| Masaki Yamada | |
| Alias: | MASAKI |
| Birth Date: | 17 February 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Hokkaido, Japan |
| Genre: | Heavy metal, glam metal, thrash metal, |
| Occupation: | Musician |
| Instrument: | Vocals, bass, guitar |
| Years Active: | 1982-present |
| Past Member Of: | EZO, Loudness, Flatbacker |
| Current Member Of: | Firesign |
is a Japanese singer, guitarist and bassist known for being the frontman of EZO from 1986 to 1991 and Loudness from 1992 to 2000. He currently plays bass and sings duet and backing vocals, with occasional guitar in the New York City-based band FiRESiGN.[1] He was vocally trained by Donald Lawrence, and moved to New York City in 1986. He has a daughter, born in 1992.
| Year | Title | JP | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Minagoroshi(皆殺し) (Demo, with Fratvacker) | |||
| 1985 | Accident(戦争) (with Flatbacker) | |||
| 1986 | Esa(餌) (with Flatbacker) | |||
| 1987 | EZO (with EZO) | 6 | 150 | |
| 1989 | Fire Fire (with EZO) | 19 | ||
| 1992 | Loudness (with Loudness) | 2 | ||
| 1994 | Heavy Metal Hippies (with Loudness) | 29 | ||
| 1995 | Loud 'n' Raw (Live) (with Loudness) | |||
| 1997 | Ghetto Machine (with Loudness) | 65 | ||
| 1998 | Dragon (with Loudness) | 49 | ||
| 1999 | Engine (with Loudness) | 48 |
| Year | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | War is Over (with Flatbacker) | |
| 1988 | E・Z・O (with EZO) | |
| 2004 | Returns (with EZO) |