Bat Country’s music video is an homage to Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, the movie starring Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro. All you see in the music video are the effects drugs have on you. Laters gators!
A little backstory on this song (to the best of my knowledge( Avenged Sevenfold was kind of in a rut after their second album came out. Sure it made money, but it wasn't exactly the commercial success the amount of money they sunk into it said it should make. Guitarist Brian "Synyster Gates" Haner had been sitting in a hotel room and was watching whatever was on TV. The movie "Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas" came on, and he wrote this song while watching it. He drew plenty of comparisons to that movie, but more specifically the idea of the music industry just being legalized gambling. They released Bat Country as the first single off of their third album "City Of Evil" and like no one cared. Until a friend of the band invited them onto a radio show to play the song live. The song EXPLODED after that. This is one of the songs that changed the music in the early 2000s.
I wouldn’t say they were in a rut after their 2nd album considering that had just signed with a major music label. When City of Evil dropped it underperformed in terms of first week sales though. It was actually the band Good Charlotte that invited them to play on MTV Live after they released Bat Country as a single and that’s when it blew up. It also helped that they won an MTV video award for that song not long after
Actually, Burn It Down was their first single that was released for City of Evil (which was received poorly)... Bat Country was the second single which blew up when it started making the countdown on TRL
Waking the fallen was a complete unadultarated success for them in every way, they had wanted to make an album like city before waking the fallen even came out
Just for the record, the music video is the radio edit, the album version of this song is about a minute longer and worth checking out on your own time, or check out a live version for a video
Charis this is the first big hit that Avenged was put on the map so to speak. I became a huge fan as result. They still amaze me with the musicianship and vocal talents of M-Sharows. Suggestions Sheppard of fire maybe a live version all of them are great but the drummer is just insane!
If you haven’t listened to it yet, you really should listen to “Beast and the Harlot.” Also, it’s worth pointing out that the songs are generally condensed for the music videos, disappointingly EDIT in response to 9:37 - snake girls are best girls
"He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of being a man" means to transform yourself into something that is further from the basic human emotions, sadness, anger, happy, and loss, it's to distant yourself and put yourself in your own lane doing your own things thus naming you a beast because you decide to not conform to the ideals of society
My son is 21 now, when he was about 3 we were sitting at a restaurant and he asked if we could here Disturbed when we got back to the car. The waitress said, “ he knows who Disturbed is?” So I responded, of course he does, I’m a good mother? I think she was a bit appalled
Buried alive is one of my favorites, it starts off slow and has 2 different choruses this is what the band memebers of avenged sevenfold had to say about the song: ruclips.net/video/9_EGf5yHKDQ/видео.html
4:30 it literally has everything to do w the theme of the music tho lmao. its literally about drugging the hell out of yourself and having short term pleasure to "get rid of the pain of being a man"... plus it's in Las Vegas
Avenged Sevenfold songs to reaxt to: Seize The Day, So Far Away, A Little Piece of Heaven, Chapter Four, Unholy Confessions. Make sure official videos for ones that are available.
The quote at the beginning was by 16th century poet / playwrite / and moralist, Dr. Samual Johnson. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls him "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history". Later used by Hunter S. Thomson in “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” It references the human tendency to drown out pain in debauchery and substance abuse. Hence the use in a song dedicated to Hunter S. Thomson’s book.
One of my favorite bands. Got me into metal. You need to check out the songs Buried Alive, Requiem, Crossroads, Scream, Second Heartbeat & The Art of Subconscious Illusion (off their first album and M.Shadows wife performs in the song as well)
I remember in the early 2000, I had a rot and didn't have work so I was playing Lineage 2 and going to college at he time. That game required a lot of grinding to level up and I was playing this song on loop while doing it. Its in my top 5 solos with november rain from Gun's n Roses.
Lizard girls. It's a remake of the scene in Fear and Loathing when everyone in the casino turns to lizards while he is trippin. RIP Rev & Hunter S. Thompson
woohoo youre back! Ok great reaction first off, second i love this band, and finally is the roasting channel somewhere in your main channel, someone send the link i need to know if this woman roasted me!
