"Road of Resistance" is a song by the Japanese Kawaii metal band Babymetal. The song was released worldwide as a digital single on February 1, 2015 by Toy's Factory, serving as the lead single off the international re-release of the album Babymetal, as well the opening track from Metal Resistance. The official live music video gaining over 31 million views on YouTube.
The song would be used to mark the beginning of the band's lore, Metal Resistance Episode III, at the concert held on November 8, 2014 at O2 Brixton Academy in London, which was also the final tour date for the band's Babymetal World Tour 2014.[1]
A trailer for the song was released on January 5, 2015, integrating footage from the debut performance of the song in London. The song was first released as a digital bonus track off the live album Live at Budokan: Red Night, with limited editions of the album containing a download card with a code to download the song at no additional charge.[2] The song was later released as a dedicated digital single on the iTunes Store on February 1, 2015.[3]
Li and Totman are featured on guitars,[4] although they are listed as featured artists in various regions of the re-release of the album Babymetal, on which the song appears as a bonus track, mainly in the United Kingdom.[5]
Composition
Rolling Stone described the song as "power metal" with "shiny pop harmonies".[6]Rock Sound called the song "everything we’d expect from [Babymetal] with a bit of Dragonforce’s exhilarating, flame-fingered guitar added in for good measure."[7] Matt Evans of The List called the song an "empowering hyperspeed anthem".[8] According to Kadokawa, the song consists of twin shred guitars courtesy of Li and Totman, with a dynamic sound derived of melodic speed metal. The lyrics are described as a narrative on the Metal Resistance, which the band adopted on their world tour. It has also been considered the "final stage" of Babymetal and the prologue to Metal Resistance, and a transition performance that demonstrates the band's growth from the previous album.[9]
According to Su-metal, the song refers to the Metal Resistance lore, described as "the story of Babymetal traveling across the world in the hopes of creating a new metal to unify the world as we break through the barriers of language and borders. In the middle of the song there is a part where we go, ‘Wow, Wow’ and this is where our fans from around the world can sing with us at our concerts. I hope people will listen to our album and support us at our shows."[6]Yuimetal stated in an interview with Metal Hammer that "Road of Resistance" is her favorite song from Metal Resistance, explaining that it "has been performed at so many concerts, so a lot of memories are jam-packed. The lyrics are positive, the sound is so cool, and [the] dance is so powerful."[10]
Reception
"Road of Resistance" received generally favorable reviews from music critics, with most praise of the collaborative work between DragonForce and the band. Preston Phro of RocketNews24 called the song a "great start to the album", with the guitars played by DragonForce giving the song a "fun, over-the-top feel".[11] Adrian Peel of Digital Journal called the opening track "manic, yet surprisingly tuneful".[12] It received numerous accolades, including being named Best Metal Song of 2015 at the 2015 Loudwire Music Awards.[13]
The song charted at number 22 on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart for the week of February 21, 2015.[14]
Live performances
"Road of Resistance" premiered at a concert as part of the band's Back to the USA / UK Tour 2014 at O2 Academy, Brixton. The song was unofficially dubbed "The One", after the final lines of narration preceding the performance.[15] However, that title would later be used for another song on the band's second album.[16]
The song was later performed at the encore of the show Legend "2015" New Year Fox Festival on January 10, 2015.[17] The performance was later uploaded to YouTube on May 6, 2015.[18]
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Road of Resistance is a song by the Japanese Kawaii metal band Babymetal The song was released worldwide as a digital single on February 1 2015 by Toy s Factory serving as the lead single off the international re release of the album Babymetal as well the opening track from Metal Resistance The official live music video gaining over 31 million views on YouTube Road of Resistance Single by Babymetalfrom the album Babymetal and Metal ResistanceLanguageJapaneseEnglishReleasedFebruary 1 2015 2015 02 01 GenreKawaii metalpower metalLength5 19LabelBMD FoxToy s FactorySony Music EntertainmentComposer s Mish MoshNorimetalKyt metalLyricist s Kitsune of Metal GodMk metalKxbxmetalProducer s KobametalKyoto arrangement Babymetal singles chronology Megitsune 2013 Road of Resistance 2015 Gimme Chocolate 2015 Music video Road of Resistance Live in Japan YouTube Contents 1 Background and release 2 Composition 3 Reception 4 Live performances 5 Track listing 6 Credits and personnel 7 Charts 8 Release history 9 References 10 External linksBackground and release Edit Road of Resistance includes guest appearances by DragonForce guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman The song would be used to mark the beginning of the band s lore Metal Resistance Episode III at the concert held on November 8 2014 at O2 Brixton Academy in London which was also the final tour date for the band s Babymetal World Tour 2014 1 A trailer for the song was released on January 5 2015 integrating footage from the debut performance of the song in London The song was first released as a digital bonus track off the live album Live at Budokan Red Night with limited editions of the album containing a download card with a code to download the song at no additional charge 2 The song was later released as a dedicated digital single on the iTunes Store on February 1 2015 3 Li and Totman are featured on guitars 4 although they are listed as featured artists in various