Spiritual Canoe is the fifteenth studio album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 heavy metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 band Loudness

Loudness (band)

is a Japan-based heavy metal band formed in 1981 by guitarist Akira Takasaki and drummer Munetaka Higuchi. They were the first Japanese heavy metal act signed to a major label in the United States, releasing twenty-three studio albums...

. It was released in 2001 only in Japan. It also marked the first time since 1988's Jealousy

Jealousy (Loudness EP)

Jealousy is an EP by Japanese band Loudness. It was released in May 1988 only in Japan, a market that the band felt to have neglected in favour of American audiences. It would also mark the final recording with the classic line-up, until Spiritual Canoe in 2001. In fact singer Minoru Niihara would...

that the original and classic line-up recorded together..

Track listing

All music is by Takasaki, Niihara, Higuchi and Yamashita, except for "Spiritual Canoe" by Takasaki. Lyrics are by Niihara, except 3,4,7,11 by Takasaki

1. "The Winds of Victory" - 4:41
2. "The Hate That Fills My Lonely Cells" - 6:00
3. "The End of Earth" - 4:29
4. "Stay Wild" - 5:48
5. "The Seven Deadly Sins" - 5:31
6. "Picture Your Life" - 3:20
7. "How Many More Times" - 5:40
8. "Touch My Heart2 - 5:10
9. "Climaxxx" - 4:05
10. "A Stroke of Lightning" - 5:13
11. "Never Forget You" - 5:00
12. "Spiritual Canoe" - 1:32
13. "The Power of Love" - 7:06

Band members

• Minoru Niihara
  Minoru Niihara
  is the original and current lead singer of the Japanese heavy metal band, Loudness.His first band was Earthshaker, in which he played bass and sang. His vocal style was influenced by blues singers, but he adapted quickly his voice to the high pitch tones requested in a heavy metal act...
  
   - vocals
• Akira Takasaki
  Akira Takasaki
  is the lead guitarist and founding member of the Japanese heavy metal band, Loudness.-Career:He started his career as a guitarist, winning a TV contest for young music talents at the age of 14. He was rapidly put under contract to be part of the pop-rock band Lazy, of which drummer Munetaka Higuchi...
  
   - guitars
• Masayoshi Yamashita
  Masayoshi Yamashita
  is the original and current bass guitarist of the Japanese heavy metal band, Loudness.He first started playing bass in a band called Black Rose...
  
   - bass
• Munetaka Higuchi
  Munetaka Higuchi
  was the original drummer of the Japanese heavy metal band, Loudness.Since very young, he was considered a talented drummer. During his high school years, Higuchi played in seven bands. But he was not happy with this situation, wanting to focus his time on only one band...
  
  - drums