44 Magnum (band)
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44 Magnum | |
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Origin | Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
Genres | |
Years active | 1977–1989, 2002–present |
Labels | Moon, Invitation, Danger Crue, East West Japan |
Associated acts | Velvet Spider, Grand Slam, Kings, La'cryma Christi |
Website | Official site |
Members | Paul Jimmy Joe Stevie Ban |
Past members | Akira Taka Hirofumi Teruki |
44 Magnum (stylized as 44MAGNUM) are a Japanese heavy metal band,[1] originally formed in Osaka Prefecture in mid-1977.[2] They were one of the first Japanese metal bands.
History[]
After the group disbanded in 1989, they had a thirteen-year hiatus before reuniting and releasing their seventh album Ignition in 2002. In 2009, they released the self-titled album 44Magnum, which features Paul's son Stevie as a lead singer along with Paul on most of the tracks.
In early 2012, frontman and sole original member Paul announced he would stop performing live with 44 Magnum to focus on treatment for Parkinson's disease, which he was diagnosed with in 2005.[3] However, he will continue to record and write songs with the band.[3]
Members[]
- Tatsuya "Paul" Umehara – vocals (1977–1989, 2002–present)
- Satoshi "Jimmy" Hirose – guitar (1979–1989, 2002–present)
- Satoshi "Joe" Miyawaki – drums (1982–1988, 2002–present)
- Stevie Umehara – vocals (2009–present)
- Hironori "Ban" Yoshikawa – bass (1979–1989, 2002–2009, 2013–present)
- Former members
- Akira Nagamori – guitar
- Taka Tanaka – bass
- Hirofumi Miyamoto – drums
- Teruki Iga – drums (1979–1982)
- Shuse (La'cryma Christi) - bass (2009–2012)
- Anarchy Bad Ray - support - bass ("Live at Alive" in 2010)
Timeline[]
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Discography[]
- Studio albums
- Danger (1983)
- Street Rock'n Roller (1984)
- Actor (1985)
- Love or Money (1987)
- Emotional Color (1988)
- Still Alive (1989)
- Ignition (2002)
- 44Magnum (2009)
- Angel Number (2015)
- Prisoner (2019)
- EPs
- 44Magnum (1983)
- Four Figures (1985)
- Beast (2013)
- Singles
- "It's Raining" (1987)
- "I Miss You" (1988)
- Live albums
- The Live (1985, EP)
- Live Act II (1986)
- 2016 04 03 04 Special Live (2017)
- Compilations
- Anthology (1989)
- Live & Rare (2000, 10-CD boxset)
- The Bootleg-MK.I (2001, 2CD & DVD)
- The Bootleg-MK.II (2011, CD & DVD)
- 44Magnum 35th Anniversary Ultimate Collection (March 21, 2012, SHM-CDs)
- Includes Danger, Street Rock'n Roller, Actor, Live + Four Figures, Live Act II -Complete- and Ignition.
- Videos
- The Beginning (1985)
- The Bootleg-MK.I (2001, DVD & 2CD)
- Live at Alive (2010)
- The Bootleg-MK.II (2011, DVD & CD)
- 44Magnum on 30th Anniversary Tour 2013 Bombard Attack (2014)
- Bombard Attack 44Magnum on Tour 2014 2014.10.18 Tokyo (2015)
- 2016 04 03 04 Special Live (2016)
References[]
- ^ "44 Magnum - discography, line-up, biography, interviews, photos". Spirit-of-metal.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 138/9. ISBN 0-85112-656-1.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "44MAGNUM's PAUL to leave band to focus on treatment for Parkinson's disease". tokyohive.com. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
External links[]
Categories:
- Japanese heavy metal musical groups
- Japanese hard rock musical groups
- Musical groups established in 1977
- Musical groups disestablished in 1989
- Musical groups reestablished in 2002
- Musical quintets
- Musical groups from Osaka Prefecture
- Japanese musical group stubs