Lightning Strikes is the sixth studio album by the Japanese heavy metal band Loudness.

The album, which was released on July 25, 1986, remained 15 weeks in the U.S. charts, peaking at #64 (Billboard 200).

Lyrics for the album are credited to Loudness, even though producer Max Norman did a lot of uncredited work on them.

There is also a slight difference in some vocal melodies[6] and arrangements, most notably an extended musical outro to "One Thousand Eyes".

[7] All lyrics are written by Minoru Niihara; all music is composed by Akira Takasaki, except where noted