Metal Galaxy Sun Version

I had heard of Babymetal before, but the name put me off…it’s ridiculous, and I don’t see how its related to the music in any way. So, why did I buy this? I learned that Kari band formed the core of Kami band, and I really liked the EP Kari Ongen. I then learned that Tim Henson and Scott Lepage played on this record, and I am a fan of new and unusual music, so, yeah. BTW, props to Amazon for carrying Kari Ongen. One note of caution…if Polyphia, Animals as Leaders, or Aristocrats are bands you have difficulty listening to, don’t buy this record. You’ll hate it.On to the details. Pro: Most of the songs are really good. Con: At times, the songs sound wildly overproduced. Of note: The unexpected star here is the vocalist, Nakamoto Suzuka, aka Su-metal. She is fire, plain and simple. She sings a mix of traditional Japanese vocals and Chinese Opera, J-Pop, a little Bollywood, some Rock, and even raps in a in a most unconventional style over industrial metal on BxMxC. The result is a tour de force of rangy and deeply evocative vocals. If you are new to this style of music, it may take some getting used to, as the vocals are more nasally than most western music, and tend to dwell in microtones (the notes within a half step, you know, between the white and black keys on a piano). Nakamoto also has the ability to create a resonant sound in her vocal chords, similar to voicing, where she’s not harmonizing with herself, but broadening the spectrum of her voice, exactly where she needs to. That’s rare, and she is ascendant.In terms of tracks, just skip Future Metal and In The Name Of. They’re filler on an already long 2 disc set. Oh Majinai I think is a joke…and I don’t get it, so yeah…the rest are really good. My ranking top to bottom would be Brand New Day, Kagerou, Night Night Burn, BxMxC, Shanti Shanti Shanti, Shine, Starlight, Up Down Left Right BBAB, and then the rest. If I were to curate a 30 second clip to preview, I’d say Night, Night, Burn, from about 1:15 to 1:45. That 30 seconds reflects the diversity that is the essence of this album. One last thought, if you can afford it, get the Japanese release. It has 2 really good tracks not on the international release.

Got this in yesterday and it's huge, thought I was sent the album version but it 2 cd disc. The cd set contain all the song lyrics half English and Japanese. Also come with a sticker code but it in Japanese but I believe it might be use for digital download to cellphone as they show a pic. It is worth the high price? keep in mind this a import so expect to be expensive, it does contain 2 songs not on the international version both are very good plus the cover is super cool. If your're fan of Babymetal like me then this set was worth the money.

Songs are by far mixed the best of all the albums. Everything is so much fun and Metal! Love these girls the band and all the guest vocalists! Thanks for an amazing audio journey! All of these songs will be played as many times as I can play them.

The sun edition is beautifull with a high quality, comes perfect to my home.In the begining was hard for me listen this album, because iwas expecting more metal and songs more complex like the anothers albums from babymetal, but the album is so entertainig and the Susuka voice is amazing, really love the songs future metal, elevator girl, shanti, bbab, nigth nigth burn (one of the best in the record), in the name of, pa pa ya, bmc, and the trinity of starlight, shine and arkadia, the rest of the songs i really dont like it.

If you expect Baby Metal to be a full on heavy metal band, then this album is a real shock to the system. Say hello to one of the most original releases of 2019. This album reminds me of eighties radio and it emulates it perfectly. Kobametal really shows his chops here as a producer as the production is simply breathtaking. From heavy beats, to break downs, the songs are cut with micro laser precision. This is not for people whom want more of the same, but demand that their records be listened to, and digested cognitively. Enjoy.

BM music have evolved (a bit). Still well-produced and catchy, but how I miss the original tectonic line-up. Anyway, I just received the CD and at first I thought they delivered vinyl. But I was pleasantly surprised at the packaging that simulates an LP record. Well done. Feels like a collector's item.

This is an AMAZING version of this AMAZING album. I thought the order was wrong and I got a vinyl, but it is packaged like a Vinyl. The Box is amazing, the included Booklet is amazing. On top of this, the album itself is just amazing. A real MUST HAVE for BabyMetal fans that prefer the Japanese releases.

Babymetal is amazing, excellent variety of songs which always seems to put me in a good mood

歌っている女性（たち）はもはやBABYではなく、サウンドにもMETALとは呼びがたい装飾がなされている。つまり私たちはここでBABYMETALというシニフィアンとは別のものを聴いているわけだ。DVDを観れば、カミソリのようだったあのダンスはもう望むべくもない。ウォークマンやファミコンが持っていた唯一無二のJapanese-nessは舞台から消え去り、彼女らはこれから世界に無数にあるポピュラーミュージックの土俵の上で闘わなければならない。かつての熱狂的ファンとして、BABYMETALの人気ができるだけ永く持続することを祈る。

