Excellent analysis. Usually singers use a lot of vibrato to cover up pitch, but Su never uses vibrato for that purpose. This may be the pride of a girl who loves to sing more than anyone else.

Thanks for this reaction, yes, Su-metal is a very precise singer. She very much takes the time to take in the song as it develops and build a narrative for herself what the song is, when she was a kid this could be many months, like over half a year. When she sings she tries to convey the ideas/emotions of her emmersion as much as possible. Basically all harsh vocals are uncredited studio recorded/playback live, possibly very much manipulated, a lot of the time they serve as a contrast to the young ladies vocals.

Great reaction/analysis, thanks! Yep, this can be considered a more "normal" song. We don't use much that word because nothing about them is "normal" (according to the cannons of metal, of course). 😁 Su-metal is incredible as a singer but she's also a total performer since she takes part in the choreo when performing live. And about this particular recording, keep in mind she was 15 at the time. This point makes this even more impressive in my opinion. It's been 10 years from that and she has matured in all the aspects and her technique has only improved over the years. "Road of Resistance" is a proper song to have a good listen to the band... as long you do an actual live performances Because the Kami Band does not appear on studio recordings. Yes, I know it's weird but they are session musicians (the best you han hire) and it's how they work, since all of then have their own projects besides BABYMETAL. The fact is that they consider the live performances as their core business and even referred to their studio work as "business cards". So they need a solid backing band when performing live. They added a second set of the Kami Band in 2019, so-called "western Kami Band", formed by American musicians. They are currently touring across Europe with BABYMETAL and they are equally impressive, specially (personal bias alert!) their drummer, Anthony Barone (big fan here!) Until next time!

Good reaction and interesting analysis. I think I must have left a lengthy comment under your previous BABYMETAL reaction so YT didn't like it and erased it, so I'll keep this one a lot shorter. The breakdown uses the melody of a very well known Japanese folk song called 'Sakura Sakura' (Cherry Blossoms). No that was not Su-metal doing the pig squeals - for the most part any screamo or growls are uncredited, in live shows they will be on backing track with additional instruments like synth, piano, strings etc. 'Road of Resistance' is more of a "straight metal" song (it is speed/power metal), the guitar arrangements were by Herman Li and Sam Totman from DragonForce and they played on the studio version. The Kami Band are the support for all live shows since March 2014 and for a couple of festivals and the encores in a few shows from October 2012 until 2014 ... they do the live performances only, not the studio recordings.

Best 3 songs (older songs) Megitsune music video Rondo of Nightmare with Mischiefs of God intro Budokan live (super HEAVY, showcases the Kami band) Road of Resistance live in Japan (epic) You can throw in Pa Pa Ya live and Akatsuki live too

I'm not sure what the point of analysing the vocal track of a 10 year old, heavily processed studio production is, that's ancient history and BM has evolved so much since then. It's a much loved song and captures a moment in BM time, but right now, the music world is in awe of Su's achingly beautiful acoustic version of Monochrome from the Japanese KZfaq channel, The First Take. It received over a million views in the first 24 hours.

welcome into the world of BABYMETAL, where sights and sounds amaze, for your type of content, there are several songs that deserve analysis, I can think of 10 right off the top of my head that are not only top tier BM songs but top tier of songs of all time in any genre of music, for example "From Dusk Till Dawn" or "Kagerou" or "Shine" to name a few and btw these songs sound best LIVE.

Great reaction and analysis, can't wait for the next one

Pseudo-spoiler: Since you asked about the band (Kami Band), you should take a look at Rondo of Nightmare live at Budokan Black Night. The band gets featured for the first few minutes of the live video. They are phenomenal live! (it also slams 🤘)

*THE ONE, not the wolfpack.. Kitsune dao!

The instrument used at the beginning of the piece sounds like 琴(koto), but is probably 三味線(shamisen). From Japan🦊

I totally dig your assessment that the innate ability of these ladies to hold an audience captive is phenomenal, and more so because (1) they were very young when they started, (2) they were practically the picture of "anti-metal" cuteness, which should have turned off their primary audience, (3) they did not speak any English when they conquered the international heavy metal scene and (4) it is obvious that they truly ENJOY their silly schtick. For me, nothing could be more "metal" than being able to stomp your feet and keep doing what you enjoy without letting conventional heavymetal purists dictate what you ought or not ought to be doing. Babymetal is the cutest and baddest middle finger to purists of all sorts. PS.. a kinda "normal" Babymetal sound is Kagerou, but it is more groovy rock than heavy metal... which is maybe why it sounds all too "normal"

