BABYMETAL’s New Album ‘Metal Forth’ Delayed

BABYMETAL’s upcoming guest-heavy album Metal Forth will now arrive two weeks later than originally planned. The Japanese Kawaii metal pioneers have pushed the release to June 27th, shifting from the previously announced June 13th street date.

Earlier this month, the group dropped the album’s latest single, “from me to u”, which features an appearance from genre-blending artist Poppy.

Here’s the confirmed Metal Forth track listing:

01 – “From Me To U” (feat. Poppy)
02 – “RATATATA” (feat. Electric Callboy)
03 – “Song 3” (feat. Slaughter To Prevail)
04 – “Kon! Kon!” (feat. Bloodywood)
05 – “KxAxWxAxIxI”
06 – “Sunset Kiss” (feat. Polyphia)
07 – “My Queen” (feat. Spiritbox)
08 – “Algorism”
09 – “METALI!!” (feat. Tom Morello)
10 – “White Flame”

North American touring is planned for the summer with the band having lined up the following runs:

With Black Veil Brides & Bloodywood:

06/13 Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
06/14 Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
06/17 Tampa, FL – Yuengling Center
06/18 Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
06/20 Charlotte, NC – Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
06/21 Baltimore, MD – Pier Six Pavilion
06/24 New York, NY – The Theater at Madison Square Garden
06/25 Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
06/27 Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
06/28 Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at The Mann Center
06/30 Laval, QC – Place Bell
07/02 Toronto, ON – Coca-Cola Coliseum
07/03 Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre

With Jinjer & Bloodywood:

07/05 Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest
07/06 Maryland Heights, MO – Saint Louis Music Park
07/08 Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom
07/09 Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
07/11 Denver, CO – The Junkyard
07/14 Vancouver, BC – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Center
07/15 Kent, WA – Showare Center
07/17 San Francisco, CA – Masonic
07/20 Las Vegas, NV – The Pearl
07/21 Salt Lake City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
07/23 Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial

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