Loudness (ラウドネス, Raudonesu) is a Japanese heavy metal band formed in 1981 by guitarist Akira Takasaki and drummer Munetaka Higuchi. They were the first Japanese heavy metal act signed in the United States, releasing seven albums (3 in America) by the end of 1987 and reaching the Billboard top 100.
Their Japanese-language debut album was The Birthday Eve; a relatively successful debut album, especially given that the Heavy metal genre had not prod...
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Loudness (ラウドネス, Raudonesu) is a Japanese heavy metal band formed in 1981 by guitarist Akira Takasaki and drummer Munetaka Higuchi. They were the first Japanese heavy metal act signed in the United States, releasing seven albums (3 in America) by the end of 1987 and reaching the Billboard top 100.
Their Japanese-language debut album was The Birthday Eve; a relatively successful debut album, especially given that the Heavy metal genre had not produced much output in Japan. In 1983, after recording their third album The Law of Devil's Land, they went on their first US tour, followed by a tour in Europe. They moved to Europe to record their 4th album Disillusion, performing several concerts there.
Finally in 1985, through the management of Twisted Sister co-manager Joe Gerber, they inked a contract with Atco Records. Their 5th album, the Max Norman produced Thunder in the East became a very successful album for them. Their first American release, it peaked at #74 in the Billboard charts...
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