The craziest thing about this reaction, everytime the drummer could be seen in the background, you looked away from the video. He is in the back on the right hand side, as you are looking at the video.
Great reaction. You can find the videos in the links below For LIVE I suggest that you use the videos on the Babymetal Reactor Resource ruclips.net/video/q40VmTHSh4c/видео.html There's more information in the description of that video There's also this channel with great-quality videos www.youtube.com/@Hymnodic/videos
A great song to start your Babymetal journey.👊🏽⚡️ This song is the anthem of Babymetal. The song that usually is played at the end of their shows.👊🏽⚡️🦊🤘🏾(Side note)Black Sabbath are considered the original heavy metal band. They considered their music as hard rock. (Tomato tomaaato)😏
"If they have a lore..." oh gawd, it goes deep if you really want to dig into it, it is called a foxhole for a reason. Welcome to Babymetal, personally seen them 5 times, 2 times in Japan, been a fan since 2016. 🤘🦊 Babymetal is the three girls, nothing else, so if you want to only see the band, drumming etc, then Babymetal most likely will disappoint you, seen it so many times, Babymetal is the girls front and center. Especially now days.
Since Legend MM.i would say it's changed and when you go to the shows as you do you or festival apprences you can see the Band . Lot of bands i have seen. I could only see some female butt on her boyfriends shoulders 🤣🤘🏼🦊
I think you shall look at some older stuff, when the girls were not more than kids. There are some videos where they show the Kami band. Then you will see the drummer and even hear a drum solo. The song Yava is one of my favorites and here is a version with a Kami band intro Babymetal - Yava ! (Fox Festival 2017 Live / Kami band intro) Eng Subs ruclips.net/video/eBoAL6dCWF4/видео.html
Kami band is generally a band of session musicians, but there are some musicians that are kind of standard. Now there are two Kami bands, an eastern and a western, depending on where they play. They have chosen to have masks today and not be visible. Might make it easier to exchange persons. Maybe?
I have not read through *all* the comments, so apologies if someone has already mentioned this, but this song was not simply influenced by Dragonforce, it was literally co-written by them! Herman Li and Sam Totman wrote the guitar parts and played the guitars on the original studio version.
Nice reaction! Other people here told you about the sh*tload of work that lies ahead of you to catch up with the history of BABYMETAL🤣 The arena is the "PIA Arena MM" in Yokohama, Japan, around 12k capacity. It´s one of the smaller arenas. The "MM" part of the arena´s name is of some importance regarding one of the ladies, you might find out in the future 😉 There´s a triangle of arenas in Japan, PIA Arena MM in Yokohama, Makuhari Messe Event Hall in Chiba (25k capacity), and Saitama Super Arena in Saitama (22k for the BM concerts I know of, max. is 36k), where BABYMETAL often performs. In 2016 they performed at the Tokyo Dome, 55k people, two nights, sold out😉 On their world tours they often perform at smaller venues, 2k-6k capacity, without the huge production they pull off in Japan (there are two exceptions from this rule), but nonetheless amazing concerts! Actually they tour festivals, Rock am Ring, Germany, Download Festival, UK and so on... they are HUGE 😉
Great 1st reaction to Babymetal! They are an incredible live performance group and they've been doing this for 14 years now. Babymetal goes out of their way to engage the crowd multiple times throughout a show and always puts in this much intensity in all their performances. Guitar and bass on left stage, drums and guitar on right stage. They are definitely very visible, but due to camera work and edits sometimes they're not seen heavily. However, they do get a decent amount of coverage overall, including solos and intros they'll do during concerts. *Lore & Backstory Summary:* Babymetal were J-Pop Idols summoned by the spirit of heavy metal "the FOX GOD", to infiltrate the "big bad" J-Pop idol industry which dominated the Japanese music industry, opressing all other genres. Their mission was to fuse J-Pop and Metal to spread heavy metal around the globe. *Outfits:* Early outfits were reminescent of upper body scale mail/plate armor with lower body red tutus. Both bad a$$ and adorable, which is their MO. This has evolved to a more mature look as the girls grew into their mid-20s today. *The Fox Sign:* The girls (when they were 12/11 in the early Babymetal days) initially mistook the devil horn hand sign in metal for fox signs used in shadow play, so the producer rolled with it and made up a whole backstory listed above to go along with it. Now the Fox Sign is Babymetal's trademark. Other suggestions: *Headbanger (Legend 1997):* Dec 2013 show for lead Su-metal's 16th birthday. This is one of the quintessential early Babymetal sound (with Kami Band East). *Ijime, Dame, Zettai (Sonisphere UK):* Babymetal's 1st major international metal festival stage appearance in 2014 (Iron Maiden headlined that day). Great example of their talent and showmanship at a festival with minimal stage production, and an iconic performance that propelled Babymetal onto the world stage. *Monochrome (Pia Arena MM):* A heartfelt and melodic song with amazing crowd moments. *Metali (Official Live):* A recent performance of this fun and groovy metal festival song ft. Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine. Look forward to more Babymetal! 🤘🦊
@@RightManWrongPlace nem sempre depende de cada banda baby metal é uma experiencia o mais gostoso e assistir e depois fazer comparações no meio da musica acaba desanimando mas entendo pausas so nao gosto ^^
Great first reaction and welcome to the BABYMETAL Foxhole (yes they have a lot of complicated and very confusing lore - nearly 14 years worth so far).🦊 First things first, just to get it out of the way. Herman Li and Sam Totman from DragonForce did the guitar arrangements for this song (it is the only one they were involved in) and recorded the guitars for the album version, so any similarity was not coincidental. Interestingly DragonForce opened for BABYMETAL a couple of months ago in the US. BABYMETAL ... you will not have seen any other band quite like them, they don't follow the same conventions or formats as most other bands. They are both original and unique and they pioneered their own new metal sub-genre fusing metal with J-Pop hooks, melodies and aesthetics (including introducing choreographed dance to metal), but they have continued to evolve and will blend and mix so many more musical styles and genres with the metal. The whole concept was formed and developed around lead vocalist Su-metal's vocal talents (she is incredibly talented and versatile and masters so many different vocal styles in their different songs) and all 3 girls' stage presence ... even though they were still only 12 and 11 when BABYMETAL was formed in 2010. Su-metal is the lead vocalist, Moametal and Momometal provide backing vocals, harmonies and are key to what makes BABYMETAL original and unique - don't expect them to be or to do the same as any other group, so they may not sing as much as Su (Moa and the original third member Yui did have their own songs as a duo called Black BABYMETAL), but they are very important - they provide the link between the band and the audience. They are the ones who hype the crowd, get everybody involved and joining in, give the crowd their cues when to jump, shout, sing along etc. On top of that their choreo is designed to help with interpreting the meaning of a song or lyric, it isn't just dancing round to the beat or the rhythm you will see with most pop acts, it is bespoke for each song. They formed in 2010 as a sub-unit of a JPop Idol group called Sakura Gakuin which was formed by the Amuse Talent Agency to coach and train about 10 or 12 of the most talented girls aged between 10 and 15 in all aspects of entertainment (singing, dancing, acting, writing, modelling, stage management, TV presentation etc) with a view to the girls choosing how they would like to start or continue their career when they reached the age of 15 and left school. In 2013 after Su-metal's 15th birthday BABYMETAL separated from Sakura Gakuin to become an independent band and they have gone on to be the most popular and successful Japanese band internationally. The third original member, Yuimetal, sadly left the band in October 2018 having been absent from the stage for the previous 12 months. She had ongoing (and undisclosed) health issues. After Yui left Su and Moa continued as a duo for the next 4 or 5 years through to their 10th anniversary and a bit beyond, supported by 3 dancers (the Avengers - Riho, Kano and Momoko) taking turns dancing in the third spot. Momoko was the only remaining Avenger from about March 2020 and was finally revealed as the official new third member on 1st April 2023. That was at the end of the PIA Arena Black Night concert. This video was filmed on Clear Night, that was 2nd April and this was Momometal's first concert as an official member They are supported in live shows by the (all male) Kami Band - Kami means god or spirit, so in the BABYMETAL lore they are the gods of guitar, bass and drums summoned from the dead by the Fox God to support BABYMETAL - as such they originally wore traditional white burial robes and corpse face paint. At the end of 2017 the robes were changed for black robes and since 2019 the face paint was replaced with masks. There are essentially two Kami Bands. The Kami Band of the East are some of Japan's very best session musicians, each one of them a world class instrumentalist. They were phased in gradually from October 2012. From their first appearance in October 2012 the Kami Band played at a couple of festivals and the encores in some shows and they became the full time support for all live shows at the start of 2014 and have been with BABYMETAL ever since - but only for live shows, they do not record the studio versions. There have been many Kami Band members, but the same hard core of about 6 musicians (4 for each show - 2 lead guitarists, bass and drums) played the vast majority of concerts until January 2023 In 2019 the Kami Band of the West (American musicians) were introduced and they supported BABYMETAL on their more extended foreign tours from there on. Since the PIA Arena concerts in April last year they have been the support for every concert to date. They are Chris Kelly and CJ Masciantonio on guitars, Clint Tustin (or Ryan Neff when Clint has not been available) on bass and the drummer is Anthony Barone. About the song itself - 'Road of Resistance' is a very positive song, it isn't the usual "resist the machine or the system etc" that we might expect from the title. It is about forging your own road even where a road doesn't already exist, not necessarily going the easy way or following the path already made by somebody else, so if the way you want to go has never been trodden you may have to get past the resistance of the undergrowth, obstacles, hurdles and things blocking your way etc to find your own way. It could easily be used to describe BABYMETAL's own story - they could have followed the well trodden path of J-Pop and been very successful, but they chose to go with Metal ... but again they didn't just follow the same old format of every other metal band, they have done it their own way and it hasn't always been an easy route to follow. BABYMETAL have nearly 70 songs now, every one of them is different. They have songs in virtually every metal genre but will mix in other musical styles and genres with the metal, often when you least expect it. Some songs lean towards their pop roots others are just good hard metal and they do everything in between - so if you don't like one song no problem - try another, the chances are you'll love it. Live BABYMETAL is where they are always at their very best (just avoid the Glastonbury videos - the BBC did a horrible job with the audio). Jake Muller has provided you with a list of great suggestions already.
