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  • Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
  • My reaction to the brand new HEAVY Crystal Lake track "Curse"
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  • @SharpToneRecords
    @SharpToneRecords 3 года назад +1431

    CRYSTAL LAKE

  • @NikNocturnal
    @NikNocturnal  3 года назад +528

    *I love this band...*

    • @coles19960
      @coles19960 3 года назад +1

      Dude same! So damn good

    • @ssjhawkeye
      @ssjhawkeye 3 года назад +3

      God damn I love this. Side note, PLEASE REACT TO MAYDAY FROM COLDRAIN FEAT. RYO KINOSHITA

    • @dylanfletcher9451
      @dylanfletcher9451 3 года назад +1

      Now react to their other single just released Mephisto it slaps so hardddddd!

    • @jacklandon9739
      @jacklandon9739 3 года назад +1

      NICK!!!!! Gotta do a reaction for the 2nd track they released in the middle of the night called MEPHISTO!!!!! It will Melt your Fucking Face off 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

    • @urisepon
      @urisepon 3 года назад +1

      me2

  • @ZinaStar9780
    @ZinaStar9780 3 года назад +409

    Nik's top 2 favorite bands:
    Spiritbox
    Crystal lake

    • @NikNocturnal
      @NikNocturnal  3 года назад +88

      Maybe...

    • @tbone0303
      @tbone0303 3 года назад +4

      But the question is...did nik buy any of the collab merch?

    • @patricklile2659
      @patricklile2659 3 года назад +5

      I think Crystal Lake and Slaughter to Prevail fight for that #2 spot in Nik's list.

    • @Jarlaxle_Baenre
      @Jarlaxle_Baenre 3 года назад +1

      @@patricklile2659 I would guess Slaughter to Prevail, he’s always impressed with, but overall catalogue would lean more towards Crystal Lake.

    • @Eyeyamgod
      @Eyeyamgod 3 года назад

      It's a great time for new modern heavy music

  • @Krojak
    @Krojak 3 года назад +544

    It's like we can predict which tracks you're gonna react to.

    • @deadheadliving
      @deadheadliving 3 года назад +14

      Only in metal real men can have common minds ..lol

    • @ghosturr
      @ghosturr 3 года назад +3

      Shit you listen to metal?! I've been watching your vids on FFXIV because I as well was a wow refugee. Mind you I started ffxiv about 1.5 years ago. I still enjoy seeing peoples first impressions haha

    • @xTahoe
      @xTahoe 3 года назад

      damn i just started following you for FF14 Kro & it's awesome to see you're over here too

    • @poiqwepoiqwezxcmnbz
      @poiqwepoiqwezxcmnbz 3 года назад

      I wanted to like this comment but it's illegal

    • @NikNocturnal
      @NikNocturnal  3 года назад +16

      D:

  • @Sikthy
    @Sikthy 3 года назад +223

    Ryo totally went Liu Kang on that final breakdown.. enter dragon transformation

    • @zachjackson390
      @zachjackson390 3 года назад +8

      Haha 😂 that or raiden

    • @Sikthy
      @Sikthy 3 года назад +2

      @@zachjackson390 Yeah rain down the thunder XD

  • @zackzaruba_
    @zackzaruba_ 3 года назад +257

    Crystal lake can make anything sound melodic

  • @Conundrums._
    @Conundrums._ 3 года назад +334

    I’m 90% sure The drummer from crystal lake (Gaku Taura) has calves made of Vibranium

    • @NikNocturnal
      @NikNocturnal  3 года назад +53

      He's INSANE

    • @gedesuannataeih9080
      @gedesuannataeih9080 3 года назад +5

      still dont get why CL still doesnt include him as official member. still as supporting member. he's a gem. CL may not lose him like ever.

    • @water-sucks
      @water-sucks 3 года назад +11

      @@gedesuannataeih9080 he’s official now, same with the bassist. They just announced it on Twitter

    • @joshforeman1648
      @joshforeman1648 3 года назад +6

      @Mooky shut up

    • @jarraaaaad5814
      @jarraaaaad5814 3 года назад +5

      Those calves definitely called the avengers to assemble

  • @nickvonwald
    @nickvonwald 3 года назад +290

    “Unfair to other Metalcore bands” live too. They are always the opener in the US, but they are so difficult to follow.

