The source tape is Maria Callas, the great Italian Diva, accompanied by piano. All the other instrumentation is the Skeleton Band. The statue is Mother Maria.

this is the opening of the same show for SU's 16th birthday. death was the ending where she was crucified. it is a wild version but like other songs only Babymetal can get away with this and make it work. the neckbrace is from the headbanger video in a tribute to a metal band member for another group that hurt his neck banging.

theres a few nods to different bands,,the neck brace is to the band X drummer who headbanged so hard he had to wear one,,the statue is a nod to metallica's justace tour statue,,if you look close at the statue it looks like su-metal and the opening drum rif on" death " is metallicas one

⚡ 💀 💕 / 🤘 Just had to double-check that you've heard the usual version of 'Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!!!'. I prefer the heavier version of this song, but if Su wanted to have a rave dance party for her sixteenth birthday, that's cool with me. : ) This lipsynced version of 'Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!! (Night of 15 Mix)' was also performed at 'Legend D' in 2012, for her 15th birthday. The neck brace is an homage to Yoshiki, the drummer/songwriter for the legendary Japanese metal band X-Japan, who headbanged so much he had to wear one to prevent further injury. As far as what the statue represents, here's a translation of the introduction for this concert: "The Second Impact. It was in the winter of 1997. It was the birth of a new warrioress who transcends the law of nature, "SU-METAL". Charged with the mission of the Metal Resistance, in exchange for her own life, she waged a battle in the legendary "special night of fifteen". Executing the Metal Resistance in many music festivals in 2013, SU-METAL made the legends one after another. Before the birth of a new goddess, she returned beside the holy mother. The holy mother said, "A soul is repeated. Return to me, tracing your memory…" ( Hopefully that makes everything clear. : ) )

Seeing them live in Japan was one of the greatest moments in my life. The vibe is so different from a western crowd. If you ever see them, make sure you turn up at least 5 or 6 hours before the concert to meet all the cool fans.

Moa or Yui also sing this song when they are in birthday too, and you will find something different, when Su stop singing then gives the mic to Moa or Yui, and then Su dance completely, without singing.

Great! You are on fire! Fun fact: in 1997 I was 20yo and usually into raves with some hardcore techno music that sounded pretty much like this version of Headbangeeeeerrrrr!! :)

Yes this is a good mix. Like I’m at a rave lol if you want the blu ray. Buy the legend 1997 concert. It’s the best one in my opinion

I never knew this existed until know!

Great video, great song, my favorite... great reaction too...

Yui metal マジ天使じゃねぇ！

Thanks for the reaction man, since not much people react to this video... good job!

Of all the Babymetal things I expect to confuse Westerners, the giant statue of the Virgin Mary and the song "Ave Maria" are not among them. I'm not a religious guy at all, but familiarity with the Virgin Mary and her song are pretty inescapable in the West, I thought. Ave Maria is also the theme song to Hitman games, as well as being in countless movies and TV shows. The neck brace is a symbol of headbanging, since it hurts your neck.

Rick Wagner has done his usual excellent job with the explanation for this version. I really didn't like this the first time (couple of times) I heard it - 'Headbanger' is a favourite of mine and this just wasn't right. However, it has grown on me to the point where I actually enjoy it ... no idea how or why, but that's Babymetal I guess. You did see the live of the real 'Headbanger' just 4 days ago - and from this same concert (remember the smoke cannons and the gong?).

oooh time to get through another batch of your videos :D. I wasn't sure about this remix at first since Headbanger!! is my second top favorite (first one being Megitsune), but it grew on me and it's been on my playlist next to Iine!, Uki Uki Midnight, and Megitsune (Tekina Remix). And yeah, looked through your videos and you did watch the live performance of the original version of Headbanger!! from this same show a few days ago.

That was insane! BM is so original and good.. Watch the MV of Headbanger and the neckbrace becomes clear..

Haha! Pretty cool. Headbanger as a techno song. I thought i'd seen everything. The neck brace is from the official headbanger video. It's not a great video though.

I went to one BM concert in Japan and it is dozens of times better than live here. The neck brace is an homage to XJapan, a Japanese power-metal band. Good for you to use the correct title for this song "Head-bangya!" It is a mix of headbang (which means headbanging in Japanese) and bangya (which means band girl, or "groupie").