Ahh a fun first time! Yeah there's a lot of built in elements designed to make the crowd feel part of the show. A lot of their messaging is about community and supporting each other and working very hard towards a better future. All the while being adorable af (aka, their genre, cute-metal) A little anecdote, I'm 47, learned about them late 2022. And last year my wife and I got to see them back to back in Houston and Dallas and they are easily the best live act I've seen in my life. Now, when they tour over here they can't bring the giant stage production but the trade off is, if you have extra money (vip1 tickets) and time(wait in line hours before the show) you get something you can't get over there. You get VERY close to the stage. My wife made me some Prismatic shoulder armor and in Dallas we were maybe 10 feet away from them and one noticed and laughed and waved. They did an incredible amount of personal crowd interaction. Their stage presence live is surreal. The synchronized dancing is so tight and quick and mezmerizing in person, and her voice is one of the best I've heard! And of course yeah the backing band is top 1% of musicians so they have amazing support haha. They make me laugh and smile and feel young again. Their extreme hard work is inspiring. No two songs sound alike. There are surprises around every corner. I hope you enjoy more! Oh one more thing! Current drummer is Anthony Barone. He's a madman. I would recommend reacting to Kagerou with kami band intro, he does a short but insane drum solo.
Welcome to the Foxhole (BabyMetal's journey)🦊🤘🔥 Nice reaction and analysis. Unfortunately you got the wrong live version to start and enjoy this global phenomenon to really understand and appreciate the evolution of this group. I highly suggest you to check it out the official live in Japan MV (2015) and you will get from me and many fans all the info you need, it's the most epic version with the girls still being so young plus the blaster sound of the Japanese Kami Band unlike this one with the West Kami Band, not saying this is a bad version, just saying there are way better and safer version for each one of their songs to start of. Next suggestion: - Megitsune official MV (you can go for any live version after that) I'm gonna try to leave in my next comment where to get more proshot clips safe to react if YT allows me to do it. See you next time 🦊🤘🔥
Here's the list of live performance clips usually safe to reacts without any filters so you won't need to rely on live compilations, there might be some exceptions: - Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!! live at Legend 1997, SuMetal 16th Birthday in 2013, they got MV of this and is fun, but live is a blast. ruclips.net/video/LNFiDWJh2FA/видео.html - Akatsuki, live at Budokan 2014, this is a SuMetal solo. ruclips.net/video/g2372C5PJLM/видео.html - Megitsune, official MV is my first recommendation but is usually blocked if you don't put filters, so if you want live and safe to react, check it out Budokan 2014. ruclips.net/video/dU38CYkpBvI/видео.html - Akatsuki Unfinished Version, SuMetal solo again but with only a piano behind special performance at Legend 1997. ruclips.net/video/nwsinmxTxbo/видео.html - Babymetal Death, live at Legend 1997, this is the big finale, you're gonna blow your mind with this one. ruclips.net/video/jRc9dbgiBPI/видео.html - Catch Me If You Can with Kami Band intro live at Budokan 2014. ruclips.net/video/ng8U_j0gpLI/видео.html - Ijime, Dame, Zettai live at Sonisphere Festival 2014, sometimes the official live MV isn't so friendly so you know what to do. ruclips.net/video/Ro-_cbfdrYE/видео.html - Rondo Of Nightmare, with Mischiefs Of Metal Gods Intro live at Budokan 2014, another SuMetal solo but way different than usual happy songs. ruclips.net/video/8WBDiLMNZcE/видео.html - Doki Doki Morning, official MV, their very first song and MV full of kawaiiness, usually is safe to react so try it, if you want a live performance, this is the first proshot version with the Kami Band live at Legend 1999 (YuiMetal and MoaMetal 14th birthday). ruclips.net/video/BSjv9OYtWZ0/видео.html - Uki Uki Midnight, this one is a follow up to Doki Doki Morning but way different sound, this is the PV, is super fun but the sound isn't so great but at least is live. ruclips.net/video/Yj-UQIlqsIQ/видео.html If you want better sound with the Kami Band, then live at Budokan 2014 it is. ruclips.net/video/ESzY9dL613Q/видео.html - Onedari Daisakusen, live at Legend 1997, this is a Black Babymetal song, is a subgroup with only YuiMetal and MoaMetal. ruclips.net/video/1dT1ywYR5So/видео.html - Iine! again official MV hits way better but if you want live, here live at Budokan 2014. ruclips.net/video/5sCvYVNeD0w/видео.html - Karate live at Download Festival 2016, "kitsune6001" got this with a short interview intro. ruclips.net/video/FKOL6v3Md2c/видео.html - Road Of Resistance live in Japan official live MV, be careful with the blocked by putting some filters just in case. ruclips.net/video/zTEYUFgLveY/видео.htmlsi=BsVOSExS25Qndy1H - Kimi To Anime Ga Mitai - Answer For Animation With You, live at Budokan 2014, not sure if it's still safe, so try some filters, if is audio blocked try to mute or just cut the parts. ruclips.net/video/M8FKumvh-w8/видео.html Here's a song you can find at Babymetal Reactor Resource (BMRR), a helpful place to get watermarked logo clips of the original live version to curve the annoying algo. - GJ! live at Wembley Arena 2016, another Black Babymetal song. ruclips.net/video/Hg0Rylcg8F0/видео.html This is BMRR short vid to follow instructions and get the spreadsheet with the full list. ruclips.net/video/q40VmTHSh4c/видео.html And here's a BM guide (the long one). ruclips.net/video/aIb2xEthdSg/видео.htmlsi=EnEYU4nN3tuiY3WL There's a beginners guide at "Briaghh" called "So... What is BabyMetal?" is more short and with some fair update until last year unlike the other one with full updates till this year. ruclips.net/video/9X5vj1-Sg_4/видео.htmlsi=icqbG22Ysw0Pc-Ll 🦊🤘
If you think showing the "evolution" of babymetal is so important then why are you suggesting that this reactor should watch a performance from 2015? That's like 5 years into babymetals journey so hardly can't call that the starting point either:D. I think it's way more important to show how they are now than how they were a decade ago. For example if a person only watches babymetal stuff from 2016 or earlier like you are suggesting with your list they are going to be really damn confused if they decide to go and see them live now:D. Ofcourse when someone falls deep into the foxhole then they can start watching that old stuff too since it is a goldmine not going to deny that.
This performance is good (sue being older her voice is better), but the best version of this song is the older "live from Japan". You'll see more of the drummer for sure. This particular tour/arena show didn't have the band in it much from what i could tell.
Yes, all of those. Lore, backstory, long history. Two guitarists, bassist, drummer. You do see the drummer but not a ton in this video. Th band was built around the lead singer's vocal talents. In these big shows the band tends to be on a fixed stage behind or to the side of the ladies (usually). When they tour outside of Japan the shows are smaller and the band is right there as in any other concert you might see. But usually Babymetal's stages are very complex and move. This stage for instance raised and lowered about 15 feet for different songs. They often have stages that move on tracks out into or around the audience, flying platforms, etc.
@RightManWrongPlace Sam and Herman have played it live with Babymetal. I think they may have played it on the studio version? Not sure. Fuzzy memory. Dragonforce also stood up for Babymetal early on when people were bullying them. I saw a video with Herman Li talking about Road of Resistance on a live stream and he was very proud of the song.
They played the guitars on the album version. They don't have any writing credits, but the songwriters were clearly inspired by Dragonforce when writing the song.
