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Babymetal is the debut studio album by Japanese heavy metal group Babymetal. It was first released on February 26, 2014, in Japan through BMD Fox Records, and was re-released on May 29, 2015 (2015-05-29), in Europe through earMusic, and June 16, 2015 (2015-06-16), in the United States through RED Associated Labels (RAL) and Sony Music Entertainment. Music from the album dates back to the origins of the band in 2010, and incorporates tracks from their earliest released singles, back when the band was a sub-unit of the Japanese idol group Sakura Gakuin. Babymetal received generally positive reviews from music critics. The album managed to peak at number four on the Oricon Weekly Chart, and has since been certified gold with over 100,000 copies sold in Japan. In the United States, the album debuted at number 187 on the Billboard 200—a rarity for Japanese acts in the country—and managed to top the World Albums chart. Two singles from Babymetal, "Ijime, Dame, Zettai" and "Megitsune", gained domestic success, charting within the top ten in Japan. "Gimme Chocolate!!" became an international success, with its music video garnering attention overseas and becoming the group's most viewed music video on YouTube.
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!
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
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
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.
Babies shouldn't be playing metal.
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