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Earthshaker (band) 
Summary
Earthshaker (アースシェイカー, a-susheikā) is a Japanese heavy metal[1] band that was formed in 1978 in Osaka. One of the first Japanese metal bands, they steered toward a poppier sound[citation needed] on later albums and dropped from worldwide view, preferring to record and tour in their home country. After a successful run, they broke up in 1994, but returned five years later and remain active.
Earthshaker | |
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| Origin | Osaka, Japan |
| Genres | Heavy metal, hard rock |
| Years active | 1978–1994, 1999–present |
| Labels | Toshiba EMI |
| Members | Masafumi "Marcy" Nishida (vocals) Shinichiro "Shara" Ishihara (electric guitar) Takayuki Kai (bass guitar) Yoshihiro Kudo (drums) Toshio "Toshi" Egawa - keyboards |
| Past members | Minoru Niihara - (vocals, bass guitar) in early years Yoshinobu Watanabe (drums) |
| Website | Earthshaker.jp/ |
The quintet from the nineties is still together. An early incarnation of the band included Minoru Niihara (of Loudness fame) as singer (originally bass and vocals).
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
- 1983 - Earthshaker
- 1984 - Fugitive
- 1984 - Midnight Flight
- 1985 - Passion
- 1986 - Overrun
- 1987 - Aftershock
- 1988 - Smash
- 1989 - Treachery
- 1990 - Pretty Good!
- 1992 - Earthshaker
- 1993 - Real
- 1993 - Yesterday & Tomorrow
- 2001 - Birthday
- 2003 - Soko-Ni Aru Shi
- 2004 - Faith
- 2007 - AIM
- 2008 - Quarter
- 2009 - The Course of Life
- 2010 - Back to Nexus [2]
- 2011 - Pray for the Earth
- 2013 - The Earthshaker [2]
- 2015 - Bird [3]
- 2018 - The Story Goes On [4]
Singles edit
- 1983 - Blondie Girl
- 1984 - T-O-K-Y-O
- 1984 - Exciting Mini
- 1985 - ありがとう君に
- 1985 - Exciting Mini 2
- 1987 - Shaker's Shakies
- 1987 - Shaker's Shakies (CD)
Live albums edit
- 1986 - Live in Budokan
- 1989 - Earthshaker Live Encore!
- 1994 - More - Earthshaker in Vancouver
- 1994 - Remains
- 2014 - 30th Anniversary Special Live [2]
Compilations edit
- 1984 - “Hell Comes To Your House”
- 1987 - The Best of Earthshaker
- 1988 - The Ballads of Earthshaker
- 1995 - The Very Best of Earthshaker
- 2002 - Golden Best
- 2002 - The Best of Nexus Years
- 2005 - 1987-1992 The Best
Video/DVD edit
- 1984 - Midnight Flight
- 1985 - Passion the Movie
- 1987 - After Shock
- 1990 - So Good
References edit
- ^ "Earthshaker - discography, line-up, biography, interviews, photos". Spirit-of-metal.com. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "DISCOGRAPHY". Earthshaker.jp (in Japanese). 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
- ^ "BIRD". Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "THE STORY GOES ON", Amazon.co.jp, retrieved 15 November 2019
External links edit
- Earthshaker Official Homepage
- Earthshaker@BNR Metal Pages