Babymetal might not be the most artistically viable or original band, but they bring something that the genre has been missing (and has kept it out of limelight): fun. Every period needs a metal band or subgenre that, despite its formulaic approach, can draw non-metalheads in. Babymetal is such a band. And for that, I salute them. Also: Megitsune is a fucking 10/10 tune.

I'm gonna start by saying I'm more of a music junkie than a metal head. BUT I am 41 and grew up on 80's Hip-Hop, Pop and Metal. The only metal albums I bought this year were the new Anthrax and Megadeth because of those 80's roots. However the first time I heard "Karate" by Babymetal, I was sold. I ran out, bought it and really enjoyed it. It kind of brought me back to the metal genre... Something I sort of abandoned during the early 90's. I'm discovering more bands lately (thanks to album reviews from Banger and other great KZfaq channels) and I can see myself adding some more metal albums to my collection this year with my usual mix of Hip-Hop, R&B and Pop.

Oh no! Babymetal is breaking the metal rules! Wait, when the fuck did metal get rules?

Listening to this band is like a resume for many metal bands around the world mixed with J-pop culture. I personally found this album is really fun and it has a lot of positive energy. Well, some people said that they ripped off so many riffs and musical structure from other bands. That's true and that is what they are doing, paying a tribute to all the bands that they love (the word they refer to Kobametal and his agency, people who started all of this concept). You can tell from Akatsuki, Amore and No Rain, No Rainbow that they stole everything from X-Japan, The first part in Karate sounds like Evanesence and some nu-metal bands and many others. So, basically they don't have standard in every part of their music and that is their standard for not having standard, isn't it? Take a look how many bands from Japan that got famous around the world, say the biggest three that I know are X-Japan, L'arc en Ciel and Dir en Grey (I'm not going to mention the punk bands from Japan that really got famous around the world b'cos we are talking about metal and J-pop). But if you take a look deeper, this is the best way to introduce your country culture to the world and Babymetal made it more devastating compared to the big 3 from Japan. People are doing cosplay of the band, some people start to learn Japanese language to understand the lyrics better, even the die hard fans fly to Japan just to see their concert or to get limited merchandises and many other crazy stuff that the fans would do. See how effective this is? Sadly, it is true that the idea of this band is a business project, not a band in a first place, I would say, but we will see in the upcoming future because those three girls are talented in their own way. Suzuka has an astonishing vocal while Yui and Moa have their own cuteness in screaming and dancing. The Kami band has one of the strong points as well. So basically, this band offers you the whole package; from music, dancing, stage performance, the stage itself and last but not least is Japanese culture. *I've never seen teenager girls keep dancing while singing on stage without losing the grip or off the balance. In 5 - 10 years from now, those little kid will get their own names in the world for their talent especially the lead singer Suzuka. Cheers.

If cohesiveness is important to you in an album then, sure, you are probably not going to like it a whole lot. But that sort of scattershot approach is what BABYMETAL is all about and always HAVE been about. If they didn't have songs of many different types then they just wouldn't be BABYMETAL. Since you reposted the video i reposted my comment. :p

This is a very mature, respectable review. I personally really dig the album and the group as a whole, but if you can't get behind j-pop vocals then it's totally understandable why you wouldn't be able to fully get behind the concept. Of course, the backing band absolutely has to be commended for their phenomenal work. Pretentious metal purists can call them trash all they want, but they're completely disregarding the amount of genuine talent and effort that goes into it. Even the girls themselves surely have to be subjected to some pretty tasking training to be able to have such an over the top stage presence.

Good review, but I think you maybe missed what they were trying to do with this record. This a concept album through and through - the jump from one style of metal to another is done with purpose. They are journeying through the world of rock and metal and blending each style with their approach in accordance with their overarching theme of togetherness or oneness. The idea is summed up quite literally in the final track "The One." I think it is meant to be cohesive thematically and deliberately not so in the sound of each track.

The Vocals are f***ing awesome!!

Technically, BM is a project concept by Key Kobayashi, and the backing band are very established musicians outside BM.

Logical review. But asking BABYMETAL for consistency is like asking SLAYER diversity, which is unfair since they have their own style of approach to their music. A lot of good Heavy Metal albums are diverse and experimental man.

cohesiveness is not the point of BabyMetal. You've got 3 teenage Japanese girls singing jpop songs and dancing over an all out Heavy Metal band.

im not a metal/music expert, but i think there is many variety in one album is a plus point,that what makes Metal Resistance sounds fresh, remember The Clash' London Calling...

