100% Blind Reaction: Slaughter To Prevail - Baba Yaga | NOT ready for this video.
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- Опубліковано 4 тра 2024
- Welp, finally got around to a Slaughter To Prevail track.
I don't know what I expected, but somehow this was still exactly it ...musically. The video though!?!? This video comes preloaded in every Dacia car with a week's worth of vodka in the trunk. This video packs its own bullets. This video invented the Hardbass genre. This video can survive in arctic temperatures. This video wore 3 stripes before Adidas was even founded.
This is one of the few times where the video leaves such an impact that it makes it difficult to take the music at face value. I had a hard time getting around that, obviously. But hey! Can't like 'em all and shouldn't if I want to remain honest. Fake reactions and crowd-pleasing are not something I'm trying to chase. Probably not going to go over well, but, oh well.
As always, thanks for watching along and let me know what else I should be keeping an ear out for.
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Band: Slaughter To Prevail
Song: Baba Yaga
Label: Sumerian Records
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Some references, that can be found there. Baba Yaga - in slavic folklore its witch, that lives in deep forest, and in some stories acts as helper to hero of story, and sometimes works as "horror" antagonist, like she's stealing children and cook em in big pot. In famous John Wick series John's nickname is Baba Yaga, altough she's clearly mythologycally woman, no male counterpart. So i can think that they either played on topic of either Alex acting as Baba Yaga, like some of russian lyrical parts saying, or he acted as killer of witch, because you can see, that body parts - head look like kinda womans head. So, he killed and they with boys eaten Baba Yaga, presumably. Also, interior in start of video is clearly interior of traditional russian/slavic home from mid-ages to even nowadays in countryside parts of Russia. One of boys also cooked some body parts in pot in start. So, thats mythological references. English lyrics and some parts of russian one are in style of "Im so tough, cool, dont cross way before me", etc. So i assume, thats probably reference to John Wick, like all that lasers pointed at Alex, tank, rocket launcher, bulletproof west. Also, scene in the end, where they play russian roulette - they all wearing russian gopnik, or 90-2000's russian mafia style clothing, thats why tracksuits with gold chains, leather jackets, etc. It is canonical look of russian gangster from mid nineties to up to 2010. Also, whole scene, i think, is reference to somewhat "cultish" russian dark comedy, called Жмурки, or Jmurki in stransliteration. I dont know, how to translate that word in context, because there can be serious wordplay. That is very obscure, gory and dark comedy about some unfortunate russian bandits and their doings. Also, i think, that song is somewhat collection of all russian related stereotypes, like bear, russian house, baba yaga (folklore witch), tank, rocket launcher, AK rifle, winter, bandits, vodka, russian roulette. But its not just like stereotypes, but whole design of video is not just make fun of em, but to make em look cool and stylish, so group definetely embracing that "folklore". Sorry for bad english and long post
Yo, this is great! Thanks for the explanation. You shared a ton of information that would be completely missing for non-Russian viewers. It makes the video seem 100% less random and I wish I knew this up front 😂
@@andrew_ Ah, you are welcome :) Gonna copy my comment to another reactors, kinda hard to rewrite that thing multiple times :D I hope that will not offend you. Also, btw, anthropologists, who study russian folklore also associates Baba Yaga with... How to say that. Like gatekeeper between real world and world of the dead, like clear origins of that character are somewhat unclear
Alex has put on a shirt with "Made in Russia" - if you do that - there is no wonder you put those well known clisches in your vid. But each time those stereotypes appear they play with that. "Babushka" is a well known russian mem. Baba (Yaga) is a short version of babushka. Bear is a russian symbol, but... have you ever saw that a bear in that bloody context previously? Or singer of a band literally fighting the bear? No. That why they put this. Have you ever seen russian roulet played with 4 shots - 4 deaths? No. have you ever seen a guy with a golden mask sitting on a tank? No. Each time they pull that "old" clische - they add something completely new to it. And that why this vid is hillarious and captivating. Have you noticed that that the severed female head is very similar to Tati from Jinjer? No. But thats another easter egg in the vid. Is it any form of insult? No. I am sure jinjer were smiling and laughing at this. Because it doesnt contain any hate - all the symbols used in this vid are not to tell "we hate you" its much more about "we are alive and we have energy to transfer to all of you". And all those "dead parts" are opposite to what this track brings to the table - sparkle of life, youth and testosteron. Alex eats Baba Yaga. Alex dances with a bear. Alex taking over the tank... These are all acts of protection. Yaga, Bear, Tank - aresymbols of danger and Alex taking care of it. And as you are in your reaction - do not get the point - same as the World doesnt get the point. Thas why all nenbers of the band kill themselves at the end. Their work is done, the world is saved, but the world doesnt care. Why continue trying?
