Nice reaction, thanks! Yeah, Su-metal has an incredible voice so powerful that it doesn't get overshadowed by a metal wall of sound. Because that band is loud as hell. That was one of the reasons why Kobametal formed BABYMETAL around her. The other main reason was her ability to perform not holding back. She actually opens the pit to form a wall of death which quickly turns into a giant circle pit. I've been in venues smaller than that haha... "RoR" is a very anthemic song and you can feel their energy when performing it. This was the final encore of that concert, New Year Fox Festival - Legend 2015. 90+ minutes all performed with this level of energy. It's absolutely insane and one of my favorite shows (if not my favorite). By the way, three songs in, so... welcome to the Foxhole! Until next time! 🤘🦊
Good reaction. This video was from January 2015 at the Saitama Super Arena. Su was 17, Yui and Moa only 15 and that was over 20,000 people completely under their control. Even at that age Su just looks at the crowd, spreads her arms and the crowd opens up for a wall of death (actually several walls of death at that concert as the crowd were in sections. A journalist up in the balcony that night said he counted, I think it was, 21 mosh pits). This was also the end of a 90 minute concert - they had been keeping that same energy up without any drop in quality for the whole time. It is what they do - they appreciate people have often paid a lot of money and travelled a long way to see them, they never give anything less than 100% for every song at every concert, whether that is one of their big arena concerts in Japan or at the many various sized venues as they tour the world. 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. 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. They have said they made this more technical and faster than most of their own songs thinking they would never have to play it live ... and that they had to practice hard when they did perform it with BABYMETAL at an awards show in London later in 2015. This was the Kami Band playing live of course - on guitars were Leda Cygnus and Takayoshi Ohmura with BOH on his 6 string bass and Hideki Aoyama on drums.
Great decision to go deeper into this band, every song is a nice surprise, they really don't have any bad songs, just some you may like more than others
Thanks from Japan 有難う💛。The crowd involvement (mosh pit, call & response, chant etc.) occurs wherever they go on this planet. In your video, Su shouted some words at 10:42 meaning "Bring them on!". Fans analyzed that the provocative shout was thrown at people who had been ignoring, underrating, mocking, hating and even trying to discredit BABYMETAL. That shout may have been necessary in 2015 but not any longer. She shouted it rarely since then or she does it smilingly with her friendly voice now. The girls have grown up into beautiful ladies. The maturity has added more attractiveness to this band. Please react to videos including recent ones to explore BM more.
ROR is the closer for most Babymetal live shows, and it's always an epic way to end a set that leaves the audience exhausted since it usually has the most intense mosh pits of the night. The chant at the end is Su shouts "We are!" and the fans shout "Babymetal!". They do it at the end of every show to reinforce the idea that the fans are part of Babymetal; when they say "We are Babymetal" they mean the girls, the kamis, and the fans all together are Babymetal.
