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Hiroshi Morie, known exclusively by his stage name Heath, was a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter. He was best known as the bassist of the Heavy Metal/Rock band X Japan. He joined the group in August 1992, replacing Taiji Sawada who had left earlier in that year. Heath stayed with X Japan until their dissolution in 1997 and reunited with the band in 2007.
He also had a solo career and played bass for the Industrial Rock band Dope HEADz.
His song "Meikyuu no Lovers" (迷宮のラヴァーズ), the Second ending theme for the Detective Conan anime, peaked #10 on the Oricon charts on 1996.
Heath died in October 2023, at the age of 55, from cancer.
(Source: Wikipedia)
