This 1998 release features the band's signature anime theme covers in a powerful metal arrangement. It includes guest appearances from several notable musicians from the Japanese rock scene.
- The album was released on October 21, 1998, by Sony Music Direct. It features guest vocalists including Masayuki Suzuki and Sachiko Kanemaru. The album reached number 14 on the Oricon albums chart.
- The album's tracklist includes covers of themes from popular anime such as Mobile Suit Gundam and Ultraman. It was produced by the band members themselves. Animetal Marathon III was the third album in the Animetal Marathon series.
- This release was a commercial success, charting well and further solidifying Animetal's unique niche in the Japanese music market. It demonstrated the band's ability to draw from a wide range of anime and tokusatsu properties. The album was reissued in 2007 with bonus tracks.
Animetal is a Japanese heavy metal band formed in 1996, known for performing heavy metal covers of theme songs from Japanese anime and tokusatsu shows. They were pioneers of the anime metal subgenre, and this album was released during a period of growing interest in their unique musical approach.
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