Akira Takasaki | |
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 Takasaki performing with Loudness at Wacken Open Air in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Suzy[1] |
| Born | February 22, 1961 Osaka, Japan |
| Genres | Heavy metal, speed metal, hard rock, glam metal[2] |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Member of | Lazy, Loudness |
Akira Takasaki (高崎 晃, Takasaki Akira, born February 22, 1961) is a Japanese musician. He is best known as the lead guitarist and sole constant member of the heavy metal band Loudness. He is also the guitarist of the band Lazy, with which he first rose to prominence in the 1970s.
- ^ "Lazy Biografia" (in Portuguese). J-Metal. 2004. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
- ^ McPadden, Mike (August 6, 2015). "The 10 Most Underrated Hair Metal Guitarists Of The '80s". VH1 News. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2021.