Все точно, развернуто и красиво расписали:)
I am a Slaughter To Prevail fan because they are not afraid to experiment and are always consistent with their music. They do not follow the stereotypical format that all deathcore follows
They are 100% doing whatever the hell they want. I respect that.
Alex just really loves to show how russian he is and does meme it a lot
Late to the party, but yes, it's a meme. Alex and the band are VERY self aware and make fun of their russian-ness quite a bit. It's a whole thing. He's actually a pretty funny dude.
I mean Alex is a total meme lord so your assumption is correct. I think you are missing the fact that they don’t take themselves too seriously and really prioritize energy and hitting you in the face with a wall of sound. You know, the fun stuff
It was super hard to tell if they're being serious or not being that this was the first time I watched anything from them. Would've made more sense coming from prior videos.
I love this song personally, I'm a huge Slipknot fan and love the inspiration they took. Also yeah it's for memes, deathcore is typically not a very serious genre despite the excellent musicianship. If you check out more of them, Agony (all English), Demolisher, and King are all great. If you want an example of satire Deathcore listen to anything by Infant Annihilator
I'm super into Beneath The Massacre, Thy Art Is Murder, Fit For An Autopsy, etc. but there's a showmanship element here that is totally different.
They want to be talked about and it definitely works -- but it comes with varying opinions..
Thanks for the contribution!
@@andrew_ Baba Yaga is very experimental compared to their normal sound. If you haven't already I highly recommend the Agony music video.
As far as the mask store and the general "memeyness" Alex Terrible has basically made himself a brand. He has Russian Hate Project (covers) and Slaughter To Prevail (original music) and he has centered both projects around himself. He even releases STP music videos on his personal channel. He has a large personal following and has built a fan base off of being a Russian stereotype that gets called Satan for his vocals.
You can check out his IG to kind of see his personality.
But yeah basically any song besides Baba Yaga is going to be much more like your typical deathcore (with a few twists sometimes mainly because of his vocal talent).
"Is this a meme?" Lmao
I like your honesty man!
You should check out the new TDWP stuff. Nightfall is incredible!
Can't like em all man! Good suggestion - it would be super fresh for me.
This is actually one of the best bands of all time, and it's between this song and a Brand Of Sacrifice's new album that'll be best song/album of the year
Haven't listened to BOS at all, I'll check it out.
@@andrew_ they're great man, I'd check out their song Animal or Demon King
@@maleniabladeofmiquella1481 I think the new Lorna Shore song got them bitched. Don't get me wrong, I love me some Slaughter, but Will Ramos brought hell on that new track and the instrumental is just..
BoS is definitely AOTY for me.
“I don’t know who this appeals too. I guess people who buy Costco size packs of monster”. Literally just picked up a Costco pack yesterday 😢
🤣
Actually Slaughter to Prevail is not supposed to be loved by each reactor and in terms of "I dont like this" this reaction - all you say is legit. But everything you hate about this video is sort of what I like in it. I am russian and i am absolutely ok with all the stereotype stamps in this vid - because each second of the track is bursting with energy and not dead, but live-energy. I guess you just dont (or cant?) open the inner-channel to feel that as your senses are pressed by all of this gore and madness on the screen. Well, no musician ever could please all of his listeners no matter how they try. In case of Alex and his band - I am sure that in this track not only they have done the best work they could at this moment, but gave a huuge impact on the further development of the genre (or maybe even several genres). And I feel kind of sad that you missed all of this.
