Her name is Su. Her buddies are Moa and Yui. They are backstage rehydrating and resting. They will come out out and do a duet while Su takes a break. They go at 110% for about an hour and a half. You'll see on your trip down the FoxHole. See you on the Road to Japan.
If you're strict about genres, Babymetal is an experimental metal group. They combine metal riffs + jpop vocals + select sounds. For example they go prog metal (tales of the destinies) to metallica homage (babymetal death) to pirate metal (oh majinai) to flamenco (night night burn) to ska (yava!). For this song, they go the haunting sound as the title song implies (rondo of nightmare). If you want the quintessential babymetal sound, it is Babymetal - Megitsune! Good luck exploring the group.
Suzuka Nakamoto improves with every year of performance. As an adult now, she's one of the best vocalists I've ever heard.... and I'm a Floor Jansen fanatic.
I have no doubt Su has the potential to be on Floor's level someday. Her voice is still developing even in her early 20s. In fact, it could be said that if she were to train to perform operatic vocals she would indeed hold her own with Floor. Those Bollywood style micro-tonals she did in Shanti Shanti Shanti were no small feat to learn.
Babymetal's sound did not change with the death of Mikio Fujioka, as they were already planning on changing their sound and theme before his tragic death.
Excellent first reaction and welcome to the BABYMETAL Galaxy - and of course I watched to the end, if you are going to take the time to try and find stuff out and then include intelligent comments about what you're hearing I'm going to watch and listen all the way through ... besides which its BABYMETAL and you can't make a video too long to watch all of it if it is about them. Having watched all the way to the end my request is for 'Megitsune' - it is the one song that comes closest to showing everything they are about (and even then it only shows a small proportion of all the things BABYMETAL are capable of - and all the things they do), but well done your patrons for suggesting this performance for your first exposure and reaction. Some of the details you read up on before listening weren't entirely correct, but it was close enough for now. I'm sure we can expand on that and provide better and more accurate details as you go along. For the first two years from late 2010 BABYMETAL really did perform with all the instrumentals pre-recorded on a backing track - the Kami Band made their first appearance in October 2012 and for the next year and a bit they only played the encores in a few shows plus supporting the girls in a couple of festival appearances and they did a short series of shows in May 2013. They only became the full time support band at these two shows at the Budokan in March 2014 - and the same core members have been with them ever since. The Kami Band only play live shows. We only know of one of them (Leda Cygnus with the blue guitar here) being involved in any of the studio recordings and he also wrote the guitar arrangements for their song 'No Rain, No Rainbow' (another Su-metal solo, but that one is a power ballad). Funny you should mention Ozzy Osbourne talking about playing the Budokan - he was there to see this show. The Budokan is a martial arts arena built for the 1964 Olympics (which explains why it is in the round) and is now also a very prestigious venue for concerts (think along the same sort of reputation and a place people aspire to play as Madison Square Garden). BABYMETAL are the youngest average age female band ever to headline there - Su was 16 and a couple of months old, Yui and Moa were both 14.
This is part of Su-Metal solo when Yui and Moa take a rest. You'll understand why they're called "BABYMETAL" when you see two other girls. You can check "BABYMETAL - Road Of Resistance live in japan" for all member on stage, or you can check "BABYMETAL - Onedari Daisakusen live Budokan Black Night" for Yui and Moa duo part (called BLACKBABYMETAL) . Enjoy 🤘. Good reaction btw .
BabyMetal started when the girls were at about the age of your youngest daghter. This vid is done at about the age of your middle daughter. They are now at the age of your oldest daughter. They were made to uplift girls.
In most songs they have two girls doing backing vocals and choreography with Su-metal. One of the girls has since left, leaving just Su-metal and Moametal. This song just features Su-metal with the band.
OldSkuleNerd: "I'm worried she's on a raised platform with no safety cable. I'm concerned she has a spotlight in her face, so she won't know where the edge is, Plus being on a raised platform plays with your mind, like on a balance beam in gymnastics. Also she is doing choreography, so I hope she stays in her lane." Su-metal: "Thank you for your concern, but, dude I got crucified on an actual cross, on stage 4 times. So, I'm good with a raised panel." OldSkuleNerd: "WTF????"
Note for OldSkuleNerd cause he said Babymetal has a song called "1997" (though he said 1977) The CONCERT was called "Legend of 1997" which was the year Su-metal was born they don't actually have a song titled 1997
Fun reaction! Your facts in the beginning are not entirely correct, for example you said the sound of Babymetal changed after Mikio Fujioka (Rest in Peace) died but that's not really true because the KamiBand doesn't do any of the songwriting or studio recording. Fans love the Kamis, they are absolutely incredible musicians but I have to disagree with you saying it wouldn't have worked without a real band because Babymetal started out with a backing track and fake band. This was a Su-Metal solo song that's why you don't see the other two. I agree that singing and dancing on the platform is pretty impressive. What if I told you that there is a song at this very show where all three girls are on that thing (platform is slightly lower though). I think your next Babymetal song should be "Road of Resistance live in Japan". The video might get blocked though, try putting your logo over the video to avoid the copyright block, it worked for other reactors. Have fun!🦊🤘
Sorry for the late reaction, but I have to take the side that Babymetal wouldn't have "worked" without the band. Sure they started out with just a backing track and fake band members, but without the real band, I highly doubt they would have been accepted into the worldwide metal scene as they have been now. Just Imagine Sonisphere 2014 with a backing track and fake band... I'm pretty sure that things would have gone very different.
Wow, you really did your Homework! I‘ve literally watched hundreds of Babymetal reactions, but you told me stuff that I didn't know, even before you watched just one second of them. I've watched the Video all to the end and that‘s why your next reaction should be to Road of resistance - live in Japan (official). There you will see all three girls and the kind of choreography, they are famous for. Together with great instruments and an audience that goes crazy!
@@OldSkuleNerd Karate is actually one of the few songs where the fans tend to recommend the music video rather than any of the live performances available on UA-cam. Also, although BabyMetal is absolutely amazing live, the festival gigs are nothing at all compared to their concert tours. So one could argue that you're about to see BabyMetal at their most mediocre. But at least you will get a glimpse of Mikio! He's to the left of BOH, the bald bass player. Not that this particular song gives him very much to do though :-)
@@OldSkuleNerd Make sure on these reaction videos you blur or put some kinda of overlay over the video and maybe re-compress and scrub the audio, because the copyright monster is out and about for Just about Everything Babymetal. Just a heads up.
