From American thrash to Japanese metalcore: the 8 new metal songs that everyone needs to hear this week

But who needs sun, sea and socialising, anyway? We've got a brand-new week of heavy metal bangers to listen to! Before we ...
New York Post

Trump ready to rock with heavy metal drummer tapped as Japan’s first female prime minister

Japan’s incoming prime minister is a heavy metal drummer with an iron will — that insiders say gives her an in with President Trump. Sanae Takaichi is set to become Japan’s first female prime minister ...
Parade on MSN

'80s metal band announces new album 45 years after forming

The metal pioneers are preparing their first new studio album since 2021 as they celebrate their 45th anniversary.
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Takaichi’s long trip from heavy-metal drummer to Japan’s political heavyweight

TOKYO—Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wore a black-leather jacket and rode a motorcycle to her admissions interview at an elite training academy for aspiring leaders four decades ago. The ...
Complex

BABYMETAL: Everything You Need to Know About the Japanese Metal Phenomenon

BABYMETAL is a Japanese metal band that creates "kawaii metal" by blending J-pop melodies with heavy metal music. The band combines powerful vocals, synchronized choreography, and crushing metal ...
Yahoo

Exclusive Heavier Trip Clip: See Japanese Metal Band Babymetal’s Appearance

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo Credit: Doppelgänger Releasing) ComingSoon is excited to debut an exclusive Heavier Trip clip from Doppelgänger Releasing’s ...
American Songwriter

8 Monster 1980s Tracks from Japanese Metal Legends Loudness

Japanese heavy metal legends have been around for 43 years and released a wealth of good music, with their most recent release, the 2021 album Sunburst, being their 28th studio recording. They first ...
Forbes

‘Heavy Metal L-Gaim’ Blu-Ray Review: Much More Nagano Than Tomino

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. One of the last remaining classic 80s mecha anime to be released outside of Japan is now ...
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Japan's first female prime minister plays heavy metal on drums to let off steam

Japan's "Iron Lady" listens to… Iron Maiden? The country's parliament elected veteran ultraconservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi to serve as the next prime minister on Tuesday, making her the first ...
Seattle Times

Japan has a new leader, and she’s a heavy metal drummer

KASHIHARA, Japan — As a young woman in the late 1970s, Sanae Takaichi commuted six hours a day by bus and train from her parents’ home in western Japan to attend university. She was a fan of heavy ...
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The 10 Best Japanese Metal Albums Since 2010, Chosen by SiM

Here are the 10 best Japanese metal albums since 2010, chosen by SiM vocalist MAH. SiM (Silence iz Mine) formed in 2004 and are known for their dynamic mix of metal, reggae and punk, all of which is ...