Babymetal released the music video for the track "My Queen" this Friday, the 8th, in collaboration with the Canadian modern metal band Spiritbox . The video is a celebration of their new album Metal Forth , also released this Friday, the 8th, by Capitol Records .
The name Metal Forth , translated as "beyond metal," symbolizes the artistic advancement of the Japanese trio, who achieved worldwide notoriety for uniting Japanese pop with heavy metal. In addition to Spiritbox, the album features special appearances by big names such as Poppy , Tom Morello, Electric Callboy , Polyphia, Bloodywood , and Slaughter to Prevail .
Key “Kobametal” Kobayashi , the band's producer and manager, reinforced this:
“With Capitol as a global partner, Babymetal will take its sound to every corner of the planet. We will undertake even more ambitious projects throughout this special year.”
The new album arrives after Babymetal wraps up their biggest North American tour to date. The girls played 24 shows, passing through New York, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Toronto, Chicago and others with support from Black Veil Brides, Jinjer and Bloodywood . In November, the band will play their biggest arena show in the United States to date, at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.
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