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Minoru Niihara

Japanese singer

Musical artist

Minoru Niihara (二井原 実, Niihara Minoru, born March 12, 1960) is a Japanese singer. He is the original and current lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Loudness.

His first band was Earthshaker, in which he played bass and sang.[1] His vocal style was influenced by blues singers, but he adapted quickly his voice to the high pitch tones requested in a heavy metal act. He was selected after an audition to become the lead singer of Loudness in 1981 and his voice, together with the flashy guitar work of guitarist Akira Takasaki were recognized as a trademark of the band.[2] Although the first three albums were sung using mostly Japanese lyrics, he started singing in English only on their 1984 album, Disillusion.

After Loudness released Jealousy, he left the band in 1988 and was replaced by the American singer Mike Vescera. After working with several bands (including Ded Chaplin, Sly and X.Y.Z.→A), as well as his solo career, he returned to Loudness in 2001. He released two solo albums: One in 1989 and

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Biography

  • Born

    20 October 1956 (age 68)

  • Born In

    Tokyo, Japan

Correct tag: 向谷実

Minoru Mukaiya (向谷 実, Mukaiya Minoru) (born 20 October 1956) is a Japanese musician, game producer and CEO. He joined the jazz fusion band Casiopea in 1979 as keyboardist, produced the simulator game Train Simulator and is CEO of Ongakukan. Recently, he worked on the soundtrack for the KOEI game series Samurai Warriors.

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