4:18 _Now Pizza Time (Pizza Time!)_ 🦊🤘🍕 Welcome back to the Foxhole and BabyMetal's journey.🦊🤘🔥 Nice to see you're back with this suggestion. Now with another hit they don't wanna leave behind in almost any of their setlist, like recently at Sabaton's Europe Tour and later at Asian and Australian Tour, if you're going to their live concerts coming soon in the US most likely you can be part of that mosh'sh pit. _Road Of Resistance_ is a fantastic power/speed metal song, is one of their most epic anthem and the album version got the guitar arrangements made by Sam Totman and Herman Li from DragonForce, that's why you can get "Through The Fire and Flames" vibes, and is all about facing your own path without looking back. The wall of death is insane just like you noticed, is also called "mosh'sh pit", different from usual mosh pit because this one is safe to participate if you fall everyone will stop until you get up and get ready to keep going with the fun ride. This was part of the Trilogy Of 2015 series of concerts, live at New Year Fox Festival - Saitama Super Arena, is the last song of the encore they performed and finishing the show. By this time their fame was already high due to viral success on YT of Gimme Chocolate! MV, people from all over the world attended this live concert in Japan, and 20K souls witnessed this epic moment. With only 15 and 17 years old this moment will be forever remember when they performing this song to reminds them all the support they got from their fans no matter where they go, either a small or big stages. The Kami Band here are magnificent set of elite musicians who were send to help the girls with the metal sound, they rotate so probably you won't see some of them in all live concerts (specially the guitarrists), all of them are males. BM fans love some members of this band but none of them are official members of this group not even permanent, they only play live, so when you heard album tracks remember they aren't playing there. In this case they are: - Leda Cygnus, god of guitar, he's the only Kami Band member who's credited as a session musician when recording certain songs. - Takayoshi Ohmura, god of guitar, he's Míkio' Fujioka's pupil (another beloved Kami Band guitarist who sadly past away) and a prodigy child, you'll see his recognizable pink guitar or golden in other moments. - BOH, god of bass, he's the bald one and not only got amazing talent but her fun way to enjoy reminds me Flea from RHCP. - Hideki Aoyama, god of drums, he comes from a family of expert drummers, and his father is very famous in Japanese music scene. At the end of their shows they always said "We are BabyMetal!" with the crowd, to making them sure that they're (us) part of this show and project too, is a line borrowed to X-Japan saying it at live concerts as well. If you like this type of metal genre then you're gonna like another songs such "Arkadia" (a song that belongs to the Trilogy Of Lights from the third album), Akatsuki and Amore, those are SuMetal solos. Another suggestion safe to react is: - "Catch Me If You Can" with Kami Band intro live at Budokan 2014, GuilhermeCait got this safe to clip. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this, see you next time and like always put your kitsune up!🦊🤘🔥
This was brilliant fun watching along, followed on Twitch to catch you live. Thanks for doing this! I'm going to copy/paste the top suggestions I like to advise anyone new to watching BM, even though you already did this one from the list (so it's down to 4? unless i go check and you did any others...) BabyMetal - Headbanger Live Legend 1997 (Legend 1997 refers to lead singer Su-Metal birthyear, this concert is her 16th birthday, its great) [X - you did this] Babymetal - Road of Resistance - Live in Japan (Su-Metal owns an audience, amazing music) Babymetal - Akatsuki「紅月 -アカツキ-」| LIVE at Budokan Black Night (Su-Metal solo) Babymetal - MEGITSUNE「メギツネ」(Five Fox Festival ver.) (this particular version has "red fox festival live" audio, it was a one night concert for women/girls only, the song has a strong theme of women empowerment, its brilliant to listen to the audience interaction parts) BabyMetal - Death Legend 1997 Apocalypse Live (One of the greatest heavy metal theater shows ever)