_Sore!_ 🦊🤘🔥 Great follow up to your last reaction. Fans are enjoying and having so much fun seeing this live every night at Sabaton's Europe Tour, they also announced another Europe headline tour in November, along with the Babyklok Tour, you don't wanna miss the chance to see them live and performing this song like they did recently in all these concerts, we always love the shanenigans between the girls in the middle section after the breakdown. Thanks for coming back with this suggestion and one of BM fans favorite song, not exactly a "normal" song, is more like a classic and quintessential song. This was released in 2013 when having around 13/14 and 15 yo, so is one of their early hits and is full of japanese elements, like the "shamizen" a japanese traditional instrument, and is a party festival song (matsuri). "Sore" "seiya" and "soya" are typical shouts among Japanese festival and it works like a "c'mon!" or "let's go" for them. During the breakdown you can hear another typical japanese folk song called "Sakura Sakura" and they're doing a traditional Japanese dance. Song is about female empowerment and if you follow the lyrics you'll see about it, "Megitsune" means female fox (vixen) and they talk about women acting with a smile in their face while crying inside, just to fit in society or what is expected from them, when they're kind to you they're not trying to make falling in love with them, they're just being their own way, and men tend to confuse and think they're cheating or deceiving like the mythological fox. "Megitsune" used to be a peyorative term in Japanese culture, pretty much just like around the world, but BM is using this as a way to empower women despite the meaning itself. When SuMetal is pulling out the "tanto" she's saying "maidens shouldn't be underestimated", that refers to a japanese mob film about some boss mafia daughter before attacking someone. During live performance she does something different and looks really cool doing it. SuMetal said she didn't mastered yet, that's why she's doing sound check with this song before live concerts. The arranger of this song is YuppeMetal and he took inspiration from "Memphis May Fire - The Sinner" for the drums section, another cool song to check it out. No, she's not the one doing the pig squeals, no one relevant is credited with the growls and this pig squeals. The origin of the "fox sign" is really long to explained but here's a short summary: The Fox God (Kitsune Sama) is the Metal God who sent these girls (and Kami Band after to help them with the metal sound) to unify the world and set them free from Jpop slavery. The kitsune sign came out by accident around the time they created the group by the girls when trying to imitate the typical metal horn sign they noticed it was similar when doing fox shadow shape, they implemented this as part of the lore, imagery, theme and live concerts, the lore is huge so take your time and keep digging and riding the Foxhole. Now you know why we're called "kitsune" (fox) and women are affectionately "megitsune", and we all are called "The One" that's the official fandom name, no wolf here.🦊🤘 Btw they praised for real and made a ritual to the Fox God for this song to be a hit and successful, and thanks to the Fox God this is one of their major hits and favorite BM fan songs. -NotACult- 👀 If you wanna know everything about BM you should watch "A BabyMetal Guide" by CrypticMisery, is updated until early 2021 but at least is something to start the basics. Next suggestion to keep appreciating SuMetal vocals: - Akatsuki live at Budokan 2014, you can find this clip safe to react at "Babymetal Fans Ecuador". Thanks for sharing your analysis and thought on this. See you next time. 🦊🤘🔥

You are mistaken. All BABYMETAL is normal BABYMETAL, so all songs are normal songs 😁If I may say so, BABYMETAL looks normal is LIVE, so what everyone recommends to you is the most normal BABYMETAL 😁.

Every Band member gets a solo in Rhondo of Nightmare

ALWAYS choose the Live Versions! Same with Nightwish btw 😉

Also reacted to Su metal "door to tomorrow" when he was 10 years old😄

so good reaction and analysis

Nice reaction. If you want to focus on the musicians, I recommend "Rondo of Nightmare" with the "Mischiefs of Metal Gods" instrumental intro at Budokan: Black Night in 2014. It's one of Su's solo songs where Moa and Yui take a break off stage. The Kami Band that night were Takayoshi Ohmura (Guitar), Leda Cygnus (Guitar), BOH (Bass), Hideki Aoyama (Drums). Each of them get the spotlight. Here's a link: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qtN9osaBnp-1m4U.html. A great video for focusing on vocals is Babymetal's recent performance of a piano version of Monochrome (off their new concept album The Other One (March 2023)) on The First Take: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/npOYg6qDuNDLnac.html.

I recommend Akatsuki for more straight up metal. Make sure it's not the piano only version (save that one for later).

Rondo of nightmare solos by the band at the beginning if you want to focus on the band

definitely check out their newest single, metali ft tom morello

2nd time here for your nice reaction and good commentary on music. And of course for Yui 3:39 the icon of babymetal. For the next reaction can i get Black Babymetal - 4 no uta.? 😅

Awadama fever with Kami band intro

so Im not the only one who is thinking of the OBS logo, good :D

👍 👍 Suggest always following up a BabyMetal MV with a LIVE version. I don’t think you will regret it. Suggest Megitsune LIVE at Budokan 2021.

Funny you're calling the fanbase "wolf pack" which I am aware is a generic term. BM plays a bit with Japanese Shinto religion by calling their Metal deity "The Fox God" alluding to the Shinto kami (ghost / spirit / god) Inari whose avatar or personification is the fox. In one scene of this video you can see the red gates called torii of a famous Inari shrine. This is why a lot fans will say that you are "going down the fox hole" when you take a journey into the phenomenon that is BM. To Japanese fans: Please correct me if I misttated anything here. If so, sumimasen!

"Normal Babymetal track" 🤣🤣🤣

Hey, bro! I've been super busy with work, but I'm now working on catching up on your vids. Also, would you consider reacting to Dax and NF? I think you'd really enjoy To Be A Man, by Dax Cheers!

When you get a chance listen to Lisa Gurenge First Take (probably the best vocalist from Japan, it's the Demon slayer anime intro)

I like metal, and love their energy, but just don’t click with female vocalists. Unless we’re talking Pat Benatar. 😊 Thanks for the analysis, I always learn something when I watch your videos.

Seems like you're still struggling with it -- they aren't looking for approval to try to make metal music or fit into one of the incessant number of subgenres that metal fans insist on classifying music by. They've been making music that a massive amount of people enjoy for nearly half their lives and have already achieved more than 99.999% of the groups of people that decide they want to try to make and perform music others. They're all good. They'll probably just keep doing whatever they want to do.

Is Megitsune a "normal" metal to you, sir?

Just a suggestion: perhaps you shouldn't call it a reaction video but video analysis, because you're not reacting nearly as much as you are parsing.

Since your hat probably cost as much as everything that I am wearing now, I won't be contributing...