As a previous metal drummer when he said, "if you wanna learn how to play pretty much anything, learn how to play metal," I had no choice but to say amen
When you started riffing to the song on the piano, I said "this man deserves a subscribe for that." That was awesome. What an ear, and great grasp of theory.
Oh man Bring me the horizon is a rabbit hole you would really enjoy falling into. Check out "Obey" - it just came out. I would seriously watch an entire series of yours reacting to like 30 more BMTH songs!
@@MusicShed I'll be looking for it (if it's not out already) Don't underestimate their lyrics as a musical factor, though! Oli's lyricism is absolutely masterful, especially on the singles they've been dropping through this last year.
The next BMTH song you should check out is Ludens. It came out 8 months or so before this and is stylistically similar to this sound. And btw, they do mix a majority of their music themselves.
Loved this reaction. You actually on the spot played the piano that fitted well together and being able to hear the notes that was being played, now that's skillful.
I actually hadn’t watched this reaction till just now! I freaking LOVE THAT SONG DUDE. Howie and Danny, my partners in crime post-produced the heck outta it!
Mick Gordon (DOOM, DOOM ETERNAL Soundtracks) was also one of the producers on this song. If you've played either of those games, you may notice his touches. The build up to the breakdown is the most obvious touch point imo.
A few cool notes about this The music video was co-produced with Ollie Sykes himself, Jordan Fish, and legendary metal/industrial/hard rock composer and musician Mick Gordon, best known for his work on video game soundtracks for DOOM 2016/DOOM Eternal and Killer Instinct. The name of the song Parasite Eve is inspired by the Japanese sci-fi horror series of same name, originally a novel by Hideaki Sena and later turned into a video game series by Squaresoft for the Playstation. This is not the first video game inspired named music that BMTH has released either. Shadow Moses is a title directly taken from Metal Gear Solid's main setting Shadow Moses Island. In addition their song Ludens on the same album was featured in the soundtrack of the video game Death Stranding. The album itself is also video game inspired. Survival Horror is a genre pioneered in video games. The popular horror video game franchise Resident Evil first coined the term. Despite the overarching theme of the album, vocalist Ollie Sykes said he wanted each EP to sound "totally different with their own sound and mood." Many people incorrectly assume that the song was inspired by the Coronavirus pandemic but Ollie has since gone on to confirm that the song's subject matter, the Coronavirus, and the timing of the George Floyd/Black Lives Matter protests in America and around the world were really just a very creepy coincidence. In fact it was such a creepy coincidence he initially had second thoughts about even releasing it. He eventually decided to do it anyways. In an interview with NME he put it as such: ""It was really weird, we'd heard about the pandemic in China, but then the similarities between what we were writing about started to become closer to reality. Every time there was a news story about it, we'd turn to each other and say 'Parasite Eve', not realizing the magnitude of it all. We shelved the song for a bit because it felt bit too close to the bone. After sitting on it for a while, we realized that this was a reason to release it now more than ever. In our music we've always wanted to escape, but there's been too much escapism and ignoring the problems in the world. It's not what the world needs. The world needs more and needs to think about it and remember. You can't just brush over it and expect life to go back to normal, because it fucking ain't. In so many ways, we need to change. That's what rock music is about - addressing the dark side and processing it."
First time on the channel, didn’t understand the piano at the start but as i kept watching I understood your insane musical knowledge and loved the piano breakdown at the end
I keep coming back to this reaction because the addition of your piano during the bridge is inspiring. Never stop playing along to the music! It's what makes your reactions stand apart from others! Thank you!
I have watched a ton of Bring Me The Horizon reaction videos and this is absolutely one of the, if not the, best reaction ever. Your dissection of certain parts and the fun facts that pop up through the video are genius. Subscribed.
Now this is my kind of reaction video! I love the way he breaks it down and even plays along to explain how cool their decisions were in the writing process. Let's get this man to a million subs!!!