    • @EmptyPagesDream
      @EmptyPagesDream 3 года назад +30

      Right? Like I love ERRA and Currents, but after Crystal Lake got off the stage, I was a little bummed

    • @HEADASSLOOKINGAHHH
      @HEADASSLOOKINGAHHH 3 года назад +6

      @@EmptyPagesDream they bring the fucking energy, the other bands are so boring compared to these guys

    • @ninjasownpirates
      @ninjasownpirates 3 года назад +19

      @@EmptyPagesDream Same, but I saw them with Miss May I, Fit for a King, and August Burns Red. I'm so glad I'm not a "skip the opener and show up halfway through the show" kind of person. Would have missed out on the best part. Ryo's stage presence is on another level and actually keeps up with the energy of their music.

    • @NikNocturnal
      @NikNocturnal  3 года назад +34

      They're dope live!

    • @ryanmungwira5181
      @ryanmungwira5181 3 года назад +2

      @@EmptyPagesDream 110% to this. I’ve told everyone that when they were on that tour, they outshined both of them

  • @CHRISPARVISMAGNAGAMING
    @CHRISPARVISMAGNAGAMING 3 года назад +130

    I'm convinced Crystal Lake is the most well rounded band on the planet. You want melodic? Crystal Lake does it. You want dj0nt? Crystal Lake does it. You want 2 step? Crystal Lake does it. They just play whatever the fuck they want and it's always great.

  • @HEADASSLOOKINGAHHH
    @HEADASSLOOKINGAHHH 3 года назад +73

    They just can't make a bad song, this band is so talented ffs can't wait to see them in 2022

  • @Stratton1177
    @Stratton1177 3 года назад +111

    This band is just too damn good

  • @AshenVVolf
    @AshenVVolf 3 года назад +18

    I was literally watching your reaction to Disobey and thinking, "When we gonna see a Curse reaction?" And you delivered. Glad you appreciate this amazing band.

  • @Neo-kt6el
    @Neo-kt6el 3 года назад +17

    They always throw bangers. I'm going to see CrystalLake live in Osaka next week. Just can't wait

  • @irizaga
    @irizaga 3 года назад +28

    Ryo singing like an angel and the next second be like 'hey kid, wanna see hell?'

  • @matthewpoburyny5147
    @matthewpoburyny5147 3 года назад +9

    When I got to work with them a few years ago I was absolutely blown away by this band. Sweetest and kindest people and then on stage they completely ruined the crowd with how hard they hit.

  • @flyrab2683
    @flyrab2683 3 года назад +12

    It is just melodic stuff with the drums going krkrkrkrkrkkrrkkrkrkrkrkr and then out of nowhere a fcking epic breakdown

  • @kboanddbo
    @kboanddbo 3 года назад +17

    I go into every new Crystal Lake song expecting greatness, and I'm still somehow blown away by them

  • @gamingwithgeekwares4416
    @gamingwithgeekwares4416 3 года назад +1

    god the drum track in this song

  • @williamtindol8503
    @williamtindol8503 3 года назад +31

    I immediately text my wife when this dropped and she text me that her boss made her read it in a meeting like she was in School. Then he didn't know what it was and made her look it up. I wish I could have seen his face at the drop.

  • @tylerdaigneault4278
    @tylerdaigneault4278 3 года назад +2

    This band is SO GOOD live. I didn’t even know who they were and they opened a concert I was at and they were my favorite of the night. INSTANT fan

  • @Sluchayniy
    @Sluchayniy 3 года назад +77

    I think, Crystal lake should be considered the pioneers of a new subgenre - atmospheric metalcore. The feelings are just on another level.

    • @jakubgodlewski9104
      @jakubgodlewski9104 3 года назад +6

      Make Them Suffer kinda did that too in their discography, on Ether for example

    • @I3urton
      @I3urton 3 года назад +4

      Erra, especially Augment springs to mind

    • @sammccullough4650
      @sammccullough4650 3 года назад +5

      Atmosphericore

    • @Sluchayniy
      @Sluchayniy 3 года назад +1

      @@jakubgodlewski9104 haven’t really dove into their discography, but ether is definitely cool stuff, thanks 👍

    • @gbrl433
      @gbrl433 3 года назад

      2000s metalcore lol

  • @kevints11
    @kevints11 3 года назад +3

    Energy perfectly describes this band. I’ve seen them live and they just hype up the crowd so well. Incredible band

  • @DemonLordRaiden
    @DemonLordRaiden 3 года назад +1

    That chorus sounds like an anime opening in the BEST way possible. The melodies are top tier, the energy is off-the-charts, I can't fucking wait to see Crystal Lake live someday, I love them so fucking much.

