Classical Composer Reacts to BABYMETAL (GIMME CHOCOLATE) | The Daily Doug (Episode 546) 

The instrumentals: ☠️⛓️⚰️💣💥💢 The vocals: 🥰🍫🍭💓💖🦊 These girl rocks so hard.

I’m a 70 year old metalhead. Been a metalhead all my life. I like BABYMETAL, because it puts a smile on my face. And I’m always happier after listening to the young ladies. The band is awesome some of the best musicians.

Babymetal is a delightfully weird band, saw them live with Sabaton just over a week ago in Stockholm. Don't know much about them, but they were fun to see live.

I`m 51 years old and I love this group. I hate that this is the first song that everyone is introduced to. It doesn't show Suzuka's INCREDIBLE vocal abilities. The great part beyond the great mix of J-pop and metal, Is their diversity in that metal. There can be elements of jazz, middle eastern, progressive, dubstep, rap, techno, djent, Western pop and even Nordic music. Their diversity, in my mind, is unmatched. They use studio musicians in-house and have basically (it gets complicated) TWO live bands. A western live band and an eastern live band. I assume because of scheduling issues as their eastern live band is also studio musicians. And their live shows are generally absolutely flawless. These girls and their band(s) have been called "the hardest working band in metal" and obviously for good reason. When I saw them in Nampa Idaho (opening for Korn), it was outdoors, it was 105° F, and they didn`t miss a beat even with all the dancing. They are like highly trained athletes. Suzuka went as far as asking the crowd (in English) if everyone was okay out there...I`ve seen them four times now from the largest venue on the last US tour (LA Forum) to the smallest (Portland Oregon`s Roseland Theater), and they blew me away every time. All in all, the Japanese metal scene is mind-blowing TBH. Looking forward to see you dive into more BABYMETAL though as they are pioneers of this genre.

Road of Resistance is an absolute anthem. The band absolutely rips on that one

Here are some fun facts about this song and the group 1. Gimme Chocolate was named one of the most important metal songs of the last 10 years 2. Dragon Force performed this song with BabyMetal 3. The Red Hot Chili Pepper performed this song with them. 4. They are buds with Metallica and Slipknot 5. They had a cameo in Corey Taylor's video 6. They performed the Judas Priest classics Pain Killer and Breaking the Law with Rob Halford of Judas Priest 7. They are the only Asian group to ever hit #1 on Billboards Top Rock chart. 8. BabyMetal and Black Pink are the only albums by girl groups in history to enter the Top 10 of Billboard’s World Albums Year End Chart. 9. In a recent interview Corey Taylor of Slipknot was asked who he listened to at home and he said "BabyMetal" 10. In 2015 Vogue Magazine Japan named them Women of The Year. As for what to watch next: 1. Head Banger - Legend of 1997 - your will have to change your entire concept of audience reaction. Your headphones will fly off your head. 2. Road of Resistance Live in Japan - Generally considered one of the finest recordings of a live performance ever by anyone. 3. Pa Pa Ya feat. F. Hero When Metallica saw them live they said they were astonished by their awesomeness

You haven’t seen/heard anything yet! Please continue with more BabyMetal reactions. Every song is unique and they cover a wide range of styles.

Went to Scotland (Glasgow) from Malta to see them live with Sabaton. After their gig I had no more energy for Sabaton. Of course I managed to recharge once they started :D . However Babymetal are so good and such an experience to see them live. You should see other stuff from them especially the Live Versions. Their backing band are amazing and the girls are phenomenal!

The Kami Band are some of the most talented musicians on this planet. RIP Mikio Fujioka.

If you want to check out their more recent material, I would recommend Mirror Mirror off the new album. Thankfully, the new stuff seems not to be getting blocked!

