Metal Resistance [CD]

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• Rated 4 out of 5 stars

  A good fusion of J-pop and Metal

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  Obviously, due to the nature of the Japanese Idol industry, it feels slightly manufactured and it does not have the same "soul" that traditional metal has, but you can still tell that the band and singers enjoy what they do, and quite frankly that's really what matters in the end.

  Posted 8 years ago by Friday13

• Rated 5 out of 5 stars

  rising above an amusing gimmick

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  How much you enjoy the 2nd BABYMETAL album will depend on what type of fan you are -- did you like them as an amusing gimmick of clashing genres or do you want them to mature into a band that makes very good music that gives them a shot at increased longevity? While their first album was entertaining, the combinations of disparate elements didn't always work (i.e. that groan-inducing rap on "Iine"). The kawaii metal sounds were a bizarre dream pairing appealing to any J-Pop/J-Rock fan who ever wished for a mash-up of The Mad Capsule Markets (whose bassist wrote the music for "Awadama Fever" and "Gimme Chocolate!!") meets Mini-Moni (a Hello! Project idol sub-unit in no way connected to this group -- BABYMETAL has 3 ex-members of girl group Sakura Gakuin). Suzuka's singing voice is maturing and Yui and Moa are occasionally given a bit more to do than just shout and dance. With Metal Resistance, the producers and writers for the band have obviously done their heavy metal homework and chosen to go for a more mature sound and have combined a lot of different styles of metal into one album. Sam Totman & Herman Li of British power metal band Dragonforce collaborated on the track "Road of Resistance". "Meta Taro" has a folk-metal feel, "No Rain, No Rainbow" is a power ballad, "Tales of the Destinies" has it fans and detractors depending on whether the listener likes the Dream Theater-esque twists & turns it takes, and the first single "Karate" (compared by an online reviewer to Korn and Limp Bizkit) is one of my favorites, but I can't say there's a single song on the album that I don't like to some degree. I've already listened to the album several times in its entirety. All things considered, this album gives one hope that BABYMETAL will outlast the flash in the pan gimmick that they were once considered by metal-heads. The US release has the pseudo-instrumental "From Dusk til Dawn" instead of the Japanese release track "Syncopation" and has the English lyrics version of 'The One".

  Posted 9 years ago by GreaterThanDiNozzo

• Rated 5 out of 5 stars

  Somehow...this works!

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  The Japanese managed to blend metal with cute J-Pop. The songs are catchy and have strong metal elements and solos. It's definitely an acquired taste in music. Not everyone may like it.

  Posted 8 years ago by CrazyTrain