The singer that you just witnessed is Suzuka Nakamoto aka Su Metal. She has been a professional performer since she was 8. So, yeah, this is just another Tuesday for her. She was only 16 at this concert. Now she's going up to 23 this December. Su Metal was named as Rock Goddess back in 2018 by metal fans around the world. The pigtail girls are the other two girls, Moa Metal and Yui Metal. They and the Kami Band were all originally built around this young lady here. Babymetal was solely created for her. Babymetal is different than our usual metal band. They are their own subgenre which is Kawaii Metal. Cute Metal in English. They might sound J- poppish in a few songs but the instrumentals and the Kami Band provided the metal legitimacy. Despite being named Babymetal, they have one of the hardest riffs in mainstream metal. Rondo Of Nightmare is a solo song for Su Metal. Babymetal usually have three separate acts. All three of them together as Babymetal, Moa and Yui as duo called Black Babymetal and Su Metal solo. The next Babymetal song you should react is BABYMETAL - MEGITSUNE (MV) It is the perfect introduction song for Babymetal from their genre, sound, lore, culture. Everything you need to know about Babymetal in general is all there.
Since you've said there is no syncopation in the drummer's performance guess you should do the song Syncopation :). Or even better - Tales of The Destinies - the drummer's nightmare. And yes, I watched to the end :P. Loved all the analysis. Subscribed rigth away of course. However I'm afraid you are going to have a lot of copyright troubles doing Babymetal reactions.
tip: when talking to reactors: talking about copy right blocks, not strikes. A copyright strike is something completely different which Amuse has almost never done (when you get to many copyright strikes your UA-cam channel is taken down !). So you might scare reactors if you mention: copyright strike
The only reactor I've ever seen be concerned with Su's safety in this video. I watched all the way to the end, watch Megitsune if you want to see all three girls.
I never thought about it until you mentioned it in this video, but the first time I saw BABYMETAL in NYC, they played this song and she definitely danced around the stage more than she did on that platform. So you're probably right. They musta told her not to move so she didn't fall off of it.
The Kami bad typically wears traditional Japanese funeral robes and face paint (as they are here), which is why they look like the girl in the Grudge or the Ring. They are a rotating group of session musicians, not really a jam band. More like a Supergroup, because the members all have their own projects and bands as well. PS: they are also all world-class musicians.
Great reaction and review! I wouldn't say the death of Mikio changed the dynamic of Babymetal. I'm sure it had a huge impact but the loss of one of the 3 girls had a much bigger impact. She left for health reasons. The largest impact on their sound however is the simple fact that the girls grew up and wanted a more mature presentation. You will know what I mean especially if you watch Doki Doki Morning, their first song, vs Arkadia which is from 2019. For my suggested next song, Road of resistance would be my choice. It was partially written by Dragon Force so the band goes pretty crazy and the girls show off how they can wrap a crowd of 22K around their little fingers. Oh yeah, I did watch to the end but forgot to say I watched to the end. :)
It makes me wonder shy would anyone disliked your reaction. Yours is one of the best and most informational so far I've watched. Thank you for the reaction. I've subbed.
Translated lyrics: The waning moon has lit up the insanity rampant in the shade. The laughter resounds around. It bares its fangs and its eyes gleam. I can't escape from it. It flickers slowly appearing and disappearing in my mind. A nightmare rondo is being repeated. The awakening light is gone far away out of my sight. I can do nothing but run through the darkness. In the woods, in the fountain, I hide myself holding my breath, but it's still coming closer to me. A stagnant voice. An endless night. Ah... If I can no longer get out of here, won't you show me your figure? It flickers slowly appearing and disappearing in my mind. A nightmare rondo is being repeated. The awakening light is gone far away out of my sight. I can do nothing but fall into the darkness.
Su-Metal is legit one of the most impressive vocalists in the world now. She was 16-17 years old here, she sounds even better now. I have heard their entire discography and I still get amazed by some of the things Su-Metal does.
Man, if all your vids are like this one, please wake up early to make them (from time to time) because it's been entertaining, funny and I really haven't focused on a lot of things you mentioned until you did. Subbed. Greetings fom Spain. Oh! And it's never too late for metal; I wake up every morning with either Animals As Leaders or The Dillinger Escape Plan (my girlfriend hates me for that, BTW).
Actually, Ozzy and his wife were at one of the two days that Babymetal performed at Budokan. His wife is a fan of Babymetal and Babymetal also performed at OzzFest Japan in 2015.
I made it to the end because I love your reactions. Don't care if they are 40min long. LOVE THEM! NEXT BABYMETAL. ROAD OF RESISTANS and you will get all 3 of them. With ponytails, dolldresses and 10/10 choreography. Audience interaction DeLux. 40-50yr old men following commands from 16yr old girls...haha! Also, the band slaaaayys!!
LOL If I may, when you talked about the Bass player, I do believe the frais you wanted was "He is in your face saying I am the Bass player your Momma warned you about :P " LOL
I watched all the way to the end, and because I watched all the way to the end, I'm going to suggest you react to Headbanger Live Legend 1997 version. It's one of their best crowd interaction performances and gives you a good idea of what the other two girls are there for. I don't know why people are suggesting Gimme Chocolate, since the official video performance is to a backing track (something you said you explicitly said you hated). The Kami band is not even in that one. Please avoid it for now.
If you think it's crazy she's up there without a safety line, wait until you see all three girls up there at once while also dancing. You've only scratched the surface of what BABYMETAL has to offer. Every song is different. Can't wait to see you react to more!
An interesting start to Babymetal. Su 17 is singing solo about a never ending nightmare, the other 2 girls have a break. Most start with Gimme Chocolate which has the wtf written all over it. Karate and Megitsune are excellent MV. You mentioned Babymetal Death which was performed at the beginning of their shows and a finale at Legend 1997 which was when the lead singer Su was born, the other two girls are Yui and Moa who are scream and dance, crowd interaction is a major factor at their concerts. Babymetal is best watched live though Amuse will be tough on copyrights. They started 10 yrs ago and just celebrated their 10th year this November, with 3 albums, over 50 songs, have appeared with Metallica, RHCP, Guns and Roses, Korn, Slipknot and others. Won multiple awards for their live performances and voted 10th out of the top 50 metal bands. The musicians are called the Kami Band (gods of music) and are some of the best Japan has to offer. Every song is different and different music genres from Viking metal, Nu metal, Death metal, some classical and Rap! The musicians are Takayoshi Ohmura guitar, Mikio Fujoka guitar, BOH bass and Leda Cygnus guitar sometimes and Aoyana Hideki drums, other musicians have appeared when world tours which I think have been 4, Europe the US and Asia.
you have no idea how skilled and talented these musicians are. thank you for this cool reaction. subbed instantly. looking forward to your next babymetal reactions. lets see what people recommend. personally, i`d like to see you reacting to road of resistance - live in japan. you will enjoy that live performance. cheers
If you think her on that platform without a cable is crazy, watch Uki Uki Midnight from that same performance, all three girls dancing and jumping on that same platform. They are all fearless.
I watched all the way to the end and because I watched all the way to the end the next babymetal song you should do is YAVA w/ Kami Band Solo. Its more of an unconventional path but you'll get to the big ones soon enough, plus another Kami intro is never a bad thing. And it has all 3 girls in it.
YAVA might be too confusing since he'd have to react to a compilation video. Zimmer Official has a good compilation, but those are sometimes blocked in Japan.
