Anthem (band)

Anthem
OriginTokyo, Japan
GenresHeavy metal
Years active1981–1992, 2000–present
LabelsVictor, King, Universal, Nuclear Blast
MembersNaoto Shibata
Akio Shimizu
Isamu Tamaru
Yukio Morikawa
Past membersTakamasa Ohuchi
Hiroya Fukuda
Eizo Sakamoto
Toshihito Maeda
Akifumi Koyanagi
Hideaki Nakama
Hirotsugu Homma
Websiteheavymetalanthem.com

Anthem (アンセム, Ansemu) is a Japanese heavy metal band that was formed during the early 1980s in Tokyo. They are among the many heavy metal bands founded in Japan during that time and are considered to be one of the most successful and influential, alongside Loudness and Earthshaker.