BABYMETAL’s latest album, METAL FORTH, made history. By debuting at No. 9 on the Billboard 200, the band became the first all-Japanese group to appear in the US album chart’s Top 10.
The fifth studio album by Kawaii metallers BABYMETAL, “METAL FORTH,” which features a number of guests, made history by debuting at number nine on the Billboard 200. For the first time, a band with an all-Japanese front has opened in the top ten of that U.S. based chart. 36,000 album-equivalent units were shifted by the band, 33,500 of which were attributable to album sales, earning them that rank. Of that amount, 2,500 were streaming-equivalent units, or 3.28 million on-demand streams in the US alone.
In its first week of release, the pop-metal sensations’ fifth studio album sold 36,000 equivalent album units in the US, with 33,500 of those sales being pure album sales.
Although a variety of artists contributed to the album, Su-metal, Moametal, and Momometal are the official members of BABYMETAL. Spiritbox, Poppy, Slaughter to Prevail, Bloodywood, Tom Morello, and others are among the guests on the album.
METAL FORTH premiered at No. 1 on Japan’s Oricon Rock Chart and No. 2 on the US iTunes Download Album Chart, in addition to ranking in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200.
With their latest album, Metal Forth, which debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200 and became the band’s first-ever U.S. Top 10 album, the well-known J-metal group Babymetal has achieved a significant career milestone. In its first week of release, the project has already accumulated over 200 million global streams and sold 36,000 equivalent album units, marking the first time in history that an all-Japanese headed ensemble has made this list.
Additionally, the album debuted at number 2 on the U.S. iTunes Download Album Chart and number 10 on Spotify’s Top Albums Debut U.S. Chart. The album debuted at number one on the Oricon Rock list, number one on the Digital Albums Chart, and number three on the Oricon list as a whole in Japan.
The album charted at number 18 with Metal Galaxy and number 24 with The Other One before reaching a career-high Top 10 in Germany. In addition, Metal Forth scored career-high rankings in the Netherlands and France and got into the UK’s Top 20.
“Thank you so much for your support on our new album METAL FORTH around the world,’ the band stated in a press release. “We hope you enjoy it! Our music & career are evolving globally, and we are moving forward with ‘Beyond HEAVY METAL.’ Our journey continues, and we can’t wait to see you at BABYMETAL shows in your city and your country.”
Metal Forth, which translates to “beyond metal,” is a daring and avant-garde record that reimagines the genre’s future and takes a daring leap into its development. Most recently, the band released a brand-new music video for their hit song “My Queen” (feat. Spiritbox).
BABYMETAL is now performing in Asia after completing a recent tour of North America. On November 1st, they will make their comeback to the United States for a unique one-off arena performance at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.