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  • Reacting to Asking Alexandria's "heavy" new song "Dark Void"
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  • @Open6music
    @Open6music Рік тому +1617

    I’ve never seen Nik be so honest about disliking a song.

    • @Colin-jm8sk
      @Colin-jm8sk Рік тому +109

      Asking Alexandria has disappointed ever since their self titled album. Understandable.

    • @creepofreako
      @creepofreako Рік тому +1

      @@Colin-jm8sk you all the ones who's disappointed. But us REAL fans would love all the work that they made so far. You're a real disappointing in human existence so stfu

    • @gangstergnock5813
      @gangstergnock5813 Рік тому +1

      @@Colin-jm8sk trueeeeeeeeeee

    • @DavidSlEePtOkEnSanchez
      @DavidSlEePtOkEnSanchez Рік тому +46

      It’s sad, almost like they actually forgot how to write good heavy music. It felt more like a band that has never tried heavy and then tried heavy

    • @creepofreako
      @creepofreako Рік тому +11

      @@DavidSlEePtOkEnSanchez they will never make another metal shit so just move on already.

  • @thefinalevent
    @thefinalevent Рік тому +1191

    They really did the "our heaviest song yet" meme in 2023 lmao

    • @inhertombbythesoundingsea
      @inhertombbythesoundingsea Рік тому +57

      They do it every time ahah ! Tease the album/song with the only scream on the entire record to get the hype going and disappoint everyone

    • @creepofreako
      @creepofreako Рік тому +5

      @@inhertombbythesoundingsea song's still a banger. That's because you mfkrs still expect that AA will do the same thing they did ages ago. Let me tell u a fact: THEY WILL NEVER MAKE METAL MUSIC AGAIN. Move tf on.

    • @inhertombbythesoundingsea
      @inhertombbythesoundingsea Рік тому +20

      @@creepofreako to be honest, I'm okay with it, I never liked AA aside from The Black ahah ! But, in that case, they should stop advertising it as a heavy song.

    • @creepofreako
      @creepofreako Рік тому +6

      @@inhertombbythesoundingsea i can agree with you by not liking the black. I've been a fan of AA since 2009 especially Danny. Since he came back i never expected that they will be the same again so i stopped expecting. But i still enjoy their songs. Lyrically, i prefer the new shit. It's more mature and inspirational.

    • @joaquinmusic1
      @joaquinmusic1 Рік тому +2

      @@creepofreako They do better now, fan service and nostalgia is not good for movies, tv, and music, just feels inorganic when something like that happens, this new track is a step in the right direction 🤘

  • @JaredDines_
    @JaredDines_ Рік тому +832

    LMAO I actually really like this song, but if I was going into it expecting HEAVY I would be quite disappointed. Danny's voice tickles that part of my brain that I like. >:)

    • @redweyes1733
      @redweyes1733 Рік тому +32

      Same here, this song is better than the last albums maybe exept "EVE" track, i think they can be more heavy on the next for sure

    • @nathanwbrammer
      @nathanwbrammer Рік тому +21

      Agreed, love the song, going in the right direction and as Nik said, heaviest thing AA have done in years. But I was really disappointed that they were posting all across socials saying it was so heavy and prepare for how heavy it is, I was expecting some proper old school AA. The sneaky preview clips are literally the only heavy things in it. Opening rif of the next track sounds filthy! I'm hoping they are just easing all the nickelback fans they picked up in the last 2 albums into the true AA and didn't want to scare them off straight away.

    • @goldenpie6
      @goldenpie6 Рік тому +3

      I agree, it’s a good song it’s just not heavy and going in with that expectation made it suck. But it’s a great song !

    • @TheAlanSims
      @TheAlanSims Рік тому +3

      So true even when I feel like an AA song should be heavier Danny's voice is still giving me brain tingles that make me feel satisfied haha

    • @FL3MSH4DY
      @FL3MSH4DY Рік тому +1

      @@redweyes1733 so the only thing that makes a song good is because it's heavy?

  • @ElegantJames
    @ElegantJames Рік тому +150

    Bullet For My Valentine had a heavy marketing campaign but they actually went heavy, they doubled down on the screaming for most of the album and kept to their word.

    • @seevbeats1352
      @seevbeats1352 Рік тому +6

      Kind of. I was disapponted with that album as well. When I got to "Death By a Thousand Cuts" I was like "fucking FINALLY, let's go!" . . . Then the album ends. . .

    • @thot7452
      @thot7452 Рік тому +9

      @@seevbeats1352 knives was heavy wdym???

    • @WheatenKarma
      @WheatenKarma Рік тому +7

      ​@@seevbeats1352Parasite, shatter, no happy ever after, need I go on

    • @montano898
      @montano898 11 місяців тому

      @@WheatenKarmano happy ever after is the best song on the album imo!!!!

    • @mar.c1
      @mar.c1 11 місяців тому +5

      ​@@thot7452Im the biggest bullet fan. But knives was so repetitive. Boring even. We want heavy AND intricate. There is no need for them even to tune down. They sound better in Drop C. But there were def at least some good songs on the album.

  • @infamousinferno2506
    @infamousinferno2506 Рік тому +883

    My problem hasn't ever been and will never be the heaviness of a song. It's about the lyrics and the structure. I have heard these lyrics and this structure a million times.

