ANIMETAL USA Release New Single Featuring Former LAZY Vocalist Today
April 3, 2012, 12 years ago
ANIMETAL USA - featuring singer Mike Vescera (OBSESSION/ex-LOUDNESS), bassist Rudy Sarzo (BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, ex-OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, DIO), drummer Scott Travis (JUDAS PRIEST) and guitarist Chris Impellitteri (IMPELLITTERI) - will release a new single today (April 4th) entitled 'Give Lee Give Lee Rock Lee'. The track is an adaptation of the opening theme from Kenji Taira's Naruto anime spin-off manga Rock Lee No Seishun Full-Power Ninden. It features vocalist Hironobu Kageyama, who formed LAZY in 1977 with guitarist Akira Takasaki, who would in turn go on to launch LOUDNESS.
Go to CDJapan.com to order.
Animetal USA's debut album was released on October 12th, 2011 and features the band covering Japanese anime theme songs - a spin on the original Animetal band launched in Japan by ANTHEM vocalist Eizo Sakamoto that was launched in 1996 and called it quits in 2006.
Animetal USA tracklisting:
'Space Battleship Yamato' from Space Battleship Yamato
'Gatchaman no Uta' from Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
'Mazinger Medley' from the Mazinger series
'Makafushigi Adventure' from Dragon Ball
'Zankokuna Tenshi no Thesis' from Neon Genesis Evangelion
'Ai o Torimodose!' from Fist of the North Star
'Ganbare Dokaben' from Dokaben
'Pegasus Fantasy' from Saint Seiya
'Ike! Tiger Mask' from Tiger Mask
'Kinnikuman Go Fight!' from Kinnikuman
'Yuke Yuke Hyuuma' from Kyojin no Hoshi
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