Japanese kawaii metal band formed in Tokyo in 2010. It consists of Suzuka Nakamoto as “Su-metal” (lead vocals, dancing), Moa Kikuchi as “Moametal” (backing vocals, dancing), and Momoko Okazaki as “Momometal” (backing vocals, dancing). The band is produced by Kobametal from the talent agency Amuse Inc.
In April 2016, BABYMETAL became the first Japanese artists to ever headline at the prestigious Wembley Arena in the UK. In June 2019, they performed at one of the world’s largest music festivals, Glastonbury Festival, and their appearance at this festival made headlines around the world.
Babymetal have embarked on several tours, of which a majority have taken place in Europe and the Americas, and have released five studio albums: Babymetal (2014), Metal Resistance (2016), Metal Galaxy (2019), The Other One (2023), and Metal Forth (2025), though they consider The Other One to be a separate concept album and not their fourth studio album.
Metal Forth was released in August 2025, and was the first album to feature Okazaki; it signaled a new approach for the band, with seven of its ten tracks being collaborations with artists from various countries, such as Electric Callboy and Tom Morello.