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| The Law of Devil's Land | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 21, 1983 | |||
| Studios | Studio Birdman, Nippon Columbia Studio, Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 42:13 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Labels | Nippon Columbia (Japan) Roadrunner (Europe) | |||
| Producers | 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
[edit]All lyrics are written by Minoru Niihara; all music is composed by Akira Takasaki, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Road Racer" | 4:25 |
| 11. | "Shinkirō" ((蜃気楼; "Mirage")) | 4:01 |
Personnel
[edit]- 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
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 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.