They did an entire series of 1-4 minute videos showing the production of this song and the music video. The keyboardist Jordan Fish also did all the mixing and production. They had to make these songs at Oli Sykes house due to Coronavirus and the music video was filmed socially distanced and with the drummer in America so they had to coordinate with LA. I would seriously recommend watching the videos because they're fantastic! This was an awesome video, great style and love the trivia that pops up! 😁
your reactions are by far the best for metal. Breaking them down piece by piece and then playing it back on keyboard. legendary channel. truly underrated
Hmm, nobody seems to mention the as you called it "quir" is actually a sample of a Bulgarian folklore song. I'm so proud they sampled it but also it's really atmospheric and matches perfectly 😳
you should check out Ludens by the same band. It was made over the course of like 7 days, from hotel rooms while they were on tour because Kojima offered them the chance to put a track in the video game Death Stranding, but they only had like 8 days to get it to the company for it to be included. Literally did the entire writing, recording, mixing process from various hotel rooms.
I'm a brazilian fan of the band and this review is absolutely brilliant, for real. The information on the screen is very important, just as your speeches about the construction of music are also, you should have more subscribers than that!!.
love them, they got to work with Mick Gordon who is just the master at music production. He made the score for the doom games and sent BMTH a whole library of sounds for the song. Such an inspiring way to create an enviornment in music.
"Big production over here" Not gonna lie, the mv looks great but after watched the bts, they kinda run it on limited budget for this mv since they produce it on these pandemic days so they got to experiments some DIY's for the lens and stuff. So yeah 👏
Just found this channel tonight and I absolutely LOVE the piano breakdowns you do when you analyze the music you review. Always get sucked in when you go off
Surprised you don't have more yet super high quality, great review, great text info, and very knowledgeable. Just found you but I'm sticking around for sure
Spiritbox: rule of nines, blessed be, holy roller (another amazing female metal vocalist) Polyphia: G.O.A.T or O.D (insane instrumental technical ability) Shokran: and heavens began to fall Termina: the abyss
Hope this channel really blows up! Please take a look at more Bring Me the Horizon, possibly their live performance of Doomed at the Royal Albert Hall!
I absolutely adore your breakdown of music!! Your insights are fascinating. Please do this entire EP!!! Especially the butterfly song. It's a ballad between the earth and humankind. Amy Lee's parts are the earth, while Oli represents humanity. You have absolutely earned a sub my friend.
I love your approach to music. I play piano (tho not nearly as well as you haha) and I've tried teaching myself guitar a few times and I kept giving up. You're making me wanna try again - keep it up!
Mick Gordon (the audio guy from Doom) sent BMTH a library of hand picked samples and ideas; and then Oli did the 'first-batch' mixing for the song The song's about an old video game that shares the same name with it
Got a new subscription. I absolutely loved that you broke down the music, you also having such an amazing ear for music being able to play the piano accompaniment while first hearing it is amazing to me. I also loved the little trivia tidbits as well. So much love and car in the video. Absolute dedication and respect
As someone who has just started in a metal core band with BMTH as a huge Influence on all of us, watching this (first time visitor) the depth and complexity of your explanation with such simplicity for Layman's is incredible! Subscribed immediately! Thank you!!!
Holy hell! These little touches, you did with the piano over the chorus, when it went back to the main riff... Such a nice touch to it! Gonna leave a sub here! :)
I saw that you really liked the song since the beginning. I don't know if anybody else in the comments said this but it is actually a traditional Bulgarian song you should definitely check out!
I'd be really curious to see your breakdown of their song "Nihilist Blues". Oli (the frontman) himself called it their best song. It's surreal and even more post-modern than Parasite Eve. I also think it might be their most proficient work.
Nice setup, and definitely a lot of knowledge! I enjoy watching reactions to my favorite artists because no one I know likes them :( so I feel like I'm sharing something I like with someone else! But it was amazing, on top of that, to listen to someone who definitely knows what he's talking about! The parts where you added your piano to the song were amazing! You definitely deserve waaaaay more subs, but you earned a new one here! Can you please react to Obey? They just released it and the mix is exquisit!
i think you will enjoy their live performance at Royal albert hall! They brought an entire orchestra with them, and it was sick! I suggest you to react to their song "it never ends" from that live show!
I would like to add to your first comment about the opening choir... I was listening to this song at work when it was first released, one of my colleagues walked passed and recognised the opening choir and prceeded to show me the original song - I can't for the life of me remember the title - I'll comment again if I find it - the opening piece is actually Bulgarian folk music sampled! Fun fact
Most of the synth sounds and distortion production was actually produced by another somewhat famous music producer, Mick Gordan, the music producer for the recent Doom Eternal, he was personally contacted by oli himself to collab/Co-Produce the song due Mivks take on Heavy, and you can even hear the partial Doom Inspiration.
