Though Yuimetal remains absent from BABYMETAL‘s current touring, the band’s camp have confirmed that she is still a member of the group. Altpress.com received word from the group’s management, 5B Management, confirming her status in the band. The statement they were given read in part:
“Yuimetal remains a member of the band, but she is not on this current U.S. tour. There is a new narrative for the future of the band which is currently evolving. The storyline has changed. This was the basis of the ‘Metal Resistance Episode 7: The Revelation’ video.”
The band’s representative further stated that the hooded characters in the aforementioned video signify a new era for the band with more characters to be introduced, stating “the who, when, where, and how of The Chosen Seven will be presented as the concept unfolds.”
BABYMETAL are on tour now in the U.S. with the below shows remaining:
05/11 Dallas, TX – House Of Blues Dallas
05/13 Houston, TX – Revention Music Center
05/15 Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle Atlanta
05/17 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
05/18 Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
05/20 Columbus, OH – Rock On The Range (no Skyharbor)
BABYMETAL:
06/01 Nurburg, GER – Rock am Ring
06/02 Nuremberg, GER – Rock im Park
06/04 Innsbruck, AUT – Music Hall
06/05 Utrecht, NET – Tivoli
06/06 Utrecht, NET – Tivoli
06/09 Derbyshire, UK – Download Festival
