BABYMETAL have revealed details of their upcoming brand new studio album, their first since 2016s METAL RESISTANCE saw them become the highest charting Japanese band ever in the UK Official Album Charts. Since the release of the last album, the band have had numerous highlights, breaking the all time merch sales record at SSE Arena Wembley, and holding the honour of being the first Japanese band to headline the prestigious venue. They played their biggest headline shows to date, selling out two nights 110,000 people - at the massive TOKYO DOME in September 2016, before returning to the UK later in the year to support RHCP on their huge arena run. They kicked off 2017 opening for both METALLICA in South Korea and GUNS N ROSES in Japan, spending the summer in the US with KORN and STONE SOUR, and continued worldwide touring in 2018. But the moment fans have been waiting for most eagerly is nearly here, with much sought-after details of a new album finally being revealed. Were excited to announce BABYMETALs 3rd album METAL GALAXY!! The albums main theme is that BABYMETAL are on an odyssey to the METAL GALAXY and a different variety of songs are packed within the album. We are on an odyssey to the METAL GALAXY. Welcome to the world of BABYMETAL!! Set for an October 11th release on earMUSIC, the announcement comes with a taste of what to expect in the form of new song PA PA YA!! (feat F.HERO). The title PA PA YA!! refers to the exotic fruit papaya, with the song depicting a hot and spicy summer with an up-tempo beat. The song also features Thai rapper F.HERO, whose collaboration adds an even more exotic and seasonal taste to the song. Check it out here: https://tf.lnk.to/PAPAYA BABYMETAL have also announced their first ever full European headline run, which kicks off in Stockholm, Sweden on 3rd February 2020: METAL GALAXY TOUR IN EUROPE 2020: 03/02 Fryshyset, Stockholm (Sweden) 04/02 Sentrum Scene, Oslo (Norway) 05/02 VEGA Main Hall, Copenhagen (Denmark) 08/02 Groe Freiheit, Hamburg (Germany) 09/02 Elysee Monmatre, Paris (France) 11/02 Gasometer, Vienna (Austria) 13/02 Carlswerk Victoria, Cologne (Germany) 14/02 Huxleys, Berlin (Germany) 16/02 AB, Brussels (Belgium) 17/02 O13, Tilburg (Netherlands) 19/02 Barrowland, Glasgow (UK) 20/02 Great Hall, Cardiff (UK) 22/02 Apollo, Manchester (UK) 23/02 Hammersmith Apollo, London (UK) 25/02 M1, St. Petersburg (Russia) 27/02 Adrenaline Stadium, Moscow (Russia) Pre-orders launch 10am Tuesday 2nd July with general on sale Friday 5th. BABYMETAL play Glastonbury festival this weekend, and an exclusive one-off show at Londons O2 Academy Brixton on July 2nd. BABYMETAL PROFILE BABYMETAL are SU-METAL (VocalDance) and MOAMETAL (Dance Scream) BM OFFCIAL OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.babymetal.com/ YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/user/BABYMETALofficial Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/BABYMETAL.jp Twitter : https://twitter.com/BABYMETAL_JAPAN Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/babymetal_official/