I liked your reaction. And your comments about her being up there with no safety equipment reflects my concerns. i have seen a couple times that this organization has taken iberties with these girls safety. That said, she is indeed a professional for being able to do a performance like that under those conditions. There are a lot of over the top comments about her being our queen or a goddess, but damn, she is an exceptional human being.
Babymetal is an experience you'll get around metal and musical industries. They has to be seen especially live 😊🔥 They also has cool MV too: Megitsune, KARATE, iine!, etc.
"Kami" means god in Japanese, and these guys are like gods of music and are Japan's best musicians. They are wearing burial gowns and corpse face paint because in the BABYMETAL lore/storyline, the "Fox God" raises the musicians from the dead and calls upon them to play the music for the girls for each concert. The 3 girls have been chosen by the "Fox God" to unite the world through metal.
About the safety chord. They had a bit of a mishap the first Budokan hight where Yui actually fell off stage, 2-ish meters. She was back dancing full choreography the song after. they are three 100% pro's. The 2nd night they put up fence around some parts of the stage...
Wow! I haven't even started the reaction, but damn Google has so many things wrong. Either that or you misunderstood some of it 😅. Firstly, Babymetal is technically just the 3 girls: Su-metal (Suzuka Nakamoto), Yuimetal (Yui Mizuno) and Moametal (Moa Kikuchi). They're actually 2 now cause Yui left 2 years ago for undisclosed health reasons (Edit: Rondo of Nightmare is a SU-METAL SOLO). Kami Band play for them live, but don't write the music. The exception is in a few songs where the Kami Band guitarist Leda Cygnus (used blue guitar in this vid) did the guitar arrangement. Mikio Fujioka died in 2018 from an accident while stargazing. He fell from an observation deck, not a bridge. The album they released in 2019 was very different, but that has no ties to Mikio's death. It's more so because the group was experimenting a lot with music from different cultures and whatnot. I also kinda disagree with the patreon member you talked to. I think appreciating the band is automatic if you're a metalhead or can appreciate metal. It's harder to appreciate what the girls do since it's so foreign to you. It's easy to assume that the girls were just placed in front of a top-tier band without thinking about how hard the girls have to work to be able to sing and dance in every song live, sometimes for over 90 minutes. That assumption would also be wrong because, as I said, the girls came first and the band was placed behind them. Anyway, let me go back to the reaction. I assume the other comments have already spoken about the song so I'll leave it there 🙂👍 Oh yeah, and you should check out the official video for 'Megitsune' next. It's about as good a representation of Babymetal as you can get, and a lot of fans consider it their favourite song. It's heavy, cute, has a traditional Japanese touch to it...you can't go wrong with Megitsune. (I watched all the way to the end. Because I watched all the way til the end, check out Megitsune)
Great! & welcome! & thanks from Japan 有難う💛。BABYMETAL's activities have been worldwide for years. For example, they performed 55 times in 14 countries in the last 18 months. (including 20 times in USA). I recommend "KARATE (live Download UK 2016)".
The other 2 beefed it the night before, for lack of a better term and got a little banged up. So they did this because this was Su solo with the vocals. She was only 16 here. She turns 27 tomorrow.
I watched right until the end and because I watched until the end your next song should be Road of Resistance (Live in Japan 2015). In a few of your reactions you mention liking when the singer engages the audience. In this one Su does it at least twice. The first one is (to me) just pure epic showmanship, the other one shows professionalism in getting the audience back on track.
This reaction is a day old so no one will probably read this, also I'm not going to read 200 comments to see if anyone has already pointed this out, but I'll say what I have to say anyway. Although this video forces the viewer to focus on the fact that the musicianship of the band is no joke, it also ignores the full scope of what BABYMETAL is. I definitely think this is not the best choice as an introduction to them, but at the same time I'm not sure what a "best" choice would be. I guess you simply have to watch multiple videos before you really "get" what it is all about.
It wasn't the loss of the Mikio that caused the big change, it was losing one of the original singers at the end of 2017 (she missed the entire 2018 world tour and left the band due to health reasons in Nov 2018). There is a sub unit known as Black Babymetal where the two backup singers performed with out the lead singer, Su-Metal. Those songs and their original intro song are no longer performed live and in the latest album they basically just focused on Su and relegated Moa to just dance.
That was a great reaction, Rondo at Budokan is one of the best performances I've seen ever, 7 minutes of crazyness. About the danger of being in the platform, I'll add something. Black Night at Budokan was the second of a set of two concerts, the first was Red Night just the night before. And during Headbanger at Red Night one of the other girls, Yui, had fallen from the stage (2,5m-3m) in the mid of the song due to the stage not having security measures. So, next day Su had to do this performance, up there, no security. And she pulled it fearless, with 16 years she was then. Su-metal was trained since she was a children as an actress, not a singer, for that reason she puts a lot of effort on interpreting the songs when performing them. And she makes the songs have a character with her performances. In Rondo, you can clearly feel the vulnerability of her up there, as the song is about a girl trying to flee from an unknown creature in a nightmarish dreamscape.
I watched all the way to the end, and because I watched all the way to the end, the next Babymetal you should do is... Headbanger (Live Legend 1997 Show) - This is the song that hooked me earlier this year. I watched this live performance and the music video on repeat. It has all 3 girls, and is a very early show (Dec 2013). It's a birthday concert for Su-metal (lead singer).
Thanks for the reaction! You should definitely check out more Babymetal! I recommend "Headbanger" (Live Legends 1997) and "Catch Me If You Can" (Live Black Night Legend Doomsday), please. :) You will like them, I'm sure
Another great Kami band intro is on Catch Me If You Can. Amazing intro and the song is beyond awesome, baddass, and cute all in one. Plus all 3 girls are in it too. And yes I watched to the end too ;)
For old school metal, this song is perfect. Other song that may also be interesting may include HEADBANGER, STARLIGHT, or DISTORTION. Newer metal fans (metalcore / nu-metal) will connect well to numbers like KINGSLAYER, BxMxC, or ONEDARI DAISAKUSEN. For something somewhat sounded similar to Band Maid, try SYNCOPATION. The Kami Band has instrumental intros in the following songs when performed live: YAVA, AWADAMA FEVER, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, and KAGEROU. They also have an instrumental song of their own titled HILL OF WISTERIA.
I dont know what type of security normatives are in Japan, but the only time i see the girls using safety cables, where in "The One " song , that litteraly are floating around people in a metalic piramid around the fans. XD
I watched all the way to the end. Because I watched all the way to the end, I have some sense of what you'd enjoy watching next. It has already been suggested, but seriously, Headbanger at the Legend of 1997 show is recommended as the next one from them. Su's solo songs, like Rondo of Nightmare, are a chance for Moa and Yui to take a break. They need it. They really do. You'll see why.
You weren't lying, you do talk ALOT! that being said, now that you've started down the babymetal fox hole, I hope you continue. You won't be disappointed and their music will change your soul...and I don't feel that's an overstatement. I'm 49, been playing and listening to metal all my life, and after I discovered babymetal I don't listen to anything else.