  • @jamesm7770
    @jamesm7770 3 года назад +22

    Can't wait to watch the other reaction (the song comes out at midnight)

    • @clay2822
      @clay2822 3 года назад +2

      No way! What’s it called?

    • @lsuraeru8679
      @lsuraeru8679 3 года назад +3

      @@clay2822 Ryo posted the Spotify link to the curse single, and a song called mephisto was on it. The songs aren’t playable yet sadly

    • @jamesm7770
      @jamesm7770 3 года назад +4

      Just can say... It's a f*cking banger

  • @LT.BrianM
    @LT.BrianM 3 года назад

    Only thing better than this band is your reaction to them. You should be on tour with them as their hype man. This band deserves all the praises. They’re insane and this is coming from a guy watching Crystal Lake FROM Crystal Lake (Illinois). Keep up the awesome content my dude.

  • @ledrummah
    @ledrummah 3 года назад

    I had never heard of these guys until they opened on the ABR tour, within the first 45 seconds i got hooked. they’re seriously this good with this much energy live, i was blown away

  • @TifffanyTaylor
    @TifffanyTaylor 6 месяцев назад

    Dude has my favorite scream right now. It's so perfect. No gimmick, just energy & emotion

  • @mike_tkgchs
    @mike_tkgchs 2 года назад +1

    crystal fucking lake - when they come in with the fast tempo on drums, 3 5 7 on guitar and the melodic arpeggio on top, you know it's them . FUCK THEY'RE SO GOOD

  • @BayernFan84
    @BayernFan84 3 года назад +2

    this reminds me of the instrumentals from the band Our Hollow, Our Home🔥. melodic and breakdowns too. i wish they would do more songs like that

  • @Bak3dGamingYT
    @Bak3dGamingYT 3 года назад +1

    Ryo is in my top 3 of favorite frontmen in metal. He’s a monster and the drummer is an absolute legend. Crystal Lake never disappoints

  • @gtay6726
    @gtay6726 3 года назад

    They're the best lol. Man, I hope you were at the show in London, ON, when they were the opener for ABR and FFAK.

  • @sartajhanspal5604
    @sartajhanspal5604 3 года назад +4

    I wanted so much more of that outro breakdown man😭

    • @metalheadindian9174
      @metalheadindian9174 3 года назад

      Dissection-Thorns of crimson death.
      On of the best Black Metal bands and songs.

    • @sartajhanspal5604
      @sartajhanspal5604 3 года назад

      @@metalheadindian9174 nobody asked

  • @skytex9227
    @skytex9227 3 года назад +2

    I mean the band and the song are insane, but im always suprised how good the music videos are! So GOOD

  • @tylerconrad1322
    @tylerconrad1322 3 года назад +3

    Bro these DRUMS are NUCLEAR, this band never disappoints

  • @TheGreatestGoose
    @TheGreatestGoose 3 года назад +4

    I fucking LIVE for that reaction at 1:50. That transition was brutal.

  • @defconmain2219
    @defconmain2219 3 года назад +6

    Reminds me so much of lost in forever. Let’s fucking go!

  • @khatamiarata8879
    @khatamiarata8879 3 года назад +1

    this song reminds me of one of Crystal Lake's 2015 songs "Beloved"
    maybe occasionally try to re-listen to their old songs again 😄

  • @RodKnockRyan
    @RodKnockRyan 3 года назад

    watching this vid cheered me up a bunch, thanks for all you do nik

  • @alexchen5742
    @alexchen5742 3 года назад

    I still remember Crystal Lake coming to Sydney in 2020. And I got a photo with Ryo!! I want them back!!

  • @urak_4062
    @urak_4062 3 года назад +44

    Amazing track, please react to Mephisto, it’s the other track in the single. It’s just brutal !

    • @NikNocturnal
      @NikNocturnal  3 года назад +22

      Will do

    • @omarcomin2261
      @omarcomin2261 3 года назад +2

      The breakdown goes low but fast. It's beautiful.

