''Heavy Metal Anthem'' is Japanese heavy metal band

Anthem 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 ...

's return album, released nearly 8 years since their disbandment in the early 1990s, it's the eighth studio album. Most of the former members play on the album, but the original vocalist, Eizo Sakamoto, did not return until the next album ('' Seven Hills''). The album was released on April 21, 2000 and was a joint collaboration between the band and singer Graham Bonnet. Most of the songs are Anthem's older releases, which have been remixed and sung in English by Bonnet.

Track listing

# "Gypsy Ways (Win,Lose or Draw)" ''(Boyd, Shibata)'' - 5:47 # "Evil Touch" ''(Boyd, Shibata)'' - 4:47 # "Show Must Go On!" ''(Sakamoto, Shibata, Tsangarides)'' - 3:52 # "Midnight Sun" ''(Boyd, Shibata, Tsangarides)'' - 4:44 # "The Juggler" ''(Boyd, Shibata)'' - 3:49 # "Mr. Genius" ''(Boyd, Shibata)'' - 4:32 # "Cryin' Heart" ''(Boyd, Shibata)'' - 4:47 # "Hunting Time" ''(Boyd, Shibata)'' - 6:02 # "Hungry Soul" ''(Boyd, Shibata)'' - 5:23 # "Blinded Pain" ''(Boyd, Shibata)'' - 7:15

Personnel

Band members

* Graham Bonnet - vocals *Naoto Shibata - bass, producer *Takamasa "mad" Ohuchi - drums *Akio Shimizu - guitars

Additional musicians

*Kazumasa Saitoh - guitar on "Gipsy Ways" *Hirotsugu Homma - drums on "Hungry Soul" *Yoshitaka Mikuni - keyboards

Production

*Yorimasa Hisatake - producer * Chris Tsangarides - producer, mixing *Masahiro Fukuhara - engineer *Yasuo Higashidate - engineer *Katsuyuki Kobayashi - assistant engineer *Nobuyoshi Tanaka - assistant engineer *Tim Luce - vocal engineer * Kevin Valentine - vocal engineer *George Azuma - supervisor

References

2000 albums Anthem (band) albums Albums produced by Chris Tsangarides Victor Entertainment albums {{2000s-metal-album-stub