Overview

• The album logged more than 200 million global streams and 36,000 equivalent album units in its first week, according to band statements and trade reporting.
• Internationally, placements included No. 3 on Japan’s overall Oricon albums chart, No. 1 on Oricon’s rock and digital charts, top 10 in Germany, and top 20 in the U.K.
• The showing marks a new U.S. career high for Babymetal, surpassing 2019’s Metal Galaxy debut at No. 13 while 2023’s The Other One charted lower.
• Babymetal thanked fans and said their career is moving forward with “Beyond Heavy Metal,” framing the release as part of a broader evolution.
• The campaign follows the group’s biggest North American tour to date and includes a Nov. 1 headline arena date at Los Angeles’ Intuit Dome.