    • @ryandurka4288
      @ryandurka4288 3 года назад +1

      @@NikNocturnal please do it now. Please

  • @XxMetalMoMxX
    @XxMetalMoMxX 3 года назад

    I am a huge Crystal Lake fan. As much as I'm here for Crystal Lake I'm here for the epic Nik Nocturnal reaction! 🖤🤘

  • @josefgordon7712
    @josefgordon7712 2 года назад +1

    Undeniable, undeniable, these guys are rock gods.

  • @MetalRock92
    @MetalRock92 3 года назад +1

    Goosebumps all the way.
    They are at the top of the game.

  • @L319HV
    @L319HV 3 года назад

    I saw them twice last year before lockdown here in Australia. Saw them with Polaris and then with wage war the night after that. Such a good time such a good band.

  • @jimjunior5724
    @jimjunior5724 3 года назад +3

    Have you heard the other song Mephisto?!!!!!!! SODAMN HARD!!! I LOVE THIS BAND!!!!

  • @ryancurfman
    @ryancurfman 3 года назад

    This is such a good mix of things… ugh I love this song

  • @WhoseHigh
    @WhoseHigh 3 года назад

    Chills from every song they make. i need to see them live my god.

  • @Besterlax
    @Besterlax 3 года назад

    Nik I have to say thank you. You always give me new banger bands to check out! Thanks a lot mate! Keep the good work going

  • @Sykokinetic
    @Sykokinetic 3 года назад

    I’m not typically one to pay much attention to drums, but holy FUCK the drummer is absolutely insane. Crystal Lake is one of the best in the game right now. Excellent song.

  • @fruitystrebles9053
    @fruitystrebles9053 3 года назад +2

    There’s another new song btw on the single, it’s called Mephisto!

  • @stacia114
    @stacia114 3 года назад +2

    This may be one of my favourite songs ever made.

  • @brandontong16
    @brandontong16 3 года назад +1

    I have yet to be disappointed by any of your videos, and honestly doubt I ever will. 🤘

  • @Djentyy
    @Djentyy 3 года назад +1

    The two singles are different, but both are soo good. Curse more on the melodic and hxc side, while Mephisto is just a huge slap to the face, heavy and chaotic. Man I love this band!

  • @AcousticSerenity
    @AcousticSerenity 2 года назад

    Ty Nik for introducing me to this group.

  • @darkslayer366
    @darkslayer366 3 года назад

    Crystal Lake are fucking beasts all around. That drummer is a machine holy fuck.

  • @akariscarback2867
    @akariscarback2867 3 года назад

    Thanks to you I found this band and it is my fav band ever now👀

  • @metaportal_
    @metaportal_ 3 года назад +2

    Man, these guys and like every band on Sharptone’s roster is so fucking good.

  • @DrLukeHart
    @DrLukeHart 3 года назад

    Absolutely the same as you Nik. Listened to this straight after Apollo and got huge vibes. But it’s still fantastic in its own right.

  • @bayumoyel
    @bayumoyel 3 года назад +1

    like august burn red and the architect combine

  • @darksentinel6142
    @darksentinel6142 3 года назад +1

    They dropped another song with this one, mephisto. Absolute banger

  • @joshkuhnmusic
    @joshkuhnmusic 3 года назад +11

    Ah man I love CL so much

  • @KHA0TIC_NINJA
    @KHA0TIC_NINJA 3 года назад +1

    Nik Nocturnal aka the GOAT of reaction channels dropping videos like wildfire good stuff mate btw crystal lake dominates

  • @farhanamri714
    @farhanamri714 3 года назад +1

    Their new guitarist is TJ from her name in blood band

  • @nimhard
    @nimhard 3 года назад

    I love how it sounds like other stuff Crystal Lake have done before but this time the chorus melody sounds really Japanese as well.

  • @randomselect645
    @randomselect645 3 года назад +1

    Vocal is a pure beast

  • @jakeszmyt3883
    @jakeszmyt3883 3 года назад

    i always come to nik immediately after watching the new music video

  • @ruslancrupovnitkii8803
    @ruslancrupovnitkii8803 3 года назад

    I've been waiting for this song all their career)

  • @ryanegeler6059
    @ryanegeler6059 3 года назад

    As soon as I saw the drummer just pummeling the shit out of those drums, I instantly thought of Animal from the Muppets xD

  • @erikcull
    @erikcull 3 года назад

    I think this is their best new single since Lost in Forever (which hooked me on Crystal Lake - i was a fan before but that song sold me 100%)

  • @kotat9972
    @kotat9972 3 года назад

    THEY DONT MISS! Fuck that ending was so beautiful. Ryo was fucking possessed bro

  • @よしお-m9d
    @よしお-m9d 3 года назад

    The curse tour in Japan was the best.
    I want people outside of Japan to actually feel the wonderfulness.