Road of Resistance: Live In Japan 🇯🇵 @"Saitama Super Arena (SSA):- "Road of Resistance" is a song by the Japanese Kawaii metal band Babymetal. The song was released worldwide as a digital single on February 1, 2015 by Toy's Factory, serving as the lead single off the international re-release of the album Babymetal, as well the opening track from Metal Resistance. Su-Metal was 10 when she performed with Karen Girls at the SSA (SAITAMA SUPER ARENA). The Arena that night holds about 20000 Babymetal fans but when you see the centrepiece Island and the two curve bridge, it can hold up to 30000 or even up to 40000 depends on the configuration of Babymetal concert for each tour they performed. This song is co-written by Dragonforce with Herman Li and Sam Totman plays the guitar 🎸 solos, but Kami Band live show is brutal and tight. This is a classic Power Metal genre or speed metal as some might refer to. Bands like Dragonforce, Helloween and even Sabaton do power metal genre. Arkadia from Metal Galaxy Album is the successor to Road Of Resistance. At 17 Su-Metal alongside Yuimetal and Moametal who is 15 at that time, gave a perfect 👌 performance on how live show should be. This performance alone cemented my love ❤️ and appreciation for Babymetal. Kitsune Up 🦊🦊🦊🤘🤘🤘😍💕🌸🇯🇵🇸🇬#notacult. . Babymetal singles chronology:- •"Megitsune" (2013). •"Road of Resistance" (2015). •"Gimme Chocolate!!" (2015). Background and release:- "Road of Resistance" includes guest appearances by DragonForce guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman. The song would be used to mark the beginning of the band's lore, Metal Resistance Episode III, at the concert held on November 8, 2014 at O2 Brixton Academy in London, which was also the final tour date for the band's Babymetal World Tour 2014. A trailer for the song was released on January 5, 2015, integrating footage from the debut performance of the song in London. The song was first released as a digital bonus track off the live album Live at Budokan: Red Night, with limited editions of the album containing a download card with a code to download the song at no additional charge. The song was later released as a dedicated digital single on the iTunes Store on February 1, 2015. Li and Totman are featured on guitars, although they are listed as featured artists in various regions of the re-release of the album Babymetal, on which the song appears as a bonus track, mainly in the United Kingdom. Composition:- Rolling Stone described the song as "power metal" with "shiny pop harmonies". Rock Sound called the song "everything we’d expect from [Babymetal] with a bit of Dragonforce’s exhilarating, flame-fingered guitar added in for good measure." Matt Evans of The List called the song an "empowering hyperspeed anthem". According to Kadokawa, the song consists of twin shred guitars courtesy of Li and Totman, with a dynamic sound derived of melodic speed metal. The lyrics are described as a narrative on the Metal Resistance, which the band adopted on their world tour. It has also been considered the "final stage" of Babymetal and the prologue to Metal Resistance, and a transition performance that demonstrates the band's growth from the previous album. According to Su-metal, the song refers to the Metal Resistance lore, described as "the story of Babymetal traveling across the world in the hopes of creating a new metal to unify the world as we break through the barriers of language and borders. In the middle of the song there is a part where we go, ‘Wow, Wow’ and this is where our fans from around the world can sing with us at our concerts. I hope people will listen to our album and support us at our shows." Yuimetal stated in an interview with Metal Hammer that "Road of Resistance" is her favorite song from Metal Resistance, explaining that it "has been performed at so many concerts, so a lot of memories are jam-packed. The lyrics are positive, the sound is so cool, and [the] dance is so powerful." •Recorded by Watametal and Adrian Breakspear. •Mixed by Ettore Rigotti Personnel:- •Suzuka Nakamoto (Su-metal) - Main vocals. •Yui Mizuno (Yuimetal) - Backing vocals. •Moa Kikuchi (Moametal) - Backing vocals. •Kei Kobayashi (Kobametal / Kxbxmetal / Kitsune of Metal God) - executive producer, lyrics. •Miki Watanabe (Mk-metal) - lyrics. •Norikazu Nakayama (Norimetal) - music. •Nobuaki Miyasaka (Mish-Mosh) - music, arrangement. •Sari Miyasaka (Mish-Mosh) - music, arrangement. •Keiji Kusama (Kyt-metal) - music. •Kyoto - arrangement. •Leda - bass (Kami Band) •Herman Li - guitar (courtesy of Electric Generation Recordings Ltd. and Warner Music Japan Inc.) •Sam Totman - guitar (courtesy of Electric Generation Recordings Ltd. and Warner Music Japan Inc.) Saitama Super Arena:- "Saitama Super Arena (さいたまスーパーアリーナ, Saitama Sūpā Arīna) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Chūō-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It