⚡ 🍑 💕 / 🏴 🏴 🏴 "Stand up and shout, Shout!, Justice Forever!" - (Road of Resistance) - PIA Arena is in Yokohama, Japan. BABYMETAL often perform at Yokohama Arena, which is a little bigger, but that venue was already booked when they scheduled this concert.
@@RightManWrongPlace That was the biggest BAND-MAID show so far. They were a little disappointed it didn't sell out, but it looked amazing. The guitar and bass battle during 'HATE?' was epic.
First off, wonderful first reaction to Babymetal. We fans are devoted so you are going to get an abundance of info and suggestions. With some unavoidable duplication. Ok, that said, first off the Dragonforce sound is because Herman Li and Sam Totman did the original guitar arrangements and played guitar on the original album release. Babymetal has a long history of associations with top rock and metal bands and Dragonforce were one of the earliest. I had to chuckle when you mentioned "lore". OMG, how much time do you have. Babymetal has possibly the most complicated, intricate, arcane and amazing mythos and lore of any band ever. They actually started back in 2010 (yeah they were young). And Babymetal is the three ladies. In all that time there has only been one personnel change to the OG's. And in all that time BM has essentially had two groups (with some personnel changes) of backing musician's. The original Kami Band (all Japanese musicians) principally 2013-2019. The OG Kami Band had a much more present stage presence. They dressed in white as spirits or ghosts. Some of Japan's top session musicians. 2019 to the present Babymetal tours with the Kami Band of the West (all fantastic American musicians). These are the guys wearing the masks. There is plenty of speculation as to the why of the masks. I don't personally know and am not myself a fan. But there are songs where the bands are given an opportunity to show off. Babymetal created their own sub-genre of metal called Kawaii. Cute or idol metal. Combining originally heavy metal with pop idol music. There's less of the overt pop as the ladies have matured but musically they will always surprise and impress. They are legends for their live performances and from the very beginning have had the very special relationship with the fans you witnessed so obviously here. I'm pretty old and have loved metal for decades but have never heard metal that has affected me as positively and joyously as Babymetal. FYI: Babymetal has pretty much had two main drummers for their entire career. Both incredible dynamos. Hideki Aoyama (Kami Band of the East) and Anthony Barone (Kami Band of the West). There are songs where each get to show off. Oh and you did get a brief glance of Anthony early in this performance. He was on the backing screen a little stage left at the start. For a taste of Babymetal at their most grandiose I'll suggest "Metal Kingdom" also live at PIA Arena in Yokohama, Japan: ruclips.net/video/xd-lswJ2e3k/видео.html
Great reaction, thanks and welcome to BABYMETAL. It better remind you of DragonForce since Herman Li and Sam Totman collaborated in this one, doing the guitar arrangements and also playing on the studio recording. The PIA Arena MM is a venue in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture capital and part of the Greater Tokyo Area, Japan. It's a pretty small arena compared to other venues they have performed in. BABYMETAL defines themselves as the combination of metal and "kawaii" (meaning "cute" and being a whole culture). They originated in 2010 as a subunit of a larger J-pop idol group. It was the vision of one man: Key Kobayashi who was one of the producers. He had this "crazy" idea in mind since he spotted a young talent called Suzuka Nakamoto performing with her former girl group. He thought that her voice was surprisingly powerful and perfect to front a metal band. Tell me that this doesn't sound crazy! But he was right. He also added two smaller girls to have the twin factor for the choreo. Suzuka was 12 years old at the time while Yui and Moa were both 11. They had to work very hard to get where they are now (selling out arenas even bigger this... twice) performing in small venues and even in shopping malls. They are backed by a group of sessions musicians known as the Kami Band. And yes, they are proficient and some of the best musicians money can pay. The original set of the band was formed by Japanese musicians and a second set was introduced in 2019, formed by American musicians. It's the one you saw (or not, haha...) here. Yes they have a drummer: Anthony Barone (All That Remains, Beneath the Massacre, Angel Vivaldi, Shadow of Intent, A Night In Texas, etc.). In my opinion he makes a difference. The guitarists are Chris Kelly and CJ Masciantonio and the bass player is Clint Tustin. Bassist Ryan Neff is currently on tour with them in Europe, though. Are you asking if they have a lore or something? Oh boy! How much time do you have? Haha... It's impossible I can explain it all here but since you noticed the Fox sign... it's the sign they and their fans do (all the time, actually), similar to the devil horns but putting the middle and ring fingers over the thumb. It originated when the girls were taught to do the devil horns and ended up doing the fox sigh like in a shadow play. Finally, they are way better live and well known for being very diverse musically since they don't hesitate on mixing any music genre with metal. So always expect the unexpected. 😁 I'd like to suggest you "Ijime, Dame, Zettai" (Live at Sonisphere 2014). Enjoy your BABYMETAL journey! 🤘🦊
Love when a new fan discovers this amazing band, they are one of the best live metal bands in the world (and have won ~30 international industry awards with that as a common theme). There is just nothing like them. I've spent years finding new live performances, they are always near perfect, shockingly excellent and consistent. You can pick any live performance of any song and it will be new, and excellent. Look forward to more! You will get a ton of suggestions for specific performances and none of them are a bad choice.
Eyyyy! I've been here yappin about Opeth for a long time haha... This is actually my 2nd favorite band after Opeth, pretty big contrast but yeah. I'm really into bands that sound different from everything else, like System of a Down, Opeth and Babymetal. Babymetal is such an incredible live band though and I'm a REALLY big fan of how they mix genres so much. Every song is so different but yet they always manage to sound freakin amazing. I'm a big sucker for DragonForce as well and if you want to hear more of their powermetal stuff I would recommend "Ijime, Dame, Zettai", "Akatsuki" or "Arkadia". Otherwise my favorite as a guitarist is "Syncopation", amazing melody, harmonizing guitars, great solos + breakdowns and good drive with the vocals. And they almost always sound better live btw so those videos are better to watch as well. I have seen them 2 times live now and hopefully I can catch a ticket to see them in Japan next year... But first, Opeth for the 3rd time next Wednesday in Copenhagen! :)
That's not the same drummer though. This video has Anthony Barone. 'Rondo of Nightmare' would have Hideki Aoyama. He's also great. To see more of Anthony Barone, he should check out a live version of 'Kagerou' with a Kami Band intro.
BABYMETAL is the three women and the instrumentalists are called the Kami Band. They are babymetals touring band but technically are not part of babymetal. That's why the main focus is on the three women. But eventhough the focus aren't on them that much they still are phenomenal instrumentalists
Thanks for the reaction. - Babymetal is officially the three singers/dancers. - The band are professional musicians that tour with the group and are called the Kami Band - they have pretty regular members but switch some players occasionally. - Babymetal has been around for more than a decade and have a deep and diverse catalogue and many epic live performances to check out. - they don’t stick to one genre of music/metal, so give a sense of what style you would like to hear and the fandom will show up - Yes - lots or lore and history. There are a few introductory videos out there - I like the one by Omagination which is great for new Babymetal explorers. - Dragonforce helped write the guitar parts in this song… -Babymetal is a force for positivity and fun and their concerts are amazing. Hope you explore more from this great act… you won’t be disappointed. - There are some songs that feature the band more prominently - the most common go to is Rondo of Nightmare with Kami Band intro, but there are others… 🦊🤘🔥🔥🔥
Nice reaction. I would suggest their really recent Official Live Music Videos from FOX Fest for Ratatata, a collaboration with Electric Callboy, and Brand New Day Live Music Video also from FOX Fest, a collaboration with Tim Henson and Scott LePage of Polyphia next. After that I would suggest Mirror Mirror Live at PIA Arena 2023. Ratatata: ruclips.net/video/ChmVcJK7N-c/видео.html Brand New Day: ruclips.net/video/G9li0LFVaGU/видео.html Mirror Mirror: ruclips.net/video/gOg-THRtxbw/видео.html PIA Arena is in Yokohama in Japan. BABYMETAL are the three girls Their backing band is known as the Kami band and is 2 guitarists, bassist, and drummer. You heard the Dragonforce in this song, as Herman Li and Sam Totman collaborated for this song. The concerts held in April of last year at PIA Arena were labeled Black Night for the first night, and then Clear Night for the second. Their lore is fantasy-scifi, and is quite complex, and their outfit design changes regular, Clear Night was the debut of these particular outfits.
The three best "Call and Response" vocalists I've ever seen live are Ronnie James Dio, Rob Halford and Bruce Dickinson.... Su-Metal (Nakamoto Suzuka) is right up there with them... not so much with the vocal acrobatics of Dio, Dickinson and Halford, but in her crowd management, she is as good as any of them... and still in her 20's!
And could also do so when she was still a teen. Because of the use of the microphone in the Headbanger performances, we sometimes joke she is the re-incarnation of Freddie Mercury. An other amazing front person which easily first these kinds of lists.
