Loudness (band)
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Loudness is a Japanese heavy metal band formed in 1981 by guitarist Akira Takasaki and drummer Munetaka Higuchi. They were the first Japanese metal band signed to a major label in the United States. L
Loudness at Wacken Open Air in 2022
Loudness in 1985. Original/classic 1980–1988, 2001–2008 line-up. (l-r) Yamashita, Niihara, Takasaki, Higuchi
Sole constant member Takasaki reunited the original lineup of the band in 2001.
Drummer Masayuki Suzuki replaced Higuchi in 2009.
Akira Takasaki
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Akira Takasaki is a Japanese musician. He is best known as the lead guitarist and sole constant member of the heavy metal band Loudness. He is also the guitarist of the band Lazy, with which he first
Loudness (band)
…Loudness (Japanese: ラウドネス, Hepburn: Raudonesu) is a Japanese heavy metal band formed in 1981 by guitarist Akira Takasaki and drummer Munetaka Higuchi. They were the first Japanese metal band signed to a major label in the United States. Loudness has released twenty-eight…
Takasaki performing with Loudness at Wacken Open Air in 2016
Takasaki playing a Killer guitar, 2022