Live at Budokan: Red Night & Black Night Apocalypse

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Live at Budokan: Red Night & Black Night Apocalypse
Babymetal Live at Budokan Red Night & Black Night Apocalypse album cover.jpg
Video by
ReleasedJanuary 7, 2015 (2015-01-07)
RecordedMarch 1, 2014 (Red Night)
March 2, 2014 (Black Night)
Venue Nippon Budokan
Genre
Length76:20 (Red Night)
95:30 (Black Night)
Language
Label
Director Inni Vision
Producer Kobametal
Babymetal video chronology
Live: Legend 1999 & 1997 Apocalypse
(2014)
Live at Budokan: Red Night & Black Night Apocalypse
(2015)
Live in London: Babymetal World Tour 2014
(2015)

Live at Budokan: Red Night & Black Night Apocalypse [lower-alpha 1] is the third live video release by the Japanese heavy metal band Babymetal. It contains two concerts performed at Nippon Budokan shortly after the release of the band's eponymous debut album, and was released on January 7, 2015 in a standard edition and a limited-edition box set exclusively for "The One" fanclub members.

Contents

Live at Budokan: Red Night & Black Night Apocalypse peaked at number one on the Oricon Blu-ray chart, making the band the youngest female act to top the chart.

Background

The concerts at Nippon Budokan were first announced at the show Legend "1997" Su-metal Seitansai on December 21, 2013, in conjunction with the announcement of the band's eponymous debut album Babymetal . Ticket were made available until December 24, 2013 on the band's official website and the "Babymetal Apocalypse Web" fansite. Tickets to the first show were delivered along with corsets, [1] approximately 10,000 fans attended the first concert. [2]

On November 10, 2014, audio and releases for the shows were announced in several formats: 2-DVD and Blu-ray releases of both shows, a CD release of the first show, and a "The One" fanclub-exclusive box set "Budo-can" bundled with the video and a CD release of the second show. All formats were set for release on January 7, 2015. [3] A trailer was posted on YouTube on December 19, 2014, containing footage from the shows. [4]

Development

At the average age of 14.6, Babymetal became the youngest band to perform at the Nippon Budokan. Nippon Budokan 2010.jpg
At the average age of 14.6, Babymetal became the youngest band to perform at the Nippon Budokan.

The venue consisted of an octagonal stage at the center of the Budokan, with television monitors hanging down from the ceiling. Surrounding the stage were four circular stages connected to the main stage with runways.

For the first show, audience members were handed neck corsets for the Corset Festival and told not to take them off during the show, and the audience were only able to stand during the performance. For the second show, the performance appears to be more theatrical, contrasting the more straightforward show of the first day.

After the accident during the performance of "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" on the first day, where Yuimetal fell off a stage runway during the bridge, an update was posted to Twitter confirming Yuimetal was fine. The stage for the second day remained mostly the same, but with added barriers along the runways leading to the stage. [6]

Content

The performance on March 1, subtitled Red Night, begins with the stage darkening. The band's manager Kobametal appears on the screen above the stage, declaring "This live performance will have no MC or encore. It begins when you wear your corsets." as the members of the Kami Band appear on stage, performing all the music live. [2] He also clarifies that the show was different from the band's Legend "Corset Festival" performed at Meguro Rock May Kan the previous year, calling the current show Legend "Corset Festival Extra". At the end of the narration, the line "kitsune kitsune" is looped repeatedly. The three band members ascend to the main stage in three circular stages, which transitions to the first song, "Megitsune". During the performances of "Doki Doki ☆ Morning" and "Gimme Chocolate!!", the audience proceed to form moshing circles. "Iine!" is accompanied with laser lights, Sumetal shouting "Budokan" at the bridge, and a collaborative headbang at the breakdown. "Catch Me If You Can" is preceded by Kami Band solos, and "Uki Uki ★ Midnight" is followed by Su-metal's solo "Rondo of Nightmare". Next, Black Babymetal perform their songs "Onedari Daisakusen" and "Song 4", which is followed up by Su-metal shouting "Akatsuki da!" for "Akatsuki". "Babymetal Death" plays next, which leaves the arena chanting "Death!". [6] During the performance of "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!", however, Yuimetal remained out of view after the bridge of the song. [2] Afterwards, the venue goes dark for a few minutes, [6] transitioning to the final song, "Ijime, Dame, Zettai", during which Yuimetal has returned, but Moametal slipped and fell while running around the circumference of the stage. The show ends with the three members shouting "We are!", as the audience responds "Babymetal!". [2]

