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Ezo (band)

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Originally formed and known as Flatbacker in Sapporo, Japan, EZO was Masaki Yamada (Vocals), Taro Takahashi (Bass), Shoyo Iida (Guitar) & Hiro Homma (Drums). They released 1 demo cassette ("Minagoroshi") in 1984 and 2 albums (1985's "Senzo" and 1986's "Esa") in Japan as Flatbacker in the mid-1980's 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 Hokkaido. They released 2 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. Vocalist Masaki Yamada joined fellow Japanese metalheads Loudness in 1992 and drummer Hiro Homma joined Loudness in 1994. No current info on Shoyo Iida or Taro Takahashi is available. In 2000, the original Loudness lineup reunited and Masaki & Hiro left the band. Hiro Homma is currently the drummer Japanese metal band Anthem and vocalist Masaki Yamada is working on a solo project.