I watched right until the end and because I watched until the end your next song should be Headbanger live at Legend 1997 show. It will give you the full Babymetal experience. Megitsune and Karate are great ones as well. Especially the MV's. Anyway, loved the reaction and analysis. I don't usually sub a channel after just one video but, you got it. GJ and Kitsune Up! 🤘🦊🤘
I made it to the end of this video, and because I did you should do Death Legend 1997. This song is normally their live show intro song. It has all three girls introducing themselves. This version though is on Su-Metals 16th birthday and was done as the closer. I recommend looking up the translation for the intro first then watching it.
Speaking of Ozzy: he was there. Not at this performance but the night before. It was a two night show. This was the second night. WARNING: Road of Resistance live in Japan is the most blocked Babymetal reaction. I would recommend anything else but if you do it you'll probably have to cover up the video. If you like Dragonforce it's a good one to do. It was cowritten by Dragonforce and they play guitar in the studio version. I personally can't stand Dragonforce so it's not one of my favorite Babymetal songs. Oh they can perform with a backing recording and it's awesome too. Watch 'Catch Me If you can' live at Metrock 2013. The music is recorded and it's still awesome.
lol, well I watched all the way to the end. Since you specifically mentioned Dragonforce the next song you should check out needs to be Road of Resistance. The DF guys actually played all the guitar tracks on the album version of the song (so yeah a little relationship there lol), but in my opinion the live version with the Kami band is better than the album version. Have fun falling down this fox hole!
Try Arkadia proshot live The KAMI BAND or band of the gods represent the spirit of great Japanese musicians who died through the intervention of Fox God They returned to life to accompany the girls chosen Su as goddess and Yui and Moa as the metal fairies sent by Fox God to Earth to make a new type of metal reborn. Sumetal - lead vocals and dance Moametal - backing vocal and dance Yuimetal - backing vocal and dance KAMI BAND Aoyama Hideki - Drums Boh - Bass Takayoshi Ohmura - Gold or Pink Guitar Leda Cygnus - Black, White or BLUE Guitar Mikio Fujioka (rip) - Black or Orange guitar
I watched till the end. Glad to see you fix your auto focus lol. You should check out the trilogy of light. Starlight, Shine, and Arkadia. This is newer Babymetal. Enjoy the ride. I discovered Babymetal back in March. Have listened to them everyday since. One band with a million different sounds and styles. I cannot imagine any that puts in as much effort into their craft as Babymetal does. Nice Reaction!
The tempos, vocal styles, mood, etc all change throughout these - check them out! Devon Townsend - Kingdom Cradle of Filth - Nymphetamine Slipknot - The Nameless Lamb of God - Overlord Mushroomhead - We Are the Truth
Oh now that you are impressed by the Kamiband, you should check them out on their own. One is "Gathering of Metal Warriors" with the guitarist Mikio before he died.... later this song is renamed to "Hills of Wisteria" and played in a tribute concert. Watch the first for the technical skills.... Watch the latter for the feels...
This was one of her solos since the other two girls were taking a break. You think this is high, you should see Tokoyo Dome. There were security rails, but they were way higher.
Oh yeah about the platform, the other 2 younger girls actually jumping while all 3 of them are on top of the platform, in the other song in that budokan concert
are these guys zombie,.?? hmm,..kind of. depends to how you see it. but, we know them as Kami Band. Kami means "Gods" in Japanese. In BM's lore, the Kami band are gods of Metal sent by ;The Fox God" to help BM unite all the peoples of the world as ONE. they dressed in white robes and corpse paint similiar to traditional Japanese burial. and "Mischief of Metal Gods Intro" is a ritual performed by the god of guitar, bass & drum to summoned the Metal Queen Su-Metal. because in this song her human soul has been trapped in the recurring nightmare with no way to escaped. the Kami Band in this show are : - Leda Cygnus (1st guitar solo) in the past usually play with 6 string, but now he's using 7 or 8 string. - Takayoshi Ohmura (2nd guitar solo) he's using 7 string guitar named "Golden Moon". but, last year during the extra show "BM Metal Galaxy World Tour in Japan", both him & Leda was using 9 string guitar (ESP E-II MF-9 BabyMetal). - B.O.H (6 string bass). - Hideki Aoyama (drum). his little brother (Yuki Aoyama) and father (Jun Aoyama) also a drummers. but, sadly both passed away. his father is consider as one's of the best drummer coming from Japan.
Her name is Su. Her buddies are Moa and Yui. They are backstage rehydrating and resting. They will come out out and do a duet while Su takes a break. They go at 110% for about an hour and a half. You'll see on your trip down the FoxHole. See you on the Road to Japan.
If you're strict about genres, Babymetal is an experimental metal group. They combine metal riffs + jpop vocals + select sounds. For example they go prog metal (tales of the destinies) to metallica homage (babymetal death) to pirate metal (oh majinai) to flamenco (night night burn) to ska (yava!). For this song, they go the haunting sound as the title song implies (rondo of nightmare). If you want the quintessential babymetal sound, it is Babymetal - Megitsune! Good luck exploring the group.
Suzuka Nakamoto improves with every year of performance. As an adult now, she's one of the best vocalists I've ever heard.... and I'm a Floor Jansen fanatic.
I have no doubt Su has the potential to be on Floor's level someday. Her voice is still developing even in her early 20s. In fact, it could be said that if she were to train to perform operatic vocals she would indeed hold her own with Floor. Those Bollywood style micro-tonals she did in Shanti Shanti Shanti were no small feat to learn.
@@Scioneer yes I've been watching her career with great interest. I have a feeling she's gonna be one of those "once in a lifetime" talents
@@Grizzlox You started very "Sidiously" there.
Babymetal's sound did not change with the death of Mikio Fujioka, as they were already planning on changing their sound and theme before his tragic death.
Yeah, that all happened as they were reaching adulthood, so they had to plot a new course no matter what.
Excellent first reaction and welcome to the BABYMETAL Galaxy - and of course I watched to the end, if you are going to take the time to try and find stuff out and then include intelligent comments about what you're hearing I'm going to watch and listen all the way through ... besides which its BABYMETAL and you can't make a video too long to watch all of it if it is about them.
Having watched all the way to the end my request is for 'Megitsune' - it is the one song that comes closest to showing everything they are about (and even then it only shows a small proportion of all the things BABYMETAL are capable of - and all the things they do), but well done your patrons for suggesting this performance for your first exposure and reaction.
Some of the details you read up on before listening weren't entirely correct, but it was close enough for now. I'm sure we can expand on that and provide better and more accurate details as you go along.
For the first two years from late 2010 BABYMETAL really did perform with all the instrumentals pre-recorded on a backing track - the Kami Band made their first appearance in October 2012 and for the next year and a bit they only played the encores in a few shows plus supporting the girls in a couple of festival appearances and they did a short series of shows in May 2013. They only became the full time support band at these two shows at the Budokan in March 2014 - and the same core members have been with them ever since.
The Kami Band only play live shows. We only know of one of them (Leda Cygnus with the blue guitar here) being involved in any of the studio recordings and he also wrote the guitar arrangements for their song 'No Rain, No Rainbow' (another Su-metal solo, but that one is a power ballad).
Funny you should mention Ozzy Osbourne talking about playing the Budokan - he was there to see this show. The Budokan is a martial arts arena built for the 1964 Olympics (which explains why it is in the round) and is now also a very prestigious venue for concerts (think along the same sort of reputation and a place people aspire to play as Madison Square Garden). BABYMETAL are the youngest average age female band ever to headline there - Su was 16 and a couple of months old, Yui and Moa were both 14.
You should see how high she gets in the Tokyo Dome show. Also, they all get up there in The One.
It still amazes me how she could sing and perform 4 stories high alone. That's just insane
At least at Tokyo Dome there's railings and in The One they're definitely strapped in.
This is part of Su-Metal solo when Yui and Moa take a rest. You'll understand why they're called "BABYMETAL" when you see two other girls. You can check "BABYMETAL - Road Of Resistance live in japan" for all member on stage, or you can check "BABYMETAL - Onedari Daisakusen live Budokan Black Night" for Yui and Moa duo part (called BLACKBABYMETAL) . Enjoy 🤘.
Good reaction btw .
BabyMetal started when the girls were at about the age of your youngest daghter. This vid is done at about the age of your middle daughter. They are now at the age of your oldest daughter. They were made to uplift girls.
Yeah I think they uplift all of us and that Kami Band WOW
In most songs they have two girls doing backing vocals and choreography with Su-metal. One of the girls has since left, leaving just Su-metal and Moametal. This song just features Su-metal with the band.
OldSkuleNerd: "I'm worried she's on a raised platform with no safety cable. I'm concerned she has a spotlight in her face, so she won't know where the edge is, Plus being on a raised platform plays with your mind, like on a balance beam in gymnastics. Also she is doing choreography, so I hope she stays in her lane."
Su-metal: "Thank you for your concern, but, dude I got crucified on an actual cross, on stage 4 times. So, I'm good with a raised panel."
OldSkuleNerd: "WTF????"
Need to see " Headbanger " live at
Legend of 1997 show,
Outstanding and Outrageous!!!
3 original girls
BabyMetal at their very Best!!!!!!
THIS!
Note for OldSkuleNerd cause he said Babymetal has a song called "1997" (though he said 1977) The CONCERT was called "Legend of 1997" which was the year Su-metal was born they don't actually have a song titled 1997
Your patreons were spot the fuck on with this one being your first reaction to them. Good shit
Fun reaction! Your facts in the beginning are not entirely correct, for example you said the sound of Babymetal changed after Mikio Fujioka (Rest in Peace) died but that's not really true because the KamiBand doesn't do any of the songwriting or studio recording. Fans love the Kamis, they are absolutely incredible musicians but I have to disagree with you saying it wouldn't have worked without a real band because Babymetal started out with a backing track and fake band. This was a Su-Metal solo song that's why you don't see the other two. I agree that singing and dancing on the platform is pretty impressive. What if I told you that there is a song at this very show where all three girls are on that thing (platform is slightly lower though). I think your next Babymetal song should be "Road of Resistance live in Japan". The video might get blocked though, try putting your logo over the video to avoid the copyright block, it worked for other reactors. Have fun!🦊🤘
up 🤘🤘🤘
Sorry for the late reaction, but I have to take the side that Babymetal wouldn't have "worked" without the band. Sure they started out with just a backing track and fake band members, but without the real band, I highly doubt they would have been accepted into the worldwide metal scene as they have been now. Just Imagine Sonisphere 2014 with a backing track and fake band... I'm pretty sure that things would have gone very different.
Wow, you really did your Homework! I‘ve literally watched hundreds of Babymetal reactions, but you told me stuff that I didn't know, even before you watched just one second of them. I've watched the Video all to the end and that‘s why your next reaction should be to Road of resistance - live in Japan (official). There you will see all three girls and the kind of choreography, they are famous for. Together with great instruments and an audience that goes crazy!
Wow, thanks! YEAH MY NEXT ONE IS Karate Live at Download..... and probably Road of Resistance.... STAY TUNED LOL
@@OldSkuleNerd Karate is actually one of the few songs where the fans tend to recommend the music video rather than any of the live performances available on UA-cam. Also, although BabyMetal is absolutely amazing live, the festival gigs are nothing at all compared to their concert tours. So one could argue that you're about to see BabyMetal at their most mediocre. But at least you will get a glimpse of Mikio! He's to the left of BOH, the bald bass player. Not that this particular song gives him very much to do though :-)
Their performance of Karate at the Download festival is rock solid. It also shows that they have significant popularity outside of Japan.
@@OldSkuleNerd Make sure on these reaction videos you blur or put some kinda of overlay over the video and maybe re-compress and scrub the audio, because the copyright monster is out and about for Just about Everything Babymetal. Just a heads up.
Watched till the end,next video should be Road of Resistance live in Japan...awesome reaction buddy.
I watched right until the end and because I watched until the end your next song should be road of resistance live in Japan
Yes! But he needs to know that he needs to put a watermark/image/logo over the performance video to appease the copyright gods.
Blurring the official vid will be okay too. We all remember every frame of Road of Resistance official 😁
The singer that you just witnessed is Suzuka Nakamoto aka Su Metal. She has been a professional performer since she was 8. So, yeah, this is just another Tuesday for her. She was only 16 at this concert. Now she's going up to 23 this December.
Su Metal was named as Rock Goddess back in 2018 by metal fans around the world. The pigtail girls are the other two girls, Moa Metal and Yui Metal. They and the Kami Band were all originally built around this young lady here. Babymetal was solely created for her.
Babymetal is different than our usual metal band. They are their own subgenre which is Kawaii Metal. Cute Metal in English. They might sound J- poppish in a few songs but the instrumentals and the Kami Band provided the metal legitimacy. Despite being named Babymetal, they have one of the hardest riffs in mainstream metal.
Rondo Of Nightmare is a solo song for Su Metal. Babymetal usually have three separate acts. All three of them together as Babymetal, Moa and Yui as duo called Black Babymetal and Su Metal solo.
The next Babymetal song you should react is
BABYMETAL - MEGITSUNE (MV)
It is the perfect introduction song for Babymetal from their genre, sound, lore, culture. Everything you need to know about Babymetal in general is all there.
I think we made her our goddess in 2015
Since you've said there is no syncopation in the drummer's performance guess you should do the song Syncopation :). Or even better - Tales of The Destinies - the drummer's nightmare. And yes, I watched to the end :P. Loved all the analysis. Subscribed rigth away of course. However I'm afraid you are going to have a lot of copyright troubles doing Babymetal reactions.
Yeah, please do tales of destinies.
