| Lightning Strikes / Shadows of War | ||||
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| Released | March 24, 1986 (Japan) July 25, 1986 (US) | |||
| Recorded | December 1985–February 1986 | |||
| Studio | Sedic Studio and Take One Studios, Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, glam metal | |||
| Length | 39:23 | |||
| Label | WEA Japan (Shadows of War) ATCO (Lightning Strikes) | |||
| Producer | Max Norman, Paul Cooper | |||
| Loudness chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Lightning Strikes / Shadows of War | ||||
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| Shadows of War cover | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10 [2] |
| Kerrang! | [3] |
Lightning Strikes is the sixth studio album by the Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. The album,which was released on July 25,1986,remained 15 weeks in the U.S. charts,peaking at #64 (Billboard 200). [4] The album was produced by Max Norman. Lyrics for the album are credited to Loudness,even though producer Max Norman did a lot of uncredited work on them. [5]
Contents
- Track listings
- Shadows of War (Japanese release)
- Lightning Strikes (U.S. release)
- Personnel
- References
The album is known as Shadows of War in Japan,where it was released on March 24,1986. The tracks are in a different order,and the song "Ashes in the Sky" is known as "Shadows of War." There is also a slight difference in some vocal melodies [6] and arrangements,most notably an extended musical outro to "One Thousand Eyes". [7]