That was a well thought review, but I disagree in two points. 1. I find the record cohesive, in a Japanese sense. The producer is trying to make metal, since he is a fan, so he did a tour through all types of metal. Tales of Destinies sounds "Dreamtheateresque", and "The One" sounds like a power ballad. So, if you try to find cohesion among the songs, yes, they don't have the same style. But I see the album as a concept album in a sort of "tribute to all types of metal... Babymetal style". 2. I have to agree that Yui and Moa's chirpy, sharp voices, do not match every song. However, I don't agree with the general statement that the girls' voices don't match the band. First things first, the girls can be divided in two. Suzuka, the eldest one, who is a VERY accomplished contralto. She is more technique than voice, but her technique is near flawless, and quite commendable for her age, since she was impressive even in their first singles such as Megitsune. Suzuka is a great singer, her contralto voice suits metal very well. She has more training than a spectacular voice, but her results are spectacular. Su is as good technically as the musicians in the band, and that has to be admitted. About Yui and Moa, the producers do not lie. The are not credited as singers: they are credited for "dancing and screaming", and that's what they do. I understand that when you're used to listening to lots of metal, their sounds throw you off balance. However, that's the point of Babymetal, and actually the reason for their tremendous success. When people see a Babymetal video, the reactions usually are: 1. O_o??? The hell did I just see? 2. I don't know how to feel about this. 3. I just listened to this twenty times. 4. Why can't I stop listening to it? 5. I'm officially in love, purists may kill me, but loving them I'll die. Will any of them marry my sons? The reason why the band is so successful is that it combines the best things of two different genres. Metal is highly energetic, strong, but many times it gives a negative, dark or aggressive vibe. J-pop is acute, chirpy, and gives a happy-go-lucky-careless-innocent feeling, but musically it's absolute crap almost 99% of the time (and when it's not it seems to be by mere chance). Now, unite the good musical work of metal, its energy and power, and add the good vibrations and happiness of J-pop. And do it well, with one hell of a good backing band, one hell of a good singer with an impressive stage presence, and two hell of hard-working little dancers who can set a crowd on fire (and are so über-kawaii that they put kittens to shame). Yes, the band is the idea of a producer (calls himself Kobametal). But instead of "pre-fabricating" it, Kobametal precision-engineered it. He loves metal and likes the project, and it shows. Just my two cents. Though maybe those were two dollars...

Congrats to BabyMetal for breaking the Billboard top 40. In addition to the UK Top 20. This is the first time in 53 years. That an artist from Japan has appeared on the top 40 charts. quite an accomplishment considering. As a once metal elitist myself. I was forced against my will to attend a concert a couple years ago. Where ever you are out there may good fortune be upon you. It was at a time i was loosing my pacience with metal. So many bands then and indeed now. Are sitting on their asses doing nothing. Reminiscing of how metal once was. We used to be everywhere now look at us! For fuck sake get over yourselves. Since when has metal played by the rules. BabyMetal is pretty much breaking all of them. Which is what is getting under the skin of so many elitists. Well guess what to freaking bad. Our rein is over & it's time for a new generation to pick where we left off. Metal resistance is a great sophomore effort. It takes a lot of risks and frankly that's what metal needs right now. I am also extremely impressed how much Babymetal has improved in two years. They clearly are not just a novelty. I myself say them at Wembley Arena a few days ago. I was once again blown away by the power & energy. This group brings to every single performance. It was a near masterpiece. As i haven't felt that way. At a concert in a very long time. Babymetal clearly work their asses off & it shows. Keep up the great work ladies. Rock on!! ♨🎸♨

I think that's there point in this Album, get as many genres to combine as possible.. Considering they don't want to repeat there past Album and still evolving to make new sounds...