    • @maikdruffy96
      @maikdruffy96 Рік тому +96

      Yeah, it's sounds so annoyingly mainstream

    • @infamousinferno2506
      @infamousinferno2506 Рік тому +25

      @@maikdruffy96 AA had their time in the sun. It's time to pack it in. People just don't know how to let things die.

    • @cynicalphoenix
      @cynicalphoenix Рік тому +61

      @@maikdruffy96 i've never understood the 'mainstream = bad' argument ngl. When some bands do it, its the worst thing on the planet, but when Lorna does a pop structure deathcore song, nothing can touch it. there's just no consistency in saying it

    • @shona5512
      @shona5512 Рік тому +29

      I bet if they used the same lyrics and structure but monster vocals and more 0s & 1s, you would gobble this shit up.

    • @mmf-rules
      @mmf-rules Рік тому +18

      @@cynicalphoenix I got bored so fast of "heavy" albums many times as BFMV self titled album, boring melodies, more screams to impress audience, heavy doesn't mean good, I prefer a balance of melodic and heavy stuff, and this one do that in a good way, enjoyable, the next one got me hyped too 🔥

  • @bae1024
    @bae1024 Рік тому +1294

    we need Nik to make this ACTUALLY heavy now

    • @KenDawg25k
      @KenDawg25k Рік тому +41

      And we get Will on vocals

    • @crbkqw
      @crbkqw Рік тому +24

      A Reckless and Relentless / The Black style with Justin Bonitz (Tallah) on vocals.

    • @KenDawg25k
      @KenDawg25k Рік тому +4

      @@crbkqw that would be sick

    • @creepofreako
      @creepofreako Рік тому +5

      it's already heavy enough.

    • @LeperMessiah2
      @LeperMessiah2 Рік тому +4

      We need Nik to write all their music now😂

  • @BoxOfMysteriez
    @BoxOfMysteriez Рік тому +302

    Whoever decided it was a good idea to share the heaviest part of the song as a teaser needs to be fired. That was the biggest misstep here, the song itself is actually really good
    Edit: Should've listened to the full teaser at the end

    • @WxB2001
      @WxB2001 Рік тому +8

      Yeah exactly, if you promote a heavy part or a song for a snippet trailer, people are gonna expect the full thing to be heavy and thus create a lot of hype. Then when it comes to the actual release, you get reactions like Nik had. I was one of them, even though I did still enjoy the song.

    • @chrisflynn9695
      @chrisflynn9695 Рік тому

      It's because AA last album didn't even top the 200. I'm sure it was them trying to placate to their older audiences to help drive up hype.

  • @CPurdiePlays
    @CPurdiePlays Рік тому +144

    Every time a band tries to say "this song is heavy" or "this is our heaviest song" I can't believe them. This is just more proof as to why. Sure, it's got some heavy, but that doesn't make it a heavy song. It's a song with some heavy parts.

    • @Theiscariotsin
      @Theiscariotsin Рік тому +14

      You just described all octane core

    • @Theiscariotsin
      @Theiscariotsin Рік тому

      @@WinterOnYT very true

    • @seth_owens
      @seth_owens Рік тому +12

      This is why bullet for my valentine have my upmost respect. When they said it for the 2021 self titled, they meant it

    • @Anarchy301
      @Anarchy301 Рік тому +5

      Motionless in white with slaughterhouse 🫡🤷‍♂️

    • @mattstevo1313
      @mattstevo1313 Рік тому +5

      Check out "I see dead people" by the amity affliction. They marketed it as their heaviest song and it ACTUALLY is 🔥

  • @SamBrockmann
    @SamBrockmann Рік тому +984

    "Please don't let this be another Nickelback situation" describes Asking for years.

    • @simontishin3560
      @simontishin3560 Рік тому +3

      Could you please explain the nickelback situation meme? Don’t quite get it

    • @SamBrockmann
      @SamBrockmann Рік тому +29

      @@simontishin3560 , Nickelback claims to be "metal", and they never have been metal.

    • @MagnusOpus03
      @MagnusOpus03 Рік тому +24

      ​@@simontishin3560 Nickelback adverized their song "San Quinten" as a metalcore song, and then when the song came out, it was a metalcore intro featuring a Nickelback song

    • @TwistyFreshNips
      @TwistyFreshNips Рік тому +6

      ​​@@simontishin3560 they released a teaser some time last year or the year before that sounded metalcore adjacent, but when the song came out it was only for the intro, and the rest of the song was typical nickelback stuff

    • @zacharyengle4256
      @zacharyengle4256 Рік тому +8

      ​@@SamBrockmann you don't listen to Nickelback then. They have plenty of metal songs, they're just not a metal band. Look up Side of a Bullet or The Betrayal (Act 3) for two good places to start.
      Not that it matters, being heavy to be considered good. Heaviness is irrelevant to how good a song is.

  • @mattsartori5998
    @mattsartori5998 Рік тому +275

    The whole release of this song was like when Ronnie Radke says that they're going to play their heaviest shit and start's playing bad girls club

    • @Colin-jm8sk
      @Colin-jm8sk Рік тому +66

      yeah but that was a joke. this wasn't.

    • @user-fw4uo9bm9i
      @user-fw4uo9bm9i Рік тому +7

      LMAO I thought that

    • @NoLimitHonky
      @NoLimitHonky 11 місяців тому +1

      LOL. At least Ronnie putting out heaviest and arguably best shit of FIR's career rn, tho.

