Loudness discography

This is the Discography of Loudness, a pioneering Heavy Metal band formed in 1981 in Osaka Japan. It consists of 26 studio albums, 3 EP's, 8 Live albums, 15 singles & 16 Compilation albums thus making Loudness one of the worlds most prolific heavy metal bands.

Discography

Studio albums

• The Birthday Eve (1981)
• Devil Soldier (1982)
• The Law of Devil's Land (1983)
• Disillusion (1984)
• Disillusion (1984) - English version
• Thunder in the East (1985) No. 74 (US)
• Shadows of War (1986)
• Lightning Strikes (1986) - U.S. Remix of Shadows of War No. 64 (US)
• Hurricane Eyes (1987) No. 190 (US)
• Hurricane Eyes (1987) - Japanese Version
• Soldier of Fortune (1989) No. 18 (JPN)
• On the Prowl (1991) No. 7 (JPN)
• Loudness (1992) No. 2 (JPN)
• Heavy Metal Hippies (1994) No. 29 (JPN)
• Ghetto Machine (1997) No. 65 (JPN)
• Dragon (1998) No. 49 (JPN)
• Engine (1999) No. 48 (JPN)
• Spiritual Canoe (2001) No. 20 (JPN)
• Pandemonium (2001) No. 27 (JPN)
• Biosphere (2002) No. 45 (JPN)
• Terror (2004) No. 88 (JPN)
• Racing (2004) No. 60 (JPN)
• Breaking the Taboo (2006) No. 129 (JPN)
• Metal Mad (2008) No. 51 (JPN)
• The Everlasting (2009) No. 42 (JPN)
• King of Pain (2010) No. 21 (JPN)
• Eve to Dawn (2011) No. 36 (JPN)
• 2012 (2012) No. 33 (JPN)
• The Sun Will Rise Again (2014)

EPs

• Odin (1985)
• Jealousy (1988)
• Slap in the Face (1991)

Live albums

• Live-Loud-Alive: Loudness in Tokyo (1983)
• 8186 Live (1986)
• Once and for All (1993)
• Loud 'n' Raw (1995)
• Eurobounds (2000)
• The Soldier's Just Came Back (2001)
• Loudness Live 2002 (2003)
• Live Loudest at the Budokan '91 (2009)

Compilations

• Never Stay Here, Never Forget You (1986)
• Early Singles (1989)
• A Lesson in Loudness (1989)
• Loudest (1991)
• Loudest Ballads (1991)
• Loud 'N' Rare (1991)
• Best Songs (1995)
• Masters of Loudness (1996)
• Very Best of Loudness (1997)
• Best of Loudness 8688: Atlantic Years (2001)
• Re-Masterpieces (2002)
• RockShocks (2004)
• The Best of Reunion (2005)
• Loudness Complete Box (2007)
• Loudness Best Tracks: Columbia Years (2012)
• Loudness Best Tracks: Warner Years (2012)
• Loudness Best Tracks: Tokuma Japan Years (2012)

Singles

• "Burning Love" (1982)^[1]
• "Geraldine" (1983)
• "Road Racer" (1983)
• "Road Racer" (1983) - English version
• "Shinkiro [蜃気楼]" (1983)
• "Crazy Doctor" (1984)
• "Milky Way" (1984)
• "Gotta Fight" (1985)
• "Crazy Nights" (1985)
• "Let It Go" (1986)
• "Let It Go" (1986) - English version
• "Risky Woman" (1986)
• "Losing You" (1987)
• "Silent Sword" (1987) - English Version of "Losing You"
• "So Lonely" (1987)
• "Long Distance Love" (1987)
• "Dreamer & Screamer" (1989)
• "You Shook Me" (1989)
• "Down 'n' Dirty" (1989)
• "Sleepless Nights" (1991) - Promo Only
• "In the Mirror" (1991)
• "Black Widow" (1992)
• "Slaughter House" (1992)
• "Electric Kisses" (1994)
• "Crazy Samurai" (2004)
• "The Battleship Musashi" (2005)
• "The Eternal Soldiers" (2010)

Videography

Home videos

• Live-Loud-Alive: Loudness in Tokyo (1983)
• Eurobounds (1984)
• Thunder In The East Vol. I (1985)
• Thunder In The East Vol. II (1985)
• Live in Tokyo - Lightning Strikes (1986)
• Video Loudest (1991)
• Black Widow - Once and for All (1992)
• Welcome to the Slaughterhouse (1992)
• The Soldier's Just Came Back - Live Best (2001)
• Loudness Live: Loudness Presents Loud'n Fest Vol.1 at Club Citta (2002) - Official bootleg, series 1
• 20th Anniversary Pandemonium Tour: Live @ NHK Hall 2001.11.25 (2002)
• Live Biosphere (2003)
• Loudness Live Terror 2004 (2004)
• Rock-Shocking the Nation (2005)
• Loudness Live in Germany - limited edition (2005)
• Loudness Live in Seoul (2005) - Official bootleg, series 2
• Loudness in America '06 (2006)
• Thanks 25th Anniversary: Loudness Live at International Forum (2006)
• Liveshocks 2008 (2008) - Official bootleg, series 3
• The Legend of Loudness - Live Complete Best (2008)
• Munetaka Higuchi Forever Our Hero (2009)
• Classic Loudness Live 2009 Japan Tour the Birthday Eve - Thunder in the East (2010)

References

1. "Loudness Discography". Lightning Strikes Loudly. 27 May 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2010.