Eizo Sakamoto | |
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Also known as | Sakamoto Eizo 坂本 英三 |
Born |
Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
February 23, 1964
Genres | Heavy metal |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
Labels |
Sony Music Entertainment VAP Lantis Avex |
Associated acts | Aisenshi, Animetal, Anthem, JAM Project |
Website | www.eizosakamoto.net |
Eizo Sakamoto (坂本 英三 Sakamoto Eizō?, also credited as さかもと えいぞう Sakamoto Eizō, February 23, 1964–) is a Japanese heavy metal musician who was born in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture. He is most famous for being the lead vocalist of 1980s band Anthem. In the 1990s he started up the band Animetal which performed heavy metal covers of anime and tokusatsu opening and closing themes. He also was involved with the anison supergroup JAM Project before reuniting with Anthem. Sakamoto then began a new project called Eizo Japan which is similar to Animetal: more heavy metal covers of theme songs post-disbanding, along with original material.