Animetal Marathon V

Animetal Marathon V
Studio album by Animetal
Released	June 25, 2003
Genre	Heavy metal
Label	VAP
Producer	Yorimasa Hisatake
Animetal chronology
Animetal Lady Marathon II (2002) Animetal Marathon V (2003) Animetal Marathon VI (2004)

Animetal Marathon V (アニメタル・マラソンⅤ Animetaru Marason Faibu) is the fifth full-length album by Japanese heavy metal band Animetal. Prior to the release of this album, guitarist She-Ja left the band. He was replaced by Syu, who has worked with metal bands Galneryus and Aushvitz. Animetal Marathon V marks the band's first release under their current label VAP. Tracks 2-17 cover anime themes from the 1960s to the 1980s. Tracks 18-34 cover tokusatsu themes also from that same era, including Super Sentai and Kamen Rider titles. Tracks 35-39 are covers of themes from Tatsunoko's Time Bokan series.

The album cover depicts the band trio as the Black Tri-Stars of the Mobile Suit Gundam series.

Track listing

1. "Cross of Slaughter" (殺戮の十字架 Satsuriko no Jūika)
2. "Pegasus Fantasy" (ペガサス幻想 Pegasasu Fantajī, Saint Seiya (聖闘士 星矢 Seinto Seiya))
3. "Gordian Warrior" (闘士ゴーディアン Tōshi Gōdian)
   • Incorporates intro riff from Racer X's "Street Lethal"
4. "Superhuman Squadron Barattack" (超人戦隊バラタック Chojin Sentai Barattack)
5. "Tri-attack! Mechander Robo" (トライアタック！メカンダーロボ Toraiatakku! Mekandā Robo)
6. "Song of Starzinger" (スタージンガーの歌 Sutājingā no Uta)
7. "Roller Hero Muteking" (ローラーヒーロー・ムテキング Rōrā Hīrō Mutekingu)
8. "Midnight Submarine" (ミッドナイト・サブマリン Middonaito Sabumarin, Future Police Urashiman (未来警察ウラシマン Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman))
   • Incorporates Judas Priest's "Living After Midnight"
9. "Dream's Boat Riding" (夢の舟乗り Yume no Funanori, Captain Future (キャプテン・フューチャー Kyaputen Fyūchā))
10. "Kinnikuman Go Fight!" (キン肉マン Go Fight！ Kin'nikuman Gō Faito!)
11. "Blazing Kinnikuman" (炎のキン肉マン Honō no Kin'nikuman)
12. "TOUGH BOY" (Fist of the North Star 2 (北斗の拳２ Hokuto no Ken Tsū))
13. "Pleasure Tuning" (よろしくチューニング Yoroshiku Chūningu, Pleasure Mechadock (よろしくメカドック Yoroshiku Mekadokku))
    • Contains a guitar riff from Van Halen's "Panama"
14. "Burning Hero" (燃えてヒーロー Moete Hīrō, Captain Tsubasa (キャプテン翼 Kyaputen Tsubasa))
15. "Touch" (タッチ Tatchi)
    • Incorporates Metallica's "Battery"
16. "The Chanbara" (ザ・チャンバラ Za Chanbara, Manga Mito-Kōmon (まんが水戸黄門))
17. "Theme of Lupin III" (ルパン三世のテーマ Rupan Sansei no Tēma)
18. "Battle Fever J" (バトルフィーバーJ Batoru Fībā Jei)
19. "Oh, Denshi Sentai Denziman" (ああ電子戦隊デンジマン Aa Denshi Sentai Denjiman)
20. "Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan" (太陽戦隊サンバルカン Taiyō Sentai Sanbarukan)
    • Incorporates Rainbow's "Stargazer"
21. "Dai Sentai Goggle V" (大戦隊ゴーグルV Dai Sentai Gōguru Faibu)
22. "Choudenshi Bioman" (超電子バイオマン Chōdenshi Baioman)
23. "Choujuu Sentai Liveman" (超獣戦隊ライブマン Chōjū Sentai Raibuman)
    • Incorporates Judas Priest's "Breaking the Law"
24. "Red Baron" (レッドバロン Reddobaron)
25. "Mach Baron" (マッハバロン Mahhabaron)
    • Incorporates the opening drum riff of Led Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll"
26. "Man of Virtue ~Youth Comes Once in a Lifetime~" (男の操 ～青春一期一会～ Otoko no Misao ~Seishun Ichigo Ichie~, Elegant Nobility Masaki Baron: Lie (優雅貴族マサキバロン：ウソ Yūga Kizoku Masakibaron: Uso))
    • Not a cover of an existing theme song, but a bass solo by Masaki
27. "Ganbaron '77" (ガンバロン '77 Ganbaron Nanajūnana, Small Superman Ganbaron (小さなスーパーマンガンバロン Chiisana Sūpāman Ganbaron))
28. "Let's Go! BD7" (行くぞ！BD7 Ikuzo! Bī Dī Sebun, Boy Detective Group BD7 (少年探偵団 BD7 Shōnen Tanteidan Bī Dī Sebun))
29. "Fight! Dragon" (闘え！ドラゴン Tatakae! Doragon)
    • Incorporates Guns N' Roses's "It's So Easy"
30. "Run Vankid" (駆けろバンキッド Kakero Bankiddo, Disk War Vankid (円盤戦争バンキッド Enban Sensō Bankiddo))
    • Incorporates Black Sabbath's "War Pigs"
31. "Meteor Man Zone" (流星人間ゾーン Ryūsei Ningen Zōn)
32. "Kamen Rider Super-1" (仮面ライダー スーパー１ Kamen Raidā Sūpā Wan)
33. "Kamen Rider Black" (仮面ライダーBLACK Kamen Raidā Burakku)
34. "Kamen Rider Black RX" (仮面ライダーBLACK RX Kamen Raidā Burakku Āru Ekkusu)
35. "Reversal Ippatsuman" (逆転イッパツマン Gyakuten Ippatsuman)
36. "Song of Yattodetaman" (ヤットデタマンの歌 Yattodetaman no Uta)
37. "Song of Otasukeman" (オタスケマンの歌 Otasukeman no Uta)
38. "Song of Zenderman" (ゼンダマンの歌 Zendaman no Uta)
39. "Song of Yatterman" (ヤッターマンの歌 Yattāman no Uta)
40. "Zankoku na Tenshi no These" (残酷な天使のテーゼ Zankoku na Tenshi no Tēze, "A Cruel Angel's Thesis", Neon Genesis Evangelion (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン Shin Seiki Evangerion))
41. "Tomorrow Never Die"

Personnel

• Eizo Sakamoto (さかもと えいぞう Sakamoto Eizō) - Lead vocals
• Syu - Guitar
• Masaki - Bass

with

• Katsuji - Drums

References

• Animetal Discography