T-Mac, thank you for checking out this rare (dub step remix) version of Headbanger. It was only performed twice, so not many KZfaq reactors ever get to it. Basically, you are doing an awesome job. There is no such thing as a bad BabyMetal song. And at your pace, you may need to start looking at BabyMetal roots. Before BabyMetal, Su-metal was in a group called Karen Girl's and all 3, Su, Moa and Yui were in a group called Sakura Gakuin together where they met and where BabyMetal was started as a heavy music sub-unit of Sakura Gakuin. There is so much more for you to explore, the foxhole is deeper than you can imagine. Always more BabyMetal forever! :)

Is representative of the Virgin Mary. Is a take on with Metallica once did in a concert. This isn't the best representation of headbanga. The song is basically about a girl who goes out to a metal concert for the first time. When she was 15. On that night she falls in love with the music.

Yoshiki, the drummer of X-Japan cracked a couple of vertebrate in his neck headbanging, and for years had to wear a neck brace in concert. The neck brace is an honor to him, X is sort of the Iron Maiden of Japan, and the neck brace has become a symbol of Babymetal. You still haven't seen Headbanger live, this is the Night of 15 remix version. The heavy version is better in my opinion Su has the best death stare I swear

The statue is the Blessed virgin Mary, in the apparition of Akita. The opera opening is the Catholic Hail Mary prayer in Latin.

that was freakin awesome

Su, the Queen stare: "We are not amused."

You never saw this version it's from MOAMETAL birthday show last year and it's a special version. No spoilers. Headbangerrrr!!! (Legend M 2019) vimeo.com/365503288

I always thought the statue was the virgin mary (jesus' mum) and, just as you ask who it is (1:25), the hymn/song 'Ave Maria' starts up so I'm still guessing the same. Maybe it represents a goddess but they do smash it up at the end of the gig when Su transforms to a goddess/new state so only The Fox God knows, I guess. But it's definitely not anything to do with Babymetal and our slavish devotion to Queen/Goddess Su making us a cult. Because it's definitely not a cult. Note that on this Headbanger version all the sound is pre produced (by bloody Skrillex, I think) and the band is the old one with people dressed up in the bones costumes and pretending to play their instruments. It's different and, as ever, fun and danceable but I prefer the smoke cannons and Su's big microphone and the gong ending versions. Someone sounds like he's been entranced by Su's laser like death stare! We all have, so no worries!

That statue is the Virgin Mary, lost her head on BABYMETAL DEATH :P

How want to see this wee Ewok Womble (none attack) with a knife and fork in it's paws trying to eat and not self harm ......it's what the Tubes of You hole of rabbits (or wee Ewok Wombles) was made for isn't it ?

A remix vetsion.. really cool!

BABYMETAL - Uki Uki ★ Midnight Plz :3

This is the only thing Babymetal has ever done that I do not like. The proper version of Headbanger is one of my top 5 but this version sucks. But, If they had fun doing it, I can put up with it. Lol

Glad you appreciated Su-chan's death stare, she ain't the Queen for no reasons...

if the statue open their eyes the fans will be " wooaah that's cool " then " that's it ? that the only it can do ? " , I think that what will happen because with BABYMETAL , if something doing only one basic movement it became ordinary , nothing less nothing more.

12:00 - You don't know if you've seen Headbanger live?? Oh, Babymetal is messing with your head, man. You watched it, reacted to it and posted it 3 days ago! Here's the link if you need help remembering. I'll have whatever you're smoking! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/asmJl5WJ1JjXZmg.html

