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 An unlikely but fascinating collision of J-Pop and heavy metal, Tokyo's Babymetal emerged in the early 2010s at the dawn of the kawaii metal movement (also known as kawaiicore or idol/cute metal). The trio began as a subgroup of Sakura Gakuin, a more traditional-sounding J-pop act whose members would leave the group once they graduated from junior high school. Helmed by producer Key Kobayashi, who operates under the pseudonym Kobametal, the group's eponymous 2014 debut album was certified gold and found international success via the single "Gimme Chocolate," which became a viral hit. The band made the Top Ten of online rock charts as well as some digital chart lists in six other countries. The 2016's Metal Resistance, was again produced by Kobametal and featured a heavier, slightly more serious sound and tone. The band spent the next year touring, playing festival shows and American late-night talk shows, and generally spreading the kawaii metal sound around the world. In 2017, they continued touring in support of high-profile metal acts like Metallica and Korn, which kept them on the road for most of the year. Festival slots followed in 2018 as the band promoted their next album cycle. The single "Distortion" was released in May on their own BABYMETAL RECORDS label. Several more singles followed, including "Pa Pa Ya!" featuring Thai rapper F. Hero, before their third album Metal Galaxy arrived in October 2019; it was their first without Yuimetal, who had left the band a year earlier.
Adrenaline Stadium  |
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19:00 | Le Poeme Harmonique (France) |
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 Le Poeme Harmonique will perform works by Monteverdi, Rossi, Mazzocchi and Allegri. 75 min (with no interval). Founded in 1998 by conductor and baroque music expert Vincent Dumestre, Le Poeme Harmonique has soon become old music fans’ darling. The thing is that Le Poeme Harmonique not only recreates style and technic of playing the old instruments, but also evokes the ambience and aura of the Courtly era. Actors, dancers, and even circus artists take part in the concerts, that look like elegant spectacles rather than usual gig. And, of course, musicians of the orchestra play only “obsolete” and rare instruments: theorbo, theorbino, lirone, colachon, baroque guitar and harp. For conteprorary listener, it’s a real treat to hear those instruments sound. Pieces by Monteverdi, Marini, Mannelli, Ferrari, Pergolesi, Cavalli, Lully, Charpentier, among many others, constitute the orchestra’s vast repertoire.
Zaryadye Concert Hall |
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