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Live at Budokan: Red Night (2015)

Where the lyrics of Live at Budokan: Red Night take you, and where it was really made.

This first live album by Babymetal was taken from one March 2014 show at Nippon Budokan, and it was announced together with a video release of the Budokan concerts.

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Red Night show at Nippon Budokan (2014)

Live show Nippon Budokan — The album takes its audio from the headlining Red Night show held at Nippon Budokan on March 1, 2014. The album is the first live release from the band. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Live at Budokan: Red Night is the first live album by Babymetal
• Audio taken from the headlining show Red Night – Legend "Corset Festival Extra" Tenkaichi Metal Budokai Final
• The show took place on March 1, 2014 at Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
• Released in Japan on January 7, 2015 by BMD Fox Records and Toy's Factory
• Released in Europe on October 30, 2015 by earMusic
• Mastered by Grammy Award winner Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC

Background

• Announced on November 10, 2014, alongside the video release Live at Budokan: Red Night & Black Night Apocalypse
• First-press limited pre-orders in Japan came with a music card for a free download of "Road of Resistance"
• "Road of Resistance" was first premiered at a show in London
• The song was later announced as a collaboration with DragonForce guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman
• The European and UK release came as a limited edition bundle with a DVD of Live at Budokan: Red Night Apocalypse
• A vinyl edition came out on August 25, 2021 to commemorate the band's tenth anniversary

Recording

• The show was a headlining performance at Nippon Budokan, and the album uses its audio
• Jensen aimed to keep the sense of presence and live feeling of being at the venue

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Disc 1

Disc 2

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Artist

Formation

• Babymetal is a Japanese kawaii metal band formed in Tokyo in 2010, fusing heavy metal with idol culture and elaborate choreography.
• It began as the heavy music club sub-unit of the idol group Sakura Gakuin; producer Kobametal, of talent agency Amuse Inc., conceived the project.
• The band became independent in 2013 after Suzuka Nakamoto graduated from Sakura Gakuin.

Members

• Suzuka Nakamoto (Su-metal): lead vocals and dancing, the main vocalist.
• Moa Kikuchi (Moametal): backing vocals and dancing.
• Momoko Okazaki (Momometal): backing vocals and dancing; officially joined as the third member in April 2023.
• Yui Mizuno (Yuimetal) was a member from 2010 until her departure announced in October 2018 due to health issues.
• Session musicians known as the Kami Band perform the instrumentation live.

Career

• Early on, the band made its debut appearance at a Sakura Gakuin concert in 2010 and released a first single in 2011.
• The major-label debut came in January 2013 with "Ijime, Dame, Zettai".
• The self-titled debut album (2014) reached the Billboard 200, and the band played the Budokan in 2014 and Tokyo Dome in 2016.
• Metal Resistance (2016) was the highest-charting Japanese album in the UK Official Charts history, and the first Japanese album in over 50 years to chart in the US Billboard Top 40.
• Metal Galaxy (2019) made the band the first Asian act to top the Billboard Rock Albums chart.
• Metal Forth (2025) became the first all-Japanese band release to reach the Billboard 200 top 10.

Reception

At release

• Billboard Japan gave a positive review of the album
• The review said the album put the performers' talent ahead of the idol image prominent on Babymetal
• The live sound of the guitars and drums was praised
• The vocal performance of the three members was praised, especially lead singer Nakamoto
• The review noted that some vocals sounded shaky but the strong performance in the rest of the album made up for it
• Jensen's contribution to the album was reviewed positively
• The review suggested that the production team's choice of high-profile musicians put the quality of the music first
• The album was described as a potential success both as a live metal album and as a pop album

Records

• Oricon Weekly Albums: debuted at number three for the week of January 19, 2015
• First-week sales of about 24,000 copies
• Charted higher than the band's eponymous debut album
• First live album by a girl group to reach the top three in eleven years, since the Twelve Girls Band live album Kiseki in 2003
• Billboard Japan Hot Albums: peaked at number three
• US Heatseekers Albums: number 21 with the international digital release
• UK Independent Albums Breakers: number 18
• Topped the iTunes Metal charts in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Germany

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The album's audio comes from the headlining show Red Night, which was part of the Legend "Corset Festival Extra" series.
• Ted Jensen was a Grammy Award winner, and his mastering was done at Sterling Sound in New York City.
• First-press limited pre-orders in Japan included a free download code for "Road of Resistance" through the iTunes Store or Recochoku.
• "Road of Resistance" was first premiered in London before being announced as a collaboration with DragonForce guitarists.
• The vinyl edition in 2021 was released to mark the band's tenth anniversary.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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