I got introduced to A7X from the game Need for speed most wanted when I was around 12-13. My favorite of their songs are A little piece of heaven, it's just too good.
The song is based on the film Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, starring Johnny Depp. Basically a journey to Vegas through the desert, high on acid and other trippy drugs. It's actually a decent film.
Also this I think the video is supposed to be an acid trip, hence the tongues and tails, etc .This song is really what put them on the radar and they won over I think Jay-Z and Beyoncé.
You should react to the songs Shepherd of Fire, Almost Easy, Beast and the Harlot, and Chapter Four. The reason I said you should react to Shepherd of Fire is because that song was used for the opening cutscene on the Call of Duty Zombies map Origins.
Hi, Charis. I have a recommendation song for you to reacted from A7X, the title is " Strength of The World ", that song is underrated masterpiece and full of meaning of life.
![IT'S A HEAD BANGER!! | Avenged Sevenfold - Bat Country [Official Music Video] | REACTION](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/ClVdOULJkro/mqdefault.jpg)
Enter your Dragon lady VS Octopus Lady debate here.
Dragon Lady hands down cuz she’s 🔥 (pun intended) 😂
Though probably riskier I'd have to say dragon. What can I say it's the fiery temper, same reason I've always liked redheads
Is a bat lady 🤣
I was mostly confused by the Duck Lady ;)
A7x live rock am ring please
Bat Country’s music video is an homage to Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, the movie starring Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro. All you see in the music video are the effects drugs have on you. Laters gators!
Was just about to say this
Respect
The first time I watched that movie I was high on LSD. I had to watch that movie three times before I realized what was going on
Fear and Loathing is my fav movie of all time. GREAT movie if baked. Or not.
@@Ekklo _ hell yeah
A little backstory on this song (to the best of my knowledge(
Avenged Sevenfold was kind of in a rut after their second album came out. Sure it made money, but it wasn't exactly the commercial success the amount of money they sunk into it said it should make.
Guitarist Brian "Synyster Gates" Haner had been sitting in a hotel room and was watching whatever was on TV. The movie "Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas" came on, and he wrote this song while watching it. He drew plenty of comparisons to that movie, but more specifically the idea of the music industry just being legalized gambling.
They released Bat Country as the first single off of their third album "City Of Evil" and like no one cared. Until a friend of the band invited them onto a radio show to play the song live. The song EXPLODED after that. This is one of the songs that changed the music in the early 2000s.
I wouldn’t say they were in a rut after their 2nd album considering that had just signed with a major music label. When City of Evil dropped it underperformed in terms of first week sales though. It was actually the band Good Charlotte that invited them to play on MTV Live after they released Bat Country as a single and that’s when it blew up. It also helped that they won an MTV video award for that song not long after
I think it was actually M. Shadows that start writing it.
Actually, Burn It Down was their first single that was released for City of Evil (which was received poorly)... Bat Country was the second single which blew up when it started making the countdown on TRL
@@bythesea207 I learned something today
Waking the fallen was a complete unadultarated success for them in every way, they had wanted to make an album like city before waking the fallen even came out
Love that you’re doing an Avenged month! I hope you do “Unholy Confessions”!
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Finally someone with class
@@CharisSellick 😳
The song that put avenged sevenfold on the map.
Just for the record, the music video is the radio edit, the album version of this song is about a minute longer and worth checking out on your own time, or check out a live version for a video
“We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold.”
― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Lol I like how she called the bats “birds”
Charis this is the first big hit that Avenged was put on the map so to speak. I became a huge fan as result. They still amaze me with the musicianship and vocal talents of M-Sharows. Suggestions Sheppard of fire maybe a live version all of them are great but the drummer is just insane!
