Babymetal
Babymetal is a Japanese metal band. The members are Suzuka Nakamoto, Moa Kikuchi and Momoko Okazaki. The band started in 2010. Their first album was Babymetal. It was released on February 26, 2014 in Japan.
Babymetal is a Japanese kawaii metal band consisting of Suzuka Nakamoto as "Su-metal", Moa Kikuchi as "Moametal" and Momoko Okazaki as "Momometal". The band is produced by Kobametal from the Amuse talent agency. Their vocals are backed by heavy metal instrumentation, performed by a group of session musicians known as the "Kami Band" at performances.
The band was formed in 2010, with the original lineup of Su-metal (vocal and dance), Moametal (scream and dance), and Yui Mizuno as "Yuimetal" (scream and dance), with the concept of creating a fusion of the heavy metal and Japanese idol genres.Babymetal have released four studio albums since their inception: 1st album Babymetal, came out in February 2014. 2nd album Metal Resistance was released worldwide in April 2016. 3rd album Metal Galaxy in October 2019. 4th album, The Other One, was released in March 2023. In October 2018, Babymetal announced that Yui Mizuno had decided to leave the band due to poor health.After her abstence, the band performed with one or more backup dancers at live performances. One of those dancers, Momoko Okazaki joined Babymetal as the third core member in April 2023, under the stage name Momometal.