Loudness
Loudness (ラウドネス, Raudonesu) 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 (five in America) by the end of 2009 and reaching the Billboard Top 100 in their moment of maximum international popularity. Despite numerous changes in their roster, the band continued their activities during the 90s, finally reuniting the original line-up in 2000. On November 30, 2008 original drummer Munetaka Higuchi died from liver cancer at a hospital in Osaka at age 49. Loudness replaced him with Masayuki Suzuki and are still active to this day.
The band was started by guitarist Akira Takasaki, bassist Hiroyuki Tanaka and drummer Munetaka Higuchi, coming off the split-up of the pop-rock band Lazy in February 1981. The three musicians, and Takasaki in particular, were unsatisfied ...
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Loudness discography
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Crazy Samurai good
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'81-'86 Live good
- Country: Japan
- Genres: Heavy Metal, Traditional Heavy Metal
- Years: 1981 - 2010
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