Hey guys! Please don't take my commentary on genres too seriously. I'm just pointing out the metal influence the band has. :) TBH to most musicians genres don't really matter, what's important is making amazing music with creative freedom! Hope you enjoyed the video!! -Matt

In terms of genre, Band-Maid calls themselves an " impossibly hard rocking maid band" . So new genre? As you listen to more and more songs you will hear elements of jazz, blues, metal, hard rock and probably more. Wonderland and Rinne are 2 very different songs as an example.

they were hard rock band but they mix genres in a song the riff the licks the tone, it has a groove,, exactly u hear it a metal tone that riff is metal sound....band maid has no boundaries creating cool music....they are the master of transition they add more elements in a song which west musician are amaze,, they never heard such hard rock with the elements of metal and pop or punk vibes.... they never compose these song it was their break away song , .. try to react ALONE their 1st mv that they compose it sound cool to her you well hear a punk vibe in it....welcome to the world of the maid sir i love your reaction you give a better insight of a song salute ...

Hard hardrock, i like the song. The sound reminds me a bit of late 80`s and 90`s bands.

This 'Thrill' brought to you by a recent online performance. Many began their Band Maid journey with the Music Video version years ago - there is even an acoustic version floating around that still grooves hard. I think the Maids could play it in their sleep. (And there is footage of them playing a song blind-folded.) Looking forward to more musician perspective reactions.

The original video launched the band in 2014 with [15,053,783] views should check out the original video.

It's PO ROCK !

There are so many live videos of them and every single one is good.

I agree this song is a groove..and a catchy one at that…while Freedom had more energy. Also Freedom was played in a real concert with fans going crazy so that probably helped up the energy. In this virtual performance the gals just stayed in their spots and simply played .. which was still great to watch. This band is just amazing.

Thrill is one of their older songs, and the Music Video for it was their first ever, from way back in 2014 when they had been together about a year. There is a big difference in their appearance, confidence and also their guitars if you're into that sort of thing.

You have got to check out the song "No God". I believe it was the last video the released.

My first cruch on Band-Maid This was their first big hit in 2014... in this version is more mature? than the original back then... and loving that they have subtitles on it now... subtitles are coming more and more from the Japanese bands...

Nice reaction. In terms of BAND-MAID songs you reviewed possibly the two simplest arrangements the band performs (but the are both fantastic songs). I would suggest you check out live videos of - Onset, No God, Warning, Real Existence, Play, Domination to get a even better sense of what incredible musicians these ladies are and how intricate their songs writing is with lyrics and arrangement. Miku writes most of the lyrics and Kanami does the arrangements with alot of input from the rest of the band for each of their parts.

Although this live version of "Thrill" is great on it's own, I think the more appropriate version you should have reacted to is the MV. This is the song that introduced BAND-MAID to the majority of the fans. The MV has over 15m+ views for a reason. Probably should check it out for comparison. Generally the majority of their songs falls in the category of hard rock, they do bring in a lot of influences from other genres, including but the not limited to metal. Many more great songs to go, if you decide to continue your journey. Thanks for the reaction.

What do they call themselves? "An Impossibly Hard Rocking Maid Band" While they hit on both the Metal and Pop/Punk sides of the spectrum they are most definitely centered in the Hard Rock realm!! But hey, its all Rock'n'Roll Man!!! Thanks for another great reaction and as always.... Put your Kitsune UP!! Po!

I enjoyed your reaction and opinion very much!! Now that you have a more energetic official live video, check it out. BAND-MAID / NO GOD (Official Live MV) BAND-MAID / Domination (Official Live MV)

To their fans, Band-Maid is the best hard rock band in the world! All the rest, I call future fans, just haven't heard of them yet. Thx, Matt!

Domination live Feb 14 2020

I love their live online concerts, but they don't really shine until they have a live audience in front of them. They need the crowd energy to pump them up. I think that is a big part of why you didn't find them as energetic in this performance. I felt the same way when viewing their last three online concerts. They have gotten used to it, and are a little more energetic with the last preformance, but I still feel bad that they are missing out on us cheering fans. I feel bad about missing out on the live in person performance as well ;-).

