Forty-five years after launching one of heavy metal's most influential careers, Loudness is getting ready to release another album.
The legendary Japanese metal band has confirmed that it plans to record a new studio album later this year as part of its ongoing 45th anniversary celebration. The follow-up to 2021's Sunburst is already well underway, with guitarist Akira Takasaki having amassed dozens of ideas for the project.
Speaking at Finland's Tuska festival, frontman Minoru Niihara revealed just how much material the band already has to work with.
"[Akira] wants to make a new album for 45th-anniversary something," Niihara said in an interview. "He's got ideas, 30 songs already. And then he will make more. Yeah, we will [record] maybe 10 songs from 30 songs. But [it will be released] pretty soon. Maybe end of this year."
Formed in 1981 by guitarist Akira Takasaki and drummer Munetaka Higuchi, Loudness quickly emerged as one of Japan's first heavy metal bands to achieve significant international success. Alongside vocalist Minoru Niihara and bassist Masayoshi Yamashita, the group helped introduce Japanese metal to audiences around the world with albums such as Thunder in the East, Lightning Strikes and Hurricane Eyes.
During the mid-1980s, Loudness became one of the few Japanese rock bands to break into the American mainstream, touring extensively and earning airplay on MTV with songs including "Crazy Nights." Their technical musicianship, blistering guitar work and melodic songwriting helped pave the way for countless metal acts that followed.
"Creating songs is as natural as playing concerts for rock musicians," Niihara told Sleaze Roxx in 2018."
The upcoming album will be the band's first studio effort since Sunburst, a 16-song double album that celebrated the group's long history while showcasing that its signature blend of melody and power remained firmly intact.
Loudness officially launched its 45th anniversary celebration in late 2025 and has continued commemorating the milestone with international touring and festival appearances. The announcement of another studio album demonstrates that the celebration isn't simply about looking back, it's also about creating new music for longtime fans.
"There are musicians who create one new band after another, but I wanted to stick with one band," Takasaki said in a 2022 interview. "Maybe I'm clumsy in a way. But that's the way I live my life."
More than four decades after helping put Japanese heavy metal on the global map, Loudness shows no signs of slowing down. With dozens of songs already written and a new album on the horizon, the pioneering band is proving that its next chapter may be just as exciting as the first.
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