I wonder if either Babymetal or Abbath knew the fury they’d be unleashing around the world by posing for the below photos together at the Fortarock Festival in the Netherlands this past weekend?

Part of me thinks they had no idea — they were just in the moment. Fans, or at least admirers, of one another.

The other part of me thinks they knew EXACTLY what they were doing. Which makes these photos even better.

Abbath, of course, joins the likes of Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, Deftones, Carcass and Dragonforce as devoted Babymetal fans (or, at least, willing photo participants), and most recently Lamb of God and Rob Zombie joined the party, too, the latter in flamboyant fashion.

Here, have a look:

Holy shit, that first photo! It could hardly be any better. Perfection.

Thanks: Matt B.