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Post by Admin on Sept 2, 2019 18:09:24 GMT
Few bands have the ability to combine both ear-piercing metal and bubbly Japanese pop. However, with two full-length albums and fans all over the world, the Japanese heavy-metal and pop hybrid band BABYMETAL is able to combine these musical genres with ease. The trend-setting band will be coming to Atlanta soon, and it won’t be something to miss. Formed in 2010, BABYMETAL has taken the Western world by storm. The band consists of the duo Su-metal and Moametal, who rock ponytails and outfits resembling Kiss-era rock ’n’ roll. When BABYMETAL started becoming popular, many people were drawn by their unique style that set them apart from other rock bands, especially people who had a fascination with Japanese pop culture. Others found out about the band through other forms of media. One of them was a popular YouTube video published in 2014 which consisted of YouTubers reacting to BABYMETAL’s music. The video gathered over 19 million views and helped introduce the band’s uniqueness to some people. BABYMETAL’s unique style sticks out, especially to younger people looking to expand their music taste. They have the ability to fluidly combine two completely different genres of music and make it one.
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Post by Admin on Oct 9, 2019 18:07:17 GMT
Since Japanese culture marches to the beat of its own taiko drum, Babymetal naturally achieved significant success and acclaim in their homeland after emerging as part of the larger Sakura Gakuin collective. By the time their eponymous debut album dropped in 2014, the trio were already big enough to sell out two nights at the Budokan in Tokyo – but they encountered mixed reactions when they arrived on foreign shores. Although Babymetal’s unorthodox presence and early viral hit “Gimme Chocolate!!” won them plenty of fans, they were also instinctively dismissed as a fad. Lovers and haters promptly launched into a debate that would gradually simmer down as the band themselves proved unstoppable. Babymetal’s list of accomplishments is formidable, to say the least. They’ve been accepted and praised by everyone from Metallica to Judas Priest, Slayer, and Dragonforce; leapt up album charts on both sides of the Atlantic with 2016’s Metal Resistance, and even played the UK’s Download Festival despite promoter Andy Copping famously insisting they’d never perform there. Purists may keep sniping from behind their keyboards, but Babymetal have graduated from underdogs to all-conquering superstars – and the resistance is quickly running out of steam. Had Babymetal been set up as a two-dimensional buck-grabbing project, they would’ve failed by now. Instead, Kobayashi’s team have always injected a diverse array of influences, from hip-hop and reggae to dubstep and ska, into the band’s core “kawaii metal” style. By thinking long-term, the minds behind Babymetal gave the group the best possible chance of success, and it’s paid off. Metal Galaxy is another carefully calculated and meticulously composed step into the future. After listening to a couple of songs from Babymetal’s back catalog, it’s easy to assume that you’ve heard everything they have to offer, but Metal Galaxy is full of surprises. This album’s advance singles have already showcased fresh influences from around the world, including Thai rap (“Pa Pa Ya!!”) and traditional Indian music (“Shanti Shanti Shanti”), but the voyage doesn’t stop there. “Night Night Burn!” incorporates Latin sections and acoustic guitars; “Kagerou” boasts Bring Me The Horizon vibes; “Starlight” is a brutal djent rampage; and Polyphia guitarists Tim Henson and Scott LePage turn “Brand New Day” into a standout track with stuttering riffs, jazzy chords, and funky rhythms.
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Post by Admin on Oct 14, 2019 18:16:01 GMT
During a conversation with Loudwire, Babymetal singer Su-Metal looked back on her initial reaction to metal music, which she wasn't familiar with upon joining the group back in 2010. She said (transcribed by UG): "At first, I used to think metal music is really scary, but... I think it's interesting, the songs. Then I wanted to sing this song, and I wanted to dance to this song. "Then, yeah, then when I was young I believed that, and now so many people know about Babymetal and our music - it's interesting, so many people think so, I think that's an important thing." Su previously said: "Before we joined Babymetal, we weren't that familiar with metal, but we learned a lot from Metallica. Watching their shows and even meeting them, they were really nice to us." Asked if Metallica ever gave them concrete advice, Moametal commented: "We never got any advice, but just watching their stage we learned so much. They separate who they are on stage and who they are backstage. "That's something we learned from them and we hope one day we'll be able to reach that kind of level onstage that Metallica has onstage. It feels like they do receive power from the metal gods when they're on because it's amazing." Back in 2017, Lars Ulrich said about Babymetal: "We saw them in 2013 at a festival, and we were astounded by their awesomeness. As you know, they are now touring around the world, opening for the Red Hot Chili Peppers... "They've been doing a lot of cool things and they have plenty of experience with live shows. So, when we were about to come [to South Korea], we thought, this is their area, so to speak. [Laughs] "It was a privilege for us to play together with a band of such a presence, and I look forward to showing their performance to my wife. I've always said, 'You must absolutely watch them!'. They're so cool, I'm already excited about it. "And also, of course, because I'd like our fans to enjoy the best show. I don't know how many stages we will share with Babtmetal, but I'm happy to be together with them for tonight's show [in Seoul]."
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Post by Admin on Oct 19, 2019 20:47:37 GMT
The Babymetal issue comes in two collectible editions: a newsstand/subscriber cover version, which will be available in stores on October 22nd, and a special box set featuring exclusive covers packaged in a deluxe collectors case. Both feature original photography by Jason Goodrich, a New York–based photographer who has worked with hundreds of musicians and other culture-creators including Iggy Pop, Halestorm's Lzzy Hale, The Walking Dead's Norman Reedus and more. Inside the special-edition box set you will receive the newsstand/subscriber cover, three bonus covers only available when you purchase the set, a hardcover collector's case featuring exclusive art, and a one-year subscription to Revolver magazine (starting with the next issue). This issue also includes features on Slayer, Korn, Jinjer, Lacuna Coil, Tool in the early Nineties, Vic Mensa's 93PUNX, Life of Agony, Batushka, Blackwater Holylight, Cloak and Sanction. As a trio, kawaii-metal leaders Babymetal broke the internet. Now, as a duo, they're out to take the galaxy. In our new cover story, Su-metal and Moametal discuss the unstoppable rise of Babymetal: "There's no one like us."
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Post by Admin on Oct 30, 2019 4:17:06 GMT
A newlywed couple's first entrance in public is a big deal and something that requires plenty of thought and a bit of creativity. This recently married Japanese couple elected to recreate a routine part of Babymetal's live show set to the song "Road of Resistance." In the clip below, which was posted on Twitter, the scene is set as a series of curtains blocked off a wall of glass windows and doors, where the couple waited outside for their cue. As the music began, the curtains were pulled, revealing the bride and groom, each of whom were holding custom black flags, one of them bearing a Babymetal-styled logo that says "God Metal." Slowly making their way into the hall, in the same fashion as Babymetal do onstage when they perform "Road to Resistance," they were greeted by the warm reception of their guests, who cheered and chanted as the moment continued.
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