Great first reaction! 🤘🦊🤘Thank you for giving BABYMETAL a chance!!! BABYMETAL started back in 2010 and since then have performed with, toured with, or opened for Metallica, Korn, Sabaton, Bring Me The Horizon, Dragonforce, Guns N' Roses, Lady Gaga, Rob Halford of Judas Priest (there's a great youtube video of their performance with Rob at a metal award show), and Red Hot Chili Peppers (there is a youtube video of them performing Gimme Chocolate with RHCP, as well as with Korn, and DragonForce), to name a few of many. They have performed at large metal events/concerts in front of 65,000+ skeptical metalheads in Europe (Glastonbury, Download, Sonisphere, etc), US, and Asia. They are the first Japanese band to perform at Wembley arena in the UK. Also, 20+ awards have been given to them. They have 60+ songs and each one is different from the other, so I hope you give the other songs a try. By the way, they have some really great heavy songs too, and I hope you like guitar solos, as well as bass and drum solos, like I do, because they have them too.🤘🦊🤘

Rondo Of Nightmare with Mischiefs Of Metal Gods Intro - Su-Metal takes her performance to new heights. With multible time sig.s, it is one of BM's most complex music compositions. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tmMocP99QkQ.html

So glad to see you finally found your way to Babymetal, Doug! It usually takes a few listens to get past the WTF(?) factor but you will be happy that you did! Gimme Chocolate is most people's introduction to the band but there are many better examples. They've just released a new album and now have a more mature, polished sound. You should delve into one of those soon. Thanks, Doug 🙂

tales of the destinies is an amazing babymetal track

Welcome to the wonderful world of "happy metal" that is Babymetal! To see just how varied they get in their music, check out another of their early releases, "Iine!" (pronounced "EE-neh" and often mistitled as "Line!". Iine! Is their manifesto telling the world that they will NOT be pigeon-holed into a single style or genre of music, and they still hold true to that with their 4th studio album. Yuimetal left the group in 2018 due to undisclosed health issues. Su-metal and Moametal continued as a duo, supported by backup dancers who danced in Yui's spot to fill out the choreography until this past April when Momoko Okazaki (a.k.a. Momometal) was officially made the permanent 3rd member. After a few more songs, you will be ready for "Everything you need to know about Babymetal - A Babymetal guide (Updated)" By Cryptic Misery to get all of the answers to your burning questions (at least through their first 10 years). Kitsune Da O! 🤘🦊🤘

Excellent first reaction and analysis - welcome to the BABYMETAL Foxhole.🦊I knew you would be able to see through the shock factor of this song, but it wouldn't have been my recommendation for a first listen as the main reason this video does have so many views is that shock factor with the brutal metal instrumentals and overly sweet JPop vocals clashing - deliberately so in this song. They have about 60 songs now, each one different to the last. They have songs in virtually every metal genre (thrash, nu-metal, djent, black and death metal, Prog, folk etc) and they will mix or blend in so many other musical styles and genres with the metal - not just JPop, you will find Latin, Bollywood, reggae, ska, EDM, trance, Finnish polka ... actually you name it they have probably done it. A couple of songs more in your ball park would be 'Tales of the Destinies' followed by 'The One' (these are both Prog Metal and go together) and I will suggest 'Shine' all live of course - BABYMETAL are a live performance act and the visuals play a huge part in what they do. You asked about the instrumentalists. They are the Kami Band, some of Japan's very best session musicians. They first appeared in October 2012 and were gradually phased in over the next year or more playing at a couple of festivals and the encores in some concerts (including the one in December 2013 where the Gimme Chocolate video was filmed - they were not on stage yet in this one, the guys in skeleton suits - Babybones - were miming the instrumentals to a pre-recorded backing track and they were just there for show, BABYMETAL didn't always have the budget for live musicians. The vocals were live in the live performance of course). There have been many musicians play with the Kami band - they all have their own bands and projects and there are musicians whi will swap in and out depending on their availability. They have had the same hard core of about half a dozen musicians play the vast majority of concerts since they became the full time support for all live shows in March 2014 - they are; Guitarists (2 for each show) - Mikio Fujioka (RIP January 2018), Takayoshi Ohmura, Leda Cygnus and ISAO. Bass - BOH Drums - Hideki Aoyama Since 2019, for the lengthy tours of the US and Europe, the Kami Band of the West (American musicians) have supported BABYMETAL. They are guitarists Chris Kelly and CJ Masciantonio, bassist Clint Tustin and drummer Anthony Barone.

I actually gave this band a miss for a couple of years because I wasn’t a fan of Gimme Chocolate, but when I heard some of their other stuff it really clicked. Headbanger especially is a great song! I know some out there don’t like them, but if Sabaton, Rob Halford and Rob Zombie are happy then I have nothing to complain about from an ‘old-school’ perspective.

The comparison I like to make between JPop and KPop is this: KPop is made for export. The whole point of KPop is that everyone will like it. JPop is made for a Japanese market. They genuinely don't care if people outside Japan get it.