opened preliminarily on May 5, 2000, and then officially opened on September 1 of the same year. Its spectator capacity is 36,500 at maximum settings,[3] making it the second-largest indoor arena in the world. The main arena capacity is between 19,000 and 22,500". •Owner: Saitama Arena Corp. •Capacity: 36,500 (stadium setting) 18,000 (arena setting). The arena was designed by Dan Meis, who at the time was working for architecture firm Ellerbe Becket, together with Nikken Sekkei. Meis's design was selected as a result of an international design competition. The arena features a gigantic movable section of seating which can reduce capacity for smaller events and create a more intimate setting. It is a favorite venue for puroresu (Japanese professional wrestling) and mixed martial arts (MMA). It has also hosted other sports events such as boxing, basketball, volleyball, tennis, ice hockey, and gymnastics. It is the only Japanese arena equipped especially for American football. It formerly housed the John Lennon Museum, which displayed John Lennon memorabilia and closed in 2010. LYRICS OVERVIEW:- The light of the smoke signal that dyes the eastern sky bright red 東の空を 真っ赤に染める 狼煙の光が A new way to signal the end of the darkness of loneliness 孤独の闇の 終わりを告げる 新たな道しるべ Burn the flames of your heart as many times as you like くじけても 何度でも 心の炎を燃やせ Now is the time! Is the time! Now is the time! Is the time! Now this moment 今この瞬間を Is the time! Is the time! Is the time! Is the time! live together 共に生きる Just now is the time! Is the time! Just now is the time! Is the time! I'll sing to you tomorrow Now it's time 明日の君に歌うよ さあ 時は来た Go for resistance! Resistance! Go for resistance! Resistance! Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow One heart Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow 心はひとつ If you believe 君が信じるなら 進め 道なき道でも Forever! Forever! Forever! Forever! Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow In the depths of my heart Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow 心の奥に Burning steel soul That is our resistance 燃える 鋼鉄魂 それが僕らの resistance Wow, wow, wow, wow Wow, wow, wow, wow Never turn your back as long as your life lasts 命が続く限り 決して背を向けたりはしない Today makes tomorrow 今日が明日を作るんだ Yes our future on the way そう 僕らの未来 on the way Resistance! Resistance! Resistance! Resistance! Stand up and shout! Justice forever! Stand up and shout! Justice forever! If you believe, go ahead and the answer is here 君が信じるなら 進め 答えはここにある Forever! Forever! Forever! Forever! Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow In the depths of my heart Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow 心の奥に Burning steel soul our resistance 燃える 鋼鉄魂 僕らの resistance Songwriters: KxBxMetal / KYT-Metal / MK-Metal / Norimetal / Kitsune of Metal God / Mish Mosh Kitsune Up 🦊🦊🦊🤘🤘🤘🇯🇵🇸🇬 #notacult .
If you want to hear more from the kami band, watch: Rondo of Nightmare with Mischiefs of God intro Budokan live (invite only arena, Ozzy played here once, super heavy ballad type song).
I've been addicted for about a year and it took a long time before imo they made a few misses (not a fan of extensive English used personally)- but the vast majority is totally amazing (live of course)
Nice reaction! Well, take it easy and enjoy yourself. The best way to look at it is to follow their growth in order without rushing forward. Enjoy 50 more songs. envy!🦊
Wait.. you're surprised that the crowd can't sing in key as well as one of the most tallented vocalists on the planet of the last few decades? Dude, you have high crowd expectations. 😂 Good reaction again though. Following the tradional path through the foxhole, and I see Karate is next. You are almost at the point where things get _really_ interesting/exciting. 🦊
Nice reaction, thanks!
Yeah, Su-metal has an incredible voice so powerful that it doesn't get overshadowed by a metal wall of sound. Because that band is loud as hell. That was one of the reasons why Kobametal formed BABYMETAL around her. The other main reason was her ability to perform not holding back.
She actually opens the pit to form a wall of death which quickly turns into a giant circle pit. I've been in venues smaller than that haha...
"RoR" is a very anthemic song and you can feel their energy when performing it. This was the final encore of that concert, New Year Fox Festival - Legend 2015. 90+ minutes all performed with this level of energy. It's absolutely insane and one of my favorite shows (if not my favorite).
By the way, three songs in, so... welcome to the Foxhole!
Until next time!
