Good first reaction. So many questions, so much info and over 14 years of history - how can I keep this short? I don't think I can. First off, are BABYMETAL still relevant. They are Japan's most successful musical export of all time to date. First Japanese artist to break into the Billboard top 40 in 53 years, first Asian artist to have an album (Metal Galaxy 2019) at number 1 in the Billboard Hard Rock Charts, first Japanese artists to headline a solo show (sold out) at Wembley Arena in London (2016), sold out the Tokyo Dome (55k people each night) two nights running. They have been selling out world tours since 2014, playing all the biggest metal festivals in the US and Europe and will be doing their first UK and Europe Arena tour in May. They have supported, toured with, performed with, collaborated with or been supported by so many big name bands. For example, Metallica, Guns n Roses, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Lady Gaga, Bring Me The Horizon, Sabaton, Rob Halford (Judas Priest), Korn, SlipKnot, Tom Morello and so many more. The name BABYMETAL is not about their age (although when they started in 2010 they were aged 12 and 11 so it probably did play a part too). The name was chosen for two reasons: - to symbolise that they gave birth to a new genre of metal music (kawaii metal) - because the writing (and pronunciation) in Japanese is nearly identical to the writing of "heavy metal" (and they love a pun): BABYMETAL = ベビーメタル (be-bi-me-ta-ru) heavy metal = ヘビーメタル (he-bi-me-ta-ru) Also they are not showing the traditional metal horn hand sign🤘their sign is the Kitsune (shadow play fox)🦊and is related to the lore about being 3 metal spirits chosen by the Fox God to save metal (they have far too much lore to go into more detail here). 'Doki Doki Morning' was their very first song. It was recorded late October 2010, they were aged 12, 11 and 11 (the video and single release was nearly a year later) so the childlike voices were the voices of children. The song is also age appropriate - it is about a girl waking up late and rushing to get ready for an exciting day at school with all her friends, so it covers the traditional death and black metal themes of what lip gloss to wear getting her hair straight and so on - you know, all the usual things. They started as a sub-unit of an Idol group (Sakura Gakuin - Cherry Blossom Academy) set up by the Amuse Talent Agency for about a dozen of the most talented school age (10 to 15) girls on their books with a view to coaching, training and giving them experience in all aspects of entertainment (singing, dancing, writing, stage management, acting, modelling etc) with the aim of the girls finding what they were best at and liked best so they could start their careers with Amuse when they reached school leaving age. As such perhaps the Disney Club would be the closest thing the US might have had - but it was not the same. The Heavy Music Club (BABYMETAL) was the brainchild of their producer Kei Kobayashi, a lifelong metalhead inspired to experiment with a fusion of hard metal instrumentals and JPop hooks, melodies and aesthetics when he saw lead singer Su-metal performing with her previous JPop group. He was most impressed with her vocal talents, powerful voice and stage presence and pictured her fronting a metal band and not being drowned out by the loud music. He added her two young (and also very talented) friends Yuimetal and Moametal to support her with backing vocals, harmonies and mainly to add a dance element, which he thought would be a very interesting addition for a metal band. Amuse had very low expectations for BABYMETAL. They did not believe there would be an audience for anything metal related (metal was in a steep decline in japan in 2010) and only allowed Kobayoshi his experiment as, under the umbrella of Sakura Gakuin, there was no financial risk (they provided no extra budget, they even had to borrow clothes to make their costumes up). Against all expectations BABYMETAL started to grow an audience of their own. They started to put on their own solo shows outside of Sakura Gakuin playing shopping malls, a side stage by the food hall at a festival and tiny venues with 150 capacity ... and all this time they were singing and dancing to pre-recorded instrumentals on a backing track. It was decided that when Su-metal was 15 BABYETAL should separate from Sakura Gakuin to become an independent band in their own right, so in preparation for that they finally got the budget for a live band to support them in live shows. The live band is the Kami Band, some of Japan's very best session musicians, and they were phased in from October 2012 for the next 18 months or so before becoming the full time support for all live shows from March 2014 a day or two after the release of the first album. The guys in skeleton suits in this video were Amuse staff members and the instrumentals for the song (and all their studio recordings) were played by anonymous session musicians. BABYMETAL are a live performance act. To see and hear them at their best you will have to watch live performances - that is where you will hear the natural live vocals, not the over-processed and compressed vocals of the studio recordings, and the Kami Band's live instrumentals .... all of which are superior to the studio recordings. BABYMETAL are one of the very best live acts on the planet right now. They have over 14 years experience and over 10 years of world tours under their belts and a big part of why Japanese bands are attracting attention outside of Japan in recent years is because of BABYMETAL's success and popularity and showing what can be achieved with hard work, passion, and no small amount of talent so that not everybody has to sing in English to make a name for themselves. So where Band Maid are a hard rock band who pretty much, as you said, follow the same format as American and European rock bands, BABYMETAL are unique. They are original, they don't follow the same format or formulas, they don't copy anybody, they don't try to be like any other band and they break all the rules (which annoys some people who, for some reason, can't seem to understand the vocalists won't be playing the guitars and drums) - they are BABYMETAL and there is nobody else quite like them (some have tried to follow their lead, none came close so far). They started as a fusion of Metal with the JPop hooks and melodies etc, but they have gone on to mix and blend so many more musical styles with the metal. They have songs in virtually every metal genre including thrash, Prog, djent, black, death, folk, power, speed, nu-metal and so on, but they will mix in rap, ska, Bollywood, EDM, Finnish Polka, Middle Eastern Psy-Trance, Japanese folk, hip hop and more. BABYMETAL have always refused to be pigeonholed or restricted to playing just one style or genre. They have about 70 songs now, each one different to the last. You will not predict what the next song will be like. Some are good hard metal, some lean towards their pop roots, some are just fun, some are deep and meaningful, some will have you moshing or joining in with a huge wall of death, others will have you singing along through tears. If you don't like one song try another, it will be different and the chances are you'll love it. Try 'Monochrome' live at PIA Arena 2023 and 'Metali' featuring Tom Morello for a couple of very different recent songs - and then watch 'BABYMETAL DEATH' live at Legend 1997 (Su-metal's 16th birthday concert in December 2013) and see how similar they were NOT to Disney Club at that age.