The March 2 performance, subtitled Black Night, begins with a video prologue narrating the beginning of Legend "Doomsday", as the band begins the concert with "Babymetal Death". [7] At the bridge of "Iine!", Su-metal shows the word "Doomsday". Next the band performs "Kimi to Anime Ga Mitai – Answer for Animation With You", where the three members dance at high-speed throughout the stage. Following the Black Babymetal songs "Onedari Daisakusen" and "Song 4", narration tells the story of a girl, which is followed by Su-metal performing the ballad "No Rain, No Rainbow" as well as "Akatsuki". Next, the band performs "Catch Me If You Can" all the way to "Ijime, Dame, Zettai". [6] As the band finished the latter song, the stage darkens for a while, until the band members begin performing "Doki Doki ☆ Morning", which has been interpreted as the band returning to its roots. At the end of the final song "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!", [7] Su-metal rings a gong, and an audio epilogue explains that Episode I of the Metal Resistance in Japan has concluded, and the band would continue to perform overseas. On the stage, the members are called by name, guided into their individual coffins, and ascending into the sky, as the screen promotes the concerts Legend "Y" and Legend "M" in Europe, for birthday concerts dedicated to Mizuno and Kikuchi, respectively. [7]

Reception

Live at Budokan: Red Night & Black Night Apocalypse debuted at number three and one on the Oricon weekly DVD and Blu-ray charts, respectively, for the week of January 19, 2015, with first-week sales of approximately 17,000 Blu-ray copies. In addition to the band having their first number-one Blu-ray release, the three members became the youngest female artists (average age 15.7) to top the chart, surpassing Momoiro Clover Z's Momoiro Christmas 2011: Saitama Super Arena Taikai in 2012 (age 16.6). [8] The video also charted in the same positions for the music video sub-charts the same week. [9] [10]

