Setlist and Covers revealed for Metal Galaxy

Purchase links and full breakdown

A lot of news today about the new album! We got the setlist for the International version and the Japanese version (as well as the vinyl’s). We also got confirmation about the MV’s included in the Japan first press edition, as well as the show/songs included in THE ONE edition.

It releases early in Japan, on Tuesday, October 8th. It’s Friday 11th elsewhere. This is in line with what happened for Metal Resistance (they also had a big release event in Japan).

This CD includes not 1, but 5 colaborations. We already knew about PA PA YA!! featuring Thai rapper F.HERO, but now we also know about guitarist Tak Matsumoto from B’z, featured on DA DA DANCE. Vocalist Joakim Brodén from Sabaton, featured on Oh! MAJINAI. Guitarist Tim Henson and Scott LePage from Polyphia are featured on Brand New Day. And finally, vocalist Alissa White-Gluz from Arch Enemy is featured on Distortion.

This does seem to mean we will be getting a new version of Distortion, and a new English-only version of Elevator Girl (this one coming only on the International edition). They also confirmed the names of songs, so we know Ind-Metal/Shanti is officially “Shanti Shanti Shanti”.

We also now know that we will be getting a Shanti Shanti Shanti MV, as well as 7 songs from LEGEND M.

Also big news is that we got the first album/single cover since Megitsune that come with individual members of BABYMETAL on them!

Finally, the digital versions are now up for pre-order.

Check out everything below.

Covers:

The Main cover is used for all versions except for the other 3 mentioned here.

Main
SUN version
MOON version
THE ONE version

Tracklists:

International edition [14 tracks]:

FUTURE METAL
DA DA DANCE (feat. Tak Matsumoto)
Elevator Girl – English ver. [International Exclusive English ver.]
Shanti Shanti Shanti
Oh! MAJINAI (feat. Joakim Brodén)
Brand New Day (feat. Tim Henson and Scott LePage)
Night Night Burn!
IN THE NAME OF
Distortion (feat. Alissa White-Gluz)
PA PA YA!! (feat. F. Hero)
Kagerou
Starlight
Shine
Arkadia

[Note, the vinyl has the same setlist cut (in the same order) in: 4-3-4-3 on each side]

Japan edition [16 tracks]:
[Disc-1]

FUTURE METAL
DA DA DANCE (feat. Tak Matsumoto)
Elevator Girl
Shanti Shanti Shanti
Oh! MAJINAI (feat. Joakim Broden)
Brand New Day (feat. Tim Henson and Scott LePage)
↑ ↓ ← → BBAB [Japan Exclusive]
Night Night Burn!

[Disc-2]

IN THE NAME OF
Distortion (feat. Alissa White-Gluz)
PA PA YA !! (feat. F.HERO)
BxMxC [Japan Exclusive]
Kagerou
Starlight
Shine
Arkadia

Japan First Press Edition [DVD] – Music Videos:

Distortion
Starlight
PA PA YA !! (feat. F. HERO)
Shanti Shanti Shanti

Japan THE ONE Edition [DVD] – LEGEND M Digest:

Road of Resistance
Elevator Girl
Distortion
Shanti Shanti Shanti
Starlight
PA PA YA! (Feat. F.HERO)
Headbanger!!

Japan Bonuses:

Lenticular Postcard – Purchase of any version (except for THE ONE ver.) at any store until August 18th at 23:59.
Original ticket holder Front – Back – at Amazon Japan
“METAL GALAXY” Release Memorial Tower Records BABYMETAL original d point card – Side 1 – Side 2 – at Tower Records
A4 Clear Folder – Front – Back – at HMV
Magnet sheet – at Tsutaya
Logo cloth patch – at Disk Union
Can sleeve – at 7 Net Shopping
Cloth pouch – at Rakuten
Logo sticker – at “Other stores”

I cut out info we already knew.

Japan Press release:

BABYMETAL has been enthusiastic across the world, having toured several times around the world and joining many artists as guest acts. The current work “METAL GALAXY” will include 14 songs on the regular edition that will be released worldwide except for Japan, but the “Japan Complete Edition”, which will be released in Japan only, will include 2 songs that will only be on the Japanese edition. Contains all 16 songs. This Japanese CD will be released as a two-disc set and will be the first attempt as an original album.

UK/International Press release: The Noise Cartel press release (UK promoter for BM):

BABYMETAL’s forthcoming 3rd Album “METAL GALAXY” will be released worldwide simultaneously on October 11th. Three and a half years after the release of their previous album ‘METAL RESISTANCE’, this new offering is based on the concept of “The Odyssey of METAL GALAXY”.
The forthcoming new album “METAL GALAXY” includes 14 songs, the names of which are all revealed today. As their band name, BABYMETAL represents “the birth of a new genre of music that combines Japanese pop with metal”, hence the term “baby” in the name, the new album expresses LIGHT & DARKNESS, emotions like duality and ambivalence, and “new metal” created by various chemical reactions as other entities evolved and expanded in this album.
Just like the Sun and the Moon changes the appearance of this world with its daylight and moonlight, with evermore new type of various sound, their music paints the metal galaxy in different colours.
The album includes 5 songs that feature guest appearances from worldwide musicians who were perfect to the character of each song.
Guitarist Tak Matsumoto from B’z is featured on DA DA DANCE. Vocalist Joakim Brodén from Sabaton is featured on Oh! MAJINAI. Guitarist Tim Henson and Scott LePage from Polyphia are featured on Brand New Day. Vocalist, Alissa White-Gluz from Arch Enemy is featured on Distortion. Rapper, F.HERO is featured in PA PA YA!!.
The guest musicians add more colours to the odyssey of the metal galaxy.

Japanese media:

Western Media:

Metal Hammer

Sources:

BABYMETAL website: Japanese versions – English versions – THE ONE ver.
THE ONE website
Toy’s Factory