# Masayoshi Yamashita

> Loudness  is a Japanese heavy metal band formed in 1981 by guitarist Akira Takasaki and drummer Munetaka Higuchi. They were the first Japanese metal band signed to a major label in the United States. Loudness subsequently released twenty-six studio albums and nine live albums by 2014 and reached the Billboard Top 100 during their heyday as well as charting on Oricon dozens of times. Despite numerous line-up changes in the band's history, leaving Takasaki as the sole constant member, the band continued their activities throughout the 1990s, finally reuniting the original line-up in 2000. This incarnation released a further seven albums until November 30, 2008, when original drummer Munetaka Higuchi died from liver cancer at a hospital in Osaka at age 49. He was replaced by Masayuki Suzuki.

*Japanese bassist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/masayoshi-yamashita

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** Japan
- **Born:** 1961-11-29
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 7.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 85.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **X**: https://x.com/fans_selection (@fans_selection)
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0945622/ (@nm0945622)
- **SPOTIFY**: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7rAFPY9xESMXaOHuESi6Tn (@Masayoshi Yamashita)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/696795)
- [ماسايوشي ياماشيتا](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%8A_%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%A7)
- [ماسايوشى ياماشيتا](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%89_%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%A7)
- [Masayoshi Yamashita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masayoshi_Yamashita)
- [Masayoshi Yamashita](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masayoshi_Yamashita)
- [山下昌良](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B1%B1%E4%B8%8B%E6%98%8C%E8%89%AF)
- [Масаёси Ямасита](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%91%D1%81%D0%B8_%D0%AF%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ba9430ee-a48d-4e32-9fad-d9d851edc300)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3297200)
- [Masayoshi Yamashita](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3214195)

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