🤘🦊
Good reaction. This video was from January 2015 at the Saitama Super Arena. Su was 17, Yui and Moa only 15 and that was over 20,000 people completely under their control. Even at that age Su just looks at the crowd, spreads her arms and the crowd opens up for a wall of death (actually several walls of death at that concert as the crowd were in sections. A journalist up in the balcony that night said he counted, I think it was, 21 mosh pits).
This was also the end of a 90 minute concert - they had been keeping that same energy up without any drop in quality for the whole time. It is what they do - they appreciate people have often paid a lot of money and travelled a long way to see them, they never give anything less than 100% for every song at every concert, whether that is one of their big arena concerts in Japan or at the many various sized venues as they tour the world.
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.
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. They have said they made this more technical and faster than most of their own songs thinking they would never have to play it live ... and that they had to practice hard when they did perform it with BABYMETAL at an awards show in London later in 2015.
This was the Kami Band playing live of course - on guitars were Leda Cygnus and Takayoshi Ohmura with BOH on his 6 string bass and Hideki Aoyama on drums.
Headbanger!, Live at Legend 1997 Apocalypse would be my suggestion.
Great decision to go deeper into this band, every song is a nice surprise, they really don't have any bad songs, just some you may like more than others
Thanks from Japan 有難う💛。The crowd involvement (mosh pit, call & response, chant etc.) occurs wherever they go on this planet. In your video, Su shouted some words at 10:42 meaning "Bring them on!". Fans analyzed that the provocative shout was thrown at people who had been ignoring, underrating, mocking, hating and even trying to discredit BABYMETAL. That shout may have been necessary in 2015 but not any longer. She shouted it rarely since then or she does it smilingly with her friendly voice now. The girls have grown up into beautiful ladies. The maturity has added more attractiveness to this band. Please react to videos including recent ones to explore BM more.
BabyMetal - Headbanger legend 1997. Next please! Thanks for your great reaction.
ROR is the closer for most Babymetal live shows, and it's always an epic way to end a set that leaves the audience exhausted since it usually has the most intense mosh pits of the night.
The chant at the end is Su shouts "We are!" and the fans shout "Babymetal!". They do it at the end of every show to reinforce the idea that the fans are part of Babymetal; when they say "We are Babymetal" they mean the girls, the kamis, and the fans all together are Babymetal.
More BABYMETAL! ❤️❤️🦊
Yes please 🤘🦊🤘
More more more!!!!
4:18 _Now Pizza Time (Pizza Time!)_ 🦊🤘🍕
Welcome back to the Foxhole and BabyMetal's journey.🦊🤘🔥
Nice to see you're back with this suggestion. Now with another hit they don't wanna leave behind in almost any of their setlist, like recently at Sabaton's Europe Tour and later at Asian and Australian Tour, if you're going to their live concerts coming soon in the US most likely you can be part of that mosh'sh pit.
_Road Of Resistance_ is a fantastic power/speed metal song, is one of their most epic anthem and the album version got the guitar arrangements made by Sam Totman and Herman Li from DragonForce, that's why you can get "Through The Fire and Flames" vibes, and is all about facing your own path without looking back.
The wall of death is insane just like you noticed, is also called "mosh'sh pit", different from usual mosh pit because this one is safe to participate if you fall everyone will stop until you get up and get ready to keep going with the fun ride.
This was part of the Trilogy Of 2015 series of concerts, live at New Year Fox Festival - Saitama Super Arena, is the last song of the encore they performed and finishing the show. By this time their fame was already high due to viral success on YT of Gimme Chocolate! MV, people from all over the world attended this live concert in Japan, and 20K souls witnessed this epic moment.
With only 15 and 17 years old this moment will be forever remember when they performing this song to reminds them all the support they got from their fans no matter where they go, either a small or big stages.
The Kami Band here are magnificent set of elite musicians who were send to help the girls with the metal sound, they rotate so probably you won't see some of them in all live concerts (specially the guitarrists), all of them are males.
BM fans love some members of this band but none of them are official members of this group not even permanent, they only play live, so when you heard album tracks remember they aren't playing there.
