Loudness - Tengoku No Tobira (Heaven’s Door)

From the album ’Sunburst’ (Out Now) Order here: Back in 1981 rose the star of the Japanese hard ’n heavy scene, when Munetaka Higuchi (drums), Akira Takasaki (guitar), Minoru Niihara (vocals) and Masayoshi Yamashita (bass) were set to found a legend to this day, who is still second to none from their native Japan: LOUDNESS was born! Since then, they have been pioneers of the Japanese heavy metal scene and embarked on global domination with ’THUNDER IN THE EAST’ (1985 / #74 US national chart) and ’LIGHTNING STRIKES’ (1986 / #64 US national chart). July 29th, 2022, sees the worldwide release of their new studio album ’SUNBURST’ outside Japan by earMUSIC, who successfully worked with the band on their previous albums ’RISE TO GLORY’ (2018) and ’LIVE IN TOKYO’ (2019). During a career spanning over 40-years, LOUDNESS built a rich musical foundation with many studio albums, EPs and Live Albums. With ’