Loaded with substance, 'Go for Broke' hits the spot with a simple riff, coveting the underlying fundamentals in the heart of a great rock tune.

With no intended disrespect, Loudness sounds wrung out on this number as it clings to the hope that a melodic retro rocker is the way to go.

A good bass line from Masayoshi Yamashita and Akira Takasaki's scruffy guitar solo provides the song's steam, but it's hardly the heat-seeker it wants to be.

'Why and for Whom,' a hearty power metal ripper, posits a peculiar question, since Loudness still fields a respectable sales presence in Japan.

They have to seethe in wonderment how Babymetal managed to breach that fine line between aggression and pop which has tormented Loudness for its entire career.