DiscoveRock Edition N°25 - Babymetal

For the 25th edition of DiscoveRock, I'm going to talk about a very special band, which I became a fan, a band that is subject to a lot of hatred (unfairly), on the part of purists metal fans. But I don't fucking care of what they think, I like this band and I put it in DiscoveRock because for me, it's a group like any other, which has the right to its chance and the right to exist. Here is my favorite Japanese metal band, Babymetal! \m/

The group was formed in 2010 and is still young, but has already acquired a worldwide reputation and made concerts around the world. A mythology was even created around the group, designating the three girls and main members of the group (Su, Yui and Moa) as young women warriors, who were chosen by the god-fox, a god of metal, to spread the power of metal throughout the world and fight the forces of evil. For me, being a super fan of fantasy and supernatural, I adore this idea which makes the group seem almost supernatural too. Babymetal is a mixture of Heavy Metal and J-Pop, and it's true that at first I found the concept interesting but strange, and then I listened, and in the end, I really liked, the mix is very well done. Even though I have not yet seen the band in live, their videos of concerts really impressed me too. The songs are dynamic, powerful, some fast, others slower, the dances are very well done, Su, Yui and Moa do a very good job, like the musicians who play with them on stage. They define their style as a new kind of metal, the "Kawaii" Metal, and I find the idea amusing. As I wrote at the beginning, metal purists criticize the band very much, saying it is not a real metal band, and with that I do not agree. There are metal elements, such as guitar, bass and drums, and the sound is clearly metal, so the band can be put into that category. For my part I am one of those who support Babymetal against these unfair criticisms, and I repeat, the group deserves to have its chance to exist. For now, the band has only released two albums, the first, "Babymetal", released in 2014, and the second, "Metal Resistance", released in 2016, and this is just the beginning. I wish a lot of success to Babymetal and a lots of other albums to come.

Members:
- Suzuka Nakamoto "Su-Metal" (vocals, dance)
- Yui Mizuno "Yui-Metal" (backing vocals, dance)
- Moa Kikuchi "Moa-Metal" (backing vocals, dance)

Greetings from France, and hail Babymetal \m/

Mathias, the Killmaster

Fire and Blood \m/ 

Babymetal: Birth of the "Kawaii" Metal?

Thanks to one of my friends, whom I thank her, I discovered a rather special and unique group of its kind, and has become a real phenomenon on the internet as much as on stage: the Japanese band of the moment, Babymetal. I dedicate them this small article on my blog to give my opinion about the group and their music.

And by the way, yeah I'm a fan of Babymetal, I considers it as a metal band, and I don't give a fucking fuck about the opinions of the pursists and other trolls who hate them. If you're here just to express your anger, you're not welcome here, so go away. 

BABYMETAL \m/

The main members of the group are three teenage girls: Su-Metal (Suzuka Nakamoto, 17 years old), YuiMetal (Yui Mizuno, 16 years old) and MoaMetal (Moa Kikuchi, 16 years old). They sing and dance all three on stage, doing choreography on music mixing J-Pop and Metal music.

With the mix of style, they created a new style of their own: Kawaii Metal. The band was formed in 2010 and has already achieved worldwide reputation level, including through their clips posted on the Internet, which create a real buzz. In response, the group finally gave concerts on stage in Japan and abroad, and also the successful was at the appointment and Babymetal managed to huge get an audience in Europe and the United States. The group even made the opening act of Lady Gaga and have met legendary bands like Metallica, Slipknot or KISS, to name a few.

To be honest, I do not listen to J-pop, but I'm metalhead and at first I was quite surprised by what I heard and then little by little, I listened more and more and finally, I liked Babymetal. I find it fun and cool concept, even if it's not the kind of metal band I usually listen, I love the style of Babymetal. I also love their a little fantasy world, both dark and bright, populated by strange creatures. Babymetal is not just a band, it's a whole universe, led by three little warrior girls embarked to conquer the metal world. Even if people criticize, ok it's their right to not like. But Babymetal have merit and musical values as any other group. The group make dream many children, and I find it really cool. But There are no age to love a band like that. If I have children one day I would make them discover the metal, and among the groups, I would make them discover Babymetal.

Well, that was my little personal opinion on the group, and if the success was on the side of Babymetal, I'm happy for them and I hope they will continue like this. I wish them good luck. :)

BE METAL! \m/

                                                                                       Keep Rockin \m/

                                                                                                           Mathias, the Killmaster