LOUDNESS - Video For New Song 'King Of Pain' Online, New Album Featured On Metal Express Radio This Thursday
June 7, 2010, 14 years ago
Japanese metal legends LOUDNESS have released a video for the title track of their new album, King Of Pain, featuring the debut of new drummer Masayuki Suzuki. He replaces original drummer Munetaka Higuchi, who passed away on November 30th, 2008 following a long battle with liver cancer. Check it out below.
King Of Pain will be featured on Metal Express Radio's 30 minute Daily Album Premiere show this Thursday, June 10th, offering the fans a listen to some of the new songs. Tune in here at 6:00 and 18:00 CET (midnight and noon EST).
Loudness recently announced tour dates for their native Japan. 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