You're about ten years late to the party (since they first performed out of Asia) but no matter. It's great to catch up. Babymetal are currently in Europe and are coming to the USA in the autumn ('fall' as you call it). They have already had to add extra dates as concerts are selling out fast. These mega arena shows are usually held in their native Japan but they like to get up close and personal with the audience at the smaller venues worldwide. Best music act going.
BM is amazing. So much to find if you go down the Foxhole. SU, Moa and now Momo. Is amazing. Welcome to the foxhole. ❤❤❤. Love conserts is the way to go except oki doki morning and Megitsune. My fav is IDZ , Akatsuki, No rain no rainbow and Arkadia. Their chronographer is Mikiko she is amazing. Love from Sweden.
You're asking the BIG Questions!! Oh Boy..... Short answer...Yes, there is a LOT of History and Lore with this group, since they started back in 2010 at just 11-12 years old...they grew up doing this! I'll let some of the other guys cover all the Ins&Quts of Babymetal, but just know, the back-story is Huge!! Oh, and at the end you said you may be at 1k subs before this vid comes out..you wern't. After you said that I looked down and you were at 997. After the vid, just for giggles, I hit refresh and your sub count was at 998...so I though...one more sub puts you at 999 and I can hit the Sub button and make it an even 1k!!!! So I hit refresh...998...I hit refresh again...998...and again...998...again....998...dang it...again...998...crap...again...998..*sigh*...again...998...15min later....9 9 9 ! ! ! ! I Hit Subscribe and then hit Refresh.........1K Subcribers!! Congrats!! LoL!! Put your Kitsune UP!! Po!
Great first reaction and you're probably going to have a blast with this band assuming you keep reacting to them. There ARE some songs where you see the band more. There are some songs where they let the band shine and the band gets to show off before the main song starts. If you're interested in seeing that so you can check out the drummer as you were mentioning, then I'd recommend reacting to Rondo of Nightmare with Mischiefs of god intro. It is a solo song of just the main vocalist (Su-Metal) while the 2 backup vocalists/dancers get to take a short break. There are other songs in which Su gets to take a break and the 2 backup vocalists get to shine, during THAT period it is called Black Babymetal and those are some of the heaviest of Babymetal songs. Anyhow, hope you continue your journey as I enjoyed watching your reaction! :)
Welcome to the foxhole. Nice reaction. Babymetal has been around for over a decade now. Lots to catch up on. Babymetal is Kawaii metal a genre of metal that started with them. Kawaii means cute but it's comes with a whole vibe to it. One of those things that you know it when you see it. Watch Moametal during Babymetal performances and you'll get a good idea of what that means. Su-metal is the incredibly talented lead singer. The original trio was Su-metal Yuimetal and Moametal. Yui left officially in 2018. But she stopped performing with them in 2017 due to health issues. They were 12 and 11 when they started. which means their private lives were kept very private. After Yui left Babymetal went years with backup dancers filling Yui's spot in the trio formation. They dance to every song they perform. The backups never sang just danced. Until last years when one of those backup dances earned an official spot in Babymetal that is Momoko. now known as Momometal. Now back to their trio formation at full strength. They did the most amount of tour dates around the world in a single year to date. This year they've been doing a lot of festival appearances. More to come as you do more Babymetal reactions. Enjoy the journey down the foxhole and into the Babymetal galaxy of music. See You.
As for focusing on the girld: they are Babymetal. The musicians are supporting them. Babymetal shows are choreographed all the way through. They never just stand still with a mic. So it makes sense to catch as much of it as possible.
Welcome to one of the best live bands for the last 14 years in their own unique genre - very different every time and always surprising. Great reaction and more pls :) - If you plan to watch more try to go live (they are a live band) but generally not "official" unless recommended, as it's often sutdio over concert with no intros etc.
it's a 1hr and 30mins show. Road of Resistance is the Closing song. Herman Li And Sam Totman from DragonForce did the guitar parts. The backing Band of Babymetal is called Kami Band in this video. Chris Kelly on Guitar ( Galactic Empire) CJ Masciantonio on guitar ( Galactic Empire) Clint Tustin on bass ( dunno where this guy now ) Anthony Barone on Drums ( All that Remains Drummer) BabyMetal need the band in order to perform live.
Babymetal are the ones to introduce choreographed dances into metal, they started as kids, they don't stick to 1 sub-genre of metal, Babymetal might also be the biggest musical export from Japan currently. Most of the Japanese music is made for the internal market. They actually started a wave of interest in other rock/metal bands from Japan in the west and allowed not just Babymetal to tour the world, but others have been too. They have a bunch of lore, but most of it is for fun, the biggest themes are useful to know though.
Babymetal is mostly influenced by others. If you want to see the drummer on an other project, react to Anthony Barone // BENEATH THE MASSACRE - Rise of the Fearmonger (Official Drum Playthrough) 🙂
Well, you picked one heck of a song for your first reaction to Baby Metal. This is a great look into what makes them who they are and the fans who love them for it.
I honestly just searched Babymetal Live and picked one of the first videos. I had no idea where to start, but I had seen the band name mentioned in comments before!
@@RightManWrongPlacewell, it was a great choice! I’d love it if you did the RATATATA MV, a collab of theirs with Electric Callboy, for a better look at their “fun” side!
Yeah, for Babymetal you need to pause a lot, otherwise Amuse will hunt you down and block block block, they are famous for that. I see the Usual Suspects (Grington & Jakemuller) are here, so just follow their advice on Babymetal 😅 Welcome to the Foxhole #notacult
To get and understand Babymetal you have to start from the beginning! their journey and story will one day be turned into a film, the girls have improved and changed the music scene for many people who were getting fed up with hearing the same thing repeatedly.
Great reaction friend. 🔥🤘🦊🤘🔥 Think team not western style bands or group. Babymetal is a team that puts on productions of the highest order. Live metal concert performances are part of that production. Keep on rocking brother 💥🎸🥁 🎸💥
Fun fact, the first lines of the lyrics of Road of Resistance is very similar to the first lines of Fire and Flames, the first lines of RATATATA, and they also have a song titled Akatsuki meaning Crimson Moon. Someone in BABYMETAL has a fixation about the red sky... NTTAWWT but now it is obvious.
Sadly, the band is in the background cuz the focus is on the Girls. The singer started out doing Anime singing so their costumes are Kawai Anime Armor cuz they are Metal warriors.
Babymetal is like nothing you’ve ever seen before! The Band them selves (The Kami Band) is not really ever the focus of the group Babymetal themselves are Su-Metal(lead singer) Moametal (Scream and Dance) and Momometal (scream and Dance) hopefully you react to them more! And if you want to see the band a little more check out Rondo of Nightmare (With Mischifs of Metal Gods intro) that shows off the Kami’s a little more although the ones you see in this performance are not the same as the OG Eastern Kami band
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The craziest thing about this reaction, everytime the drummer could be seen in the background, you looked away from the video. He is in the back on the right hand side, as you are looking at the video.
Hahaha...oops.
Hang on tight sir
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Hell yeah!
Great reaction.
You can find the videos in the links below
For LIVE I suggest that you use the videos on the Babymetal Reactor Resource ruclips.net/video/q40VmTHSh4c/видео.html
There's more information in the description of that video
There's also this channel with great-quality videos www.youtube.com/@Hymnodic/videos
A great song to start your Babymetal journey.👊🏽⚡️ This song is the anthem of Babymetal. The song that usually is played at the end of their shows.👊🏽⚡️🦊🤘🏾(Side note)Black Sabbath are considered the original heavy metal band. They considered their music as hard rock. (Tomato tomaaato)😏
Welcome to the Foxhole. dont worry, the Kamis are either side of the girls on another stage 😁🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼
"If they have a lore..." oh gawd, it goes deep if you really want to dig into it, it is called a foxhole for a reason. Welcome to Babymetal, personally seen them 5 times, 2 times in Japan, been a fan since 2016. 🤘🦊 Babymetal is the three girls, nothing else, so if you want to only see the band, drumming etc, then Babymetal most likely will disappoint you, seen it so many times, Babymetal is the girls front and center. Especially now days.
Since Legend MM.i would say it's changed and when you go to the shows as you do you or festival apprences you can see the Band . Lot of bands i have seen. I could only see some female butt on her boyfriends shoulders 🤣🤘🏼🦊
I think you shall look at some older stuff, when the girls were not more than kids.
There are some videos where they show the Kami band. Then you will see the drummer and even hear a drum solo.
The song Yava is one of my favorites and here is a version with a Kami band intro
Babymetal - Yava ! (Fox Festival 2017 Live / Kami band intro) Eng Subs
ruclips.net/video/eBoAL6dCWF4/видео.html
Kami band is generally a band of session musicians, but there are some musicians that are kind of standard.
