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Black Friday and Record Store Day are two very different holidays. Where Black Friday is about finding the cheapest deals at the most convenient place, Record Store Day is all about shopping locally at independent stores. Now, in an attempt to get more people to support their local record stores, RSD is coming at us […]

Did you miss BABYMETAL‘s set at this year’s Download Festival? Fear not, metalheads! The enigmatic J-pop-meets-power-metal band have come to the rescue with some stunning live footage of their latest single “Distortion” from the festival set, as well as the unveiling of a new, limited edition vinyl single containing the tune. Check it out! Read […]

Not that we needed more reasons to love BABYMETAL, but the band have announced more details about their upcoming graphic novel. Learn more about the book and check out a sneak peek of Apocrypha: The Legend of BABYMETAL below! Read more: This BABYMETAL-inspired Japanese hot chocolate commercial is hilarious—watch The graphic novel explores the mythology of BABYMETAL by […]

A spokesperson from the American mangement company representing BABYMETAL has confirmed Yuimetal remains a member of the Japanese pop/metal alloy act. The statement stems from the fan response to Yuimetal's absence from the first two dates of the band's current U.S. tour. READ MORE: Yuimetal strangely absent from first show of US tour When asked […]

BABYMETAL kicked off a much-anticipated U.S. tour last night in Kansas City, Missouri, but concertgoers at the Uptown Theater noticed something strange in the Japanese kawaii metal band’s performance: the unannounced absence of BABYMETAL member Yuimetal. Read more:Here’s the band Babymetal were in before they were Babymetal As reported by Loudwire, BABYMETAL vocalists Su-metal and […]

[Photo by: BABYMETAL/Instagram] Japanese idol-gone-metal band BABYMETAL already hinted that a “new era” was about to dawn on us, and now we're getting a taste of that sonic awakening with the band's rocking new song, “Distortion”—hear it below. Read more: BABYMETAL launch their own record label Released ahead of their upcoming 2018 world tour, BABYMETAL […]

[Photo by: BABYMETAL/Instagram] It looks like BABYMETAL now have their own record label imprint. On Monday, the Japanese heavy metal idol band unveiled the formation of BABYMETAL RECORDS, a partnership between the group and 5B Artist Management. Read more: BABYMETAL reveal new graphic novel “BABYMETAL has built a new partnership with 5B Artist Management and […]

BABYMETAL have announced a new graphic novel, APOCRYPHA: THE LEGEND OF BABYMETAL. Read more: BABYMETAL announce 2018 world tour Read the synopsis below: Discover the myth of the worldwide music sensation BABYMETAL. Tasked with defeating the forces of darkness and division, the metal spirits must travel through a variety of eras of time, assuming different forms and identities. What […]

BABYMETAL have shared a “revelation” in their new video: “METAL RESISTANCE EPISODE VII – THE REVELATION.” Read more: BABYMETAL announce 2018 world tour “Light and darkness. Both are considered to be opposites, but at the same time, one cannot exist without the other. Metal resistance was the same way,” the video explains. “Until now, we've only […]

[Photo by: TKM ISO/YouTube] There's not much we love more than BABYMETAL, but we have to admit that this BABYMETAL-inspired hot chocolate commercial is pretty fantastic, too. Read more: BABYMETAL announce 2018 world tour The hilarious ads for Van Houten hot chocolate features the band “Mamametal,” with the frontwoman calling out all the annoying things she […]

Get excited, BABYMETAL fans! The band have announced 2018 U.S. and EU tour dates, and safe to say: We're stoked. Read more: BABYMETAL return home for a momentous occasion: SU-METAL’s ‘coming of age’ The band will be hitting select markets in the U.S., leading up to their appearance at Rock On The Range. Select European dates—including […]

[Photo by: Babymetal/Instagram] Coming up with a band name is no easy task. You want something catchy, something that will stick out and set you apart from other bands in your scene. So how did some of the most iconic bands in our scene such as All Time Low, Panic! At The Disco and Blink-182 […]

[Photo by: babymetal_official/Instagram] BABYMETAL have announced that their guitarist, Mikio Fujioka, has died at the age of 36. “The 'Little' Guitar Kami of #BABYMETAL's #Kamiband has passed away in the METAL GALAXIES. We hope that he is now with his GUITAR MASTER A.Holdsworth and enjoying an epic guitar session with him,” they shared in a heartfelt Instagram post. Read more: BABYMETAL […]

[Pictured: BABYMETAL’s SU-METAL (Suzuka Nakamoto); photos by: Taku Fuji] With two of their members still in their teens, BABYMETAL’s combination of J-pop overload, thrash metal rage, EDM slickness and opera-level dramatics have already left an indelible mark on alt-rock. They’ve had the Red Hot Chili Peppers as their backing band in North America. Their landmark release, […]

Catch BABYMETAL, Fossil Youth, Touché Amoré and SECT on tour—plus, congratulate Homesafe on their signing to Pure Noise. Check out the news you might have missed today below! Read more: FCC votes to kill net neutrality—here’s how you can fight back 1. Homesafe announced their signing to Pure Noise Records. WE SIGNED TO @PURENOISERECS! WE COULDN’T […]

Download Festival is shaping up to be seriously epic. After announcing headliners Avenged Sevenfold, Guns N' Roses and Ozzy Osbourne, they have announced a number of other bands that have us stoked: Marilyn Manson, Parkway Drive, Rise Against, BABYMETAL, Alexisonfire and more. Read more: 8 reasons why Download Festival is giving us serious FOMO Other bands headed to the […]

[Photo credit: Babymetal/Instagram, That Ships's Sailed/Facebook] Babymetal announce two very special shows, Seaway reveal their tour support, and GWAR premiere a brand new song. Check out all of this and other news you might have missed, below! Read more: Free Throw's “Randy, I Am The Liquor” music video takes you on a trip back in […]