Because your fav from Avenged Sevenfold is "A little piece of heaven" I recommend to you react it live from the LBC
If you haven’t listened to it yet, you really should listen to “Beast and the Harlot.” Also, it’s worth pointing out that the songs are generally condensed for the music videos, disappointingly
EDIT in response to 9:37 - snake girls are best girls
Waiting for that "My Curse" Killswitch Engage reaction. The Howard saga shall not die!
"He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of being a man" means to transform yourself into something that is further from the basic human emotions, sadness, anger, happy, and loss, it's to distant yourself and put yourself in your own lane doing your own things thus naming you a beast because you decide to not conform to the ideals of society
You should do more live in the lbc!!
Just wait...
"Scantily clad" I absolutely love your vocabulary!!! Lol. No one talks like that anymore! I f*cking love it!!!! 😆
Avenged sevenfold unholy confessions music video
I love every song of theirs so pick any song and its fire!
when my oldest son (23 now) was in kindergarten he would ask to hear this song when I picked him up from school
I love that
My son is 21 now, when he was about 3 we were sitting at a restaurant and he asked if we could here Disturbed when we got back to the car. The waitress said, “ he knows who Disturbed is?” So I responded, of course he does, I’m a good mother? I think she was a bit appalled
Buried alive is one of my favorites, it starts off slow and has 2 different choruses this is what the band memebers of avenged sevenfold had to say about the song: ruclips.net/video/9_EGf5yHKDQ/видео.html
Buried alive,The stage next!
Anybody that says Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas gets it
4:30 it literally has everything to do w the theme of the music tho lmao. its literally about drugging the hell out of yourself and having short term pleasure to "get rid of the pain of being a man"... plus it's in Las Vegas
unholy confessions, critical acclaim, beast and the harlot
I was 6 years old watching this video back when RUclips came out
Impure thoughts at 6:40. LMFAO. Loving these reactions BTW.
You should react to Fiction. It was the drummer’s (The Rev) last song he wrote right before he passed away.
Bat country is somewhere around barstow on the edge of the desert
Love your videos.❤️🤟🏻🤟🏻
Carry on, great song
Avenged sevenfold - Betrayed 🙏🙏😁
Lmao subbed. "The girls arent rly bat country"ish
Previous scene having bats flying: they need to figure out those birds man. 🤣🤣
the song is based on fear and loathing in last vegas
Avenged Sevenfold songs to reaxt to: Seize The Day, So Far Away, A Little Piece of Heaven, Chapter Four, Unholy Confessions. Make sure official videos for ones that are available.
You should watch the making of “Avenged Sevenfold” like the self titled album. You’d get a kick out of this
Watching you for first time , I gotta say I like your positive vibes ✨️ 😌 🙌
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Best album from them next to waking the fallen. Love all those jams to death!
"Can you help me as im starting to burn?"
No.
Fiction is the song jimmy wrote before he died
I need some golf shoes for this muck _ cheers
When the drugs kick in
The quote at the beginning was by 16th century poet / playwrite / and moralist, Dr. Samual Johnson. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls him "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history".
Later used by Hunter S. Thomson in “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”
It references the human tendency to drown out pain in debauchery and substance abuse. Hence the use in a song dedicated to Hunter S. Thomson’s book.
One of my favorite bands. Got me into metal. You need to check out the songs Buried Alive, Requiem, Crossroads, Scream, Second Heartbeat & The Art of Subconscious Illusion (off their first album and M.Shadows wife performs in the song as well)
The best part of the song gets cut out bc of the video, it’s the end section
This music video is basically telling the story of going on an LSD/meth trip with your boys through the town
Should react to Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas next if you want to understand that quote!
Wicked end. Great song
Wow today you look very shining and sweet happy..the most important point you have reacted again very very well👍👍🤩
You should do The Stage amazing song and video
Might wanna revisit this one as the music video is the radio edit.
It’s a lyric from their song “ beast and the harlot”
VARG 14TH
Avenged Sevenfold - Exist
I think you should react to "Save me" of them i love this song 👌
Next Bromptom Cocktail..
Its a direct quote but also psychologically its pretty simple. If you dehumanize yourself its a lot easier to deal with unhealthy situations.
