Babymetal and idol metal · bandall female
Babymetalベビーメタル
kawaii metal · Tokyo
- Japanese name
- ベビーメタル [WJA]
- Founded
- 2010
- City
- Tokyo
- Status as of 24 September 2026
- active
- Connections
- 17 edges, 16 distinct neighbors · betweenness 0.085 (rank 8 of 324) · personnel only 0.000 (rank 48)
- Confidence
- High · sources: [W] [BBM] [BBH] (register)
Conceived by Kobametal at Amuse as Sakura Gakuin's heavy music club: Su-metal, Yuimetal (to 2018), Moametal, Momometal (official from 2023). Sonisphere 2014, Lady Gaga support 2014, first Japanese act to headline Wembley Arena (2016), Glastonbury 2019, first Japanese headliners at the O2 (2024). Metal Forth (2025, Capitol) debuted at 9 on the Billboard 200 with Electric Callboy, Tom Morello, Bloodywood and Bring Me the Horizon collaborations. The most commercially successful act on this map.
Lineup: Su-metal (v), Moametal (v, dance), Momometal (v, dance); Kami Band
Connections
People and personnel
Lineage
- grew out ofSakura Gakuinさくら学院Formed as the heavy music club2010
Influence
- influencedLadybabyレディベイビー2013
- influencedPassCodeパスコード2013
- influencedNecronomidolネクロノマイドル2014
- influencedZenbu Kimi no Sei da.ぜんぶ君のせいだ。2015
- influencedHanabie.花冷え。Opened Western main stages for Japanese women fronted heavy music2015
- influencedBroken by the ScreamブロークンバイザスクリームIdol metal derivative2016
- influencedAve Mujica2023
Labels, festivals, collaborations
- collaborationMarty Friedmanマーティ・フリードマンChampioned the project in Western media2010s
- labelCapitol Recordsキャピトル・レコーズMetal Forth2025
- released / signedAmuse Inc.アミューズAgency2010 to present
- labelToy's Factoryトイズファクトリー2013
- festival / venueSummer Sonicサマーソニック2025
- festival / venueLoud Parkラウドパーク2010s
- festival / venueLoud Parkラウドパーク2010s