Dan Lancaster (one ok rock, blink 182, good Charlotte) mixed it and Mick Gordon (Doom) did most of the sound design. Just an all-star cast of people behind the scenes
Why is everyone saying Oli mixed this? This was produced by Oli and Jordan Mixed by Dan Lancaster I’m not sure about the mastering but I think it was Ted Jensen No hate... just get the facts right because you’re taking away the credit from the very talented engineers who worked on this song.
I have just subscribed. After watching a couple of your reactions your insights are helping me understand and enjoy music more. BMTH are a recent discovery of mine as well after my daughter recommended them to me. If you thought Obey and Parasite Eve were good you should check out the rest of their Post Human : Survival Horror EP released on 30th October. Teardrops, 1x1(1by1) The only butterflies in our chest..... and especially Kingslayer are absolutely exceptional and worthy of a reaction. Thanks for helping improve my enjoyment of music.
Sykes and Fish recorded this during lockdown in a hotel room. The video was recorded with the band members separately. Fish mixed it. And new sub here from the UK.
As a previous metal drummer when he said, "if you wanna learn how to play pretty much anything, learn how to play metal," I had no choice but to say amen
You are still a metal drummer, whether you like it or not!
BMTH is a genre itself.
So true
Or you could just call it modern hard Rock.
But modern hard rock is so different @@focusman420
Do you realize how TALENTED you have to be to listen to a song and nail it on piano on the first try. Wow. Respect.
When you started riffing to the song on the piano, I said "this man deserves a subscribe for that." That was awesome. What an ear, and great grasp of theory.
The review is absolutely brilliant! Loving the little textual remarks during the video!
Glad you liked it!
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Oh man Bring me the horizon is a rabbit hole you would really enjoy falling into. Check out "Obey" - it just came out.
I would seriously watch an entire series of yours reacting to like 30 more BMTH songs!
Obey coming soon...
@@MusicShed I'll be looking for it (if it's not out already)
Don't underestimate their lyrics as a musical factor, though! Oli's lyricism is absolutely masterful, especially on the singles they've been dropping through this last year.
Yeah I'd be down for a full bmth Playlist lol
Their extensive library needs to be explored and reviewed please!
@@MusicShed what about a comparison of old school bmth (suicide season) to now?
The next BMTH song you should check out is Ludens. It came out 8 months or so before this and is stylistically similar to this sound. And btw, they do mix a majority of their music themselves.
Loved this reaction. You actually on the spot played the piano that fitted well together and being able to hear the notes that was being played, now that's skillful.
I actually hadn’t watched this reaction till just now! I freaking LOVE THAT SONG DUDE. Howie and Danny, my partners in crime post-produced the heck outta it!
A pleasant surprise to hear. didn't remember the track having any piano but it really fits
Mick Gordon (DOOM, DOOM ETERNAL Soundtracks) was also one of the producers on this song. If you've played either of those games, you may notice his touches. The build up to the breakdown is the most obvious touch point imo.
yeaaaah boi! my man mick is an absolute mastermind with this sorta stuff
No wonder I love the song so much
@@doomslayer_ch4280 “mastermind” I see what you did there lol
jep, i always thought Dear Diary could be straight out of Doom and then I looked it up and found out Mick was actually involved!
Putting in clips of Pray For Plagues was genius lololol. Really shows how unbelievably crazy the style change of this band was.
Reminds me of how Linkin Park evolved.
the keyboard sounded great with the song, I'm ok with this guy becoming an honorary member of bmth
6:17 that part fix perfectly with the song😍
A few cool notes about this
The music video was co-produced with Ollie Sykes himself, Jordan Fish, and legendary metal/industrial/hard rock composer and musician Mick Gordon, best known for his work on video game soundtracks for DOOM 2016/DOOM Eternal and Killer Instinct.
The name of the song Parasite Eve is inspired by the Japanese sci-fi horror series of same name, originally a novel by Hideaki Sena and later turned into a video game series by Squaresoft for the Playstation. This is not the first video game inspired named music that BMTH has released either. Shadow Moses is a title directly taken from Metal Gear Solid's main setting Shadow Moses Island. In addition their song Ludens on the same album was featured in the soundtrack of the video game Death Stranding.
