BABYMETAL

Thanks to whoever submitted this for filling a space I didn’t know I had in my life. This was incredibly fun and silly and badass and just wild. Chocolate!

This is something unique enough it could have found a place on the og 1001 list. ‘Kawaii Metal’ is something you never knew you needed

I've always said that there is probably something in any genre that I would like. Death Metal was a contender for being the exception tot his rule, but I really loved Babymetal! It's wackadoo stuff that really made me happy!

Hahahaha yesterday I got the other Babymetal album and mentioned it was the 2nd one submitted and needed to cook. Well this is a fully cooked album and I have to say, it ain't too bad. At times annoying, but it's harmless ultimately. The last song I was again, "this sounds like Dragonforce" and then saw that Dragonforce played on the song and it made sense. The album is probably a little long but it is something different. Some of the vocals are a bit annoying, but given that this created a new genre, it's interesting enough. My personal rating: 3/5 My rating relative to the list: 4/5 Should this have been included on the original list? Yes.

Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Megitsune, Chocolate, Line!, Akatsuki, Headbangeeeerrrr, Road of resistance

I remember hearing this when it first came out and thinking it was refreshing to hear something different. It’s like a load of other bubblegum j-pop, except in filthy dropped tunings and the occasional growl. It’s definitely something fun, but equally very much a gimmick. I find it hard to take something considered to be “kawaii-metal” too seriously, but then again, I don’t think it is trying to be taken seriously. If you want a bit of dumb fun, this is good sounding. It’s also a bit funny, because it’s three young girls with crystal clear singing, over some real dirty metal guitars.

Strangely fun to listen to.

I like this album when the tempo goes up and the cheerleader background vocals fit like a glove on the melodic metal riffs. The album is a bit too long.

Not as draining a listen as I expected, definitely too long but there's at least some sense of melodic/instrumental variation, and I did bop my head at times. The solid production does help, maybe a bit over-produced but this LP moves along like a well-oiled machine with not a track out of place. Remember enjoying this group's debut for causing an absolute civil war among metalheads about what constitutes 'real metal,' an incredibly dumb argument when music is inherently subjective and taste is 100% personal.

it's kind of silly/throwaway stuff, not sure it makes for essential listening. But their live shows are ridiculous and lots of fun, highly recommend

Errr... I wasn't ready for this at all, not sure I still am. This is incredible. What a blend. J-pop and heavy/death metal to become kawaii metal. There's even elements of happy trance, SKA and house in there. The whole time I am imagining some kick ass anime series. Enjoyable, but can get a bit much toward the end.

This band is very polarising in the metal community. Uptight, no-nonsense metalheads vs. sleazy weebs. The sorts of forum arguments that just make you want to set the internet on fire. The music itself is single-listen, throwaway schlock just like you'd expect in something that's 50% j-pop idol gimmick. The singing doesn't do it for me at all, the "baby" element just creeps me out. I got really sick of it towards the end. Mostly it's just embarrassing. I don't begrudge it its right to exist, but I'd never willingly listen to it again. 2/5.

The whole concept and execution of this thing feels super produced, with great talent and competence to be sure, but very much a product generated for consumption. I'm a fickle fan of metal at best and no fan at all of Idol music, so it doesn't exactly land for me. Didn't hate it, found it generally fun though silly, most of it felt like music playing behind some anime battle scene.

Not bad

I can't help but enjoy some of it

As a concept, this is kinda fun. But as metal music, I find it kind of bland. I get the hype and popularity. But not my taste

No more thank you

Gen-Z Mr. Bungle

Decent enough

It has come to my attention that there are two BABYMETAL albums on the user list. That is stupid. I will give this one the benefit of the doubt, since it was the first and makes much more sense than Metal Forth, which was added weeks after its' release. The thing is, as an actual metal album, the debut is inferior to the later output. It's all over the place, and doesn't stick to what really works - the power metal switching into kawaii pop like on 'Akatsuki' and 'Doki Doki ☆ Morning'.

Babies shouldn't be playing metal.

Dumb novelty band that probably did irreparable damage to the image of Japanese metal in the eyes of western metalheads. But not like anybody should care about that, when this album's biggest sin is how obnoxiously bland it is if you look past the gimmick. How about somebody gets a bunch of fat hillbillies together and makes them sing bubblegum pop. Now that's something I'd listen to.

Kawaii metal. Rollo pop japonés. Un 2.

Man this was a wild album in the worst way possible. The metal was pretty standard with the double bass and thrashing guitars. The singing was very much at times the sound of children. Is that something people enjoy? Then there was a rap part in the middle of a song. Plus it was all in Japanese. What is this album other than a theatrical bit. 1.6/10

Standard Metal with cutesey vocals enjoyed by people who should be monitored.