Track listing

Live at Budokan: Red Night Apocalypse
Red Night – Legend "Corset Festival Extra" Tenkaichi Metal Budokai Final (赤い夜 LEGEND “巨大コルセット祭り”~天下一メタル武道会ファイナル~)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Megitsune" (メギツネ)
  • Mk-metal
  • Norimetal
8:57
2."Doki Doki ☆ Morning" (ド・キ・ド・キ☆モーニング)
  • Nakametal
  • Norizō
  • Motonari Murakawa
4:03
3."Gimme Chocolate!!" (ギミチョコ!!)3:58
4."Iine!" (いいね!)
  • Nakata Caos
  • Mish-Mosh
4:17
5."Catch Me If You Can"
  • Edometal
  • Narasaki
5:54
6."Uki Uki ★ Midnight" (ウ・キ・ウ・キ★ミッドナイト)
  • Ryu-metal
  • Fuji-metal
  • Nakata Caos
  • Team-K
3:40
7."Mischiefs of Metal Gods" (Kami Band instrumental) 3:22
8."Rondo of Nightmare" (悪夢の輪舞曲) Yuyoyuppe 3:36
9."Onedari Daisakusen" (おねだり大作戦)
  • Nakata Caos
  • Ryu-metal
  • Fuji-metal
  • Team-K
3:42
10."Song 4" (4の歌)Black Babymetal6:01
11."Akatsuki" (紅月 -アカツキ-)
  • Nakametal
  • Tsubometal
5:31
12."Babymetal Death"Kitsune of Metal God5:52
13."Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" (ヘドバンギャー!!)
  • Edometal
  • Nakametal
  • Narasaki
6:03
14."Ijime, Dame, Zettai" (イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ)
  • Nakametal
  • Tsubometal
  • Kxbxmetal
  • Takemetal
11:24
Total length:76:20
Live at Budokan: Black Night Apocalypse
Black Night – Legend "Doomsday" Shokan no Gi (黒い夜 LEGEND “DOOMSDAY” ~召喚の儀~)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Babymetal Death"Kitsune of Metal God7:15
2."Iine!" (いいね!)
  • Nakata Caos
  • Mish-Mosh
4:17
3."Kimi to Anime Ga Mitai – Answer for Animation With You" (君とアニメが見たい~Answer for Animation With You)Kiba of Akiba4:02
4."Onedari Daisakusen" (おねだり大作戦)
  • Nakata Caos
  • Ryu-metal
  • Fuji-metal
  • Team-K
4:57
5."Song 4" (4の歌)Black Babymetal5:54
6."No Rain, No Rainbow"
  • Yoshifu-metal
  • Mk-metal
  • Nakametal
5:17
7."Akatsuki" (紅月 -アカツキ-)
  • Nakametal
  • Tsubometal
5:37
8."Catch Me If You Can"
  • Edometal
  • Narasaki
5:54
9."Uki Uki ★ Midnight" (ウ・キ・ウ・キ★ミッドナイト)
  • Ryu-metal
  • Fuji-metal
  • Nakata Caos
  • Team-K
3:41
10."Gimme Chocolate!!" (ギミチョコ!!)
  • Mk-metal
  • Kxbxmetal
  • Takeshi Ueda
4:03
11."Mischiefs of Metal Gods" (Kami Band instrumental) 3:22
12."Rondo of Nightmare" (悪夢の輪舞曲)Yuyoyuppe3:39
13."Megitsune" (メギツネ)
  • Mk-metal
  • Norimetal
5:23
14."Ijime, Dame, Zettai" (イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ)
  • Nakametal
  • Tsubometal
  • Kxbxmetal
  • Takemetal
10:02
15."Doki Doki ☆ Morning" (ド・キ・ド・キ☆モーニング)
  • Nakametal
  • Norizō
  • Motonari Murakawa
5:50
16."Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" (ヘドバンギャー!!)
  • Edometal
  • Nakametal
  • Narasaki
16:17
Total length:95:30

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from Live at Budokan: Red Night & Black Night Apocalypse booklet. [11]

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelEdition(s)CatalogRef.
JapanJanuary 7, 2015
  • DVD
  • Blu-ray
  • BMD Fox Records
  • Toy's Factory
  • Amuse, Inc.
StandardTFBQ-18161
TFXQ-78119
[17]
  • DVD, CD
  • Blu-ray, CD
"Budo-can" limitedPPTF-8074 [18]
WorldwideDigital downloadAmuse, Inc.Standard (Red Night Apocalypse and Black Night Apocalypse) [19]
January 31, 2015 Streaming [20]
EuropeOctober 30, 2015
  • DVD
  • Blu-ray
earMusicStandardEMU0210724
EMU0210725
[21]

Live at Budokan: Red Night

Live at Budokan: Red Night
BABYMETAL Budokan Red Night Cover.jpg
Live album by
ReleasedJanuary 7, 2015 (2015-01-07)
RecordedMarch 1, 2014 (2014-03-01)
Venue Nippon Budokan
Genre
Length66:06
Language
Label
Producer Kobametal
Babymetal chronology
Babymetal
(2014)
Live at Budokan: Red Night
(2015)
Metal Resistance
(2016)

Live at Budokan: Red Night is the first live album by Babymetal. The album was released in Japan on January 7, 2015 by BMD Fox Records and Toy's Factory, and in Europe on October 30, 2015 by earMusic, featuring audio from the first live performance at Nippon Budokan on March 1, 2014.

