Thunder in the East (album)

All lyrics are written by Minoru Niihara; all music is composed by Akira Takasaki, except "Heavy Chains" by Masayoshi Yamashita".

Thunder in the East
Studio album by Loudness
Released	21 January 1985
Recorded	September–October 1984
Studio	Sound City Studios, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genre	Heavy metal glam metal
Length	41:35
Label	Nippon Columbia (Japan) ATCO (U.S.) Music for Nations / Roadrunner (Europe)
Producer	Max Norman Paul Cooper
Loudness chronology
Odin EP (1985) Thunder in the East (1985) Lightning Strikes (1986)
Singles from Thunder in the East
"Crazy Nights" / "Like Hell" Released: 1 December 1984 (Japan) 1 November 1985 (US)

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Crazy Nights"	4:04 [5]
2.	"Like Hell"	3:44
3.	"Heavy Chains"	4:18
4.	"Get Away"	3:53
5.	"We Could Be Together"	4:35
Total length:		20:34

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Run for Your Life"	3:59
2.	"Clockwork Toy"	3:55
3.	"No Way Out"	4:01
4.	"The Lines Are Down"	4:57
5.	"Never Change Your Mind"	4:09
Total length:		21:01

2005 remastered CD edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Gotta Fight"	3:46
12.	"Odin"	5:16

2015 30th Anniversary Edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Crazy Nights" (Unreleased Demo M4)
12.	"We Could Be Together" (Unreleased Demo M2)

2015 30th Anniversary Edition DVD 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"DVD Documentary"	2:05:00

2015 30th Anniversary Edition DVD 2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Thunder in the East 1985 U.S. Tour Live"	1:34:00

Personnel

Band members

• Minoru Niihara – vocals
• Akira Takasaki – guitars
• Masayoshi Yamashita – bass
• Munetaka Higuchi – drums

Production

• Max Norman – producer
• Bill Freesh – engineer
• Ray Leonard – assistant engineer
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Paul Cooper – executive producer
• George Azuma – supervisor
• Hiroyuki Munekiyo, Mikio Shimizu – coordinators

See also

• 1985 in Japanese music

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Loudness Thunder in the East review". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 13 July 2011.
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. "Thunder in the East - Loudness". Billboard . 1998. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
4. "Loudness - Thunder In The East (Rocktober 2017 Limited Edition Red LP)". Recordstoreday.com. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
5. "Loudness - Thunder in the East". Encyclopaedia Metallum . Retrieved 28 March 2010.