MUSICIAN REACTS / BABYMETAL "Monochrome LYRIC VIDEO & Road of Resistance Live at PIA Arena 2023" 

BABYMETAL is my new favorite band to react to! There is such a strong and supportive community here. Make sure to drop your song recommendations and anything I should know about BABYMETAL 🤟❤️

Before I watch the video I wanted to point out that Su-Metal, the lead singer of Babymetal, made a comment after Monochrome was released that she was surprised the fans saw it as a sad song. The imagery of the lyric video can make it seem sad and apocalyptic but it's really not. It's uplifting.

Great double reaction again.🦊 You mentioned the piano versions of their songs - have you seen the piano version for 'Monochrome' on The First Take yet? That will give you a third different experience for that one song. 'Road of Resistance' ... sounds like DragonForce you say? No, I know you didn't, but if you had it would not have been a coincidence - Herman Li and Sam Totman from British power/speed metal band DragonForce did the guitar arrangements for this song (it is the only one they were involved in) and recorded the guitars for the album version. They have said they made this more technical and faster than most of their own songs thinking they would never have to play it live ... and that they had to practice hard when they did perform it with BABYMETAL at an awards show in London later in 2015. This was the Kami Band (West) of course. The Walls of Death, circle pits and singing along are all part of the song and the performance .... they even happened when they debuted the song in Brixton, London in December 2014 - and nobody had heard it before, it was just a brand new song nobody had been expecting - nobody even knew what it was called. About the song itself - 'Road of Resistance' is a very positive song, it isn't the usual "resist the machine or the system etc" that we might expect from the title. It is about forging your own road even where a road doesn't already exist, not necessarily going the easy way or following the path already made by somebody else, so if the way you want to go has never been trodden you may have to get past the resistance of the undergrowth, obstacles, hurdles and things blocking your way etc to find your own way. It could easily be used to describe BABYMETAL's own story - they could have followed the well trodden path of J-Pop and been very successful, but they chose to go with Metal ... but again they didn't just follow the same old format of every other metal band, they have done it their own way and it hasn't always been an easy road to follow. For another reaction you could try their very first major event outside of Japan, first time in the UK, over 50,000 potentially hostile (and very puzzled) UK metalheads to impress, just 25 minutes and 5 songs to do it. They were virtually unknown, aged 16 and only just turned 15 (Moametal's birthday was the day before). Look for 'Ijime, Dame, Zettai' (Bullying, No More, For Ever) live at Sonisphere 2014. It was the last song of their set - you will hear what the crowd thought as they walk off stage at the end.

Welcome back to the Foxhole and now with the new metalverse era🦊🤘🌐 Thanks for coming back with this suggestion. Monochrome is another beautiful track from latest album, it was the 2nd single released in November 2022 and there's an official lyrics video really cool if you wanna enjoy the studio album version, later in 2023 right before that concert they released the Piano Version at The First Take surprising everyone with another stunning and beautiful one off stripped down version. The lyrics got some Norse mythology reference and when the lyrics vid came out there were many theories around, later they said they were surprised about it and saying they just wanna give a hopeful song. Here's some official info: _"One of the discovered 10 parallel worlds is MONOCHROME and this 2nd pre-release digital single “Monochrome” centers around this theme. From the eyes of the children, what color were the monochrome fireworks lighting up in the night sky? This song expresses the hopeful wish on Ragnarok, which signifies doomsday in Norse mythology, twinkling across the starry skies in rainbow colors."_ There's a live version at BabyMetal Begins - PIA Arena MM Clear Night, Yokohama on April 2, MomoMetal first concert as an official member (she's the new official member after YuiMetal left the group in 2018), highly suggest to check it out. The composer behind this song is the same one behind Karate, Rondo Of Nightmare, Kagerou, the arrangement of Megitsune and also behind Believing from this same latest album, you should really not miss those songs. Next suggestion: - MAYA live at PIA Arena MM 2023 official MV. - Divine Attack live at PIA Arena MM 2023 official MV. . Like SuMetal said at the end: "Just smile".🙂 Keep enjoying BM songs and see you next time 🦊🤘🌈

NOBODY can do a highly choreographed dance routine to a shredding guitar solo in a metal song like BABYMETAL!🤘🦊🤘

Really like what you did here. I'm one of those fans that almost always prefers the reactions to live performances. Babymetal are the epitome of a live band. But with this dual reaction you gave us the best of both worlds. Good comments, good energy all the way through. Very nicely done and again a great way of presenting something for everybody.

