Sly | |
|---|---|
 Vocalist Minoru Niihara, 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | Heavy metal, speed metal, hard rock |
| Years active | 1994 - 1998 |
| Labels | Victor, East West Japan |
| Past members | Minoru 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] Niihara then formed X.Y.Z.→A, before he and Higuchi both re-joined Loudness in 2000. Ishihara took part in the reformation of his former group Earthshaker in 1999, and Terasawa formed Rider Chips in 2000.