In this case they are:
- Leda Cygnus, god of guitar, he's the only Kami Band member who's credited as a session musician when recording certain songs.
- Takayoshi Ohmura, god of guitar, he's Míkio' Fujioka's pupil (another beloved Kami Band guitarist who sadly past away) and a prodigy child, you'll see his recognizable pink guitar or golden in other moments.
- BOH, god of bass, he's the bald one and not only got amazing talent but her fun way to enjoy reminds me Flea from RHCP.
- Hideki Aoyama, god of drums, he comes from a family of expert drummers, and his father is very famous in Japanese music scene.
At the end of their shows they always said "We are BabyMetal!" with the crowd, to making them sure that they're (us) part of this show and project too, is a line borrowed to X-Japan saying it at live concerts as well.
If you like this type of metal genre then you're gonna like another songs such "Arkadia" (a song that belongs to the Trilogy Of Lights from the third album), Akatsuki and Amore, those are SuMetal solos.
Another suggestion safe to react is:
- "Catch Me If You Can" with Kami Band intro live at Budokan 2014, GuilhermeCait got this safe to clip.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this, see you next time and like always put your kitsune up!🦊🤘🔥
nice!
Best version of ROR and by your reaction i would say you agree . Wherever they go in the World they get this response 😁🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼
This was brilliant fun watching along, followed on Twitch to catch you live. Thanks for doing this! I'm going to copy/paste the top suggestions I like to advise anyone new to watching BM, even though you already did this one from the list (so it's down to 4? unless i go check and you did any others...)
BabyMetal - Headbanger Live Legend 1997 (Legend 1997 refers to lead singer Su-Metal birthyear, this concert is her 16th birthday, its great)
[X - you did this] Babymetal - Road of Resistance - Live in Japan (Su-Metal owns an audience, amazing music)
Babymetal - Akatsuki「紅月 -アカツキ-」| LIVE at Budokan Black Night (Su-Metal solo)
Babymetal - MEGITSUNE「メギツネ」(Five Fox Festival ver.) (this particular version has "red fox festival live" audio, it was a one night concert for women/girls only, the song has a strong theme of women empowerment, its brilliant to listen to the audience interaction parts)
BabyMetal - Death Legend 1997 Apocalypse Live (One of the greatest heavy metal theater shows ever)
Your Babymetal reactions do a great job of mirroring the way most of us watching feel everytime we see Babymetal. Great Job!
Road of Resistance: Live In Japan 🇯🇵 @"Saitama Super Arena (SSA):-
"Road of Resistance" is a song by the Japanese Kawaii metal band Babymetal. The song was released worldwide as a digital single on February 1, 2015 by Toy's Factory, serving as the lead single off the international re-release of the album Babymetal, as well the opening track from Metal Resistance.
Su-Metal was 10 when she performed with Karen Girls at the SSA (SAITAMA SUPER ARENA). The Arena that night holds about 20000 Babymetal fans but when you see the centrepiece Island and the two curve bridge, it can hold up to 30000 or even up to 40000 depends on the configuration of Babymetal concert for each tour they performed. This song is co-written by Dragonforce with Herman Li and Sam Totman plays the guitar 🎸 solos, but Kami Band live show is brutal and tight. This is a classic Power Metal genre or speed metal as some might refer to. Bands like Dragonforce, Helloween and even Sabaton do power metal genre. Arkadia from Metal Galaxy Album is the successor to Road Of Resistance. At 17 Su-Metal alongside Yuimetal and Moametal who is 15 at that time, gave a perfect 👌 performance on how live show should be. This performance alone cemented my love ❤️ and appreciation for Babymetal. Kitsune Up 🦊🦊🦊🤘🤘🤘😍💕🌸🇯🇵🇸🇬#notacult. .
Babymetal singles chronology:-
•"Megitsune" (2013).
•"Road of Resistance" (2015).
•"Gimme Chocolate!!" (2015).
Background and release:-
"Road of Resistance" includes guest appearances by DragonForce guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman.
