Old Metal Head Discovers BABYMETAL / Headbanger Reaction 

'Headbanger live legend 1997 Apocalypse' and you will begin to understand why everyone love their live performances. Babymetal Forever!!🦊🦊🍅🦊

do headbanger live legend 1997 and you will exponentially increase those good vibes guaranteed!

“Brilliant madness..”. The best 2 word description of Babymetal I’ve heard.👊🏽⚡️Been a fan now for 4Yrs and I never tire of watching people discover the incredible band🦊🤘🏾

BABYMETAL is first and foremost fun. Great music, great performances, ultimate professionals with the best fan community I've been part of. Each time I've seen them live has been amazing, from a crowd of 5,000 to a crowd of 20,000. Glad to see you get it, and glad to have you as one of The One.

The music video of Headbanger is actually pretty good because it explains what the song is about. Headbanger is a "coming of age" story about a young girl who sneaks out of home on her 15th birthday to attend her first heavy metal concert. Fifteen is an important age in Japan, because it marks the end of compulsory school education, so it's seen as an important age of transition. The lyrics are about the girl's awareness that childhood is ending and that she is going through a pivotal moment in her life, so she is marking the occasion with with a night that she will remember for the rest of her life. If you are wondering about the significance of the neck brace, it's a tribute to Yoshiki, the drummer and main songwriter of the famous Japanese metal band "X Japan", who famously headbanged so hard while performing that he damaged his neck and had to wear a neck brace while performing. X Japan are one of Babymetal's biggest inspirations and influences, and Babymetal like to include acknowledgements to their inspirations in their songs and live performances. The live version at Legend 1997 is considered to be the definitive live performance of this song if you want to check out a live versions. Headbanger is an important song in the Babymetal canon, because whenever one of the girls had a major birthday, they hold a concert to celebrate, and whoever's birthday it is does a special performance of Headbanger. In 2017 at Legend S to celebrate Su-metal's 20th Birthday, the performed it with the normal Su-metal lead vocal, then in 2019 at Legend M, to celebrate Moametal's 20th Birthday, Moametal took over the lead vocal and sang the version fans call "Moabanger", and then in March 2024 at Legend MM to celebrate Momometal's 21st Birthday, she took over the vocal and performed "Momobanger". I don't think you need to listen to the songs in chronological order. Listen to them in whatever order you want. Babymetal is extremely stylistically diverse and cover a lot of ground on any of their albums. Just meander through their discography at your leisure and enjoy the ride. It's a musical experience, not a university course. Next suggestion: "Babymetal Death" Live @ Legend 1997 - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jRc9dbgiBPI.html I think you will definitely enjoy that one. There is a very good guide video that was made by a fan recently that covers Babymetal's whole backstory. When you feel like you want to know the background, I'd recommend that - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aIb2xEthdSg.html

It's easy enough to google the English lyrics, but Headbanger is pretty much the beginning of the Babymetal, The story is of a young girl at her first metal concert and how she loses herself falling in love with the music and becoming forever changed. The video is significant because it portrays the Metal Gods gifting her the neck brace that was supposed to control her, but Su was powerful enough to turn it around and enslave the Metal gods .. Now they serve HER. This is why it's customary at Headbanger performances for the crowd to bow down before Su as the Queen of Metal. ... It's all good fun, but seriously, Su is just that damn good.

6:33 They were even younger. Lead singer was 12-13 while the other girls were 10-11 when they started and this is their second song/MV out of the band’s entire career.

Great reaction! Head Bangerrrrrrr🤘🦊🎸

This has been a signature song for Babymetal. Their live performances of the song are jaw-dropping and will lure you into the cult well and truly.

Great fun and thanks for coming back so soon with this ... but I hope you will watch a live version as well (live at Legend 1997 - Su-metal's 16th birthday concert in Dec 2013 posted by abr metal is a good one). 'Headbanger' is about a girl going to her first concert on her 15th birthday, but 15 is significant in Japan as compulsory education also ends, so the girl is realising life will never be the same. She is having to grow up, she will no longer be considered just a child and her first 15 years passed so quickly, so she etching this special night into her heart so she will never forget. The neck brace is an homage to X Japan's founder, drummer, pianist and main composer Yoshiki who needed surgery after damaging his neck headbanging. BABYMETAL have used the neck brace a lot in their lore - they've even had at least 4 concerts where everybody in the audience had to wear one: - first time was for the official release of the single early in 2012, teir first solo concerts at the Rock May Kan in Tokyo (capacity about 150); - next was Red Night at the Budokan in Tokyo (capacity about 12-15,000 I think) on 1st March 2014 as they released the first album - next two times - both nights at the Tokyo Dome (capacity 55,000) in 2016 where they played a completely different set each night - all the songs from the first two albums. There are other versions of 'Headbanger' from special occasions as well. The Legend D concert in December 2012 for Su-metal's own 15th birthday and the Legend 1997 concert in December 2013 celebrating Su-metal's 16th birthday both started with a (very obviously and deliberately lip-synced) dance remix version ('Headbanger - Night of 15 Re-Mix'). At concerts on or near their own 15th birthdays in 2014 Yui (in Paris) and Moa (in Cologne) took over lead vocals for 'Headbanger' half way through when Su handed them the mic and stand - she took their place in the choreo. Only fancam videos exist for those performances. The same thing happened in 2019 at the Legend M concert celebrating Moametal's 20th birthday (20 is (or was) the official age of majority in Japan). Moa once again took over lead vocals after Su handed her the mic and stand - and the lyrics were changed to "...this special night of my 20th...". Most recently in March this year at the Legend MM concerts celebrating Momometal's 21st birthday we got her version on the day before her 21st (she was not an official member the year before so she did it to mark the last day when she was still 20).