  • @xbutmunch4382
    @xbutmunch4382 3 года назад

    Heavy as I lay dying vibes. Such a banger

  • @daanishafzal5171
    @daanishafzal5171 3 года назад

    These guys are perfection

  • @709mash
    @709mash 3 года назад

    This my first time hearing this band. HOLY SHIT! I'M IN!

  • @viniciussartori5082
    @viniciussartori5082 3 года назад

    “Slay it Ryo… Bring it home”
    Little did he know

  • @TheWikkdOne
    @TheWikkdOne 3 года назад

    Random zoom in with captions. Wow such content.

  • @natebeal18
    @natebeal18 3 года назад

    Crystal Lake is def one of my fav bands.

  • @berrybub9874
    @berrybub9874 3 года назад +1

    Such a good song!

  • @Eyeyamgod
    @Eyeyamgod 3 года назад

    It's impossible not to love this band

  • @DannySlept
    @DannySlept 3 года назад +1

    I can't stop watch your reaction 😝 I love it

  • @savinakelly
    @savinakelly 3 года назад

    This up -and-coming bands are INSANE!!!!!!!

  • @chaosreborn5988
    @chaosreborn5988 3 года назад +20

    Not gonna lie, with a title like “Cursed,” I was ready to get totally smashed in the face 😂
    Love the song though, CL can do no wrong

    • @titgarcon2
      @titgarcon2 3 года назад +1

      The other song mephisto hits harder

    • @chaosreborn5988
      @chaosreborn5988 3 года назад

      @@titgarcon2 you are right. I just listened to it 😂🤘🏻

  • @valhalla490
    @valhalla490 3 года назад +1

    Termina is my fav band 🔥

  • @TenaciousJoe24
    @TenaciousJoe24 3 года назад

    Loving the Apollo vibes and that chorus! Even during the chorus drumming is going hard! Always amazes me how foreign vocalists can sing/scream just as good or better than American vocalists 😆

  • @MelodySC2
    @MelodySC2 3 года назад

    This song is so Crystal Lake and I can't get enough of it.

  • @Trent2002W
    @Trent2002W 3 года назад +1

    Damn 2 reactions at the Same time

  • @amyad0rable
    @amyad0rable 3 года назад

    the drums in mephisto are so beautiful

  • @kasumi5772
    @kasumi5772 3 года назад

    the b-side on this single, Mephisto, is a very heavy banger. you need to react to that one

  • @no_halo24
    @no_halo24 3 года назад +3

    Asked a kid the other day "What's your Favourite metal song?" And his reply was "So far away By Avenged Sevenfold" 😭😭

  • @AstronSheiny
    @AstronSheiny 3 года назад +11

    The Life of a Russian kids:
    -You we’re so innocent and then it’s just БЛЯ

    • @urisepon
      @urisepon 3 года назад

      наш slavic man просто проснулся

    • @randerins
      @randerins 3 года назад

      what

  • @dandi-setiawan622
    @dandi-setiawan622 3 года назад

    Bangers!!!! 😳😳😍😍😍

  • @nuts4414
    @nuts4414 3 года назад +1

    its hard to be critical when the band is just so damn good

  • @ChrisFewNFarBetween
    @ChrisFewNFarBetween 3 года назад

    Ryo's face at 3:09. You know he's about to drop a planet on your head. He knows too. F*ck me this track.

  • @noviansyahridlo3700
    @noviansyahridlo3700 3 года назад

    Yes!! ❤️

  • @deathneverrests
    @deathneverrests 3 года назад

    gawddamn goosebumps on this one!

  • @max77777
    @max77777 2 года назад

    This guitar tone is vicious.

  • @CjDrums
    @CjDrums 3 года назад +1

    “The drummer… hacking” accurate

  • @domiissartier2774
    @domiissartier2774 3 года назад

    Superb as usual

  • @Embersword281
    @Embersword281 3 года назад

    this. band. cannot. fail.

  • @atharvaburande
    @atharvaburande 3 года назад +1

    The ending 🔥🔥🔥😳