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Anthem (band)
is a Japanese heavy metal band that was formed during the early 1980s in Tokyo. They are among the many heavy metal bands founded in Japan during that time and are considered to be one of the most successful and influential, alongside Loudness and Earthshaker. History Early years (1981–1985) Anthem was founded in Tokyo during 1980 as a quartet, composed of singer Toshihito Maeda, guitarist Akifumi Koyanagi, bass player Naoto Shibata (also known as "Ski") and drummer Takamasa Ohuchi. Koyanagi left in late 1983 to be replaced by Hiroya Fukuda. In December 1984, vocalist Toshihito Maeda also left and Anthem drafted Eizo Sakamoto for their debut eponymous album, issued in July 1985 by Nexus and licensed to Europe via Roadrunner Records. Success (1985–1992) Their first studio release featured classic songs like "Wild Anthem" and "Warning Action". Their first EP single in 1986, entitled "Xanadu", was the first known song to be used for promotion of a brand new video game, nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Bonnet
Graham Bonnet (born 23 December 1947) is an English rock singer. He has recorded and performed as a solo artist and as a member of several hard rock and heavy metal bands including Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Alcatrazz, and Impellitteri.Prato, Greg " Graham Bonnet Biography, Allmusic, retrieved 23 January 2010 He is known for his powerful singing voice but is capable of also singing soft melodies. His singing has been noted as "very loud" by both his contemporaries and himself, and he claims to be a self-taught singer with "no discipline for lessons". Bonnet's visual style, considered uncharacteristic of hard rock musicians, has been described as being a cross between Don Johnson in ''Miami Vice'' and James Dean. Career Bonnet was born in Skegness, Lincolnshire, in 1947. He had his first hit single with duo the Marbles in 1968, with the single "Only One Woman", which reached Number 5 in the UK Singles Chart. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Heavy Metal Musical Groups
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Stomach Cancer
Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is a cancer that develops from the lining of the stomach. Most cases of stomach cancers are gastric carcinomas, which can be divided into a number of subtypes, including gastric adenocarcinomas. Lymphomas and mesenchymal tumors may also develop in the stomach. Early symptoms may include heartburn, upper abdominal pain, nausea, and loss of appetite. Later signs and symptoms may include weight loss, yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes, vomiting, difficulty swallowing, and blood in the stool, among others. The cancer may spread from the stomach to other parts of the body, particularly the liver, lungs, bones, lining of the abdomen, and lymph nodes. The most common cause is infection by the bacterium ''Helicobacter pylori'', which accounts for more than 60% of cases. Certain types of ''H. pylori'' have greater risks than others. Smoking, dietary factors such as pickled vegetables and obesity are other risk factors. About 10% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Empire (Anthem Album)
''Black Empire'' is Japanese heavy metal band Anthem's sixth studio album since their reformation in the year 2000. Track listing # "Black Empire" - 4:35 # "Heat of the Night" - 4:06 # "You" - 3:56 # "Go Insane" - 4:43 # "Walk Through the Night" - 4:48 # "Emptiness World" - 5:13 # "Telling You" - 4:13 # "Pilgrim" - 4:23 # "Awake" - 4:56 # "Perfect Crawler" - 4:51 Personnel Band members *Eizo Sakamoto is a Japanese musician, singer and songwriter who was born in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture. He is most famous for being the lead vocalist of heavy metal band Anthem. In the 1990s he started up the band Animetal which performed heavy metal cov ... - vocals *Akio Shimizu - guitars *Naoto Shibata - bass, producer *Hirotsugu Homma - drums References 2008 albums Anthem (band) albums Victor Entertainment albums {{2000s-metal-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Immortal (Anthem Album)
''Immortal'' is Japanese heavy metal band Anthem's fifth studio album since their reformation in the year 2000. In Europe the album was sold together with the ''Anthem 20th Anniversary Tour 2005'' bonus DVD; this DVD included several videos of the band rehearsing some of the songs that were including in the album: "Immortal Bind", "Insomnia", "Mob Groove" and "Road to Nowhere". This bonus DVD is known as "Core". Track listing # "Immortal Bind" ''(Shibata)'' - 4:32 # "Soul Motor" ''(Shibata)'' - 3:34 # "Mob Groove" ''(Shibata)'' - 4:26 # "Ignite" ''(Shibata)'' - 3:59 # "The Beginning" ''(Shibata)'' - 4:05 # "Freak Out!" ''(Shibata)'' - 4:50 # "Insomnia" ''(Shimizu)'' - 4:13 # "Unknown World" ''(Shibata)'' - 4:41 # "Betrayer" ''(Shibata)'' - 3:58 # "Echoes in the Dark" ''(Sakamoto, Shimizu)'' - 5:15 # "Road to Nowhere" ''(Shibata)'' - 4:05 Personnel Band members *Eizo Sakamoto is a Japanese musician, singer and songwriter who was born in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture. He is mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eternal Warrior (album)
''Eternal Warrior'' is Japanese heavy metal band Anthem's fourth studio album since their reformation in the year 2000. The band released this album after 2 years of intensive touring and planning. Like their previous studio album '' Overload'', this album follows the same aggressive direction. Track listing # "Onslaught" ''(Shibata)'' - 5:12 # "Eternal Warrior" ''(Shibata)'' - 5:05 # "Soul Cry" ''(Shibata)'' - 4:08 # "Life Goes On" ''(Shibata)'' - 6:00 # "Let the New Day Come" ''(Shibata)'' - 4:49 # "Distress" ''(Shimizu)'' - 5:56 # "Bleeding" ''(Shibata)'' - 4:05 # "Omega Man" ''(Shimizu)'' - 4:05 # "Easy Mother" ''(Shibata)'' - 4:40 # "Mind Slide" ''(Shibata)'' - 7:03 Personnel Band members *Eizo Sakamoto is a Japanese musician, singer and songwriter who was born in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture. He is most famous for being the lead vocalist of heavy metal band Anthem. In the 1990s he started up the band Animetal which performed heavy metal cov ... - vocals *Akio Shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live' Melt Down
