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The Law of Devil's Land

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The Law of Devil's Land
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 21, 1983
StudioStudio Birdman, Nippon Columbia Studio, Tokyo, Japan
GenreHeavy metal
Length42:13
LanguageJapanese
LabelNippon Columbia (Japan)
Roadrunner (Europe)
ProducerLoudness, Daiko Nagato, Mikio Shimizu
Loudness chronology
Devil Soldier
(1982)
The Law of Devil's Land
(1983)
Live-Loud-Alive: Loudness in Tokyo
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[2]

The Law of Devil's Land (魔界典章, Makai tenshō) is the third studio album by the Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. It was released in 1983 only in Japan and later distributed in Europe by Roadrunner Records.[3] The CD reissue of 2005 contains two extra songs coming from the English version of the band's third single.

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Minoru Niihara; all music is composed by Akira Takasaki, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Theme of Loudness (Part II)"1:52
2."In the Mirror"3:41
3."Show Me the Way"6:05
4."I Wish You Were Here"3:45
5."Mr. Yes Man"6:57
Side two
No.TitleMusicLength
1."The Law of Devil's Land" 4:56
2."Black Wall"Masayoshi Yamashita5:06
3."Sleepless Night" 4:48
4."Speed" 5:32
2005 CD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
10."Road Racer"4:25
11."Shinkirō" ((蜃気楼; "Mirage"))4:01

Personnel

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Loudness
Additional musicians
  • Eve - chorus on track 1
Production
  • Daiko Nagato, Mikio Shimizu - producers
  • Daniel McClendon - engineer, mixing
  • Akira Ohmachi - tape operator
  • Kenichi Kishi - label executive
  • Keisuke Tsukimitsu - art direction

References

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  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Loudness The Law of Devil's Land review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 202. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  3. ^ "Loudness - The Law of Devil's Land". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2010-03-30.