Pata (musician)
Tomoaki Ishizuka (石塚 智昭, Ishizuka Tomoaki?, born November 4, 1965 in Chiba, Japan), known exclusively by his stage name Pata (taken from the manga Patalliro!, as he was said to resemble the title character), is a Japanese musician. He is best known as rhythm guitarist for the popular heavy metal group X Japan. He joined the band in 1987, stayed with them until their dissolution in 1997 and rejoined when the band made a comeback in 2007.
After their breakup, he formed Dope HEADz with X Japan bassist Heath and former Spread Beaver percussionist/programmer I.N.A. in 2000. The group ceased activity after its second album in 2002. Soon after Pata formed the instrumental band Ra:IN, which still tours extensively to this day. He is currently participating in X Japan as they reunited in 2007.
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