    • @lil_lexo6969
      @lil_lexo6969 10 місяців тому +1

      Yeah but Ronnie saya that ironically, he can still sing and scream, anyway i liked this song

  • @bike4aday
    @bike4aday Рік тому +34

    Even though Danny only screamed once at the beginning, it's one scream more than I expected

  • @OHWA-AH-AH-AH
    @OHWA-AH-AH-AH Рік тому +17

    Attack Attack is a band that comes to mind. Their new sound is heavy and improved from their older stuff. Fits the modern sound. I was hoping for this from Asking Alexandria

  • @bloodymothcurse
    @bloodymothcurse Рік тому +605

    begging Alexandria for something halfway decent

    • @justinweisel4451
      @justinweisel4451 Рік тому +17

      Their self titled album is their best album🤷‍♂️

    • @EvanAdams427
      @EvanAdams427 Рік тому +53

      @@justinweisel4451 R&R*

    • @BotHoleAssassin
      @BotHoleAssassin Рік тому +4

      @@justinweisel4451 yes but they didn’t deliver and since that album a lot of metal heads stop listening them

    • @pannomic1818
      @pannomic1818 Рік тому +16

      @@paulovx1999 the black was the worst. Is like any generic band of 2014 trying to be Asking Alexandria in their 2010's.

    • @nonenothing4412
      @nonenothing4412 Рік тому +3

      ​@@pannomic1818 lmao so accurate

  • @HaitIsHere
    @HaitIsHere Рік тому +217

    Asking used to be the torch bearer in the realm of heavy music in general that featured both cleans and uncleans until 2015 but after the self titled they lost the direction. In the world where spiritbox, & bad omens are thriving, is proof you can be successful while being heavy, you just gotta be really innovative.

    • @saikiiii8548
      @saikiiii8548 Рік тому +13

      the problem is danny doesn't want to scream anymore :/

    • @jarlnooch1882
      @jarlnooch1882 Рік тому +21

      the funniest part is bad omens doesnt even innovate. they make some of the most cookie cutter and basic metalcore out there and are still huge.

    • @revertingtonothing985
      @revertingtonothing985 Рік тому +29

      @@jarlnooch1882 man there's no way we listened to the same album with TDOPOM

    • @babablacksphee
      @babablacksphee Рік тому +8

      @@jarlnooch1882 i don't know what you have been listening to man

    • @martin9707
      @martin9707 Рік тому +2

      I think Bad Omens are getting more popular mostly thanks to the pop-ier stuff (like Just Pretend, Death of peace of mind) rather than their heavier stuff (Basically all the previous albums)

  • @RavetsU
    @RavetsU Рік тому +24

    6:12 that "stop, I've heard enough" slap did it. Lmao

  • @MoZ1899
    @MoZ1899 Рік тому +10

    It's been like 10 years since they put out a perfect metalcore album, like when will people move on ?

  • @thanhliembui2484
    @thanhliembui2484 Рік тому +277

    please make a heavy version Nik! Asking for everyone not just Alexandria

    • @riddles610
      @riddles610 Рік тому +4

      LOL

    • @ShadowSlayerSD5
      @ShadowSlayerSD5 Рік тому +3

      Damn

    • @zacharyengle4256
      @zacharyengle4256 Рік тому +2

      Not asking for me. I only like a few of Asking Alexandria's old songs. I prefer melodic metalcore like Bullet for My Valentine and later Motionless in White and Architects.

    • @zacharyengle4256
      @zacharyengle4256 Рік тому +3

      Everything trying to lean towards deathcore is unoriginal at this point.

    • @JBuucky
      @JBuucky Рік тому

      that would be so incredible lmao

  • @krazymann1727
    @krazymann1727 Рік тому +361

    Not a horrible song just completly forgettable. If it was on the radio I wouldnt turn it off but it isnt going to live on any of my playlists. Still admittedly better then anything I've produced 😂

    • @GoodDealington
      @GoodDealington Рік тому +2

      I agree with all of that 😂

    • @SALEENS7GTR5
      @SALEENS7GTR5 Рік тому +2

      Yeah I listened to this not really knowing any AA as it was recommended to me and I was like "yup, nothing caught me here" after the breakdown. It's not even the formulaic arrangement, it just doesn't suck you in to listen.

    • @callummclachlan4771
      @callummclachlan4771 Рік тому

      Yeah agree. I don't mind it, but it doesn't do anything notable for me. Nothing wrong with it being softer, but it doesn't have punch lyrically or musically. I don't expect every song to have the same punch, but when you release a single (I'm guessing it is), it needs to have it.
      But still better than anything I've ever tried to create.

    • @TheBanana93
      @TheBanana93 Рік тому +3

      @@callummclachlan4771 They are like the lift music of metalcore

    • @krazymann1727
      @krazymann1727 Рік тому +2

      @@callummclachlan4771 definitely feels like a song written to pad the runtime of a CD, not a single

  • @p4ulo.
    @p4ulo. Рік тому +15

    this is a pop song compared to how heavy old asking was

  • @pariahthe
    @pariahthe Рік тому +228

    The worst part is that they clearly still can make heavy shit, but just choose not to for whatever reason.

