"I don't know what she's saying, but i like it." - Exactly how most Babymetal fans feel. xD

"Road of Resistance", "Ijime, Dame, Zettai" are a couple of songs that show the energy of this drummer, Hideki Aoyama.

Their instrumentalists are often overlooked. They are amazing.

Good first reaction and welcome to the BABYMETAL Galaxy. This was one of Su-metal's solo songs (she is the lead vocalist). Two other girls - Yuimetal and Moametal, made up BABYMETAL at that time - they were getting a break while Su performed her solo. Sadly Yui left the band in October 2018 for undisclosed health reasons following a 12 month absence, Su and Moa chose to continue as a duo and from 2019 through 2021 they were supported by three girls (the Avengers Riho, Kano and Momoko) dancing in the third spot. They started in 2010 when the girls were aged 12 and 11 as a sub-unit of a J-Pop Idol group with a school theme for girls aged 10 to 15. When Su-metal turned 15 it was time for her to leave and BABYMETAL, having been formed and developed around her vocal and stage talents, separated from the Idol group to become an independent band in their own right. In anticipation of the separation the live band (previously they sang to a backing track with a fake band dressed in skeleton suits - known as Babybones - miming the instruments behind them) was phased in playing a couple of festivals and the encores in some shows. They are the Kami Band and they first appeared in October 2012 and became BABYMETAL's full time support for all live shows starting with the two shows (Red Night and Black Night) they played at the Budokan in March 2014 - where this video came from. They have been with them ever since. Kami means god or spirit, so BABYMETAL lore has it that they are the gods of guitar, bass and drums and have been summoned from the dead to support them in live shows - the traditional white burial robes and corpse face paint are all part of that. In reality they are the finest session musicians to be found in Japan. There have been many Kami Band members (they all have their own bands and projects so there can be times when one or more is unavailable), but they have always had a hard core of the same maybe half a dozen musicians who have played the vast majority of shows. The Kami Band that night were Leda Cygnus (blue guitar), Takayoshi Ohmura (gold guitar) - both 7 strings I think, BOH (6 string bass) and Hideki Aoyama (drums). This was at the Budokan in Tokyo, a martial arts arena built for the 1964 Olympics but now also a hugely prestigious venue for concerts and the place Japanese artists dream of and aspire to play. They were playing in the round with the stage in the middle and the audience surrounding them in several levels. The barriers you saw were put up over night - Yui fell off the stage on the first night - no small matter falling 8-10 feet onto concrete when you are under 5 feet tall yourself, Moa also fell and just avoided sliding off the stage as well, the safety barriers appeared for the second night. BABYMETAL are the youngest average age female band to play there -early March 2014 and Su-metal was just 16 and a couple of months, Yuimetal and Moametal still only 14. At the start of 2021 they played the Budokan again - 10 shows as part of their 10th anniversary celebration. 'Rondo of Nightmare' is possibly their darkest song lyrically. Su is caught in a recurring nightmare being chased through the dark by something she can't see. Finally she hides but it is still coming closer and, accepting there is no escape she asks that if she is to die won't it at least show itself first. They have about 50 songs, every one of them is different, some very much metal others leaning towards their pop roots and everything in between. They play virtually every metal genre and will mix in many other musical styles and genres with the metal. They have no bad songs, no fillers ... OK some you may like more, others less so, but that is really down to personal taste, personally I skip none of their songs at all. I'm sure you will get lots of suggestions and requests and I've written more than enough already.

⚡ / 🔥 😱 🔥 Just to be very clear, the Kami Band members (all guys) performed the instrumental 'Mischief of the Metal Gods'. The song 'Rondo of Nightmare' began just before Su-metal (Suzuka Nakamoto, or Su) rose up from under the stage. That was a sixteen year old Su. Her voice has only gotten better in the last 7+ years. The song had its world premiere the night before, at Budokan Red Night. Rondo is easily in my top ten BABYMETAL songs. Su performed three solos that night. She did 'No Rain, No Rainbow', followed by 'Akatsuki' earlier in the set. The two younger BABYMETAL members, Yui and Moa (as Black BABYMETAL) did two songs without Su ('4 no Uta' and 'Onedari Daisakusen'), and they performed a bunch of songs together. That Black Night Budokan concert from March 2014 is still one of my favorite BABYMETAL concerts. Not only is Su brave enough to sing and dance on a tiny elevated platform in the dark, but she is also fearless enough to follow those Kami Band solos.