Great reaction! I discovered BABYMETAL in March 2023 and it has been life-changing. Not only did I, as you suggested, begin to learn Japanese to understand the lyrics; but I also: 1) Went to my first ever concert (ever) 2) Flew to San Francisco by myself to see them again 3) Traveled to Japan by myself to see them live at FOX_FEST - before BABYMETAL I had never dreamed of going overseas, least of all for a metal concert where I would jump in circle pits 4) Began to see metal music, and for that matter, the world in a different way Some combination of the music, singing by Su-Metal, dancing by Moa, Momo and Yui, lyrics, energy and positive vibes has resonated with me more than almost anything ever has before. I look forward to following your journey. There's no wrong way to discover their music, however I would encourage you to listen to the studio as well as one or maybe even two live versions from different eras of their 14-year history.

Happy-Metal, who knew we old metal heads (49 here), where allowed to be happy.

⚡ 💀 💕 / 🤘 I was thrilled when they brought 'Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!' back during the 2019 tour, and I was finally able to see it live at the LA Forum concert after being a fan for many years. 'Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!' was one of their early hits. Even though the song is about a fifteen year old girl attending her first heavy concert, Su was only fourteen when the single and video were released. It's not biographical, but it is a song she could probably relate to. At that age she was on stage, rather than taking the train to see concerts like the girl in the song. : ) There's some complicated wordplay in the song, like "ichigo" meaning "15" (1+5), "strawberry", and "once in a lifetime", but essentially it's about the ephemeral nature of youth. There are only a handful of BABYMETAL music videos with stories, rather than just concert footage. It never bothers me if folks watch them before live versions, you can follow up with those later.

Great, your back 😁 the mv are great, but live is a whole different thing, but the early mvs are fun and make you smile 😁🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼subed to enjoy your journey with BabyMetal 👍

Welcome back to the Foxhole or just another way to say BabyMetal's journey 🦊🤘🔥 Thanks for coming back with this suggestion after your Metal Kingdom reaction, but once again you're missing the excitement of the crowd interaction, so make sure to check it out a live performance with live sound next time and you will really understand what's this group all about. Sometimes you'll get better experience watching some of their official MV, not always of course, some of those are "Megitsune", "Iine!" and "Doki Doki Morning", maybe "Karate" too, plus you'll meet the original formation, but like i said in this case it's better to experience this song for the first time with a live performance, especially Legend 1997 in 2013. Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!! is one of BabyMetal fans favorite and got special meaning too. Song is about a 15 years old girl celebrating her birthday going to her first live concert, probably metal, while having melancholy for leaving her childhood behind. Isn't about any of our girls but they embraced this song like it was made for them, you'll find many special versions of this, even when they celebrate their 20th Birthday, thou the usual and most cool version to react is the live at Legend 1997 when SuMetal is celebrating her 16th Birthday. 15 is an important coming of age for Japanese girls, 20 is another important date. The official MV is creepy for some fans, I guess the organ church gave that effect. The "Hedoban god" is representing the metal spirit and the girls are praising so the metal spirit of the neckbrace posses their bodies, you know, is metal after all, just remember we are -NotACult- The neckbrace here is a tribute to Yoshiki from X-Japan, he's songwriter, composer, pianist and drummer, he's a living legend and a true metal god among Japaneses, he hurts his neck while headbanging so hard during a live concert suffering serious injuries, he got a life of so much sadness and sacrifice but he's such a talented musician and artist, even Michael Jackson was a friend of him, so yeah he's big, that's why BabyMetal got a lot of tributes to him on early songs and live concerts. At the end of this you can see an easter egg with the red moon teasing another song called "Akatsuki" (a SuMetal solo), is another song with tribute to X-Japan, live at Budokan 2014 is one of the safest clip to react. Another song i like to recommend for first time watching an official MV is "Megitsune" because of the Japanese visual elements unlike some live versions which contains certain parts I don't like the spoilers, such the intro. But of course live is a blast like the rest of their songs. Try "Catch Me If You Can" live at Budokan 2014 if you want another "creepy" and fun song (GuilhermeCait channel got a safe version to react) or "Ijime, Dame, Zettai" live at Sonisphere Festival 2014 (careful with the official live, put a watermarked logo, opacity or translucent effect) And no, she's not the one doing those growling, she's shouting at the end thou. None of the Kami Band or anyone relevant is credited for the growling parts, except for certain songs like Distortion after 2019 and more recently the new official member doing some growlings when performing live in certain songs. There's another special live version you can see at "Legend M" 2019 when MoaMetal's is celebrating her 20th Birthday which is next week (July 4th). MomoMetal also got her own special version of this song at "Legend MM" performed last March during her last night having 20 yo, there's so slight difference in the lyrics as well the dance choreo you'll notice if you're BM fan or speak Japanese. lol I'm gonna leave in my next comment where to get more original clips safe to react if YT allows me to do it. See you next time 🦊🤘🔥

