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Munetaka Higuchi (樋口 宗孝, Higuchi Munetaka) (December 24, 1958 – November 30, 2008) was a Japanese musician and record producer. He is best known as the original drummer of the heavy metal band Loudness , but first rose to prominence as a member of Lazy in the 1970s.
Drummer Masayuki Suzuki replaced Higuchi in 2009. The band confirmed through Takasaki that, despite the recent loss of drummer Munetaka Higuchi, they would be recording a new studio album, The Everlasting, [28] which was released in May 2009. The new material was based on drum tracks recorded by Higuchi before his death.
The Everlasting (魂宗久遠, Konsō kuon) is the twenty-second studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Loudness.It was released in 2009 only in Japan, after the death of original drummer Munetaka Higuchi, whose pre-recorded drum tracks were used on this album. [1]
It would be the last album before Munetaka Higuchi's death in November 2008. Track listing. Music by Akira Takasaki, lyrics by Minoru Niihara
Munetaka Higuchi Sly was a Japanese heavy metal supergroup formed in 1994 by former members of popular groups of the Japanese metal scene. The line-up included singer Minoru Niihara and drummer Munetaka Higuchi (both from Loudness ), guitarist Shinichiro Ishihara ( Earthshaker ) and bassist Koichi Terasawa ( Blizard ). [ 1 ]
Soldier of Fortune is the eighth studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Loudness, and their first with American vocalist Mike Vescera.It is the band's third album produced by Max Norman after Thunder in the East in 1985 and Lightning Strikes in 1986.
On the Prowl is the ninth studio album released by the Japanese heavy metal band Loudness.It is also their second and last album with American vocalist Michael Vescera, before his leaving to join Yngwie Malmsteen's band.
Cozy Powell Forever is a tribute album dedicated to the British rock drummer Cozy Powell, who died a few months before the album release.The album was produced by Japanese drummer Munetaka Higuchi, with the contribution of many prominent Japanese rock and metal musicians and of the western musicians Carmine Appice and Tony Franklin.