Metal from Rising Sun n.4

Anthem - Venom Strike

Formed in the early '80s in Tokyo, they are considered, along with Loudness and Earthshaker, one of the most influential and successful heavy metal bands of this period. After the first three albums, the subsequent ones were produced by the world-renowned producer Christopher Andrew Tsangarides (known for producing the Judas Priest album, "Painkiller"). In 1992, the band released "Domestic Booty," one of their best albums, but with the explosion of grunge in the United States and the Visual kei movement in Japan, they decided to disband. After a long break of eight years, Anthem returned in 2000 with the album "Heavy Metal Anthem," featuring Graham Bonnet (former singer of Rainbow and Alcatrazz) as the vocalist. The album is entirely composed of classic tracks from the band rearranged with English lyrics. Subsequently, Eizo Sakamoto, the original singer, returned to the vocals.