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KERRANG! 9THE THEME IS THAT
BABYMETAL ARE
ON AN ODYSSEY
“There is a typhoon #
approaching Japan and it
is named Typhoon Moon,”
says Moametal. “The main
theme of the Yokohama
Arena shows on June
28–29 is the sun and the
Nagoya shows on July
6–7 is the moon, and the
fact that this typhoon is
named after the moon and
the timing of its approach
all seems so strange but
very remarkable.”THE ALBUM
TRACKLIST IS STILL
A SECRET FOR NOW...
“That is most definitely top
secret!” says Moametal
when asked if PA PA YA!!,
Elevator Girl, Starlight
and Distortion will appear.
“Please look forward to
what kind of music will be
in the album and what
we would like to convey
in this next album!”BABYMETAL
HAVE LEARNED
MANY LESSONS
“We’ve toured many
countries throughout
these years,” reflects
Su-Metal of the time
between METAL
RESISTANCE and
METAL GALAXY. “In
this next album, we
have incorporated
sounds from different
countries, so I believe
that this reflects the
journey we’ve made
over the past years.”1 2 3 4 5 6
METAL GALAXY IS
MORE VARIED THAN
METAL RESISTANCE
“Our next album has
a new type of kawaii
metal,” explains Su-Metal
of METAL GALAXY – the
successor to 2014’s self-
titled full-length and 2016’s
METAL RESISTANCE.
“The last album had cool
sounds to the songs, but
this time around we’ve
incorporated different
types of sound into this
album. Please look forward
to hearing it soon!”
BUT THERE’S A TOUR
IN 2020 –AND THEY’RE
VERY EXCITED
“We’ve only done headline
shows in London, so we’re
very excited to go to
Cardiff and Manchester!”
enthuses Su-Metal. “The
tour will take place after
the album release, so I hope
that we are able to cultivate
and nourish the songs
with the fans.”AND THE IDEA
BEHIND IT IS
VERY POWERFUL
“We are creatures of
the earth and live on
this planet through
the powers of the sun
and moon and through
all facets of nature,”
Moametal continues,
“so I want our odyssey
to the METAL GALAXY
to be one that we
constantly appreciate how
much we are able to travel
the world through the
power of music.”BABYMETAL’s new
album METAL GALAXY
is coming – along with a
UK tour! The band tease
what’s on the way...
PEDAL TO
THE METAL
METAL GALAXY IS SET FOR RELEASE
ON October 11 via earMUSIC/Edel.
BABYMETAL WILL TOUR THE UK IN 2020INSTANT EXPERT