Good review, well thought out even if I don't agree with the verdict. :)

I don't want consistency, i dont want rules, i don't want elitizm, that's the reason i started listening Metal 20y ago....and by the way... all hail the queen!!! \m/

This band is fun. I can't name one other band in the metal genre in my lifetime who has brought to the table what Babymetal has in that aspect. Plus watch them play Karate and Download 2016 and try an tell me they arent talented. This album was so much fun to listen to.

here's how to understand babymetal... imagine a trio of teenage girls who are growing up in a very sheltered and controlled pop music factory environment. living in a nation with one of the lowest crime rates in the world. fronting a metal band, that is being introduced by a transvestite, to sing breaking the law with Rob Halford. if someone had told you last year that that was not only going to happen, but that is was going to be awesome, what would you have said? what I like about this band is that they are just having fun. I think that's the part that makes them hard to accept by the metal purists. metal, at it's core, is angry music. metal is about being angry, being scary, being pissed off about something. then here comes this preteen, j-pop trio singing straight and clean over some catchy, straight forward metal music. but they're not angry. they're not trying to scare anyone, or screaming about how fucked up the world is. they're just having a good time and trying to get the fans to let go and join the party. look at the circle pits they get at their shows. its just people having fun running in circles bouncing off each other. nobody's throwing elbows, nobody's doing the toxic waltz; it's not like a deicide show where everyone in the pit is trying to prove how badass they are. that's what's different. this band isn't trying to break ground, or prove they're heavy and edgy, or wow us with creative wizardry. they're not even trying to be very original beyond the mash up concept that is the band's existence. as for the album, yes it's kind of dichotomous in that it lurches from one musical approach to another, but once you let go of the idea that metal has to always be dark, edgy, and angry, all you're left with is fun. if anyone had told me as I was plunking down my cash for some new band called terrorizer, that someday there would be a band making happy metal music, in japanese, I would have tried to slap the stupid out of them. today, we have babymetal; a happy metal band with j-pop roots. in 10 or 20 years we'll probably look back and realize this band is the best thing to happen on the metal scene this decade.

What I like most about BABYMETAL is that they are unapologetic, and further unapologetically J-Pop. It is exactly what it is: a technically proficient band of metal musicians mixed with an astoundingly adept production/mixing crew, fronted by a trio of young Japanese girls who are skilled entertainers in their own right. When it's playing on my headphones the mix gels amazingly, and is crazy entertaining. I agree to a small degree that the music could be described as "metal mimicry," but isn't most of it? All music is borrowed, to an extent. "Good artists copy, great artists steal." I think BABYMETAL is one of many Asian bands (from Japan and Korea, amongst others) that are creating a wave of music that will make Western societies rethink what they know about music. P.S.- The album is crazy fun to listen to. I recommend it.

I listen to all kinds of metal and I also listen to many Japanese metal bands as well as J-pop. So this album is not weird to me as it is to many other listeners. Many people will say that this isn't metal. Metal music does not always have to be dark and negative with growling lyrics. If you look back at the hairmetal bands of the 80s, many of them had more of a Pop sound and had much lively and fun lyrics. I think that because that they are singing mostly in Japanese that many listeners don't understand and aren't connected to the songs as much if they really understood the lyrics.

Babymetal are what metal has been missing for 20 years...something different, melodic, original and fun!

I'm really appreciative of this channel. Believe it or not I've arrived at the metal scene through this group, and its perked up my interest in what else is out there. It's great to have a connoiseur of this genre to walk me through its history and what acts to check out. Thanks for being there. \m/

Babymetal managed to do something most hard rock/metal bands have failed to do since the early '90's. They made metal fun again. Say what you will about hair metal, their shows were a lot more fun than watching Dave Mustaine standing still for 2 1/2 hours. Most modern metal rides the anger emotion train with little care for vocal hooks or memorable melody lines. If I had to listen to one more singer who sounded like cookie monster, I was gonna' freak.

I just wish people would get off their 'high-horses' and listen to the music that they like. This fight over what is 'real' metal and what isn't sounds like a bunch of children fighting over what is the real color of the sky. So inane... I have been listening to music for almost 50 years and enjoy different genres of it. This is just another one, nothing more, nothing less. I also fail to see why 'metalheads' take themselves so seriously. It's only rock 'n roll. I can listen to BABYMETAL, Sex Pistols, Prince, Chet Atkins and Rob Zombie all in the same sitting. Throw in some Chevelle, Foo Fighters, Metallica and Megadeth for fun. Let's have a party and just grow up.

i don't understand why an album has to be cohesive (according to him)? can somebody pls explain why a non-cohesive album is less good?

