Metal Galaxy Sun Version

I had heard of Babymetal before, but the name put me off…it’s ridiculous, and I don’t see how its related to the music in any way. So, why did I buy this? I learned that Kari band formed the core of Kami band, and I really liked the EP Kari Ongen. I then learned that Tim Henson and Scott Lepage played on this record, and I am a fan of new and unusual music, so, yeah. BTW, props to Amazon for carrying Kari Ongen. One note of caution…if Polyphia, Animals as Leaders, or Aristocrats are bands you have difficulty listening to, don’t buy this record. You’ll hate it. On to the details. Pro: Most of the songs are really good. Con: At times, the songs sound wildly overproduced. Of note: The unexpected star here is the vocalist, Nakamoto Suzuka, aka Su-metal. She is fire, plain and simple. She sings a mix of traditional Japanese vocals and Chinese Opera, J-Pop, a little Bollywood, some Rock, and even raps in a in a most unconventional style over industrial metal on BxMxC. The result is a tour de force of rangy and deeply evocative vocals. If you are new to this style of music, it may take some getting used to, as the vocals are more nasally than most western music, and tend to dwell in microtones (the notes within a half step, you know, between the white and black keys on a piano). Nakamoto also has the ability to create a resonant sound in her vocal chords, similar to voicing, where she’s not harmonizing with herself, but broadening the spectrum of her voice, exactly where she needs to. That’s rare, and she is ascendant. In terms of tracks, just skip Future Metal and In The Name Of. They’re filler on an already long 2 disc set. Oh Majinai I think is a joke…and I don’t get it, so yeah…the rest are really good. My ranking top to bottom would be Brand New Day, Kagerou, Night Night Burn, BxMxC, Shanti Shanti Shanti, Shine, Starlight, Up Down Left Right BBAB, and then the rest. If I were to curate a 30 second clip to preview, I’d say Night, Night, Burn, from about 1:15 to 1:45. That 30 seconds reflects the diversity that is the essence of this album. One last thought, if you can afford it, get the Japanese release. It has 2 really good tracks not on the international release.

If you expect Baby Metal to be a full on heavy metal band, then this album is a real shock to the system. Say hello to one of the most original releases of 2019. This album reminds me of eighties radio and it emulates it perfectly. Kobametal really shows his chops here as a producer as the production is simply breathtaking. From heavy beats, to break downs, the songs are cut with micro laser precision. This is not for people whom want more of the same, but demand that their records be listened to, and digested cognitively. Enjoy.

BM music have evolved (a bit). Still well-produced and catchy, but how I miss the original tectonic line-up. Anyway, I just received the CD and at first I thought they delivered vinyl. But I was pleasantly surprised at the packaging that simulates an LP record. Well done. Feels like a collector's item.

The sun edition is beautifull with a high quality, comes perfect to my home. In the begining was hard for me listen this album, because iwas expecting more metal and songs more complex like the anothers albums from babymetal, but the album is so entertainig and the Susuka voice is amazing, really love the songs future metal, elevator girl, shanti, bbab, nigth nigth burn (one of the best in the record), in the name of, pa pa ya, bmc, and the trinity of starlight, shine and arkadia, the rest of the songs i really dont like it.

This is an AMAZING version of this AMAZING album. I thought the order was wrong and I got a vinyl, but it is packaged like a Vinyl. The Box is amazing, the included Booklet is amazing. On top of this, the album itself is just amazing. A real MUST HAVE for BabyMetal fans that prefer the Japanese releases.

Got this in yesterday and it's huge, thought I was sent the album version but it 2 cd disc. The cd set contain all the song lyrics half English and Japanese. Also come with a sticker code but it in Japanese but I believe it might be use for digital download to cellphone as they show a pic. It is worth the high price? keep in mind this a import so expect to be expensive, it does contain 2 songs not on the international version both are very good plus the cover is super cool. If your're fan of Babymetal like me then this set was worth the money.

Simply addictive to listen to! A must have for BABYMETAL fans!!!

The package came in a big box. When i opened it, i thought, “oh no! I ordered the vinyl version on accident!” When i opened the case, i saw the cds. the album booklet was also big. the cds are brand

Exellent album

Lo mas experimental que han echo, cuesta un poco entrar en el disco pero cuando pillas el rollo es una chaladura de disco. Tiene varios himnos de la banda como PAPAYA!!, Distortion o DA DA DANCE y luego temas super infravalorados como Elevator Girl, Kagerou, o la trilogia Starlight + Shine + ArKadia. Aquí podemos escuchar además el salto de calidad en la voz de Suzuka, mostrándose super versátil en varios estilos vocales, y es que, siendo el disco de BabyMetal que menos me gusta (gustando muchísimo) raya a un nivel altisimo.

