BabyMetal is the newest and quite possibly the biggest thing on the metal scene. They are Kawaii Metal-- the fusion of J-Pop and DeathMetal. In case you haven't seen them, the band is made up of a trio of cute teenage Japanese girls. Su-Metal is the lead singer with Moametal and Yuimetal providing back up vocals and dancing. They are backed by a four-piece band featuring two guitarists, a bassist and a drummer.The guys are seriously good as well. They have opened for Metallica and Lady Gaga!
When I heard they were coming to America (and NYC to boot) I had to get tickets. BabyMetal fans cut across a wide demographic. While waiting in line, I saw young people, old people, men, women, children, anime fans, old school metalheads, punks, hipsters and more. I arrived quite early and ther already was a long line Just check out this video for the BabyMetal Line I am in line at about the 2:16 mark.
The show itself was awesome. Even thought the line was long I was able to get front row. The show rocked. They started the show with a huge titantron video spelling out the mythos of BabyMetal. They even had a cheap pop were in the into video they said all roads lead to the USA. The crowd went wild for that. The first song in the show was "Babymetal Death."Bext was "line!" followed by "Uki Uki * Midnight,""Rondo Of Nightmare,""Song 4,""Catch Me If You Can,""Akatsuki,""Onedari Daisakusen,""Megitsune,""Doki Doki * Morning,""Gimme Chocolate!!"
The final song of the set was "Head Bangya!!" The crowd wanted more and for an encore Babymetal performed "Ijime, Dame, Zettai". They had huge pyro, The guitarists had amazing solos. The girls had so much energy, and the crowd was super into the show. Check out the Wall of Death in this video. While I did take lots of still photographs , I didn't take any video at the show. although someone did seem to record the entire show, and via the magic of youtube share my experience with you.
The entire show!!!:
