BABYMETAL have collaborated with Slaughter To Prevail, Spiritbox, and more – but they’ve got their sights set on Yungblud next.
BABYMETAL dropped their newest album METAL FORTH just last month, featuring a whole host of collabs with heavy artists from around the world – Polyphia, Tom Morello, Spiritbox, Poppy, and plenty more. One team-up that didn’t quite eventuate but the band wishes had, however, is none other than Yungblud.
Speaking to Blunt in a recent interview, MOMOMETAL admitted that one partnership BABYMETAL didn’t get to do on this album was with Yungblud. “Since we first met, we have always talked about collaboration. Both schedules haven’t worked out yet, but I hope we can make it happen,” she said.
While it might not exactly be a confirmation that we’re going to get a Yungblud and BABYMETAL track any time soon, it’s certainly an exciting prospect. The British artist is no stranger to collabs himself, having only just announced a team-up with Aerosmith for the ‘One More Time’ EP.
Collaborations are at the core of METAL FORTH (and BABYMETAL’s career as a whole), with SUMETAL calling the tracklist “an even more diverse collection of songs than we’ve ever had.”
When asked how the band maintains their own identity when working with artists from so many different subgenres, MOAMETAL is confident that being in the scene for the last fifteen years means their collaboration partners have a solid grasp of what BABYMETAL is all about.
“Collaborations show me how others perceive BABYMETAL’s essence, which makes creating music incredibly fun,” she says.
“That said, I’m always mindful of preserving the musicality of language and Japanese cultural values as a Japanese artist, so I’m sure those elements influence my work on a subconscious level.”
METAL FORTH is only just over a month old (and we’re still cranking the songs on repeat), so we don’t want to jump the gun just yet by looking forward to what’s next for BABYMETAL. But if what’s next includes a song with Yungblud, we’d be pretty damn stoked.
You can check out our full interview with BABYMETAL here.
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