    • @GabrielXDrums
      @GabrielXDrums Рік тому +58

      Because they choose not to.
      That’s the reason.
      Idk why you guys drag this shit on like some long lost 2008 expedition 😂 people change, bands change, that’s life.
      Stop living in a time vortex and get with 2023
      Personally, idc for it 😂

    • @Reaver1223
      @Reaver1223 Рік тому +45

      They choose not to so that Danny will stay in the band. It’s pretty much just a Danny-centric band at this point since Denis left lol

    • @Duck_Sevendust
      @Duck_Sevendust Рік тому +10

      Like can they at least do the jukebox thing like motionless in white does. Like sprinkle in like 3-4 really heavy songs at least lol

    • @InsertNameHereCO
      @InsertNameHereCO Рік тому +7

      ​@Moriah Grace Drag Me Outs' latest album is better than every Asking Alexandria album since Reckless and Relentless😅.

    • @InsertNameHereCO
      @InsertNameHereCO Рік тому +8

      ​@Gabriel Gonzalez well, actually Danny chooses not to. Im pretty there was a whole thing about it when he joined back. Yes he had vocal surgery and almost destroyed his voice so it makes sense for him not to scream like he did on Stand up and scream. My issue is that the instrumentals can at least be heavy without the screaming.

  • @alexandraacosta666
    @alexandraacosta666 Рік тому +55

    1:20 your reaction was priceless, i had the exact same reaction

  • @flowerfloc
    @flowerfloc Рік тому +77

    Ben is such a good guitarist, hope I hear more riffs on their new album...

    • @Ottoni174
      @Ottoni174 Рік тому +14

      creative would be a better description, because good guitarrist doesn't really fit his work

  • @tonykolas4402
    @tonykolas4402 Рік тому +74

    This is EXACTLY what I expected as soon as I heard the teaser and then heard the clip of the chorus. It’s not bad I genuinely enjoyed some songs off of these last 2 or 3 albums since Danny came back. The song is good but they can be sued for false advertising for this. This is them and at this point in their lives I don’t think it’s gonna get any heavier than this again. They are officially grandpa metal.

    • @myotismusic5019
      @myotismusic5019 Рік тому +3

      You can sue someone for false advertising? Since when?

    • @tonykolas4402
      @tonykolas4402 Рік тому +5

      @@myotismusic5019 I just researched it to make sure I was correct and under the Lanham Act (signed in 1947) in Section 43(a) it states “A party who successfully sues for false advertising may be entitled to either damages or injunctive relief.” Asking Alexandria owes us BIG TIME 😂

    • @zacharyengle4256
      @zacharyengle4256 Рік тому +17

      ​@@tonykolas4402 people who'd sue for false advertising over a song not being heavy enough need to get a job and a life.

    • @tonykolas4402
      @tonykolas4402 Рік тому +5

      @@zacharyengle4256 I completely agree with that. Fun to joke about but no one ever would or should.

    • @guywholikesgoodmusic
      @guywholikesgoodmusic Рік тому +2

      I mean, to some, this very well could be considered heavy. Just not to anyone who listens to metal.... Any metal....

  • @Kengoorooshka
    @Kengoorooshka Рік тому +27

    Here's the thing about Asking Alexandria 😂
    Their self-titled teaser was the intro for Eve, heavy but the rest of the album was soft.
    Their Like A House On Fire teaser was for The Violence, heavy but the rest of the song and album was soft.
    Their teaser from See What's on the Inside was from Alone Again, heavy but the rest of the song and album was soft.
    We've heard The Void, they showed a heavy part again for the teaser and the rest of the song was soft.
    I would like to think that after the first few times of doing the same marketing trick, that people would just get it 😂
    Don't get your hopes up 😂
    It's obvious that Danny's return to Asking Alexandria was based solely on the point that Asking Alexandria will make his music and completely leave the metalcore genre.

    • @Descendv2
      @Descendv2 Рік тому +6

      The background scream in Eve is the exact same one as this songs opener. Copy and paste.

    • @Kengoorooshka
      @Kengoorooshka Рік тому +3

      @@Descendv2 Wow I didn't realise that until you said it. That's insane to copy paste one scream several years later.

  • @CountGremlin
    @CountGremlin Рік тому +109

    The new Asking Alexandria song feels like it's Asking me to fall Asleep 😂😂😂

    • @crbkqw
      @crbkqw Рік тому +16

      From crabcore phenoms to struggling dad rock.

    • @nojii
      @nojii 11 місяців тому

      @@crbkqwlike 40 yr old men core

  • @d_souz_14
    @d_souz_14 Рік тому +16

    I'm still waiting the "heavy" that was promised to me

  • @GoodOlPastaCake
    @GoodOlPastaCake Рік тому +14

    I honestly love Danny’s clean vocals even though I can’t be bothered to listen to their music anymore

  • @zac5752
    @zac5752 Рік тому +18

    Nic's expression to this is a whole ass mood🤣 100% felt

  • @vandalistica
    @vandalistica Рік тому +104

    My friend just played this for me yesterday. He said "wait for it, they go full backstreet boys".

    • @lunethias
      @lunethias Рік тому +17

      Oh my god you're right, I can't unhear it. Sounds like "That Way"

    • @vandalistica
      @vandalistica Рік тому +8

      @@lunethias you are, my fiiiiire...

    • @antlelauralee
      @antlelauralee Рік тому

      Nailed it 😆

    • @whaleshark2625
      @whaleshark2625 Рік тому +1

      @@vandalistica my one, desiiiiiire

    • @vandalistica
      @vandalistica Рік тому +1

      @@whaleshark2625 this guy gets it

  • @pradiptogitokusumo616
    @pradiptogitokusumo616 Рік тому +15

    I fucking love Nik's honesty lmao

  • @1MusicsMyLife1
    @1MusicsMyLife1 Рік тому +8

    "Just 'cause it's in lower tuning doesn't mean it's heavier"
    Thank you!!!

    • @nimhard
      @nimhard Рік тому

      This I agree with.

  • @coreyw5981
    @coreyw5981 Рік тому +5

    I really like what you had to say about Sleep Token with Finn. They really do contrast all these octane-core bands that are flooding the scene. Its even sad to see Architects go down that route

  • @SnackPack913
    @SnackPack913 Рік тому +17

    I never heard the term “octane-core” before but I know exactly what you mean lol

  • @DeanTheDevil
    @DeanTheDevil Рік тому +169

    I am disappointed that it is not heavy like it was teased to be, but THAT CHORUS is one of the best choruses AA have made in a minute. It has been stuck in my head all day and I actually really enjoyed the whole song. Just some points taken away for teasing heavy.

    • @ShadowSlayerSD5
      @ShadowSlayerSD5 Рік тому +5

      They could be just trolling to get people talking then next song BAM

    • @farewelltofaith2540
      @farewelltofaith2540 Рік тому +4

      @@ShadowSlayerSD5 it’s enough hoping, it won’t be heavy. They won’t ever be heavy again. These records lately have brought them more money than the first three ever did, actually if they ever do go back to heavy it will only be to keep selling records when the new fan base stops giving a shit.

    • @joshua_5683
      @joshua_5683 Рік тому

      agreed, absolutely love the chorus/song is actually pretty solid imo!!

    • @farewelltofaith2540
      @farewelltofaith2540 Рік тому +3

      @@joshua_5683 I feel like op in that it is the most solid chorus they’ve come with in a very long time, but I feel the rest is so generic. Imo the last three albums have been just generic radio rock. They hit their stride in reckless, and death to destiny is probably the best album they ever made in terms of depth I believe

    • @ShadowSlayerSD5
      @ShadowSlayerSD5 Рік тому

      @@farewelltofaith2540 one can still hope

  • @_alw_w9951
    @_alw_w9951 Рік тому +10

    If this song was made by anyone besides AA, we would be praising it for being a great song

    • @MatthewStevensOrMattDave
      @MatthewStevensOrMattDave 5 місяців тому

      Am I insane in thinking in thinking no? Look at what Spiritbox, Bad Omens, Motionless In White, Veil Of Maya and Architects are putting out, and have been putting out. To me, AA feels limp in comparison. I actually think I prefer Danny's solo country album.

  • @sebastianrivera6164
    @sebastianrivera6164 Рік тому +14

    I checked the original video before this reaction. I was a huge fan of AA back in the day, so every now and then I want to check how they’re doing. I reacted the exact same way 😂
    It’s just for a different audience now, not saying it’s bad.

  • @_Thunderball_
    @_Thunderball_ Рік тому +8

    I waited for this after what Nik said about his previous AA reaction. This is THE content.

  • @kostaslfz
    @kostaslfz Рік тому +16

    I have a bad feeling that this is the only "heavy" song we will listen from the new album xD

  • @ametalhead777
    @ametalhead777 Рік тому

    I loved this type of video Nik. I would love to see some more of these, im hoping you do make more ❤

  • @kodyepidemic
    @kodyepidemic Рік тому +3

    Apparently after watching an interview today, this was their “middle of the spectrum” song and there are much heavier songs on the album. The next song seems like it’s gonna be heavier. This was their “All My Life” by Attack Attack.

  • @NotTheAverageGamerz
    @NotTheAverageGamerz Рік тому +27

    I really wish Denis had stayed in asking Alexandria. We could have gotten some more albums like the black.

    • @S0L12D3
      @S0L12D3 Рік тому +1

      I slightly agree but I think their recent album sales and views are gonna push them back in a heavier direction. Because this is wayyyy different than their previous two albums. As having Danny back does change the style I personally love his vocal range more than Dennis. But Dennis is still a beast

    • @thelonewolf7443
      @thelonewolf7443 Рік тому +5

      Hey if you want some cool Denis’ Stoff stuff I really recommend checking out the album “Demons Away” by Drag Me Out where’s he’s the lead singer/screamer.

  • @cvw1987
    @cvw1987 Рік тому +8

    You looking for heavy in asking Alexandra is like looking for something heavy in a pillow store

  • @mackenziehunter1755
    @mackenziehunter1755 Рік тому +3

    Metal core has become technical pop metal

  • @BIRDYWHEREDAFISHA
    @BIRDYWHEREDAFISHA Рік тому +8

    This is one of those songs that i've "heard before". There are a lot of familiar parts in this track BUT they do those parts well. It is a good song but hopefully they'll have something heavier up their sleeves.

  • @ShoddyMussels706
    @ShoddyMussels706 Рік тому +23

    Lmfao I can’t remember seeing Nik more disappointed.
    AA could do so much more. Just the potential that Danny has makes it 10x more disappointing

  • @creamie_goodness
    @creamie_goodness Рік тому +3

    3:34 the little smile is so funny lol

  • @tilnowfl
    @tilnowfl Рік тому +2

    nik if you haven't heard it yet, you definitely gotta listen to Bad Blood by them, or atleast the chorus and last 45 seconds 😂 it's pretty old school of them!

  • @worldOFfans
    @worldOFfans Рік тому

    Im in love with this track

  • @joshuasmith4643
    @joshuasmith4643 Рік тому +12

    Honestly this reminds of the Poison album, which is where i started listening to them. I actually really love Dannys solo blues stuff, and this song is pretty dope.

    • @pannomic1818
      @pannomic1818 Рік тому +2

      it gonna be kinda From Death To Destiny, that's for sure.

  • @flowerfloc
    @flowerfloc Рік тому +72

    I really loved their self titled album, i hope they will be going into this direction but we'll see ig
    edit: I didn't hate the last 2 albums they both had some good songs (antisocialist, alone again) but heavy AA will always have a special place in me

    • @VictorMontel
      @VictorMontel Рік тому

      Their self titled album is the only one left with some songs I really like from them (Where did it go and Under Denver). I think they still don't know quite yet what they want to be. If they went the full hard rock route, I think they would be much better off that way.

  • @lukasdontknow7194
    @lukasdontknow7194 Рік тому +4

    As Danny once said "We are heavy...heavy with lyrics"

  • @thedarkknight2424
    @thedarkknight2424 10 місяців тому

    “Why the hell would we want to go back to this, we’re different people now”
    - Danny worsnop
    It’s never gonna happen ever again

  • @zander07
    @zander07 Рік тому +4

    I remember seeing this uploaded last night and thinking "here comes the nik video"

  • @leozermeno6084
    @leozermeno6084 Рік тому +5

    It gave me a modern from death to destiny vibes

  • @edge4266
    @edge4266 Рік тому +2

    I think the end of this song is gonna be more similar to the rest of the album, from the breakdown through the chugged chorus is exactly what the rest of the songs should be

  • @heatherevans8449
    @heatherevans8449 Рік тому

    I was looking forward to you reacting to this! I had the exact same reaction to the new AA song 😅

  • @bradleysmid737
    @bradleysmid737 Рік тому +8

    Why is this band the most gate kept band in the scene every band changes their sound but yet once they did it they were blacklisted

    • @joaquinmusic1
      @joaquinmusic1 Рік тому +3

      Many times being a heavy band is a damnation to not be creative anymore, some people just expect Teenage Metalcore with cringe lyrics, this track is gold, and the next one seems even better 🔥

    • @gray01216
      @gray01216 Рік тому +3

      ​@@joaquinmusic1 This is the most generic dad heavy rock shit you can listen to bruv 💀

  • @artesdogab
    @artesdogab Рік тому +7

    the problem with asking is the marketing... if they didn't insist that they would come back with something heavy and not so structurally generic songs it might work...

  • @koichibambi
    @koichibambi Рік тому

    Your reaction nick is the same as exactly how I felt. Then I was like this is 2017 all over again. For their new stuff nothing has beaten eve so far in heaviness.

  • @Cathy-vt4ry
    @Cathy-vt4ry 9 місяців тому +1

    I know this video is kinda old now, but with the new AA album out now I gotta admit that I'm soooo pleasantly surprised with it! I'd be interested in what you think about it. I did already really enjoy Dark Void (because it reminds me of the red self titled album), but I think the new album has some even more serious bangers on it (Bad Blood is mental), maybe you'll check it out at some point? :)

  • @Soulrunners1Freerun
    @Soulrunners1Freerun Рік тому +10

    It's better than most of the stuff from their last 3 albums.

  • @aimee4033
    @aimee4033 Рік тому +10

    The video teasers gave me let it sleep vibes but I'm bias to them I'd love them even if they released a whole 12 song album of silence. They've been my favourite for almost 10 years

  • @YYesImCrazYY
    @YYesImCrazYY Рік тому

    I know this is unrelated to the music/video in general but Nik you really look very healthy these last couple of videos.
    Good for you!

  • @jonnylawless6797
    @jonnylawless6797 Рік тому

    The look on your face when he started singing screamed "oh godDAMMIT"
    ADTR and ABR run circles around these dudes to this day lol

  • @rylandavis9321
    @rylandavis9321 Рік тому +4

    This song is exactly what we all knew it was going to be lol. The new make them suffer song made up for it though.

  • @patrick2365
    @patrick2365 Рік тому +3

    Nik, Long time fan. love your new format dude! Definitely ahead of the game at every step! Great work!
    A Nickel Back song 😂

  • @ticktock1624
    @ticktock1624 Рік тому

    bro slammed the the pause on the mouse after the nex song preview lol love nik asking lost me after their last few albums its just bro rock

  • @Iskall_Loki
    @Iskall_Loki Рік тому +1

    We’ll never have another Stand Up & Scream/ R&R-esque album. They need to stop making music.

  • @mmf-rules
    @mmf-rules Рік тому +7

    So happy than this doesn't sound like 00s Metalcore again, just for capture the "fan service"
    Also the teaser got me hyped to get more self titled vibes, magnificent ❤️‍🔥🙌

  • @WifEyesWideShut
    @WifEyesWideShut Рік тому

    Awesome review man! Always appreciate your views in metalcore!

