August 18, 2025 – Renowned J-metal group BABYMETAL have reached a major career milestone with their new album METAL FORTH debuting at #9 on the Billboard 200, marking the band’s first-ever U.S. Top 10 album. This is the first time in history that an all-Japanese fronted group has made this list. The project has already amassed over 200 million global streams and sold 36,000 equivalent album units in its first week. METAL FORTH also debuted at #10 on Spotify’s Top Albums Debut U.S. Chart and #2 on the U.S. iTunes Download Album Chart. In Japan, the album entered at #1 on the Oricon Rock Chart, #1 on the Digital Albums Chart, and #3 on the overall Oricon chart. Internationally, the album landed Top 10 in Germany, a career-best after charting at #24 with THE OTHER ONE and #18 with METAL GALAXY. It also broke the Top 20 in the UK and achieved career-high positions in the Netherlands and France. BABYMETAL shared their sentiments on the milestone below: “Thank you so much for your support on our new album METAL FORTH around the world! We hope you enjoy it! Our music & career are evolving globally, and we are moving forward with “Beyond HEAVY METAL.” Our journey continues, and we can’t wait to see you at BABYMETAL shows in your city and your country.” This release comes just after the band completed their largest North American tour run to date visiting major cities including New York, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Toronto, Chicago, and more. This Fall, they have their largest US headline arena show to date taking place at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles on November 1st. Tickets for the show are available to purchase now at BABYMETAL.com. Meaning “beyond metal,” METAL FORTH is a bold and boundary-pushing album that reimagines the future of the genre, serving as a fearless leap into its evolution. They most recently put out a new music video for the explosive track “My Queen” (feat. Spiritbox). The record also features collaborations with Poppy, Tom Morello, Bloodywood, Electric Callboy, Polyphia, and Slaughter to Prevail – artists BABYMETAL has connected with while touring the globe. Previously released singles include “Kon! Kon!” (feat. Bloodywood) “RATATATA” (with Electric Callboy), “from me to u (feat. Poppy), and “Song 3” (with Slaughter To Prevail). METAL FORTH follows 2019’s METAL GALAXY (which entered the Billboard charts at #13), and THE OTHER ONE, their 2023 concept album. PAPER said, “On THE OTHER ONE, the band cracks open the Metalverse, surfing through parallel universes and a dizzying maze that tests their perceptions of truths, lies, and what rests beyond the darkness.” To stay up to date on all of the latest BABYMETAL news and releases please follow them @babymetal. Exclusive VIP packages are available now at www.metalforth.com. | 
