BABYMETAL's stop at Summerfest is part of its North America 2025 tour. Before stepping onto the Uline stage July 5, the band made 11 stops in June from Texas to Quebec.

Babymetal brings kawaii metal to Charlotte Black Veil Brides perform at the Skyla Credit Union Ampitheatre in Charlotte, NC on June 20, 2025, opening up for Babymetatal. Photo by Richard Thigpen.

Mixing j-pop and heavy metal, Babymetal bring their unique look and sound to Hellfest 2024.

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Storming in with a rallying cry of ‘Let’s go!’, from me to u starts proceedings with a bang. It was released as a single in April, the first ever team-up between Japanese kawaii metal juggernaut ...

Fifteen years in, kawaii-metal pioneers BABYMETAL are still evolving, and they're bringing a new generation of headbangers along with them. Their star-studded new album, METAL FORTH, features everyone ...

That day, BABYMETAL was moved from a tiny stage to the main stage – seemingly by accident – and in turn moved tens of thousands of indifferent listeners to their feet. Now, BABYMETAL’s stage is as ...

Jeez, gimme one three-day weekend and my ambitions run wild. For a while I've wanted to populate this somewhat eye-glazing ...