Babymetal share single ft Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello
Japanese metal band Babymetal has released their latest single, "METAL!!," featuring the collaboration of influential guitarist and activist, Tom Morello from Rage Against The Machine. Morello has expressed his admiration for Babymetal's music, stating that he was excited to work with them after hearing the demo of "METAL!!."
This single is the band's first release with their current lineup, including the addition of Momometal earlier this year.
Morello said:
“I am a big fan of BABYMETAL, a band that is both power rocking and constantly surprising with dizzying musical twists and turns."
"I’ve been trying to work with them for some time and when they sent me the demo of ‘METALI!!’ I knew I could rock that shit like crazy!”
Babymetal will be embarking on a summer North American tour alongside Dethklok and All That Remains guitarist, Jason Richardson. Those tour dates along with the new single can be found below:
08/30 Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall
08/31 Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom
09/02 Orlando, FL @ Orlando Amphitheater
09/03 Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy
09/05 Nashville, TN @ Nashville Municipal Auditorium
09/06 Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre
09/08 Pittsburgh, PA @ UPMC Events Center
09/09 Wallingford, CT @ Toyota Oakdale Theatre
09/10 Alton, VA@ Blue Ridge Rock Festival
09/12 Philadelphia, PA @ The Mann Center
09/14 Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway
09/15 New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
09/17 Sterling Heights, MI @ Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre
09/18 Toronto, ON @ RBC Echo Beach
09/20 Grand Rapids, MI @ GLC Live at 20 Monroe
09/21 Chicago, IL @ Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
09/23 Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life Festival
09/24 Milwaukee, MN @ The Rave/Eagles Club
09/25 Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore
09/27 St. Louis, MO @ Saint Louis Music Park
09/28 Omaha, NE @ Steelhouse Omaha
09/30 Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
10/01 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
10/03 Vancouver, BC @ PNE Forum
10/04 Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theater
10/07 Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival
10/08 Las Vegas, NV @ Pearl Theater at Palms Casino Resort
10/10 Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theater
10/11 Los Angeles, CA @ YouTube Theater