Love the MV of this as it was the one that launched them. It was the first song I heard and made me fall in love with them. This is even better as they have grown so much, especially Miku who actually plays in this one and her part has really brought a new dimension to this song! Thank you for reacting to this video.

Checkout their song Onset Live, it is one of my favorite of theirs. A great instrumental song

I just think of them as Band-Maid style! or Maid Rock lol. Seriously though, I don't hear anyone else like them. I've been looking too. Great reaction and hope you do more!

Yeah, like others said, you've only touched two of their more simple arranged songs, Thrill is essentially the fan favorite song that propelled their success.

next song is "domination" live version (not the MV) highly recommended 👍🏼

Great reaction, please turn up the sound to 90%. Band Maid sounds even better loud. Pump it up!

Great job!. They are in their own genre, The Band Maid Sound, blending with mastery every style of rock music in their very own way of songwriting. Thank you!.

I still miss Kanami's "scrape" at the end....maybe they HAD to leave it out...maybe they didn't write this song. Now you have to go back and watch the original music video. Well it's hard to be energetic when you are playing only to and empty studio with camera operators. I watched this online concert and there were mistakes and vocal issues, their 2021 Feb online concert was much better IMHO, though this concert they did play "Thrill". Check out "Blooming"

This song thrill and the music video is what got them started in their early days.

Well, it's about time! :) Loved your "Freedom" reaction, and you dug it, so I don't know how you lasted 2 months without listening to Band Maid again. I couldn't go that long.

Well, you've done their beginner songs, now it's time to level up! Especially being a musician! You want more metal and tempo, try; _Rinne or Warning,_ want progressive try; _No God_ _PS- All their newer stuff has _*_English subs_* Chur from NZ.

Band Maid is it's own genre, they have no rivals.

MISA!!!! MISA!!! MISA!!!! 🥃🥃🥃

Great reaction and as others have pointed out, this is one of their older songs when the label was still writing the songs for them (both Thrill and Freedom). In the years since 2016 (their album "Brand New Maid" released in 2016 featured the first song written by the band, "Alone") they have had more freedom to write their own songs and now write all their own songs. They have been progressively getting better with each new album (latest album, Unseen World released Jan. 2021).

Miku Kobato - RHYTHM GUITAR - plays Zemaitis C24MF (Zemaitis Endorsement - with a Signature Guitar called Flappy Pigeon) - EVH Amps - Writes the lyrics - Has only been playing guitar for about 7 years. Was the singer but took a back seat voluntarily! KANAMI TONO - LEAD GUITAR - plays PRS Custom 24 (PRS Endorsement) - Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier. - Writes the music (one interview she states that she has a database - 2 years worth?!?!) Misa - BASS GUITAR plays Black Cloud "Smoker" and Privat Reserve (SG Style) bass - (Black Cloud Endorsement) Orange AB200B MKIII Amps Akane Hirose - DRUMS - Plays TAMA drums with Zildjian Cymbals - Roland KD-A22 (Possibly an Endorsement with TAMA and ROLAND) Saiki - VOCALS - Sennheiser microphones and DPA Microphones

Band Maid is simply incredible! They can do it all and do it better than most. The two songs you have heard are from earlier in their career and are relatively simple by their standards. I would suggest something like Blooming, Warning, or my personal favorite Secret my Lips to get a better idea of what these phenomenal musicians are capable of. 🎶🎸🥁🎸🎶🔥🙂

This song was my introduction to them. The music video to be exact. While I much prefer the video version this one gets a bit "dirtier" for lack of a better word and that's really cool. Nice reaction to a great band!

They practice really hard for their live performances. You can actually find a few videos of the them in practice playing through their songs while blindfolded.

The ever-evolving avant-garde and Catchy punk rock band.

MISA MISA MISA!