Rule number 1, always watch Babymetal videos live for the best experience 😁

You should react to headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!! MoaMetal version next! Its a special performance where Moa takes the lead for the second half of the song. They did that because it was her 20th birthday which is kind of a big deal in Japan (its like officially entering the adulthood). The show was held at her hometown, Nagoya in 2019 and it was called LEGEND M (the M stands for Moa). BABYMETAL has done that for Yui's and Moa's 15th b-days and Momo's 20(21)th b-day aswell and you should definetly check those out too! Moabanger is my favourite version of the song, but ofcourse everyone has their own opinions and i think the others are great too!

Babymetal is great. I'm 55 and grew up on thrash, NWOBM, etc., and I think they're awesome. Good to see younger people like metal \m/

Next suggestion: - *Road Of Resistance* live in Japan official MV (2015), it's the most epic live version and with the best sound and technical execution by the best musicians you can find in Japan. It's always better to enjoy the BM experience when seeing their evolution since early era with the original trio till this new era with the new official member. Unfortunately there are a couple of fans here and there who become 2023 elitists or post YuiMetal's lovers and it almost seems to try to hate her when in fact she was part of this magical group since the beginning and one of the reasons many fans love it, we don't wanna discredit what the new member MomoMetal is doing right now because she's certainly valuable for this new era in her own way but like i said, knowing the roots and all the things they've been going throughout all these years will make you appreciate this group and the girls even more as well the Kami Band and passed members. Oh btw, they did inspire a lot of fans to learn Japanese just because they wanna understand the lyrics, BM even made a song dedicated to all of us because of that reason, song is called The One and that's the official fandom name. Don't let those fans fool you and their egoism taking you away from this unique feeling and experience we felt since BM started with their first song. Everything will make much more sense, there's no need to rush, trust me. 🦊🤘💀

I recomended MEGITSUNE VIDEO it is my favourite babymetal song. Thanks

Another great reaction, thanks! "Headbanger!" is one of their early hits, a meaningful and very important song for them as they like to use in special occasions as you have been already told. Since the previous video was an "official video" it wasn't live. A general rule for the videos on their channel is: if there is the word "live" in the tittle, then it's an actual live video. Otherwise, it has the studio version. The thing is that you still haven't listened to the Kami Band playing live (and they are an important part of their success)... not to mention Su-metal's live vocals. So, for the next one I'd suggest "Ijime, Dame, Zettai" (Live at Sonisphere 2014) or else "Road of Resistance" (Live in Japan), both from their official channel. 🤘🦊

I had same thought when first listening BM : how can metal be so fun ? That's why i instant became a fan, for the joy they bring.

Hi from Ireland, definitely follow your commentor hymnodic, pia arena live performances are epic and hymnodic supplied links, definitely do react to the headbanger live version as well, subscribed and liked 😊

You need see this performed live....it's very impressive.

True- if you don't watch Headbanger live, you won't believe what is goin on in the venue! Babymetal fans always go totally NUTS... but no spoilers here. Greets from Germany!

I'm pretty sure the live version of this is what first got me into Babymetal... I had the most visceral reaction! I laughed at how crazy, cool and funny the concept was at first, but now I'm a superfan! Your reactions are so wholesome and fun, thank you! As for Japanese, I recently got accepted into a Japanese uni, and find music has helped me learn... since I listen to Babymetal literally all the time and have seen the lyrics, It's definitely helped me learn!

The MV is very humorous and I like it very much. That neck brace was given to her by Fox God to protect her neck. The origin of Fox God is related to three girls. I'm sure someone will explain it. I think the connection between BabyMetal and Fox God makes BabyMetal mysterious and interesting. Thanks for your great reaction.

