Eastern Orbit

Formerly known as Heavy Metal Army, the band became Eastern Orbit upon the departure of guitarist Shinki Sugama and bassist Masahiko Takeuchi. The band would use more progressive rock elements than under their previous name. In 1982 the band was hired to create the soundtrack to the post-apocalyptic action film Battletruck , for which they created a soundtrack album in collaboration with Kevin Peek, later released in 1983. Aside from the collaboration, Eastern Orbit also created a single which served as Battletruck's theme song.