They've been playing this song since 2014. I'm sure they can play it blindfolded with no issues by now. =)

They play this so clean because it was the first song they gained notoriety for, and they've played it a zillion times since. I have mixed feelings about this song. It's an absolutely essential part of the band's history, but it's also not as strong for me as the songs they wrote for themselves. It's a different vibe from their songs. Both Thrill and Freedom were written by other people. I hope you'll give some of their own songs a try. They're flat better. Suggest: Daydreaming (MV - Power ballad!) - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iKmRmLic16_YqY0.html Blooming (MV) - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q7ukkq1zstXHe4E.html No God (Live) - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pKeUitF6t9CrkZ8.html If you give even two of those a shot, I'm confident you'll be back for more.

For musicians, usually you want to go to Onset (live - instrumental) next, then probably to Play (live). But it's really hard to go wrong. Just do more reactions and you'll fall in love just like the rest of us. This was a new performance of an old song. They only get better.

The original recording of "Thrill" was dropped in NOV 2014 and has over 15M views. This is a more recent recording. The song itself is actually very simplistic compared to any modern BAND MAID track. To me the girls almost look bored here ... but this was the song that saved the band when it went viral. Akane looks like she is going to take a nap :p . They actually wrote a "MIKU part" as she could not play a note on the guitar when the original recording was made. This song was not written by the girls. It was written by folks at the record company. The girls first complete solo effort alone was... "Alone" :p . kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l952aJmamdnUmaM.html Original "Thrill": kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i8qjaspkspOYnIU.html

Late comment. Kanami, lead guitar and songwriter, is extremely versatile and seems to like writing hard rock bordering on metal sometimes. Recently their songs are real heavy with the guitar solos moving closer to a metal sound. Miku, founder, lyricist, rhythm guitar, probably came up with this description: “An impossibly hard rocking maid band.” I could be wrong but it sounds like something she would say.

Great reaction...react DOMINATION.....PLAY live 2020..and ONSET live 2018...best instrumental rock song

Band-Maid, keeping hard rock alive! Connecting the past to the present! This is the song that saved the band from breaking up, which they were considering prior to the release of this mv! Two million views later, theu decided that there was a future for them in music! We Maidiac's are so fortunate that they did!

Your opinion of anything comes from experience and what you have liked in the past. For myself they are a full on hard rock band that adds other genres to spice up their songs. But that is where I come from. Bands like Cream, Black Sabbath, ZZ Tops, Rush etc. But in the end you will find they are unique to any genre. They are BAND MAID. Period. Try another live like Warning from the same concert. One off the newest album.

THE best live Rock band on Earth. Think that covers everything.

When you are this enthusiastic about this band, while having listened to two imo lesser songs. Appreciation for this band can only go up from here.

So you've only heard earlier songs that they didn't even write. You really need to get to some of their later material. They have only gotten better since they've been turned loose to write their own music. Also, has anyone else noticed that when MISA is playing with her expressionless face she resembles the Michael Myers mask that Buckethead wears? She's a beautiful woman, but that expressionless face she often has when she's playing just reminds me of Buckethead's mask.

"Puzzle" Please ！

I think you would enjoy Different. It is the most popular of their newer songs and an anime OP.

So far all the songs by band-maid you've reacted to are their less technical but fun songs. As good as those songs are, they have so many songs completely different in styles, complex, technical, or jazzy ballads or groovy hard rock, some exciting proggy rock/ metal songs. You can pick their random songs and you will have different opinion. Band-maid plays band-maid songs. I've long given up on working out what genre they play. 😆

Recommending "Onset" and "Domination"..both live. Then check out Real existence, Rinne, Dice, Choose Me, After Life...there are so many

The dragon cries is a song to entirely in English vocally

I think they incorporate from many styles including but not limited to rock, metal, punk, pop, and jazz

i thought it was funny in the second verse when you said ' oh the guitarist sings too' . when BAND MAID first got going in 2013 miku was THE vocalist for the group. she decided that her voice was not strong enough for the hard rock that they wanted to play so they found saiki and that was that

nxt domination live bro

Thrill’s pretty much their oldest popular song, wasn’t written by them either. If you want to see what they’ve been writing recently then No God (the latest official live video on their channel) is very, very, different from Thrill.