@@EZCIN Thanks for reading it all, I hope it helped - and I will be looking forward to watching you seeing them live. I'm sure you must have good suggestions for songs already, but 'Megitsune' (another early song) live at PIA Arena in April 2023 would be a good place to start.
This song was made when the girls were not even teens yet, so this song will have a more "childish" feel and lyrics to it since their original goal was to make metal music that was relatable for young Japanese kids. But as they grew older, their songs matured as well in lyrics, topics, and musically.🤘🦊🤘
BabyMetal always work with extremely talented musicians. On their studio album the bring in some of the best, but live is where BabyMetal really shines. If you like talented metal drummers you should check out the current drummer in the Kami Band (BabyMetals live band), Anthony Barone. You will not be sorry.
Great breakdown, and welcome to Babymetal! Interesting first song choice, but can't deny this ultimate classic, since it was Babymetal's very first song ever. It was recorded when they were 12/11 years old. I just saw them live in DC a few months ago (in their mid-20s now), and needless to say, they've grown quite a bit. A few responses to your breakdown: Babymetal's drummer is no joke. Their current drummer is Anthony Barone (All that Remains, ex-Shadow of Intent). Pause often so dude can take a break 🤣. Also, who says the Bassist gets left out in metal? Not Babymetal! 😉 The best way to understand Babymetal's concept: Think of them as a "pop group" with some of THE best heavy metal session musicians behind them for live shows. Babymetal is a true marriage of J-Pop and Heavy Metal. Both in sound and in culture. They are also THE pioneers that kicked down the doors to the West for modern J-Rock/J-Metal and paved the way for bands like Band-Maid and others. Babymetal is one of Japan's biggest bands internationally today. Their earlier content has a lot more child-like cutesiness (especially because they were literally kids). Today, Babymetal has traded that for a more wholesome, but bad-ass young adult vibe. However, Babymetal also has so many influences, genres, and styles that there is no way to box them into any one particular style. I have a few suggestions that will give you a solid showcase that best encompasses Babymetal. Be sure to find the video from the venue I listed for full live video and live audio. *Megitsune (Pia Arena MM):* An Apr 2023 performance of the 2013 fan favorite and the song they perform live the most (~380+ times by now). The best showcase of Babymetal, IMO. *Road of Resistance (Official Live):* Epic power metal battle anthem. Herman Li and Sam Totman of Dragonforce helped put together the guitar parts and played the guitars for the studio version. *Headbanger (Legend 1997):* Dec 2013 show for lead Su-metal's 16th birthday. Just an absolute...headbanger. 😆 *Rondo of Nightmare (Budokan 2014):* A true showcase of the band behind Babymetal, and Su-metal's amazing vocals, even at 16. [[ Cough Cough ]] Also a bass solo. Look forward to more Babymetal!🤘🦊
I am a 58 year old metal head...starting my journey back with Black Sabbath, and listened to bands like Megadeth, Motorhead, Slayer, and so on. I started listening to Babymetal in 2016 and was blown away by them. I would encourage you to continue your journey with Babymetal. They mesh different types of metal with different other genres of music like, j-pop, rap, latin music and so on. The even fuse different type of metal together. I have had the pleasure of seeing these young ladies in concert several times and have been blown away each and every time, and I hope to see them several more times in the future. I am sure people have already let you know that it is best to watch a live video of them to get the best experience. Here are a couple of videos for you to check out: Road of Resistance: th-cam.com/video/zTEYUFgLveY/w-d-xo.html BxMxC: th-cam.com/video/_4G5pa1sd2c/w-d-xo.html Headbanger: th-cam.com/video/YjjWZpf_jSs/w-d-xo.html Monochrome: th-cam.com/video/XJZhy7fWNyY/w-d-xo.html Metali: th-cam.com/video/oDMFL7IOAlU/w-d-xo.html Ijame, Dame, Zettai: th-cam.com/video/Ro-_cbfdrYE/w-d-xo.html (This Sonisphere appearance is what launched Babymetal onto the world stage)
Nice reaction, this was their very first single and music video. They sound very different now 15 years later. When they were founded they had the goal of attracting new young people into metal and even more specific girls into metal.
Yaaay babymetal !! They still definitely make music but a lot of their newer things are collabs with other metal artists (Ratatata is a collab with Electric Callboy, Metali is a collab with Tom Morello, The End is a collab with Lil Uzi, and Kingslayer is a collab with Bring me the horizon, a ton of different sounds) and their most recent album was released in 2023 called The Other One. Their whole thing is basically being agents sent by the fox gods to bring back metal music to the world lol. To me all of their songs are amazing but another fun song (and music video) is Headbanger !!
