It seems there is no stopping Babymetal, or more specifically their legions of fans. We presented our readers with our twelve favourite video of the week winners from 2016 and let you decide the winner. In the end, over 5,000 of you voted, and Babymetal narrowly beat out Bristol goths Ashestoangels to take home the title of Rock Sins Video Of The Year for 2016 for their Karate video.
Danish metallers Forever Still finished in a very creditable third place. The votes for the top three can be seen below:
Babymetal – Karate (47%, 2,338 Votes)
Ashestoangels – Down We Go (39%, 1,947 Votes)
Forever Still – Awake The Fire (13%, 669 Votes)
So, once again there is no stopping The Fox God! You can enjoy Babymetal’s winning Karate video below:
Having just supported none other than Metallica in Korea, and with SU-METAL and friends set to rejoin The Red Hot Chili Peppers on their US tour after supporting them in the UK before Christmas, an awful lot more people are set to experience the Babymetal phenomenon. The dates for that tour can be found below:
12th April — Washington, D.C. — Verizon Center
14th April — Atlanta, Ga. — Philips Arena
15th April — Raleigh, N.C. — PNC Arena
17th April — Charlotte, N.C. — Spectrum Arena
19th April — Columbia, S.C. — Colonial Life Arena
22nd April — Little Rock, Ark. — Verizon Center
24th April — Jacksonville, Fla. — Jacksonville Veteran’s Memorial Arena
26th April — Orlando, Fla. — Amway Center
27th April — Tampa, Fla. — Amalie Arena
29th April — Miami, Fla. — American Airlines Arena
They are also opening for Guns ‘N’ Roses for four shows this month during their Japan tour.