D-Metal Stars


D-Metal Stars is a band spun off of the successful Animetal USA project originally launched in Japan. The band covers heavy metal versions of popular Disney songs on Walt Disney Records.

Members

The debut album Metal Disney was released in October 2016 on Walt Disney Records in the Japanese market. It reached #3 on the Amazon Japan Hard Rock / Metal Best Sellers chart, and #2 on the Children's Chart. The album was then released for the US Market on March 31, 2017 by Universal Music Group landing on the Billboard, iTunes, and Amazon charts.
In June 2017, Metal Disney became a #1 Best Seller on "Amazon Hard Rock & Metal Digital Music Best Sellers" chart.
The album was engineered by Michael Vescera, with assistant engineering by Billy Burke. It was mixed and mastered by Greg Reely, who has previously worked with Sarah McLachlan, Fear Factory, Machine Head, Coldplay, Devin Townsend, and Overkill.
The song "I see the Light" from Disney's Tangled features special guests Demon Kakka on vocals for the second half and Jeff Watson playing guitar solos.
Michael Nunno is featured on "Mickey Mouse March" with a keyboard solo, with additional backing vocals by Michael Vescera's brothers, Nat Vescera, and Gary Vescera, as well as John Bruno's wife, Gail Bruno.

Related Projects

Disney Super Guitar
In 2018, Michael Vescera arranged, produced, and played keyboards on Disney Super Guitar, along with John Bruno on rhythm guitars, BJ Zampa on drums, and Chris Vescera on bass. This instrumental release features a guest lead guitarist on each song, being: Zakk Wylde, Paul Gilbert, George Lynch, Richie Kotzen, Orianthi, Ron Thal, Mike Orlando, Phil X, Jeff Watson, and Tak Matsumoto. Super Guitar Disney became a #1 Best Seller on the Amazon Japan Anime Chart and a #3 Best Seller on Amazon Japan Rock Chart.
AniMaze X
AniMaze X is a live metal performance with a theatrical style production, which started as a project by the members of D-Metal Stars. AniMaze X focuses on a wider variety of musical themes such as superheros, popular cartoons, Broadway musicals, movie soundtracks, and the D-Metal Stars “classics”.

Metal Disney - Highest chart positions

June 2017
April 2017
October 2016