Babymetal is happy metal :) glad you're enjoying it - I hope you keep exploring their music!

wow! little devil so cute and beast 😅

Nice to join the fox hole, joining this the reborn again metal head. I was brought up on Deep purple, Nazareth, Pink floyd and so on, I have for a long time missed the great vocalists you find in these bands and gave up on metal for years. Babymetal has been a breath of fresh air to me and I do my best work playing this loud. Note : Babymetal is a play on the Japanese words "heavy" and "baby" which are nearly identical in written and sound form. It was also a new style of music. It was not meant as a description of the age of the band. Go for the live performances, Su-metal has said that she builds on the recorded session as a starting point and the live performances are something else. Karate : music video (the exception), but you can't go wrong with any live one. Road of resistance : live in Japan (offical) - crowd control and incredible energy BMC (BxMxC) : budokan 2021 ; heavy metal rap - get head really blown off. Monochrome : live at the PIA 2023 : Megitsume Rondo of nighmare : Budokan black night with mischiefs of gods - this shows the god tier Kami band as they solo and summon Sue from the depths where she kills it. Starlight & Shine : 2 parts of the trilogy of lights which are eulogy to the death of the guitarist (Mikio), the first is the pain of grief and hits very hard non stop, the second is remembrance and acceptance is really powerful. Kagaru Sonisphere 2014 : there are some performance video (full video), this was the first main outside Japan show (UK in front 65,000 metal heads) where they went on the main stage at the last minute. It started with song one (Death) with the audience doing a "WTF", and on the 5th song screaming for more. Just image being 15 & 13 (the dance/scream Moa/Yui) and winning over us really critical UK metal heads in the space of about 20 minutes. Anyway, there are so many you could listen too and it does not matter much - just enjoy, and you have been told in detail about the band etc.

🤘🦊🤘 Yeah it has inspired me to learn some Japanese even went to Japan to see them... now I am horrible at Japanese outside the lyrics and world of Babymetal, but still...

You are too open-minded for an 'old man'. I appreciate it! )

Yeah, I'm one of those who started learning Japanese because of BABYMETAL. I love the sound of the language and the Hiragana-, Katakana- and Kanji-characters look so aesthetically pleasing. 🙂 But it's a bloody hard language to learn (at least for me).

I have started learning Japanese so that when I (hopefully) go see BABYMETAL in Japan, I can find my way and communicate without making to big of a fool of myself. ;)

