Best of Animetal

Best of Animetal
Greatest hits album by Animetal
Released	May 21, 1998
Genre	Heavy metal
Label	Sony Music Entertainment
Animetal chronology
This is Japanimetal Marathon (1998) Best of Animetal (1998) Animetal Marathon III (1998)

Best of Animetal (アニメタルのベスト Animetaru no Besuto) is a compilation album by Japanese heavy metal band Animetal, composed of the A-sides of the various singles they had released from 1996 to 1998. With the exception of "Animetal" (which was previously released under Funhouse Records), all of the singles were released by Sony Music Entertainment in Japan.

Track listing

1. "Animetal" (アニメタル Animetaru)

   Covers of "Song of Gatchaman (ガッチャマンの歌 Gatchaman no Uta), "Theme of Combattler V" (コン・バトラーVのテーマ Conbatorā Bui no Tēma), "Brave Raideen" (勇者ライディーン Yūsha Raidīn), "Fight! Casshan" (たたかえ！キャシャーン Tatakae! Kyashān), "Mazinger Z" (マジンガーZ Majingā Zetto), "Getter Robo!" (ゲッターロボ！ Gettā Robo!), and "Song of Devilman" (デビルマンの歌 Debiruman no Uta)

2. "This Is ANIMETAL"

   Covers of "Space Battleship Yamato" (宇宙戦艦ヤマト Uchū Senkan Yamato), "Triton of the Sea" (海のトリトン Umi no Toriton), "I am Great Mazinger" (おれはグレートマジンガー Ore wa Gurēto Majingā), "Fight! Polymar" (戦え！ポリマー Tatakae! Porimā), "Tiger Mask" (タイガーマスク Taigā Masuku), "Babel II" (バビル２世 Babiru Nisei), and "For Who's Sake" (誰がために Taga Tame ni, Cyborg 009)

3. "Tokusatsu de Ikou!" (特撮でいこう！ Tokusatsu de Ikō!)

   Covers of "Let's Go!! Rider Kick (レッツゴー！！ライダーキック Rettsu Gō!! Raidā Kikku) "Song of Kamen Rider" (仮面ライダーのうた Kamen Raidā no Uta), "Fight! Kamen Rider V3" (戦え！仮面ライダーV3 Tatakae! Kamen Raidā Bui Surī), "Setup! Kamen Rider X" (セタップ！仮面ライダーX Setappu! Kamen Raidā Ekkusu), Amazon Rider is Here (アマゾンライダーここにあり Amazon Raidā Koko ni Ari), "Song of Kamen Rider Stronger" (仮面ライダーストロンガーのうた Kamen Raidā Sutorongā no Uta), and "Burn! Kamen Rider (燃えろ！仮面ライダー Moero! Kamen Raidā)

4. "Animetal Lady is Here!" (アニメタル・レディー参上！ Animetaru Redī Sanjō!)

   Covers of "Meg the Little Witch Girl (魔女っ子メグちゃん Majokko Meguchan), "Sally, the Witch" (魔法使いサリー Mahōtsukai Sarī), "Flower Child Lunlun" (花の子ルンルン Hana no Ko Runrun), "Marvelous Melmo" (ふしぎなメルモ Fushigi na Merumo), "Magic Mako-chan" (魔法のマコちゃん Mahō no Makochan), "Magical Girl Tickle" (魔女っ子チックル Majokko Chikkuru), and "Cutie Honey" (キューティーハニー Kyūtī Hanī)

5. "Animetal Summer" (アニメタル・サマー Animetaru Samā)

   Covers of "Go Go Hyuma" (行け行け飛雄馬 Ike Ike Hyūma, Star of the Giants), "What Can I Do?" (君は何かができる Kimi wa Nanika ga Dekiru, Captain), "Win Dokaben" (がんばれドカベン Ganbare Dokaben), "Apache Baseball Army" (アパッチ野球軍 Apatchi Yakyūgun), "Monarch! Samurai Giants" (王者！侍ジャイアンツ Ōja! Samurai Jaiantsu), "With the Wind!" (風になれ！ Kaze ni Nare!, Ganbare Genki), "Tomorrow's Joe" (あしたのジョー Ashita no Jō)

   • "Apache Baseball Army" incorporates Iron Maiden's "Aces High"

6. "Animetal Lady has been Found!" (アニメタル・レディー見参！ Animetaru Redī Kenzan!)

   Covers of "Candy Candy" (キャンディ・キャンディ Kyandi Kyandi), "Teach Me" (おしえて Oshiete, Heidi, Girl of the Alps), "Marco's Grassland" (草原のマルコ Sōgen no Maruko, 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother), "Attack No. 1" (アタックNo.1 Atakku Nanbā Wan), "Orphan Hutch" (みなしごハッチ Minashigo Hatchi), "Song of Leo" (レオのうた Reo no Uta, Kimba the White Lion), and "Sukisuki Song" (すきすきソング Sukisuki Songu, Himitsu no Akko-chan)

   • The guitar riff of "Teach Me" is loosely based on Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song"
   • The ending of "Marco's Grassland" incorporates Whitesnake's "Fool for Your Loving"
   • "Sukisuki Song" incorporates Queen's "We Will Rock You" and the keyboard intro of Journey's "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)"

7. "Sentimetal" (センチメタル Senchimetaru)

   Covers of "Devilman is Somewhere Today" (今日もどこかでデビルマン Kyō mo Doko kade Debiruman), "Go! Combattler V" (行け！コン・バトラーV Yuke! Konbatorā Bui), "Lupin III #1" (ルパン三世その１ Rupan Sansei Sono Ichi), "Scarlet Scarf" (真赤なスカーフ Makkana Sukāfu, Space Battleship Yamato), "Children's Ballade" (みなし児のバラード Minashiji no Barādo), and "Soldiers of Sorrow" (哀・戦士 Ai Senshi, Sochiku Films' Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow)

   • "Soldiers of Sorrow" incorporates Iron Maiden's "The Number of the Beast"

8. "Eternal Future" (永遠の未来 Towa no Mirai)

   Original song for Rurouni Kenshin: Requiem for the Ishin Shishi

9. "Proof of Courage" (勇気の証 Yūki no Akashi)

   Original song

10. "Genius! Song of Dr. Kishiwada" (天才！岸和田博士のうた Tensai! Kishiwada-hakase no Uta)

    Original song for Dr. Kishiwada's Scientific Affection

References

• Animetal Discography