  • @rkontna
    @rkontna Рік тому

    This came up on my Spotify and I really liked it, but I also it's the wage war, adtr and fiv song

  • @CarlosTorres-cq3wb
    @CarlosTorres-cq3wb Рік тому +5

    ik u don't react much but the new make them suffer goes hard

  • @roenomel_6437
    @roenomel_6437 Рік тому +16

    The problem with people expecting a super heavy song is that just not what this band is anymore. The best we can hope for is it would be a song not released as a single considering how mainstream this band is. We have to remember they're a radio band now

    • @Freyakazoide
      @Freyakazoide Рік тому +11

      No, the problem was that they themselves created the expectation of this by marketing as a "super heavy song". No problem at all with the song, I can listen to this. But it's just super frustrating to create a superficial hype and come with...this. You know?

    • @roenomel_6437
      @roenomel_6437 Рік тому +2

      @Daniel de souza I completely understand. I hate it when bands do stuff like this. It's almost as bad as saying your newest release will be the heaviest ever but then it comes out like modern day nickelback. I get you need to create hype but like just make music that's actually worth the hype.

  • @GingerKidCustoms
    @GingerKidCustoms Рік тому +1

    That approximately 40 seconds towards the end should have, at the very least, been the entire song

  • @Krystalb06
    @Krystalb06 Рік тому

    I’ve never laughed so much to a react video 😂 I enjoyed the song for what it is but your reactions were so great 🤣🤣

  • @Toxic21692
    @Toxic21692 Рік тому +11

    I seriously dont see why everyone is hating on this track i love it

    • @zanderj9335
      @zanderj9335 Рік тому +3

      Cuz it's not up to standard of old Asking Alexandria. People want OLD Asking Alexandria

    • @joaquinmusic1
      @joaquinmusic1 Рік тому +1

      Cause is not for the same fans that have 16 years old when their first album came out, some of those fans grow with band, which is amazing 🙏❤️‍🔥

    • @Existz
      @Existz Рік тому

      same reason ppl dont like the new ptv album lol

  • @jenniferlchainmailjen152
    @jenniferlchainmailjen152 Рік тому +8

    I feel like if they hadn’t hyped it up as being heavy it would have been way less… disappointing? I won’t be mad hearing this on Octane (better than some of the stuff they play) but the marketing really misled us.

  • @charmaindavies7568
    @charmaindavies7568 6 місяців тому

    Hey little nikki, this song is amazing! Ive been a fan of AA for all of their career and love this song.

  • @dandi-setiawan622
    @dandi-setiawan622 Рік тому

    My favorite band

  • @RKDuskHaven
    @RKDuskHaven Рік тому +38

    I mean, what do people expect, them to go back to their Stand Up and Scream days just because they said this will be heavy? If people actually thought that would happen they were guaranteed to be disappointed. It is heavy relative to their last 2 albums. If the entire album was like this I would be happy, but I know it won't be, this is probably the heaviest song.

    • @mmf-rules
      @mmf-rules Рік тому +4

      Old fans want a band of guys playing about being cool for making noises and 0-1s in a while album, but heaviness doesn't mean better, melodic stuff is amazing too

    • @wheelsofmercury
      @wheelsofmercury Рік тому +1

      Bands can be heavy without relying on screaming; just look at VOLA, For example.

    • @zacharyengle4256
      @zacharyengle4256 Рік тому +2

      ​@@wheelsofmercury hell metal used to have no screaming at all. I swear these people who think metal = constant extreme vocals haven't heard of Black Sabbath, Metallica, Slayer, and the like.

    • @wheelsofmercury
      @wheelsofmercury Рік тому

      @@zacharyengle4256 exactly! They only kind of screamed in certain moments like the opening of Angel of Death by Slayer. Even Tom G Warrior- one of the guys widely credited for starting harsh vocals in metal- didn’t really scream as we know it today; he had sort of a raspy yell, actually.

    • @wheelsofmercury
      @wheelsofmercury Рік тому

      @@zacharyengle4256 there are still plenty of underground metal bands nowadays that don’t scream at all like Eternal Champion, Smoulder, Century and so on.

  • @bobblake6530
    @bobblake6530 Рік тому +10

    It sounds like a well-written song, but it is very pop music, especially in the vocals.

  • @Gaslit666
    @Gaslit666 Рік тому

    i love asking no matter what, they where who inspired me to scream

  • @magiaburst
    @magiaburst Рік тому +15

    I'll be honest? AA does this "oh this is much heavier!!" thing all the time and people keep on falling for it.
    Dark Void is an amazing song, but take this as a lesson that with Asking Alexandria, things are not always the way they seem at first lol

    • @S0L12D3
      @S0L12D3 Рік тому +1

      Eh. This is definitely much heavier than their recent stuff. I hope their sales and views are showing them why heavy stuff is what the fans want. I see this as a good start in the right direction!!

    • @invaderhemp1138
      @invaderhemp1138 Рік тому

      They really don't though. In fact in recent years they've literally pushed the idea that it ISN'T heavy. They've been very vocal about not wanting to be heavy. That's why a lot of people were intrigued when they said it's heavier this time around. This is also only one song off the album, the second song teaser sounds like it will be heavier even if not a straight up metalcore song.

    • @magiaburst
      @magiaburst Рік тому +1

      ​@@invaderhemp1138 Ah, true. Perhaps I was too quick to say that they as a whole - but if you keep the whole picture in mind, this is not the first time a song was teased that way. Remember when Down To Hell came out? Ben said something about this being like FDTD, when it wasn't. There was another AA song as well that was teased similarly, but I forgot which one it was.
      Plus, I think a part of it is that people have kinda setted up for disappointment? I saw people genuinely say that this will 100% be like Stand Up and Scream and Reckless and Relentless. Not even the teasers hinted towards either...

