They've got the Rob Zombie seal of approval:

Alice cooper too:

amazing

I like Ladybaby more.

Ladybeast cracks me up

Found a bandmaid song I like - I love how the song kind of stops at about 2:25, changes gears, stops again at 2:40 and then kicks you right in the testicles.

Here's a shoutout to Ladybaby:



Call me closed-minded but I will not pay fifty bucks to see a band in concert whose lead singer is a 40-year-old crossdresser. I'll give them props for their music though - it's a heavy techno blend that's accessible to a large demographic.

wtf...this is both unwatchable and unlistenable.

What did you think of Bandmaid's Real Existence dominic? I saw on page 1 that you liked the Thrill video that suitedjustice posted.

I don't think Ladybaby is as bad as you think they are, but I like Babymetal and Bandmaid better.

it's a heavy techno blend that's accessible to a large demographic.

Deja vu. .......

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WOW!!!!!



I guess it's kind of silly to post this cover before posting the actual song, but this is Babymetal's first English-language song, and this guy frickin' NAILS it!!!!

^ that's oddly amazing

My best pick of the videos I've found - probably a DVD rip of some sort I guess due to the very high quality - The sound mix on this is superior imo to the album tracks. Tho generally I prefer live recordings anyway for this sort of stuff. Video / stage performance is great too!

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x48...15-05-24_music
(can't embed dailymotion)

and bonus professionally recorded Karate live at Download UK this year: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4i...16-full-ver_tv

Enjoy any 2p2ers heading to Chicago Open Air today!

For anyone who's still following this thread, Babymetal will be playing several England dates opening for the Red Hot Chili Peppers in December.

Paying some props to suitedjustice here. Brand new BandMaid video. Average song but love the guitar solo. And the drummer still has that cute hat .

I don't like it one bit.

Bless you, sir.

I have to say that I don't love the new album. Fortunately they're young and I hope to see more out of them.

Babymetal's resume as of 4/8/2017:

YouTube videos have a combined 200 million views
250,000 album sales (that feels low, relied on wikipedia for the info)
Played concerts in 16 countries across 3 continents
Opened for Lady Gaga, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Guns n Roses, Metallica and Korn
Shared the stage with Judas Priest
Sold out Wembley arena in London and at that show broke a record previously held by the Rolling Stones for most merchandise sold at a single show

They're off to a hell of a start.

Babymetal starts touring the States w the RHCP (no comments) in a coupla days. They'll be on the Left Coast in June.

Tomorrow night they are HEADLINING the Palladium in Los Angeles, and Vinnie Paul (ex-drummer of Pantera and often considered 1 of the top 10 drummers alive)'s band Hellyeah is opening for them!

That shocked me, I knew they were getting big but how in the world is Vinnie Paul opening for THEM? In LOS ANGELES!?!?!?!? It's a crazy world sometimes.

Hey suitedjustice, still following this thread?

Just wondering if you'd had a chance to check out Band-Maid's "World Domination". I have not - been really busy.

Babymetal, in my opinion, shot themselves in the foot this year. They kicked off a North American tour, and with absolutely no forewarning whatsoever, only brought over 2 of the girls. No announcement, no nothing, just showing up in Kansas City and having 1,000 people posting all over the internet, "Where is Yui-Metal?" They finally released a "statement" after about a week stating that she was still in the band but not part of the tour.

Also, they are the HEADLINER on their NA tour, and they only play an 11-song set. The show was over in 60 minutes. What a frickin' rip-off.

I would love to know what was going on in their managers' heads to justify two so transparently boneheaded decisions.

The 60 minutes of show were still awesome, don't get me wrong, but a band that's been together for 7 years and has never played shows that short should be able to do better.

YuiMetal is gone.

alas, great art never last for long

Foreshadowing Banksy imo

It's a shame that Yui is gone, but I didn't have much confidence in the direction they were taking anyway. I even heard a rumor that they've relegated Moa to exclusively a backup dancer. Hope that's not true.

Phat Mack I had never heard of Bansky until that reference and I'm having fun googling his stuff!

no way I'm listening to Babymetal without Yui.

This band popped up on a random YouTube search and they're threatening to become my favorite Japanese female metal band. If you have no patience for inane prologues, start it at 1:16 but plug your ears!