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Eve to Dawn

Eve to Dawn
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Studio album by Loudness
Released September 14, 2011
Recorded December 2010–August 2011
Studio Osaka School of Music, Japan
Genre Heavy metal, progressive metal
Length 53:49
Label Tokuma Japan
Producer Loudness, Masahiro Shinoki, Shunji Inoue
Loudness chronology
King of Pain
(2010)
Eve to Dawn
(2011)
2・0・1・2
(2012)

Eve to Dawn (旭日昇天 Kyokujitsu shōten?) is the twenty-fourth studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Loudness, released on September 14, 2011. The album reached number 36 on the Oricon chart.

In an interview, guitarist Akira Takasaki described the album as more "aggressive" than King of Pain. Saying, the previous album was focused on featuring drummer Masayuki Suzuki, but that Eve to Dawn would be guitar driven. Singer Minoru Niihara said that the lyrics has a more positive vibe than in previous releseas because of the impact of the Great East Japan earthquake and the instrumental "A Light in the Dark" was dedicated by Takasaki to that tragic event.

Regarding the album title "Eve to Dawn", 'Eve' was added due to the fact that Loudness celebrated the 30th anniversary of their debut album The Birthday Eve and that the late Munetaka Higuchi's birthday was on Christmas Eve, 'Dawn' has the double meaning of a new start towards the world, as well as the rising sun of Japan.

All lyrics by Minoru Niihara, English lyrics co-written by Takashi Kanazawa. All music by Akira Takasaki, except track 4 by Masayuki Suzuki and track 5 by Masayoshi Yamashita.


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