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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] |
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] |
Heavy Metal Music
Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock, heavy metal bands developed a thick, monumental sound characterized by distortion (music), distorted guitars, extended guitar solos, emphatic Beat (music), beats and loudness. In 1968, three of the genre's most famous pioneers – Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple – were founded. Though they came to attract wide audiences, they were often derided by critics. Several American bands modified heavy metal into more accessible forms during the 1970s: the raw, sleazy sound and shock rock of Alice Cooper and Kiss (band), Kiss; the blues-rooted rock of Aerosmith; and the flashy guitar leads and party rock of Van Halen. During the mid-1970s, Judas Priest helped spur the genre's evolution by discarding much of its blues influence,Walser (1993), p. 6 while Motörhea ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
Encyclopaedia Metallum
Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives (commonly known as Metal Archives per the URL or abbreviated as MA) is an online encyclopedia based upon musical artists who predominantly perform heavy metal music along with its various sub-genres. Encyclopaedia Metallum was described by Matt Sullivan of ''Nashville Scene'' as "the Internet's central database for all that is ' tr00' in the metal world." ''Terrorizer'' described the site as "a exhaustive list of pretty much every metal band ever, with full discographies, an active forum and an interlinking members list that shows the ever-incestuous beauty of the metal scene". Nevertheless, there are exceptions for bands which fall under disputed genres not accepted by the website. Encyclopaedia Metallum attempts to provide comprehensive information on each band, such as a discography, logos, pictures, lyrics, line-ups, biography, trivia and user-submitted reviews. The site also provides a system for submitting bands to the archives. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 covers of anime and tokusatsu opening and closing themes. He also was involved with the Anison band JAM Project before reuniting with Anthem. Sakamoto then began a new project called ''Eizo Japan'' which is similar to Animetal: more heavy metal covers of theme songs post-disbanding, along with original material. Discography Albums #000 #002Shout Drunker #003 # 006 # 014.03.08Heavenly Days Eizo Japan # 008.08.26Eizo Japan 1 # 009.12.02Eizo Japan 2 # 010.08.25Eizo Japan 3 # 010.10.23 Anthem #985Anthem #985Ready To Ride #986Tightrope #986Xanadu (Promotional Single For The 1985 Video Game Xanadu: Dragon Slayer II) # 987Bound To Break # 001Seven Hills #002Overload # 004Eternal Warrior # 006Immortal #008Black Empire # 011Heraldic Device ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Tsangarides
Christopher Andrew Tsangarides (17 August 1956 – 6 January 2018) was a British Grammy-nominated record producer, sound engineer, and mixer of Greek Cypriot origin. He was best known for his work with many heavy metal artists, including Gary Moore, Thin Lizzy, Judas Priest, Helloween, Anvil, Angra, Anthem, Yngwie Malmsteen, and Tygers of Pan Tang. Tsangarides worked with many pop and alternative artists as well, including Depeche Mode, Tom Jones, Concrete Blonde, and The Tragically Hip. Career Chris Tsangarides learned to play piano as a child and studied trumpet at the Royal Academy of Music, before studying economics at college. He started his career in the music business in 1974, as an apprentice at Morgan Studios in London, one of the major independent recording studios in the UK at the time. Initially, he worked there as a tape operator and his first job as sound engineer was on Judas Priest's second album '' Sad Wings of Destiny'' in 1976. He engineered the Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guide' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthem (band) Albums
An anthem is a musical composition of celebration, usually used as a symbol for a distinct group, particularly the national anthems of countries. Originally, and in music theory and religious contexts, it also refers more particularly to short sacred choral work (still frequently seen in Sacred Harp and other types of shape note singing) and still more particularly to a specific form of liturgical music. In this sense, its use began ca. 1550 in English-speaking churches; it uses English language words, in contrast to the originally Roman Catholic ' motet' which sets a Latin text. Etymology ''Anthem'' is derived from the Greek (''antíphōna'') via Old English . Both words originally referred to antiphons, a call-and-response style of singing. The adjectival form is "anthemic". History Anthems were originally a form of liturgical music. In the Church of England, the rubric appoints them to follow the third collect at morning and evening prayer. Several anthems are include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
