Metal Resistance

This article is about the Babymetal album. For electrical resistance in metals, see Electrical resistivity and conductivity § Metals.
Metal Resistance
The flaming Babymetal logo, set above a ring of space debris with golden highlights and a background of outer space.
Studio album by
Babymetal
ReleasedMarch 29, 2016 (2016-03-29)
Recorded2014–2016
StudioSony Music, Sydney
Genre
Length54:09
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
Label
ProducerKobametal
Babymetal chronology
Live at Budokan: Red Night
(2015) 		Metal Resistance
(2016) 		Live at Wembley
(2016)
Singles from Metal Resistance
  1. "Road of Resistance"
    Released: February 1, 2015
  2. "Karate"
    Released: March 25, 2016
Alternative cover
Three girls dressed in dark robes and five-pronged crowns stand in debris, in front of a black background. "Babymetal" appears in a gold font above them, with the words "Metal Resistance" right below it.
Limited edition cover

Metal Resistance is the second studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Babymetal. It was first released on March 29, 2016 (2016-03-29), in Japan through BMD Fox Records, and on April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01), worldwide through earMusic, RED Associated Labels (RAL), and Sony Music Entertainment.[2] Most work for the album began in 2014, shortly after the release of the band's debut album Babymetal. The members of the band describe the album as more diverse in heavy metal, with the recurring theme acquired while on tour.

Metal Resistance received generally positive reviews from music critics. The album managed to peak at number two on the Oricon Weekly Chart with first-week sales of 132,881 units, and has since been certified gold with over 230,000 copies sold in Japan. In the United States, the album debuted at number 39 on the Billboard 200, the highest rank for a Japanese artist since Kyu Sakamoto in 1963, with first-week sales of 12,914 units, and became the band's second album to top the World Albums chart. In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number fifteen on the UK Albums Chart, the highest position reached by a Japanese band. Two songs from the album—"Road of Resistance" and "Karate"—were released as singles prior to the album's release, and charted on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart.

  1. ^ "Babymetal – Metal Resistance; Album Reviews; Consequence of Sound". Consequence of Sound. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  2. ^ Munro, Scott. "Japanese outfit release cover art and tracklist for album no.2 - out April 1". Team Rock. Retrieved 2016-02-19.