is a Japanese
heavy metal band that was formed in 1978 in
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...
. One of the first
Japanese metal
is heavy metal music from Japan.
1970s: Early acts
Originally formed in 1967 as a cover band of British and American psychedelic rock titled " Yuya Uchida & the Flowers," Japan's Flower Travellin' Band have been credited as one of the progenitor ...
bands, they steered toward a poppier sound 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.
The quintet from the nineties is still together. An early incarnation of the band included
Minoru Niihara
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. His vocal style was influenced by blues singers, but he adapted quickly ...
(of
Loudness
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fame) as singer (originally bass and vocals).
Discography
Studio albums
* 1983 - ''
Earthshaker''
* 1984 - ''
Fugitive
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* 1984 - ''
Midnight Flight
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* 1985 - ''
Passion''
* 1986 - ''
Overrun''
* 1987 - ''
Aftershock''
* 1988 - ''
Smash''
* 1989 - ''
Treachery''
* 1990 - ''
Pretty Good!''
* 1992 - ''
Earthshaker''
* 1993 - ''
Real
Real may refer to:
Currencies
* Brazilian real (R$)
* Central American Republic real
* Mexican real
* Portuguese real
* Spanish real
* Spanish colonial real
Music Albums
* ''Real'' (L'Arc-en-Ciel album) (2000)
* ''Real'' (Bright album) (2010) ...
''
* 1993 - ''
Yesterday & Tomorrow''
* 2001 - ''
Birthday
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Many re ...
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* 2003 - ''
Soko-Ni Aru Shi''
* 2004 - ''
Faith
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Religious people ofte ...
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* 2007 - ''
AIM''
* 2008 - ''
Quarter A quarter is one-fourth, , 25% or 0.25.
Quarter or quarters may refer to:
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* Quarter (urban subdivision), a section or area, usually of a town
Placenames
* Quarter, South Lanarkshire, a settlement in Scotland
* Le Quartier, a settlement ...
''
* 2009 - ''
The Course of Life''
*2010 - Back to Nexus
* 2011 - ''
Pray for the Earth''
*2013 - The Earthshaker
* 2015 - ''
Bird
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*2018 - The Story Goes On
Singles
* 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
* 1986 - ''Live in Budokan''
* 1989 - ''Earthshaker Live Encore!''
* 1994 - ''More - Earthshaker in Vancouver''
* 1994 - ''Remains''
*2014 - 30th Anniversary Special Live
Compilations
* 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
* 1984 - ''Midnight Flight''
* 1985 - ''Passion the Movie''
* 1987 - ''After Shock''
* 1990 - ''So Good''
References
External links
Earthshaker Official Homepage
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Japanese heavy metal musical groups
Musical groups established in 1978
Musical groups from Osaka