''Overload'' 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 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
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
*
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 G ...
- mixing
*George Azuma - supervisor
References
2002 albums
Anthem (band) albums
Victor Entertainment albums
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