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Animetal USA (album)

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Animetal USA
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 12, 2011 (2011-10-12)
Recorded2011
Genre
Length42:27
LabelSME Records
ProducerMarty Friedman
Animetal USA chronology
Animetal USA
(2011)
Animetal USA W
(2012)

Animetal USA (アニメタルUSA, Animetaru Yū Esu Ē) is the debut album by Japan-based American heavy metal band Animetal USA, formed as a tribute to Eizo Sakamoto's band Animetal. Released through SME Records on October 12, 2011, the album consists of a series of English language covers of popular anime theme songs.[1][2][3] It received an American release through Century Media Records on June 26, 2012, with a different track arrangement and two tracks replaced with two from their follow-up album Animetal USA W, plus two tracks from their single "Give Lee Give Lee Rock Lee".[4][5][6]

The album peaked at No. 18 on Oricon's weekly albums chart, remaining there for nine weeks.[7]

Track listing

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All tracks are arranged by Chris Impellitteri and Marty Friedman.

CD
No.TitleAnime & original artistLength
1."Uchū Senkan Yamato" ((宇宙戦艦ヤマト))Space Battleship Yamato, song by Isao Sasaki2:51
2."Gatchaman no Uta" ((ガッチャマンの歌, "Song of Gatchaman"))Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, song by Masato Shimon and the Otowa Yurikago Kai3:38
3."Mazinger Medley (マジンガー・メドレー, "Majingā Medorē")
  • "Mazinger Z" (マジンガーZ, Majingā Zetto)
  • "Ore wa Great Mazinger" (おれはグレートマジンガー, Ore wa Gurēto Majingā, "I Am Great Mazinger")"
Mazinger Z and Great Mazinger, songs by Ichirou Mizuki4:23
4."Makafushigi Adventure!" (Makafushigi Adobenchā! (魔訶不思議アドベンチャー!, "A Mystical Adventure!"))Dragon Ball, song by Hiroki Takahashi3:42
5."Zankoku na Tenshi no Tēze[fn 1]" ((残酷な天使のテーゼ, "A Cruel Angel's Thesis"))Neon Genesis Evangelion, song by Yoko Takahashi4:42
6."Ai o Torimodose!![fn 2]" ((愛をとりもどせ!!, "Take Back the Love!!"))Fist of the North Star, song by Crystal King3:51
7."Ganbare Dokaben[fn 3]" ((がんばれドカベン, "Let's Go Dokaben"))Dokaben, song by Koorogi '733:05
8."Pegasus Fantasy[fn 4]" ("Pegasasu Fantajī" (ペガサス幻想))Saint Seiya, song by Make-Up4:40
9."Ike Tiger Mask" ("Ike Taigā Masuku" (行けタイガーマスク, "Go Tiger Mask"))Tiger Mask, song by Hiroshi Arai and the School Mates4:14
10."Kinnikuman Go Fight!" ((キン肉マン GO FIGHT!))Kinnikuman, song by Akira Kushida3:16
11."Yuke Yuke Hyūma[fn 5]" ((ゆけゆけ飛雄馬, "Go Go Hyūma"))Star of the Giants, song by Ensemble Bokka4:01
Total length:42:27
American iTunes release
No.TitleAnime & original artistLength
1."Touch"Touch, song by Yoshimi Iwasaki4:40
2."Mazinger Medley" 4:23
3."Pegasus Fantasy" 4:39
4."Uchuusenkan Yamato" 2:55
5."JAM Project Medley
  • "Vanguard"
  • "Maxon"
  • "Skill""
Cardfight!! Vanguard, Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Inspector, 2nd Super Robot Wars Alpha; songs by JAM Project5:47
6."Makafushigi Adventure!" 3:42
7."Zankokuna Tenshi no Thesis" 4:42
8."Ganbare Dokaben" 3:06
9."Ike Tigermask" 4:13
10."Yukeyuke Hyuma" 4:02
11."Aiwo Torimodose!!" 3:44
12."Give Lee Give Lee Rock Lee" (English version)Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals, song by Animetal USA × Hironobu Kageyama4:25
13."Give Lee Give Lee Rock Lee" (Animetal USA x Hironobu Kageyama) 4:17
Total length:54:35

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (2011) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] 18

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Incorporates Rush's "2112"
  2. ^ Incorporates Iron Maiden's "The Trooper"
  3. ^ Incorporates Black Sabbath's "Into the Void"
  4. ^ Incorporates Slayer's "Raining Blood"
  5. ^ Incorporates Accept's "Fast as a Shark"

References

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  1. ^ "メタルの祭典「LOUD PARK 11」にアニメタルUSA参戦". Natalie.mu. September 16, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  2. ^ "USメタル界精鋭が新バンド「アニメタルUSA」結成". Natalie.mu. September 5, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  3. ^ "メタル重鎮結集、まさかのアニメタルUSA登場". BARKS.jp. September 5, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  4. ^ "ANIMETAL USA's Debut Album To Receive U.S. Release". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. June 6, 2012. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  5. ^ "アニメタルUSA / アニメタルUSA". CDJournal. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  6. ^ "ANIMETAL USA / アニメタルUSA | ANIMETAL USA アニメタルUSA". Disk Union. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "アニメタルUSA | アニメタルUSA". Oricon. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
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