What a great surprise! I didn’t expect you to feature BABYMETAL. I have thought about recommending them many times, but I didn’t expect such a recommendation to get through to you. And I wasn’t sure whether you would like them, either. Actually, I still don’t know, because I couldn’t wait before posting. :-)

Okay, as a musician and songwriter myself, I suggest that you peruse BABYMETAL'S "Tales Of The Destinies". As far as current music you should do just about anything from the new Album. Kitsune dao!

If in the future, you feature Baby Metal again, check out Karate. It's awesome. I love Baby Metal! Thanks for this reaction! Loved it.

Maximum the hormone surely must be next, they're the Japanese system of a down to me. Super eclectic and genre bending stuff that has ripped for years

They used a backing track for this song performed live at Legend 97, on some other songs they used musicians to back them up. Funny thing is, Babymetal is touring at this moment with some members from Galactic Empire as the main musicians. They're called the Western Kamiband, because you also have the Eastern Kamiband from Japan, all excellent musicians. This song "Gimme Chocolate" was I hate to use the term Gimmick, but it stood out and got the attention from the metal music scene as planned. The lead singer has a few solo songs, Akatsuki, No Rain No Rainbow, Rondo of Nightmare (Live at Budokan) that are certainly worth checking out, you'll be surprised by the production and musical quality during the live shows, all from a few years back. For newer material, please check out the Trilogy of Lights Live, the songs and the band have matured, and the songwriting is very interesting, new, and very original and powerful. Love your reactions and to be honest, I was surprised you chose this song from Babymetal. Mostly the follow-up song to react to Gimme Chocolate is Road of Resistance, the Live version, with real musicians of another level !! :)

Doug I'm so happy about this! I've thoroughly enjoyed all your reactions to my favorite band of all time, Dream Theater. As for Babymetal, I became a fan about half a year ago and I've gotten so hooked, they've skyrocketed to my second band ever. I haven't even watched your reaction yet but I'm excited either way. Gimme Chocolate isn't really the best first time experience for newcomers, but it IS an experience ❤ Here's hoping you can get past the Amuse copyright monster better in the future .. this band is truly a wild ride that I think/hope you'll enjoy! There is so much more than just the music. The choreo is one of a kind.. most songs tell a story and the choreo acts it out as Su sings ...and well, the Kami band is Dream Theater level skilled musicians!

You have to listen to Tales of the Destinies. It’s BabyMetal goes prog metal.

I heard a guy in a convenience store in west Texas tell the cashier that he was a professor, teaching classical music and musical theater. I told him that he should look these girls up, because he is equipped to appreciate everything that is going on in there shows (which are extremely theatrical, as well as very accomplished musically).

c.2014 I saw BabyMetal on a "streecorner" in Shinjuku. They were just a few dozen people watching. The stage was super small and I don't remember if it was just the 3 singers. I only watched for a minute but found it quite shocking. Incredible how big the band got. The band has chops and the kids are very professional.

Would love to see what you think of their take on a prog anthem (Tales of the Destinies).

"Gimme Chocolate" is kind of a gimmicky silly song, but Babymetal is completely serious about what they do. Check out some of their more recent stuff, like "Shine" or "Monochrome" and you'll get a fuller picture of the band.

Rob Halford has said that BABYMTAL is the future of heavy metal

You seem to have a good attitude and open mind to new music. With BABYMETAL you definitely found one of the most fun, talented, humble, and unique bands ever. Enjoy the journey if you jump down the Fox Hole. 🤘🦊🤘

From the album my favourites are Monochrome, Divine Attack and Mirror Mirror. That last one has very interesting guitar compositions.

More BabyMetal. Ijime dame Zettai live at Sonisphere 2014

Babymetal is the innovator of this genre. Every album has been more incredible than the last album. Babymetal has become a staple of mine and of my friends. I enjoyed your analysis of the song very much. I cannot play any instrument but I love good music . I don't understand what they're singing about but music is international. Do more on Babymetal.