Now there are two Kami bands, an eastern and a western, depending on where they play.
They have chosen to have masks today and not be visible. Might make it easier to exchange persons. Maybe?
I have not read through *all* the comments, so apologies if someone has already mentioned this, but this song was not simply influenced by Dragonforce, it was literally co-written by them! Herman Li and Sam Totman wrote the guitar parts and played the guitars on the original studio version.
and they played the song together at Metal Hammer Awards : Golden Gods 2015
sim e herman tambem disse que essa foi uma forma de eles presentearem baby metal por que eles amam as musicas e todo o que eles representam
Nice reaction! Other people here told you about the sh*tload of work that lies ahead of you to catch up with the history of BABYMETAL🤣 The arena is the "PIA Arena MM" in Yokohama, Japan, around 12k capacity. It´s one of the smaller arenas. The "MM" part of the arena´s name is of some importance regarding one of the ladies, you might find out in the future 😉 There´s a triangle of arenas in Japan, PIA Arena MM in Yokohama, Makuhari Messe Event Hall in Chiba (25k capacity), and Saitama Super Arena in Saitama (22k for the BM concerts I know of, max. is 36k), where BABYMETAL often performs. In 2016 they performed at the Tokyo Dome, 55k people, two nights, sold out😉
On their world tours they often perform at smaller venues, 2k-6k capacity, without the huge production they pull off in Japan (there are two exceptions from this rule), but nonetheless amazing concerts! Actually they tour festivals, Rock am Ring, Germany, Download Festival, UK and so on... they are HUGE 😉
Don't forget some of these major festivals (e.g., Leeds, Reading UK) are ~100K crowd, of course not all of them were there for Babymetal.
Great 1st reaction to Babymetal! They are an incredible live performance group and they've been doing this for 14 years now. Babymetal goes out of their way to engage the crowd multiple times throughout a show and always puts in this much intensity in all their performances. Guitar and bass on left stage, drums and guitar on right stage. They are definitely very visible, but due to camera work and edits sometimes they're not seen heavily. However, they do get a decent amount of coverage overall, including solos and intros they'll do during concerts.
*Lore & Backstory Summary:* Babymetal were J-Pop Idols summoned by the spirit of heavy metal "the FOX GOD", to infiltrate the "big bad" J-Pop idol industry which dominated the Japanese music industry, opressing all other genres. Their mission was to fuse J-Pop and Metal to spread heavy metal around the globe.
*Outfits:* Early outfits were reminescent of upper body scale mail/plate armor with lower body red tutus. Both bad a$$ and adorable, which is their MO. This has evolved to a more mature look as the girls grew into their mid-20s today.
*The Fox Sign:* The girls (when they were 12/11 in the early Babymetal days) initially mistook the devil horn hand sign in metal for fox signs used in shadow play, so the producer rolled with it and made up a whole backstory listed above to go along with it. Now the Fox Sign is Babymetal's trademark.
Other suggestions:
*Headbanger (Legend 1997):* Dec 2013 show for lead Su-metal's 16th birthday. This is one of the quintessential early Babymetal sound (with Kami Band East).
*Ijime, Dame, Zettai (Sonisphere UK):* Babymetal's 1st major international metal festival stage appearance in 2014 (Iron Maiden headlined that day). Great example of their talent and showmanship at a festival with minimal stage production, and an iconic performance that propelled Babymetal onto the world stage.
*Monochrome (Pia Arena MM):* A heartfelt and melodic song with amazing crowd moments.
*Metali (Official Live):* A recent performance of this fun and groovy metal festival song ft. Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine.
Look forward to more Babymetal! 🤘🦊
Anthony barone on drum
Thank you!!! Need to look up his work!
engraçado e que todo mundo tenta achar uma referencia ao inves de apenas curtir a musica
You know, that's what people seem to want from reaction channels!
@@RightManWrongPlace nem sempre depende de cada banda baby metal é uma experiencia o mais gostoso e assistir e depois fazer comparações no meio da musica acaba desanimando mas entendo pausas so nao gosto ^^
Great first reaction and welcome to the BABYMETAL Foxhole (yes they have a lot of complicated and very confusing lore - nearly 14 years worth so far).🦊
First things first, just to get it out of the way. Herman Li and Sam Totman from DragonForce did the guitar arrangements for this song (it is the only one they were involved in) and recorded the guitars for the album version, so any similarity was not coincidental.
Interestingly DragonForce opened for BABYMETAL a couple of months ago in the US.
BABYMETAL ... you will not have seen any other band quite like them, they don't follow the same conventions or formats as most other bands. They are both original and unique and they pioneered their own new metal sub-genre fusing metal with J-Pop hooks, melodies and aesthetics (including introducing choreographed dance to metal), but they have continued to evolve and will blend and mix so many more musical styles and genres with the metal.
The whole concept was formed and developed around lead vocalist Su-metal's vocal talents (she is incredibly talented and versatile and masters so many different vocal styles in their different songs) and all 3 girls' stage presence ... even though they were still only 12 and 11 when BABYMETAL was formed in 2010.
Su-metal is the lead vocalist, Moametal and Momometal provide backing vocals, harmonies and are key to what makes BABYMETAL original and unique - don't expect them to be or to do the same as any other group, so they may not sing as much as Su (Moa and the original third member Yui did have their own songs as a duo called Black BABYMETAL), but they are very important - they provide the link between the band and the audience. They are the ones who hype the crowd, get everybody involved and joining in, give the crowd their cues when to jump, shout, sing along etc. On top of that their choreo is designed to help with interpreting the meaning of a song or lyric, it isn't just dancing round to the beat or the rhythm you will see with most pop acts, it is bespoke for each song.
They formed in 2010 as a sub-unit of a JPop Idol group called Sakura Gakuin which was formed by the Amuse Talent Agency to coach and train about 10 or 12 of the most talented girls aged between 10 and 15 in all aspects of entertainment (singing, dancing, acting, writing, modelling, stage management, TV presentation etc) with a view to the girls choosing how they would like to start or continue their career when they reached the age of 15 and left school.
In 2013 after Su-metal's 15th birthday BABYMETAL separated from Sakura Gakuin to become an independent band and they have gone on to be the most popular and successful Japanese band internationally.
The third original member, Yuimetal, sadly left the band in October 2018 having been absent from the stage for the previous 12 months. She had ongoing (and undisclosed) health issues.
After Yui left Su and Moa continued as a duo for the next 4 or 5 years through to their 10th anniversary and a bit beyond, supported by 3 dancers (the Avengers - Riho, Kano and Momoko) taking turns dancing in the third spot. Momoko was the only remaining Avenger from about March 2020 and was finally revealed as the official new third member on 1st April 2023. That was at the end of the PIA Arena Black Night concert.
This video was filmed on Clear Night, that was 2nd April and this was Momometal's first concert as an official member
They are supported in live shows by the (all male) Kami Band - Kami means god or spirit, so in the BABYMETAL lore they are the gods of guitar, bass and drums summoned from the dead by the Fox God to support BABYMETAL - as such they originally wore traditional white burial robes and corpse face paint. At the end of 2017 the robes were changed for black robes and since 2019 the face paint was replaced with masks.
There are essentially two Kami Bands. The Kami Band of the East are some of Japan's very best session musicians, each one of them a world class instrumentalist. They were phased in gradually from October 2012.
From their first appearance in October 2012 the Kami Band played at a couple of festivals and the encores in some shows and they became the full time support for all live shows at the start of 2014 and have been with BABYMETAL ever since - but only for live shows, they do not record the studio versions.
There have been many Kami Band members, but the same hard core of about 6 musicians (4 for each show - 2 lead guitarists, bass and drums) played the vast majority of concerts until January 2023
In 2019 the Kami Band of the West (American musicians) were introduced and they supported BABYMETAL on their more extended foreign tours from there on. Since the PIA Arena concerts in April last year they have been the support for every concert to date.
They are Chris Kelly and CJ Masciantonio on guitars, Clint Tustin (or Ryan Neff when Clint has not been available) on bass and the drummer is Anthony Barone.
About the song itself - 'Road of Resistance' is a very positive song, it isn't the usual "resist the machine or the system etc" that we might expect from the title. It is about forging your own road even where a road doesn't already exist, not necessarily going the easy way or following the path already made by somebody else, so if the way you want to go has never been trodden you may have to get past the resistance of the undergrowth, obstacles, hurdles and things blocking your way etc to find your own way.
It could easily be used to describe BABYMETAL's own story - they could have followed the well trodden path of J-Pop and been very successful, but they chose to go with Metal ... but again they didn't just follow the same old format of every other metal band, they have done it their own way and it hasn't always been an easy route to follow.
BABYMETAL have nearly 70 songs now, every one of them is different. They have songs in virtually every metal genre but will mix in other musical styles and genres with the metal, often when you least expect it. Some songs lean towards their pop roots others are just good hard metal and they do everything in between - so if you don't like one song no problem - try another, the chances are you'll love it.