Copyright block safe.
tip: when talking to reactors: talking about copy right blocks, not strikes. A copyright strike is something completely different which Amuse has almost never done (when you get to many copyright strikes your UA-cam channel is taken down !). So you might scare reactors if you mention: copyright strike
@@autohmae thanks for pointing that out.
The only reactor I've ever seen be concerned with Su's safety in this video. I watched all the way to the end, watch Megitsune if you want to see all three girls.
Though I am not a reactor, Babymetal has done multiple things that I think were not particularly safe. But, then I do not do well with heights.
I never thought about it until you mentioned it in this video, but the first time I saw BABYMETAL in NYC, they played this song and she definitely danced around the stage more than she did on that platform. So you're probably right. They musta told her not to move so she didn't fall off of it.
The Kami bad typically wears traditional Japanese funeral robes and face paint (as they are here), which is why they look like the girl in the Grudge or the Ring. They are a rotating group of session musicians, not really a jam band. More like a Supergroup, because the members all have their own projects and bands as well. PS: they are also all world-class musicians.
Great reaction and review! I wouldn't say the death of Mikio changed the dynamic of Babymetal. I'm sure it had a huge impact but the loss of one of the 3 girls had a much bigger impact. She left for health reasons. The largest impact on their sound however is the simple fact that the girls grew up and wanted a more mature presentation. You will know what I mean especially if you watch Doki Doki Morning, their first song, vs Arkadia which is from 2019.
For my suggested next song, Road of resistance would be my choice. It was partially written by Dragon Force so the band goes pretty crazy and the girls show off how they can wrap a crowd of 22K around their little fingers. Oh yeah, I did watch to the end but forgot to say I watched to the end. :)
This was a song that Su Metal sang solo.
The other comments will tell you more in depth of how Babymetal works.
The next BabyMetal song you do is going to blow your mind.
It makes me wonder shy would anyone disliked your reaction. Yours is one of the best and most informational so far I've watched. Thank you for the reaction. I've subbed.
Translated lyrics:
The waning moon has lit up
the insanity rampant in the shade.
The laughter resounds around.
It bares its fangs and its eyes gleam.
I can't escape from it.
It flickers slowly
appearing and disappearing in my mind.
A nightmare rondo is being repeated.
The awakening light
is gone far away out of my sight.
I can do nothing but run
through the darkness.
In the woods, in the fountain,
I hide myself holding my breath,
but it's still coming closer to me.
A stagnant voice. An endless night.
Ah...
If I can no longer get out of here,
won't you show me your figure?
It flickers slowly
appearing and disappearing in my mind.
A nightmare rondo is being repeated.
The awakening light
is gone far away out of my sight.
I can do nothing but fall
into the darkness.
“Breathing is awkward”
Thanks for the first good laugh of my day!
🤘🔥🦊🔥🤘
Even Rob Halford ( Judas Priest ) performed with Baby Metal.
Speaking of Rob halford he does a good song with in this moment called black wedding
No way!!!! Gonna find that!!!!
@@OldSkuleNerd It's a pretty cool performance.
Red Hot Chili Peppers also performed with Baby Metal dressed as the Kami band.
Rob Halford do painkillers and breaking the law with them in the APMS
Su-Metal is legit one of the most impressive vocalists in the world now. She was 16-17 years old here, she sounds even better now. I have heard their entire discography and I still get amazed by some of the things Su-Metal does.
Man, if all your vids are like this one, please wake up early to make them (from time to time) because it's been entertaining, funny and I really haven't focused on a lot of things you mentioned until you did. Subbed. Greetings fom Spain.
Oh! And it's never too late for metal; I wake up every morning with either Animals As Leaders or The Dillinger Escape Plan (my girlfriend hates me for that, BTW).
Actually, Ozzy and his wife were at one of the two days that Babymetal performed at Budokan. His wife is a fan of Babymetal and Babymetal also performed at OzzFest Japan in 2015.
I made it to the end because I love your reactions. Don't care if they are 40min long. LOVE THEM! NEXT BABYMETAL. ROAD OF RESISTANS and you will get all 3 of them. With ponytails, dolldresses and 10/10 choreography. Audience interaction DeLux. 40-50yr old men following commands from 16yr old girls...haha! Also, the band slaaaayys!!
There's a big overlap in Nightwish fans and Babymetal fans
Yeah... I'm one of them, though I'm only a casual fan when it comes to Nightwish...
Nice reaction and analysis....enjoy the ride.
LOL If I may, when you talked about the Bass player, I do believe the frais you wanted was "He is in your face saying I am the Bass player your Momma warned you about :P " LOL
I watched all the way to the end, and because I watched all the way to the end, I'm going to suggest you react to Headbanger Live Legend 1997 version. It's one of their best crowd interaction performances and gives you a good idea of what the other two girls are there for.
I don't know why people are suggesting Gimme Chocolate, since the official video performance is to a backing track (something you said you explicitly said you hated). The Kami band is not even in that one. Please avoid it for now.
this is going to be epic, i feel it!
If you think it's crazy she's up there without a safety line, wait until you see all three girls up there at once while also dancing.
You've only scratched the surface of what BABYMETAL has to offer. Every song is different. Can't wait to see you react to more!
An interesting start to Babymetal. Su 17 is singing solo about a never ending nightmare, the other 2 girls have a break. Most start with Gimme Chocolate which has the wtf written all over it. Karate and Megitsune are excellent MV. You mentioned Babymetal Death which was performed at the beginning of their shows and a finale at Legend 1997 which was when the lead singer Su was born, the other two girls are Yui and Moa who are scream and dance, crowd interaction is a major factor at their concerts. Babymetal is best watched live though Amuse will be tough on copyrights. They started 10 yrs ago and just celebrated their 10th year this November, with 3 albums, over 50 songs, have appeared with Metallica, RHCP, Guns and Roses, Korn, Slipknot and others. Won multiple awards for their live performances and voted 10th out of the top 50 metal bands. The musicians are called the Kami Band (gods of music) and are some of the best Japan has to offer. Every song is different and different music genres from Viking metal, Nu metal, Death metal, some classical and Rap! The musicians are Takayoshi Ohmura guitar, Mikio Fujoka guitar, BOH bass and Leda Cygnus guitar sometimes and Aoyana Hideki drums, other musicians have appeared when world tours which I think have been 4, Europe the US and Asia.
you have no idea how skilled and talented these musicians are. thank you for this cool reaction. subbed instantly. looking forward to your next babymetal reactions. lets see what people recommend. personally, i`d like to see you reacting to road of resistance - live in japan. you will enjoy that live performance. cheers
If you think her on that platform without a cable is crazy, watch Uki Uki Midnight from that same performance, all three girls dancing and jumping on that same platform.
They are all fearless.
I watched all the way to the end and because I watched all the way to the end the next babymetal song you should do is YAVA w/ Kami Band Solo. Its more of an unconventional path but you'll get to the big ones soon enough, plus another Kami intro is never a bad thing. And it has all 3 girls in it.