Great reaction BABYMETAL has been a great fun for me They made the days during the lockdown mush fun Today I’m at the hospital because on Sunday I had some memory loss But this reaction made my day Why? Because you about to learn that BABYMETAL is a very unique and special band The best live performers in the world The biggest metal band ever from Japan They love and admire by every metal musician they had performed with So you should check to songs next one is very important for the girls It is fun and very insane HEADBANGER LEGEND 1997 The same concert that GIVE ME CHOCOLATE IS THEN You need to see the FIRST TAKE PERFORMANCE OF MONOCHROME PIANO VERSION I think you are going to love this one It is amazing Also happens to be about HIROSHIMA as SU is from that city So thanks for the happy moment Hope you do this two songs I’ll be waiting From LA John

" Live BABYMETAL is Life "

Some say that BABYMETAL is a band that measures the music level of those who listen to them. 😊 Also, all the songs are completely different and could be described as different genres. I believe that every time you listen to the same or different songs, they will give you new discoveries and joy. And when you realize it, you will be stuck in a foxhole! The more you know about music, the deeper you will fall.😆 From Japan🦊

"However you want to pop" 😂. This song is bizarre at the onset but definitely becomes an earworm. I love your channel Doug.

It's awesome you tried them, but from musical side and song building perspective, I think there are much more complex songs that you will enjoy from this band. Try "Rondo of Nightmare" live at budokan black night! :)

I really need to see a reaction to babymetal's "Tales of the destinies" and after that "the One" the two songs belong together

Babymetal's backing band is called the Kami Band (not seen in this video, the guys in skeleton costumes are actors pretending to play over backing track and have not been used since 2013) which is a rotating cast of some of the best session musicians Japan has to offer. I see you did a reaction to Galactic Empire for May the 4th. Fun fact! Galactic Empire opened for BM a few years ago and then some of the members of Galactic Empire became members of the Kami Band of the West, backing Babymetal on U.S. and European shows (they are already used to wearing masks on stage! Lol). Kami means Spirit or god, they are the gods of guitar, bass and drums summoned by the Fox God to support Babymetal during live performances. They do not perform on studio recordings (with the exception of guitarist Leda Cygnus who does have a few recording credits).

BABYMETAL - Ijime,Dame,Zettai - Live at Sonisphere 2014,UK (OFFICIAL) - Please?

Finally you have arrived at my 2nd fav after Rush haha. Every song is different and they will amaze you. For YOU I would recommend the live version from "Tales of the Destinies" which is a bit similar to Dream Theater. I bet you will love that...Greets from germany. If you wanna have a short look what they did in Sakura Gakuin - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tvjXi6X5EP8.html - all three are in the left group btw. Enjoy.

X Japan are a really cool Japanese hard rock/metal band.

It's so satisfying when a Babymetal virgin peeks unknowingly into the foxhole, begins by "Gimme chocolate" and the surprised face when Moa and Yui do their "ata ta ta tata ta ta kyun!"😃 Welcome to The One, it's always nice when a professional does a review/reaction 💯 Since there are 200+ comments already, I guess the flood of Babymetal lore has begun, along with the suggestions to react to the Best Su-Metal solos, etc... please bear with us 😮

i just saw a different live baby metal video that blows this one away...."catch me if you can". it starts with each band member getting featured before the girls come out.

The bands original lineup consisted of of Suzuka Nakamoto as "Su-metal", Moa Kikuchi as "Moametal" , and Yui Mizuno as "Yuimetal" . In October 2018, Babymetal announced that Yui Mizuno had decided to leave the band due to poor health, following her absence from live performances since December 2017. After her departure, the band performed with one or more backup dancers at live performances. One of those dancers, Momoko Okazaki (a former member of Sakura Gakuin), joined Babymetal as the third core member in April 2023, under the name Momometal.

WAY TO GO DOUG.🤟 Yes more babymetal and more Zappa❤😊

oh there are tons of different japanese metal out there .. Ningen Isu, Broken by the Scream, Unlucky Morpheus, Jupiter, Otoboke Beaver ( I lied they are Punk) , PassCode, Iron Bunny, Maximum the Hormone , Mary's Blood, Band Maid... dozens more... Also, there are NO bad Babymetal tunes they are all excellently done! If you want a newer Babymetal .. BxMxC is a real romp :)

Babymetal do also have more serious songs. An early one is Ijime, Dame, Zettai (No more bullying, forever).

I'm not into Metal or J-Pop music but for me this band just works! I'm a fan. Also, whoever art directs their videos is a genius.