Background

Live at Budokan: Red Night was announced alongside the video release Live at Budokan: Red Night & Black Night Apocalypse on November 10, 2014. [3] The album contains audio taken from the band's headlining show Red Night – Legend "Corset Festival Extra" Tenkaichi Metal Budokai Final on March 1, 2014 at Nippon Budokan. [22] The album was mastered by Grammy Award winner Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC. Jensen wanted to produce it in a way as to enjoy the presence and live feeling of being at the venue. [22]

In Japan, pre-orders for first-press limited editions of the album received a music card with a code to download the song "Road of Resistance" from the iTunes Store or Recochoku for free. [3] The song was first premiered at a show in London, and was later announced as a collaboration with DragonForce guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman. [23] The album would later be released in several formats to Europe and the United Kingdom on October 30, 2015, including a limited edition bundle that came with a DVD of Live at Budokan: Red Night Apocalypse, [24] and a vinyl format on August 25, 2021 to commemorate the band's tenth anniversary. [25]

Reception

Live at Budokan: Red Night was positively reviewed by Billboard Japan , stating that the work emphasized the talent of the performers over the idol appeal prominent on Babymetal . The album was praised for the "live" sound of the guitars and drums, and the vocal performance of the three members, particularly lead singer Nakamoto, commenting that although some parts of the work had shaky vocals, it was made up by the strong performance in the rest of the album. Jensen's contribution to the album was also reviewed positively, suggesting that the band's production team's appointment of high-profile musicians prioritizes the quality of the music. The album was also described as a potential success as both a live metal album and a pop album. [26]

In Japan, Live at Budokan: Red Night debuted at number three on the Oricon Weekly Albums chart for the week of January 19, 2015, selling approximately 24,000 copies in the first week, and charting higher than the band's eponymous debut album. This marked the first time in eleven years that a live album by a girl group charted in the top three positions since the Twelve Girls Band live album Kiseki in 2003. [8] The album also peaked at number three on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart. [27]

With its international digital release, Live at Budokan: Red Night charted at number 21 on the Heatseekers Albums chart in the United States, [28] and number 18 on the Independent Albums Breakers chart in the United Kingdom. [29] The album also topped the iTunes Metal charts in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Germany. [30]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Megitsune" (メギツネ)
  • Mk-metal
  • Norimetal
5:19
2."Doki Doki ☆ Morning" (ド・キ・ド・キ☆モーニング)
  • Nakametal
  • Norizō
  • Motonari Murakawa
4:02
3."Gimme Chocolate!!" (ギミチョコ!!)
  • Mk-metal
  • Kxbxmetal
  • Takeshi Ueda
3:58
4."Iine!" (いいね!)
  • Nakata Caos
  • Mish-Mosh
4:15
5."Catch Me If You Can"
  • Edometal
  • Narasaki
5:54
6."Uki Uki ★ Midnight" (ウ・キ・ウ・キ★ミッドナイト)
  • Ryu-metal
  • Fuji-metal
  • Nakata Caos
  • Team-K
3:29
7."Rondo of Nightmare" (悪夢の輪舞曲)Yuyoyuppe3:41
8."Onedari Daisakusen" (おねだり大作戦)
  • Nakata Caos
  • Ryu-metal
  • Fuji-metal
  • Team-K
3:37
9."Song 4" (4の歌)Black Babymetal6:00
10."Akatsuki" (紅月 -アカツキ-)
  • Nakametal
  • Tsubometal
5:31
11."Babymetal Death"Kitsune of Metal God5:51
12."Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" (ヘドバンギャー!!)
  • Edometal
  • Nakametal
  • Narasaki
5:31
13."Ijime, Dame, Zettai" (イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ)
  • Nakametal
  • Tsubometal
  • Kxbxmetal
  • Takemetal
8:58
Total length:66:06
iTunes Store, Recochoku, and limited edition bonus track [31] [32]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Road of Resistance"
  • Kitsune of Metal God
  • Mk-metal
  • Kxbxmetal
  • Mish-Mosh
  • Norimetal
  • Kyt-metal
5:19
Total length:71:25

Personnel

Credits adapted from Live at Budokan: Red Night booklet. [33]