I cry like a baby when I watch baby metal

Yeessssss.... BAYBYMETAL!!! (◔‿◔)

Standout songs? Every BABYMETAL song is a standout song lol. SU-METAL the vocalist was only 16 when she performed this song and that too at the prestigious Budokan. One needs to be atleast KAMIBAND level in order to summon SU lol. Since you are a drummer I guess you'll enjoy the songs that have a KAMIBAND intro; Kagerou with Western KAMIBAND intro, Catch me if you can Live at Tokyo dome are some suggestions. I also urge you to react to Tales of Destinies as well because that is an insane song...so insane that it was only performed once live. Other than that Hideki Aoyama is an absolute GOD of DRUMS! Now Rondo of Nightmare is absolutely awesome. The premise of the song is that SU-METAL is trapped in an endless nightmare with an unknown terrible creature following her. She can do nothing but run from it. In the woods, in a brief moment of respite she finds it catching up to her. She realizes that she can't escape from it and tells the creature to show itself. She realizes that she can do nothing other than fall into the darkness. It is a pretty haunting and creepy song! Hope you react to more BABYMETAL because their musicianship is top notch.

Best band on the planet, they really changed my life over this past 10 years.

Almost 63 yrs old. Seen and heard it all. BABYMETAL is my favorite thing ever.

Dancing in the Dark 2 meters above a rotating stage, a 16yr old Suzuka sings of an Unending Nightmare of being chased by a Faceles Terror and Begging a Boon that it show Her its Face just once before she dies. That's Metal. That's Babymetal!! Now, the first time I watched this performance I too thought of a music box dancer...for some reason I thought about "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" with its famous Music Box scene. But that was sung in a Major key while Rondo of Nightmare was in a Minor, and then I remembered one of the other songs from Chitty called Hushabye Mountain that was sung in a Minor key and that is what swam around in my head for a bit until I actually checked out the lyrics and realized that the rag doll stance and vocal effects section was about her pretending to be a statue in a fountain trying to hide from that Terror!! Such a Fantastic performance and I'm very glad you enjoyed this!! So More Babymetal Always!! Put your Kitsune UP!! Po!

BabyMetal has a great song. The title of the song is on your right side - "SYNCOPATION" . Thanks for your great reaction.

Kami Band Members here are: 1st Gt: Leda Cygnus 2nd Gt: Takayoshi Ohmura Bass: BOH Drums: Hideki Aoyama

Rondo Of Nightmare/With Mischief Of God Intro:- Babymetal:- Babymetal (Japanese: ベビーメタル, Hepburn: Bebīmetaru) (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese kawaii metal band. The band consists of Suzuka Nakamoto as "Su-metal" (Vocal and Dance) and Moa Kikuchi as "Moametal" (Scream and Dance). The band is produced by Kobametal from the Amuse talent agency. Their vocals are backed by heavy metal instrumentation, performed by a group of session musicians known as the "Kami Band" at performances. KamiBand:- "The KamiBand are the instrumentalists (or backing band) in BABYMETAL. They are all male except for the BABYMETAL Girls- Each member is a "god (Kami) of music" summoned by The Fox God stage by stage. All the Kamis have their own jobs and side-projects in addition to BABYMETAL". Current Members Who Perform At Nippon Budokan:- •Takayoshi Ohmura (Guitar, ESP SNAPPER-7/R Gold & Twinkle Pink). •Leda Cygnus (Guitar, ESP BLUE CUSTOM). •Daisuke 'BOH' Bohte (Bass, ATELIER Z BETA 6, Boh'S CUSTOM 6). •Aoyama Hideki (Drums, YAMAHA Signature Drum Kit). BABYMETAL is the youngest act to perform at the Budokan and artists need to be invited to perform there. Live at Budokan: Red Night & Black Night Apocalypse (stylized as LIVE AT BUDOKAN ～RED NIGHT & BLACK NIGHT APOCALYPSE～) is the third live video release by the Japanese heavy metal band Babymetal. It contains two concerts performed at Nippon Budokan shortly after the release of the band's eponymous debut album, and was released on January 7, 2015 in a standard edition and a limited-edition box set exclusively for "The One" fanclub members. Nippon Budokan:- Nippon Budokan (日本武道館, Nippon Budōkan), often shortened to simply Budokan, is an indoor arena located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Originally built for the inaugural Olympic judo competition in the 1964 Summer Olympics, its name translates as Martial Arts Hall in English. While its primary purpose is to host martial arts contests, the arena has gained additional fame as one of the world's most iconic musical performance venues. A number of famous rock music acts have played at Budokan. The Beatles were the first rock group to play there in a series of concerts held between June 30 and July 2, 1966. ABBA ended their last tour there. Their final show on March 27, 1980, was the last live concert ABBA performed together. Numerous acts have recorded live albums at Budokan, including Bryan Adams, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Cheap Trick, Dream Theater, Duran Duran, Kiss, Mr. Big, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Journey and Deep Purple. [Rondo of Nightmare]:- Akumu no Rondo [Rondo of Nightmare] is a song from BABYMETAL's first original album, BABYMETAL, by SU-METAL. Information:- •Artist: BABYMETAL. •Album: BABYMETAL. •Lyrics: Yuyoyuppe. •Composition: Yuyoyuppe. •Arrangement: Yuyoyuppe. Lyrics Overview:- "Rondo Of Nightmare (悪夢の輪舞曲; Akumu No Rondo)" 欠けた月が　照らし出した 陰りの中　はびこる狂気 笑い声　響き渡り 牙をむいて　目を光らせている 逃げられない ゆらゆら　揺らめく 心に見え隠れ 悪夢の輪舞曲が　繰り返されている 目覚めの光は 遥かかなた　見えなくなり ただ　走り抜ける 闇の中を 森の中　泉の中 息を殺し　身を潜めても 迫り来る　すぐ近くに 淀んだ声　終わらない夜 嗚呼... もう　ここから　出られないのなら 貴方の　姿を　見せてはくれないか ゆらゆら　揺らめく 心に見え隠れ 悪夢の輪舞曲が　繰り返されている 目覚めの光は 遥かかなた　見えなくなる ただ　堕ちていくの 闇の中へ [Romaji:] Kaketa tsuki ga terashi dashita kageri no naka habikoru kyooki Warai-goe hibiki watari kiba o muite me o hikaraseteru Nigerare-nai Yura yura yurameku kokoro ni mie kakure Akumu no rondo ga kurikaesareteru Mezame no hikari wa haruka kanata mie-naku nari tada hashiri nukeru yami no naka o Mori no naka izumi no naka iki o koroshi mi o hisomete mo semari kuru sugu chikaku ni Yodonda koe. Owara-nai yoru Aa… Moo koko kara derare-nai no nara anata no sugata o misete wa kure-nai ka? Yura yura yurameku kokoro ni mie kakure Akumu no rondo ga kurikaesareteru Mezame no hikari wa haruka kanata mie-naku naru Tada ochite yuku no yami no naka e [English:] The waning moon has lit up the insanity rampant in the shade The laughter resounds around It bares its fangs and its eyes gleam I can’t escape from it It flickers slowly appearing and disappearing in my mind A nightmare rondo is being repeated The awakening light is gone far away out of my sight I can do nothing but run through the darkness In the woods, in the fountain I hide myself holding my breath but it’s still coming closer to me A stagnant voice. An endless night Ah… If I can no longer get out of here won’t you show me your figure? It flickers slowly appearing and disappearing in my mind A nightmare rondo is being repeated The awakening light is gone far away out of my sight I can do nothing but fall into the darkness Kitsune Up 🦊🦊🦊🤘🤘🤘🇯🇵🇸🇬#notacult.