Babymetal's discography is akin to a theatrical feast. Gimme Chocolate is THE sugary appetizer which - depending on your taste buds - could be awesome or awful. I myself find Gimme Choco insanely addictive. The main course comprise of a more than 50 dishes of various flavors, borrowing from all sorts of musical cuisines and heritage. You ask what is the accompanying drink? Easy...Babymetal Death. 😂😂😂

Welcome to the Foxhole and BabyMetal journey 🦊🤘🌐 Cool to hear you got all the info you need for your first BM reaction and i hope your metal monday becomes BM monday. You still need to know a couple of more things such the Kami Band (which they not here) and the new official member MomoMetal since last month, but don't worry, you'll get there, eventually. Just careful with these ladies they can drag you into the Foxhole and you don't wanna let it out.🦊🤘🍫

I've been struggling to find awesome music made in the 21st century., besides Radiohead, Rammstein Bonamassa and a few others . But when I stumbled on Babymetal a few months ago I was as perplexed as so many others have been by them. What a breath of fresh air these girls and guys are! More importantly- they are pure fun :) I hope you enjoyed the experience as much as I do .

The drummer just kills it. So powerful.

BABYMETAL - Rondo of Nightmare (w/ Mischiefs of Metal Gods Intro) LIVE at Budokan ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tmMocP99QkQ.html

Finally getting into babymetal ? It was long overdue. There's a lot to cover with this band, as they adapt all kind of metal genres. You should check Rondo of Nigthmare, certainly one of their most interesting piece (although not the most popular).

Next you have to do Band Maid the bass player is great!

If You likew this You must see Road of ressistence live in Japan by Babymetal. They cooperate on this with dragonforce and its briliant

Their live performers have been over the years, mostly: Boh - Bass Hideki Aoyama - Drums Isao - Guitar Takayoshi Ohmura - Guitar Mikio Fujioka - Guitar Leda Cygnus - Guitar With the guitars switching among two of them. They are not recognized as official members of Babymetal, they are called the Kami Band and are support artists for Babymetal (the three girls). The music is written by several renowned japanese music writers in the pop and rock scenes, and overseen by their producer, Key Kobayashi, that's the creator and mastermind behind the project, the guy who thought about merging idols and Heavy Metal. The Kami Band lost Mikio Fujioka when he passed away due to an accident in 2018, and they also lost one of the dancer girls, Yui Mizuno, that decided to leave the group in 2018. After using some temporary replacements finally in 2023 a girl named Momoko Okazaki has been confirmed as her substitute. BABYMETAL is now Suzuka Nakamoto, Moa Kikuchi and Momoko Okazaki. Stuff from their last album, for example, check Mirror Mirror.

You sort of mentioned it in the video, but I'd still like to point out that this particular song is probably mostly known for its shock value and I don't think it's a great representation of Babymetal, at least not anymore. I'd recommend something more current like Karate live in Budokan or No Rain No Rainbow in Hiroshima. Their latest album has some of their best work, but there aren't many concert videos yet, and that's where Babymetal truly shines But now that you have started reacting to japanese metal, you'll probably be flooded with recommendations for many different bands anyway haha

The entire band is amazingly talented, but Su-Metal is just in her own universe as a singer. I hope you go down the foxhole in a rough timeline to see their natural progression - it's worth it to see them grow into the powerhouse of a band they become, and Su-Metal surprises with more power and precision virtually every new song. I've never been so impressed with a singer as I am with Su-metal, I hope you continue the journey, they are fantastic.

This is the most brutal heavy song for a chocolate.😂 They also have one song for chewing gum, another for papaya salad. There are many male or female J-metal bands, but the genre Kawaii metal, unfortunately, Babymetal is the only band in the world. Babymetal music is not only metal plus j-pop, but also well meshed different music elements into one song, so no song sounds alike. Looking forward to your next reaction.

I strongly recommend their song "Catch me if you can", not only does the live version start with a series of great solos from the band, but the song combines the singers' young voices with growling =)

I love Babymetal, dude. They are super fun and enjoyable. Watch any of their live shows and you'll see the hard work put into action. Intense chorography and wildly skilled band, who call themselves the Kami Band. They are so fun.

love the detailed analysis. keep up the good work! It's the happy side of metal music and I love it!

Great reaction! We want more BABYMETAL 🔥🔥🔥🤘🦊🤘

I love baby metal! Been a fan sine 2011. Found their first album at an FYE with my kiddos. Had no idea who they were or what they sounded like. So we hop in the car, pop in the CD. First track is Gimme Chocolate. My kids and I are flabbergasted. Such hard hitting metal and anime soundtrack sounds combined!

Love this band! And you know, since I discovered them accidentally on RU-vid one day, I've seen a whole lot of people with a whole lot of diverse specialties listen to and watch Babymetal. And no matter how it matched their personal taste, I have never heard a single critique about the quality of their work from anyone with musical expertise of any kind. They are simply one of the best acts around, which for something that started with 3 girls between 10 and 12, really says a ton about them.

There are a lot of other songs that are even better from Babymetal. "Megitsune" and "Karate" are some of my favorites, but it's hard to go wrong with any of their songs.

For something more interesting by Babymetal I would suggest "Road of Resistance", "Tales of the destinies" into "The One" and something newer "Mirror Mirror"

Good reaction 🤙Welcome to the foxhole 🦊🤘 Funny you mentioned video-game because this was used, as well as Megitsune, in Tiny Tina's Wonderland trailer which is how I fell into the foxhole. Keep the Babymetal party going 🤘🔥🦊

I discovered them way to late , like last year . Downloaded entire catalog, jpop and metal , works so well apparently .

Excellent reaction / analysis, thanks and welcome to BABYMETAL. Probably the most important thing you need to now right now is that they are very diverse musically and there's no two songs that sound similar (except for "Tales of the Destinies" and "The ONE", but these songs are intrinsically related). "Gimme Chocolate" is a fun song and it's probably not their best one... but it's so much fun. And you have been told this a million of times already, but they are way better live. Here is my suggestion for you, still one of their first songs, but way more serious: "Ijime, Dame, Zettai" (Live at Sonisphere 2014): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ro-_cbfdrYE.html Until next time!

Ah yeah! I hope you get to Band-Maid also. They are another great band from Japan. Much more western influenced tho. Think you would really enjoy them. They’re all incredible musicians

I absolutely love when people with formal musical training react to this group! I'm sure you'll have a lot of other comments, packed full of facts about this group, so I'll keep this short. I hope you do more Babymetal reactions!

I've always put my quality headphones in full volume everytime listening to this song since its released, and onidari and GJ and 4 NO UTA and of course the mighty AWADAMA FEVER 😂. Iam a legit metalhead for 25 years since i was very very little kid at 10 year old so its almost my entire life but can't resist babymetal since they cameup with dokidoki 😂. Honestly i love Black Babymetal (with yui in it of course) more than babymetal, now that is the best Black metal inthe planet..!! In Indonesia we get babymetal concert earlier than many countries, its 2013. And in upcoming 2 weeks they will be here AGAIN (25 may 2023) .!!

Please react to Road of Resistance by Babymetal too!! Really liked the music analysis here.

Such an awesome band! This song is what usually gets people interested, it's so different. But when you start going deeper, they have some reaaaaally cool stuff. I'd recommend watching a lot of their live performances, especially Road of Resistance live in Japan, and Syncopation [Live compilation HQ].

You just reacted to GALACTIC EMPIRE. You would be happy to hear that after GALACTIC EMPIRE toured with BABYMETAL a lot of their members actually became the session musicians for the band. They are now called the ‘KAMI BAND of the west” BABYMETAL has matured alot in the past few years. Their new album features more mature songs, with more mature themes and less songs focused on a purely kawaii theme. They are not a gimmick band anymore. After the release of their second album, I have observed they have thrown away the cute theme and focused on the theme of ‘fun’ instead. I hope you look more into this band. They are the best in the world. They saved me during a really, really hard time in my life. And I wouldn’t be anywhere without them today. Just react to what the other kitsunes are requesting. They will guide you in the right direction. The most fanatical and loyal fan base in the world. Kitsunes up! 🦊 🤘

Two of the guitarists that has helped this band is Takayoshi Ohmura and Marty Friedman of Megadeth.

Babymetal is of the genre "cute-metal" (Kawaii = cute) but following along with the tradition of Japanese "idol" style of presentation. They have been around for over 10 years now, all the girls are in their 20s. And there's been one member that was recently replaced. Their style covers lots of geres and it's not just metal mixed with cute girl voices. They do rap, indian folk music, rock, ballads, but largely metal.

Babymetal didn't surprise me when "Gimme Chocolate" dropped in 2014 because I had already seen their video for "Doki Doki Morning" from 2012. You think they're diminutive and adorable in this video...