Nice reaction. This is their first song. And they were 12 and 11 years old at the time of the MV. Band Maid wouldn't be around for another few years. Babymetal opened the door for Japanese metal bands to the world. There were a couple before them but that was back in the 80s. like X Japan and Loudness. But Babymetal started a Japanese invasion. On to Babymetals musical styling. Their music is called Kawaii Metal. A combination of Jpop vocals on top and a metal base with just about everything in-between. All mixed with kawaii. Which means cute in Japan where it's a whole vibe thing. And all these years later Babymetal is still going strong. They have become an international treasure and legendary. Enjoy the journey through the Foxhole and into the Babymetal galaxy of music.
Subscribed. 👍 BABYMETAL is timeless. Joy/Happiness never goes out of style. Great reaction. Welcome to the foxhole. BABYMEAL is unique and going strong. 🦊 🖖 ❤ BABYMETAL - Metal Kingdom (Live at PIA Arena 2023) [SUBTITLED] 4K MAYA【Live Blu-ray/DVD「BABYMETAL BEGINS - THE OTHER ONE -」"BLACK NIGHT"】
🤘🦊🤘 Thank you for giving BABYMETAL a chance!!! BABYMETAL is a Japanese kawaii (cute) metal group (a metal subgenre that they created) that formed in 2010 when the 3 girls were 11-12 years old (yes, they were very young), and since then have performed with, toured with, or opened for Metallica, Korn, Sabaton, Bring Me The Horizon, Dragonforce, Guns N' Roses, Lady Gaga, Rob Halford of Judas Priest (there's a great youtube video of their performance with Rob at a metal award show), and Red Hot Chili Peppers (there is a youtube video of them performing Gimme Chocolate with RHCP, as well as with Korn, and DragonForce), to name a few of many. They have performed at large metal events/concerts in front of 65,000+ skeptical metalheads in Europe (Download, Sonisphere, Glastonbury, etc), US, and Asia. They are the first Japanese band to perform at Wembley arena in the UK. Also, 20+ awards have been given to them. They have 70+ songs and each one is different from the other, so I hope you give the other songs a try. By the way, they have some really great heavy songs too, and I hope you like guitar solos, as well as bass and drum solos, like I do, because they have them too. Also, they released a new amazing album last year and they just finished a world tour where they had many shows here in the US. They also recently released a new music video for their song called "Metali" that features Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello, a live music video for "Brand New Day" featuring Polyphia, a music video for "RATATATA" which is a collab with Electric Callboy, and they were featured on Bloodywood's (Indian metal band) newest song "Bekhauf" which has an amazing music video! 🤘🦊🤘
Doki Doki Morning was their first song.they were build to attract japanese girls to metal. At first they had no money for Bands. They were a subcöub of Sakura Gakuin, but their Manager was a Metalhead and he saw huge Problems in the japanese Metal industry. He didn't understood why he was pushed in the Kindergarten of Amuse (he was their best Handler) in 2013 Su had to leave Sakura Gakuin and he used his influence that Amuse took over Babymetal. Which Songs? Monochrome is their current Highlight, Megitsune, Headbanger , Road of Resistsnce. Mirror Mirror, light and Darkness ,Believing. And the Band was for a long Time the old Kami Band, then they got the Kami Band West for their US and European Concerts and since April 2023 they are the Kami Band that supports them everywhere.
BABYMETAL definitely is still relevant considering that their collab song with Electric Callboy called RATATATA was one of the biggest metal hits of 2024
💀 ⚡ 💕 / 💓 ⏰ That acoustic part sounded great. Very cool. Because of the unfamiliarity, there were a few things you got wrong. "Doki Doki ☆ Morning" is pronounced more like "doh-kee doh-kee morning". "doki" represents an excited heart beat in Japanese. BABYMETAL's parent company is Amuse, Inc., not Amus. BAND-MAID aren't a Metal group, they're Hard Rock, although they do integrate some Punk, Metal, Jazz, etc. elements in their songs. They're self-described as "an impossibly hard rocking maid band". It's great you started at the very beginning of BABYMETAL. The members were 11, 11 and 12 years old when this song was recorded in October of 2010. But don't think it represents the group fifteen years later. : ) I hope you check out something more recent, like 'Monochrome' at PIA Arena.
And one of thevbig problems is also it was the old Music Video, their are only handfull of Video Recordings from the that would look as weird. While any of their Live Performances of these Songs from the last Few Years look totally different. Even Moa was surprised that Su still can reach her old voice as when she was 12 and this with 27.
You should compare BABYMETAL Death (Legend 1997) with the Disney Club🤣 Please try a live version of one of the newer songs like "Monochrome (pia arena)" or an old song played 2023 "Megitsune (pia arena)"
The best comparisson , at first they started to try a new Genre Kawai Metal till they realized the European Metal Fusion was mor their style andvthey pretty much mix Metal with everything. They are today one of the Superstars in Metal and still try to push Japanese Metal a bit higher. Many japanese Metal Bands have Covers for Gimme Chocolate.
Is BabyMetal still relevant today? Well they are rinnung Tors as the complete Rest of the japanese Music industry toggther. After 100 Concerts in 2023 they were exhausted and made than 70 Concerts in 2024 and they are still the japanese Group with the biggest international Success And if we compare the Earnings of the Bands, they are 10 times bigger than each of their competitors in the Metal Genre. They finished their old 10 year contract in 2023 and made a new Contract when they finslly replaced their old 3 rd member that they lost in 2017. Just look at their Collaborations. Ratatata with Electric Callboys, Leave it all behind with F. Hero and Bodyslam, Bekhauf with Bollywood. And this year in May they make their first European and UK Arena Tour. Their Festival Success in Europe was big enough.
