Awesome stuff. The intro is amazing and then “ that” voice kicks it up into the stratosphere. Su is a rare talent. Great reaction 👍🦊

a ritual to summon SU-METAL to the stage

I've seen this about a thousand times and only watched it to see your "reaction". You really are the best I don't know why so many other reactors manage to get it so wrong.

Many people forget that not only girls sing live, but also musicians play live, which is also not so easy. They have no room for mistakes. And many Babymetal songs are very difficult to perform. This is not the easiest music for musicians.

Their songs almost have some elements of comedy hidden in them, but this one is just a song about a dark world. But it is good. I love it.

The Budokan has been an iconic music venue since the Beatles performed there in '66. It "only" seats 14.5k people max, so not a big stadium tour sort of place, but famous enough that everyone wants to play there anyway. Because it's primarily a martial arts venue, the fixed seating is in the round, which is why the stage is set up the way it is. "Red Night" and "Black Night" were a pair of concerts they performed there (and later at the Tokyo Dome, an actual stadium).

Good first reaction and welcome to the BABYMETAL Galaxy. The Budokan is a martial arts arena built for the 1964 Olympics but now also the most prestigious venue for concerts it is the place Japanese artists aspire to play and few of them actually get there. This was March 2014, Su was just turned 16, Yui and Moa 14 and they are the youngest average age female band to ever headline - and they sold it out two nights running ... no small feat when you also consider these shows marked the launch of their first album. These were the shows where the Kami Band became their full time support for all live shows. When BABYMETAL started in 2010 they sang and danced to pre-recorded instrumentals on a backing track. When they started doing their own small shows they had guys dressed in skeleton suits (called Babybones) on stage miming the instruments. The Kami Band was phased in gradually from October 2012 playing at a couple of festivals and playing the encores in a few shows. Kami means god or spirit, so they are the gods of guitar, bass and drums summoned from the dead to support BABYMETAL in all live shows ... which also explains the traditional white burial robes and corpse face paint. At the end or 2017 the white robes were replaced with black and since the start of 2019 the corpse face paint has been replaced with masks. The Kami Band are some of the absolute best session musicians to be found in Japan. They all have their own bands and projects, so there have been a lot of Kami Band members, but the same hard core of about 6 have been with them almost from the start and are the ones you will see in most videos. In this video we had Leda Cygnus (blue guitar), Takayoshi Ohmura (gold guitar), BOH (6 string bass) and Hideki Aoyama (drums) For the 2019 US tour and 2020 UK and Europe tour the Kami Band of the West (American musicians) supported BABYMETAL, probably because the tours were their longest yet and there will have been logistic issues with clashes of dates, visas and so on making it difficult for all the Kami Band of the East members to be there for every show. Suzuka Nakamoto (Su-metal) is an exceptional vocalist. The whole concept of BABYMETAL was formed and developed around her vocal talents and extraordinary stage presence - even though she was still only 12 when they formed in 2010. Despite appearances this was never a "cheesy pop-metal" marketing campaign. It is a passion project of their producer Kei Kobayashi, a life long metalhead, who was inspired by the vocal talents of Su-metal when he saw her performing with her previous J-Pop group and saw her potential to front a metal-JPop fusion band and to do something new which might help breath some life back into the (not too healthy at the time) rock and metal scene in Japan and that might attract a new audience among the younger J-Pop fans. The agency he worked for thought he was mad and that BABYMETAL would be a short-lived and failed experiment, but they allowed him to try it under the umbrella of it being a sub-unit of a bigger J-Pop Idol group as there was no financial risk to them if it did fail - they provided no extra budget for this sub-unit. It surprised everybody when they actually started to find an audience and to become popular and it was only then that the agency provided some extra budget to pay for stage costumes and a live backing band in advance of BABYMETAL separating from the parent group to become an independent band in their own right - that finally happened in 2013. 'Rondo of Nightmare' is possibly the darkest of their songs lyrically, Su is caught in a recurring nightmare running through the dark from something she can't see. In the part you remarked on with her looking like she was almost suspended in mid air (yes that will have been deliberate - everything at their concerts is carefully planned and crafted) she is hiding in or by a fountain, but whatever has been chasing her 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 to her. There is a lot more for you to discover - they have about 50 songs and you will struggle to find two alike. They cover virtually every metal genre but they will also mix in many other musical styles and genres (not just pop), usually when you least expect it. Find the "Babymetal Reactor Resource" channel, click on the video titled 'Future Plans' and read the description to find a link to a spreadsheet with links to great live performances of all their songs and how to use them (they have been rendered safe for reactions). Pick any song that takes your fancy and go on from there - they have no fillers.