ROAD OF RESISTANCE !!! Official video please. You'll love the drums in that one.

I’ve seen them twice the first time in Atlanta at a packed sold out venue .Their performances are very energetic and the way they involve the audience adds to the fun !The members of this band are top notch professionals and they appreciate their fans to the highest degree .The originality in their sound is why I enjoy listening . My friends and I talk about the fact we never thought a metal band would have backup dancers and how unique the dances are to each song. Babymetal is a must see concert!

As a fellow Kiwi I will definitely stay up until 2am (on my birthday) to watch this... Rondo is a dark masterpiece. I vibe with the ominous, urgent, and unsettling feel of the music that is interspersed with moments of an uneasy calm. Everything about this performance is fire... Hideki's stamina is completely out the gate! Thank you for starting my birthday off in the best possible way. 🦊🤘🔥🖤

Babymetal is actually three girls, well since 2018 just two girls, with Su the main singer and Moa and Yui dance and backupvocals. Rondo of nightmare is one of Su-Metals Solos so the other two can have a break. The musicans are called the Kami band and are Sessionmusicans that switch out. Babymetal is a fusion of metalmusic and j-pop vocals and the sweet adorable image of the girls. They have been around since 2010. When Koba-Metal (producer) created Babymetal the girls were between 11-13 years old. He chose Su for her strong Stagepresent and her vocal genius, Moa and Yui for their Twin like cutness and compatible voices.

I only "discovered" Babymetal about 6 months ago and now own 5 Blu-Rays. Watching them play on KZfaq all over the world and at 50,000+ arenas (Tokyo Dome), I couldn't believe that I hadn't heard of them previously. I think they never really broke through in the US in a big way. Their shows are as much like theatre plays with singing and dancing as a conventional concert. Recently I have become obsessed with finding stuff that the Kami band members have done outside of Babymetal. Amazing musicians all - Mikio Fujioka (R.I.P) in particular is just incredible and has some great Jazz-like performances.

Babymetal is incredible appearance on metal scene. I think, that all metalist fell in love these three young ladies (Sue, Moa, Yui) (but everything is OK, they are adult women now :-)), problem is, that only Sue (as lead singer) appears in this video, without Moa and Yui. The second think is, that instrumental background (band) is amazing and their performances are unreal. But lead comoposer, guitarist Mikio Fujioka died tragically in 2018 (age 36). That's a big loss. And Yui left the group due to health problems.