Thanks for this reaction. This is an era of kids and the staff they work with just having fun with the metal genre. But very much it's also about the discoveries of (sub)cultures by mixing them. I believe this is the best translation we have with comments by a Japanese person trying to explain everything. Some important pieces of context are still missing: X-Japan a famous metal/rock band from Japan (probably the most famous, from a time when metal was more mainstream), the main songwriter, pianist and drummer (Yoshiki) broke his neck while headbanging (he had a fragile body, he almost didn't make it out of childhood. It still doesn't make it less impressive). His doctors told him he could never perform anymore and especially headbang... he wasn't satisfied with it, to he got a neckbrace and performed with that. Headbanger! [???Head panic, head panic???] Hedobangyaa! Headbanger! [[Hedoban hedoban ...]] [[Headbang, headbang, ...]] [Atama atama atama atama] [Head, head, head, head] 14 Ichigo no yoru o This special night of my fifteen, wasure wa shi-nai. I'll never forget. Naki-mushi na yatsu wa All the crybabies, koko kara ki-e-ro! from here, dis-ap-pear! Ichigo no yoru o This special night of my fifteen, wasure wa shi-nai. I'll never forget. Jama o suru yatsu wa All that disturb us, sokuzani kie-usero! right now get out of here! Densetsu no kuro-kami o With the legendary black long hair karei ni midashi disordered around and gorgeously, kurui-zaku kono hana wa blooming crazy, this flower hakanaku kieru. will soon disappear fruitlessly. Moo nidoto modora-nai It'll never come back again wazukana toki o and it's so short period. kono mune ni kizamunda I etch in my heart ichigo no yoru o. this special night of my fifteen. Densetsu no kuro-kami o With the legendary black long hair karei ni midashi disordered around and gorgeously, kurui-zaku kono hana wa blooming crazy, this flower hakanaku kieru. will soon disappear fruitlessly. Moo nidoto modore-nai I can never come back again to it 12 wazukana toki o and it's so short period. omoide ni kizamunda I etch in my memory ichigo no yoru o. this special night of my fifteen. Hirari chuu ni mau. I jump lightly and dance in the air. [Hedoban hedoban [Headbang, headbang, hedoban hedoban headbang, headbang, hedoban hedoban. headbang, headbang! Ban ban ba ban!] Bang, bang, ba, bang!] Hedobangyaa! Headbanger! [???Hedopani hedopani ...???] [???Headpanic, headpanic, ...???] 15 [i] About the Word "Ichigo"(15) In Japanese, "15" is usually pronounced as "jûgo" ("jû"+"go" = (1x)10+5 = 15). It is rare to read "15" as "ichigo" ("ichi"+"go" = 1(x10)+5 = 15). A more used "ichigo" is "一期" (= lifetime / once-in-a-lifetime). It comes from "一期一会" (ichi-go ichi-e) which represents a teaching of a great tea master SEN no Rikyû. He said that you should give respect to your host (or guest) as if the meeting was the once-in-a-lifetime chance to meet each other. The most used "ichigo" is "strawberry". A dreaming girl has faced the reality and she can no longer dream like before. Such an experience is said to be "horo-nigai" (= bittersweet) or "ama-zuppai" (literally "sweet&sour"). The latter is associated with strawberry and used for less bitter experiences than the former. There is an old-fashioned word "ichigo sedai" (= strawberry/15 generation) which refers to the girls (& boys?) around age 15 associated with such experiences. (There is yet another meaning of the Strawberry Generation in Taiwan.) It is clear that the lyric writers were thinking of "ichi-go ichi-e" when they read "15" as "ichigo", so I translate "ichigo" to "special". Strawberry is not for sure, but the sweet&sour-ness is characteristic of age 15. (I revised note [i] on 2017 May 20th.) [i+] About Another "15 no Yoru" There is a famous song titled "15の夜" (Jûgo no Yoru) sung by Yutaka OZAKI. It says like this: I start running the motorbike I've stolen, not knowing where to go, just into the dark pall of night. Disliking to be bound by anyone, I escaped into this night, and I felt I became free. It was the night in my fifteenth year. This is his debut single in 1983 when he was 18 y.o. After age 20, he had been struggling to write new songs and died in his 26th year by drug overdose. He has been regarded as a rebelling teenagers' hero, but he also wrote many love songs. His fans admire his lyrics for explaining why they do/did what they do/did, expressing what they can't/couldn't notice by themselves (e.g. "I escaped" above). Archy san on 2014 Nov. 13th & not a few people think the lyric writers of "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" referred to Ozaki's "15 no Yoru". But I don't think the lyric writers are Ozaki's fans because the lyric doesn't express what Ozaki's fans would want to express. [ii] About the Words "Gyaku-dai", etc. and "Hedobangyaa" "Gyaku-dai", etc. are used among the fans of "visual-kei" rock bands (they are so called because they all dress up). I didn't know these words and have researched them on the internet, so I'm not so sure. The girl fans of visual-kei are called "bangya" (= band gals), and this is why the title is written as "ヘドバンギャー", i.e. "hedobangyaa" = "headbang" + "band gal". "Gyaku-dai" (= diving oppositely, contrasted with the diving of the singer into the audience) is the (scheduled) rushing of the audience toward the stage. Typically fans jump up & forward raising one fist up, or instead of jumping, some bend their upper body and pull down the raised fist (thanks to Anonymous san on 2015 Feb. 10th). The fans in the front row lean over the low fence that keeps the audience away from the stage (= saku-dai). Some fans actually jump above the mob. Some fans far from the stage are thrown up and roll forward over the mob (= koro-dai; crowd surfing). To prevent severe accidents, there are some manners of gyaku-dai. Those who go to the visual-kei concerts should learn them in advance, from their friends, searching on the internet, or from other audience just before the concert. ____ 1. At first BABYMETAL official RU-vid channel used the notation "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" and changed it to "Head Bangya!!" soon after the release of the first album, but it was changed back to the original in the autumn of 2015 (thanks to Anonymous san on 2016 Apr. 19). 2. The original line has none for "long", but "kuro-kami" (= black hair) is the Japanese traditionally ideal hair and typically long. 3. "Midashi" (= midasu) means "to disorder". It represents the state of long hair in headbanging. At first I took "scattering gorgeously" but discard it, being afraid that the readers would take the hair fallen out from the head. 4. There is a word "kurui-zaki" which means "(for a flower) blooming out of season", but 15 y.o. is the season for a girl to bloom. 5.. At first I thought this line is "Kon kon ko kon" (= fox barking) because, at this part of the music video, the long-haired person made the fox signs, but Anonymous san on 2014 May 26 pointed out this line is "Ban ban ba ban", and MOAMETAL clearly said so in the audio commentary on this video, so I've revised the lyrics. 6. "I've made up my mind." may be better, but there is another expression "kakugo o kimeta" which corresponds exactly to it. 7. "Juuhachi-kippu" (= 18-ticket) is the ticket for one-day unlimited ride, available in school holidays and not available for the trains requiring the express surcharges. Young Japanese travel with it, changing trains, over 500km a day for Tokyo or elsewhere. 8. "Dosen" = "do"+"sentâ" = the very center. Using "do-" sounds somewhat vulgar. 9. "Kamite" & "shimote" (literally "upper" & "lower") mean the "stage left" side & the "stage right" side in this song, but these words are addressed to the audience. 10. Grammatically "X kara no Y" is "Y after X", so, if "after" is used, the phrase order is reversed: "rolling... after leaning... after jumping...". 11. "Oritatami" (literally "folding") is a jargon of "visual-kei" fans and means something like "bowing deeply" but not a salutation. 12. If ignoring the word order and translating literally, this is "I etch in my heart this very short period that shall never come back again, this special night of my fifteen". This phrase is repeated three times, and "modora-nai" was slightly changed to "modore-nai" on the third time. "Modore-nai" is the negation of "modoreru" which represents the ability (to come) or something. There is no grammatical subject, but I think "I can't come back to this moment" is better than "this moment can't come back to me". (Appended on 2017 Mar. 17th.) 13. "Hirari" is an adverb used for a light movement. "Mau" is a verb used for slow dancing and also for flying of butterflies, etc. 14. Anonymous san on 2014 Mar. 13th pointed out this line is "Atama atama...", MOAMETAL said the same in some video message, and it was so pronounced in some live takes, so I've revised the lyrics and translation though I can't hear it so in the studio take. 15. I think I hear something other than "hedoban", but I'm not sure if it is "hedopani" (added on 2017 Mar. 17).Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!! (Headbanger!)