I like where you play a segment of the music after talking about it. I've never seen anyone else do that on KZfaq for music (I guess for copyright reasons), I see it all the time with films, though. I think it's a really cool idea and makes me feel more engaged and interested, I'll make sure now to see some more of your reviews.

I think I know what they are going for here. The concept is simply; Babymetal do not adhere to a single genre or a set of sub-genres. It/they embrace all types of metal and I believe it's a deliberate approach, not just a mixed bag of what they managed to scrape together.

What an excellent, thoughtful and well-rounded review.

As a fan of babymetal. I think this is a very fair review. and i think the producers and label behind babymetal should take this critique to heart. Perhaps let them settle on an identity musically. And now that they have proven they are not a curiosity or gimmick, really become a band instead of a project.

I really think you need a 5 skull scale instead of 4 because 2 out of 4 seems incredibly low for any album. I guess for someone that neither likes it nor dislikes it it makes sense, but as Marty Friedman said to the vocalist of Chthonic this is BabyMetal... everyone has an opinion on them.

Honestly, your review doesn't matter. Yes, you're reviewing the album, but BM will continue to sell out all of their shows and draw in more and more fans worldwide even if you gave them a zero score. It's not what "you" think or what "you" feel. It's what the FANS think. ANY metal band would die for BM's fan demographics. It's not about the technical aspects of the music (Kami band) It's the holistic approach to this new approach to Metal music and taking it in another direction. This is why BM will be and is successful.

Whoa hey cool man, glad you got to review it. Glad you took some time to hear it. :D

i agree that babymetal jumps around a lot stylistically, and the japanese girl pop vocals are an odd mix with the music, but those qualities are consistent in all their material so i think they are actually very unified and cohesive in those senses. take it or leave it but when you pick up a babymetal record, you know what you're going to hear -- tightly performed metal with japanese girl pop vocals -- so i think that says a lot about how cohesive it actually is.

I like the eclectic, grab bag approach of Baby Metal. So much variety!

I've posted similar comments on other Babymetal videos but I'm seeing a lot of negativity here so here I go again. I'm one of those old metalheads who is supposed to hate this stuff. This band is UNDENIABLY "product". J-pop is for the most part all product. And I don't have a problem with it for one very simple reason: IT'S ALL PRODUCT! Image is where it's at and always has been. Gene Simmons isn't actually "The God Of Thunder". Slayer aren't devil worshipers. In fact, Tom Araya came out several years ago as a devout Catholic. GWAR aren't really aliens from another planet sent to take over the world. It's all show business. Sure, this is different and it's plastic and it's "not organic, man" but you know what? That's OK. This band is fun. Those girls are fun to watch. The backing group is super talented. If you don't like it, fine. But what's wrong with something being fun for fun's sake? Besides, the best Heavy Metal is supposed to be BIG and STUPID! Iron Maiden are one of the greatest metal bands ever and you can't argue that, taking a step back, they are BIG and STUPID! Rob Zombie "gets" Babymetal because Rob understands that heavy music should be fun. And Rob definitely gets "BIG and STUPID". And I can't think of another band who's live shows are bigger and stupider than Babymetal. All you old school metalheads sound like The Comic Book Guy! Either relax and enjoy it or shut up and let other people enjoy it. And if they pull a few new fans into the genre who wouldn't otherwise be exposed to metal, how can that be a bad thing?

On my fifteenth listen...amazing stuff

No rain no rainbow is a tribute to the legendary band x japan's endless rain

It actually is a project instead of a "band" like we traditionally know. The girls and the band were put together to play songs that I'm guessing a producer wrote. You could say that Babymetal was "manufactured" in some way. But that doesn't mean it's not good or fun, in fact it's the opposite. I think you're better off thinking about the songs instead of the albums, since it looks like it's just a mashup, both this album and the previous one. Outside of a technical analysis, listening to Babymetal is fun as hell, period.

Any chance for a Destroyer 666 - Wildfire review?