Only thing missing is vodka... oh it's there lol
It's there at the end with Russian rulet
Come on,its about one minute of Stolychnaya here
His English isn’t the best, most of it is Russian. This song was a gimmick song, if you wonder why people are fans, listen to their actual albums. Their singles are mainly shock value. Suggestions: Agony, misery sermon, king.
Quite a lot of both languages in there, which is cool.
@@andrew_ yeah, most songs before this one are mainly Russian, but he knows a lot of his fans are English so he does his best to think of us.
I'll check those out! Might suit me better
@@dylanlapenna8513 his english is good from what i hear on his covers.
I can see where ur comin from. I will say my first listen was on a pandora station a song called "as the vultures circle" and I have been hooked ever since.
I was 27ish when I first heard it
крутая песня спасибо 🤘🤘
Нереальный уровень🙂🤟🤘
The whole album is actually pretty diverse and excellent though, I recommend the tracks "I Killed a Man", "Agony", and "Head on a Plate". All of them are easy to tell apart from each other.
73 People buy CostCo sized boxes of Monster Energy. Enjoyed this reaction its exactly what I was expecting Lol having similar opinion in the aesthetic.
that t-shirt my friend, SUBBED
Это по нашему! Водка, медведь и танк.
он по моему хочет нас нах послать )
Your certainly entitled to opinion and I respect that. To answer your question why people like STP are all the reasons why you don't to sum it up. Who is wearing masks like that? No one. Who is wrestling with bears, mixing nu metal, Deathcore and spoken word into one song? No one. Who literally makes fun of their own country, has a sense of humor about it and as you pointed out, are talented. Here is your answer. Originality. Appreciate it. I subbed to see what else you put out. I like your Lorna Shore reaction.
I'm a fan and if I could I would use this mask lol but yeah you caught the wrong music, try "demolisher" and u will see why we love Alex so much
Not sure why so many downvotes? You made some good points and gave your honest opinion about the band and the music - nothing wrong with that. I consider Slaughter to Prevail kinda my 'guilty pleasure' of some sort - I know I should not like them but this song and Demolisher just clicked somehow and I found them really enjoyable. Well for a few days at least - not too much replay value there, to be fair.
Bro cosco ain't got nothing on me when it comes to monsters lol
Bro your reaction is funny I bet you listen to music like Coldplay lol
In less than 3 seconds, you could see other videos I've reacted to -- none of which are British radio pop. But based on your incredible comment, that might be too complex of a task for you.
My identity isn't wrapped up in 24/7 deathcore so Internet strangers who don't give a shit about me think I'm tough 😂
He says (where is the tank) that the one who misbehaves going pizdets :D
That's hilarious 😂
React to chronic slaughter by these guys. You wont be dissapointed. Pure destruction.
In 6 days we will have 1984
Mask store/ Merchandise. Unfortunately musicians really don’t have much of a choice anymore but to sell their brand. Considering platforms like Spotify etc. don’t pay jack shit for an artists music. If we want to support the artists we enjoy so they can continue to make music, bands need a gimmick. Artwork, shirts, masks, and so on. STP didn’t wear masks earlier in their career. These masks are designed/made by the lead singer Alex Terrible.
Hardcore guy can't stop commenting on aesthetics.... seems about right
why?
because they can and have fun doing it ;)
Are you a musician ?
Weren't you in Super Troopers?
I can't believe I actually sat down and watched this reaction.. several minutes I'll never get back.. but.. at least I heard slaughter to prevail..
Memecore?
Chorus is not catchy - for me... but this "bridge" :)
Check out Agony.
Just did -- liked it more, actually. Listened to "Hell" after that and liked that the most. A bit of a Beneath The Massacre vibe.
@@andrew_ maybe you'd like Chronic Slaughter or Demolisher by them even more, please check the songs. Thanks!
“Mask Store”… that’s what people call advertising.
