Ani-Metal USA - Dragon Ball Covers

[El Diabeetus]

Mystical Adventure:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4Ug-VbkFrs

Cha-La-Head-Cha-La/We Gotta Power Medley:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TleiBF4-BME

I personally like these covers, I was surprised that they did an adaptation that's almost a literal translation for all of the songs. I'm surprised they didn't use FUNimation's lyrics for Mystical Adventure. The did leave "Heno heno kappa" in Japanese for Cha-La-Head-Cha-La, oddly Flow did the same thing in their "English" version. They also left No-ten P-Kan and Ippai Oppai in Japanese too.

The members of the band are:
Vocals - Michael Vescera (Loudness, Yngwie Malmsteen)
Drums - Formerly Scott Travis (Judas Priest, Racer X), now Jon Dette (Slayer/Testament).
Guitar - Chris Impellitteri (Impellitteri)
Bass - Rudy Sarzo (DIO, Blue Oyster Cult, Whitesnake, Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot)

They've also covered some nice non-Dragon Ball songs. Like We Are from One Piece, Pegasus Fantasy from Saint Seiya and a JAM Project medley.

[ConfusedPhantom]

I really like their covers, especially their JAM Project medley. Good lord, that SKILL cover...

[El Diabeetus]

Exactly! I love this comment on the YouTube video for it "It takes some massive, scale-shattering balls to cover JAM Project. It takes a nigh-endless well of talent to do it well. And it takes a special kind of insanity to do it in English. This band has all three, and by god I'm thankful they do, because this is fantastic."

I looked at an interview Chris and one of the other members did. Apparently Chris wrote adaptations that flow better with the music but the producers rejected them and forced them to use near literal lyrics, which don't always work. But, hey, still doesn't detract much from the awesomeness of these covers. Plus the other small glitches.