METAL FORTH

Was going to rant about another too-recent pick for the list, but given there seems to be another Babymetal LP waiting for me, this seems to be someone's (or some people's) idea of a joke. Kinda sad to think somebody listened to 1100 albums just to throw their pick away on a gag, but hey, whatever floats your boat!

Metal Forth is the Fifth album of Babymetal. Like the debut album it's a combination of melodic metal and j-pop. Within this style the album has quite some variation in the songs with many guest appearances.

This album was added just over 3 weeks after it was released... I know there was another Babymetal album submitted but let it wait. Unless this album was receiving immediate critical acclaim and was the number 1 across the world and was heralded as a breakthrough, it did not need to be added that quickly. It isn't and that is a huge strike against it. Listening to it I absolutely do not see why it needed to be here. It's okay and exactly what one would expect when hearing the name kawaii metal. I'd heard of the band before but never listened to it and I don't think it's for me. The vocals are somewhat annoying, like other metal albums. Maybe if they didn't have guest vocalists it would be better? Also the last song really sounds like Through the Fire and the Flames (I think it is that one... it sounds like a rip off of another song I've heard). My personal rating: 3/5 My rating relative to the list: 3/5 Should this have been included on the original list? No.

Video game music meets desperately trying to be cool/modern/popular. All flash and no feel.

The first babymetal album I got I thought maybe someone really loves this kind of metal. The second baby metal album in one week, I thought this has to be some sort of music trolling. Hard to say if this album was any better than the other. They have songs in English but the instrumentals are even more intense to the point it’s just noise sometimes. It’s whatever. If two people really love these albums, I hope they find each other and never have access to touch tunes where I’m at. 1.7/10

Guys, I think the site's been hacked and someone will just keep adding Babymetal albums until their demands are met.

There is no way a brand new album deserves to be on this list.

How the hell did two different people land on Babymetal as their album of choice. It's a free country so I'm not judging you, but this has to be a coordinated aerial assault on the user albums list. Anyways, this ain't good. The debut still had some heart in it, but now we're officially in homunculus territory. The Dubai chocolate Labubu of Japanese metal. Boo, get Midori up in this joint instead.

Rating: 9/10 Best songs: From me to u, Ratatata, Song 3, Kxaxwxaxixi, Sunset kiss, Algorism, Metal

I’m not sure I need both of the Babymetal albums on the list, but not a bad idea to at least hear something from this group before they die. Not sure if this is better or worse than the other pick, but it was fun and entertaining!

Newest album I've heard on here! And fucking great. Becomes a little numbing in places, but this combo of angelic vocals and extreme metal is like nothing else on earth.

An interesting albeit strange offering today. Easily the newest album on the list I'd say. It was only released last month. I remember hearing about J-Pop and BABYMETAL on the documentary Global Metal. I wasn't aware they were still making music. This genre is apparently called kawaii metal (a blending of J-Pop and metal). It's like that weird Japanese poppy anime music but mixed with dirty loud modern electro-metal. It isn't traditional metal, it's that new age metal that features bass drops, breakdowns, and drum machines. All in all, odd, but not terrible. I just, again, think there should be a 5 yr lock on albums submitted (nothing made in the last 5 yrs) to give it time to age and see it's staying power. That being said, BABYMETAL has been making music since 2010, so I guess they are doing something right. One song on this album (Song 3) features Slaughter To Prevail (Russian deathcore band). Their lead singer Alex Terrible has some fucking insanely powerful vocals (well I don't know if it can be called vocals or screams, but dude can growl loud enough that a whole stadium can hear him without a mic). I'm not a big fan of their music, but have to give Alex props. Favourite songs: White Flame, RATATATA, Algorism, From Me to U, Kon! Kon!, My Queen, Sunset Kiss, Song 3 Least favorite songs: KxAxWxAxIxI 5/5

Two baby metal albums lmao? Ok this is actually quite a lot better 4

Actually really enjoyed quite a few of these

Don’t take Babymetal too serious - it’s just fun and kawaii all day long. You should take the music rather serious, though. There’s a stellar cast of guest appearances and it’s hard to not move around as it’s playing. The idol scene itself might not be problem free but I won’t dive further into that for now - that’s for another time and place.

Because of the many collaborations, which stay true to the genre of the guests, this album explores some different types of metal. Cool album!

Two instances of Babymetal showing up in the same smallish cohort of listener-submitted offerings seems odd, maybe it is just coincidence. Not sure the list needed to double up on this particular band. And I don't have much to say beyond my last review: this seems to have divested much of the babygirl vocal style which is a positive shift in my book, and also tended to a little more mainstream sound. I was satisfied enough to rock out half an hour on this but still don't feel like it's all that.

Metal for gamers

I can't believe there are TWO BABYMETAL albums on this contributor list. This one was worse than the original one, although I kind of dig Poppy's vocals on the opening track. And I pretty much dig anything Tom Morello is involved in, so those are worth 2 stars alone. 3.5/5, but rounding down to 3.

Fitting name: Babymetal Energetic but not overwhelming...

BABYMETAL is fun to listen to, but I remember thinking it was a gimmick 15 years ago, and I still think so now. There’s also something about the whole kawaii music scene that irks me, especially considering how young the members are when first starting out. Someone is making a lot of money, and I doubt it’s primarily the young girls involved. That being said, METAL FORTH is by all means a “proper” metal record with some great collaborations including Electric Callboy and some great shredding by Tom Morello.

Are we just going to put every BABYMETAL album on here now?

I had to bail after 3 songs because it was bat sh*t crazy. Not one-star bad, but bananas

Most recent album 💿 on the list

Kawaii metal. Rollo pop japonés. Un 2.

Thought this was a joke, i'd heard "gimme chocolate" before but thought it was an ironic thing. The first song wasn't that bad but the second summed up the whole thing, overproduced trying so hard to be cool and cutey. 1.4

Er, what?

Kawaii metal. Algún trozo es escuchable, pero de repente, plaf, gritos, miedo.