Metal Resistance

by Babymetal

Overview

After single-handedly launching the metal idol genre with a run of brilliant singles and a hyper-fun self-titled debut album, the Babymetal crew return with Metal Resistance, a second album that alters their winning formula in some important ways. Band mastermind Kobametal and the writers and producers he hired have cut out some of the more playful elements of their sound in favor of a heavier, more serious approach. Yes, the main concept of a trio of chirpy J-pop girls singing in unison over thrashing metal riffs and pummeling beats is still the basis of their genius, but this time there are no reggae interludes, no dubstep breakdowns, fewer bubblegummy melodies, almost no cookie-monster vocals, and no songs about chocolate and their desperate need to have it. In their place are some nu metal influences, epic tracks like "Road of Resistance" that have an '80s Iron Maiden-ish feel, a piano-and-strings ballad ("No Rain, No Rainbow"), and a general sense that this time the band is a real metal band, not a novelty. ~ Tim Sendra

Product Details

Release Date:	07/05/2024
Label:	Cooking Vinyl
UPC:	0711297530117
Rank:	793

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Babymetal   Primary Artist
Su-Metal   Vocals

Technical Credits

Yuimetal   Dancer,Screams,Group Member
Yoshifu-Metal   Composer
Yuyoyuppe   Mixing,Arranger,Composer
KxBxMetal   Composer
Watametal   Engineer
Nakametal   Composer
Tucky-Metal   Mastering
Moametal   Dancer,Screams,Group Member
Mish-Mosh   Arranger,Composer
MK-Metal   Composer
KYT-Metal   Composer
Norimetal   Composer
Kobametal   Producer
TMetal   Composer
Ryu-Metal   Arranger,Composer
Nakata Caos   Composer
LedaMetal   Arranger
TsuboMetal   Composer
Su-Metal   Group Member,Screams
Ettore Rigotti   Mixing
Takeshi Ueda   Arranger,Mixing
Koichi Hara   Mixing
Adrian Breakspear   Engineer
Jens Bogren   Mixing
Tue Madsen   Mixing
KYOTO   Arranger