ANIMETAL (
アニメタル) is a Japanese heavy metal band who specialise in metal covers of the theme songs of classic and modern Japanese anime and tv series hailing from Tokyo, Japan. The band was formed in 1996 and is still active. They are comprised of several luminaries of the Japanese metal scene, most notably vocalist
坂本英三, who has been involved off and on with
ANTHEM (one of the first heavy metal bands to achieve name recognition outside of Japan in the 1980's alongside
LOUDNESS)as well as participating in various other projects including the pop-rock group
練馬マッチョマン,
JAM project,…
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