The speedy elbow room to catch the uninitiated up on the phenomenon of BABYMETAL might be through a 2017YouTube videoaptly title , " Celebs React to BABYMETAL . "
" I ’ve never hear Japanese heavy metal , " says actress Regina Hall .
" So cute and sooo disturbing , " tally comic Aisha Tyler .
" Am I gon na die after watching this television ? " asks comic Paul Scheer . " This is the sweet nightmare I ’ve ever seen " and " They are gon na kill me , I ’m gon na be kill by these women . "
The women in inquiry are 21 - twelvemonth - old Suzuka Nakamoto , aka Su - metal , 20 - twelvemonth - old Moa Kikuchi , aka Moametal and former member , 20 - year - old Yui Mizuno , aka Yuimetal . Throughout the video compilation , the lady friend dance in tutus while a masked banding rocks out behind them . They do choreographed branch movements while harmonise to an insanely quick beat . They pink in neon rave gear andKanye chalk . And they fly over a load down stadium of concert - goer while goliath , smokingfoxheads protrude from the stage . And theyscream . A fortune .
Summoned by the Fox God?
Those foxes are integral to the performance and mythology of the striation , which is releasing their third record album , entitle " METAL coltsfoot " Oct. 11 , 2019 . " BABYMETAL was summoned by the Fox God in 2010 to spread ' metal resistance , ' " Su - Metal and Moametal drop a line via e-mail ( former Morning Musume member Riho Sayashijoined the remaining duo onstagetwice this yr , but has not formally replacedYuimetal who departed in 2018 ) . " BABYMETAL means birth of novel alloy . "
As you might have discerned by now , BABYMETAL is n’t your typical band . While the radical ’s traditional knowledge does accredit the Fox God as their mysterious creator , for all hardheaded intents and function , rooter can give thanks producer Key " Kobametal " Kobayashi for bringing them into existence . Kobayashi in the beginning conceived of BABYMETAL as a hoagy - group of the popular pop lineup , Sakura Gakuin . The ideawas to mix that irresistible pop sapidity with a taste perception of a literary genre Kobayashi had long know and loved .
" Metal is only getting older and quondam and the setting is n’t getting bigger anymore , " he said in a 2014 interview withMetal Hammer . " I started thinking that I wanted to come up with something Modern , something that no one has ever done before , and that ’s where BABYMETAL came from . The idea really just fell from the heavens . "
While the focus of the mathematical group was always mean to remain on the core performer ( " Su - Metal is dance and vocal and Moametal is screech and dance , " Su - Metal and Moametal say of themselves by email ) , BABYMETAL ’s alone sound is mostly due to the talent of their player . The face - meltingguitar , bass and drums that go with the telling and saltation come good manners of The Kami Band . The card has changed throughout the old age ( longtime guitaristFujioka Mikiodied in 2018 ) , but the band ’s share is undeniable on racetrack like " MEGITSUNE , " " KARATE " and " PA PA YA ! ! "
Gimme Chocolate!!
But BABYMETAL really began to make a name for itself in 2014 with the release of their launching ego - titled album , and most notably , the single , " Gimme Chocolate ! ! " The Song dynasty , which has to appointment racked up over 17 million Spotify collision and well-nigh 108 million video view on YouTube , officially introduced the creation to BABYMETAL ’s distinctive vogue . " Our music is a hybrid between metal and kawaii , meaning ' cute ' in Nipponese euphony and we conceive that BABYMETAL music is a genre itself , " the members say . " Our euphony has so much variety , so everybody get word about us from different sources , " the isthmus say . " A lot of people come up out about us from ' Gimme Chocolate ! ! ' "
BABYMETAL has earned idolization and laurels in the nine years since their origination , as well as their fair contribution of criticism . In 2017 , KORN frontman Jonathan Daviscame to their defenseafter some critics had dubbed them " the definition of a gimmick " and " metallic element for hipsters . "
" It ’s just entertaining as netherworld , " he state before taking on the naysayer . " It ’s just closed in - disposed citizenry . I stand for , from both side of it — there ’s purist metallic element people that are just pure about their music and desire this , and it ’s take ta be a sure way . And then there ’s the other people that just … It ’s euphony , and if you dig it , you toil it . Who manage ? It ’s not that large of a passel to wish something like that . Calm down . "
A Rabid Fan Base
Those who have no intention of calming down : BABYMETAL ’s fiercely firm fanbase . Some may have first caught the group during their 2014 headline man tour , and others may have learn them as Lady Gaga ’s opening act that same year . Since then , the group has opened for band like the Red Hot Chili Peppers , Metallica and Guns N ' Roses , and they ’re presently pack theaters in the United States , likeSan Francisco ’s The Warfield , which has a 2,300 - person capacity .
" I would describe our concerts as jolly intense , " the dance orchestra members say . " During our performance , fan mosh and create a wall of demise and it ’s altogether intense in a positively charged way . Another unique part of our concert is that all of our fan — whether they are Nipponese or non - Japanese — they all memorize our Japanese lyrics and sing along with us . They even memorize our cute dance stage dancing and we appreciate all of their warm support ! "
In April , BABYMETAL announce their third album via Twitter and released the single " Elevator Girl " a calendar month later . After playing show all over the humanity , including England ’s Glastonbury Festival in June , the girls and their gang are roll up U.S. tour dates and taking off for a new chapter in their unlawful and literary genre - defying odyssey . " On Oct. 11 , our third record album , METAL GALAXY will be out and we keep our journey of METAL GALAXY in Europe and Asia , " say Su - Metal and Moametal .