⚡ / 🔥 😱 🔥 Su-metal solo songs are rare at festival appearances, although they did perform 'Kagerou' throughout the 2018 tour. At that point it was untitled, but known to fans as 'Tattoo', since it was listed on the setlist onstage with that temporary name. That was a sixteen year old Su performing 'Rondo of Nightmare'. She premiered the song 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. Yui and Moa (as Black BABYMETAL) did two songs without Su that night ('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. Of course the Kami Band are world class. The Fox God only summons the best. : )

You were wondering about the time signature in Rondo of Nightmare. Obviously the intro (called Mischief of the Metal Gods) is all 4/4, but when the actual song Rondo of Nightmare starts, it could be written as alternating between 7/4 and 4/4 (or even could be 15/16), which also goes into the verse. When you get to the prechorus and chorus, those drop into a simple 6/8, putting you into a waltz. That pattern repeats throughout the song. As far as their shows, this was at Budokan, which is an actual sumo wrestling ring. But the thing about being able to play at Budokan is that you have to be invited to play there. You just can not schedule a show there and show up; they have to invite you. as far as company for this, the first band ever invited to perform at Budokan was the Beatles. Cheap Trick performed at Budokan (that's where the single for I Want You to Want Me was recorded).. and at the time, Babymetal was the youngest group to perform there, where they performed for two nights. They've done bigger shows where they are the main act, such as Tokyo Dome. When you get to reacting to Tales of the Destinies, you'll hear more about that.

excellent content Steve-Metal, their newer stuff is awesome as well.

Thanks from Japan 有難う💛。 I'm happy to defer to Jake Muller's explanation below for this performance. And I'm sure other knowledgeable guys like Grington300 300, Rick Wagner, Martinmetal, autohomae etc. will show up here and add some information. I am going to give some trivia regarding relation between Kami Band in BM's back and your favorite Band-Maid. ◆ B-M and Kami Band are good friends ◆ Kanami of B-M attended the funeral for Mikio (Kami's one of guitarists) and left her message of condolence that was full of respect to the deceased virtuoso (RIP). ◆ BOH (Kami's bassist) is a follower of Misa's Twitter. 😄

In my opinion the best performance of “Rondo of Nightmare” despite the fact that it was only the second time this song was performed live. Unbelievable confidence from our queen Su dancing fearlessly 2 m above the ground on a tiny platform and singing her heart out to escape the recurring nightmare. Btw Boh (the bassist) is playing a 6 string bass. If you want to see an even faster drummer check out “Kageru” with the western Kami band intro. Anthony Barone on the drums can pull of some pretty insane speed blasts :)

I'm Japanese . Thank for your nice reaction . There is no singer who has both beauty and good singing like Su-Metal (the lead singer of Babymetal) 'in Japan' , I think . She is 24years old now . She belongs to the biggest entertainment company in Japan and is a famous singer and talent from when a child . When you have a hard time , you should listen 'no rain no rainbow' by BABYMETAL . Your soul would be fulfilled by the God blessing , I think .

How many 16 year olds could follow that intro . You going have to see them doing full show at a venue with an audience of Kitsunes . BabyMetal at festivals are great but there own shows are something else 🤘🦊🤘

Good reaction! Not surprising that you don't know the song; they don't often play Su solos like this one or the 'Black Babymetal' songs with only Yui and Moa outside of their big shows, and almost never at festivals. Can I ask what year you got to see them at Download? Kinda jealous, not gonna lie 😄 The reason it was difficult to figure out the time signature is because it changes - during the main djenty riff it moves back and forth between 7/4 and two measures of 4/4, while the rest is in 6/8 or 3/4 or however you want to count it. Really hope you'll check out more of their stuff - I know you're familiar with the surface level, but they go _really_ deep. If you want an easy starter, check out Headbanger live at Legend 1997. If you don't mind putting in a little extra work to get around copyright blocks, you can watch some of their more recent stuff and then blur it or put a translucent logo over it in post for the upload. Let me know if you want to do that and I'll hook you up with some links.