The song would be used to mark the beginning of the band's lore, Metal Resistance Episode III, at the concert held on November 8, 2014 at O2 Brixton Academy in London, which was also the final tour date for the band's Babymetal World Tour 2014.
A trailer for the song was released on January 5, 2015, integrating footage from the debut performance of the song in London. The song was first released as a digital bonus track off the live album Live at Budokan: Red Night, with limited editions of the album containing a download card with a code to download the song at no additional charge. The song was later released as a dedicated digital single on the iTunes Store on February 1, 2015.
Li and Totman are featured on guitars, although they are listed as featured artists in various regions of the re-release of the album Babymetal, on which the song appears as a bonus track, mainly in the United Kingdom.
Composition:-
Rolling Stone described the song as "power metal" with "shiny pop harmonies". Rock Sound called the song "everything we’d expect from [Babymetal] with a bit of Dragonforce’s exhilarating, flame-fingered guitar added in for good measure." Matt Evans of The List called the song an "empowering hyperspeed anthem". According to Kadokawa, the song consists of twin shred guitars courtesy of Li and Totman, with a dynamic sound derived of melodic speed metal. The lyrics are described as a narrative on the Metal Resistance, which the band adopted on their world tour. It has also been considered the "final stage" of Babymetal and the prologue to Metal Resistance, and a transition performance that demonstrates the band's growth from the previous album.
According to Su-metal, the song refers to the Metal Resistance lore, described as "the story of Babymetal traveling across the world in the hopes of creating a new metal to unify the world as we break through the barriers of language and borders. In the middle of the song there is a part where we go, ‘Wow, Wow’ and this is where our fans from around the world can sing with us at our concerts. I hope people will listen to our album and support us at our shows." Yuimetal stated in an interview with Metal Hammer that "Road of Resistance" is her favorite song from Metal Resistance, explaining that it "has been performed at so many concerts, so a lot of memories are jam-packed. The lyrics are positive, the sound is so cool, and [the] dance is so powerful."
•Recorded by Watametal and Adrian Breakspear.
•Mixed by Ettore Rigotti
Personnel:-
•Suzuka Nakamoto (Su-metal) - Main vocals.
•Yui Mizuno (Yuimetal) - Backing vocals.
•Moa Kikuchi (Moametal) - Backing vocals.
•Kei Kobayashi (Kobametal / Kxbxmetal / Kitsune of Metal God) - executive producer, lyrics.
•Miki Watanabe (Mk-metal) - lyrics.
•Norikazu Nakayama (Norimetal) - music.
•Nobuaki Miyasaka (Mish-Mosh) - music, arrangement.
•Sari Miyasaka (Mish-Mosh) - music, arrangement.
•Keiji Kusama (Kyt-metal) - music.
•Kyoto - arrangement.
•Leda - bass (Kami Band)
•Herman Li - guitar (courtesy of Electric Generation Recordings Ltd. and Warner Music Japan Inc.)
•Sam Totman - guitar (courtesy of Electric Generation Recordings Ltd. and Warner Music Japan Inc.)
Saitama Super Arena:-
"Saitama Super Arena (さいたまスーパーアリーナ, Saitama Sūpā Arīna) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Chūō-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It opened preliminarily on May 5, 2000, and then officially opened on September 1 of the same year. Its spectator capacity is 36,500 at maximum settings,[3] making it the second-largest indoor arena in the world. The main arena capacity is between 19,000 and 22,500".
•Owner: Saitama Arena Corp.
•Capacity: 36,500 (stadium setting) 18,000 (arena setting).
The arena was designed by Dan Meis, who at the time was working for architecture firm Ellerbe Becket, together with Nikken Sekkei. Meis's design was selected as a result of an international design competition. The arena features a gigantic movable section of seating which can reduce capacity for smaller events and create a more intimate setting.
It is a favorite venue for puroresu (Japanese professional wrestling) and mixed martial arts (MMA). It has also hosted other sports events such as boxing, basketball, volleyball, tennis, ice hockey, and gymnastics. It is the only Japanese arena equipped especially for American football.