The live "MomoBanger" version is my favourite version of Headbanger, definitely check that out. For a reaction, do Road of Resistance - Live in Japan for sure!

They make me smile always. ❤

And there are plenty of live versions of this that are just as fun.

The live performance has a much different feel.

Originally released as part of Sakura Gakuin. Sue is 15 here and this song is about a 15 year old moving into adulthood after going to her first concert. This sort of mirrors Suemetals own move leaving SG that year and Babymetal becoming an act in its own right, although Moa and Yui still had 2 more years in SG as they were still only 13 at this point.

Nice choice🤘 We are ready to headbang😁 I would like to say this song made me head bang for the first time and introduced me other metal bands I enjoy now😮

actually, i have been inspired to learn Nihongo (Japanese) by this band. its a fun challenge, but still a challenge. in some ways Japanese is easier than english though. it started as i wanted to understand the lyrics, its evolved into a deep dive into the culture and planning a trip to Japan.

"Brilliant Madness" is actually a pretty brilliant way to describe the Babymetal experience. Together with Babymetal Death, Gimme Chocolate, Megitsune and Road to Resistance, Headbangeeeer! is one of the songs that define early Babymetal and are still performed live on a regular basis. grington300 has described the meaning of the song in his comment here in a nutshell. Translations of various quality can be found online. The label only provides Japanese lyrics; if any. And even those songs that are mostly english can be pretty opaque. AJ Heartly, a former Shakespeare professor and big Babymetal fan, has done so called walkthroughs for over 40 Babymetal songs on his YT channel. He not only breaks down the lyrics, but also uses the choreos and his knowledge of Japanese culture to dissect the meaning. I can't praise his work enough. Listening order? You can of course work your way through all four albums in that order, if you want. Or maybe you'd prefer to alternate between older and more recent stuff? As you just saw the neckbrace: It shows up again in the live performance of Babymetal Death at the "Legend of 1997" concert from 2013, considered by some to be THE defining concert of early Babymetal. Gorgeous visuals, albeit slightly disturbing. The creativity put on stage is mindblowing and has only rarely been surpassed later, if at all.

"Brilliant Madness" is a good summation of Babymetal. And I will say this about everyone screaming at you to watch them live.... you can always do both?

Very good one! A this time the lead singer is 14 and the other two are 13, and yeah they started so young. For the next one check out their song called "Road of Resistance (Live in Japan)".

Learning the lyrics will help a lot to understand. Tells of a 15 year girl's first experience going to a metal concert. They still do this song with changes to the lyrics to reflect the members, change the lyrics from 15 to 20 year old girl depednig on the occasion (for Su, Moa, Yui and now Momo's birthday.) Early vids were more "handmade" outfits from whatever they could find, lower budget look (but not the music!). After then, each show and video are a production like you never seen (but you will see soon!) Su, Moa and Yui in this vid, Momo added officially in 2023 (youngest).

Awesome to see you back with Babymetal that fast! As most already said, always do the live versions (MVs are great, but live is always even better, well you could do both :p). And don't mind just picking any song, it's pick and win with those girls, they don't do filler songs and they never disappoint. And yes, I always wanted to learn Japanese in the past, but Babymetal gave me the final motivation I needed for doing it and I definitely don't regret it. 🤟🦊🤟キツネだお🤟🦊🤟

Great reaction... Kitsune up ⬆️⬆️⬆️🤘🤘🤘

HG you're like every metal bro I had back in the 80's -- all great guys. Subbed. \m/ Stay Metal \m/

I usually prefer people listening to the non-live versions first, but with Babymetal I would just recommend go with all live performances :D The songs are obviously still great, but the live choreography and the crowd participation adds so much imo

🔥🤘🦊🤘🔥 Oh and they have heavier songs than the ones you've experienced so far. Keep on rocking brother 💥🎸🥁 🎸💥

