Knebworth, Great Britain, 2014. Three girls from Japan, back then aged 15 and 16 respectively, are given a seemingly impossible task: to impress 60,000 metalheads at „Sonisphere“, one of the biggest rock festivals in the world. Before the event, there was criticism of the organizers’ decision to let the group perform on the main stage. Because few groups cause as much division in the metal scene as Babymetal: with its eclectic mix of metal and J-pop, the group is either loved or hated. But the three front girls boldly pull off their set with their band ... and elicit one of the strongest audience reactions since the festival’s creation. The story of the three Japanese teenagers, who create huge mosh pits and sing and dance in frilly skirts to brute metal riffs, goes around the world.
27.04.2023