Live BABYMETAL is where they are always at their very best (just avoid the Glastonbury videos - the BBC did a horrible job with the audio). Jake Muller has provided you with a list of great suggestions already.
Nothing more to add really, you’ve laid everything out beautifully, well said.
@@tedkaboom2406 Thanks ... I think I went on far too long (as usual).😁
@@Grington300 BM have been going for a long time, so there’s a lot to say
Ahh a fun first time! Yeah there's a lot of built in elements designed to make the crowd feel part of the show. A lot of their messaging is about community and supporting each other and working very hard towards a better future. All the while being adorable af (aka, their genre, cute-metal)
A little anecdote, I'm 47, learned about them late 2022. And last year my wife and I got to see them back to back in Houston and Dallas and they are easily the best live act I've seen in my life.
Now, when they tour over here they can't bring the giant stage production but the trade off is, if you have extra money (vip1 tickets) and time(wait in line hours before the show) you get something you can't get over there. You get VERY close to the stage.
My wife made me some Prismatic shoulder armor and in Dallas we were maybe 10 feet away from them and one noticed and laughed and waved. They did an incredible amount of personal crowd interaction.
Their stage presence live is surreal. The synchronized dancing is so tight and quick and mezmerizing in person, and her voice is one of the best I've heard! And of course yeah the backing band is top 1% of musicians so they have amazing support haha.
They make me laugh and smile and feel young again. Their extreme hard work is inspiring. No two songs sound alike. There are surprises around every corner. I hope you enjoy more!
Oh one more thing! Current drummer is Anthony Barone. He's a madman. I would recommend reacting to Kagerou with kami band intro, he does a short but insane drum solo.
Welcome to the Foxhole (BabyMetal's journey)🦊🤘🔥
Nice reaction and analysis. Unfortunately you got the wrong live version to start and enjoy this global phenomenon to really understand and appreciate the evolution of this group.
I highly suggest you to check it out the official live in Japan MV (2015) and you will get from me and many fans all the info you need, it's the most epic version with the girls still being so young plus the blaster sound of the Japanese Kami Band unlike this one with the West Kami Band, not saying this is a bad version, just saying there are way better and safer version for each one of their songs to start of.
Next suggestion:
- Megitsune official MV (you can go for any live version after that)
I'm gonna try to leave in my next comment where to get more proshot clips safe to react if YT allows me to do it.
See you next time 🦊🤘🔥
Here's the list of live performance clips usually safe to reacts without any filters so you won't need to rely on live compilations, there might be some exceptions:
- Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!! live at Legend 1997, SuMetal 16th Birthday in 2013, they got MV of this and is fun, but live is a blast.
ruclips.net/video/LNFiDWJh2FA/видео.html
- Akatsuki, live at Budokan 2014, this is a SuMetal solo.
ruclips.net/video/g2372C5PJLM/видео.html
- Megitsune, official MV is my first recommendation but is usually blocked if you don't put filters, so if you want live and safe to react, check it out Budokan 2014.
ruclips.net/video/dU38CYkpBvI/видео.html
- Akatsuki Unfinished Version, SuMetal solo again but with only a piano behind special performance at Legend 1997.
ruclips.net/video/nwsinmxTxbo/видео.html
- Babymetal Death, live at Legend 1997, this is the big finale, you're gonna blow your mind with this one.
ruclips.net/video/jRc9dbgiBPI/видео.html
- Catch Me If You Can with Kami Band intro live at Budokan 2014.
ruclips.net/video/ng8U_j0gpLI/видео.html
- Ijime, Dame, Zettai live at Sonisphere Festival 2014, sometimes the official live MV isn't so friendly so you know what to do.
ruclips.net/video/Ro-_cbfdrYE/видео.html
- Rondo Of Nightmare, with Mischiefs Of Metal Gods Intro live at Budokan 2014, another SuMetal solo but way different than usual happy songs.
ruclips.net/video/8WBDiLMNZcE/видео.html
- Doki Doki Morning, official MV, their very first song and MV full of kawaiiness, usually is safe to react so try it, if you want a live performance, this is the first proshot version with the Kami Band live at Legend 1999 (YuiMetal and MoaMetal 14th birthday).
ruclips.net/video/BSjv9OYtWZ0/видео.html
- Uki Uki Midnight, this one is a follow up to Doki Doki Morning but way different sound, this is the PV, is super fun but the sound isn't so great but at least is live.
ruclips.net/video/Yj-UQIlqsIQ/видео.html
If you want better sound with the Kami Band, then live at Budokan 2014 it is.
ruclips.net/video/ESzY9dL613Q/видео.html
- Onedari Daisakusen, live at Legend 1997, this is a Black Babymetal song, is a subgroup with only YuiMetal and MoaMetal.
ruclips.net/video/1dT1ywYR5So/видео.html
- Iine! again official MV hits way better but if you want live, here live at Budokan 2014.
ruclips.net/video/5sCvYVNeD0w/видео.html
- Karate live at Download Festival 2016, "kitsune6001" got this with a short interview intro.
ruclips.net/video/FKOL6v3Md2c/видео.html
- Road Of Resistance live in Japan official live MV, be careful with the blocked by putting some filters just in case.
ruclips.net/video/zTEYUFgLveY/видео.htmlsi=BsVOSExS25Qndy1H
- Kimi To Anime Ga Mitai - Answer For Animation With You, live at Budokan 2014, not sure if it's still safe, so try some filters, if is audio blocked try to mute or just cut the parts.
ruclips.net/video/M8FKumvh-w8/видео.html
Here's a song you can find at Babymetal Reactor Resource (BMRR), a helpful place to get watermarked logo clips of the original live version to curve the annoying algo.
- GJ! live at Wembley Arena 2016, another Black Babymetal song.
ruclips.net/video/Hg0Rylcg8F0/видео.html
This is BMRR short vid to follow instructions and get the spreadsheet with the full list.
ruclips.net/video/q40VmTHSh4c/видео.html
And here's a BM guide (the long one).
ruclips.net/video/aIb2xEthdSg/видео.htmlsi=EnEYU4nN3tuiY3WL
There's a beginners guide at "Briaghh" called "So... What is BabyMetal?" is more short and with some fair update until last year unlike the other one with full updates till this year.
ruclips.net/video/9X5vj1-Sg_4/видео.htmlsi=icqbG22Ysw0Pc-Ll
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Thank you SO much for the list!!! This is awesome. :D
If you think showing the "evolution" of babymetal is so important then why are you suggesting that this reactor should watch a performance from 2015? That's like 5 years into babymetals journey so hardly can't call that the starting point either:D. I think it's way more important to show how they are now than how they were a decade ago. For example if a person only watches babymetal stuff from 2016 or earlier like you are suggesting with your list they are going to be really damn confused if they decide to go and see them live now:D. Ofcourse when someone falls deep into the foxhole then they can start watching that old stuff too since it is a goldmine not going to deny that.
There is no wrong version of Road of Resistance.
@@briangibbons2841 To expand this "There are no bad BABYMETAL performances". 🦊🦊🦊 🖖❤
This performance is good (sue being older her voice is better), but the best version of this song is the older "live from Japan". You'll see more of the drummer for sure. This particular tour/arena show didn't have the band in it much from what i could tell.
Que grande Harry Potter haciendo reacciones:v
What kind of metal do they play?
BABYMETAL: Yes.
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What type of metal? All the metal!
M♥️O♥️A♥️c🥰u🥰t🥰e🥰
Yes, all of those. Lore, backstory, long history. Two guitarists, bassist, drummer. You do see the drummer but not a ton in this video. Th band was built around the lead singer's vocal talents. In these big shows the band tends to be on a fixed stage behind or to the side of the ladies (usually). When they tour outside of Japan the shows are smaller and the band is right there as in any other concert you might see. But usually Babymetal's stages are very complex and move. This stage for instance raised and lowered about 15 feet for different songs. They often have stages that move on tracks out into or around the audience, flying platforms, etc.
That is crazy stuff. What a production!!!
These big shows are from Bluray and the ladies are the center part of Babymetal.
Funny you mention Dragon Force as Hermin Lee of Dragon Force co-wrote the instrumental for this song
That's so awesome. 😁
Sam Totman and Herman Li...everyone forgets about Sam......
@RightManWrongPlace Sam and Herman have played it live with Babymetal. I think they may have played it on the studio version? Not sure. Fuzzy memory. Dragonforce also stood up for Babymetal early on when people were bullying them.
I saw a video with Herman Li talking about Road of Resistance on a live stream and he was very proud of the song.
They played the guitars on the album version. They don't have any writing credits, but the songwriters were clearly inspired by Dragonforce when writing the song.