BABYMETAL are classified as heavy metal incorporating nu-metal, metal-core, industrial, folk, grind, thrash, djent, trance, power, progressive, and death metal. They started 3 years before Bandmaid and have won multiple awards for their live performances. The lead singer Su metal once again voted best metal female singer and voted by Metal Hammer magazine 10th of the top 50 metal bands. With multiple world tours they just finished 98 shows in north and south America and starting Europe later this year.
"The lead singer Su metal once again voted best metal female singer..." What other time was she voted or selected as the best female metal vocalist? I am a huge fan and if you can point me to wins other than the 2024 Metal Awards, I would appreciate it. 🦊🦊
When they started they were 12, 10 and 10. Now Su 27, Moa 25 and their new Member Momo 21also she danced for them since 2019. But they pretty much grew up Backstage. And according to the Kami Band West they have the best Support Crew of the whole industry
FUN FACT: Earlier this month, Su-Metal (BABYMETAL's lead singer) won the Female Metal Singer of 2024 award. In 2024, they finished up their world tour in the USA, performed in multiple South American countries for Slipknot's Knotfest, and in 2025 they are doing an ARENA tour throughout Europe. Also, in 2019, BABYMETAL became the FIRST Asian artists to ever hit #1 on Billboard’s top rock albums chart. By the way, BABYMETAL started in 2010, while Band-Maid started in 2013, Lovebites in 2016, and Nemophila in 2019. In other words, they are VERY relevant even after 14+ years of making people headbang !🤘🦊🤘
Not 3 singers. Their Main Singer is Su. Moa and Yui were originaly Dancers and they were responsible to deliver to the audience the lines that they were allowed to sing. While Moa today is their main Dance Teacher. In the begining she was their biggest Problem for their dance performances while today she is their trainer. Originally they were idols and were asked by Kobametal to sing Metal. He had to be very careful with the amount of Metal that they excepted in the Begining. Gimme Chocolate was their biggest success in the Begining.
BabyMetal changed as they aged, they started in 2010 at ages 11-12 and they are 25-27 now. I just saw them live 2 months ago in the USA. You need to watch them live.
"Is Babymetal even relevant still?" You want the short list? 2019 - "Metal Galaxy" #1 Billboard "Top Rock Album" Chart - First Asian Artist to ever top the chart 2024 - "Ratatata" #1 Billboard "Hard Rock Digital Song Sales" chart - First #1 for both Babymetal and Electric Callboy 2024 - Metal Awards 2024, Female Metal Singer of the Year "Su-metal" Still Relevant. Put your Kitsune UP!!
To be fair that Metal Awards 2024 wasn't like a real award. It was literally just one dude hosting the competition and I wouldn't really put too much emphasis on Su winning that:D. Even when Su won it the dude used a AI generated pic of Su to announce her victory so it definitely isn't anything professional.
First you need to check out more BabyMetal! Their music is so diverse you are done discovering the diversity when you have listened to all their songs. Just follow the suggestions of the other commenters, you can’t choose wrong, it is all incredible. When you are done with that. There is a lot more to discover. Band Maid that you already listened to is a good classic hard rock band. The following bands are much harder metal. Hanabie - an incredible Metalcore band Pardon Me, I Have To Go Now th-cam.com/video/fuFbQ-Mewfw/w-d-xo.html Nemophila - Another incredibly hard metal band. In addition to their own music that is great, they have made an incredible amount of cover recordings. If you have a favorite band, they quite possibly have a cover of them, some better than the originals. NEMOPHILA / RISE th-cam.com/video/rD3VMAm-9iA/w-d-xo.html Lovebites - In my opinion currently the best Power Metal band in the world. Incredible musicians and performers. Judgment Day th-cam.com/video/m3uGjp-P7DI/w-d-xo.html
For me i didn’t like it. It reminded me of : when i am doing something and someone is interrupting me and they keep bothering me. Annoying for sure-BUT when you played it acoustic style- I LOVED IT. made me want to dance, clean my house, sport their merch. 😊.
There's too much to say about Babymetal, but I'll keep it short: they are still relevant and I would say even more now than ever. Doki Doki Morning was their first song but the voices, concept and sound is 14 years old; I invite you to listen to the modern sound of this same song so you can compare, I'll leave you a link here. If you are interested on listening/learning more about this group, we The One (that's how the fanbase are named) will be more than happy to join you in your journey. th-cam.com/video/h-fesmi6bL8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=HLT-g7UudgrztWQK
When they started they were 12, 10 and 10. Now Su 27, Moa 25 and their new Member Momo 21also she danced for them since 2019. But they pretty much grew up Backstage. And according to the Kami Band West they have the best Support Crew of the whole industry
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Good first reaction. So many questions, so much info and over 14 years of history - how can I keep this short? I don't think I can.
First off, are BABYMETAL still relevant. They are Japan's most successful musical export of all time to date. First Japanese artist to break into the Billboard top 40 in 53 years, first Asian artist to have an album (Metal Galaxy 2019) at number 1 in the Billboard Hard Rock Charts, first Japanese artists to headline a solo show (sold out) at Wembley Arena in London (2016), sold out the Tokyo Dome (55k people each night) two nights running. They have been selling out world tours since 2014, playing all the biggest metal festivals in the US and Europe and will be doing their first UK and Europe Arena tour in May.