Also, if you want to understand the video, actually look up who Baba Yaga is
I'm an advertiser full-time, but I would never bake a banner ad into the first 10 seconds of a video like this. There are plenty of other avenues. That's just my personal take though!
I did look up the meaning of Baba Yaga and it still feels like a bit of a reach considering the rocket launcher, tank, etc... Struggling to link the folklore with this video; it may be trying too hard for a video that aims to include as many Russian cultural elements as possible purely for the sake of doing it.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@andrew_ good thing being an advertiser is not an exact science. They did it it the last video too. Also, on top of the folklore, they did add Slavic/Russian elements bc that’s what they like.
@@nope8180 it obviously works for them extremely well. Just takes away from the video's vibe imo.
is this a guy from the army of lovers?
Он с гей клуба
U lost u didnt understand IT xd
"Who does this appeal to?"
Is that a rhetorical question? *EVERYONE* obviously
Look around
Чтобы понять,просто русским нужно быть)
tl;dr "I don't understand the subculture behind this so I am gonna trash it". The monster energy stereotype is a A7x and 5fdp thing. This sounds nothing like Korn. You'll find that most fans of bands like this actually tend to be grown adults. Is it a bit edgy? Sure. However, it's time to grow up and accept that some people like things that are ridiculous and sometimes for the reason that it is ridiculous. The reason this band is so popular has little to do with image and more to do with their very complex sound and virtuosic musical talents. Metal bands are known for having weird and edgy images specifically because it gets people talking. They are almost always self aware. It's a long standing tradition that dates back to the birth metal during the Satanic Panic. The idea was "oh we worship the devil huh, sure let's go with that" and it has evolved since then. Powerwolf dresses up like undead priests. Amon Amarth gets up on stage pretending to be vikings. Alestorm is well... Alestorm. If you think this is immature and over over the top I am genuinely curious if you have even looked into the metal subculture before talking out your rear end. This band is TAME compared to much of what is out there. It's okay to not like something, putting out a reaction where you didn't like the song can even be refreshing. However, taking a fat dump on something you don't understand as well as the fanbase is even more childish than you claim the imagery in this video is. Let people enjoy things and get off your high horse.
It's really not this serious 💀
Hard-core guy is pretentious. Who would have guessed
Not liking it is one thing - every opinion should be respected. Dislike your reaction because there's a lot of disrespect coming with it, nose up in the sky like all metal 'elitists'.
The sad thing about it is that you obviously know nothing about the band or the video. Can't stand people that talk from high above knowing shit. Saying Demolisher was pretty much the same as Baba Yaga is something my mum, a german schlager listener, probably would say. Someone that actually listens to metal music does hear a quite significant difference at first listen.
Most of what I've learned is that their fanbase can't live with the idea that somebody thinks it's corny. Gaudy masks, testosterone overload visuals and alpha bro shit don't have to be everyone's cup of tea. There are plenty of other reaction channels (99%) where they will pretend to like everything or hide their actual opinion to pander to viewers.
@@andrew_ I'm not even a fan of them or any other deathcore band but nice try. As I said, nothing against disliking it but judge with respect and maybe start thinking without putting everything in categories. That's what I'm missing in your video and once again in this comment.
Besides of that, you maybe should do some research of what hardcore is all about, not just music-wise. Calling yourself "hardcore dad" while judging on aesthetics in music reactions is a meme that stands for itself.
Btw that's nice merch that you're wearing while condemning not just the band for it, but people who actually might like it.
@@Tobi_Schmobi I said their fanbase and didn't mention you once.
This isn't Spotify reactions, it's a music VIDEO - literally *visual* content. Bands choose how to represent themselves and their songs. In what world would aesthetics be irrelevant?
You're mad that I generalized who might gravitate towards gold masks and tough guy stuff, which is fine. I'm not entitled to you liking that, so it's an equitable trade.
I won't be wearing a blindfold or omitting reactions from future reaction videos though.
American ordinary clown, oligophrenic reaction)) tries to "funny" joke😅
Do you always cry this much? Brand new account so we can't tell yet 🤣