--- title: "Earthshaker" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/earthshaker" genre: "Heavy Metal" country: "Japan" formed: 1978 --- # Earthshaker **Earthshaker** is a heavy metal band, from Japan, active 1978 to present. Earthshaker is a Japanese heavy metal band that was formed in 1978 in Osaka. One of the first Japanese metal bands, they steered toward a poppier sound on later albums and dropped from worldwide view, preferring to record and tour in their home country. After a successful run, they broke up in 1994, but returned five years later and remain active. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthshaker_(band) ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Earthshaker | | Genre | Heavy Metal | | Parent genre | Heavy Metal | | Origin | Osaka, Japan | | Formed | 1978 | | Releases in catalog | 28 | ## Genres [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [石原慎一郎](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-5b6d45ad) | Guitar | | Current | | [Yoshihiro Kudo](https://themetalnet.com/musician/yoshihiro-kudo) | | | Current | | [工藤義弘](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-387f5b6d) | Drums (drum set) | | Current | | [永川敏郎](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-77ff9db5) | | | Current | | [渡辺芳信](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-d4b297db) | Membranophone | | Current | | [甲斐貴之](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-22683907) | Bass guitar | | Current | | [西田昌史](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-ebc4c3f3) | Lead vocals | 1980 to present | Current | | [二井原実](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-4412fcb2) | Lead vocals, Bass guitar | | Former | | [永川敏郎](https://themetalnet.com/musician/band-29ce9a15) | Keyboard | | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1983 | [Blondie Girl](https://themetalnet.com/album/65d8a293-8fbf-447d-9525-73647605defe) | EP | | 1983 | [Earthshaker](https://themetalnet.com/album/d1f3d58f-7df2-48c0-b6c0-ff1fc98e0e8d) | Album | | 1984 | [EXCITING MINI](https://themetalnet.com/album/38132dc1-7f6f-48bc-aee8-cfc8c3ba60a7) | EP | | 1984 | [FUGITIVE](https://themetalnet.com/album/3ea2f6b7-9d52-470e-9578-8617fcdb8df3) | Album | | 1984 | [Midnight Flight](https://themetalnet.com/album/6fd1bc52-c8cf-4221-8bc6-e105d50546a0) | Album | | 1985 | [EXCITING MINI II](https://themetalnet.com/album/9c0c0ae9-28fd-4ac9-9b09-0cd48f9f99e5) | EP | | 1985 | [PASSION](https://themetalnet.com/album/29e9386b-e43c-40d2-8bc8-cda1b07246f9) | Album | | 1986 | [Overrun](https://themetalnet.com/album/3582ada0-bb14-4434-b5c8-ac376ea6623a) | Album | | 1987 | [Aftershock](https://themetalnet.com/album/c520aafa-7d93-491c-ae8f-e879c5b624f4) | Album | | 1988 | [Smash](https://themetalnet.com/album/2b38ef0c-1409-4118-91d4-a8a9194bf332) | Album | | 1989 | [Treachery](https://themetalnet.com/album/b15c61cf-f543-4a56-99a4-f0fc03876f9d) | Album | | 1990 | [Pretty Good!](https://themetalnet.com/album/26d58b17-de69-4030-bdfa-452297802813) | Album | | 1992 | [EARTHSHAKER](https://themetalnet.com/album/fc05e9c9-08ea-44b0-9a40-2b012350f6a9) | Album | | 1993 | [Real](https://themetalnet.com/album/c274cced-be7f-49c4-a14f-3168bb782349) | Album | | 1993 | [Yesterday & Tomorrow](https://themetalnet.com/album/43edbf81-27f9-4799-aa5a-b101617315c9) | Album | | 1995 | [Shaker's Shakies](https://themetalnet.com/album/49f68735-0c19-4276-8b50-115703cf393d) | EP | | 2001 | [Birthday](https://themetalnet.com/album/1a641761-ded2-431d-ac34-6e6e536b64af) | Album | | 2003 | [そこにある詩](https://themetalnet.com/album/82cf18fd-3ad7-42b2-860e-b03544eb2574) | Album | | 2004 | [Faith](https://themetalnet.com/album/03871f96-de9d-37b9-9565-a8cca6f45bce) | Album | | 2007 | [Aim](https://themetalnet.com/album/5b82d2dc-43b9-4da2-a409-13c0519fe4a1) | Album | | 2008 | [Quarter](https://themetalnet.com/album/53e6a8d3-e8c1-49f3-b0eb-bbd42989d8fc) | Album | | 2009 | [The Course of Life](https://themetalnet.com/album/d21ba954-3c21-4e53-83f7-2799944f66fc) | Album | | 2010 | [Back To Nexus](https://themetalnet.com/album/323f4769-7c3a-487f-b039-8d0eacc34a7a) | Album | | 2011 | [Pray For The Earth](https://themetalnet.com/album/32eba8d5-78fc-463f-a26e-f24c1d7b2647) | Album | | 2013 | [The Earthshaker](https://themetalnet.com/album/eb551f89-f4bf-47d5-b631-8b893556881f) | Album | | 2015 | [BIRD](https://themetalnet.com/album/a3384af5-c30e-41e6-8560-3953e4662928) | Album | | 2018 | [The Story Goes On](https://themetalnet.com/album/9e2801cc-6c78-432c-aa8f-c06db7c63b82) | Album | | 2023 | [40](https://themetalnet.com/album/e47e76f5-5659-45b7-94ad-012eaaa2b54c) | Album | ## Related bands - 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apple music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/74585545 - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/177012 - metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Earthshaker/18522 --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/earthshaker](https://themetalnet.com/band/earthshaker). 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