Thank you! This is a thoughtful and intelligent review by a true metalhead. I love the album, but your review is spot-on from a metal perspective (without the immature vitriol we see too often in the metal community when some people don't like a certain band or sub-genre). \m/

honest review no hate but as a metal head who grew up in the 80's and as a guitarist I have to disagree...the 1st 2 songs road of resistance and karate are 100 % kick ass metal songs granted I can't understand a syllable of what they're saying but hell If Im not singing along and banging my old ass head. they are great songs....

i was watching this album being reviewed by someone ive never heard of and saw this guy in the recommended videos and clicked on it because i trust this guys views on metal

What's interesting for someone like me who has hardcore ADD and a major appreciation for both alletal-styles, and musicL genres in general, is that the lack of cohesion between songs is one of my favorite aspects of BM. I just get bored too easily with most albums lately, and the multiple swerves really shows off how much the people in charge of BM know musical theory and metal/pop hooks that they can infuse so many genres/styles, and still make it work somehow. Still really enjoyed your mature, measured, intelligent review though! Hard to find those on the internet sometimes...

I see where you're coming from Sam, but personally I think the album and the group do fit together as a whole. I rather enjoy the mix ups on the record, the way the band flips from strait up Power Metal to fucking Metalcore shows a lot of diversity and the girls show some excellent vocal range. And these might be "pop" singers but they're not something in the vein of Justin Bieber or Katy Perry (names I bring up for comparison and not derision) they're VERY skilled vocalists, they're some of the most skillful vocalists I've heard in this genre, and I think those high pitched vocals really bring an interesting flavor to the songs. Maybe that's just my own preference for melodious metal to strait up guttural screaming and going "RRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!" Not that those bands are inherently untalented either. I won't say Babymetal are something for everyone, and I do understand your feelings, but I think it's something more enjoyable if you're open to styles that are outside the usual heavy metal conventions

No rain no rainbow was (rumored due to liner notes) composed by A founding member of X Japan and it is one of my favorite songs of theirs.

I just wish you guys used other footage besides what you recorded for global metal

Babymetal is all about the live performance. Everyone involved in their show brings their A game and it's a true Arena worthy experience. Can't say I'd buy their album but I'd definitely shell out for a ticket to go see them. Great act!

Love Sam's reviews

Good review! I think to truly review BabyMetal, one needs to take into account visual as well as audio especially for what is a foreign language to most everyone except those in Japan. A large part of the appeal of the band is having the girls in their awesome outfits doing high energy dancing and choreography. I know you mentioned you are rating the album only, and I'd have to agree with you on your verdict, on that front. But once we see it live and/or a handful of videos based off the songs, may change people's minds a bit. With the original album, the band had prominence in the songs. With this one, there's a lot more vocals and it's mixed where the vocals come out prominent over the band. I have to admit that BabyMetal has revamped my interest in music again. Not much in the last 10-15 years has interested me this much. Part of it was raising a family, other was, meh, just didn't care. So I give them kudos for peaking my interest in metal again, even if it ends up being short lived.

come to India Sam, its changed a lot since you last came; we need you here!

Just One mistake... In Sis.Anger and GJ! his Lead Singer Su-Metal doesn't sing, is just Yui and Moa singing.

i love this band

I can't make out if the drums on the album are some kind of Cubase sequenced drums or actually played and recorded drums.

You don't know Babymetal. You should learn about Babymetal more and more.

very level headed review! i am impressed i must say.

Fair review

This was actually probably my favorite album last year. I kinda like that everything is a little all over the place. One track can sound like I See Stars, another like Dragonforce, and yet another can sound like Emmure. But I also get how some people, especially hardened metalheads just may not like that approach to songwriting, and I certainly how they may not like the pop elements. Japan has this weird relationship with pop and rock/metal music. While the idea for a full band like Babymetal is pretty unique, it's not that unusual for J-pop acts to fire off a few songs on an album that might have soaring solos or ripping guitar riffs. But to a Western ear, it may not sound right. We may have a style called "pop metal", but here "pop metal" really just means melodic hard rock with a bit more edge to it, and was really an 80's thing, growing up alongside its sleazier and rattier brother glam metal. It doesn't mean having like Destiny's Child singing over Pantera riffs!

