L – bands. Loudness

Years active	1981–present
Genres	Heavy metal, Speed metal, Progressive metal, Glam metal
Current members	Minoru Niihara – lead vocals Akira Takasaki – guitars, backing vocals Masayoshi Yamashita – bass, backing vocals Masayuki Suzuki – drums
Former members	Mike Vescera – lead vocals Masaki Yamada – lead vocals Taiji Sawada – bass, backing vocals (died 2011) Naoto Shibata – bass, backing vocals Munetaka Higuchi – drums (died 2008) Hirotsugu Homma – drums
Discography (Studio albums)	The Birthday Eve (1981) Devil Soldier (1982) The Law of Devil's Land (1983) Disillusion (1984) Disillusion (1984, english version) Thunder in the East (1985) Shadows of War (1986) Lightning Strikes (1986, usa remix of Shadows of War) Hurricane Eyes (1987, english version) Hurricane Eyes (1987) Soldier of Fortune (1989) On the Prowl (1991) Loudness (1992) Heavy Metal Hippies (1994) Ghetto Machine (1997) Dragon (1998) Engine (1999) Spiritual Canoe (2001) Pandemonium (2001) Biosphere (2002) Terror (2004) Racing (2004) Breaking the Taboo (2006) Metal Mad (2008) The Everlasting (2009) King of Pain (2010) Eve to Dawn (2011) 2012 (2012) The Sun Will Rise Again (2014) Rise to Glory (2018) Sunburst (2021)

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