BABYMETAL's debut official music video, establishing the kawaii metal concept from the very start. Shot in a school setting with bright colors, simple choreography and classic idol energy, it laid the aesthetic foundation for everything that followed.
A pre-album version of their anti-bullying anthem, shot on location with an epic metal aesthetic and symbolic battle scenes. It marked a decisive shift toward a heavier sound and more cinematic production, signaling BABYMETAL's evolution beyond pure idol pop.
Live performance from the legendary 'Legend I' concert at Shibuya O-EAST on October 6, 2012. Part of the three-show series that spelled 'Ijime, Dame, Zettai', it was later included in the Live Legend I, D, Z Apocalypse video album (2013), one of the first documents of BABYMETAL's early live power.
One of BABYMETAL's most iconic music videos, drawing heavily from traditional Japanese imagery with kitsune (fox spirit) masks, shrine maidens and theatrical staging. It consolidated the mythological and theatrical dimension of the BABYMETAL universe, becoming a fan favorite and a staple of their live shows.
A dark, ritual-school-metal music video centered on SU-METAL's vocal performance. With moody lighting and dramatic choreography, it showcased a more intense and theatrical side of the band's early catalog, becoming one of the defining tracks of their debut album.
The video that launched BABYMETAL into global fame. Shot on a minimalist white set with an instantly iconic choreography, it went viral worldwide and introduced millions of people to the kawaii metal concept. To date it remains one of the most-viewed Japanese metal videos on YouTube.
Official HD re-release of one of BABYMETAL's early singles, blending dubstep, rap and metal in an urban experimental aesthetic. The track showcased the trio's versatility from the very beginning and was one of the first songs to hint at the genre-defying ambition behind the project.
BABYMETAL's international anthem, co-written with Herman Li and Sam Totman of DragonForce. This live video filmed in Japan captures the track's full energy with a massive crowd, dual guitar solos and all the raw power of the song that opened Metal Resistance. It has accumulated nearly 34 million YouTube views.
One of BABYMETAL's most powerful and emotionally resonant videos. Shot on a bare stage with dramatic lighting, the choreography tells a story of struggle and resilience. The song became one of the defining tracks of the Metal Resistance era and a fixture of their live sets worldwide.
International version of BABYMETAL's epic closing anthem, sung entirely in English to connect directly with their global fanbase. The video features a different edit from the Japanese version, with a solemn and cinematic tone that made it a staple of their biggest arena and stadium shows worldwide.
The first video of the post-Yui era, signaling a darker and more futuristic direction for the band. Featuring Alissa White-Gluz of Arch Enemy on guest vocals, the video adopts a dystopian aesthetic that set the tone for the Metal Galaxy album cycle. It marked a bold creative reinvention at a critical moment in the band's history.
A minimalist, cosmic visual released during the uncertain period following Yui Mizuno's departure. With a restrained and melancholic tone, the video became an emotional touchstone for fans navigating the transition, widely interpreted as a tribute and a message of continuity from SU-METAL and MOAMETAL.
High-energy festival collaboration with Thai rapper F.HERO, filmed at Yokohama Arena. The video captures the explosive live atmosphere of one of the most danceable tracks on Metal Galaxy, blending BABYMETAL's precision choreography with F.HERO's charismatic performance in front of a massive crowd.
An eccentric and visually striking video set in an industrial high-rise building, available in both Japanese and English versions. The quirky concept and catchy hook made it one of the standout singles from Metal Galaxy, with a playful yet polished aesthetic that broadened the band's international appeal.
One of the most genre-bending entries in BABYMETAL's catalog, drawing from Indian classical music and Bollywood aesthetics to create a Bollywood-metal fusion unlike anything in their discography. Released as part of Metal Galaxy's global concept, it demonstrated the band's willingness to incorporate world music traditions into their sound.
A hip-hop-influenced, lyrically intense video centered on SU-METAL as the dominant figure. With dark, aggressive energy and a focus on flow and attitude over melody, it represented one of the most unexpected creative turns on Metal Galaxy and showed a harder, more confrontational side of the band.
Dance-metal fusion featuring legendary guitarist Tak Matsumoto from iconic Japanese rock band B'z, released December 16, 2019. The track creatively blends 1990s Japanese dance music aesthetics with BABYMETAL's heavy metal foundation, creating a uniquely playful yet powerful sound with a rave-futurist visual style.
A bombastic folk-metal collaboration with Joakim Brodén, frontman of Swedish power metal band Sabaton. Brodén recorded his parts in Osaka between shows, pushing his voice to its limit at the band's request. The result is a joyful, larger-than-life track that blends BABYMETAL's kawaii metal with Brodén's powerful operatic delivery.
A cinematic, dystopian music video that introduced the Metalverse narrative of The Other One. With striking visual production and an aggressive, orchestral metal sound, it announced BABYMETAL's most conceptually ambitious album and signaled a bold new chapter in their artistic evolution.
Shot entirely in black and white with a slow-burning, melancholic intensity, Monochrome stands as one of the most cinematically refined videos in BABYMETAL's catalog. Its restrained palette and emotional weight offered a stark contrast to the heavier material on The Other One, making it a fan favorite from the album.
Solemn and visually grand, Metal Kingdom served as the conceptual introduction to BABYMETAL's live album era. The video presents a ceremonial, mythological tone that reinforces the Fox God lore at the heart of the BABYMETAL universe, making it a powerful statement of identity and purpose.
A visually striking glitch-aesthetic video built around the theme of double identity and duality, central to The Other One's Metalverse concept. The fractured visuals and shifting imagery reflect the album's parallel-worlds narrative, making it one of the most conceptually layered videos in the band's discography.
