Munetaka Higuchi

Munetaka Higuchi

He is born as the eldest son of the Higuchi family in Nara-shi on December 24, 1958. A blood type is an A type. It was begun to play a drum simultaneously with high school entrance.

He develops hard band activity that 6-7 have a college student's band concurrently besides their own band, at the time of the third-year student in a high school.

Began the drum, and are only three years, the talent was made to bloom, and it became a person wanted in many quarters in many bands. It is the encounter with Mr.Takasaki that he will concentrate on one band. Mr. Akira Takasaki is the 2 years-old younger generation's able guitarist in the same high school.

Mr. Higuchi would participated the LAZY which is Mr. Takasaki's band, he stop the band which had participated till then, and will participate only in LAZY And a pro debut is achieved by LAZY

Then, LOUDNESS is formed with Takasaki..

He is the charismatic musician for whom pulls a band with a natural leader disposition and it depends on everybody.The drum style is an individual thing which is full of a feeling of the groove which it having been called the "Higuchi drumming" and "loud drumming", and having heard it rapidly also understands is Higuchi's play. He is the lock drummer representing Japan who adhered to the One Bass style stubbornly and produced the Higuchi follower of many of noted phrases many.

There are many people who respect him to many drummers of a pro and an amateur even now.
Moreover, the existence which has led LOUDNESS which established the status in the world is [ The first Madison Square Garden performance as a Japanese, and the 64th place of Billboard ] still in addition living [ acquisition etc. ], although it is him who is directing power also towards successor training.

The first self cover album "ROCK SHOCKS" is released on October 27, 2004.

1981
NOV 25 first album “THE BIRTHDAY EVE” sale .
A DEC 17 Asakusa international theater and Debut concert (THE BIRTHDAY EVE) are held.

1982
The first concert tour start in APR .
MAY 1 single “BURNNING LOVE” sale .
JUL 26 Second album "miracle DEVIL SOLDIER of shiver" sale .
DEVIL TRADITION JAPAN TOUR'82 start .

1983
JAN 21 Third album "THE LAVOF DEVIL'S LAND".
MAY 21 Higuchi solo album “DESTRUCTION” sale
THE END OF CENTURY WORLD TOUR'89 start .

1984
JAN 21 Album "DISILLUSION2" sale .
APR 20 Europe tour
JUN 9 Tour LOUDNESS JAPAN CIRCUIT ETERNALWAY start .
DEC 1 Single "CRAZY NIGHTS" sale .
DEC 2 WORLD CIRCUIT CHAPTER 1 start

1985
APR 2 United States -- the Tour "THUNDER IN THE EAST TOUR IN THE WEST" start WORLD CIRCUIT CHAPTER 2 start
JUL7 Japan tour
AUG7 United States tour

1986
MAR 24 Tour “world circuit chapter III” start
JUL 25 Album "Lightning Strikes" sale
LIGHTNIG STRIKS WORLD TOUR .
5th ANNIVARSARY 8186 WORLD TOUR start .
NOV 22 JAPAN TOUR

1987
JUL LOUDNESS STRYPER WORLD TOUR '87
AUG 10 Album "hurricane eyes" sale Japan tour "hurricane eyes" start .

1988
FEB 17 Participates in B'Z Matsumoto [ Takahiro ] recording.
LOUDNESS JAPAN TOUR'88 start .

2000
OCT 3 Recording start .
OCT 10 Resumption of LOUDNESS original member activity, formal announcement .

2001
MAR 7 Original album "LOUDNESS SPIRITUAL CANOE" release .
MAR The SOLDIERS just came back 2001 TOUR
SEP LOUDNESS CLUB CIRCUIT with ANNIHILATOR "HEAVEN OF HEAVINESS" .
NOV 21 "PANDEMONIUM " release < Columbia .
NOV 25 20th Anniversary PANDEMONIUM TOUR

2002
SEP 4 CD "BIOSPHERE" release <TOKUMA Japan> .
OCT 25 Shibuya Public Hall "LOUDNESS LIVE BIOSPHERE" .

2003
SEP 13 NANBA HATCH"LOUDNESS PRODUCE LOUD FEST 2003" with/BRAHMAN, COCOBAT, WRENCH, etc .
SEP 21 CLUB CITTA Kawasaki "LOUDNESS PRODUCE LOUD FEST 2003" with/BRAHMAN, COCOBAT, WRENCH, etc .

2004
JAN 7 "TERROR " release <TOKUMA Japan>
JAN 31 INTEX OSAKA "SONIC MANIA 04"
FEB 1 MAKUHARI MESSE "SONIC MANIA 04"
FEB 22 Shibuya Public Hall one-man live "LIVE TERROR 2004"

JUL 7 new single "CRAZY SAMURAI" &DVD"LIVE TERRO 2004" simultaneous sale .