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelEdition(s)CatalogRef.
WorldwideJanuary 7, 2015Digital download Amuse, Inc. Standard [39]
JapanCD
  • BMD Fox Records
  • Toy's Factory
  • Amuse, Inc.
TFCC-86503 [40]
LimitedTFCC-86502 [31]
EuropeOctober 30, 2015CD, DVDearMusicEMU0210723 [41]
Digital downloadStandard [42]
JapanDecember 30, 2016 Streaming Amuse, Inc. [43]
Taiwan [43]
Hong Kong [43]
Singapore [43]
Malaysia [43]
JapanAugust 25, 2021LP
  • BMD Fox Records
  • Toy's Factory
  • Amuse, Inc.
TFJC-38071/2 [25]

Budo-can

Live at Budokan: Black Night
BABYMETAL Budokan Black Night Cover.jpg
Live album by
ReleasedJanuary 7, 2015 (2015-01-07)
RecordedMarch 2, 2014
Venue Nippon Budokan
Genre
Length72:01
Language
Label
Producer Kobametal

The Budo-can is a member-exclusive box set by Babymetal. It was released on January 7, 2015 in Japan, in limited quantities to "The One" fanclub members, and contained either a DVD or Blu-ray release of Live at Budokan: Red Night & Black Night Apocalypse, and the exclusive live album Live at Budokan: Black Night (stylized as LIVE AT BUDOKAN 〜BLACK NIGHT〜), which contained audio from the second show at Nippon Budokan, excluding the songs "Kimi to Anime Ga Mitai – Answer for Animation With You" and "No Rain, No Rainbow".

Live at Budokan: Black Night is set to re-released on October 10, 2021 as a "The One" fanclub exclusive in vinyl format. [25]

Live at Budokan: Black Night track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Babymetal Death"Kitsune of Metal God7:06
2."Iine!" (いいね!)
  • Nakata Caos
  • Mish-Mosh
4:13
3."Onedari Daisakusen" (おねだり大作戦)
  • Nakata Caos
  • Ryu-metal
  • Fuji-metal
  • Team-K
3:23
4."Song 4" (4の歌)Black Babymetal5:54
5."Akatsuki" (紅月 -アカツキ-)
  • Nakametal
  • Tsubometal
5:35
6."Catch Me If You Can"
  • Edometal
  • Narasaki
5:55
7."Uki Uki ★ Midnight" (ウ・キ・ウ・キ★ミッドナイト)
  • Ryu-metal
  • Fuji-metal
  • Nakata Caos
  • Team-K
3:40
8."Gimme Chocolate!!" (ギミチョコ!!)
  • Mk-metal
  • Kxbxmetal
  • Takeshi Ueda
4:00
9."Mischiefs of Metal Gods" (Kami Band instrumental) 3:21
10."Rondo of Nightmare" (悪夢の輪舞曲)Yuyoyuppe3:41
11."Megitsune" (メギツネ)
  • Mk-metal
  • Norimetal
5:22
12."Ijime, Dame, Zettai" (イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ)
  • Nakametal
  • Tsubometal
  • Kxbxmetal
  • Takemetal
9:21
13."Doki Doki ☆ Morning" (ド・キ・ド・キ☆モーニング)
  • Nakametal
  • Norizō
  • Motonari Murakawa
3:58
14."Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" (ヘドバンギャー!!)
  • Edometal
  • Nakametal
  • Narasaki
6:32
Total length:72:01

Notes

Notes

  1. Released digially as separate shows, titled Live at Budokan: Red Night Apocalypse and Live at Budokan: Black Night Apocalypse, respectively.

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Live at the Forum is the eighth video album by Japanese heavy metal band Babymetal first released in video formats on May 13, 2020. The album contains live footage from the band's headlining show from the Metal Galaxy World Tour, at The Forum on October 11, 2019, coinciding with the worldwide release of the band's third album Metal Galaxy.

<i>Legend – Metal Galaxy</i> 2020 live album by Babymetal

Legend – Metal Galaxy is the ninth live video album by Japanese heavy metal band Babymetal. The video contains footage from a pair of performances at Makuhari Messe in January 2020 as part of the Metal Galaxy World Tour, and was released on September 9, 2020 in Japan by BMD Fox Records and Toy's Factory. A pair of live albums were also released the same day, being available through streaming platforms and digital download internationally.

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