Staple songs to react to are: 1. This song; Rondo of Nightmare (Suzuka Solo song with solos by the Kami band - this is a group of instrumentalists (rotating but small, tight group) playing for Babymetal live performances, there are many other solo songs by Su, mainly ballads, or power metal style) 2. Road of Resistance - live in Japan (to see them in full force, insanely fast song, and on their serious side) 3. Catch Me If You Can (Fun and playful side of Babymetal) 4. Megitsune (a quintessential BM song, with Kawaii/Pop, and Japanese folk influence. A balance of serious and fun side) Outside of these 4 songs, the entire discography of Babymetal is worth exploring as they mix different genres in their music. They started as Heavy Metal + Japanese Idol / Kawaii (literally means cute) with the girls aged more or less 13 about ten years ago; started by mixing Japanese Pop with Heavymetal. And then later on began mixing other metal subgenres, and other music styles in their songs as they grew older (Metalcore, Ballads, Powermetal, Rap, Numetal, even Death Metal instrumentation but with cute vocals, etc) Have fun, and welcome to the FOX HOLE!

BABYMETAL of three girls. This is a solo by Su-Metal (Suzuka Nakamoto). She is 16 in this video. The other two girls are Yuimetal (Yui Mizuno) and Moametal (Moa Kikuchi) age 14 during this show. Su-Metal has four solos the other two members have four duets (the duets are Black BABYMETAL). They were founded in 2010 when Su-Metal was 13; Yuimetal and Moametal were 11. They celebrated their 10 year anniversary in Oct 2020. They closed out their first 10 years with 10 shows, primarily at the Budokan. They have been sealed (no live shows or videos) until it's possible to safely perform live. They are best when seen live. The Kami band - are Gods of their Instruments - were sent by the Fox God and are technically not part of BABYMETAL. They are the best session musicians in Japan. You're right it was two songs. The opening was called "Mischief of Gods" highlighting the Kami band members. The machine of a drummer is Hideki Aoyama - a second generation drummer. There is a lot of lore surrounding BABYMETAL it involves the Fox God (a shape shifter). The Fox God actually exists in the Shinto religion. The BABYMETAL community called the ONE, will provide you with a wealth of information about BABYMETAL and numerous recommendations for songs. The Budokan was built as the Judo hall for the Tokyo Olympics and is considered one of the best venues in Japan. At the time, BABYMETAL was the youngest group to play there.

The band of Babymetal is called the Kami Band from Japan. There is also a western Kami Band wich are playing with Babymetal, with on drums the great Anthony Barone (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aZ5yjKp6mr7Ve4E.html).

I could talk for hours, about the fact that Japan has some of the best musicians in the world...hands down. I'm almost 61, have been to hundreds of concerts, and never...in all my years, have I been so impressed with the talent that is in Japan. There are sooooooo many bands that I could recommend, but we don't have the time. My best advice is to just jump straight in. Seeing bands in Japan is an amazing experience, that I've only had the pleasure of doing just once, at a festivel.. (22 bands in 2 days). I first saw BabyMetal in 2014, then again in 2016, and can't explain the feelings. It was almost overwhelming. It doesn't take a whole lot of effort to find amazing musicians in Japan...

Always more Babymetal. Check out "Road of Resistance" live in Japan. Never disappoints. Kitsunes Up!🦊🦊🦊

Oh glad you are checking them out! Some cool (maybe bizarre) but awesome stuff!

Road of Resistance live in japan must be next. you will like it a lot, particularly, drumming!

🤘🦊🤘 Hideki's drumming is always amazing. Road of Resistance is especially impressive (the Live in Japan version, if you want to react).

Nice reaction. Oh, the fun that awaits you. Babymetals music is very diverse. Their sound over all is metal but they infuse it with other musical genres. Sometimes multiple genres throughout the song. Sometimes multiple genres at the same time. This approach leaves them outside of the norm for metal. As the producer has said if it sounds too much like one genre it's not a Babymetal song. The fun thing comes from their creative composers who manage to keep an overall sound that as soon as you hear it you know you're listening to Babymetal. The pair of 7 string guitars, 6 string bass, The ridiculously great drumming all part of the Babymetal sound. But first and foremost is the lead singer Su-metal. She is far more than just a Jpop style vocalist. She can even sing in multiple styles during the same song and make it all sound good and seem easy. What really makes her the lead is her undeniable vocal power and stage presence. She is the definition of a lead singer. Yui and Moa who don't appear in this video are her back up vocalist and dancers. Yui left the group officially in 2018. Since then, Moa has become an even bigger part of the vocals. Singing anything from harmonies to line fills to whole sections of rhyme style vocals like in Night Night Burn from the 3rd album. You could write novels about this band. Maybe one day we'll get a movie about them. Enjoy your journey through the Babymetal galaxy of music.

Hell. Fucking. YES. Babymetal rules.

