Minoru Niihara ( English Minoru Niihara ), March 12, 1960, Osaka , Japan )) is a Japanese rock musician, vocalist and songwriter of the Japanese heavy metal band Loudness . Minoru recorded 20 studio albums with Loudness, at the same time starting a solo career, releasing several works and in addition, took part in recording albums of such Japanese groups as Ded Chaplin , Sly , [[XYZ> A]] and others.
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 Minoru Niihara at the 2010 concert in Hamburg , Germany . | |
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| Full name | Minoru Niihara |
| Date of Birth | March 12, 1960 (59 years old) |
| Place of Birth |  Osaka , Japan |
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| Professions | Vocalist , producer |
| Years of activity | 1978 - today |
| Instruments | Acoustic guitar , bass |
| Genres | Heavy metal |
| Collectives | Loudness , Ded Chaplin , Sly , MTFuji , [[XYZ> A]] |
| Labels | Elektra Records , Atco Records , Nippon , Tokuma Japan |
Biography
Born in Osaka. At the age of 18, Minoru becomes a member of the Earthshaker band, where he sang and played bass. However, he did not stay at Earthshaker for long - from 1978 to 1979 . Shinihiro Ishihara also played Earthshaker at that time, subsequently, along with Minoru, a member of the Sly band.
After 2 years, in 1981 , he was accepted into Loudness , in which Minoru recorded the most successful works of the group - Thunder in the East (1985) and Hurricane Eyes (1987).
In 1982 , Minoru also took part in Loudness guitarist Akira Takasaki's solo project, recording vocals for the songs "Steal Away", "Show Me Something Good" and "Say What?", Which were included on Akira's first studio album Tusk of Jaguar .
Discography
Loudness
- The Birthday Eve (1981)
- Devil Soldier (1982)
- The Law Of Devil's Land (1983)
- Disillusion (1984)
- Thunder in the East (1985)
- Shadows of War (Lightning Strikes) (1986)
- Hurricane Eyes (1987)
- Pandemonium (2001)
- Biosphere (2002)
- Terror (2004)
- Rockshocks (2004)
- Racing (2005)
- Breaking the Taboo (2006)
- Metal Mad (2008)
- The Everlasting (2009)
- King of Pain (2010)
- Eve To Dawn (2011)
- 2-0-1-2 (2012)
- The Sun Will Rise Again (2014)
Solo albums
- One (1989)
- I Can't Wait (1989)
- Ashes to Glory (2006)
Ded Chaplin
- Ded Chaplin 1st (1990)
- Rock the Nation (1991)
- Final Revolution (1991)
Sly
- Sly (1994)
- Dreams of Dust (1995)
- Key (1996)
- Vulcan Wind (1998)