They have supported, toured with, performed with, collaborated with or been supported by so many big name bands. For example, Metallica, Guns n Roses, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Lady Gaga, Bring Me The Horizon, Sabaton, Rob Halford (Judas Priest), Korn, SlipKnot, Tom Morello and so many more.
The name BABYMETAL is not about their age (although when they started in 2010 they were aged 12 and 11 so it probably did play a part too). The name was chosen for two reasons:
- to symbolise that they gave birth to a new genre of metal music (kawaii metal)
- because the writing (and pronunciation) in Japanese is nearly identical to the writing of "heavy metal" (and they love a pun):
BABYMETAL = ベビーメタル (be-bi-me-ta-ru)
heavy metal = ヘビーメタル (he-bi-me-ta-ru)
Also they are not showing the traditional metal horn hand sign🤘their sign is the Kitsune (shadow play fox)🦊and is related to the lore about being 3 metal spirits chosen by the Fox God to save metal (they have far too much lore to go into more detail here).
'Doki Doki Morning' was their very first song. It was recorded late October 2010, they were aged 12, 11 and 11 (the video and single release was nearly a year later) so the childlike voices were the voices of children.
The song is also age appropriate - it is about a girl waking up late and rushing to get ready for an exciting day at school with all her friends, so it covers the traditional death and black metal themes of what lip gloss to wear getting her hair straight and so on - you know, all the usual things.
They started as a sub-unit of an Idol group (Sakura Gakuin - Cherry Blossom Academy) set up by the Amuse Talent Agency for about a dozen of the most talented school age (10 to 15) girls on their books with a view to coaching, training and giving them experience in all aspects of entertainment (singing, dancing, writing, stage management, acting, modelling etc) with the aim of the girls finding what they were best at and liked best so they could start their careers with Amuse when they reached school leaving age.
As such perhaps the Disney Club would be the closest thing the US might have had - but it was not the same.
The Heavy Music Club (BABYMETAL) was the brainchild of their producer Kei Kobayashi, a lifelong metalhead inspired to experiment with a fusion of hard metal instrumentals and JPop hooks, melodies and aesthetics when he saw lead singer Su-metal performing with her previous JPop group. He was most impressed with her vocal talents, powerful voice and stage presence and pictured her fronting a metal band and not being drowned out by the loud music.
He added her two young (and also very talented) friends Yuimetal and Moametal to support her with backing vocals, harmonies and mainly to add a dance element, which he thought would be a very interesting addition for a metal band.
Amuse had very low expectations for BABYMETAL. They did not believe there would be an audience for anything metal related (metal was in a steep decline in japan in 2010) and only allowed Kobayoshi his experiment as, under the umbrella of Sakura Gakuin, there was no financial risk (they provided no extra budget, they even had to borrow clothes to make their costumes up).
Against all expectations BABYMETAL started to grow an audience of their own. They started to put on their own solo shows outside of Sakura Gakuin playing shopping malls, a side stage by the food hall at a festival and tiny venues with 150 capacity ... and all this time they were singing and dancing to pre-recorded instrumentals on a backing track.
It was decided that when Su-metal was 15 BABYETAL should separate from Sakura Gakuin to become an independent band in their own right, so in preparation for that they finally got the budget for a live band to support them in live shows.
The live band is the Kami Band, some of Japan's very best session musicians, and they were phased in from October 2012 for the next 18 months or so before becoming the full time support for all live shows from March 2014 a day or two after the release of the first album.
The guys in skeleton suits in this video were Amuse staff members and the instrumentals for the song (and all their studio recordings) were played by anonymous session musicians. BABYMETAL are a live performance act. To see and hear them at their best you will have to watch live performances - that is where you will hear the natural live vocals, not the over-processed and compressed vocals of the studio recordings, and the Kami Band's live instrumentals .... all of which are superior to the studio recordings.
BABYMETAL are one of the very best live acts on the planet right now. They have over 14 years experience and over 10 years of world tours under their belts and a big part of why Japanese bands are attracting attention outside of Japan in recent years is because of BABYMETAL's success and popularity and showing what can be achieved with hard work, passion, and no small amount of talent so that not everybody has to sing in English to make a name for themselves.
So where Band Maid are a hard rock band who pretty much, as you said, follow the same format as American and European rock bands, BABYMETAL are unique. They are original, they don't follow the same format or formulas, they don't copy anybody, they don't try to be like any other band and they break all the rules (which annoys some people who, for some reason, can't seem to understand the vocalists won't be playing the guitars and drums) - they are BABYMETAL and there is nobody else quite like them (some have tried to follow their lead, none came close so far).
They started as a fusion of Metal with the JPop hooks and melodies etc, but they have gone on to mix and blend so many more musical styles with the metal. They have songs in virtually every metal genre including thrash, Prog, djent, black, death, folk, power, speed, nu-metal and so on, but they will mix in rap, ska, Bollywood, EDM, Finnish Polka, Middle Eastern Psy-Trance, Japanese folk, hip hop and more.
BABYMETAL have always refused to be pigeonholed or restricted to playing just one style or genre. They have about 70 songs now, each one different to the last. You will not predict what the next song will be like. Some are good hard metal, some lean towards their pop roots, some are just fun, some are deep and meaningful, some will have you moshing or joining in with a huge wall of death, others will have you singing along through tears.
