BABYMETAL will release their collaboratively loaded new album, Metal Forth, in the summer, featuring Spiritbox, Tom Morello, Polyphia, and more. In the meantime, the Kawaii-metal trio just unleashed the furious and Poppy-assisted track “from me to u.”
The new song quickly ascends into an energized pace, with fast-chugged riffage and diamond-resplendent synths overtop BABYMETAL’s verses about succumbing to fears and running for cover. Then Poppy hops in for a halftime section about pushing yourself past those anxieties (“Stand up and make your move”).
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The cut ultimately slams together BABYMETAL’s signature mix of pop and metal — flexing seriously heavy grooves, then capping with a bright key change in the finale. The band sum up “from me to u” succinctly: “Kawaii is sprinkled throughout the intense sound!”
As for the video, the members of BABYMETAL pull off choreographed moves within a neon-futuristic cityscape, and later during an underwater side quest. Just as the Slayer-esque divebombs start flying on the intense breakdown, Poppy transforms into a demonic CGI beast, Madam Mim-style.
Check out BABYMETAL’s “from me to u” video below. Metal Forth arrives June 13 via Capitol Records.
This article was originally published on RevolverMag.com and has been edited by Alternative Press.