YAVA might be too confusing since he'd have to react to a compilation video. Zimmer Official has a good compilation, but those are sometimes blocked in Japan.
Road of Resistance is a must!
Pls react to their song Headbanger live...
I liked your reaction. And your comments about her being up there with no safety equipment reflects my concerns. i have seen a couple times that this organization has taken iberties with these girls safety. That said, she is indeed a professional for being able to do a performance like that under those conditions. There are a lot of over the top comments about her being our queen or a goddess, but damn, she is an exceptional human being.
Mikio, the guitarist who passed away, is not in this video. The Kami band has revolving members.
"How high are they going to stick this girl in the air without a safety cable?"
Wait until you see "The One." You're really gonna crap yourself.
Babymetal is an experience you'll get around metal and musical industries. They has to be seen especially live 😊🔥
They also has cool MV too: Megitsune, KARATE, iine!, etc.
"Kami" means god in Japanese, and these guys are like gods of music and are Japan's best musicians. They are wearing burial gowns and corpse face paint because in the BABYMETAL lore/storyline, the "Fox God" raises the musicians from the dead and calls upon them to play the music for the girls for each concert. The 3 girls have been chosen by the "Fox God" to unite the world through metal.
About the safety chord. They had a bit of a mishap the first Budokan hight where Yui actually fell off stage, 2-ish meters. She was back dancing full choreography the song after. they are three 100% pro's. The 2nd night they put up fence around some parts of the stage...
Wow! I haven't even started the reaction, but damn Google has so many things wrong. Either that or you misunderstood some of it 😅. Firstly, Babymetal is technically just the 3 girls: Su-metal (Suzuka Nakamoto), Yuimetal (Yui Mizuno) and Moametal (Moa Kikuchi). They're actually 2 now cause Yui left 2 years ago for undisclosed health reasons (Edit: Rondo of Nightmare is a SU-METAL SOLO). Kami Band play for them live, but don't write the music. The exception is in a few songs where the Kami Band guitarist Leda Cygnus (used blue guitar in this vid) did the guitar arrangement. Mikio Fujioka died in 2018 from an accident while stargazing. He fell from an observation deck, not a bridge. The album they released in 2019 was very different, but that has no ties to Mikio's death. It's more so because the group was experimenting a lot with music from different cultures and whatnot.
I also kinda disagree with the patreon member you talked to. I think appreciating the band is automatic if you're a metalhead or can appreciate metal. It's harder to appreciate what the girls do since it's so foreign to you. It's easy to assume that the girls were just placed in front of a top-tier band without thinking about how hard the girls have to work to be able to sing and dance in every song live, sometimes for over 90 minutes. That assumption would also be wrong because, as I said, the girls came first and the band was placed behind them. Anyway, let me go back to the reaction. I assume the other comments have already spoken about the song so I'll leave it there 🙂👍
Oh yeah, and you should check out the official video for 'Megitsune' next. It's about as good a representation of Babymetal as you can get, and a lot of fans consider it their favourite song. It's heavy, cute, has a traditional Japanese touch to it...you can't go wrong with Megitsune.
(I watched all the way to the end. Because I watched all the way til the end, check out Megitsune)
Great! & welcome! & thanks from Japan 有難う💛。BABYMETAL's activities have been worldwide for years. For example, they performed 55 times in 14 countries in the last 18 months. (including 20 times in USA). I recommend "KARATE (live Download UK 2016)".
The other 2 beefed it the night before, for lack of a better term and got a little banged up. So they did this because this was Su solo with the vocals. She was only 16 here. She turns 27 tomorrow.
One of my fave! Great reaction man...!
Edit: Babymetal Death is another great piece from them that I recommend
I watched right until the end and because I watched until the end your next song should be Road of Resistance (Live in Japan 2015).
In a few of your reactions you mention liking when the singer engages the audience. In this one Su does it at least twice. The first one is (to me) just pure epic showmanship, the other one shows professionalism in getting the audience back on track.
This reaction is a day old so no one will probably read this, also I'm not going to read 200 comments to see if anyone has already pointed this out, but I'll say what I have to say anyway.
Although this video forces the viewer to focus on the fact that the musicianship of the band is no joke, it also ignores the full scope of what BABYMETAL is. I definitely think this is not the best choice as an introduction to them, but at the same time I'm not sure what a "best" choice would be.
I guess you simply have to watch multiple videos before you really "get" what it is all about.
It wasn't the loss of the Mikio that caused the big change, it was losing one of the original singers at the end of 2017 (she missed the entire 2018 world tour and left the band due to health reasons in Nov 2018). There is a sub unit known as Black Babymetal where the two backup singers performed with out the lead singer, Su-Metal. Those songs and their original intro song are no longer performed live and in the latest album they basically just focused on Su and relegated Moa to just dance.
That was a great reaction, Rondo at Budokan is one of the best performances I've seen ever, 7 minutes of crazyness.
About the danger of being in the platform, I'll add something. Black Night at Budokan was the second of a set of two concerts, the first was Red Night just the night before. And during Headbanger at Red Night one of the other girls, Yui, had fallen from the stage (2,5m-3m) in the mid of the song due to the stage not having security measures. So, next day Su had to do this performance, up there, no security. And she pulled it fearless, with 16 years she was then.
Su-metal was trained since she was a children as an actress, not a singer, for that reason she puts a lot of effort on interpreting the songs when performing them. And she makes the songs have a character with her performances. In Rondo, you can clearly feel the vulnerability of her up there, as the song is about a girl trying to flee from an unknown creature in a nightmarish dreamscape.
absolutely amazing and wonderful song thanks for this reaction 🥺🥺🇯🇵🇯🇵💜💜🖤🖤
I watched all the way to the end, and because I watched all the way to the end, the next Babymetal you should do is...
Headbanger (Live Legend 1997 Show) - This is the song that hooked me earlier this year. I watched this live performance and the music video on repeat. It has all 3 girls, and is a very early show (Dec 2013). It's a birthday concert for Su-metal (lead singer).
Awadama fever with Kami band intro is one you might like
Thanks for the reaction! You should definitely check out more Babymetal! I recommend "Headbanger" (Live Legends 1997) and "Catch Me If You Can" (Live Black Night Legend Doomsday), please. :) You will like them, I'm sure
Too early for metal...??? You crack me up! 😂😂😂😎👍👍👍
14:08 how he stopped the video...that smile from the bassist. lol
From BabyMetal I would recommend Megitsune, Headbanger (Live), Karate, Akatsuki, also I would recommend Lovebites - Holy War (Live) you'll love them
Yuimetal fell off one of the cat walks the night before.
Always watch til the end😊 Knew you would like it. My suggestion would be “Megitsune” next. Do the music video👍
Wait for their performance where all 3 are on the raised platform and dancing :D . The girls are just awesome.
Another great Kami band intro is on Catch Me If You Can. Amazing intro and the song is beyond awesome, baddass, and cute all in one. Plus all 3 girls are in it too. And yes I watched to the end too ;)
"I know how y'all are", what me? I would never... :)
If i remember correctly this performance was back in 2014 she was only 16 at the time
For old school metal, this song is perfect. Other song that may also be interesting may include HEADBANGER, STARLIGHT, or DISTORTION.