  • @mmf-rules
    @mmf-rules Рік тому +16

    This is the best mix between all their discography 🔥

    • @jordanf4402
      @jordanf4402 Рік тому +7

      Exactly what I been saying, alternative country verses, classic rock chorus, and Metalcore breakdowns

    • @rybo0072
      @rybo0072 Рік тому +4

      It's a good mix between FDTD and the new stuff

  • @ronniedonaire7965
    @ronniedonaire7965 Рік тому

    Nik i love your videos and this video got me so dead💀

  • @JasonsSongStop
    @JasonsSongStop Рік тому

    This was exactly how I felt when I listened to this. I was expecting HEAVY

  • @crispy_338
    @crispy_338 Рік тому +3

    I wonder if they got a new producer or manager that wanted them to go more mainstream. In doing so its gonna kill their reputation

  • @adamjamesprince
    @adamjamesprince Рік тому +3

    This is exactly how I felt after watching this video today. Why pump it up as a heavy song when it's middling heavy at best??

  • @Black-plague666
    @Black-plague666 Рік тому

    Nik you need to make a bunch of heavy asking alexandria songs

  • @The_Bass_Stunters
    @The_Bass_Stunters Рік тому

    Bruhhhhh! Go get that 1 MILLY subs dawg

  • @turbodizle
    @turbodizle Рік тому +3

    Nik is holding back so much lmao. It’s ok we feel the same.

  • @GrullaMustang16
    @GrullaMustang16 Рік тому +5

    When AA released SU&S and R&R albums, they were in their late teens, early twenties. They were doing young, reckless rockstar shit, drinking, coked up, partying, being irresponsible, very emotional, etc etc because they had the youth and energy to. And they were able to bring all of that stuff and that energy to their music and writing. That's why we got the shit that we loved so much, it was angry, energetic, RECKLESS.
    But now most members of the band are in their 30s.
    Their emotions are balanced, they're starting families, feeling their age, slowing/settling down and they simply don't bring the same energy that they used to because they CAN'T.
    They're not angsty teenagers out to prove themselves or "stick it to the man" anymore, they can't be irresponsible, experiment, and try risky new things in their music.
    They simply cannot bring the same themes back because they're in a more mature place in their life.
    They can't give us the *same music* because they're no longer the *same people* .
    Not to mention Danny's complications with his vocal chords, he can no longer go around giving us the screaming and growling that we loved him so much for.
    Unfortunately, as much as we all want MORE of old school AA... I think it's over. It's *BEEN* over.
    There's no way to recreate it at this point in their lives and I'm honestly tired of getting my hopes up with each new release, with the hopes that I'd feel how I did with those first two albums again, only to be completely let down.
    On top of that, to make that letdown even worse, being promised "heavy" new music and getting something lackluster.
    Its ALMOST offensive because we KNOW what heavy is, don't play us for dumb and say that something is heavy when it's not. We know what heavy is, we know THEY know what heavy is (...Or at least they USED to), they're not fooling anyone. I'm not saying they're *trying* to fool anyone, only that they should try to be more accurate with their description of their current music. Maybe their interpretation of "heavy" is skewed because of their age, like how the radio is on Lvl1 of volume, but it's still too "loud" for grandma. Lmaoo mostly joking.
    I'm trying to accept their growth into something new, and what they're doing isn't BAD, but it's not what I'm craving and what drew me to AA in the first place. Honestly, if the past couple albums were the first ones I've heard from AA, I would not have been drawn in enough to listen to them. Therefore never being interested enough to look into their past to find out they USED to be what I'm looking for.
    In the end, AA will always have a special place in my heart and the first two albums will always be replayed in my car, but I really am just tired of the false advertisements and being let down over and over.

  • @Cranetechofficial
    @Cranetechofficial Рік тому

    Dennis also released a new song " my mistakes "

  • @deadcxrpse.9460
    @deadcxrpse.9460 Рік тому +1

    New amity def recommend big chonky bangers 🔥🔥🔥

  • @TheCryptoGinger
    @TheCryptoGinger Рік тому +32

    From Asking Alexandria to Telling Alexandria…they went soft. 😬

  • @WHOREHAMMER_OFFICIAL
    @WHOREHAMMER_OFFICIAL Рік тому +19

    I like it. It may be soon we'll get to hear danny's lows

  • @StockingsTube
    @StockingsTube Рік тому

    That chorus is dope

  • @Richcraft47
    @Richcraft47 Рік тому

    They're from England making American pop country music. It's one of those octane songs that also makes it on CMT. That's what the whole band is now. A few years from now they will be Keith Urban core.

  • @thearbitersteven6503
    @thearbitersteven6503 Рік тому +16

    Nik looks so irritated. That's how I felt when I listened to it. The New Avenged was the best thing we got this week.

    • @Jakewieck
      @Jakewieck Рік тому +7

      The Amity Affliction's album release was mine lol

  • @arthurfranco6614
    @arthurfranco6614 Рік тому +10

    it's just a Imagine Dragons song with some screams

    • @phaaaze9984
      @phaaaze9984 Рік тому

      That’s like half of modern metalcore. The hardcore scene right now is what metalcore thinks it is

    • @arthurfranco6614
      @arthurfranco6614 Рік тому

      ​@@phaaaze9984 but they know how to hide, this AA song no 😂