BM are really fun live - I saw them with Sabaton and Lordi last month, three bands that all put on highly theatrical shows in different ways. They have amazing energy - it sometimes feels like watching a metal ballet - and Su's vocals have matured a lot in the last decade. If you ever feel like doing a double, the _Monochrome_ music video and First Take piano version work really well side by side.

Road of resistance budokan is a must, then Rondo will let you know the band

The "backup" musicians are quite famous in Asia with long histories.

Road of resistence live on japan, Catch me of you can, Megitsune, karate(live version from 2016 Download festival), Ijime Damme Zettai live and of course, AKATISUKI

I am a really big BABYMETAL fan I would suggest to watch Headbanger and always watch the live performances they’re way better live and also Road of resistance live in Japan is always good if you don’t wanna listen to the Earley stuff I would suggest pa pa ya r u might like Maya off their brand new album

The band backing the girls is called Kami-band (kami written as 神 means god), summoned by the fox-god (hence the fox face regularly seen as mask in the video's or as a big face statue on stage). I do like (and have) the 1st 2 albums (haven't heard the others), but I'm more into Yousei teikoku (Eng: Fairy empire), who combine heavy / gothic metal and classical (style) music which makes Symphonic metal. Though they also incorparate electronic music in their songs. One of their early ones (1997 and only consisting of 2 musicians: singer Yui Itsuki and composer/arranger Takaha Tachibana): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-H-X8e9tN3ko.html more later in their discography (2007): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-h4AzXJ2DeUM.html and from their latest album, The age of villains (2020): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NZY9I1h4q_o.html

Opening for Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Guns N Roses, KORN, Stone Sour, "Painkiller", "Breaking the Law" (with Rob Halford), Etc ...

Love when I find specialists that do reactions. Glad I found this. I suggest doing Road of Resistance live in Japan next. Really amazing reaction.

In order of how you should watch them to see their progression of their musical maturity: 1. Megitsune (original music video) 2. Ijime Dame Zetai (Live at Sonisphere) 3. Road of Resistance (Live performance) 4. Doki Doki ☆ Morning (Original music video) 5. Pa Pa Ya! (Live performance) 6. The One (Live performance) 7. BxMxCx (Original music video) 8. Shanti Shanti Shanti (Live performance) 9. Karate (Original music video) 10. Da Da Dance (Live performance) 11+. Their new songs that are out now. Please keep in mind that this is only a recommendation, not a request.

BABY METAL🔥🤘🦊🤘🔥

Live...this band can't be beat live.

So much more great music in their catalogue! You MUST continue reacting! I would suggest Tales of the Destinies, Megitsune Live, Rondo of NIghtmare with Kami Band intro, Akatsuki, Yava, Mirror Mirror, The trilogy of Light (trio of songs)....AND THATS JUST THE BEGINNING.

Babymetal reminds a little of Iron Maiden in the way they control the crowd. Their latest album was released in late March and I just keep listening to it. I would suggest you watch Headbanger. The live versions are out of this world.

I can't believe you're just discovering Babymetal . . . Actually, I sometimes feel a little jealous of people finding them now as there is such a wealth of material out there. I was introduced to them via the "Doki Doki Morning" video when it was still in the low thousands of views, and was instantly confused, amazed, and smitten . . . I would suggest taking a look at "Megitsune" next, as it brings more overt Japanese musical influences. And the official video is excellent. Oh, and they've already released three albums. - I'm looking at the vinyl copies now :)

As an amateur in music analysis, I'm always amazed in the way you show how all those pop songs are built out of very well knowned music devices, even if adapted to moods or regional traditions. Pitaghoras and all in ancient time showed that music is made of sounds related to each other by strong relationsips (octave, third ...). And the more those relations are respected, the more music is felt as "pleasant" ... In what you are saying about this peculiar song, I find connections with what my organ teacher ( I play the organ) calls "modified chords", when one or two notes of a chord are sifted a whole or a half step up or down. Tonality remains centered, but the feeling changes in a subtle way. Thank you again for the cleverness of your videos!

When I first heard this group I thought it was just a gimmick. The more I listened I realized just how well it really works. Catchy, crunchy, and chaos all together. Watch one of their live shows on RU-vid and the crowds reaction is insane. Plus the musicians are basically an Japanese All-Star band.

One of their bst songs is Pa Pa Ya. It features some rap ontop of the rest of the sounds.