Heath (musician)

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Hiroshi Morie (Japanese: 森江 博, Hepburn: Morie Hiroshi; January 22, 1968 – October 29, 2023), known exclusively by his stage name Heath, was a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter. He was best known as bass guitarist of the rock band X Japan from 1992 to 1997, and again from 2007 until his death in 2023. In 2018, readers and professional musicians voted Heath the seventh best bassist in the history of hard rock and heavy metal in We Rock magazine's "Metal General Election". After performing in bands such as Paranoia and Media Youth, Heath joined X Japan in August 1992, replacing Taiji who had left earlier in the year. They released two number one studio albums, Art of Life (1993) and Dahlia (1996), before disbanding in 1997. Heath then focused on his solo career, which he started in 1995, before forming Dope HEADz with X Japan guitarist Pata and former Spread Beaver programmer I.N.A. in 2000. The group ceased activity after its second album in 2002, and Heath resumed his solo career three...

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