BABYMETAL are about to unleash METAL FORTH, their first album with Capitol Records, and their co-conspirators for the upcoming disc are a Who's Who of modern heavy music. Among the lineup are Spiritbox, Tom Morello, Bloodywood, Polyphia, Slaughter to Prevail, and Poppy, the latter of which is the guest on the upcoming single “from me to u,” due out this Friday, April 4th.
The album will also feature “RATATATA,” the track featuring the team-up of BABYMETAL and Electric Callboy, which was also featured as the theme for WWE's Bash in Berlin and on the WWE 2K25 soundtrack.
The full tracklist for METAL FORTH, due out on June 13th via Capitol Records, is as follows:
"from me to u" (feat. Poppy)
"RATATATA" (BABYMETAL x Electric Callboy)
"Song 3" (BABYMETAL x Slaughter to Prevail)
"Kon! Kon!" (feat. Bloodywood)
"KxAxWxAxIxI"
"Sunset Kiss" (feat. Polyphia)
"My Queen" (feat. Spiritbox)
"Algorism"
"METALI!!" (feat. Tom Morello)
"White Flame ー白炎ー"
The band is also celebrating their FOX DAY on April 1st with their plans for the year 2025, which will include their world tour and more news about METAL FORTH. The album's release date, June 13th, will also mark the genesis of their US tour, with Bloodywood on all dates, with Black Veil Brides and Jinjer trading off as support throughout the 24-date run.
The breakdown of this tour is as follows:
BABYMETAL, Black Veil Brides & Bloodywood
6/13 Houston, TX 713 Music Hall
6/14 Irving, TX The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
6/17 Tampa, FL Yuengling Center
6/18 Atlanta, GA Coca-Cola Roxy
6/20 Charlotte, NC Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
6/21 Baltimore, MD Pier Six Pavilion
6/24 New York, NY The Theater at Madison Square Garden
6/25 Boston, MA MGM Music Hall at Fenway
6/27 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
6/28 Philadelphia, PA TD Pavilion at The Mann Center
6/30 Laval, QC Place Bell
7/2 Toronto, ON Coca-Cola Coliseum
7/3 Sterling Heights, MI Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre
7/5 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
BABYMETAL, Jinjer & Bloodywood
7/6 St. Louis, MO Saint Louis Music Park
7/8 Chicago, IL Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
7/9 Minneapolis, MN The Armory
7/11 Denver, CO The JunkYard
7/14 Vancouver, BC Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Center
7/15 Kent, WA accesso ShoWare Center
7/17 San Francisco, CA The Masonic
7/20 Las Vegas, NV Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort
7/21 Salt Lake City, UT Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
7/23 Phoenix, AZ Arizona Financial Theatre
