Thunder In The East

Thunder in the East is the fifth studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Loudness, and the first released by a major American label after the contract signed with Atco Records, then a subsidiary of Atlantic Records. Aside from being the band's first all-English release, it is the first Loudness album produced by Max Norman, best known for his previous work with Ozzy Osbourne, who also produced Lightning Strikes in 1986 and Soldier of Fortune in 1989. Thunder in the East features the single "Crazy Nights", the band's biggest hit in America, and the power ballad "Never Change Your Mind". This album marked the first time a Japanese band entered the US Top 100 chart, where it remained for 23 weeks, peaking at No. 74. In 2018, readers and professional musicians voted Thunder in the East the third best album in the history of hard rock and heavy metal in We Rock magazine's "Metal General Election". The album cover introduced the band's signature logo, which would be used in majority of their discography. The Rising Sun background would also be used in the band's albums Breaking the Taboo and The Sun Will Rise Again. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunder...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)