The quote at the beginning is from Samuel Johnson, though it is probably better known from being quoted in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
I can’t believe it been over a year since I subscribed! I’m so glad that I did subscribe!
Same here, since like 2021 due to the SION reactions.
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So Far Away would be a nice reaction
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Cool reaction Charis. Cool name very unique you're cute i love how unfiltered you are 😂☺
I remember in the early 2000, I had a rot and didn't have work so I was playing Lineage 2 and going to college at he time. That game required a lot of grinding to level up and I was playing this song on loop while doing it. Its in my top 5 solos with november rain from Gun's n Roses.
Lizard girls. It's a remake of the scene in Fear and Loathing when everyone in the casino turns to lizards while he is trippin. RIP Rev & Hunter S. Thompson
You should react to Warmness on the soul, it's really different from their other stuff
woohoo youre back! Ok great reaction first off, second i love this band, and finally is the roasting channel somewhere in your main channel, someone send the link i need to know if this woman roasted me!
ruclips.net/video/HqhmG2UJAzE/видео.html
^ the video however the channel is on discord link in my bio!
@@CharisSellick ok thank you!
I got introduced to A7X from the game Need for speed most wanted when I was around 12-13. My favorite of their songs are A little piece of heaven, it's just too good.
@8:24 when M Shadows hits Zacky with a beer bottle is forever gonna be hilarious :D
I can’t believe I’ve never noticed that before! Lol
This song in 04 gave me my favorite band since
Next: afterlife, fiction
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas!!!!
Next - so far away
Av7x , stone temple pilots , Megadeath all from Huntington Beach CA.
Next jason becker altitude
If im not mistaken some of the lyrics are about Heroine, correct me if im wrong
Love this song and listen to hail to the king
She did that one already.
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Watch the Making of Afterlife! Really cool video!!!
What’s good Bay County!! Hillsborough county in the house!!
Love❤ from mizoram🤗 🤩
You have to listen Live version on LBC there's a lot of nice song
M.I.A. and I Won't See You Tonight Part 1 highly recommended!
The song is based on the film Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, starring Johnny Depp. Basically a journey to Vegas through the desert, high on acid and other trippy drugs. It's actually a decent film.
more Avenged sevenfold Please ')
PLEASE REACT TO SO FAR AWAY BY AVENGED SEVENFOLD
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Watch A7X Afterlife live in lbc
Check out their songs Afterlife and So Far Away
They're not snake girls, they're succubi.
You need to do a deep dive on bad omens and their discography
You must see in a LBC concert
Avenged Sevenfold month❤️
Beast and the Harlot ha an interesting music video as well and it's from the same album as Bat Country
My two absolute favorite song from A7X is Set Me Free and Until The End. I honestly think you should give them a listen.
Beast & The Harlot
A Little Piece of Heaven
Both are very worthy of reactions
Already have little piece of Heaven check out the playlist ❤️
Imagine being this female reactor and speaking unironically on the womwn on thw bed not knowing the Fear an Loathing book or movie. Lol
Need to do MIA, great song
Also this I think the video is supposed to be an acid trip, hence the tongues and tails, etc .This song is really what put them on the radar and they won over I think Jay-Z and Beyoncé.
Its about an acid trip, hence the crazy video and weird visuals.
Should definitely do so far away it’s a tribute to their drummer jimmy the rev beautiful song also dear god
You should react to the songs Shepherd of Fire, Almost Easy, Beast and the Harlot, and Chapter Four. The reason I said you should react to Shepherd of Fire is because that song was used for the opening cutscene on the Call of Duty Zombies map Origins.
Please PLEASE react to Sieze the Day
Hi, Charis.
I have a recommendation song for you to reacted from A7X, the title is " Strength of The World ", that song is underrated masterpiece and full of meaning of life.
Fiction and save me both off of the nightmare album
Avenged sevenfold live buried alive song
Reaction plz
you HAVE to listen to Save Me, it's their best song IMO
Are you the Raze VA from Valorant? 😂