''Live' Melt Down'' is the third live album released by the Japanese heavy metal band Anthem and recorded during their "Overload Live" tour of 2003. Track listing #"Demon's Ride" - 5:06 #"Overload" - 4:34 #"Machine Made Dog" - 6:00 #"Venom Strike" - 5:11 #"Tears for the Lovers" - 7:27 #"Silent Child" - 4:29 #"Cryin' Heart" - 5:05 #"Gotta Go" - 5:03 #"Grieve of Heart" - 4:24 #"Running Blood" - 5:59 #"Revenge" - 4:54 #"Wild Anthem" - 5:40 #"Steeler" - 4:35 Personnel Band members *Eizo Sakamoto is a Japanese musician, singer and songwriter who was born in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture. He is most famous for being the lead vocalist of heavy metal band Anthem. In the 1990s he started up the band Animetal which performed heavy metal cov ... - vocals *Akio Shimizu - guitars *Naoto Shibata - bass, producer *Hirotsugu Homma - drums References 2003 live albums Anthem (band) albums Victor Entertainment live albums {{2000s-metal-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overload (Anthem Album)
''Overload'' is Japanese heavy metal band Anthem's third studio album since their reformation in the year 2000. The album has been considered by most critics to be much more aggressive than their previous album '' Seven Hills''. This direction of blending both new and old styles into their own musical style became the force for their future releases. Track listing # "Revenge" ''(Shibata)'' - 4:21 # "The Voices" ''(Shibata)'' - 3:47 # "Demon's Ride" ''(Shibata)'' - 4:26 # "Rough and Wild" ''(Shibata)'' - 4:07 # "Rescue You" ''(Sakamoto, Shibata)'' - 4:06 # "Ground Zero" ''(Shimizu)'' - 3:21 # "Overload" ''(Sakamoto, Shibata)'' - 4:28 # "Desert of the Sea ''(Sakamoto, Shibata)'' - 5:14 # "Gotta Go" ''(Sakamoto, Shibata)'' - 4:12 # "Eternal Mind" ''(Shimizu)'' - 4:18 Personnel Band members *Eizo Sakamoto - vocals *Akio Shimizu - guitars *Naoto Shibata - bass, producer *Hirotsugu Homma - drums Production *Chris Tsangarides Christopher Andrew Tsangarides (17 August 1956 &ndash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Hills (album)
''Seven Hills'' is Japanese heavy metal band Anthem's second studio album since their reformation in the year 2000. Track listing # "Grieve of Heart" ''(Shibata)'' - 4:13 # "Raging Twister" ''(Sakamoto, Shibata)'' - 4:17 # "XTC" ''(Shibata)'' - 4:35 # "The Man with No Name" ''(Shibata)'' - 4:46 # "March to the Madness" ''(Sakamoto, Shibata)'' - 5:08 # "D.I.M. 422" ''(Shimizu)'' - 3:21 # "Running Blood" ''(Sakamoto, Shibata)'' - 5:39 # "Freedom" ''(Shibata)'' - 4:38 # "Silently and Perfectly" ''(Shibata)'' - 5:58 # "The Innocent Man" ''(Shibata)'' - 4:44 Personnel Band members *Eizo Sakamoto is a Japanese musician, singer and songwriter who was born in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture. He is most famous for being the lead vocalist of heavy metal band Anthem. In the 1990s he started up the band Animetal which performed heavy metal cov ... - vocals *Akio Shimizu - guitars *Naoto Shibata - bass, producer *Hirotsugu Homma - drums Production *Dan McClendon - engineer, mixing * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcatrazz
Alcatrazz is a heavy metal band formed in 1983 by Graham Bonnet, Jimmy Waldo, and Gary Shea. Following an internal disagreement and split in 2020, there are currently two separate and distinct Alcatrazz line-ups, one featuring Bonnet, and another featuring Waldo and Shea. Alcatrazz are best known for their songs "Island in the Sun", "Hiroshima Mon Amour", and "God Blessed Video". The band went through a number of line-up changes, with Bonnet being the only member to be in every incarnation of Alcatrazz. They are also notable for featuring a previously-unknown Yngwie Malmsteen, who was the guitarist of Alcatrazz during 1983–1984, and was subsequently replaced by Steve Vai, and Danny Johnson in the original incarnation of the band up until 1987. Joe Stump became the Alcatrazz guitarist when the band reformed, and remains the guitarist in the Waldo-Shea line-up of Alcatrazz. In June 2021, Jeff Loomis was announced as the guitarist in the Bonnet line-up of Alcatrazz. After break ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rainbow (English Band)
Rainbow (also known as Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow or Blackmore's Rainbow) are a British rock supergroup, formed in London and Los Angeles in 1975 by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. Established in the aftermath of Blackmore's first departure from Deep Purple, they originally featured four members of the band Elf, including their singer Ronnie James Dio, but after their self-titled debut album, Blackmore fired these members, except Dio, recruiting new members, including drummer Cozy Powell. The band recorded their second album '' Rising'' in 1976, while ''Long Live Rock 'n' Roll'' (1978) would be the last album with Dio before he left the band to join Black Sabbath in 1979. Rainbow's early work primarily featured mystical lyrics with a neoclassical metal style, then went in a more pop-rock oriented direction following Dio's departure from the group. In 1979, Blackmore and Powell revamped the group, recruiting three new members —singer Graham Bonnet, keyboardist Don Airey and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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