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Babymetal Hits Billboard Top 10 with 'METAL FORTH'

8/20/2025

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Babymetal's fifth album, "METAL FORTH," debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200, a first for an all-Japanese band.
The album includes collaborations with Spiritbox and Tom Morello, accumulating over 200 million global plays.
Babymetal recently headlined London's O2 Arena and is scheduled to perform at California's Intuit Dome on November 1.

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Story summary

Babymetal's fifth album, "METAL FORTH," debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200, a first for an all-Japanese band.
The album includes collaborations with Spiritbox and Tom Morello, accumulating over 200 million global plays.
Babymetal recently headlined London's O2 Arena and is scheduled to perform at California's Intuit Dome on November 1.