regions of the re release of the album Babymetal on which the song appears as a bonus track mainly in the United Kingdom 5 Composition EditRolling Stone described the song as power metal with shiny pop harmonies 6 Rock Sound called the song everything we d expect from Babymetal with a bit of Dragonforce s exhilarating flame fingered guitar added in for good measure 7 Matt Evans of The List called the song an empowering hyperspeed anthem 8 According to Kadokawa the song consists of twin shred guitars courtesy of Li and Totman with a dynamic sound derived of melodic speed metal The lyrics are described as a narrative on the Metal Resistance which the band adopted on their world tour It has also been considered the final stage of Babymetal and the prologue to Metal Resistance and a transition performance that demonstrates the band s growth from the previous album 9 According to Su metal the song refers to the Metal Resistance lore described as the story of Babymetal traveling across the world in the hopes of creating a new metal to unify the world as we break through the barriers of language and borders In the middle of the song there is a part where we go Wow Wow and this is where our fans from around the world can sing with us at our concerts I hope people will listen to our album and support us at our shows 6 Yuimetal stated in an interview with Metal Hammer that Road of Resistance is her favorite song from Metal Resistance explaining that it has been performed at so many concerts so a lot of memories are jam packed The lyrics are positive the sound is so cool and the dance is so powerful 10 Reception Edit Road of Resistance received generally favorable reviews from music critics with most praise of the collaborative work between DragonForce and the band Preston Phro of RocketNews24 called the song a great start to the album with the guitars played by DragonForce giving the song a fun over the top feel 11 Adrian Peel of Digital Journal called the opening track manic yet surprisingly tuneful 12 It received numerous accolades including being named Best Metal Song of 2015 at the 2015 Loudwire Music Awards 13 The song charted at number 22 on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart for the week of February 21 2015 14 Live performances Edit Road of Resistance premiered at a concert as part of the band s Back to the USA UK Tour 2014 at O2 Academy Brixton The song was unofficially dubbed The One after the final lines of narration preceding the performance 15 However that title would later be used for another song on the band s second album 16 The song was later performed at the encore of the show Legend 2015 New Year Fox Festival on January 10 2015 17 The performance was later uploaded to YouTube on May 6 2015 18 Track listing EditDigital download Road of Resistance 5 19Credits and personnel EditRecording and management Recorded by Watametal and Adrian Breakspear Mixed by Ettore RigottiPersonnel Suzuka Nakamoto Su metal vocals Yui Mizuno Yuimetal vocals Moa Kikuchi Moametal vocals Key Kobayashi Kobametal Kxbxmetal Kitsune of Metal God executive producer lyrics Miki Watanabe Mk metal lyrics Norikazu Nakayama Norimetal music Nobuaki Miyasaka Mish Mosh music arrangement Sari Miyasaka Mish Mosh music arrangement Keiji Kusama Kyt metal music Kyoto arrangement Leda bass 19 Herman Li guitar courtesy of Electric Generation Recordings Ltd and Warner Music Japan Inc Sam Totman guitar courtesy of Electric Generation Recordings Ltd and Warner Music Japan Inc Credits adapted from Metal Resistance liner notes 20 and Google Play Charts EditChart 2015 PeakpositionUS World Digital Songs Billboard 14 22Release history EditRegion Date Format LabelWorldwide 3 February 1 2015 Digital download BMD Fox RecordsToy s FactoryReferences Edit Babymetal ロンドンでワールドツアー完遂 第三章 への布石となる新曲も Natalie Music in Japanese Natasha 11 November 2014 Retrieved 14 October 2017 BABYMETAL 新曲 Road of Resistance トレイラー公開 音楽ナタリー Natalie Music in Japanese Natasha Inc 2015 01 05 Retrieved 2018 06 08 a b BABYMETAL TOY S FACTORY in Japanese Retrieved 2018 06 08 Babymetal s New Song Road Of Resistance Featuring DragonForce Members Audio Preview Blabbermouth net June 22 2015 Retrieved January 5 2015 iTunes Music BABYMETAL by BABYMETAL iTunes UK Apple Inc 26 February 2014 Retrieved June 8 2015 a b Hear Babymetal s Blazing Bonus Cut Road of Resistance Rolling Stone 2015 05 11 Retrieved 2018 08 31 A Track By Track Guide To The New BABYMETAL Album Features Rock Sound Magazine Rock Sound Retrieved September 22 2016 Babymetal Metal Resistance The List Retrieved September 22 2016 BABYMETAL New Album METAL RESISTANCE Zenkyoku Tettei Kaisetsu Kadokawa Direct in Japanese Vol 4 Tōkyō Kadokawa 2016 p 41 ISBN 9784048955812 OCLC 946289587 Babymetal choose their favourite songs from Metal Resistance Feature Metal Hammer Metal Hammer March 31 2016 Retrieved April 8 2016 Babymetal s new album Metal Resistance is out Japan Today Japan News and Discussion Japan Today April 3 2016 Retrieved September 22 2016 Review Japanese superstars Babymetal to release Metal Resistance Digital Journal March 10 2016 Retrieved September 22 2016 Staff Loudwire 5th Annual Loudwire Music Awards Complete Winners List Loudwire Retrieved 2019 11 04 a b Chart Search Billboard Billboard Archived from the original on 2018 10 30 Retrieved 2018 10 30 Babymetal Performs New Song The One In London Video Blabbermouth net November 10 2014 Titus Christa 2016 03 26 Babymetal Premieres New Music Video The One Exclusive Billboard Retrieved 2018 02 21 2万人の大合唱 BABYMETAL たまアリで WODの乱 音楽ナタリー Natalie Music in Japanese Natasha Inc 2015 01 13 Retrieved 2018 06 08 BABYMETAL Road of Resistance 迫力のライブ映像を公開 音楽ナタリー Natalie Music in Japanese Natasha Inc 2015 05 07 Retrieved 2018 06 08 Leda on Twitter Twitter 2016 03 19 Retrieved 2018 09 10 Metal Resistance Out of Japan edition CD liner notes Babymetal Sony Music Entertainment 2016 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media 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