Ghetto Machine

1997 studio album by Loudness

Ghetto Machine

Studio album by

Loudness

Released| July 7, 1997
Recorded| Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
TML Studios, Hayward, California, USA
February–March 1997
ESP Rehearsal Studio, December 1995 (track 7)
Genre| Heavy metal, groove metal
Length| 50:44
Label| Rooms
Producer| Akira Takasaki, Masao Nakajima
Loudness chronology
| Loud 'n' Raw
(1995)  | Ghetto Machine
(1997)  | Dragon
(1998)

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Ghetto Machine is the twelfth studio album by the Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. It was released in 1997 only in Japan and recorded at the famous Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California. This was the first album to feature bassist Naoto Shibata. Only the instrumental "Katmandu Fly" was recorded in 1995 at ESP Guitars rehearsal studio.[1]

## Track listing

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All music by Akira Takasaki. Lyrics by Masaki Yamada, except songs 1,2,3,6 by Yamada and Stephan Galfas and song 4 by Kayla Ritt and Stephan Galfas

1. "Ghetto Machine" - 4:04[2]
2. "Slave" - 3:17
3. "Evil Ecstasy" - 4:10
4. "San Francisco" - 4:10
5. "Love and Hate" - 6:41
6. "Creatures" - 5:30
7. "Katmandu Fly" (instrumental) - 1:14
8. "Hypnotized" - 4:44
9. "Dead Man Walking" - 4:45
10. "Jasmine Sky" - 5:47
11. "Wonder Man" - 5:54

## Personnel

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Loudness

* Masaki Yamada \- vocals
* Akira Takasaki \- guitars, producer
* Naoto Shibata - bass
* Hirotsugu Homma - drums

Production

* Daniel McClendon - engineer, mixing
* Steve Fontano, Michael Rosen, Galen T. Berens - engineers
* George Horn - mastering
* George Azuma - supervisor
* Masao Nakajima - executive producer

## References

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1. ^ "Loudness:Discography:Ghetto Machine (1997)". Takasaki.net. Archived from the original on 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
2. ^ "Loudness - Ghetto Machine (1997)". Metal-Archives.com. Retrieved 2010-03-30.

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Loudness

* Akira Takasaki
* Masayoshi Yamashita
* Minoru Niihara
* Masayuki Suzuki

* Hiroyuki Tanaka
* Mike Vescera
* Taiji Sawada
* Masaki Yamada
* Hirotsugu Homma
* Naoto Shibata
* Munetaka Higuchi

Studio albums|

* The Birthday Eve
* Devil Soldier
* The Law of Devil's Land
* Disillusion
* Thunder in the East
* Shadows of War / Lightning Strikes
* Hurricane Eyes
* Soldier of Fortune
* On the Prowl
* Loudness
* Heavy Metal Hippies
* Ghetto Machine
* Dragon
* Engine
* Spiritual Canoe
* Pandemonium
* Biosphere
* Terror
* Racing
* Breaking the Taboo
* Metal Mad
* The Everlasting
* King of Pain
* Eve to Dawn
* 2･0･1･2
* The Sun Will Rise Again
* Rise to Glory
* Sunburst

EPs|

* Odin
* Jealousy

Live albums|

* Live-Loud-Alive: Loudness in Tokyo
* 8186 Live
* Once and for All
* Loud 'n' Raw
* Eurobounds
* The Soldier's Just Came Back
* Loudness Live 2002
* Live Loudest at the Budokan '91

Compilations|

* RockShocks

Singles|

* "Crazy Night"

Supporting tours|

* Guns N' Roses 2020 Tour

Related articles|

* Discography
* Lazy
* Sly
* Ezo
* Anthem
* X Japan

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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