I like to think that I’m pretty open in terms of music. Any decade, any genre, whatever – I want to hear it all. I’ll give anything a fair shot (well, except for those RuPaul songs Jamie keeps sending me on Spotify).

One particular sector of music that I often struggle with, though, is Korean and Japanese Pop – which definitely has a sizable niche following here in the States. But then I heard BABYMETAL. And everything was awesome in the heaviest and girliest way possible.

BABYMETAL is a trio of Japanese teen girl pop stars, choreographed dance moves and all. They sing over booming, torturous, pounding death metal riffs. Even the band name signifies something that shouldn’t exist, but does. Baby. Metal. Music just got weird.

The girls’ ages range from 14-16. Their names? Su-metal, Yuimetal, and Moametal, of course. They just released their debut full-length album last month and the first single is called: “Gimme Chocolate.” So, uh, you’re gonna need to check this out:

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It makes me feel kinda weird. Like when we used to climb the rope in gym class.

I can’t decide if it’s frightening or absolutely adorable. (It is probably the most badass metal song about eating chocolate ever, though.)

Japan, you’re weird, man.

If you want more info or to hear more BABYMETAL, check out The Daily Dot. Thanks to Dennis for the tip!