Remember when heady used to cover his ears when listening to GPF? Well… here he is now, completely messed up the vibe of the original version imo 🥲 Still happy it got released though… love from Spain 👊🏼🧡 Ps: I think 2 versions as an EP would’ve been great, like he did with ‘Time to Dance Again’
I am also sending you a request for "older" version, please guys. Zaagkicks and changed a bit melody is not really what we want. It's simple, just release older version as a second version of this track. And don't call that hate, please, it's just constructive criticism.
@@DarkenedX08 everything you dont know- is a mark against your ability to analyze it and present a critique worth having read.media literacy and an intimate understanding of a craft are 100% necessary for critique. one without the other just makes you poor in two fields.
@@36inc You don't need music production skills to like or dislike certain sounds or styles of music. The only benefit that being good at music production would provide is that it gives you an understanding of how those sounds are made and what they're called.
I also like the old version more than this one but don't throw hate guys! It's not only the zaagkick but the melodies in the old version were more "natural" and the build-up at 2:11 was way better before. Anyway I'm a huge fan of Heady and this track it's a frickin' banger! The old version was a 10/10 and this is probably an 8,5/10. Can't wait for 'Battlecry' or 'Live Forever' next Willem🧡
@@angelvillacaqui95AQP absolutely no one here call this the 'zaagkick version' but yeah, as we are discussing, what you hear at 2:24 it's called zaagkick 😉
Just a personal thought, nothing aggressive.... The zaag kick itself doesn't have any issue for real, but the transition to it feels... abrupt, just doesn't flow with the development of this track. Also some of the guitar-ish and vocal effects and filters seems to be absent in this version. I don't know if that's a master mistake or Heady didn't like it, I do think that element really color the melodic drop, now the euphoric drop just lacks something.... If you compare this with the original version, there sure will be some potential disappointment factor in it.
It’s so funny to see the comments from this video compared to Instagrams video where everyone loves this new version. Honestly, this new version is almost an insult to the fans who were looking forward to version that was played at defqon. Not ONLY that, the fact that there was an “EP” said to be released last year that probably contained this track. So the fact this version was released MONTHS later that is now a different version (w/ Zaag Kicks), is a slap in the face. Zaag kicks although a lot of love and hate with it, it simply DOES NOT work in this track. Thank you for coming to my TED TALK.
@@KhoaTran-qq1dx yeah i have just heard It now. Im not a real fan of these new kicks PVC zaag etc, but this zaag are not horrible, It is just that in this kind of style It doesn't match. Heady should had released both. He played the official track at Fabrik, and I enjoyed th zaags on live. However, I hope he doesn't go so far on these new tracks.
I’m actually really thankful for the popularity of this kick because I started looking for better music and now have a really diverse music taste Jokes aside, a few years ago when I was trying to make hardstyle kicks I made something like these kicks and I did not know these horrendous kicks were gonna be mainstream in a few years… what has hardstyle become
@@gusdadinosaurclub9120 nah soft stuff is fine this shit is on a whole nother level of trash honestly how did this stuff become commercial, id understand if generic melodies with very regular song structure and chord progression would be commercial (like pop music) but i dont know how so many ppl enjoy this
I'm only just learning about the original version from this comments section, but if you already had something great from the previous one, why bother changing it into what it is now? The entire second section sounds all over the place.
Would be better if they released 2 version, one "Harder Mix", with the 'zaagkick', and the earlier original version without it, or an alternative more melodic/euphoric part.
Listening hardstyle since 2008. Totally different nowadays with the raw hardstyle. But this track is like a evolution that combines both genres. I like it. (i'm a uptempo fan also so i can only applaud this)
I like zaagkick if it fits the track. This is a perfect example of how/where not to use it. The other kick version fits way better and hits you like a truck.
Exactly, and even without the zaagkicks i think the track is kinda mid. I was also hyped for Numb by Rebelion & Vertile, but when i reached the mid intro i was like "trash". The zaagkicks and the whole "fuck this" thing ruined the feeling and the point of the original.