Great double reaction! Road of Resistance has been a staple show closer (although not at this concert) for almost a decade now. It was a collab with Herman Li and Sam Totman of Dragonforce. They co-wrote guitars and played on the studio version. There has been way bigger wall of death and pits to this song over the years, especially at festivals where the crowd is not partitioned. Suggestions - Since you seen their newer performances, time to check out early Babymetal: *Headbanger (Legend 1997)* *Catch Me If You Can (Budokan 2014)* 🤘🦊

Another great double feature, thanks! You are totally right: there are many ways to experience BABYMETAL because they are really good in so many aspects: the music, the lyrics, the choreo, the vocals, the Kami Band, the stage setups, etc. But there is nothing like experiencing them live in concert. And even in that case, there are many ways to experience them since it's not the same to see them up front in a smaller venue when they are touring worldwide than in arena-size shows (usually only in Japan). 🤘🦊

👍👍Have not seen these two together in a reaction. Both are awesome. 🦊🦊🦊 🖖❤

Thanks again from Japan 有難う💛。I witnessed this very performance at the venue. Whereas this anthemic and popular song has been played in almost all of BM shows since Nov.8, 2014, it took on a very special connotation on April 2, 2023. We had to celebrate the newly born BABYMETAL with Momometal who was inducted as the official 3rd member that day. So, the crowd's mosh pit and chant were more intense than that I had experienced before. 😍

👍👍👍Great reaction. I have never had a BABYMETAL comment section all to myself. Did the internet go down🤔 My suggestion is BABYMETAL | Rondo of Nightmare (w/ Mischiefs of Metal Gods Intro) next. 🦊 🖖❤

My favourite BM song is "Iine"! But for this song, I believe that it's best experienced with the official MV for the first time! After that, you can watch a live of it 😄 THis is an older song, the second MV they ever released!!

When you see an apocalyptic landscape in Monochrome video, remember that Sue-metal was born in Hiroshima...

Nice double reaction 👊🏽⚡️These 2 songs really encapsulate what Babymetal are at their core. They are all about meeting challenges head on and going forward🦊🤘🏾 A great double reaction suggestion would be to react to the official video for their song, “Karate”. Then follow up with the live performance from Download festival 2016. 🙏🏽

Nice double reaction! As for Monochrome, others have mentioned most points already, so I go with RoR 😉 You could call it BABYMETAL´s anthem. Sam Totman and Herman Li of Dragonforce had their hands deep into it. There is a commentor here always dropping comments saying something about that they didn´t wrote the song. I never said that😉 But they had huge influence on the songwriting, arrangement and whatnot. You could hear it. It´s a great song, very uplifting, super fast and fun to listen to. The crowd reaction is like that right from the debut of this song, back in 2014, when it was performed live the first time at Brixton Academy, London. Through the years the audiences refined their choreography and the result is what you saw here. The Wall of Death is a given, every single time BABYMETAL performs RoR. You don´t hesitate if the Queen asks for a WoD 😉 The crowds at the Japan concerts are always outstanding, they are legendary. I witnessed a great crowd in Cologne, Germany, too. There the crowd itself demanded the WoD, even before the Queen asks for it, and it was HUGE compared to the size of the venue 😆 If you want to watch another GREAT performance of RoR, try the "Road of Resistance - Live in Japan Official" one. That was in 2015, Saitama Super Arena, almost 9 years ago. The (very young at that time!) ladies were phenomenal and the Kami Band of this era sounds different, but even better, IMHO. The crowd was awesome, you will love their "woohoohohoooo" part of that performance. Just as our Queen does in the video you just reacted to. Did you notice how happy she (and Moametal as well as Momometal) was? Pure joy 😉 You should try "BABYMETAL Death". If you want to stay with the current era, there is an official video, released for the 10 year anniversary of their first album "BABYMETAL".

BABYMETAL is where is at!!!!

Welcome back to the Foxhole! 🤘🦊🤘 As you saw, a Babymetal shiw is not a spectator event. The audience is very much a part of the show, which is why the fan-base is called "The ONE". We are ONE with Babymetal at the shows. If you really want to hear Su-metal hit some incredible high notes, check out "From Dusk Til Dawn" live at Budokan 2021. Kitsune Da O! 🤘🦊🤘

Monochrome is also the story of SUMETAL's family. The important message of the lyrics is "bright hope.