The album itself is also video game inspired. Survival Horror is a genre pioneered in video games. The popular horror video game franchise Resident Evil first coined the term. Despite the overarching theme of the album, vocalist Ollie Sykes said he wanted each EP to sound "totally different with their own sound and mood."
Many people incorrectly assume that the song was inspired by the Coronavirus pandemic but Ollie has since gone on to confirm that the song's subject matter, the Coronavirus, and the timing of the George Floyd/Black Lives Matter protests in America and around the world were really just a very creepy coincidence. In fact it was such a creepy coincidence he initially had second thoughts about even releasing it. He eventually decided to do it anyways. In an interview with NME he put it as such: ""It was really weird, we'd heard about the pandemic in China, but then the similarities between what we were writing about started to become closer to reality. Every time there was a news story about it, we'd turn to each other and say 'Parasite Eve', not realizing the magnitude of it all. We shelved the song for a bit because it felt bit too close to the bone. After sitting on it for a while, we realized that this was a reason to release it now more than ever. In our music we've always wanted to escape, but there's been too much escapism and ignoring the problems in the world. It's not what the world needs. The world needs more and needs to think about it and remember. You can't just brush over it and expect life to go back to normal, because it fucking ain't. In so many ways, we need to change. That's what rock music is about - addressing the dark side and processing it."
Fun fact: Oli mixted it, made the lyrics and edited the visuals.
Yeah, they have a whole making of video that shows how they managed the whole process with corona. Its so interesting how diy the whole video is.
Let's not forget about Jordan, he is the true genius in the mixing. Jordan + Oli is the perfect combo
I think Jordan mixed it, he is a genius.
Wasnt the composer of DOOM also involved in this?
@@crimsama2451 of course, but he just did some effects, you can notice it in the breakdown, it is Doom as hell.
First time on the channel, didn’t understand the piano at the start but as i kept watching I understood your insane musical knowledge and loved the piano breakdown at the end
I keep coming back to this reaction because the addition of your piano during the bridge is inspiring. Never stop playing along to the music! It's what makes your reactions stand apart from others! Thank you!
I never will!!
I have watched a ton of Bring Me The Horizon reaction videos and this is absolutely one of the, if not the, best reaction ever. Your dissection of certain parts and the fun facts that pop up through the video are genius. Subscribed.
4:06 just casually hits the perfect cord on a keyboard like its nothing 🤷🏾♂️
Now this is my kind of reaction video! I love the way he breaks it down and even plays along to explain how cool their decisions were in the writing process. Let's get this man to a million subs!!!
They did an entire series of 1-4 minute videos showing the production of this song and the music video.
The keyboardist Jordan Fish also did all the mixing and production.
They had to make these songs at Oli Sykes house due to Coronavirus and the music video was filmed socially distanced and with the drummer in America so they had to coordinate with LA.
I would seriously recommend watching the videos because they're fantastic!
This was an awesome video, great style and love the trivia that pops up! 😁
your reactions are by far the best for metal. Breaking them down piece by piece and then playing it back on keyboard. legendary channel. truly underrated
Your improvised piano in this is amazing. Short but fits so damn well.
Hmm, nobody seems to mention the as you called it "quir" is actually a sample of a Bulgarian folklore song. I'm so proud they sampled it but also it's really atmospheric and matches perfectly 😳
So much information in your videos I didn't know that's the female vocals are from his wife 😆👍
Ps: call this ugly figure Rob
5:55 oh man c'mon, you just can't pause this godlike breakdown just like that lol
Lmaoooooo
Lmaoooooo
I loved how he gave us some info while reacting to it
you should check out Ludens by the same band. It was made over the course of like 7 days, from hotel rooms while they were on tour because Kojima offered them the chance to put a track in the video game Death Stranding, but they only had like 8 days to get it to the company for it to be included. Literally did the entire writing, recording, mixing process from various hotel rooms.
I absolutely adore anyone who can put actual substance and analysis into their reactions. Instant sub.
I'm a brazilian fan of the band and this review is absolutely brilliant, for real. The information on the screen is very important, just as your speeches about the construction of music are also, you should have more subscribers than that!!.