Good reaction, thanks! You are totally right about the Kami band members having to be top notch musicians. They are actually the best session musicians you can find in Japan. In fact, BOH (real name Saisuke Bohte), the bassist, told in an interview that backing BABYMETAL was his most challenging job ever. Also added that they have to give it all on stage just to not seem lazy and match the girls high standards. Also the girls have an expression that translates by "burn with perfect combustion" that means to perform at the highest intensity during all the concert and ending the show having given it all. It's impressive that they are huge professionals even being so young. Until next time!

As another KZfaqr pointed out awhile back, the whole thing with BABYMETAL is incredibly similar to when Weird Al came out in the 80's. He could absolutely come out with these parody's and people would be amused by them, but if he didn't have a good band behind him that made the music sound legit, no one would take him seriously and he would have died off quickly. Look at where he is now, 40+ years and musicians consider themselves to have "made it" when he does a parody of one of their songs. It's very similar with BABYMETAL. They were/are mashing up so many aspects of various music styles, but obviously metal and J-Pop, that if they didn't have an incredible band behind them, they wouldn't have made it anywhere close to where they have today. I wish like hell they'd get more airtime on U.S. radio because they deserve it. I heard one of their songs ONCE on satellite radio, which is how I actually ended up getting into them, so imagine if they were getting real airplay here!

Nice reaction. You picked a great Su solo to come back to Babymetal with. Love this tune from the first time I heard it. It keeps to the idea that Babymetal will take musical chances like few other bands ever dream of. Lyrically the darkest song Babymetal has. Check out these songs from their 3rd album soon as they're due for a new album drop sometime this year. Distortion, Kagerou with intro, the unofficially called the trilogy of lights, Starlight, Shine from legend M, and Arkadia. For some fun Elevator Girl and BMC live. That's a lot but the 3rd album is a double CD set. Enjoy the ride through the Babymetal galaxy of music.

RONDOOOOOOOOO!!!! Excellent performance! 🔥🔥🔥🤘🦊🤘

This is one of 4 Su-Metal (Suzuka Nakamoto) solo songs. The other 3 are:- 1. "Amore" (Wembley Arena). 2. "No Rain No Rainbow" (Legend A Baptism XX). 3. "Akatsuki" (Same Venue). 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 - 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.

The Mischief of the Gods overture precedes Rondo of Nightmare in this video. The venue is Budokan .

Bodokan is legendary for all musicians. Invite only

I have yet to see a single musician nail down the multiple time signatures and switches through the saga... most start out trying but give up, so don't feel bad in the least for not getting it all.

Kamiband : We're gonna blow your minds with our awesome solos! Sumetal : Hold my matcha latte.... Love watching Hideki in this, when they pan to him in the beginning, he looks like he's just casually drumming and not responsible for the pounding of the drums in the background. Most singers might get intimidated having to follow the spectacular performance by the Kamiband, but 16yr old Su just gets up there, and shows you why Babymetal was built around her. 🤘🦊🤘

Been listening since their first album debuted, this is still my favorite song

Black night means its the 2nd nights performance. When they do 2 shows in the same city first is red night and second is black.

EPIC!!!

Boh, Bass player of the Kami band is a good friend with Kanami, lead guitarist and composer from Band-Maid. So if you ever hear a comment that pits them against each other..... they're not against each other.

Boh is playing 6 string bass. 7 string bass is the guy in Asterism. Just being picky. ;-)

Drummer wasn't doing speed, but he switched feel completely like 12 times and so smoothly it almost flies under the radar

More Babymetal

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If you like that stage check out the Tokyo Dome concerts. Fucking he'll, that's a stage!

Great reaction. Juxtaposition is always a good word to describe Babymetal 🙂 Babymetal might have a strange origin, but their structural is not that different from Nightwish. Both bands have a single person with vision and who sets out the path. And the singer(s) are not directly involved in the initial song writing process. Songs do get changed before the final recording, etc. based on their singing style or other input and new ideas created from working towards a final version of those songs. The musicians aren't that much different. So I would say why do people think Babymetal is that different ?