If you don't like one song try another, it will be different and the chances are you'll love it.
Try 'Monochrome' live at PIA Arena 2023 and 'Metali' featuring Tom Morello for a couple of very different recent songs - and then watch 'BABYMETAL DEATH' live at Legend 1997 (Su-metal's 16th birthday concert in December 2013) and see how similar they were NOT to Disney Club at that age.
This is awesome and def have to check out a live show 🤟
@@EZCIN Thanks for reading it all, I hope it helped - and I will be looking forward to watching you seeing them live. I'm sure you must have good suggestions for songs already, but 'Megitsune' (another early song) live at PIA Arena in April 2023 would be a good place to start.
Advice: Go deeper and deeper in this rabbit hole.
Your life will change for the better. No joke.
BabyMetal Forever!! 🦊🦊🍅🦊
This song was made when the girls were not even teens yet, so this song will have a more "childish" feel and lyrics to it since their original goal was to make metal music that was relatable for young Japanese kids. But as they grew older, their songs matured as well in lyrics, topics, and musically.🤘🦊🤘
I will definitely listen to some recent stuff 😎
BabyMetal always work with extremely talented musicians. On their studio album the bring in some of the best, but live is where BabyMetal really shines. If you like talented metal drummers you should check out the current drummer in the Kami Band (BabyMetals live band), Anthony Barone. You will not be sorry.
Great breakdown, and welcome to Babymetal! Interesting first song choice, but can't deny this ultimate classic, since it was Babymetal's very first song ever. It was recorded when they were 12/11 years old. I just saw them live in DC a few months ago (in their mid-20s now), and needless to say, they've grown quite a bit.
A few responses to your breakdown: Babymetal's drummer is no joke. Their current drummer is Anthony Barone (All that Remains, ex-Shadow of Intent). Pause often so dude can take a break 🤣. Also, who says the Bassist gets left out in metal? Not Babymetal! 😉
The best way to understand Babymetal's concept: Think of them as a "pop group" with some of THE best heavy metal session musicians behind them for live shows. Babymetal is a true marriage of J-Pop and Heavy Metal. Both in sound and in culture. They are also THE pioneers that kicked down the doors to the West for modern J-Rock/J-Metal and paved the way for bands like Band-Maid and others. Babymetal is one of Japan's biggest bands internationally today.
Their earlier content has a lot more child-like cutesiness (especially because they were literally kids). Today, Babymetal has traded that for a more wholesome, but bad-ass young adult vibe. However, Babymetal also has so many influences, genres, and styles that there is no way to box them into any one particular style.
I have a few suggestions that will give you a solid showcase that best encompasses Babymetal. Be sure to find the video from the venue I listed for full live video and live audio.
*Megitsune (Pia Arena MM):* An Apr 2023 performance of the 2013 fan favorite and the song they perform live the most (~380+ times by now). The best showcase of Babymetal, IMO.
*Road of Resistance (Official Live):* Epic power metal battle anthem. Herman Li and Sam Totman of Dragonforce helped put together the guitar parts and played the guitars for the studio version.
*Headbanger (Legend 1997):* Dec 2013 show for lead Su-metal's 16th birthday. Just an absolute...headbanger. 😆
*Rondo of Nightmare (Budokan 2014):* A true showcase of the band behind Babymetal, and Su-metal's amazing vocals, even at 16. [[ Cough Cough ]] Also a bass solo.
Look forward to more Babymetal!🤘🦊
I will definitely be doing some live show reactions 🙌
@ can’t wait!
I am a 58 year old metal head...starting my journey back with Black Sabbath, and listened to bands like Megadeth, Motorhead, Slayer, and so on. I started listening to Babymetal in 2016 and was blown away by them. I would encourage you to continue your journey with Babymetal. They mesh different types of metal with different other genres of music like, j-pop, rap, latin music and so on. The even fuse different type of metal together. I have had the pleasure of seeing these young ladies in concert several times and have been blown away each and every time, and I hope to see them several more times in the future. I am sure people have already let you know that it is best to watch a live video of them to get the best experience.
Here are a couple of videos for you to check out:
Road of Resistance: th-cam.com/video/zTEYUFgLveY/w-d-xo.html
BxMxC: th-cam.com/video/_4G5pa1sd2c/w-d-xo.html
Headbanger: th-cam.com/video/YjjWZpf_jSs/w-d-xo.html
Monochrome: th-cam.com/video/XJZhy7fWNyY/w-d-xo.html
Metali: th-cam.com/video/oDMFL7IOAlU/w-d-xo.html
Ijame, Dame, Zettai: th-cam.com/video/Ro-_cbfdrYE/w-d-xo.html (This Sonisphere appearance is what launched Babymetal onto the world stage)
Will definitely check these out 🙌🙌
Nice reaction, this was their very first single and music video. They sound very different now 15 years later. When they were founded they had the goal of attracting new young people into metal and even more specific girls into metal.
Yeah metal is definitely a sausage fest wouldn’t mind some peas in that soup 🤟
Yaaay babymetal !! They still definitely make music but a lot of their newer things are collabs with other metal artists (Ratatata is a collab with Electric Callboy, Metali is a collab with Tom Morello, The End is a collab with Lil Uzi, and Kingslayer is a collab with Bring me the horizon, a ton of different sounds) and their most recent album was released in 2023 called The Other One. Their whole thing is basically being agents sent by the fox gods to bring back metal music to the world lol. To me all of their songs are amazing but another fun song (and music video) is Headbanger !!
