BABYMETAL

Nyancat if it was an album.

Oh man love to hear that this made it on the list. Metal fans get sooooooooo mad. Honestly their commercially friendly pop metal is still a fabulous mix and I have no shame in enjoying the crap out of it. Gimmie Chocolate is such a rad song. Doki Doki Morning is also solid. Headbangeeeeeerrrrr is great.

Not really metal or pop, at least not *good* metal or pop.

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Better than the other album by BABYMETAL on the user list, but I don't think we need any more. This one just gave me a headache...

Really not as bad as I would have thought.

This one is interesting not just on its own merits, but also helps make sense of what that Electric Callboy album from earlier was trying to aim for. Bit of a meme band though, they're a very fun departure from usual listening, but the bit gets old pretty quickly.

Odd generic metal album, didn’t do much for me sorry.

This album is ridiculous, funny, and completely serious at the same time. It’s parody, but it’s also a real metal record. The balance is what makes it work.

There’s just something about Babymetal that does it for me. The J-pop sweetness on top of those heavy riffs shouldn’t make sense, but it does. The band clearly cram every metal style into one album: death metal, nu-metal, power metal, electro-metal, goth, and speed metal. It’s all here, and it’s fun, though not always evenly balanced.

Not every song hits. Do・Ki・Do・Ki☆Morning and 4 no Uta are already skippable on a second listen. The heavier, more rhythm-driven tracks are where the album shines for me. Megitsune and Ijime, Dame, Zettai absolutely deliver, and Onedari Daisakusen (straight out of the Linkin Park playbook) is way more fun than it has any right to be. Headbanger!! is the clear standout. A tongue-in-cheek rite of passage for young metalheads, about a girl getting her first neck brace from too much headbanging, it’s completely on point for this album.

I know this band started from an idol concept, but the music is professional, tight, and smartly composed. Suzuka Nakamoto’s voice is genuinely strong, full of energy, and perfect for this wild mix.

It’s a guilty pleasure for sure, but a guilty pleasure that earns its place.

Such a weird combination that shouldn't work but somehow does perfectly. As a big metalhead and a casual jpop enjoyer I love this band. Some of their best songs are on this album too.