It formerly housed the John Lennon Museum, which displayed John Lennon memorabilia and closed in 2010.
LYRICS OVERVIEW:-
The light of the smoke signal that dyes the eastern sky bright red
東の空を 真っ赤に染める 狼煙の光が
A new way to signal the end of the darkness of loneliness
孤独の闇の 終わりを告げる 新たな道しるべ
Burn the flames of your heart as many times as you like
くじけても 何度でも 心の炎を燃やせ
Now is the time! Is the time!
Now is the time! Is the time!
Now this moment
今この瞬間を
Is the time! Is the time!
Is the time! Is the time!
live together
共に生きる
Just now is the time! Is the time!
Just now is the time! Is the time!
I'll sing to you tomorrow Now it's time
明日の君に歌うよ さあ 時は来た
Go for resistance! Resistance!
Go for resistance! Resistance!
Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow One heart
Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow 心はひとつ
If you believe
君が信じるなら 進め 道なき道でも
Forever! Forever!
Forever! Forever!
Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow In the depths of my heart
Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow 心の奥に
Burning steel soul That is our resistance
燃える 鋼鉄魂 それが僕らの resistance
Wow, wow, wow, wow
Wow, wow, wow, wow
Never turn your back as long as your life lasts
命が続く限り 決して背を向けたりはしない
Today makes tomorrow
今日が明日を作るんだ
Yes our future on the way
そう 僕らの未来 on the way
Resistance! Resistance!
Resistance! Resistance!
Stand up and shout! Justice forever!
Stand up and shout! Justice forever!
If you believe, go ahead and the answer is here
君が信じるなら 進め 答えはここにある
Forever! Forever!
Forever! Forever!
Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow In the depths of my heart
Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow 心の奥に
Burning steel soul our resistance
燃える 鋼鉄魂 僕らの resistance
Songwriters: KxBxMetal / KYT-Metal / MK-Metal / Norimetal / Kitsune of Metal God / Mish Mosh
Kitsune Up 🦊🦊🦊🤘🤘🤘🇯🇵🇸🇬 #notacult .
They are saying "We Are?" crowd response is BabyMetal.
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"Now witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational BABYMETAL!" 🦊🦊🦊 🖖❤
She's not Queen but She's the Metal Goddes
Das ist mir ein bisschen zu aufregend aber schön anzusehen. Grüße aus Deutschland 😊
What an epic anthem!!🤘🦊🤘
Great reaction！Fox hole is too deep. Hopefully one day you will reach Sakura Gakuin.
Happy Birthday Yui!🎉🎂🍅💖
If you want to hear more from the kami band, watch:
Rondo of Nightmare with Mischiefs of God intro Budokan live (invite only arena, Ozzy played here once, super heavy ballad type song).
ijime dame zettai live at sonisphere! Read the comments about the crowd threatening to throw bottles at them.
Although it's a secret only here , Her 'True name' is Arturia Pendragon (Saber) 😍
*Now that’s a F N show. Best live band out there.*
Shanti Shanti... a Bollywood inspired track . A must see as well Headbanger live legend tour version.
I've been addicted for about a year and it took a long time before imo they made a few misses (not a fan of extensive English used personally)- but the vast majority is totally amazing (live of course)
Nice reaction! Well, take it easy and enjoy yourself. The best way to look at it is to follow their growth in order without rushing forward. Enjoy 50 more songs. envy!🦊
BABYMETAL blew my mind, then I watched Nippon Manju by LadyBaby. It’s a must.
Welcome to the foxhole broh 🤘
Wait.. you're surprised that the crowd can't sing in key as well as one of the most tallented vocalists on the planet of the last few decades?
Dude, you have high crowd expectations. 😂
Good reaction again though. Following the tradional path through the foxhole, and I see Karate is next. You are almost at the point where things get _really_ interesting/exciting. 🦊
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