Fox gods ! 😱 will definitely check out some new stuff 😎
Nice reaction. This is their first song. And they were 12 and 11 years old at the time of the MV. Band Maid wouldn't be around for another few years. Babymetal opened the door for Japanese metal bands to the world. There were a couple before them but that was back in the 80s. like X Japan and Loudness. But Babymetal started a Japanese invasion. On to Babymetals musical styling. Their music is called Kawaii Metal. A combination of Jpop vocals on top and a metal base with just about everything in-between. All mixed with kawaii. Which means cute in Japan where it's a whole vibe thing. And all these years later Babymetal is still going strong. They have become an international treasure and legendary. Enjoy the journey through the Foxhole and into the Babymetal galaxy of music.
Subscribed. 👍 BABYMETAL is timeless. Joy/Happiness never goes out of style. Great reaction. Welcome to the foxhole. BABYMEAL is unique and going strong. 🦊 🖖 ❤
BABYMETAL - Metal Kingdom (Live at PIA Arena 2023) [SUBTITLED] 4K
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You Rock for the sub 🤟 I will definitely react to a live show 🙌
🤘🦊🤘 Thank you for giving BABYMETAL a chance!!! BABYMETAL is a Japanese kawaii (cute) metal group (a metal subgenre that they created) that formed in 2010 when the 3 girls were 11-12 years old (yes, they were very young), and since then have performed with, toured with, or opened for Metallica, Korn, Sabaton, Bring Me The Horizon, Dragonforce, Guns N' Roses, Lady Gaga, Rob Halford of Judas Priest (there's a great youtube video of their performance with Rob at a metal award show), and Red Hot Chili Peppers (there is a youtube video of them performing Gimme Chocolate with RHCP, as well as with Korn, and DragonForce), to name a few of many. They have performed at large metal events/concerts in front of 65,000+ skeptical metalheads in Europe (Download, Sonisphere, Glastonbury, etc), US, and Asia. They are the first Japanese band to perform at Wembley arena in the UK. Also, 20+ awards have been given to them. They have 70+ songs and each one is different from the other, so I hope you give the other songs a try. By the way, they have some really great heavy songs too, and I hope you like guitar solos, as well as bass and drum solos, like I do, because they have them too. Also, they released a new amazing album last year and they just finished a world tour where they had many shows here in the US. They also recently released a new music video for their song called "Metali" that features Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello, a live music video for "Brand New Day" featuring Polyphia, a music video for "RATATATA" which is a collab with Electric Callboy, and they were featured on Bloodywood's (Indian metal band) newest song "Bekhauf" which has an amazing music video! 🤘🦊🤘
I’d love to see them rocking with the legends 🤟 thanx for keeping me in the loop 🙌
Doki Doki Morning was their first song.they were build to attract japanese girls to metal. At first they had no money for Bands. They were a subcöub of Sakura Gakuin, but their Manager was a Metalhead and he saw huge Problems in the japanese Metal industry. He didn't understood why he was pushed in the Kindergarten of Amuse (he was their best Handler) in 2013 Su had to leave Sakura Gakuin and he used his influence that Amuse took over Babymetal.
Which Songs? Monochrome is their current Highlight, Megitsune, Headbanger , Road of Resistsnce. Mirror Mirror, light and Darkness ,Believing. And the Band was for a long Time the old Kami Band, then they got the Kami Band West for their US and European Concerts and since April 2023 they are the Kami Band that supports them everywhere.
BABYMETAL definitely is still relevant considering that their collab song with Electric Callboy called RATATATA was one of the biggest metal hits of 2024
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That acoustic part sounded great. Very cool.
Because of the unfamiliarity, there were a few things you got wrong.
"Doki Doki ☆ Morning" is pronounced more like "doh-kee doh-kee morning".
"doki" represents an excited heart beat in Japanese.
BABYMETAL's parent company is Amuse, Inc., not Amus.
BAND-MAID aren't a Metal group, they're Hard Rock, although they do integrate some Punk, Metal, Jazz, etc. elements in their songs.
They're self-described as "an impossibly hard rocking maid band".
It's great you started at the very beginning of BABYMETAL.
The members were 11, 11 and 12 years old when this song was recorded in October of 2010.
But don't think it represents the group fifteen years later. : )
I hope you check out something more recent, like 'Monochrome' at PIA Arena.
Will definitely be exploring this Banda catalog some more 🙌
And one of thevbig problems is also it was the old Music Video, their are only handfull of Video Recordings from the that would look as weird. While any of their Live Performances of these Songs from the last Few Years look totally different. Even Moa was surprised that Su still can reach her old voice as when she was 12 and this with 27.
You should compare BABYMETAL Death (Legend 1997) with the Disney Club🤣
Please try a live version of one of the newer songs like "Monochrome (pia arena)" or an old song played 2023 "Megitsune (pia arena)"
The best comparisson , at first they started to try a new Genre Kawai Metal till they realized the European Metal Fusion was mor their style andvthey pretty much mix Metal with everything. They are today one of the Superstars in Metal and still try to push Japanese Metal a bit higher. Many japanese Metal Bands have Covers for Gimme Chocolate.