Omg! This review is sooo high quality. I love how you add your piano parts and explain things.
Please do more bmth, subscribed!
Chelsea’s smile is what hooked me way back when been a fan since the begining🤙❤️
that keyboard improv just before the last chorus... **chef's kiss**
Spiritbox - Blessed Be, Rule of Nines, Holy Roller, you will not be disappointed.
This is the kind of review/reaction that is worth subscribing for. AMAZING job man.
Great review man. Love the pop up facts throughout the video too! Rock on!
love them, they got to work with Mick Gordon who is just the master at music production. He made the score for the doom games and sent BMTH a whole library of sounds for the song. Such an inspiring way to create an enviornment in music.
"Big production over here"
Not gonna lie, the mv looks great but after watched the bts, they kinda run it on limited budget for this mv since they produce it on these pandemic days so they got to experiments some DIY's for the lens and stuff. So yeah 👏
Just found this channel tonight and I absolutely LOVE the piano breakdowns you do when you analyze the music you review. Always get sucked in when you go off
fun fact, Oly is the who direct the MV, the mask idea is also came from this, BTW love your vid man. Keep doing it. Hello from Indonesia
Surprised you don't have more yet super high quality, great review, great text info, and very knowledgeable. Just found you but I'm sticking around for sure
I love how you have set your videos up and the little facts you throw in on the screen to. So awesome 🤘
Yours is the best reaction video of this song, I love the way you decided to play along with your piano, a cover of this song by you would be awesome.
Thank you for acknowledging the talent needed for heavy metal music!! A lot of people can’t appreciate it.
Loved this mate. You should definitely check out more BMTH and also Architects.
I second the Architects
Spiritbox: rule of nines, blessed be, holy roller (another amazing female metal vocalist)
Polyphia: G.O.A.T or O.D (insane instrumental technical ability)
Shokran: and heavens began to fall
Termina: the abyss
Hope this channel really blows up! Please take a look at more Bring Me the Horizon, possibly their live performance of Doomed at the Royal Albert Hall!
6:21 the piano you started playing here sounded really nice
Im subscribing I love the fact that you use the keyboard and actually dissect the music and vocals with it, idk i had a great time watching
Bruh! You adding the piano in made the song sound even better imo
A guy like this who knows music theory should be the one giving reviews. Good job sir.
The song in the beginning is actually a bulgarian folklore song - Ergen deda 🇧🇬 🇧🇬 ❤️
4:06 - Just casually smashing the perfect chords xD
These reactions have made me revisit these songs and notice all the little things, thanks bro
I absolutely adore your breakdown of music!! Your insights are fascinating. Please do this entire EP!!! Especially the butterfly song. It's a ballad between the earth and humankind. Amy Lee's parts are the earth, while Oli represents humanity. You have absolutely earned a sub my friend.
I love your approach to music. I play piano (tho not nearly as well as you haha) and I've tried teaching myself guitar a few times and I kept giving up. You're making me wanna try again - keep it up!
that small trill you did before the drop after the first chorus should of 100% have been added. that gave it such a good feel
Mick Gordon (the audio guy from Doom) sent BMTH a library of hand picked samples and ideas; and then Oli did the 'first-batch' mixing for the song
The song's about an old video game that shares the same name with it
I absolutely love you playing along the songs, it's so fukcing cool
Got a new subscription. I absolutely loved that you broke down the music, you also having such an amazing ear for music being able to play the piano accompaniment while first hearing it is amazing to me. I also loved the little trivia tidbits as well. So much love and car in the video. Absolute dedication and respect
fun fact: the producer is an actual band member, called Jordan Fish
That keyboard part you added was awesome
As someone who has just started in a metal core band with BMTH as a huge Influence on all of us, watching this (first time visitor) the depth and complexity of your explanation with such simplicity for Layman's is incredible!
Subscribed immediately!
Thank you!!!
The sound design of this song is mind blowing.
Holy hell! These little touches, you did with the piano over the chorus, when it went back to the main riff... Such a nice touch to it! Gonna leave a sub here! :)
Man you do these songs justice! MUSIC THEORY!!
seeing this review from a musicians perspective is just HAHA music to my ears omg
Really enjoy your breakdowns on the keyboard. Awesome.