STAND UP AND SHOUT!!! JUSTICE FOREVER 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

Great reactions! I hope you will continue to listen to babymetal. Please watch out for comments recommending illegally uploaded video in this video of yours🙏

For a lyric video I REALLY like this - the imagery is quite explicit and with the lyrics make it just wonderful, with a positive angle on a song sung in what feels like me to be at least poignant and sad, but ends up being very uplifting. RoR is always amazing - at least in Japan :) Good reaction to a pair of great songs.

I was at this show at PIA Arena and the crowd sections actually kind of sucked for circle pits and walls of death. Some of the blocks were so small it was like trying to mosh in a phone booth! Nonetheless it was an incredible show to be a part of. Crowd engagement is a big part of live shows in Japan. A lot of the songs are actually written with parts for the crowd to sing along to.

RoR was written with the participation of guitarist Herman Li from the band DragonForce 🤘🤘

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

Babymetal go hard, but always bring joy ❤️🦊🤘

i always get a kick at how the drums on Road of Resistance always seem to blast so hard that you can hear it reverberate in Su's chest 😂 also, what's the brands on your guitars? those headstocks are sick af 🤘

I remember back when I heard Monochrome for the first time, I didn't quite catch the sad side of it. And it was only after I recognized it that the song suddenly hit me like a truck. For some reason all that emotion wasn't obvious to me before that. Now when you consider that Su is from Hiroshima, it makes even more of an impact.

Great double bill, and the lyric video helps with the live you have already watched of Monochrome. Very uplifting song, and some have already mentioned Hiroshima and Ragnarok after the Bonb dropped on Hiroshima. The very next day i have read, the people started to rebuild the city now that is something full of hope. Hiroshima today has become a vibrant and beautiful city . ROR just makes me always feel positive and gives me a sore throat and people near me sore ears when i sing along at the shows 🤣🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼

Great reaction!🤘🦊♪

Welcome Back to the Fox Hole...nice reaction ..🦊🦊🦊

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Road of Resistance live in Japan...(Probably their most iconic live show) welcome to the fox hole 🦊 (better get the correct Kingslayer version haha)

Yep Monochrome is a point, on the one handvit is shocking since its theme is the first atomic Band but by itself the song is not sad, only if you understand tha background. But we all can know that Su gad the same problem and she was born in Hiroshima. In their setup the song was also Broken by the Smartphone lights. And Road of Resistant is zheir closing song. And in the real Show they teach you to sing for your lives. I always get the feeling that after they left the stage they say another audience done. Where can we get a new one?

Enjoy the reaction,, more BABYMETAL!!!!🤘🦊🤘

Very cool reaction. I love it when a reactor really understands what they are watching. Excellent.

15:45 Anthony Barone is a great drummer.

Great reaction, recommend Babymetal - BxMxC Live 🤘🦊🤘

Its about the dropping of the ATOM BOMB Aug 6 1945 in Su Metal's home town,, Hiroshima

I actually like the OLDER version of Road of Resistance much better...you should check it out!

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👍 👍 Babymetal is THE best LIVE band on the planet. Watching an Official MV is one thing but the actual LIVE performance is on another level as they are that rare talent that sounds better in the LIVE setting than in the studio. So recommend that if you watch an MV at some point watch the LIVE counterpart.

When you say "sad" do you mean minor (chord)? If not then please define better. One story is about the atomic bomb ( Hiroshima) and what survivors saw. Monochrome sky= atomic blast. One take version gives a different feel. Dancing is always a part, please research more. The ONE is everyone.

Great reaction, and nice choice. The visualizer of Monochrome is certainly worth going back to, and PIA Arena is by far the best concerts they have on Blu-ray so far. My next suggestions would be Mirror Mirror, same PIA Arena 2023 concert, and Metali from NEX_Fest. Metali: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RIgjfGHgwDc.html Mirror Mirror: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gOg-THRtxbw.html BABYMETAL's music videos are hit or miss, many times it is just studio audio over live footage.

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what horrible picks for both songs, sorry you missed better concerts

Why didn't you use the Live Monochrome video from the same PIA Arena concert?? It's one of Baby Metal's best live videos. I strongly suggest you react to that version.