Ezo is a Japanese heavy metal band originally formed and known as Flatbacker in Sapporo, Japan. Heavy metal is a form of rock music characterized by aggressive, driving rhythms and highly amplified distorted guitars, generally with grandiose lyrics and virtuosic instrumentation. ... Sapporo scene Sapporo White Illumination Sapporo (札幌市; -shi) is the fifth-largest city in Japan and it is the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture. ...

Ezo consisted of Masaki Yamada (vocals), Taro Takahashi (bass), Shoyo Iida (guitar) and Hiro Homma (drums). They released one demo cassette (Minagoroshi) in 1984 and two albums (1985's Senzo and 1986's Esa) in Japan as Flatbacker in the mid-1980s before coming to the U.S. Rumor has it that Gene Simmons of KISS, who produced their self-titled U.S. debut album, was behind the band's name change to EZO, inspired by Eizo, an ancient name for Hokkaidō. They released two albums for Geffen Records, 1987's E-Z-O and 1989's Fire Fire, before being dropped from the label and internal differences led to the band's demise. In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Typical 60-minute Compact Cassette. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks distributed to the public. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1980s refers to the years of 1980 to 1989. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz (hebrew:גין סיימונס) on August 25, 1949 in Haifa, Israel) is the performer and entertainment mogul best known as The Demon, his blood-spitting, fire-breathing, tongue-wagging personality in the rock band KISS. He plays bass guitar and sings lead vocals. ... KISS are an American rock band formed in New York City in 1973. ... Hokkaidō   (北海道, literal meaning: North Sea Route, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo and Yesso, is the second largest island and largest prefecture of Japan. ... Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Vocalist Masaki Yamada joined fellow Japanese metalheads Loudness in 1992 and drummer Hiro Homma joined Loudness in 1994. In 2000, the original Loudness lineup reunited and Masaki and Hiro left the band. Hiro Homma is currently the drummer for the Japanese metal band Anthem and vocalist Masaki Yamada is now the bass player for the New York-based band FiRESiGN [1]. Loudness is a Japanese heavy metal band formed in 1981 by Akira Takasaki. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... FiRESiGN[1] is an underground music group which began as a solo project by Japanese vocalist Aya in 1999. ...

Discography

• EZO (1987)
• Fire Fire (1989)

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Trivia

A single guitar riff from E-Z-O song "House of 1,000 Pleasures" served as the signature sound of syndicated radio network Z Rock. Z-Rock is a name for a syndycated Modern Rock format for radio stations. ...