LOUDNESS - Back Pain Immobilizes Guitarist Akira Takasaki, Performs Festival Show Sitting Down
June 6, 2010, 14 years ago
According to BW&BK;'s Japanese source, LOUDNESS guitarist Akira Takasaki was forced to perform the band's entire set at the Time To Rock Festival in Seoul, Korea on June 5th sitting down. Takasaki was reportedly suffering from severe back pain and opted to perform sitting rather than cancelling the show. Watch for updates, coming soon.
The band's setlist on the night was as follows:
'Fire Of Spirit'
'Hit The Rails'
'Crazy Night'
'In The Mirror'
'Death Machine'
'The King Of Pain'
'SDI
Loudness have announced tour dates for their native Japan in support of their new album, King Of Pain. Their schedule is as follows:
June
26 - Fukuoka - Zepp FukuokaJuly
1 - Sendai - Zepp Sendai3 - Sapporo - Zepp Sapporo
8 - Tokyo - Club Quattro
10 - Nagoya - Zepp Nagoya
11 - Osaka - Zepp Osaka
30 - Tokyo - Zepp Tokyo
King Of Pain was released in Japan on May 19th. The album tracklist is as follows:
'Requiem'
'The King Of Pain'
'Power Of Death'
'Death Machine'
'Doodlebug'
'Rule The World'
'Straight Out Of Our Soul'
'Where Am I Going?'
'Emma'
'Naraka'
'Doctor From Hell'
'Hell Fire'
'#666'
'Never Comes'
The release will include a 32-page booklet, Loundness original pick, and application card (valid only in Japan). Further details to follow. Pre-orders available at this location.
In a recent interview with BW&BK; scribe Carl Begai, Loudness frontman Minoru Niihara revealed that Loudness was planning a European tour around their confirmed appearance at the Bang Your Head Festival in July. The band have since announced the following dates:
July
16 / 17 - Balingen, Germany - Bang Your Head!!! Festival
18 - Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands - Zwarte Cross Festival19 - Eindhoven, Netherlands - Dynamo Club
20 - Hamburg, Germany - Knust
22 - Athens, Greece - On Stage Club
23 - Bochum, Germany - Matrix
24 - Aschaffenburg, Germany - Colos-Saal
