Masaki Yamada (musician)

Masaki Yamada
Also known as	MASAKI
Born	(1964-02-17) February 17, 1964 (age 60) Hokkaido, Japan
Genres	Heavy metal, glam metal, thrash metal,
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals, bass, guitar
Years active	1982-present
Member of	Firesign
Formerly of	EZO, Loudness, Flatbacker
Website	firesignmusic.com

Masaki Yamada (山田 雅樹, Yamada Masaki, born 1964) is a Japanese singer, guitarist and bassist known for being the frontman of EZO from 1986 to 1991 and Loudness from 1992 to 2000. He currently plays bass and sings duet and backing vocals, with occasional guitar in the New York City-based band FiRESiGN.^[1] He was vocally trained by Donald Lawrence, and moved to New York City in 1986. He has a daughter, born in 1992.

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	JP	US
1984	Minagoroshi(皆殺し) (Demo, with Fratvacker)
1985	Accident(戦争) (with Flatbacker)
1986	Esa(餌) (with Flatbacker)
1987	EZO (with EZO)	6	150
1989	Fire Fire (with EZO)	19
1992	Loudness (with Loudness)	2
1994	Heavy Metal Hippies (with Loudness)	29
1995	Loud 'n' Raw (Live) (with Loudness)
1997	Ghetto Machine (with Loudness)	65
1998	Dragon (with Loudness)	49
1999	Engine (with Loudness)	48

Videos

Year	Title
1985	War is Over (with Flatbacker)
1988	E・Z・O (with EZO)
2004	Returns (with EZO)

References

1. bravewords.com. "> News > FiRESiGN Featuring Former EZO / LOUDNESS Vocalist MASAKI – New Album Now Available For Online Purchase". Bravewords.com. Retrieved December 18, 2012.