Luke Takamura
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is a Japanese musician
and songwriter
. He is best known as guitarist of the heavy metal
band Seikima-II
from 1987 to 1999. In 1995 he joined the short-lived supergroup
Kings, with Shuichi Aoiki (Night Hawks) on vocals, Taiji Sawada (X
, Loudness
) on bass and Satoshi "Joe" Miyawaki (44 Magnum
, Spread Beaver) on drums. He is currently lead singer and guitarist of Canta, with his fellow Seikima-II member Raiden Yuzawa and bassist Masaki.
With Seikima-II
With Kings
With Toyo
With Canta
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
. He is best known as guitarist of the heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Seikima-II
SEIKIMA-II
is a Japanese heavy metal band formed by guitarist Damian Hamada in 1982.According to the mythology created by the band, Seikima-II is a group of "Akuma" , from the futuristic hyper-evolved dimension "Makai", that are preaching a religion, in order to propagate Satan through the use of heavy metal...
from 1987 to 1999. In 1995 he joined the short-lived supergroup
Supergroup (music)
In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
Kings, with Shuichi Aoiki (Night Hawks) on vocals, Taiji Sawada (X
X Japan
is a Japanese heavy metal band founded in 1982 by Yoshiki and Toshi. Originally named X , the group achieved their breakthrough success in 1989 with the release of their second album Blue Blood...
, Loudness
Loudness (band)
is a Japan-based 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...
) on bass and Satoshi "Joe" Miyawaki (44 Magnum
44 Magnum (band)
44 Magnum is a heavy metal/hard rock band from Japan, originally formed in 1977. After the band disbanded in 1989, they had a thirteen-year hiatus before reuniting and releasing their seventh album, Ignition, in 2002...
, Spread Beaver) on drums. He is currently lead singer and guitarist of Canta, with his fellow Seikima-II member Raiden Yuzawa and bassist Masaki.
Discography
- 1991: Takamura
- 1993: Soaking Wet Live
With Seikima-II
- 1987: Big Time Changes
- 1988: The Outer Mission
- 1990: Yuugai
- 1992: Kyoufu no Restaurant
- 1994: Ponk!!
- 1996: Mephistopheles no Shouzou
- 1997: News
- 1998: Move
- 1999: Living Legend
With Kings
- 1995: Kings
With Toyo
- 2001: A Sight For Sore Eyes
With Canta
- 2002: Everything's Gonna Be Alright
- 2003: Fraction
- 2005: Non-Homogenized
- 2006: 百歌颯鳴
- 2007: Ryuusei to Haru no Arashi
- 2008: Kirakira
- 2008: Meramera