Two members from Black Hole ended up in two different X-Rays. His experience with Black Hole (he had also been in a Wishbone Ash covers’ band) and his being the eldest of the four members, as well as his endurance, pushed him into a leadership position eventually.
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The Anthem debut was licensed by Roadrunner in Europe.Ĭontrary to common knowledge, eventual band leader Shibata Naoto – who had fiddled on guitar as a teenager - was not in the band on day one and was the last of the four original members to join. The band was named after Rush’s 1975 song from the Fly By Night LP. HistoryVery much like Loudness, Anthem absorbed some hard rock and heavy metal influences such as Rush, became an insiders' item, signed a 'Western' deal, brought in an Anglophone singer and found out that the original line-up sold more and retreated back to Japan! The band was formed as early as 1980 in Tokyo, but was only able to release its debut some five years later. – Flatbacker, Ezo, Loudness, Saber Tiger>Hirotsugu Homma>Naked Machine – Yasha, The Man>ISAMU TAMARU>The Man
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