Metal Galaxy est le 3ème album des Babymetal, LE phénomène Kawai Métal venu du Japon. Cet album se trouve dans la lignée du 2ème album, très métal donc. Comme d’habitude, la production est soignée, les compositions très bien exécutées grâce à l'appuis de musiciens et compositeurs de talent. Il est plus varié en terme de style que l'album précédent, cependant, on notera qq titres qui font un peu "redite" d'ancien titre (Shine par exemple, qui ressemble comme 2 gouttes d'eau à The One). Mais dans l'ensemble, tous les titres passent vraiment bien, alternant pur métal et jpop survitaminé. Parmi mes titres coup de cœur, on trouve "Shanti Shanti Shanti" aux accents indiens, "Oh! MAJINAI" en duo avec le chanteur de Sabaton Joakim Broden sur un air très inspiré de "Ievan Polkka" (la chanson du poireau), "IN THE NAME OF" et ses rythmes brésiliens qui sonnent un peu Sepultura, "Distortion" en duo avec la chanteuse d'Arch Ennemy Alissa White-Gluz, et "Arkadia" très speed à la Dragonforce. Bref, un très bon album, aucune déception. A noter qu'il s'agit ici de la version internationale de l'album (aussi bien cd que vinyle. En effet, les versions japonaises possèdent 2 titres en plus (BxMxC et ↑↓←→BBAB), ces titres ne sont donc pas présent ici. -- Pour la version LP -- Les 14 titres sont répartis sur 2 vinyles, les sillons ne sont donc pas trop rapproché ce qui doit conférer une bonne qualité d'écoute. Les vinyles sont de couleur rouge transparent, comme ce fut le cas sur certaines éditions des albums précédents. A noter qu'il existe aussi d'autre couleurs de pressage, comme noir, transparent, ou transparent phosphorescent, certaines limitées ou disponibles que lors de la tournée. Côté packaging, on est sur du standard, à savoir un gatefold avec de chaque côté un vinyle, une simple image à l'intérieur, et les titres sur la face arrière. Les vinyles sont dans de simples sous pochettes noires. Je trouve ça assez dommage, pour un groupe comme ça, de ne pas soigner un peu plus le contenu, on aurait aimé avoir ne serait ce qu'une photo, des commentaires / notes de production, ou même les paroles. Y a tellement à faire, et ça ne coûte pas beaucoup plus cher à produire. Les éditions vinyles sont pour moi avant tout de beaux objets, si c'est pour avoir des pochettes noires et une vulgaire image au milieu, ça limite grandement l’intérêt. A noter qu'un code permettant le téléchargement de l’album est présent dans la pochette, une pratique qui semble se généraliser dans les formats vinyles, mais qu'il est bon de souligner. Un bon point donc. Pour le son, il est plutôt correct, mais à l'écoute ça ne m'a pas semblé transcendant, peu de chance qu'il y est eu un master spécifique pour le support vinyle (peu de groupe le font ceci dit...), il y a de grande chance que cela soit qu'un simple portage du master cd sur vinyle. Mais le son est bon quand même, sans plus. -- Pour la version CD -- Comme pour la version vinyle, on a également droit au stricte minimum, un simple boitier cristal, un livret qui s'ouvre avec pas grand chose dedans. Pas de photo, pas de texte. Encore une fois c'est très dommage. Pour comparaison, j'ai également une des éditions japonaises limitées, et pour le coup, le contenu est un peu plus conséquent. C'est très dommage que EAR Music, le label qui produit Babymetal hors Japon, ne fasse pas un petit effort sur ce point. Côté son, rien à redire, tout sonne parfaitement bien, c'est clair et puissant à la fois. La production a été peaufinée comme il se doit et le rendu est vraiment au top. -- Conclusion -- L'album est plutôt bon, et convient aux attentes des fans du monde entier. Les titres sont super efficaces, et restent dans la lignée de l'album précédent. Dommage que ses éditions Internationales soient pauvres en contenu annexe. Si vous êtes fan inconditionnel, vous devrez vous tourner sur les éditions japonnaises. A par cela, ce troisième album, sans être une révolution, vient confirmé ce que le 2nd album nous avait apporté : Babymetal n'est plus qu'un simple phénomène, mais un vrai groupe offrant de vrai arguments musicaux. Rendez vous le 09 Février pour un concert à L'Elysee Monmartre à Paris qui promet d'être mémorable.

Haven’t listened to it but good condition

As someone who fell in love with Babymetal the moment their debut album was released in the UK, I was admittedly a bit worried about this third album. It's usually this point where we truly find out if band like Babymetal are simply a short novelty or a proper group, built to last. With the latest release Metal Galaxy, the band prove once again that they're no novelty and have released another fun solid release. Metal Galaxy, is one of those albums where it doesn't necessarily provide us with anything ground breaking, it instead gives us more of the same with just enough tweaks here and there to provide us with something fresh. The songs on the album all have their different sounds and personalities and it is by far the albums best quality. If you look at the singles, Distortion, Elevator Girl, PA PA YA!! and my personal favourite, Shanti Shanti Shanti, they're all very different from each other. The first two are the traditional Babymetal rockers, showing resemblance to the likes of Dragonforce etc. Then there's PA PA YA!! hits on hip hop a bit and Shanti is a big Indian like affair with a very distinct groove. This is common theme through out the album and you'll hear touches of Spanish music, straight up pop and even some jazz. You could call this album eccentric and you would be very right. It's a bit jumbled in places and I can imagine it might put some people off, those types who only want to hear straight up heavy metal. I can understand where they're coming from too. But as a musician who loves all different styles of music, I love hearing bands branch out like this and it's easily the best thing going on the record. From a technical stand point, Metal Galaxy has been very well produced. It's not too loud and it's not too compressed. There's no sign of audio artifacts from loudness and sounds very nice cranked up. It's about the same level as the previous two albums, which weren't bad by any means. The production is quite nice and really helps smooth out all the quirkiness. The band playing the music sounds as tight as they did on the last two albums and people will get a nice kick out the heavy riffs and delicious guitar solos. Su-Metal as a vocalist has improved considerably since the first album. Her voice on Metal Galaxy sounds a lot more mature and it's great. She has really grown into a fantastic vocalist. As an album, I would say that Metal Galaxy isn't quite as good as its predecessor, Metal Resistance. I personally think that album was a more focused affair but Metal Galaxy still comes out very strong and is well worth purchasing for fans of the band, or for someone who simply wants something different. For a third album by a band that has caused so much controversy, I think they've done a great job of staying the course and I really enjoyed it. Now I just have to wait for the tour. \m/