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"Stand up and shout, Shout!, Justice Forever!" - (Road of Resistance) -
PIA Arena is in Yokohama, Japan.
BABYMETAL often perform at Yokohama Arena, which is a little bigger, but that venue was already booked when they scheduled this concert.
I recently learned about Yokohama Arena thanks to Band Maid!
@@RightManWrongPlace That was the biggest BAND-MAID show so far. They were a little disappointed it didn't sell out, but it looked amazing. The guitar and bass battle during 'HATE?' was epic.
First off, wonderful first reaction to Babymetal. We fans are devoted so you are going to get an abundance of info and suggestions. With some unavoidable duplication. Ok, that said, first off the Dragonforce sound is because Herman Li and Sam Totman did the original guitar arrangements and played guitar on the original album release. Babymetal has a long history of associations with top rock and metal bands and Dragonforce were one of the earliest.
I had to chuckle when you mentioned "lore". OMG, how much time do you have. Babymetal has possibly the most complicated, intricate, arcane and amazing mythos and lore of any band ever. They actually started back in 2010 (yeah they were young). And Babymetal is the three ladies. In all that time there has only been one personnel change to the OG's. And in all that time BM has essentially had two groups (with some personnel changes) of backing musician's.
The original Kami Band (all Japanese musicians) principally 2013-2019. The OG Kami Band had a much more present stage presence. They dressed in white as spirits or ghosts. Some of Japan's top session musicians. 2019 to the present Babymetal tours with the Kami Band of the West (all fantastic American musicians). These are the guys wearing the masks. There is plenty of speculation as to the why of the masks. I don't personally know and am not myself a fan. But there are songs where the bands are given an opportunity to show off.
Babymetal created their own sub-genre of metal called Kawaii. Cute or idol metal. Combining originally heavy metal with pop idol music. There's less of the overt pop as the ladies have matured but musically they will always surprise and impress. They are legends for their live performances and from the very beginning have had the very special relationship with the fans you witnessed so obviously here.
I'm pretty old and have loved metal for decades but have never heard metal that has affected me as positively and joyously as Babymetal. FYI: Babymetal has pretty much had two main drummers for their entire career. Both incredible dynamos. Hideki Aoyama (Kami Band of the East) and Anthony Barone (Kami Band of the West). There are songs where each get to show off. Oh and you did get a brief glance of Anthony early in this performance. He was on the backing screen a little stage left at the start.
For a taste of Babymetal at their most grandiose I'll suggest "Metal Kingdom" also live at PIA Arena in Yokohama, Japan: ruclips.net/video/xd-lswJ2e3k/видео.html
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Metal Kingdom LIVE from PIA ARENA 2023 HQ Pro Shot from the For The Fox God channel
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Great reaction, thanks and welcome to BABYMETAL.
It better remind you of DragonForce since Herman Li and Sam Totman collaborated in this one, doing the guitar arrangements and also playing on the studio recording.
The PIA Arena MM is a venue in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture capital and part of the Greater Tokyo Area, Japan. It's a pretty small arena compared to other venues they have performed in.
BABYMETAL defines themselves as the combination of metal and "kawaii" (meaning "cute" and being a whole culture). They originated in 2010 as a subunit of a larger J-pop idol group. It was the vision of one man: Key Kobayashi who was one of the producers. He had this "crazy" idea in mind since he spotted a young talent called Suzuka Nakamoto performing with her former girl group. He thought that her voice was surprisingly powerful and perfect to front a metal band. Tell me that this doesn't sound crazy! But he was right. He also added two smaller girls to have the twin factor for the choreo. Suzuka was 12 years old at the time while Yui and Moa were both 11. They had to work very hard to get where they are now (selling out arenas even bigger this... twice) performing in small venues and even in shopping malls.
They are backed by a group of sessions musicians known as the Kami Band. And yes, they are proficient and some of the best musicians money can pay. The original set of the band was formed by Japanese musicians and a second set was introduced in 2019, formed by American musicians. It's the one you saw (or not, haha...) here. Yes they have a drummer: Anthony Barone (All That Remains, Beneath the Massacre, Angel Vivaldi, Shadow of Intent, A Night In Texas, etc.). In my opinion he makes a difference. The guitarists are Chris Kelly and CJ Masciantonio and the bass player is Clint Tustin. Bassist Ryan Neff is currently on tour with them in Europe, though.
Are you asking if they have a lore or something? Oh boy! How much time do you have? Haha... It's impossible I can explain it all here but since you noticed the Fox sign... it's the sign they and their fans do (all the time, actually), similar to the devil horns but putting the middle and ring fingers over the thumb. It originated when the girls were taught to do the devil horns and ended up doing the fox sigh like in a shadow play.
Finally, they are way better live and well known for being very diverse musically since they don't hesitate on mixing any music genre with metal. So always expect the unexpected. 😁
I'd like to suggest you "Ijime, Dame, Zettai" (Live at Sonisphere 2014).
Enjoy your BABYMETAL journey!
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The PIA Arena is preferred by both musicians and customers because of its good acoustics.
Love when a new fan discovers this amazing band, they are one of the best live metal bands in the world (and have won ~30 international industry awards with that as a common theme). There is just nothing like them. I've spent years finding new live performances, they are always near perfect, shockingly excellent and consistent.
You can pick any live performance of any song and it will be new, and excellent. Look forward to more! You will get a ton of suggestions for specific performances and none of them are a bad choice.
Honestly, for years I felt like I rarely discovered truly great bands. Y'all have been helping me change that!
Eyyyy! I've been here yappin about Opeth for a long time haha...
This is actually my 2nd favorite band after Opeth, pretty big contrast but yeah. I'm really into bands that sound different from everything else, like System of a Down, Opeth and Babymetal. Babymetal is such an incredible live band though and I'm a REALLY big fan of how they mix genres so much. Every song is so different but yet they always manage to sound freakin amazing.
I'm a big sucker for DragonForce as well and if you want to hear more of their powermetal stuff I would recommend "Ijime, Dame, Zettai", "Akatsuki" or "Arkadia". Otherwise my favorite as a guitarist is "Syncopation", amazing melody, harmonizing guitars, great solos + breakdowns and good drive with the vocals. And they almost always sound better live btw so those videos are better to watch as well.
I have seen them 2 times live now and hopefully I can catch a ticket to see them in Japan next year... But first, Opeth for the 3rd time next Wednesday in Copenhagen! :)
haha, you can see the drummer at 13:26.
but if you want to see more of the drummer, you should definitely listen to BABYMETAL | Rondo of Nightmare
That's not the same drummer though.
This video has Anthony Barone.
'Rondo of Nightmare' would have Hideki Aoyama.
He's also great.
To see more of Anthony Barone, he should check out a live version of 'Kagerou' with a Kami Band intro.
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Welcome to BABYMETAL🤘🦊♪
The requested song is RATATATA〜🎵🕺🕺🕺
Welcome to the world of HAPPY METAL!🦊🌈😁
BABYMETAL is the three women and the instrumentalists are called the Kami Band. They are babymetals touring band but technically are not part of babymetal. That's why the main focus is on the three women. But eventhough the focus aren't on them that much they still are phenomenal instrumentalists
Thanks for the reaction.
- Babymetal is officially the three singers/dancers.
- The band are professional musicians that tour with the group and are called the Kami Band - they have pretty regular members but switch some players occasionally.
- Babymetal has been around for more than a decade and have a deep and diverse catalogue and many epic live performances to check out.
- they don’t stick to one genre of music/metal, so give a sense of what style you would like to hear and the fandom will show up
- Yes - lots or lore and history. There are a few introductory videos out there - I like the one by Omagination which is great for new Babymetal explorers.
- Dragonforce helped write the guitar parts in this song…
-Babymetal is a force for positivity and fun and their concerts are amazing.
Hope you explore more from this great act… you won’t be disappointed.
- There are some songs that feature the band more prominently - the most common go to is Rondo of Nightmare with Kami Band intro, but there are others…
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Nice reaction. I would suggest their really recent Official Live Music Videos from FOX Fest for Ratatata, a collaboration with Electric Callboy, and Brand New Day Live Music Video also from FOX Fest, a collaboration with Tim Henson and Scott LePage of Polyphia next. After that I would suggest Mirror Mirror Live at PIA Arena 2023.
Ratatata: ruclips.net/video/ChmVcJK7N-c/видео.html
Brand New Day: ruclips.net/video/G9li0LFVaGU/видео.html
Mirror Mirror: ruclips.net/video/gOg-THRtxbw/видео.html
PIA Arena is in Yokohama in Japan. BABYMETAL are the three girls Their backing band is known as the Kami band and is 2 guitarists, bassist, and drummer. You heard the Dragonforce in this song, as Herman Li and Sam Totman collaborated for this song. The concerts held in April of last year at PIA Arena were labeled Black Night for the first night, and then Clear Night for the second. Their lore is fantasy-scifi, and is quite complex, and their outfit design changes regular, Clear Night was the debut of these particular outfits.