You have to check 3 live version of this song. The Headbanger live legend 1997 Apocalypse, and the so called moabanger and momobanger. Basically there a tradition between the girls that on their 20th birthday (if i recall correctly) the girl will sing part of the song. It's impressive espacially for moa and momo (the new girl) to see how different they can sing aside from screaming and dancing. Perhaps you could do a special and check all 3 together

Great reaction! I'm sure Grington300 will fill you in on all the Babymetal info 😉. Their MVs are great, but be sure to check out their live! One major difference to keep in mind vs a "regular" metal band: Babymetal is just the 3 girls, and their band, the Kami Band, only backs them for live (not in studio production). *Chronological Order:* Only matters if you wish to "see them grow up" through their music. A lot of fans feel like proud "uncles and aunts" watching their neices develop across the past 14 years in Metal, hence the suggestion. If that's not important to you, then feel free to hop around. Totally up to you. *Next suggestion:* *Headbanger (from Legend 1997 show):* So you can see the live version from lead Su-metal's 16th birthday show in Dec 2013. *Road of Resistance (Official Live):* You can find this on Babymetal's channel. An epic power metal battle anthem in Jan 2015, with Dragonforce influence and involvement in the guitar parts. Look forward to more Babymetal!! 🤘🦊

Def should do live on this one but great as always!

Live version is awesome bruv!

Very cool!!! It's always great to watch Babymetal videos, but whenever you can, try to watch recordings of live shows. The clips are missing a fundamental component, the fan base!!! This band's shows with the fan base participating is something incredible!!! Enjoy Babymetal!!! 🤘🦊🤘

Nice reaction and welcome to the foxhole :) BabyMetal excels at live shows but there are a few mv's that shouldn't be missed. 'Doki Doki Morning', because it was their first and the one that started it all, 'Megitsune' or you'll never understand what the spoken part towards the end is all about, 'Iine' (iine) so that you'll understand what happens in the second segment (It'll also blow your mind lol) and 'Karate' just because there are some visuals in it that can't be duplicated on stage. Enjoy!

Next ones have to be "Karate" and the Live Version of "Road of Resistance" and "Megitsune"

When Babymetal recorded their first music video for Doki Doki Morning, Su had just turned 13, and Moa and Yui weren't quite 12 yet. They're a few years older here. They were good young, and have only gotten better. If you want to get a feel for their newest stuff, check out PA PA YA, and METALI. It's not a bad idea to do them in order. Though Doki Doki Morning can be a shock without context.

I get what you were going for but this song has so many incredible live versions It's kind of shame you went for the mv right off the bat. Babymetal are known for their legendary live performances. I hope you'll come back with some live concert videos as that's really the best way to get to know Babymetal. ❤🦊🦊🦊❤

Check out the live version too🔥🔥

once in the foxhole you dont get back out but then never met anybody who wants out 🤣🤣 🦊 I fell down the foxhole in 2014 at Sonisphere, i went to see Iron Maiden and had never heard of Babymetal but the Fox God had other plans and by some miracle they ended up on the main stage in front of 50000 UK metalheads who mostly had no idea who they were and 35 minutes of jaw dropping astonishment later they had the crowd chanting for more.

You have to react to their live peformances! I was never a big fan of them till I saw their live videos. So much better than the too polished studio versions.

Welcome to the Kawai Metal and the reaction community. I wish you not many trouble with the Rightowners… For more babymetal Info look at: a not so extensive guide to babymetal. I‘m an old german wo grow up in the 80ies with Scoppions, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Accept, Manowar, Halloween, Axxis,…. Found Nightwish 1999 and heard them quite alot until they broke up with Tarja….. Found Blind Guardian after that.. My first contact with BM was 2016 Rock in Vienna, next live Innsbruck 2018 (Solo Concert without Yui). Strange fan since this time. Chronological view: Her breakthrough Song was „Gimme Choclate“. One of the best Qualities on YT is the performance @Stephen Colbert. Only the Fox God knows……

I think you will find the live versions are even more intense and hardcore. The lyrics to this one are generally about a young girl on her 15th birthday going to her first metal concert and singing about how it will live in her heart forever.

One advise…. It’s always better to watch a BabyMetal video that’s from a live concert performance. The MVs are great but you get a different vibe when reacting to a live performance. It’s the closest thing to experiencing being there. Being at a BabyMetal concert is on another level.

Great reaction! I believe they were 13/14 when this was released. As for order, that is really up to you. There is truly only 3 songs that really should be done in order and that is the "Trilogy of Lights". The last 3 songs off the Metal Galaxy album. They are: 1. Starlight 2. Shine 3. Arkadia

Againn moreeee babymetal 🤘🦊

When you said normal mv I was screaming noooooo. You have to do it live.

