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Loudness is a Japanese heavy metal band formed in 1981 by guitarist Akira Takasaki and drummer Munetaka Higuchi. They were the first Japanese heavy metal act signed to a major label in the United States, releasing twenty-three studio albums (five in America) by the end of 2009 and reaching the Billboard Top 100 in their moment of maximum international popularity. Despite numerous changes in their roster, the band continued their activities during the 90's, finally reuniting the original line-up in 2000. On November 30, 2008 original drummer Munetaka Higuchi died from liver cancer at a hospital in Osaka at age...

There are several artists using the name "Cloud 9." 1. Cloud 9 is the alias used by drum and bass artist Nookie a.k.a. Gavin Cheung (Discography) 2. NY house producer Victor Simonelli used this alias on his 1993 deep house 12" "Do You Want Me." 3. Cloud 9 is a hip-hop band from Long Island/Monroe. 4. Brighton based Hip-Hop producer, who has worked with the likes of Concept Of Thought. 5. Nujazz Project on Acid Jazz Records, they did one album in 1993 called 'Millenium', it was produced by Mark Brydon who later formed Moloko together with singer Róisín Murphy...

Girls Aloud were a critically acclaimed British-Irish girl group comprising Nicola Roberts, Nadine Coyle, Cheryl Cole, Kimberley Walsh and Sarah Harding. The band was formed on the reality TV show Popstars: The Rivals, in which a girl band was pitted against a boy band in the race for the UK Christmas number one single in 2002. Girls Aloud came out on top, with their debut single Sound Of The Underground hitting number one and earning them a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the first girl band in British history to debut at number one. As well...

There are at least three bands with the name the Tigers. The most widely known of these are The Tigers (ザ・タイガース), who were Japan’s most popular band of the Group Sounds era. The group featured a singer named Kenji Sawada, and were signed to Watanabe Productions. The group was first named Funnys and was formed in 1966. They changed their name to "The Tigers" on their first TV performance on 15 November 1966. They appeared in several Japanese movies in the late 1960s. On 24th Jan. 1971, The Tigers held their last concert The Tigers Beautiful Concert at the Nippon...

Driven by Tiger JK and DJ Shine, Drunken Tiger is often given credit as being one of South Korea's greatest hip-hop pioneers. In 1999, when packaged pop and redundant ballads dominated Korea's music industry, Drunken Tiger debuted and challenged the system with their unique hip hop sound and realistic lyrics. Drunken Tiger's straightforward approach made them one of the most controversial figures in Korea's conservative media. However, without their willingness to challenge music and societal conventions, Korean hip-hop would not be where it is today. To date, Drunken Tiger has released eight albums and remain as Korea's most respected hip-hop...