This reminded me of pop-up-video from back in the day haha. Great reaction and format.
I really like that you put some infos on the band in the video
I saw that you really liked the song since the beginning. I don't know if anybody else in the comments said this but it is actually a traditional Bulgarian song you should definitely check out!
You had me at the Camero hitting the pole. 😂
Incredible job man!
The random piano u added were sick!
I love how you played along, big fan of BMTH here, and you're brilliant! I also enjoy the little facts on screen
I just watched your catalogue on them, I’m hooked. It’d be amazing for you guys to meet up!
I'd love to see you react to something like "Pray for Plagues" as well!!
An interesting trivia fact. that "opening choir" is a traditional Bulgarian folk song called "Ergen deda Cherven deda"
I love that you put some facts about the Bands that you react. Nice work.
i wish that my future child has a music teacher as cool as you
okay so i just found thie channel today and i really enjoy ur comments about every band, I really like it
I'd be really curious to see your breakdown of their song "Nihilist Blues". Oli (the frontman) himself called it their best song. It's surreal and even more post-modern than Parasite Eve. I also think it might be their most proficient work.
You should play the whole song as you were doing with the piano!! Sounded amazing!
Nice setup, and definitely a lot of knowledge! I enjoy watching reactions to my favorite artists because no one I know likes them :( so I feel like I'm sharing something I like with someone else! But it was amazing, on top of that, to listen to someone who definitely knows what he's talking about! The parts where you added your piano to the song were amazing! You definitely deserve waaaaay more subs, but you earned a new one here! Can you please react to Obey? They just released it and the mix is exquisit!
Awesome reaction man, a step above other reactors
More bring me the horizon PLEASE! :)
i think you will enjoy their live performance at Royal albert hall! They brought an entire orchestra with them, and it was sick! I suggest you to react to their song "it never ends" from that live show!
Mick gordon participate in this production, he is the composer of DOOM soundtrack :)
high standards react video ! loved the way you explained the harmonic part with the modulation stuff!
I would like to add to your first comment about the opening choir... I was listening to this song at work when it was first released, one of my colleagues walked passed and recognised the opening choir and prceeded to show me the original song - I can't for the life of me remember the title - I'll comment again if I find it - the opening piece is actually Bulgarian folk music sampled! Fun fact
The norwegian Troll should be named Ragnar. Great Reaction and super content.
Love how you add your little piano bits
Most of the synth sounds and distortion production was actually produced by another somewhat famous music producer, Mick Gordan, the music producer for the recent Doom Eternal, he was personally contacted by oli himself to collab/Co-Produce the song due Mivks take on Heavy, and you can even hear the partial Doom Inspiration.
your reactions are amazing
"intimate relationship"
Well well🤣🤣
Dan Lancaster (one ok rock, blink 182, good Charlotte) mixed it and Mick Gordon (Doom) did most of the sound design. Just an all-star cast of people behind the scenes
You should react to falling in reverse the drug in me is re-imagined, I think you'd like the piano solo
Why is everyone saying Oli mixed this?
This was produced by Oli and Jordan
Mixed by Dan Lancaster
I’m not sure about the mastering but I think it was Ted Jensen
No hate... just get the facts right because you’re taking away the credit from the very talented engineers who worked on this song.
Mick Gordon also helped
Oli edited and produced the video
Dan Lancaster is awesome and works with so many of my favs.
Nihilist Blues is a great example of their musical scope
I loved you playing along. You have a new sub!!! Thanks mate, keep it going!
Also! Blow this channel up! It's great to see a reaction with expert music knowledge!
I have just subscribed. After watching a couple of your reactions your insights are helping me understand and enjoy music more. BMTH are a recent discovery of mine as well after my daughter recommended them to me. If you thought Obey and Parasite Eve were good you should check out the rest of their Post Human : Survival Horror EP released on 30th October. Teardrops, 1x1(1by1) The only butterflies in our chest..... and especially Kingslayer are absolutely exceptional and worthy of a reaction. Thanks for helping improve my enjoyment of music.
Best reaction channel! No fake over the top bullshit and also like your style! 🤟
Sykes and Fish recorded this during lockdown in a hotel room. The video was recorded with the band members separately. Fish mixed it. And new sub here from the UK.