LOUDNESS Ink North American Deal For Release Of Collection Of Re-Recorded Classics

January 10, 2006

Crash Music Inc. has inked a deal with legendary Japanese metallers LOUDNESS for the North American release of "Rockshocks", a collection of re-recorded versions of some of their classic songs from their early years as chosen by the fans. Originally issued in Japan in October 2004 via Tokuma Japan Comunications, the CD includes material from the "The Birthday Eve" (1981),"Devil Soldier" (1982),"Law of Devil's Land" (1983),"Disillusion" (1984) and "Thunder In the East" (1985) albums. The complete track listing for the CD is as follows:

01. Loudness (5:03) *
02. Crazy Doctor (4:19) ++
03. In The Mirror (3:39) +
04. Crazy Night (4:32) +++
05. Esper (3:49) ++
06. Like Hell (3:58) +++
07. Lonely Player (5:51) **
08. Street Woman (5:38) *
09. Angel Dust (4:30) **
10. Rock Shock (4:45) *
11. The Lines Are Down (4:58) +++
12. Milky Way (4:23) ++
13. Mr. Yesman (7:21) +

* From "The Birthday Eve" (1981)
** From "Devil Soldier" (1982)
+ From "The Law of Devil's Land" (1983)
++ From "Disillusion" (1984)
+++ From "Thunder In the East" (1985)

According to a Crash Music representative, the North American version of "Rockshocks" will include as-yet-undisclosed bonus tracks.

LOUDNESS will be doing a selected city North American tour in support of the album. Confirmed dates are as follows:

Mar. 18 - Galaxy Concert Theatre - Santa Ana, CA
Mar. 19 - Key Club - West Hollywood, CA
Mar. 20 - The Pound San Francisco - San Francisco, CA
Mar. 22 - Joe's On Weed Street - Chicago, IL
Mar. 23 - I-Rock Nightclub - Detroit, MI
Mar. 24 - Peabody's Down Under - Cleveland, OH
Mar. 25 - The Chance Entertainment Complex - Poughkeepsie, NY
Mar. 26 - B.B. King's Blues Club & Grill - New York, NY
Mar. 27 - Cafe Campus - Montreal, Canada
Mar. 29 - The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern - Toronto, Canada
Mar. 31 - Webster Theatre - Hartford, CT
Apr. 01 - Jaxx - Springfield, VA
Apr. 02 - Jesters Pub - Fayetteville, NC

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