I saw them when they toured Europe just before Covid hit all of us and stoped concerts all around the world. They played the relatively small venue Große Freiheit36 in Hamburg Germany a famous place for musicians all over the world. In the smaller venue under the Große Freiheit 36 the Kaiserkeller the Beatles started their career more or less. But coming back to their gig. They just played a bit more than 1 hour but with the dancing and energy it was a really good concert and also without the big stage and effects it was great.

One of my favorite Babymetal songs! One of their heaviest, and definitely their darkest.

BABYMETAL are always EPIC. Welcome to a really deep “Foxhole” that is full of treasures. Road of Resistance should be the next one for you. For me, it’s one of the most iconic performances of the entire BABYMETAL shtick. Note: Sumetal (lead singer) was 16 for this performance. Amazing.

Great & welcome & thanks from Japan 有難う💛。From now on, you are going to get tons of information about BM from many fans in various countries. I just scribble about BM's worldwide activities that started right after this show in 2014. In the latest world tours from June 2019 through March 2020 (prior to the pandemic), they performed live 20 times in USA, 19 in EU/UK/Russia and 1 in Taiwan in addition to 15 in Japan. (They performed at 3 festivals in Australia in 2018 but not in NZ yet, sorry). This year, they carefully restarted their activities and completed 10 serial concerts here in Tokyo taking very strict countermeasures against infection. I witnessed their shows at the venue. "Rondo" is one of solo songs by the lead singer of BM, Su-Metal. Kamis' (=Gods') super instrumental performance was excellent enough as a main event in the show, but once the 16-year-old Queen (as of 2014) emerged from the underground, she colored everything differently with her piercing voice then turned Kami Band's plays into a ritual to summon her. Please explore BABYMETAL more.

this is super epic mixture of metal and the "idol band" stuff ( dancing, good looking singers and so on)

The key to this song which makes it the darkest song they have (note that darkest != heaviest), is that the concept of the song is that she is singing as a little girl stuck in a never ending nightmare ( Round.. repeating.. Rondo of Nightmare) where she is being chased by someone or something and isn't waking up from it.. like an Alice in Wonderland type vibe, but the nightmare never ends. What makes it dark is that the song starts with alternating bars of 7/8 and 8/8 (or 7/8 then 4/4, or 15/16, take your pick), which is what the verse is in, then switches to 3/4, putting you in a Waltz. that's accented by her dances during the chorus. That's what gives it that dark vibe. While this does feature a drum solo by Hideki Aoyama, a better one to react to of his would be his work with the rest of the Kami band on "Gathering of the Metal Gods", or as it was renamed in honor of Mikio Fujioka, "The Hills of Wisteria". That will also give you a good idea of what the Kami Band can do.

They do an opener like this for "Catch me if you can" as well.. But, you get the vocals of all three girls...

初見でこのビデオを見せられたら…例えプロでもリズムは取れず、圧倒され見入るしかない。amazingの言葉しか浮かばないのは仕方ない。

That 'music box' moment she is trapped in the bottom of a well, so the feeling of music being released from inside a box is very apt.

BABYMETAL = Idol Pop + Death Metal. Rondo of Nightmare is unlike any other BABYMETAL song. It opened with Mischief of the Gods instrumental by the Kami (god/deity) Band. Then you saw only one third of BABYMETAL rise from the depths to sing Rondo of Nightmare. Many great songs. For you intro to the full group, go with Megitsune (MV), a perfect blend of J-Pop, Heavy Metal, and Japanese cultural elements.

one of the best backing bands ever right here this was the beginning of the concert that's why the band did the warm up you gotta see the other live shows in Japan

Glad you enjoyed! I'd recommend checking out their song "Karate" live from the UK Download Festival in 2016. For most songs there are three girls fronting the band with singing and quite elaborate choreography. It's an incredible show!

About the stage barriers. Poor Yui accidentally fell off the stage in the first night, but continued to perform the next song. On the 2nd night, they put up those barriers for safety.

Best band in the world, period. Both guitars are 7 string plus a 6 string bass which provides their unmistakable bottom end growl.

Check the song "Kagerou" live of BABYMETAL(with Kami Band intro)!!! You can see the Drummer's playing 32nd notes!!

absolutely amazing and wonderful song thanks for this reaction please more Babymetal 😍😍🤩😍❤️❤️❤️💓💓💓💞💞💞💞💞💞

now IJIME DAME ZETTAI live in Sonisphere

Not all female. The band are not part of Babymetal and are generally all men. Babymetal is just the girls in front. The band is 'The Kami Band' and only play concerts. There are 3 girls but this song only had Suzuka Nakamoto. She is the lead singer. The other two girls (Yui Mizuno and Moa Kikuchi) do backup vocals and dance. They also have 4 songs they do without Su. Su has 4 solo songs including Rondo of Nightmare. My favorite Su solo song is Akatsuki. The band is separate because that is how they formed. It was just the girls and their producer Koba (with support from their talent agency) in the beginning. They started as a subunit of an Idol Group called Sakura Gakuin. It means Cherry Blossom Academy. It had a school theme but was not a school. They became independent in late 2012 or mid 2013. Depending how you want to look at it. They recorded their first song on Oct 30 2010. The Kami Band made it's first appearance in their first concert as an independent group. More or less. It's all a little blurry. In truth they were never really a subunit. That was just a money saving thing. Putting two projects together. IMO. Opinions vary. But anyone who says Sakura Gakuin was a real school is just factually wrong.