Also, man, if you found this album confounding and all over the place, try the first album! I say this as a fan of noise music, experimental electronic music, Nurse With Wound, and cybergrind, but that album (I love because it's) the weirdest damn thing I've ever heard! Most of it follows a fairly simple formula: death metal/thrash metal with pop vocals. But when it comes to breaks, that's when things go absolutely insane! You get your typical shredding solos, as well as some pretty standard if still pleasing and heavy as fuck Emmure style breakdowns...but you also get elements of hardcore techno thrown at you (not surprising if you know Japanese music, or have ever played a DDR game. J-pop has a weird obsession with happy hardcore). But wait, that's not all! Let's break up one of those breakdowns with a FUCKING SKA SECTION! And for one song, let's just throw in a little 2 Chainz style trap beat and have the girls do their best Big Sean over it! And then, for like 3 songs, let's replace the breakdowns with fucking dubstep drops!!!! I love that album. I come back to Metal Resistance more though, because it's the exact opposite of that. While the flow of the album is style stylistically all over the place, the songs themselves individually are better structured, more melodic, and make the girls feel like they belong more. It actually is a much more coherent album. Still though, the first album is fantastic just because I doubt any band will ever top the WTFuckery of it. Pack it up, Wolf Eyes. Call it a day, Gigantic Brain. You got fucking outclassed by a bunch of 14 year old gothic loli dressing school girls!

With their Live at Tokyo Dome of Sis.Anger, they made Epica look very tame, but I also wondered if you replaced the 2 girls with a man running the same kind of high pitched vocals (think Kind Diamond, first Tourniquet album), would it have been praised more?

Thanks Sam !!! Thank you for the review!! I wanted to know your opinion towards their album .. First song felt light dragon force and im buying the album coz .. I think baby metal is the new stairway to Metal for the new Generation ... Thanks

It's understandable if the vocals and the dancing isn't for you, but you can't deny the sheer technical ability of the Kami Band. Those guys are amazing and are already well established outside of Babymetal. Takayoshi Ohmura can shred with the best of 'em.

The Japanese way, take from other cultures and make a clean, efficient product for the mass market. Sounds like they even have a power ballad! Pop-metal. Gimme Chocolate, is incredibly addictive, however. Sugar rush.

Please Sam, review Heavenwood's "The Tarot of The Bohemians album! Thanks for the quality content. Cheers!

am I missing something? this review from yesterday

A fair and honest review from Sam once again

Sam, please review Cult of Luna - Manriner and Deftones - Gore

I actually really enjoy this album my fav songs are Sis Anger, GJ!, Road to Resistance and Karate Only 1 song i always skip: Meta Taro

How many times are you going to say 'three girls up front?' Lol we get it. The band is fronted by three girls

Awesome review. I'm not sure this should be taken as serious as a new Slayer album. This band is a caricature of metal from Japan's perspective. I noticed their previous album had their own type of song for each album. This is basically M-pop, its cute its heavy and I think its great that younger girls can have their own bands to follow. Those riffs are killer though and they set the bar higher than "pure" metal bands. Its way better than I've been seeing coming out lately. Also these girls really earn their keep. They're not standing out there just looking cute. They have a dance choreography for each song. How many bands do that? If they're able to commercialize this, more power to them. I love listening to their stuff at work. Can't wait to hear the new album.

That main riff on karate has a huge 5fdp sound to it.

i love the concept, dont care much about the music

My verdict is number of skulls in 'Man of Steel' scene where General Zod was lecturing Superman to his death as he sank him into the depths of the earth.

great review sam \,,/ Good luck

Is Wearing a Voivod T-Shirt, great!

I completely agree with everything this guy said. I really like J-Metal and was a huge fan of the first album. However, Metal Resistance is absolutely missing the cohesiveness that the first album had. It seemed they were trying to reach out to all sorts of metal fans rather than move forward with their own identity. I like the songs ... just not the album. I still think it's worth buying, though. It's just one of those albums you've got to put on your mp3 player on random with other shit mixed in.

a project couod have all the skulls! anyway, it seems to me that critics dont know what to do whit Babymetal and thatx exactly why they are where they are today. People dont care about what critics say. Critics have a reputation and its like they dont wanna jeopardize it by a three girl heavy metal j-pop band. Thats exactly the cool thing about it. See how hard critics sttrugle when it comes to Babymetal! it so cool!

review something worth a shit like the new metal church

We need a new Metal Evolution for Babymetal xD

who is this guy? the god of Metal?

Should be a higher score.

I don't agree but a very awesome review. That is how you review an album.

also try japanese metal band -> galneryus - their angel of salvation album is pretty sweet

fWould have been better to get a FULL album review instead of a few songs.

