Loudness were a Japanese hard-rock/metal band that debuted with an album on Blow Up in 1981, followed over the next two years by a pair of titles on B&M. Between 1983 and 1985, the band released four albums on Columbia, followed by six further ’80s-era longplayers on ATCO.
Members: Akira Takasaki (guitar), Masayoshi Yamashita (bass, 1981-92, 2000-present), Minoru Niihara (vocals, 1981-88, 2000-present), Munetaka Higuchi (drums, 1981-93, 2000-08), Michael Vescera (vocals, 1989-91)
Discography:
- The Birthday Eve (1981)
- Devil Soldier (1982)
- The Law of Devil’s Land (1983)
- Disillusion (1984)
- Live-Loud-Alive (Loudness in Tokyo) (live, 1984)
- Thunder in the East (1985)
- Shadows of War (1986)
- Lightning Strikes (1986)
- 8186 Live (1986)
- Hurricane Eyes (1987)
- Soldier of Fortune (1989)
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