"Oh, the guitarist can sing, too." I'll skip the whole history--others tell it better--but Miku founded the band with the intention of being the singer, and recruited the others one by one. After almost all of them were together, she decided that her voice didn't have the power that was needed for the music they were making, and Saiki completed the line-up. That's when she _started_ playing guitar (taught by Kanami). If you look up the original MV of this song (which I recommend, even if it's not for a reaction), you'll notice that her guitar is little more than an expensive necklace at that stage. Now she's got a signature guitar from Zemaitis....

you should react to Band Maid Domination Official Live Video it is amazing and especially if you like shreding or since if you like Lovebites react to their song Scream For Me daughters of the dawn live from tokyo 2019 i believe is the year the lovebites song has 14 guitar solos in it please let me know what you think

Two recommendations: Domination (Live) and Onset (Live)

Nice one. First we like to say the genre is "Band-Maid". No doubt their sound is unique. Kanami is always change up the riffs throughout a song. Second as this was a live performance but without fans you need to react to the following for more energized videos: Domination-Live, Onset-Live, Play-Live, Real Existence-Live. MV's Warning, Dice, Rinne, Blooming, Bubble will also get you there. Don't take so long next time.lol Peace.

I hope thrill official video... Not live performance 😅👍

In case no one mentioned: this song was composed for them. And their main guitarist Kanami can sing too, she was a singer-songwriter before Band-Maid, I saw her singing with Band-Maid main vocalist Saiki in duo acoustic performance - it was beautiful. Just her voice is not suitable for heavy rock.

Доброго дня, побачив Ваш огляд Дімаш, мені сподобалось, та і пісні Дімаш в мене є захопленням, я би хотів Вас попросити зробити огляд на одну із останніх пісень THE HARDKISS - 7 вітрів (live at home studio), мені цікаво...в нас вони ДУЖЕ популярні, я їх фанат, а як Вам би вони були??....гарного дня,Хай Вам щастить.

There is no Band Maid without "Thrill". They were struggling to survive when Thrill was release on Facebook. In 2 weeks they had 2 million+ views. At first they thought they had been hacked, but no it was real. Another surprise for them was that nearly half the views were by Americans and Europeans. Their first overseas concert was in Seattle for an Asian Festival. Before 3000, their largest audience to date. Kanami (lead guitar) is the composer, Miku (rhythm guitar) is the primary lyricist with Saiki (singer) now working with Miku. Miku founded the band, with an agreement from her agency to create a Maid Themed band. Then she persuaded 4 strangers to wear maid costumes and play "cool music" on stage. They toured the US and scheduled to perform at a Rock Festival in Ohio in 2019. Best ROCK band in the World!!!

Wro g one should have been the mv the first one they did

An opinion on 2 songs ok. They have 100+. So if I listen to 2 songs from your Band I've heard it all? Not a Metal Band. The best rock and roll band in the world! They pull from metal yes. Also Prog. Punk. Ska. Blues. Funk. Jazz. Classical. Pop. Every song is different. Every album is different. They're are constantly evolving and changing. Thrill was their first big song. They didn't write it. It came from a Hollywood hair metal music publisher. That's why it sounds like early Crue. You can't PIGEON Hole Band Maid. Not a Metal Band! Keep Rocking and reacting brother. And your Band kicks ass! If Zeppellin and Rush can do albums on Lord of the Rings. Why not Zelda? Keep Rocking and Reacting Brother! Band Maid Forever! PO!😊🤘 P.S. Not a Metal Band!

Call themselves “impossibly hard rockin maids”, works for me. This is a relatively stale performance with no audience. The song had long been dropped from their setlist. The 2014 video finally blew up (18months later?) and saved them from breaking up by revealing the international interest. Then they came to US to bigger crowds than at home, then switched to doing their own writing. Finally in (2019?) for their 4-5 stop US tour they revived the song due to “overseas” demand

Band-Maid has no genre. Nobody can tell me otherwise once they listen to even one of any of their albums all the way through.

Great instrumentalists but my god that singers voice makes my ears bleed I find her voice so irritating.