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I think that was Momoko doing the traditional speaking. Doesn't sound like Su or Moa

Thanks Wave, you were quick with this one - great reaction. This will be fun at live shows (the fan cam we saw from yesterday's concert where they played it gave us some clues and it sounded like there was a Kami Band intro too) - lots of opportunities for the crowd to join in too.🤘🦊🤘

_Wasshoi wasshoi!_ Yep a shamizen maybe, although the beginning of this reminds me a little bit to Punjabi MC - Knight Rider but with another instrument 😅 We got another banger for Japanese festival or any festival around, can't wait for this to be played at Aftershock or Louder Than Life and see the crowd. It's their first song released with this new BM reborn and formation. Some of us already heard this yesterday because they premiere this at Apocrypha - Another One show, and someone leaked this on a fancam, it's all good, it was a blast and really unexpected but everyone was having a blast and even started with a Kami Band solo after a while without it. Just so you know "wasshoi" is another shout used in Japanese festival when carry the shrines, similar to sore and soya you heard in Megitsune. I can totally see why they pick Tom Morello on this, the groove, the catchiness, the super energetic jump and those typical 90's vibes at funk or alternative metal live concerts. Thanks for sharing this Wave.🦊🤘🎸

Nice Reaction!! Thank you from JPN!! But....title is M E T A L I !!

Who's the Headliner Band of Aftershock? Anyway... The Sound almost more Traditional Japanese Music... For me... from The Person who listen much Naruto Soundtrack... hhe...

SU-METAL is expanding her range

It's missing the Are You Ready scream from the live version.

I think this might be my new favorite track lol

I'm loving this song

Welcome back, BABYMETAL. BABYMETAL with its roots in SAKURA GAKUIN is back 😊😆😄

That was quick ❤ Funny song that will certainly create some intense crowd interaction. The speaking part was most likely Momo (there was also some screaming in the live performance, so hopefully we’ll see that live lol).

The title is METALI (not Metal), a play on Matsuri (festival). This is the time of the Bon Festival honoring the spirits of ancestors.

Damn, I like that song!

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 Shamisen riffs, that's cool!!! At 1:09, 'odo-rin-shai (chai)' (let's dance!), at 1:16, 'uta-in-chai' (let's sing!), they seem to be Hakata dialects with Hiroshima dialect roots. So I guess the lines are easy for Su- to sing. It sounds cute for me, though, haha. At 1:10, 'soh-re sore sore', this part is Hibari Misora's famous 'Festival Mambo' (O-matsuri Mambo), I guess, hahaha. At 1:05 and 2:05, 'odoru aho ni miru aho' (踊る阿呆に見る阿呆、If you're a fool to dance, or you're a fool to watch), this is a famous line from the Awa Odori dance in Tokushima, Japan, and goes on to say 'but if you're a fool to be the same, it is better you'd dance!' (同じ阿保なら踊らにゃ損, onaji aho nara odora-nya son). At 2:13, Momoko's part, 'odoru-de, shikashi' (I will dance, though), I guess this is a parody of Osaka dialect, 'Okoru-de shikashi' (I can get angry, though). Well, it's not just an Osaka dialect, but a set line from a famous Japanese comic storyteller (Manzai). Momoko has done a good job!! I think it's a 'what the hell' song, typical of BABYMETAL, hahaha. I love it!!!

祭りだ！わっしょい！！🏮 It was the same with megitsune, when a song has a lot of Japanese culture in it, it is difficult to explain. Read only if you are interested, as the content may be a little removed from the song itself. METALI is a word that adds METAL and 祭り(Matsuri=festival). And this song is a representation of a Japanese 夏祭り(Natsu Matsuri=summer festival). For us Japanese, these sound and lyrics make our Matsuri blood boil. Matsuri is the heart of the Japanese people. It is said that there are a total of 300,000 festivals in Japan, both large and small. Matsuri means a ritual for worshiping Gods or Buddha, or an event held in gratitude towards nature. 神輿(Mikoshi=portable shrine) is a carriage for Gods. In the festival, Japanese people get around the Mikoshi and carry it on their shoulders in order to worship Gods. While carrying the Mikoshi, the carriers will yell "Wasshoi, Wasshoi" or "Soiya, Soiya" or "Sore, Sore".(However, the calls vary considerably from region to region.) 神輿(Mikoshi=portable shrine) and お囃子(Ohayashi=festival music) of Matsuri have a history of more than 1,000 years and are etched in the DNA of the Japanese people. "Pii hyara" in the lyrics is the sound of a 篠笛(Shino bue=transverse flute) used at Matsuri. "Dokkoisho" is the voice used when lifting heavy objects, but it is also used in shouting. MOMOMETAL speaks in the middle, that is 歌舞伎(kabuki) speaking. The lyrics "Odorin chai" and "Utain chai" are in the dialect of SU-METAL's birthplace, Hiroshima. In standard language, the words are "Odori nasai" and "Utai nasai", meaning "you should dance" and "you should sing". If you are interested in Mikoshi, musical performances, etc., please search youtube for these characters and watch the videos. When the Japanese see this, our blood starts to boil. Mikoshi＞ "2011 焼津神社荒祭 1" ohayashi(festival music)＞ "お囃子乱舞！" Festival dance＞ "REDA舞神楽 【YOSAKOIソーラン大賞披露演舞】" From Japan🦊

