Japan’s Babymetal Tops Billboard Chart

The new LP has also landed the top spot on the Billboard Hard Rock Albums chart, and debuted on the all-format Billboard 200 at No. 13.

Babymetal’s previous high on the Rock Albums chart was at No. 6, with their 2016 release “Metal Resistance.”

The band has recently completed a 20-city U.S. tour, which included dates at the Forum in L.A. and above, at the Warfield in San Francisco on Oct. 4.

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