I'm also going to jump on the bandwagon and recommend "Road of Resistance" live in Japan

Great reaction! A few years ago, I discovered BABYMETAL for myself, and they put everything else in their place. If you are interested in more than drumming, you should do yourself a favour and check out more of their videos. You have only seen half of what makes them so special so far, like the great stages, awesome musicians, beautiful vocals, and interesting compositions. There are other elements like elaborate choreographies (most of their songs feature two additional dancers), unmatched crowd participation, fascinating fusion of genres and a relentless output of energy and positive vibes that you still have to see to believe. The official music video for „Road of Resistance“ would be a great choice for those (maybe except for the genre fusing). It tends to get blocked, though, so you‘d be well advised to pause often and possibly use some video effects to get it through, in case you intend to do a reaction video.

Great first reaction and no surprise that you liked it =). Hideki on the drums is just on another level, the precision, speed, stamina, the whole package is just incredible. Not to forget the other members of the Kami band which are all incredible talented and skilled musicians and yes, BOH is playing a 6 string bass :D. Check out "Road of Resistance" to experience how skilled Babymetal and the Kami band are.

Another reactor who can't help but smile while watching Babymetal Really most baby metal songs are pretty great. If you like rock ballads I recommend "no rain no rainbow"

I have watched this video a few times. I never noticed the sheet music before. It's mor fitting than you can possibly believe. It's perfect.

I had no idea they existed when I saw them open for the Chili Peppers and they were amazing.

Welcome to Baby Metal fox hole! Great reaction with good analysis. I got to know them last year but I still feel my jaw is still somewhere on the floor. Oh, you definitely need to see other two girls. I would recommend Catch me if you can, Awadama fever or Tales of the Destiny. Those three cute girls are always protected by four metal gods who you have witnessed, LOLO

If you ever want to challenge yourself for picking up time signatures: *"Tales of The Destinies"* Musically, it isn't for everyone, but the Progressive Metal genre does some of the most technical stuff in modern music. Eg. Rush, Queensrÿche, Dream Theater, Tool ...

The Budokan is probably the coolest venue in japan. so many epic performances have been done there (as well as many cool sporting events such as Pride and K1)

Rondo Of Nightmare is one of my favorite BabyMetal song. Iam also BabyMetal fans since i found em back in 2016 and really into it until now I also make my own cover with realdrum app, this song is banger

SU was only 16 years old for this concert. She killed it

"Just a whole bunch of awesome"...yep, that's Babymetal! :)

Gimme chocolate was the first song I ever heard from babymetal. I was kinda hooked after that. They're really an amazing live band.

it is a music show with very young costumed singers/dancers and some of japans best rock musicians as backing band (kami band). it´s very popular.

Welcome to the Babymetal "foxhole". Despite the long hair and the "dresses" the band are all guys....Your comment that the concert "looks like fun" is very perceptive because Babymetal are all about fun and putting on a show. Here we get The Kami Band doing the "Mischiefs of the Metal Gods" intro with Aoyama Hideki (drums), BOH (6 string bass), Takayoshi Ohmura (7 string gold guitar), Leda Cygnus (blue guitar). They are dressed as spirits of the dead which is significant in BM lore, but let's concentrate on the music for now. RON is one of Su's solos that allow her to show her individual talent and give the other two girls, Moa and Yui, a chance to rest. Yes you have only seen a third of BM so far. This concert is Budokan Black Night in 2014 so Su was just 16 years old. I'm always tempted to recommend more BM songs, but this time I'm going to request that you don't react to a song because you are noticing lots about the structure of the music and this particular song has "lots of music"- don't listen to "Tales of the Destinies" yet, work up to it, and yes, that was meant to intrigue you. Maybe listen to "Road of Resistance Live in japan" or "Headbanger Legend 1997". RON is a very dark song where Su is chased by something she cannot escape. The repetitive nature of a "rondo" makes this even more frightening and that's explicitly said in the lyrics. I think that the changing time signatures and dissonance of the music are there to make us feel uncomfortable and keep us off balance. The final chorus is as unsettling as the time signatures and offers no happy resolution: It flickers slowly appearing and disappearing in my mind. A nightmare rondo is being repeated. The awakening light is gone far away out of my sight. I can do nothing but fall into the darkness. Some reviewers mention that the song ends very abruptly and that it's hard to settle into...the lyrics imply that there's no hope of waking, but that's often what you feel when you are in a nightmare and then you wake as suddenly as the song ends.