ｺﾞﾒﾝﾅｻｲ sumetalは天才なんです、、、

Sound more like a Japanese traditional folk music or folk festival. it's the strains of traditional instruments "KOTO, SHAMISEN or BIWA". it's gonna be a Babymetal fans folk party. I can't wait for official live video or MV to be complete with the KAMI-BAND intro and Tom Morello

You go, Momo!!! 😂

The Sanja Matsuri!

BABYMETAL is timeless. Joy/Happiness never goes out of style. 🦊 🖖 ❤

Hell yess!! I did get a look at the fan cams too before it was blocked by Amuse. Kami intro + a live growl (Momo?) Can’t wait to see the live version when it’s out!! 🤯🦊🤘🤘🔥🔥

WOW! I love it! I can't wait for a video with performance! Amazing.

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Excelente canción de babymetal METALI Y saludos desde Lima Perú

There's a music video releasing tomorrow.

Love the song, I think it will be amazing live ! Momometal even did some growly-vocals for the live, so we'll see how things develop and she keeps doing that.

Shamisen and chant, sounds like Bloodywood

👐Westside

Nice react! That kind of energy from Su's last wasshoi... DAMN! I'm praying to the Fox God that this is the direction they're going for on the next album. That and her singing in a lower register. Btw, Old Lady Momo was amazing!! By the way, it's metalli. It's an i at the end.😅 🤘🏻🦊🤘🏻

🤘🦊🤘🔥🔥 This song is crazy crowd hyping with tons of crowd participation. This will be too much fun LIVE. I can already see this being the girls favorite to perform live. Smiling the entire time. No Momoko growl in the studio version though. But YES she DID growl as she yelled "Are you ready?!" in the LIVE performance according too the people that were actually THERE. Momoko apparently had a dance solo too. I guess Koba felt it was time for Momoko to shine a bit. 🤘🦊🤘

Great reaction/analysis as always. Thanks! This song is absolutely 🔥🔥🔥 And I can't wait to experience it live! I believe that's Momometal on the speech. But I'm only 98% sure about that. 😁 🤘🦊

"Stereo!?" Wow - such an invention! What will they think of next?

That's a Bloodywood grove 100%...

Thanks again from Japan 有難う 💛。 I witnessed the world premiere (live debut) on Aug. 16. You mentioned some lack of dynamics of this song. What did I think at the venue? I got hyped like idiot in the simplicity of this song and Momoko's (not Su's) solo part in the middle that breaks the repetitiveness. OMG!

It’s been a while since I got excited by a Babymetal song, but this one is absolutely 🔥

The song is called "Metali", not "Metal". It's a fusion of the words "Metal" and "Matsuri" (means festival in japanese).

The dialect is done by Momo. At least she's the one doing it in the music video.

This song is based on the traditional Japanese festival dance "盆踊り/Bon Odori". "MEGITSUNE" has a similar format, but mixed with pop rock. 'metal! ! ' It is most closely related to traditional Japanese folk songs. Since "盆踊り/Bon Odori" is a summer festival where ordinary people dance endlessly, various transitions and sound dynamics disturb the dance. "Wasshoi♪", "Dokkoisho♪" and "Sore Sore♪" are traditional Japanese festival chants.😊👍🤘🦊

Going to be fun live 😁 think with a few listens you be back with update either here or with the Gaijin Guys😁 🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼

Momoko with the speaking lines if the first live performance of the song proves. Also it's a Koto not a samison.

METALI! There is an I at the end.

This is to erupt their live concert by recreating a Matsuri in the venue with typical traditional festival chants, such as 'Ha!', 'Wasshoi!', 'Dokkoi!', 'Dokkoi-sho!', and 'Sore!'." This song will be very dangerous live in Japan. lol… 🤘

🍅💀🍅 🏮🦊🏮 Wasshoi Wasshoi

MOMOMETAL did the old lady voice and the growl ( ARE YOU READY ). kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mLVjotWQr9zJgX0.html

The Dialect Part is not Su-Metal, it's Momoko

Thank you for the quick reaction. This reminds me of "PA PA YA" when it first came out. Many people thought it was too repetitive (lacked dynamic changes), but as more and more people saw their live performances, it became a signature "Fan-participation" song. This will also become a popular "Matsuri = festival song"

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