUDNESSの軌跡〜追悼・樋口宗孝 - CDJournal CDJ PUSH". www.cdjournal.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-03-02. また、昨年末に急逝した樋口が過去数年間に残した膨大なドラム・テイクをエディットするという、特殊な制作過程も特徴だ。その点では追悼盤の意味合いも見えるが、後任の鈴木政行のプレイを収めた楽曲もある。
  2. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-03-02.



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