It’s always fun when your different interests collide. Babymetal has been seen in more than a few selfies with western metal artists like Judas Priest, Slipknot, Amon Amarth, Korn, and Metallica. They’ve been making a lot of inroads amongst the rest of the industry and one product of their efforts is Babymetal’s newest album “Metal Galaxy” which will be released on 10/11.
If you look at the tracklist you’ll see a few names on there like Joakim Broden from Sabaton, Alissa White-Gluz from Arch Enemy, and Tim Henson and Scott LePage from Polyphia. I’m a huge fan of both Sabaton and Arch Enemy and have seen them plenty of times live. I’m curious to see what Joakim’s booming vocals and Alissa’s gutteral growls will add to Babymetal’s songs.
Check back in after 10/11 and I’ll have my thoughts about the new album plus the Forum show in Los Angeles to share! For you folks unable to attend the Forum show Babymetal will be touring America coast to coast.
Babymetal: Metal Galaxy set list:
1. FUTURE METAL
2. DA DA DANCE (feat. Tak Matsumoto)
3. Elevator Girl – English ver.
4. Shanti Shanti Shanti
5. Oh! MAJINAI (feat. Joakim Brodén)
6. Brand New Day (feat. Tim Henson and Scott LePage)
7. Night Night Burn!
8. IN THE NAME OF
9. Distortion (feat. Alissa White-Gluz)
10. PA PA YA!! (feat. F. Hero)
11. Kagerou
12. Starlight
13. Shine
14. Arkadia
Babymetal Metal Galaxy World Tour / US leg:
9/24 Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
9/27 Denver, CO – Ogden Theater
9/28 Salt Lake City, UT – Union Event Center
9/30 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
10/1 Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theater
10/4 San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
10/11 Inglewood, CA -The Forum
10/13 Sacramento, CA – Discovery Park (Aftershock Festival)
10/15 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
10/16 Seattle, WA – The Paramount Theater