My issue with this review (and I love BANGER and Sam's opinions on music) is that cohesiveness is not what a record should be reviewed on. Some of the BEST records ever (one that comes to mind is the 1989 album Faith No More - The Real Thing) are not "cohesive" in their sound, they are experimental SONG to SONG, not album to album. When I first listened to Metal Resistance I was a little concerned about the diverseness of each track, I do agree the first album did flow from song to song and had a similar take on each song (metal and j-pop fused). This album is more diverse track to track but after MULTIPLE listens I think you get what they did here and what they did is great. The album should NOT be criticized for being diverse track to track, it should be praised for it. I love ya Sam but I have to disagree with you about Babymetal - Metal Resistance!

I agree with your review Sam, I like you have never been a fan of albums that jump from one style of metal to another between songs on the same album, on that same note I have never liked the sound of Japanese pop vocals, but like you I always thought that they would put on one hell of a live show, despite the fact that I don't care for their music

As an agreement and a counter argument to the review. I grew up with Ramstein, Metallica, Lamb of God. I grew into Gojira, Pantera, Dio, and hey even some metalcore bands as I grew older. But I must say Baby Metal has me hooked. I can get all my favourite genres of metal in one album with a really great vocal track over it and I love it. Surely everyone can agree the backing band must really be commended for what they put out.

Should be a higher review.

+Kalimdor199 - "BabyMetal to me sounds like a corporate project... one of those idol thing pushed forward by Japanese music corporations to sell lots of records." - I guarantee until you read that this band was a "corporate project", you had NO idea how this band came together just by listening to their songs. That's like saying you know what someone looks like just by hearing their voice...Impossible. As far as being a "corporate project" goes, why not? A producer who deals with Japanese idol singers happens to be a life-long metal fan and decides to put the two together. What is really wrong with that? It's like a Reese's peanut butter cup. "You got your chocolate (no pun intended) in my peanut butter". "You got your peanut butter in my chocolate". Why ask questions when something JUST WORKS? I appreciate that some people don't like it, but to NOT like it simply because it's a "corporate project" is just absurd. You don't think Kobametal (producer/manager) put his heart and soul into this project? You don't think the girls put 100% toward making a great record? You think the Kami band or whomever they used in studio was NOT giving it all they had? I am absolutely positive that they all put as much heart and soul into their record as any other metal band out there ever has... Maybe it IS a "corporate project", but THAT certainly doesn't mean it can't be good or is somehow less impressive than any other metal album ever put out. As far as this review goes, the reviewer has his opinions and he has every right to them. But to the point where he says the album is not "cohesive", I must ring in and say that it is nearly impossible to create an entire album that is cohesive but also remains eclectic, which is one of the things these girls are most proud of. The WIDE collection of genres that this album spans is what makes it really good...Just my 2 + 2 cents.

there different........ that's why I'm going to see them @ the Filmore

no ones expert on metal music or music it self. just liked or disliked. don't judge even we don't liked. because what everything music you liked, doesn't mean other people loved it. keep respect!

you can't teach an old dog new tricks

That last track is a lot like X Japan but with j-pop vocals.

It must be clear by now that they are not just a gimmick as some might have thought them to be, Babymetal have been on the scene for more than 5 yrs now and growing. They are definitely metal, shit/crappy metal to some but can't be anything otherwise imo. I think in case of some metalheads there's a fear deep down or some delusion that if they start listening to sub genres like babymetal, they might get pulled away from the metal music they usually listen to. But they have to realize that once you like Metal music you are its fan forever and there's no way someone or something's gonna take it away from you. Now that like Babymetal doesn't mean that I am gonna stop listening to Meshuggah, Gojira, Megadeth, Pantera,Insomnium, Belakor,Opeth or any other Metal bands I love. And for the haters I want to say that Babymetal gonna rise much higher than what they have achieved till date, so just look away and concentrate on what you love listening to.

kami band should've receive more cred...they are amazing musiciens!

Review more J-metal bands such as Dir En Grey and Maximum the Hormone. I like what they do with metal most of the time.

"time to learrrrn something"

For me its the vocals that completely put me off. Musically i can get behind most of what i've heard but the vocals just ruin it for me. So, its not my thing but unlike some people i can see why they're very popular. If you like metal and can get into the J-pop vocals then i'm sure they're great.

Wait didn't I see this yesterday?

So he likes an album with songs that sound fucking the same. Just like your run of the mill metal album.