The three best "Call and Response" vocalists I've ever seen live are Ronnie James Dio, Rob Halford and Bruce Dickinson.... Su-Metal (Nakamoto Suzuka) is right up there with them... not so much with the vocal acrobatics of Dio, Dickinson and Halford, but in her crowd management, she is as good as any of them... and still in her 20's!
And could also do so when she was still a teen. Because of the use of the microphone in the Headbanger performances, we sometimes joke she is the re-incarnation of Freddie Mercury. An other amazing front person which easily first these kinds of lists.
You're about ten years late to the party (since they first performed out of Asia) but no matter. It's great to catch up. Babymetal are currently in Europe and are coming to the USA in the autumn ('fall' as you call it). They have already had to add extra dates as concerts are selling out fast. These mega arena shows are usually held in their native Japan but they like to get up close and personal with the audience at the smaller venues worldwide. Best music act going.
Hey I prefer the term autumn, you know! That's awesome. Better late than never!
BM is amazing. So much to find if you go down the Foxhole. SU, Moa and now Momo. Is amazing. Welcome to the foxhole. ❤❤❤. Love conserts is the way to go except oki doki morning and Megitsune. My fav is IDZ , Akatsuki, No rain no rainbow and Arkadia. Their chronographer is Mikiko she is amazing. Love from Sweden.
You're asking the BIG Questions!! Oh Boy.....
Short answer...Yes, there is a LOT of History and Lore with this group, since they started back in 2010 at just 11-12 years old...they grew up doing this!
I'll let some of the other guys cover all the Ins&Quts of Babymetal, but just know, the back-story is Huge!!
Oh, and at the end you said you may be at 1k subs before this vid comes out..you wern't.
After you said that I looked down and you were at 997. After the vid, just for giggles, I hit refresh and your sub count was at 998...so I though...one more sub puts you at 999 and I can hit the Sub button and make it an even 1k!!!!
So I hit refresh...998...I hit refresh again...998...and again...998...again....998...dang it...again...998...crap...again...998..*sigh*...again...998...15min later....9 9 9 ! ! ! !
I Hit Subscribe and then hit Refresh.........1K Subcribers!! Congrats!! LoL!!
Put your Kitsune UP!! Po!
Congrats on breaking through 1k subs and unlocking monetization!
Thank you so much!!! We might be able to do more content if I can actually offset what I pay my team. 😅
Great first reaction and you're probably going to have a blast with this band assuming you keep reacting to them. There ARE some songs where you see the band more. There are some songs where they let the band shine and the band gets to show off before the main song starts. If you're interested in seeing that so you can check out the drummer as you were mentioning, then I'd recommend reacting to Rondo of Nightmare with Mischiefs of god intro. It is a solo song of just the main vocalist (Su-Metal) while the 2 backup vocalists/dancers get to take a short break. There are other songs in which Su gets to take a break and the 2 backup vocalists get to shine, during THAT period it is called Black Babymetal and those are some of the heaviest of Babymetal songs.
Anyhow, hope you continue your journey as I enjoyed watching your reaction! :)
Welcome to the foxhole. Nice reaction. Babymetal has been around for over a decade now. Lots to catch up on. Babymetal is Kawaii metal a genre of metal that started with them. Kawaii means cute but it's comes with a whole vibe to it. One of those things that you know it when you see it. Watch Moametal during Babymetal performances and you'll get a good idea of what that means. Su-metal is the incredibly talented lead singer. The original trio was Su-metal Yuimetal and Moametal. Yui left officially in 2018. But she stopped performing with them in 2017 due to health issues. They were 12 and 11 when they started. which means their private lives were kept very private. After Yui left Babymetal went years with backup dancers filling Yui's spot in the trio formation. They dance to every song they perform. The backups never sang just danced. Until last years when one of those backup dances earned an official spot in Babymetal that is Momoko. now known as Momometal. Now back to their trio formation at full strength. They did the most amount of tour dates around the world in a single year to date. This year they've been doing a lot of festival appearances. More to come as you do more Babymetal reactions. Enjoy the journey down the foxhole and into the Babymetal galaxy of music. See You.
Next time, please respond to the Japanese rock band "ONE OK ROCK"! I recommend Luxury Disease Japan tour 2023 "Renegades" ❤️
if you want to see their drummer. check out another babymetal song with intro
Rondo of nightmare (east kami band)
Kagerou (west kami band) 🦊🤘🔥
As for focusing on the girld: they are Babymetal.
The musicians are supporting them.
Babymetal shows are choreographed all the way through. They never just stand still with a mic. So it makes sense to catch as much of it as possible.
Welcome to one of the best live bands for the last 14 years in their own unique genre - very different every time and always surprising. Great reaction and more pls :) - If you plan to watch more try to go live (they are a live band) but generally not "official" unless recommended, as it's often sutdio over concert with no intros etc.
you should check out their older live version. :) Both great but the other one is better in my opinion. Cheers bro. This band is amazing.
Hi resct to Metali and Brand new Day is great band
it's a 1hr and 30mins show. Road of Resistance is the Closing song.
Herman Li And Sam Totman from DragonForce did the guitar parts.
The backing Band of Babymetal is called
Kami Band
in this video.
Chris Kelly on Guitar ( Galactic Empire)
CJ Masciantonio on guitar ( Galactic Empire)
Clint Tustin on bass ( dunno where this guy now )
Anthony Barone on Drums ( All that Remains Drummer)
BabyMetal need the band in order to perform live.
Babymetal are the ones to introduce choreographed dances into metal, they started as kids, they don't stick to 1 sub-genre of metal, Babymetal might also be the biggest musical export from Japan currently. Most of the Japanese music is made for the internal market. They actually started a wave of interest in other rock/metal bands from Japan in the west and allowed not just Babymetal to tour the world, but others have been too. They have a bunch of lore, but most of it is for fun, the biggest themes are useful to know though.
Babymetal is mostly influenced by others.
If you want to see the drummer on an other project, react to Anthony Barone // BENEATH THE MASSACRE - Rise of the Fearmonger (Official Drum Playthrough)
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Love Mikiko ❤❤❤
They have been doing this since at least 2012, they are their own thing. Can't compare to others groups based on one song. Keep learning.
Well, you picked one heck of a song for your first reaction to Baby Metal. This is a great look into what makes them who they are and the fans who love them for it.
I honestly just searched Babymetal Live and picked one of the first videos. I had no idea where to start, but I had seen the band name mentioned in comments before!
@@RightManWrongPlacewell, it was a great choice!
I’d love it if you did the RATATATA MV, a collab of theirs with Electric Callboy, for a better look at their “fun” side!
Yeah, for Babymetal you need to pause a lot, otherwise Amuse will hunt you down and block block block, they are famous for that.
I see the Usual Suspects (Grington & Jakemuller) are here, so just follow their advice on Babymetal 😅
Welcome to the Foxhole #notacult
To get and understand Babymetal you have to start from the beginning! their journey and story will one day be turned into a film, the girls have improved and changed the music scene for many people who were getting fed up with hearing the same thing repeatedly.
Great reaction friend.
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Think team not western style bands or group.
Babymetal is a team that puts on productions of the highest order.
Live metal concert performances are part of that production.
Keep on rocking brother
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Definitely a production. I enjoyed this one a lot. Excited to do more!
Fun fact, the first lines of the lyrics of Road of Resistance is very similar to the first lines of Fire and Flames, the first lines of RATATATA, and they also have a song titled Akatsuki meaning Crimson Moon.
Someone in BABYMETAL has a fixation about the red sky... NTTAWWT but now it is obvious.
Honestly? Just pick any MV or any Live video that isn't a compilation nor from Glastonbury, and you are good 😆
The best part of "first time BABYMETAL" videos is watching the old neurons fail and new neurons grow! Great reaction! 🤘🦊🤘
Hahaha that's a great way of putting it!
kindly react also to this power metal all female band called LOVEBITES with their epic songs HOLY WAR and SWAN SONG. Thank you very much
Sadly, the band is in the background cuz the focus is on the Girls. The singer started out doing Anime singing so their costumes are Kawai Anime Armor cuz they are Metal warriors.
React more babymetal
Babymetal is like nothing you’ve ever seen before! The Band them selves (The Kami Band) is not really ever the focus of the group Babymetal themselves are Su-Metal(lead singer) Moametal (Scream and Dance) and Momometal (scream and Dance) hopefully you react to them more! And if you want to see the band a little more check out Rondo of Nightmare (With Mischifs of Metal Gods intro) that shows off the Kami’s a little more although the ones you see in this performance are not the same as the OG Eastern Kami band
Jesus, is that a Jordan Peterson book behind you? Ugh!
Hahaha I take it we don't see the world the same way. No worries; you probably won't like my channel.