Animetal the Second (album)

Animetal the Second
Animetal the Second
Studio album by Animetal the Second
Released	March 25, 2015
Recorded	2014
Genre	Heavy metal; anison;
Length	68:08
Language	Japanese
Label	Gr8! Records
Producer	Dark Knight
Animetal the Second chronology

Animetal the Second (アニメタル・ザ・セカンド, Animetaru za Sekando) is the first full-length album by Animetal the Second, a solo project by anonymous female singer Queen.M. Released through Gr8! Records on March 25, 2015, it is a spiritual continuation of Eizo Sakamoto's cover band Animetal. The album consists of heavy metal covers of popular anime theme songs from the 1990s and 2000s. It also features guest performances by Dokken guitarist George Lynch, Pretty Maids guitarist Ken Hammer, Ratt guitarist Warren DeMartini, Granrodeo guitarist E-Zuka and Loudness members Akira Takasaki and Masayoshi Yamashita.^[1]^[2]

The album peaked at No. 137 on Oricon's weekly albums chart.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are arranged by Metal Yoity, except tracks 6 and 9 by F.A.B.

No.	Title	Original anime	Length
1.	"Overture -Theme of Animetal the Second-"		2:27
2.	"Lion" (Raion (ライオン))	Macross Frontier	5:33
3.	"Sōsei no Aquarion" (Sōsei no Akuarion (創そう聖ひじりのアクエリオン))	Genesis of Aquarion	5:05
4.	"Zankoku na Tenshi no Tēze" ((残酷ざんこくな天使てんしのテーゼ, "A Cruel Angel's Thesis"))	Neon Genesis Evangelion	4:19
5.	"God Knows..."	The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya	5:11
6.	"Hikōkigumo" ((ひこうき雲ぐも, "Contrail"))	The Wind Rises	4:33
7.	"Connect" (Konekuto (コネクト))	Puella Magi Madoka Magica	4:27
8.	"Yuzurenai Negai" ((ゆずれない願ねがい, "Unyielding Wish"))	Magic Knight Rayearth	4:10
9.	"Geki! Teikoku Kagekidan" ((檄げき！帝国ていこく華はな撃げき団だん, "Attack! Imperial Floral Assault Team"))	Sakura Wars	3:01
10.	"Cutie Honey" (Kyūtī Hanī (キューティーハニー))	Cutie Honey	3:19
11.	"Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari" ((君きみの知しらない物語ものがたり, "A Story That You Do Not Know"))	Bakemonogatari	5:15
12.	"Makai ga Kitarite Bu wo Kisō: Makai Taisen (Bonus Track)" ((魔界まかいが来きたりて武たけを競きそう~魔界まかい大戦たいせん, "Demon Comes and Competes for Martial Arts ~ Demon Wars"))		5:48
13.	"Lion" (Instrumental)	Macross Frontier	5:33
14.	"Sōsei no Aquarion" (Instrumental)	Genesis of Aquarion	5:04
15.	"Zankoku na Tenshi no Tēze" (Instrumental)	Neon Genesis Evangelion	4:22
Total length:			68:08

Personnel

Queen.M – Lead vocals
Z.Z.T. – All instruments (except where indicated)

with

George Lynch – Guitar (2, 13)
Akira Takasaki – Guitar (3, 14)
E-Zuka – Guitar (4, 15)
Toru Meki – Guitar (5)
Ken Hammer – Guitar (6, 10)
Metal Pool – Guitar (6, 9)
Warren DeMartini – Guitar (7)
Matsu – Guitar (11)
Dual Guy – Guitar (12)
Masayoshi Yamashita – Bass (3, 12, 14)
Tak Arama – Bass (5, 11)
Metal Yoity – Bass (6, 9), guitar (9)
F.A.B. – all instruments (6, 9)

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[3]	137

References

^ "LOUDNESS高崎たかさき＆山下やました参加さんか「アクエリオン」メタルカバー解禁かいきん". Natalie.mu. March 11, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
^ "ANIMETAL THE SECOND / アニメタル・ザ・セカンド". Disk Union. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "ANIMETAL THE SECOND | 二に代目だいめアニメタル". Oricon. Retrieved September 23, 2021.

External links

Official website
Animetal the Second at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
Animetal the Second at Discogs

[1] "LOUDNESS高崎たかさき＆山下やました参加さんか「アクエリオン」メタルカバー解禁かいきん". Natalie.mu. March 11, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2021.

[2] "ANIMETAL THE SECOND / アニメタル・ザ・セカンド". Disk Union. Retrieved September 22, 2021.

[Oricon-3] "ANIMETAL THE SECOND | 二に代目だいめアニメタル". Oricon. Retrieved September 23, 2021.

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