The backlash is the proof of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" been a fan of Heady since 2007, and I NEVER found the amount of negative comments in any of his old releases, not even in the Big Room House ones, first HHz career's flop
This isn't the Headhunterz that made us fall in love with hardstyle, I don't know where that Headhunterz is but I hope he comes back soon. Hardstyle now has now feeling or emotion, just noise
I went back and listened to the unreleased versions anti-climax and it just had so much more drive. There must have been phase issues with the kick or something, because for the life of me I can't tell why you would change it to that zaag. It just sounds like I put a soft clipper on any of my kicks and turned it up to 11...
Thank you Headhunterz Mr.William 🙏 I discovered your oldest track and Hardstyle in general, back in 2005/2006 and grew with this as motivation for enduring life that was filled with hope and deceiving moments 😅 Your melancholia is touching me and the strenght you deliver through your music is unreal ! 💪 From Qlimax 2007 to Defqon 1 2023 you never disappointed your fans 🔥 Even your EDM journey was pretty sick and full of very awesome tracks 🔊🤯💣💥 Hope you'll read my words one day. I'm very thankfull for the joy you give to us when you smile and the emotion you share when you play piano and the Vibe that spread through the magic melodies and powerfull kicks and heavybasses you've chosen in your music 🤩 Hope there will be an eventual Dragonborn part4 and i'll pray for having the chance to one day, sooner or later, see you in festival or in a club in south of France 🇨🇵 Love and bass in your face from France ❤️
Entiendo porque muchos comentarios negativos y llama esto zaagkick, no es más bien Uptempo o crunchy? Estoy muy agradecido a Headhunterz y Final Day por lanzar perfectamente obra maestra del track, después de anticipación y también por el trabajo, la experiencia y la calidad de Hardstyle (especialmente la anterior versión) en tiempo activo de producciones después de la despedida de escena del año pasado. Sigue así por donde desea haga más anticipación ❤️🔥
no es uptempo, los zaagkicks son cosas del uptempo si, pero esto es hardstyle de toda la vida, la moda actual es usar zaagkicks y a heady no le quedó del todo bien en este track
@@imjagl Los verdaderos zaagkick son Rebelion y todos los productores de la disquera Acid Reign, esto está lejos de ser zaagkick porque es menos agresivo y beat no tan movible
I would argue that this version fits better. Compare the 2 drops with each-other (as in the original 2nd drop and this 2nd drop). The one distinct difference you will for sure see is how much smoother the transitions to the melody are throughout the drop of this version. This is more of a problem for the original as it has a harder time blending with the melody. It’s like trying to blend blue into red, then trying to blend red into a dark red. One is clearly smoother than the other. This is not to say you have to like this version. I completely understand if you do, just know that this was more likely intentional, not because zaag is popular. Just be aware of that before you start telling people that liking this track makes them something you can’t say on here.
I love it, but i can feel the disgust of many people with the track ( in my case i listened to so many hardstyle tracks that nowadays i feel bored with the same style), if you released the old version it will make happy to everyone. Heady do it
2:24 By the way for those who had mono headphones at this part, that means that its very bad. But you will change your mind if you have stereo headphones on though
For me personally, what the scene needs is innovation, don't get me wrong the original 2nd drop kick was fire aswell, but if even an hardstyle og like heady approves of zaagkicks in his tracks, this is just the next chapter of harder styles. imo it sounds sick, even tho a drop featuring both the original and zaag kick would be even better, but that's just personal preference ig
And i personally like the change, it makes the track less generic, brings a twist. And for Gods sake it's only one small part of the track, the rest is the same and is as cool as in the first version
The new version will definitely take some time to get used to. I will say it has similar shock value to the original as to how hard it goes, just personally don’t think it’s as good. Don’t even hate zaag kicks, I just don’t believe it fits the song as well. Hopefully they release the other version of it but I’m just happy to have the track
Ik wist niet dat Dark Horror ook aan deze plaat heeft meegewerkt!?😂 Weet niet of iemand het al heeft gevraagd...👀 maar we willen graag de originele versie😁
Second comment cos it needs to be said. You can still stick to your euphoric roots and try more raw stuff. If you release the original version and have this as your 'hard' version everyone will be happy
Idk, I personally like the Zaagkicks. I remember how everyone hated pitched kicks when those first hit the scene, y'all hate change so much its sad lmao
2:25 Este drop que ven aquí muchos dicen que es un "zaag kick", pero yo sinceramente les digo que es más uptempo que un zaag kick. Chicos no tiren odio a esos drops 😢🙏