Metal Resistance – Babymetal
Babymetal. Need I
say more? There is a stigma around this group in that are they truly metal?
Really what I think it comes down to is that some people don’t like j-pop with
their metal. For me while I don’t care for j-pop, but I don’t hate it either.
Let’s be honest here, if Rob Halford,
The Metal God, can praise this group, there’s got to be something to them. So
how does their album stack up with other metal that is currently on the market?
Well let’s find out!
Immediately upon listening to this album, the first thing I thought
of was, “this sounds a lot like DragonForce!” and that’s because two of the
members of DragonForce collaborated
on the first song. The following song “KARATE”
which is one of the more memorable songs on the album with a more groove metal feel.
The album turns more of a smorgasbord of songs with some ups and downs. The
album fuses many elements of Heavy Metal and facets of J-Pop.
Babymetal’s
second album Metal Resistance continues on with the fusion of j-pop and
metal genres which was established in their first album. They’re continuing to
incorporate other sub-genres of metal, for example power metal and groove metal
into their music. Overall the album offers some hooks to grab you, but ultimately
not enough for me. The genres that this group is trying to fuse into their music
style, j-pop and metal, may turn some people off so that some people are not
going to give this band a listen. I think those people should listen to this
music first before forming a preconceived opinion.
Top 3 Songs:
1) “KARATE”
2) “Road of
Resistance”
3) “THE ONE”
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