Newer metal fans (metalcore / nu-metal) will connect well to numbers like KINGSLAYER, BxMxC, or ONEDARI DAISAKUSEN.
For something somewhat sounded similar to Band Maid, try SYNCOPATION.
The Kami Band has instrumental intros in the following songs when performed live: YAVA, AWADAMA FEVER, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, and KAGEROU. They also have an instrumental song of their own titled HILL OF WISTERIA.
🤘😷👍
OK......MORE BABYMETAL
Only 49 more songs to go 😁
Nice reaction. I like the analysis from a musicians perspective.
For musicianship definitely listen ot Tales of Destinies. Also you're the first person to ever mention her basically floating during that break!
This is Japan, dude, what are these safety cables you speak of? ROFL
Suzuka Nakamoto was 16 yo at that time
I dont know what type of security normatives are in Japan, but the only time i see the girls using safety cables, where in "The One " song , that litteraly are floating around people in a metalic piramid around the fans. XD
I watched all the way to the end. Because I watched all the way to the end, I have some sense of what you'd enjoy watching next. It has already been suggested, but seriously, Headbanger at the Legend of 1997 show is recommended as the next one from them. Su's solo songs, like Rondo of Nightmare, are a chance for Moa and Yui to take a break. They need it. They really do. You'll see why.
You weren't lying, you do talk ALOT! that being said, now that you've started down the babymetal fox hole, I hope you continue. You won't be disappointed and their music will change your soul...and I don't feel that's an overstatement. I'm 49, been playing and listening to metal all my life, and after I discovered babymetal I don't listen to anything else.
Well, the Kami Band are dressed as Japanese ghosts, so it makes sense that they resemble the character from the Ring.
Thanks for sharing!!
I watched right until the end and because I watched until the end your next song should be Headbanger live at Legend 1997 show. It will give you the full Babymetal experience. Megitsune and Karate are great ones as well. Especially the MV's.
Anyway, loved the reaction and analysis. I don't usually sub a channel after just one video but, you got it. GJ and Kitsune Up! 🤘🦊🤘
She's about 20 in that video, she was something like 14 when they started out.
You need to see the intro of Rondo of nightmare with Mikio sensei.... A incredible and beautiful solo...
I made it to the end of this video, and because I did you should do Death Legend 1997. This song is normally their live show intro song. It has all three girls introducing themselves. This version though is on Su-Metals 16th birthday and was done as the closer. I recommend looking up the translation for the intro first then watching it.
Speaking of Ozzy: he was there. Not at this performance but the night before. It was a two night show. This was the second night. WARNING: Road of Resistance live in Japan is the most blocked Babymetal reaction. I would recommend anything else but if you do it you'll probably have to cover up the video. If you like Dragonforce it's a good one to do. It was cowritten by Dragonforce and they play guitar in the studio version. I personally can't stand Dragonforce so it's not one of my favorite Babymetal songs.
Oh they can perform with a backing recording and it's awesome too. Watch 'Catch Me If you can' live at Metrock 2013. The music is recorded and it's still awesome.
lol, well I watched all the way to the end. Since you specifically mentioned Dragonforce the next song you should check out needs to be Road of Resistance. The DF guys actually played all the guitar tracks on the album version of the song (so yeah a little relationship there lol), but in my opinion the live version with the Kami band is better than the album version. Have fun falling down this fox hole!
Try Arkadia proshot live
The KAMI BAND or band of the gods represent the spirit of great Japanese musicians who died through the intervention of Fox God They returned to life to accompany the girls chosen Su as goddess and Yui and Moa as the metal fairies sent by Fox God to Earth to make a new type of metal reborn.
Sumetal - lead vocals and dance
Moametal - backing vocal and dance
Yuimetal - backing vocal and dance
KAMI BAND
Aoyama Hideki - Drums
Boh - Bass
Takayoshi Ohmura - Gold or Pink Guitar
Leda Cygnus - Black, White or BLUE Guitar
Mikio Fujioka (rip) - Black or Orange guitar
At 27:39 She's a girl named Su. I wouldn't try fighting your urge to do more Babymetal. But if you feel foolish, go with 'Karate'!
I watched till the end. Any Babymetal song is fine with me. I love it all. Been a fan for over 5 years.
Never too early
This will be awesome
I watched till the end. Glad to see you fix your auto focus lol. You should check out the trilogy of light. Starlight, Shine, and Arkadia. This is newer Babymetal. Enjoy the ride. I discovered Babymetal back in March. Have listened to them everyday since. One band with a million different sounds and styles. I cannot imagine any that puts in as much effort into their craft as Babymetal does. Nice Reaction!
The tempos, vocal styles, mood, etc all change throughout these - check them out!
Devon Townsend - Kingdom
Cradle of Filth - Nymphetamine
Slipknot - The Nameless
Lamb of God - Overlord
Mushroomhead - We Are the Truth
Kami Band Members here are:
Leda: Guitar (Blue)
Boh: Bass
Takayoshi: Guitar (Gold)
Hideki: Drums
Oh now that you are impressed by the Kamiband, you should check them out on their own. One is "Gathering of Metal Warriors" with the guitarist Mikio before he died.... later this song is renamed to "Hills of Wisteria" and played in a tribute concert. Watch the first for the technical skills.... Watch the latter for the feels...
This was one of her solos since the other two girls were taking a break. You think this is high, you should see Tokoyo Dome. There were security rails, but they were way higher.
Oh yeah about the platform, the other 2 younger girls actually jumping while all 3 of them are on top of the platform, in the other song in that budokan concert
Really like your breakdowns! Love to see more Babymetal reactions!
are these guys zombie,.?? hmm,..kind of. depends to how you see it. but, we know them as Kami Band. Kami means "Gods" in Japanese. In BM's lore, the Kami band are gods of Metal sent by ;The Fox God" to help BM unite all the peoples of the world as ONE. they dressed in white robes and corpse paint similiar to traditional Japanese burial.
and "Mischief of Metal Gods Intro" is a ritual performed by the god of guitar, bass & drum to summoned the Metal Queen Su-Metal. because in this song her human soul has been trapped in the recurring nightmare with no way to escaped.
the Kami Band in this show are :
- Leda Cygnus (1st guitar solo)
in the past usually play with 6 string, but now he's using 7 or 8 string.
- Takayoshi Ohmura (2nd guitar solo)
he's using 7 string guitar named "Golden Moon". but, last year during the extra show "BM Metal Galaxy World Tour in Japan", both him & Leda was using 9 string guitar (ESP E-II MF-9 BabyMetal).
- B.O.H (6 string bass).
- Hideki Aoyama (drum). his little brother (Yuki Aoyama) and father (Jun Aoyama) also a drummers. but, sadly both passed away. his father is consider as one's of the best drummer coming from Japan.