Animetal Marathon


Animetal Marathon is the first full-length album released by Japanese novelty heavy metal band Animetal. The covers in this Marathon are of anime from the 1960s and 1970s. A karaoke version of this album was also released. This is also the only studio album to feature the band as a quartet; all other releases have the band as a trio with a guest drummer.
"Gatchaman no Uta," "Combattler V no Theme," "Yuusha Raideen," "Tatakae! Casshan," "Mazinger Z," "Getter Robo" and "Devilman no Uta" were previously recorded as a six-minute marathon and independently released as the band's self-titled 1996 EP. "Uchuu Senkan Yamato," "Umi no Triton," "Great Mazinger," "Tatakae! Polymar," "Tiger Mask," "Babel II" and "Taga Tame ni " were recorded as a separate marathon titled This is Animetal. Majority of this album was mixed with tracks from This is Animetal, Tokusatsu de Ikou!, Animetal Summer, Animetal Lady Sanjo!, Animetal Lady Kenzan and Animetal Lady Marathon and released internationally as This Is Japanimetal Marathon.
Some songs in the marathon incorporate guitar riffs from classic hard rock and heavy metal songs. For instance, "Suki da Danguard Ace" uses the intro riff of Led Zeppelin's "Communication Breakdown."
The album cover's unnamed skeleton mascot is a parody of Iron Maiden's Eddie and Megadeth's Vic Rattlehead. He also appears on Animetal Marathon II, Animetal Marathon III and Best of Animetal, as well as the band's singles. A female counterpart is used on Animetal Lady's album covers.

Track listing

  1. "Theme of Animetal"
  2. "Song of Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
  3. "Triton of the Sea"
  4. "Song of "
  5. "Fight! Hurricane Polymar
  6. "Let's Go! Gowappā 5 Godam
  7. "Babel II"
  8. "Theme of Chōdenji Robo Combattler V
  9. "Song of Chōdenji Machine Voltes V
  10. "Arise! Brave Leader Tōshō Daimos
  11. "Brave Raideen"
  12. "Great Sky Demon Dragon Gaiking"
  13. *Song ending incorporates Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train"
  14. "We Love You, Wakusei Robo Danguard Ace
  15. *Incorporates Led Zeppelin's "Communication Breakdown"
  16. "Dash! Machine Hayabusa"
  17. ""
  18. "Glacier Knight Gaislaggar"
  19. "For Whose Sake"
  20. "Galaxy Express 999"
  21. "Space Pirate Captain Harlock
  22. *Song ending incorporates KISS' "Love Gun"
  23. "Space Battleship Yamato"
  24. "Fly! Gundam"
  25. *Incorporates Scorpions' "Blackout"
  26. "Space Runaway Ideon of Rebirth"
  27. "The Super Dimension Fortress Macross
  28. "Go! Invincible Super Man Zambot 3
  29. "Come Here! Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3
  30. *Incorporates Iron Maiden's "Running Free"
  31. "Gale Wind Combat Mecha Xabungle
  32. "Flying Aura Battler Dunbine
  33. "Farewell, Gentle Days"
  34. *Incorporates Whitesnake's "Crying in the Rain"
  35. "Tragedy of Fire"
  36. *Guitar riff is loosely derived from Rainbow's "Since You Been Gone"
  37. "Mazinger Z"
  38. "I am Great Mazinger"
  39. "Fight! Grendizer"
  40. "Getter Robo!"
  41. "Song of Steel Jeeg"
  42. *Incorporates Deep Purple's "Burn"
  43. "Song of Devilman"
  44. "Theme of Animetal "

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