The Everlasting (album)

The Everlasting (魂宗久遠) is the twenty-second studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. It was released in 2009 only in Japan, after the death of original drummer Munetaka Higuchi, whose pre-recorded drum tracks were used on this album. It was also 15th and last album recorded by the original line-up. The song "I Wonder" introduces new drummer Masayuki Suzuki. The album also 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
 * Minoru Niihara - vocals
 * Akira Takasaki - guitars, vocals on "The Everlasting", producer
 * Masayoshi Yamashita - bass
 * Munetaka Higuchi - drums
 * Masayuki Suzuki - drums on "I Wonder"


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