X Japan bassist Hiroshi “Heath” Morie has died at 55 years previous. In accordance with a report by Yahoo! Japan, Heath struggled with well being issues over the previous 12 months and was in the end identified with most cancers. The report additional states that Heath‘s decline was so sudden that X Japan was by no means knowledgeable of the prognosis.
X Japan not too long ago launched their first single in eight years named “Angel”, and is engaged on their first full size since 1996. Heath performed bass for X Japan between 1992 and their breakup in 1997, after which once more from their reunion in 2007 till current day. We want Heath‘s family and friends all the perfect right now.
X Japan is broadly considered one of many founders of visible kei motion and have bought over 30 million albums and singles worldwide over their profession. As for his or her legacy, Kiss frontman Gene Simmons put it finest within the We Are X documentary – “If these guys had been both born in America or England and sang in English, they could be the most important band on the planet.”
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