Great reaction! Yeah this performance sure hits you, doesn't it? I hope you continue your journey with them, becauese this is only the tip of the iceberg. Some people have mentioned Road of Resistance, and I agree that would be a good next stop for you. The official video for it on the Babymetal channel is excellent, though beware that reactions to it do sometimes get blocked. Luckily, you can get around that pretty easily by obscuring the video you're watching - a translucent logo, a blur effect, reduced opacity; there are a number of ways you could accomplish that. Hope to see more Babymetal from you soon!

you need to do Voivod "Tribal Convictions" ... old but classic... not extreme now but it was at the time.. the album "Dimenstion Hatross" was about a psychic entity entering a multidimensional universe and it's adventures there... so yeah, for the 90s that is some pretty heady stuff... and Baby Metal rules also... what a great mash up of styles...

Babymetal is still the number one band in the world right now. And the winner for the best Japanese Gothic Rock band is Babymetal.

Hey Andrew, the band behind Babymetal is called Kami band (Kami = God in Japanese) they are not as big as BM but also have some sziable shows in Japan. This song is an all Instrumental one, on this show, when they played it, they didn´t had a name for it, so it was the song without name. Later when the one guitarist (Mikio, the one with the black guitar) died they named the song "hill of wisteria", which is in remembrance of Mikio. The song really highlights the talents of the band-members, not many reactors on YT have reacted to it, which is a shame, so I hope you will pick up the song. Since you are a musician yourself, it is a MUST see for you. I am looking forward to your video. Prepare to be amazed by them. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hrN6ZbWcvtHMcXU.html once you have seen the original, you can also have a look at the version they played on the first concert after Mikio died. Warning it might get you emotional. But do the original version (with Mikio) as reaction, Takayoshi (the other guitarist, - pink glitter guitar) is amazing no doubt, but both him an Mikio as a pair are unbelievably good. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l5pdiqlkuNuXo30.html

I'm going to have to check out more of their music. And if they ever do (or have already done) an orchestral show, that would be perfect. Nothing like a great rock/metal band with an orchestra.

If you loved this your mind will be blown by the song “Catch me if you can” It’s all around amazing!

Babymetal has 3 singers, but in this one it is just a Su-metal solo. Suzuka Nakamoto a.k.a Su-metal is the lead vocalist. And yes, you are right; the singers are young little girls. This concert is from 2014, I believe Su-metal's age during that concert is 16 years old. They are a incredible band, you should check out more of them. React to BABYMETAL - Road of Resistance Live in Japan next!🔥🤘

They do actually have a song called "Syncopation" he might like... but the craziest drumming I think I've seen from Babymetal is Road of Resistance.

Welcome to 2022 cheers!:) rock on Baby metal!:)

Great first reaction, and welcome to Babymetal! Typically there are three girls, and Su Metal is the lead vocalist...this is one of her solo songs. The band is the "Kami Band", all male and they play at the live shows, no in the studio. I'm sure you have and will be getting a number of suggestions...but since I see the "Syncopation" book on your stand to the left, I will suggest "Syncopation" by Babymetal - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q8BhZK2Gv7OchmQ.html. It is a live (Babymetal almost always better live) compilation video, but a good one. Looking forward to more!

BABYMETAL is the best thing that has happened to metal in decades! Please check out "Tales of the destinies"

A promise I’ll make to you. I will watch every baby metal reaction on your page. Keep them coming!

This drummer is (or was) also in a band called Unlucky Morpheus who are also well worth checking out.

Syncopate is awesome and my fav song by them. Was lucky enough to see them live in the US, amazing show.

Mikio Fujioka RIP if you can find it there is a video of these dudes playing some crazy jazz fusion shit.. its awesome also japan loves the blending of contrasting styles.

Great reaction! 🤘🦊🤘Thank you for giving BABYMETAL a chance. Here is a little bit of BABYMETAL info...In 2019, BABYMETAL became the first Asian artists to hit #1 on BILLBOARD's Top Rock Albums chart with their latest album, "Metal Galaxy" and last year the album won the MTV Japan VMA 2020 award for BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR. BABYMETAL has been melting faces for TEN+ years. Su, the lead singer, is currently 23 years old, while Moa and Yui are 22. Yes, they were very young when BABYMETAL was formed! In this video is from several years ago Su-metal, the lead singer, was 16 years old. BABYMETAL have performed with, toured with, or opened for Metallica, Korn, Dragonforce, Guns N' Roses, Lady Gaga, Rob Halford of Judas Priest (there's a great youtube video of their performance with Rob at a metal award show), and Red Hot Chili Peppers (there is a youtube video of them performing Gimme Chocolate with RHCP, as well as with Korn, and DragonForce), to name a few of many. They have performed at large metal events/concerts in front of 65,000+ skeptical metalheads in Europe (Glastonbury, Download, Sonisphere, etc), US, and Asia. Plus the 20+ awards they have been given. They have 50+ songs and each one is different from the other, so I hope you give the other songs a try. By the way, they have some really great heavy songs too, and I hope you like guitar solos, as well as bass and drum solos, like I do, because they have them too.🤘🦊🤘

Others songs of Babymetal: "Ijime, Dame, Setai", "Akatsuki", "Death'' (instrumental), also react to "Art of Life", "Silent Jeaosly" and "Kurenai" of X Japan. Regards!!!

