Japanese kawaii metal BABYMETAL made a major announcement on 1 April —also known as the band’s annual Fox Day. They’ve officially signed with Capitol Records and revealed details of their highly anticipated fourth studio album, Metal Forth, due out on 13 June.
The album features an impressive lineup of guest collaborators, including prominent figures from the modern metal scene such as Spiritbox, Slaughter To Prevail, Polyphia, Electric Callboy, Bloodywood, Poppy, and Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine.
Fans have already been introduced to the project through the first single, ‘RATATATA’, a high-energy collaboration with Electric Callboy. The second single, ‘From Me To U’ featuring Poppy, is scheduled for release this Friday, 4 April.
01 – From Me To U (feat. Poppy)
02 – RATATATA (feat. Electric Callboy)
03 – Song 3 (feat. Slaughter To Prevail)
04 – Kon! Kon! (feat. Bloodywood)
05 – KxAxWxAxIxI
06 – Sunset Kiss (feat. Polyphia)
07 – My Queen (feat. Spiritbox)
08 – Algorism
09 – METALI!! (feat. Tom Morello)
10 – White Flame
BABYMETAL are set to embark on their largest European tour to date, joined by special guests Poppy and Bambie Thug. The tour will make a stop in Belgium on 10 May at Forest National. Tickets for the show are still available via the venue’s official website.