This is an album of 3 acts.In Act I, introduced with 'FUTURE METAL', we are taken on a musical odyssey, across the titular metal galaxy if you will, with every track having it's own unique sound from around the world. 'Shanti Shanti Shanti' has an Indian vibe for example, 'Oh! MAJINAI' is defiantly Nordic, and 'Night Night Burn!' is seething with Latin sounds. 'Elevator Girl' has English lyrics. This is Babymetal at their most experimental, and for the most part it very much succeeds in what it's trying to do; embrace the worldwide fanbase and apply the Babymetal magic to metal genres you'd never expect to hear them touch. The stand out track here is the RnB-tinged 'Brand New Day', and they would be crazy not to push this as a single release.Act II opens with 'IN THE NAME OF', which will be familiar to anyone who saw them touring during the dark days of 2018. In the middle act, we are bestowed with Babymetal as we've always known them; this isn't to say that they're resting on their laurels and being lazy, because there are some absolutely brilliant songs here that feel like a celebration of their journey from being kids making their first album to adults who have defied the odds and continued to prove that they are worthy of respect from the metal music community. 'Kagerou' was played as a Su-Metal solo song during their 2018 tour to give Moa-Metal and the other dancers a break, and it was a song I dug but wasn't especially thrilled by until I heard it as a studio track for the first time today and it's another highlight of the album.Act III brings the album to a close with a trilogy of songs that is an absolute tearjerker, starting with one of my all-time favorite songs 'Starlight' which is an ode to the passing of loved ones. It then moves into the opera-esque 'Shine', before finally ending with the sublime 'Arkadia'... I wont lie, "For your dream! For your faith! For your love!" and "So now, no more tears! No more pain! No more cry" in the chorus had me bawling my eyes out (I'm a nut for songs that convey empowerment to the listener and encourage then to never falter in their ambition and determination to succeed). This closing act is the band making it understood that they have mastered the craft of Babymetal; they're here to stay, their fanbase is ever-growing despite people STILL dismissing them as a mere gimmick, and their music will continue to spread positivity and joy to anyone willing to listen.It's not perfect, but it is absolutely brilliant. Its mature, its confident, and it's so much fun! Babymetal have done it again, and it was well worth the wait!

皆さんが今回のアルバムに対して色々言ってますが、METAL RESISTANCEが出た時に皆さんが言ってた言葉覚えてますか？？正統派のメタルで、なんじゃこりゃ感が無いから、これはベビメタじゃないって。。。みんなそういってたのですよ！またなんじゃこりゃ感が戻ってきたのに、今度はこれはメタルじゃない。メタル感があったMETAL RESISTANCEの方が良かったって。みんな勝手ですよ。あくまでもベビーメタルっていう音楽のジャンルなので、あの娘達が歌えばそれはベビーメタルなんですよ私は最高傑作だと思います！毎日、鬼ローテーションしてます。一人でも多くの人に聴いてもらいたい

不幸な事故によるギタリストの急逝、メンバーの脱退により、正直「黄金比による感動は失われてしまった」と思います。今回の3rdアルバムも、惰性で購入したことは否めません。全曲通して感じたのは、「何じゃコリャ」感が廃され、クールにまとめられていたことでしょうか。タイトルは全てアルファベット表記であることからも、これからの方向性を示している作品だと思います。とはいえ、前2作もLIVE補正で全曲が大化けしましたから、そのような経験を経てアルバム音源の評価も上方修正されるのは必至でしょう。フェスやLIVEに行かれる熱量の方は、本作品の評価は青天井になってしまいますね。前2作の衝撃があまりにも大きかったので、今後も一般購入の機会があれば商品は手にするつもりです。私のエンタメ枠もガラ空きですし。まだまだやり方によっては面白いことになりそうですが、地道にLIVEを通してファン定着を目指していくことになるのでしょう。ファン目線のドラマ目白押しだった過去も、プロモーション的には必要ない、ということでしょうか。YouTubeのMVで衝撃を受け、ファンのコメント動画や初見反応動画に共感して、とにかく新鮮な角度から攻め込まれた私としては、風の便り程度に今後を追い続ける感じですね。個人的には、ちょっと寂しい位置付けの作品となってしまいました。

As someone who fell in love with Babymetal the moment their debut album was released in the UK, I was admittedly a bit worried about this third album. It's usually this point where we truly find out if band like Babymetal are simply a short novelty or a proper group, built to last. With the latest release Metal Galaxy, the band prove once again that they're no novelty and have released another fun solid release.Metal Galaxy, is one of those albums where it doesn't necessarily provide us with anything ground breaking, it instead gives us more of the same with just enough tweaks here and there to provide us with something fresh. The songs on the album all have their different sounds and personalities and it is by far the albums best quality. If you look at the singles, Distortion, Elevator Girl, PA PA YA!! and my personal favourite, Shanti Shanti Shanti, they're all very different from each other. The first two are the traditional Babymetal rockers, showing resemblance to the likes of Dragonforce etc. Then there's PA PA YA!! hits on hip hop a bit and Shanti is a big Indian like affair with a very distinct groove. This is common theme through out the album and you'll hear touches of Spanish music, straight up pop and even some jazz.You could call this album eccentric and you would be very right. It's a bit jumbled in places and I can imagine it might put some people off, those types who only want to hear straight up heavy metal. I can understand where they're coming from too. But as a musician who loves all different styles of music, I love hearing bands branch out like this and it's easily the best thing going on the record.From a technical stand point, Metal Galaxy has been very well produced. It's not too loud and it's not too compressed. There's no sign of audio artifacts from loudness and sounds very nice cranked up. It's about the same level as the previous two albums, which weren't bad by any means. The production is quite nice and really helps smooth out all the quirkiness. The band playing the music sounds as tight as they did on the last two albums and people will get a nice kick out the heavy riffs and delicious guitar solos. Su-Metal as a vocalist has improved considerably since the first album. Her voice on Metal Galaxy sounds a lot more mature and it's great. She has really grown into a fantastic vocalist.As an album, I would say that Metal Galaxy isn't quite as good as its predecessor, Metal Resistance. I personally think that album was a more focused affair but Metal Galaxy still comes out very strong and is well worth purchasing for fans of the band, or for someone who simply wants something different. For a third album by a band that has caused so much controversy, I think they've done a great job of staying the course and I really enjoyed it. Now I just have to wait for the tour. \m/