但BABYMETAL真正在2014年开始为自己成名的释放他们的首张个人同名专辑,最值得注意的是,单一,“给我巧克力! !”The song, which has to date racked up over 17 million Spotify hits and nearly 108 million video views on YouTube, officially introduced the world to BABYMETAL's distinctive style. "Our music is a hybrid between metal and kawaii, meaning 'cute' in Japanese music and we believe that BABYMETAL music is a genre itself," the members say. "Our music has so much variety, so everybody learns about us from different sources," the band says. "A lot of people found out about us from 'Gimme Chocolate!!'"
BABYMETAL赢得了赞誉和崇拜在九年创立以来,以及他们的批评。2017年,KORN主唱乔纳森·戴维斯来到他们的防守在一些评论家把它们称为“花招”的定义和“金属潮人。”
“这只是娱乐为地狱,”他之前反对者说。“这只是心胸狭窄的人。我的意思是,两边——纯粹的金属人,只是纯粹的音乐和想要这个,它必须以某种方式。还有其他的人,只是……它的音乐,如果你挖,你挖它。谁在乎呢?这不是大不了的像这样的东西。冷静下来。”