Catch Me If You Can is a lot of fun and there is a version with an excellent Kami Band(the shreddy ghost guys) intro. Unfortunately for reactions, the video with the best audio is a live compilation so the visuals don't always perfectly match the audio. Still worth checking out. It's a metal song about hide and seek

If you want to hear more of Hideki's stamina in drumming, I suggest you their power metal songs (like Arkadia and Amore).

Hideki is such a fucking machine to chug through all of the guitar solos, crush that solo, then roll right into Rondo. p.s. I bow before BoH because his solo is just so technical and melodic and when he throws his arms out, it's because he knows he just nailed it.

The reason there is railing on the edge of the stage is that at the concert the day before Yui fell off the stage (about 2m) and was away 1.5 songs, like a real pro she completed the rest of the concert with great difficulty due to the pain.

I think you need to check out "Headbanger" and "Catch Me If You Can", by Babymetal.

I am actually studying this song right now. It's not easy to play at all. 😂 So since this is a drum channel, the way I count this is 4/4 | 3/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 for the intro/instrumentals, the verses are in 3/4 and the chorus is in 6/8. If I'm counting it wrong, please let me know. It's also a deceptively fast song. On my metronome it's around 170bpm.

BABYMETAALLLLL YEAHHHHHHHH , i love them

Can you please do a reaction on distortion, the drums in that babymetal song always blow me away

You ain’t seen nuthin’ yet! “Mischief of the Gods” is a great introduction to the Kami Band, BABYMETAL’s backup group. Now that you’ve seen their lead singer SuMetal, check out all three girls doing “Catch Me If You Can” from their Live at Wembley blu-ray, which also features an instrumental intro by the Kami Band. Welcome to the world of BABYMETAL! They are astounding!

MEGITSUNE has to be their greatest ever---whether the studio version or ,of course,live.!----it involves considerable play of traditional classic Japanese music with---everything else. Great choreography. And since you have seen Suzuka solo, you must see Yui and Moa ,just themselves together....in Onedari Daisakusen !---brilliant choreo--hypnotic vibes! --------Amazing you just got to babyMetal !-----you are in for a mad ride , with pure genius................!!

Are you asking if they have any other outstanding songs !? I will not say exactly about the outstanding, but they definitely do not have weak, passable and careless ones! the only thing to consider is that their work can be roughly divided into three segments. the first is songs like this (a kind of rock ballad, tragedy and lyrics). the second segment is songs like "road of resistance" hard rock stuff. and the third is a dance direction (from bray beat to Indian motives) And all this is combined in one group. I liked the author's reaction. I will wait for reviews of the next songs. Good luck.

The one Babymetal song every drummer need to check out is Tales of the destinies. The recording must to have been something like this: - Wrote a new song, let's try it! - What time signature? - Yes! - ... - ... - Key? - All of them! Babymetal have never gone for the 'less is more' approach. More is always more. Tales of the destinies is the most.. vimeo.com/570108854

The band is known as the Kami band(God Band) they have several different solos out there before songs. They have one with the song YAVA but the one which is wicked is with Kagerou.(drummer is a US drummer, aamzing rum solo) Suzuka Nakamoto is the singer, at the time of this video she is only 14.

surprised you didn't touch on the time signature of this song which is all over the place. they make it sound so easy but alot of their stuff is complicated to play. the band members are all male and are some of the very best session players out there!! welcome to babymetal, the best live band on the planet!!!!

The music box part had to have been mostly a recording over live. It was album perfect where as all us fans know her live preformances are with her naturally deeper voice. Lol but yeah i loved this vid!! First one of yours and i enjoyed it a lot

Looking at the shirt Im like "I know that display. Why do I recognize that instantly. OMG its KIT!!!!"

BABYMETAL kills it (though they get a lot of hate as well). I would have loved to see them live in this era, just before Metal Resistance...Mikio, my lord guitar god....rest in power.

More BabyMetal please.. U won't regret it

The first half with the solos was the "Mischiefs of Metal Gods Intro" that you mentioned in your intro. That's why it seemed like two songs. If you want to hear some real wild drumming on a Babymetal song you need to watch "Road of Resistance". The singer was maybe 17 at that point, but watch her control the 20,000 people in the audience. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sLp1jLh3zLLalY0.html

They're amazing and definitely worth checking more out from! I recommend "Road of Resistance (Live in Japan)". (The video's on their main channel.)