Sly (band)

Sly
Vocalist Minoru Niihara, 2008
Vocalist Minoru Niihara, 2008
Background information
OriginJapan
GenresHeavy metal, speed metal, hard rock
Years active1994 - 1998
LabelsVictor, East West Japan
Past membersMinoru Niihara
Shinichiro Ishihara
Koichi Terasawa
Munetaka Higuchi

Sly was a Japanese heavy metal supergroup formed in 1994 by former members of popular groups of the Japanese metal scene. The line-up included singer Minoru Niihara and drummer Munetaka Higuchi (both from Loudness), guitarist Shinichiro Ishihara (Earthshaker) and bassist Koichi Terasawa (Blizard).[1] Sly disbanded in 1998,[1] with Niihara and Higuchi re-joining Loudness in 2000 and Ishihara taking part in the reformation of his former group Earthshaker in 1999.

Band members

Discography

Albums

  • Sly (1994)
  • Loner (EP, 1995)
  • Dreams of Dust (1995)
  • Key (1996)
  • Vulcan Wind (1998)

Video albums

  • Live Kingdom Come (1995)
  • Live Dreams of Dust (1996)

References

  1. ^ a b "SLY". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2012-06-02.