Original sentence: However, much like Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, Takasaki never disbanded Loudness as the group - eventually featuring Anthem bassist Naota Shibata and Ezo drummer Hirotsugu Honma in its lineup - continued to release material.In 1983, after recording their third album The Law of Devil's Land, they made their first US tour, followed by a tour in Europe.They were the first Japanese Heavy Metal act signed in the United States, releasing 5 albums before 1997 and hitting the Billboard top 100.is a Japanese heavy metal band formed in 1981 by Akira Takasaki and drummer Munetaka Higuchi
Edited sentence: However, much like Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, Takasaki never disbanded Loudness as the group -- eventually featuring Anthem bassist Naota Shibata and Ezo drummer Hirotsugu Honma in its lineup -- remained prolific.In 1983, after recording their third album The Law of Devil's Land, they decided that it was time for them to go outside of Japan and conquer the world.They are one of the oldest metal bands in the world to date, and continue to produce the "authentic" metal sound.is a legendary Japanese heavy metal band formed in 1981 by Akira Takasaki, known at first locally in Japan and then world-wide as a guitar virtuoso, and drummer Munetaka Higuchi