METAL RESISTANCE

METAL RESISTANCE
Studio album by BABYMETAL
Original title	METAL RESISTANCE
Released	March 29, 2016 (Japan) April 1, 2016 (Worldwide)
Recorded	2013-2016
Length	54:09
Language	日本語 Japanese English English
Label	BMD Fox Records, Toy's Factory, Amuse, earMUSIC, Sony Music, Cooking Vinyl
Producer	KOBAMETAL
SINGLES
Road of Resistance KARATE
CHRONOLOGY
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"METAL RESISTANCE" is the second studio album of BABYMETAL. It was first released on March 29, 2016, in Japan, and worldwide on April 1, 2016. It was released in three versions: a limited CD+DVD edition, a limited THE ONE CD+Blu-ray edition, and a standard CD only edition.

THE ONE limited edition cover

Promotional photo for METAL RESISTANCE

Album information

• TFCC-86546 Standard edition [1 CD]
• TFCC-86545 Limited edition [1 CD + 1 DVD]
• ONEC-0002 THE ONE limited edition [1 CD + 1 BD]

Tracklist

• Standard & Limited
• THE ONE Limited
• Overseas Edition
• Limited Edition DVD
• THE ONE Limited Edition Blu-ray

CD

1. Road of Resistance
2. KARATE
3. Awadama Fever
4. YAVA!
5. Amore
6. Meta Taro
7. Syncopation
8. GJ!
9. Sis. Anger
10. NO RAIN, NO RAINBOW
11. Tales of The Destinies
12. THE ONE

CD

1. Road of Resistance
2. KARATE
3. Awadama Fever
4. YAVA!
5. Amore
6. Meta Taro
7. Syncopation
8. GJ!
9. Sis. Anger
10. NO RAIN, NO RAINBOW
11. Tales of The Destinies
12. THE ONE -Unfinished ver.-

CD

1. Road of Resistance
2. KARATE
3. Awadama Fever
4. YAVA!
5. Amore
6. Meta Taro
7. From Dusk Till Dawn
8. GJ!
9. Sis. Anger
10. NO RAIN, NO RAINBOW
11. Tales of The Destinies
12. THE ONE -English ver.-

• TOKYO METROPOLITAN ROCK FESTIVAL 2015 (May 24, 2015)
  1. Megitsune (メギツネ)
  2. Ii ne! (いいね！)
  3. Catch me if you can
  4. Headbanger!! (ヘドバンギャー！！)
  5. Road of Resistance
  6. Gimme Chocolate!! (ギミチョコ！！)
  7. Ijime, Dame, Zettai (イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ)

• APOCRYPHA -THE BLACK MASS- (April 23, 2015)
  1. Road of Resistance
  2. Uki Uki ★Midnight (ウ・キ・ウ・キ★ミッドナイト)
  3. Awadama Fever (あわだまフィーバー)
  4. Catch me if you can
  5. Akumu no Rondo (悪夢の輪舞曲)
  6. Onedari Daisakusen (おねだり大作戦)
  7. Megitsune (メギツネ)
  8. Ii ne! (いいね！)
  9. Headbanger!! (ヘドバンギャー！！)
  10. Ijime, Dame, Zettai (イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ)
• APOCRYPHA -THE RED MASS- (April 24, 2015)
  1. Megitsune (メギツネ)
  2. Do・Ki・Do・Ki☆MORNING (ド・キ・ド・キ☆モーニング)
  3. Ii ne! (いいね！)
  4. Benitsuki -Akatsuki- (紅月 -アカツキ-)
  5. 4 no Uta (4の歌)
  6. Catch me if you can
  7. Headbanger!! (ヘドバンギャー！！)
  8. Ijime, Dame, Zettai (イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ)
  9. Gimme Chocolate!! (ギミチョコ！！)
  10. Road of Resistance

Background

Materials for the album formed around 2013, including the chorus from "Amore" and a live performance of the song "No Rain, No Rainbow", which did not appear on the band's debut album. More music, such as the opening track "Road of Resistance" was written after the release of the eponymous album, mainly during the Babymetal World Tour 2014. Kobametal explained that most of the songwriting coincided with the band's performances of the new songs before the album, with a constant need to tweak the music or lyrics before the official release.

In an interview by Gigwise, when asked about the meaning of the album title, lead vocalist Suzuka Nakamoto explained: "isn't about us resisting against anything as such, but in the last year of our activities it does feel like we're battling against something every time we step on stage".
She said, concerning the sound in comparison to their debut album: "This album contains a lot more new and different types of metal that we've never done before. We've grown so much in the music that we do, and this album sounds a little bit older and more mature. It's been two years since the last one, and you can really hear our journey on this record." She further explained that “Metal Resistance” has been a recurring theme, often mentioned on their world tours. With the ideas of exploring what they can do, and their primary message of Metal Resistance, which is "to get everyone to come together as one", the name was chosen as it was the representation of the band at the time.

Comparing the record to the band's previous album, Yui Mizuno explained the band's challenge toward more music genres than before, as well as the inclusion of more positive lyrics. With the desire to send messages to the fans, the band also recorded a song in English, specifically "The One". As a result, more people would get to listen to the band's music. In a Loudwire interview, Moa Kikuchi described her experiences and feelings toward their sophomore release: "We were on the road touring for two years so we had a lot of confidence in the album. To be honest, we were anxious if we could make a better album than the previous album, but when I listened to the finished new Metal Resistance, it was such an interesting new album I was relieved and definitely full of confidence."

When asked about the decision to release two different versions of the album for the Japanese and international release, Kobametal stated that he did not want to deal with editions of the song having bonus tracks. "Syncopation" had a significantly Japanese feel to it, so it would present a more Japanese quality to the track listing. On the other hand, the song "From Dusk Till Dawn" contains elements of electronic dance music inspired by Skrillex, with inspiration from the bands Linkin Park and Bring Me the Horizon. This song seemed quite different from anything else in the band's repertoire, so the two track listings could tell two different stories starting from "Road of Resistance" and ending with "The One".

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016-17)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	7
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)	22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)	63
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)	113
Canadian Albums (Billboard)	74
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)	71
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)	45
French Albums (SNEP)	108
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	36
Japanese Albums (Oricon)	2
Japanese Albums (Billboard)	2
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)	31
Scottish Albums (OCC)	12
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)	55
UK Albums (OCC)	15
UK Independent Albums (OCC)	5
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)	2
US Billboard 200 (Billboard)	39
US Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)	2
US Independent Albums (Billboard)	4
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)	6
US World Albums (Billboard)	1

Monthly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)	4

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)	17
Japanese Albums (Billboard Japan)	15
US Top Hard Rock Album (Billboard)	39
US World Albums (Billboard)	3

Chart (2017)	Peak position
US World Albums (Billboard)	10

Trivia

• BABYMETAL's second album to reach #1 in Oricon's Daily Ranking.

Videos

BABYMETAL - Road of Resistance - Live in Japan (OFFICIAL)

BABYMETAL - KARATE (OFFICIAL)

BABYMETAL - THE ONE (OFFICIAL)