Japanese people are really too amazing

Welcome to the Babymetal Galaxy. Everything important already said, even about the rising platform without any safety gear. But there are two more aspects about that, the mind plays with your mind when you're elevated above the ground AND Yui fell of the stage (not this elevated one) the night before so I can imagine that Su had that in her mind too, performing fearlessly or at least it seems so. Kitsune up /yon-metal

Excellent. One of my top 3 BABYMETAL tracks! I believe "Rondo" may have a double meaning here; as Su-metal's recurring nightmare, and for it's musical style, "...rondo, in music, is an instrumental form characterized by the initial statement and subsequent restatement of a particular melody or section, the various statements of which are separated by contrasting material", as per Encyclopedia Britannica. Other notabe users of the rondo style include, Beethoven, Mozart, Hadyn, etc. Not bad company! Arigatou! 🦊🤘 #notacult

U should react to Babymetal- Distortion live, cuz that drum sounds like 🔥

Still not a huge fan of most of what I have heard of BabyMetal (i am just not a huge fan of more poppy chorusses in general), but I have always really enjoyed this particular performance and track and I will usually watch reactions to it if I see it in my subbox. The only other one that I sometimes watch is the Death Legend 1997 one, which isn't necessarily the best musicwise but is great as a performance. I have nothing but respect for everyone involved though as I can not imagine how much work it must take create huge shows like they do. That goes for everyone, from the people settings up the stage and logistics to of course all musicians involved as well as the girls for their singing and their dance routines. I can not imagine how much time it must take to get all that stuff perfectly rehearsed for their concerts.

Kitsune-Up!!!!

very sorry. If I wrote it as I thought of it, it would be a long sentence. ----------------------------------------- I remember when BABY-METAL debuted. My impression at that time was "It's childish. It's impossible to use metal as a sign. I think it will disappear in a year or two." But my prediction was overturned. BABY-METAL is now recognized around the world. Currently, I think there are two major reasons for their success. 1: First reason The main vocal Su-Metal (Suzuka Nakamoto) has grown more than expected. She was amazed at the growth of her singing ability. Especially, I think her high-pitched vocalization is wonderful. In the future, if strength and depth are added to the bass range, I feel that it may be included in the "Top 3 female singers in the Japanese rock world that I think of myself". (By the way, the other two are ASAMI (LOVEBITES) and Yuko Suzuhana (WGAKKI-BAND)) 2: Second reason KAMI-BAND will be added to the backup. KAMI-BAND has been backing up BABY-METAL since 2012. With their appearance, the quality of BABY-METAL has improved at once. It is well known that KAMI-BAND is not a permanent band. KAMI-BAND is formed each time BABY-METAL is active. Therefore, the band members are also in flux. My favorite is "BOH", one of the bassists. Other bassists may join KAMI-BAND. If you look at the skinhead bassist who controls a 6-string bass guitar, that's BOH. There are many guitarists in Japanese rock bands who show their bass guitar tapping skills. Among them, I think BOH's skill is the best. Some people don't want to admit that BABY-METAL is a metal band. I think the background is the value that "a girl singing in a cute style cannot be called metal". Surprisingly, some even say, "Products produced by music companies are not rock / metal qualifications." Fortunately, Japanese society has a custom of respecting cultural diversity. Gender, age, costumes, musical instruments, performances, etc. If you express your music as you like, you can call it rock music and you will not be criticized by others. In recent years, I feel that unique bands are being created one after another in Japan by avoiding stereotypes in the world of music. And it would be great if there were more opportunities for it to be recognized around the world. I hope that free music will spread to the world ... ----------------------------------------- from Japan * This is a sentence using Google Translate. I hope the intention is conveyed correctly.

I love every reactor’s face when Boh kicks off his solo

This is one of my favorite songs from them. I would recommend checking out the band Asterism. They are a 3 piece instrumental band from Japan and the guitar and bass are on par with the members of the Kami band. This is from a live performance (fan cam, not the best audio but was done from up front) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mNuBg9l6s7DHcWQ.html. Hal-Ca (guitar) was 16 at the time, Miyu (bass) was 17 and Mio (drums) was 19. They have released several CD's with another coming out in the fall.

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6 string bass

Everything is by click track. Anyone gets off it is pretty easy to tell. Ok, so Band Maid are going to be on tour in the USA. Great stuff and check out Perfume as the older sisters to BabyMetal and One OK Rock for the rest.

西の神バンドではこういうライブはできないでしょうね　！

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Can you react to a slipknot song? (Disasterpiece live from 2002) 😁

First time I've heard "pedestrian" to describe anything about Baby Metal...

I fond a new Japanes metallband called Nemophila they are awesome. They hawe som good covers too

lmao japanese level performance of any band is ever HIGHER than american bands. Specially live performances. You can pick including amateur bands vs pro bands from USA.

この騒音どう思うかが全てです、日本人には愛を感じるが、貴方の母国の日本愛などどうでもいい。ごめんね、

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