An intimate piano interpretation recorded for Japan's The First Take series and released as a single on May 12, 2023. The sparse arrangement strips Monochrome down to its emotional core, with SU-METAL and MOAMETAL singing over delicate piano, revealing a vulnerability rarely heard in the band's studio output.
Live performance from BABYMETAL's comeback shows at Makuhari Messe in January 2023, filmed ahead of The Other One's release. The song explores duality through a parallel-worlds narrative, expressing how light and darkness coexist, and was one of the first live windows into the band's ambitious new conceptual direction.
Live performance of one of the standout tracks from The Other One, BABYMETAL's first full concept album. METALIZM represents one of the parallel universes in the Metalverse narrative, with a driving riff and energetic live presence that made it a highlight of the 2023 tour.
Groundbreaking collaboration with Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello, released August 18, 2023. This marked BABYMETAL's first new song as a fully reunited trio with MOMOMETAL, combining their signature kawaii metal energy with Morello's iconic guitar work in a chaotic, explosive track that generated massive international buzz.
Official live video documenting the historic Tokyo collaboration between UK metalcore giants Bring Me The Horizon and BABYMETAL. After first meeting in 2015 and BMTH opening for BABYMETAL's 2019 Japanese arena tour, this performance of the POST HUMAN track features all three BABYMETAL members on stage in a high-energy, crowd-roaring moment.
A raw, stripped-down performance of BABYMETAL's most beloved anthem, recorded for Japan's The First Take series. The 'Unfinished' version presents the song in its most vulnerable form, with a minimal arrangement that lets the emotion and vocal power speak for themselves — a rare and intimate document for longtime fans.
A high-octane electronicore collaboration with German band Electric Callboy, released May 23, 2024. The track became the official theme for WWE Bash in Berlin 2024 and has surpassed 58 million YouTube views. The music video, directed by Schillobros, captures the electrifying chemistry of their debut joint performance at FOX_FEST.
Official live music video released January 22, 2024, capturing the landmark BABYMETAL and Tom Morello collaboration in full live performance mode. The chaotic, high-energy footage showcases Morello's signature riffs alongside the reunited trio — SU-METAL, MOAMETAL and MOMOMETAL — at their most ferocious.
A sweeping international collaboration released March 14, 2024, uniting BABYMETAL with Thai rapper F.HERO and iconic Thai rock band Bodyslam. Carrying a message about releasing the past to embrace hope, the track built on F.HERO and BABYMETAL's prior 2019 collaboration 'PA PA YA!!' and brought together three distinct music cultures in one powerful song.
A neon-soaked pop-metal collaboration with American artist Poppy, released April 4, 2025. Directed by Takuya Oyama, the music video depicts a dystopian 'Neo-Tokyo' setting where Poppy transforms into a dragon. The track alternates between heavy breakdowns and bright pop choruses, making it one of the most accessible yet inventive releases from the Metal Forth era.
A brutal deathcore collaboration with Russian band Slaughter to Prevail, released May 28, 2025, as the third track from Metal Forth. Featuring shamisen instrumentation by Matt Heafy of Trivium, the song premiered live at Forest National Brussels on May 10, 2025, before its official release, described by fans as a skull-crushing 'counting song.'
An explosive 'creature metal' fusion released July 11, 2025, blending Japanese and Indian tribal music with Delhi-based band Bloodywood. The fourth track from Metal Forth, it marked BABYMETAL's second collaboration with the Indian group and was performed live together for the first time on June 17, 2025, in Tampa, Florida.
A power metal ballad collaboration with Courtney LaPlante of Canadian metalcore band Spiritbox, released August 8, 2025. The seventh track from Metal Forth, the video showcases LaPlante's remarkable vocal range — from delicate singing to powerful screams — alongside SU-METAL, with both artists later sharing the stage live in November 2025.
Official live music video from FOX_FEST at Saitama Super Arena (May 25, 2024), reuniting BABYMETAL with Polyphia guitarists Tim Henson and Scott LePage five years after their Metal Galaxy collaboration. The performance grew out of a three-week tour during which the guitarists refined the track with BABYMETAL daily, resulting in a tighter, more evolved version of the song.
Official live performance video capturing BABYMETAL and Electric Callboy's electrifying debut joint performance at FOX_FEST (May 25–26, 2024, Saitama Super Arena). Directed by Schillobros, the video documents the first time the two acts performed their viral collaboration on stage together, with the crowd's energy matching the song's relentless intensity.
A trilingual metal collaboration released December 6, 2024, and included on Bloodywood's album Nu Delhi (March 2025). The title means 'fearless' in Hindi, and the track merges Indian classical instrumentation with heavy metal across Hindi, Japanese and English lyrics. Both bands performed the song live together for the first time on June 27, 2025.
A reimagined 2025 version of Five Finger Death Punch's album closer, recorded as part of their 20th anniversary re-recording project after the loss of their original masters. SU-METAL contributed Japanese lyrics inspired by the original English text, creating a bilingual metal anthem that bridged both bands' fanbases in an unexpected and moving collaboration.
A special re-recorded version released January 5, 2026, celebrating the 15th anniversary of BABYMETAL's founding. The current lineup — SU-METAL, MOAMETAL and MOMOMETAL — re-recorded both vocals and instrumentation, with MOMOMETAL adding growl vocals for the first time in the song's history. The arcade-themed video pays nostalgic homage to the 2012 original.
Opening theme for Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku Season 2 (January 2026), released January 12, 2026, featuring J-rock artist Kitani Tatsuya and BABYMETAL. The uptempo J-rock arrangement is lighter than typical BABYMETAL material, and a physical CD release followed on March 11, 2026, including instrumental and solo vocal versions.
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