Headbangya (eng below) Densetsu no kuro-kami wo Karei ni midashi Kurui zaku kono hanawa Hakanaku kieru Hedobang Hedobang Hedobang Hedobang Hedobang Hedobang Pan pan pan pan Saa toki wa kita Mo o mayowa-nai Nigiri-shimeta no Juuhachi-kippu Higashi e nishi e Minami e kita e Kyoo mo do-sen ni totsugeki Kamite. Koi ya! Shimote. Koi ya! Chokuritsu-fudoo nokezori Gyaku-dai. Kara no! Saku-dai. Kara no! Koro-dai. Kara no! Oritatami Ichigo no yoru o Wasure wa shi-nai Naki mushi na yasu wa Koko kara kie-usero Densetsu no kuro-kami wo Karei ni midashi Kurui zaku kono hanawa Hakanaku kieru Moo nidoto modore-nai Wazukana toki wo Kono mune ni kizamunda Ichigo no yoru o Hirari chuu ni mau Hedobangyaaa! Hedobang Hedobang… Ichigo no yoru o Wasure wa shi-nai Naki mushi na yasu wa Koko kara ki-e-ro Ichigo no yoru o Wasure wa shi-nai Jama o suru yatsu wa Sokuzani kie-usero Densetsu no kuro-kami wo Karei ni midashi Kurui zaku kono hanawa Hakanaku kieru Moo nidoto modore-nai Wazukana toki wo Kono mune ni kizamunda Ichigo no yoru o Densetsu no kuro-kami wo Karei ni midashi Kurui zaku kono hanawa Hakanaku kieru Moo nidoto modore-nai Wazukana toki wo Kono mune ni kizamunda Ichigo no yoru o Hirari chuu ni mau Hedobang Hedobang Hedobang Hedobang Hedobang Hedobang Pan pan pan pan Hedobangyaaa! Hedobang Hedobang… [English:] With the legendary black long hair disordered around and gorgeously blooming crazy, this flower will soon disappear fruitlessly Headbang, headbang! Headbang, headbang! Headbang, headbang! Kon kon kon kon! Now the time has come I no longer hesitate I hold tightly the discount railway tickets To the east, to the west to the south, to the north today too I rush to the very front of the stage center On the left side, (Come on!) on the right side, (Come on!) standing up still, leaning back, jumping toward the stage, (And then!) leaning over the fence, (And then!) rolling over the mob, (And then!) and then all deeply headbanging. This special night of my fifteen, I’ll never forget. All the crybabies, get out of here! With the legendary black long hair disordered around and gorgeously, blooming crazy, this flower will soon disappear fruitlessly. It’ll never come back again and it’s so short period. I etch in my heart this special night of my fifteen. I jump lightly and dance in the air. Headbanger! Headbang, headbang… This special night of my fifteen, I’ll never forget. All the crybabies, from here, dis-ap-pear! This special night of my fifteen, I’ll never forget. All that disturb us, right now get out of here! With the legendary black long hair disordered around and gorgeously, blooming crazy, this flower will soon disappear fruitlessly. It’ll never come back again and it’s so short period. I etch in my heart this special night of my fifteen. With the legendary black long hair disordered around and gorgeously, blooming crazy, this flower will soon disappear fruitlessly. I can never come back again to it and it’s so short period. I etch in my memory this special night of my fifteen. I jump lightly and dance in the air. Headbang, headbang! Headbang, headbang! Headbang, headbang! Kon kon ko kon! Headbanger! Headbang, headbang…

the statue is in homage to Su becoming a Goddess....turning 16 years old and changing the world ,,at 16 I was just lost and bewildered...

Feels like Christmas, well the concert was on 21st of December, so it fits. :-) The night of 15 remix was done by the same guy who made Megitsune (and a bunch of other Babymetal songs). Actually, in the normal version of Headbanger live performance she has a microphone stand, I think they are praising at the microphone stand, but she didn't have it in this performance. Probably the only bad thing about this song/live performance, it's lipsynced because it's a remix with a bunch of effects on the vocals.

SU wanted a party, she got a party! :) I prefer the original version, even though this one is pretty cool.

Ave Maria in this version is a classic song from Franz Schubert by the way. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/grSbh8141Lq-gIk.html here sung by Angela Gheorghiu.

You ask questions sometimes about stuff we already told you about 3-4 times but thats ok I guess plenty of infos to absorb. Would be cool if you paid more attention to what the comments say. Would also be cool if in the subsequent videos you do of BABYMETAL you acknowledged that your previous questions have been answered, that way we really feel like there's communication between you and us :D. Edit : also, you've seen headbanger live before, it's just that this was a special dubstep remix version of it :).

Is basic common knowledge so dead in the US that a grown man doesn't know the Virgin Mary? I'm an athiest too, but jeez man, pull your head out.

Not gonna lie. I absolutely despise this. It is simply horrible. I’m a huge BABYMETAL fan, and I love the risks they take. But this is a massive miss for me.