Is BabyMetal still relevant today? Well they are rinnung Tors as the complete Rest of the japanese Music industry toggther. After 100 Concerts in 2023 they were exhausted and made than 70 Concerts in 2024 and they are still the japanese Group with the biggest international Success And if we compare the Earnings of the Bands, they are 10 times bigger than each of their competitors in the Metal Genre. They finished their old 10 year contract in 2023 and made a new Contract when they finslly replaced their old 3 rd member that they lost in 2017. Just look at their Collaborations. Ratatata with Electric Callboys, Leave it all behind with F. Hero and Bodyslam, Bekhauf with Bollywood. And this year in May they make their first European and UK Arena Tour. Their Festival Success in Europe was big enough.
BABYMETAL are classified as heavy metal incorporating nu-metal, metal-core, industrial, folk, grind, thrash, djent, trance, power, progressive, and death metal. They started 3 years before Bandmaid and have won multiple awards for their live performances. The lead singer Su metal once again voted best metal female singer and voted by Metal Hammer magazine 10th of the top 50 metal bands. With multiple world tours they just finished 98 shows in north and south America and starting Europe later this year.
"The lead singer Su metal once again voted best metal female singer..."
What other time was she voted or selected as the best female metal vocalist? I am a huge fan and if you can point me to wins other than the 2024 Metal Awards, I would appreciate it.
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When they started they were 12, 10 and 10. Now Su 27, Moa 25 and their new Member Momo 21also she danced for them since 2019. But they pretty much grew up Backstage. And according to the Kami Band West they have the best Support Crew of the whole industry
Cutest metal song ever written
You should do the live now :)
FUN FACT: Earlier this month, Su-Metal (BABYMETAL's lead singer) won the Female Metal Singer of 2024 award. In 2024, they finished up their world tour in the USA, performed in multiple South American countries for Slipknot's Knotfest, and in 2025 they are doing an ARENA tour throughout Europe. Also, in 2019, BABYMETAL became the FIRST Asian artists to ever hit #1 on Billboard’s top rock albums chart. By the way, BABYMETAL started in 2010, while Band-Maid started in 2013, Lovebites in 2016, and Nemophila in 2019. In other words, they are VERY relevant even after 14+ years of making people headbang !🤘🦊🤘
Not 3 singers. Their Main Singer is Su. Moa and Yui were originaly Dancers and they were responsible to deliver to the audience the lines that they were allowed to sing. While Moa today is their main Dance Teacher. In the begining she was their biggest Problem for their dance performances while today she is their trainer. Originally they were idols and were asked by Kobametal to sing Metal. He had to be very careful with the amount of Metal that they excepted in the Begining. Gimme Chocolate was their biggest success in the Begining.
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You are in front of the best live band on the planet, a great surprise awaits you.
BabyMetal changed as they aged, they started in 2010 at ages 11-12 and they are 25-27 now. I just saw them live 2 months ago in the USA. You need to watch them live.
"Is Babymetal even relevant still?"
You want the short list?
2019 - "Metal Galaxy" #1 Billboard "Top Rock Album" Chart - First Asian Artist to ever top the chart
2024 - "Ratatata" #1 Billboard "Hard Rock Digital Song Sales" chart - First #1 for both Babymetal and Electric Callboy
2024 - Metal Awards 2024, Female Metal Singer of the Year "Su-metal"
Still Relevant.
Put your Kitsune UP!!
To be fair that Metal Awards 2024 wasn't like a real award. It was literally just one dude hosting the competition and I wouldn't really put too much emphasis on Su winning that:D. Even when Su won it the dude used a AI generated pic of Su to announce her victory so it definitely isn't anything professional.
And you have ideas about their songs. The Alarm Clock rings, what hairvStyle do I weat, who will I meet. And again 10% bigger....
Welcome to BABYMETAL !🤘🦊♪
id love to see you do "rondo of nightmare"
First you need to check out more BabyMetal! Their music is so diverse you are done discovering the diversity when you have listened to all their songs. Just follow the suggestions of the other commenters, you can’t choose wrong, it is all incredible.
When you are done with that. There is a lot more to discover. Band Maid that you already listened to is a good classic hard rock band. The following bands are much harder metal.
Hanabie - an incredible Metalcore band
Pardon Me, I Have To Go Now
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Nemophila - Another incredibly hard metal band. In addition to their own music that is great, they have made an incredible amount of cover recordings. If you have a favorite band, they quite possibly have a cover of them, some better than the originals.
NEMOPHILA / RISE
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Lovebites - In my opinion currently the best Power Metal band in the world. Incredible musicians and performers.
Judgment Day
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Loving some of these recommendations 🙌
While today Su just beaten Tarja and Johannsen ( the Nightwish Singers as the best female Metal Singer.
For me i didn’t like it. It reminded me of : when i am doing something and someone is interrupting me and they keep bothering me. Annoying for sure-BUT when you played it acoustic style- I LOVED IT. made me want to dance, clean my house, sport their merch. 😊.
There's too much to say about Babymetal, but I'll keep it short: they are still relevant and I would say even more now than ever. Doki Doki Morning was their first song but the voices, concept and sound is 14 years old; I invite you to listen to the modern sound of this same song so you can compare, I'll leave you a link here. If you are interested on listening/learning more about this group, we The One (that's how the fanbase are named) will be more than happy to join you in your journey.
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When they started they were 12, 10 and 10. Now Su 27, Moa 25 and their new Member Momo 21also she danced for them since 2019. But they pretty much grew up Backstage. And according to the Kami Band West they have the best Support Crew of the whole industry