Munetaka Higuchi was the original drummer of the Japanese heavy metal band, Loudness. From very young he was considered a talented drummer. During his high school years Munetaka played in seven bands. But he wasn't happy with this situation, wanting to focus his time on only one band. That's when future bandmate Akira Takasaki came along and they formed Lazy. When he and Akira got into hard rock and heavy metal, they formed Loudness in 1981.

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  • Munetaka Higuchi was the original drummer of the Japanese heavy metal band, Loudness. From very young he was considered a talented drummer. During his high school years Munetaka played in seven bands. But he wasn't happy with this situation, wanting to focus his time on only one band. That's when future bandmate Akira Takasaki came along and they formed Lazy. When he and Akira got into hard rock and heavy metal, they formed Loudness in 1981. During his time with Loudness, he released his first solo album, Destruction, in 1983. He left Loudness in 1992, and resumed his solo career in the late-1990's; he also worked on side projects, including Sly, Bloodcircus, Rose of Rose, and the Rock 'n' Roll Standard Club Band. In 1997, as "Munetaka Higuchi & Dream Castle", he released the album Free World. The band featured many famous musicians from the jazz and rock/metal spheres, like Steve Vai, Stanley Clarke, Billy Sheehan, Ty Tabor, Terry Bozzio, T. M. Stevens, Ronnie James Dio, Richie Kotzen and others. The album was released on February 21, 1997 in Japan. He returned to Loudness in 2001, maintaining his high profile in the metal genre. Higuchi endorsed Pearl Drums, Sabian Cymbals, Remo drumheads and Vic Firth drumsticks. On April 14, 2008 it was announced that he was diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma, a type of liver cancer; on November 30, 2008 Munetaka died at the age of 49.
  • Munetaka Higuchi (樋口 宗孝, Higuchi Munetaka) né le 24 décembre 1958 à Nara, Japon, est un célèbre batteur japonais de heavy metal, notamment avec le groupe de métal nippon Loudness, qu'il créa en 1981, et dont il fait toujours partie, malgré son départ du groupe entre 1992 et 2001. Il a annoncé en 2008 être victime d'un cancer. Munetaka Higuchi décède le 30 novembre 2008 à l'age de 49 ans.
  • 樋口 宗孝（ひぐち むねたか、1958年12月24日 - 2008年11月30日）は、日本のドラマー、音楽プロデューサー。奈良県奈良市出身。大阪府立藤井寺高等学校卒。愛称は「ひぐっつあん」。
  • Munetaka Higuchi was een Japans heavy metal-drummer. Hij raakte vooral bekend met de Japanse band Loudness, die hij in 1981 mede oprichtte en waarvan hij bleef deel uitmaken tot aan zijn dood, onderbroken door de periode dat hij de groep verlaten had van 1992 tot 2001. Hij stierf in november 2008 aan leverkanker.
  • Munetaka Higuchi - japoński perkusista. Muzyk był wieloletnim perkusistą i współzałożycielem heavymetalowej grupy Loudness. Nagrał dwa albumy solowe Destruction i Free World, przy którym współpracował m. in. z gitarzystą Stevem Vaiem i basistą Billym Sheehanem. Higuchi pod koniec życia cierpiał na raka wątroby, zmarł 30 listopada 2008 roku w szpitalu w Osace.
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  • Munetaka Higuchi was the original drummer of the Japanese heavy metal band, Loudness. From very young he was considered a talented drummer. During his high school years Munetaka played in seven bands. But he wasn't happy with this situation, wanting to focus his time on only one band. That's when future bandmate Akira Takasaki came along and they formed Lazy. When he and Akira got into hard rock and heavy metal, they formed Loudness in 1981.
  • Munetaka Higuchi (樋口 宗孝, Higuchi Munetaka) né le 24 décembre 1958 à Nara, Japon, est un célèbre batteur japonais de heavy metal, notamment avec le groupe de métal nippon Loudness, qu'il créa en 1981, et dont il fait toujours partie, malgré son départ du groupe entre 1992 et 2001. Il a annoncé en 2008 être victime d'un cancer. Munetaka Higuchi décède le 30 novembre 2008 à l'age de 49 ans.
  • 樋口 宗孝（ひぐち むねたか、1958年12月24日 - 2008年11月30日）は、日本のドラマー、音楽プロデューサー。奈良県奈良市出身。大阪府立藤井寺高等学校卒。愛称は「ひぐっつあん」。
  • Munetaka Higuchi was een Japans heavy metal-drummer. Hij raakte vooral bekend met de Japanse band Loudness, die hij in 1981 mede oprichtte en waarvan hij bleef deel uitmaken tot aan zijn dood, onderbroken door de periode dat hij de groep verlaten had van 1992 tot 2001. Hij stierf in november 2008 aan leverkanker.
  • Munetaka Higuchi - japoński perkusista. Muzyk był wieloletnim perkusistą i współzałożycielem heavymetalowej grupy Loudness. Nagrał dwa albumy solowe Destruction i Free World, przy którym współpracował m. in. z gitarzystą Stevem Vaiem i basistą Billym Sheehanem. Higuchi pod koniec życia cierpiał na raka wątroby, zmarł 30 listopada 2008 roku w szpitalu w Osace.
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