10 BABYMETAL Legends

 

This is an unofficial translation prepared for the fan community as no official English translation of the book currently exists for purchase. If possible, we highly recommend you purchase the original book to show your support for the original publisher PMC! In addition to the text, it includes photos from shows conducted over the past ten years.

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Approximately 10 years have passed since BABYMETAL descended upon the Earth. In the name of METAL RESISTANCE, the story of fate, destiny, mission, and also revolution was declared by the FOX GOD. Let’s unravel BABYMETAL’s 10-year LEGEND.

INDEX

PROLOGUE

LEGEND I - First Impact. Secret Identities.

LEGEND II - The birth of “new metal”

• July 21, 2012 - Headbanger Commemorative Release Show (Matinee) and LEGEND~Corset Festival (Evening) (Rock-May-Kan)

• October 6, 2012 - I, D, Z~LEGEND “I” (Shibuya O-EAST)

• December 20, 2012 - I, D, Z~LEGEND “D” SU-METAL Birthday Performance (Akasaka BLITZ)

• February 1, 2013 - I, D, Z~LEGEND “Z” (Zepp Tokyo)

LEGEND III - BABYMETAL in acceleration

• March 1, 2014 - Red Night LEGEND "Huge Corset Festival" ～Tenkaichi Metal Martial Arts Tournament Final～(Nippon Budokan)

• March 2, 2014 - Black Night LEGEND "DOOMSDAY" ～Summoning Ceremony～(Nippon Budokan)

• July 5, 2014 - Sonisphere Festival UK (Knebworth, UK)

LEGEND IV - Third Impact “Trilogy”

• January 10, 2015 - BABYMETAL LEGEND 2015 - New Year Fox Festival (Saitama Super Arena)

• June 21, 2015 - BABYMETAL World Tour 2015 ～Tenkaichi Metal Budokai～(Makuhari Messe Exhibition Halls 1−3)

• December 12 & 13, 2015 - BABYMETAL World Tour 2015 in Japan - The Final Chapter of the Trilogy (Yokohama Arena)

LEGEND V - The world united as The One

• April 2, 2016 - BABYMETAL World Tour 2016 (Wembley SSE Arena, UK)

LEGEND VI - The decisive battle of Metal Resistance

• September 19, 2016 - BABYMETAL World Tour 2016 - LEGEND Metal Resistance - Red Night (Tokyo Dome)

• September 20, 2016 - BABYMETAL World Tour 2016 - LEGEND Metal Resistance - Black Night (Tokyo Dome)

LEGEND VII - Shedding of the self

• December 2 & 3, 2017 - LEGEND S Baptism XX (Hiroshima Green Arena)

• May~October, 2018 - BABYMETAL World Tour 2018

LEGEND VIII - Odyssey to the Metal Galaxy

• October 11, 2019 - Metal Galaxy World Tour Live at the Forum (The Forum, LA, U.S.A.)

LEGEND IX - A miracle in the Metal Galaxy

• January 25 & 26, 2020 - Metal Galaxy World Tour in Japan Extra Show - LEGEND Metal Galaxy (Makuhari Messe Exhibition Halls 1-3)

LEGEND X - The culmination of 10 years of Metal Resistance

• January 19 & 20, February 16 & 17, 19 & 20, March 15 & 16, April 14 & 15 - 10 BABYMETAL BUDOKAN (Nippon Budokan)

EPILOGUE

Additional credits: Capable-Paramedic (Editing), Velox (Photos)