Welcome to Foxhole! Why don't you start your journey in the world of Babymetal with "Doki Doki Morning" to uncover their incredible history.🤘🦊🤘

Some deep knowledge folks will jump in and correct me I'm sure. When they started they were 13 and 11 by Headbanger probably 14 and 12~13. First performance was 2010. Su is now 26 and Moa turns 25 this weekend. They have honestly always been fun, but live now they are a powerhouse in my opinion. And I'm a 56 year old metal head. The Japanese shows are big events as you've witnessed. US and EU shows are paired down but IMO rock even harder. Just the girls and the band, it's so good!

Do 'Headbanger live legend 1997 Apocalypse. BabyMetal is a performance band, so some performances are better than others. Based on the costumes the 2 dancers are about 13 years old and the singer is 14-15. Older to new might be best, it starts out more Power Metal then goes from there as they age.

Oh, I didn´t expect you to be such fast with the next reaction! 🤣 Great one! Hmm... "Slipknot for the first time"...🤔 You should try - "Catch Me If You Can" (Legend 1997 concert, or "2014 Budokan Black Night" concert) next then! Try the channel "For The Fox God" to find a reactable version of the live videos. "Headbanger" is a real banger, isn´t it? You should try the different live versions of it, too! There are SO many of them, and each one is different! The most impressive IMHO is the live version of the "Legend 1997" concert. Most special versions are the ones done by Yuimetal, Moametal AND Momometal! They sang the second half of the song at their birthday concerts, Yuimetal did it first in July 2014 at the La Cigale, Paris, France (fancam footage only). Moametal followed a few days later at the Live Music Hall, Cologne, Germany (no footage available, sadly). Moametal did it a second time, after the lyrics were changed for Su-Metal´s 20th birthday ("Legend S" concert), and she did it at her special birthday concert "Legend M" at Portmesse Nagoya, Nagoya, Japan. You will be surprised how well she sings! Momometal honored us with her amazing performance in March 2024, at her birthday concert "Legend MM" at PIA Arena MM Yokohama, Japan, and on the last evening she was 20 years old. THAT was a performance! 😉 Lately they put it back on their regular setlist for live performances, as well as "Karate". Quite a surprise, but a very nice one 😄 P.S.: almost forgot about the "chronological or not" thing... honestly, it doesn´t really matter. If you like to watch them grow up, chronological would be logical 🤣 Otherwise, there are so many performances of the same song, and every single one is special in one way or another. "Iine!" MV is super crazy good, but their 2023 live performance of "Iine!" (11 years later!) is super fun and cute, too! The songs of their concept album "The Other One" are much more "mature", as some people say, but I think that was simply the topic of the whole album. More serious. The following single "Metali!" though is more like "classic" BABYMETAL fun stuff, although our Queens are in their mid 20s now. I don´t know if "Maturity" really counts, as BABYMETAL seem to never get old...

I have to chime in about the live performances; Babymetal is truly best live. I can count on one hand how many bands are better live more than 95% of the time with their catalog of music a good example is the dual song live of "Tales of Destinies" followed by "The One" there's a combo video of them together on YT after that I guarantee you'll understand completely bonus: "Devine Attack" non-live music video is one of the 'almost' exceptions. the mv AND the live performances are amazing. watch the mv first though. great having you down the foxhole with us all! 🤘 🦊 🤘

We must admit that ВM is the greatest group

🤘🦊🤘 ライブ動画のタイトルです。 ↓↓↓ Babymetal - Headbanger (Fox Festival 2017 Live) Eng Subs MOAMETALバージョンもあります。 ↓↓↓ BABYMETAL - Headbanger!! (MOAMETAL ver.) | Moabanger [4K] こちらは、MOMOMETALバージョンです。 ↓↓↓ BABYMETAL - 「HEADBANGER (Momo ver.)」 | Stage Mix_Live Compilation with fancam】 [NIGHT 20]

Just as an fyi, the reason for the "live shows only" request is that the audience is considered part of the show. BABYMETAL + Kami Band (the musicians in the back) + Kitsune (fans) = The One. MVs miss that energy. Having said that, there are a few videos that are iconic, and the mv is better. Megitsune is one of them. Megitsune is pure essence of BABYMETAL and continues to be on their playlist to this day. When you finally get to it, music video, please! And good call on the Slipknot feel. I usually say Slipknot, Rammstein, Alice Cooper, etc. because of the performance as a Grand Spectacle, not just a "concert". It's theater, and it's best approached that way. $.02 So yeah, I'm loving your BABYMETAL reviews so far and subbed up! Looking forward to checking out your other stuff too! 🤘🦊🤘 #notacult

Great reaction once again, thank you! As many people will tell you, BABYMETAL is never as good as it is live - that's what it's all about ! 🤘🦊🤘

6:55 I've learned Japanese since I discovered Babymetal. But it was more indirectly because of them. You don't need Japanese to love Babymetal. But they got me into other Japanese things that made it worth it to learn Japanese. Well. I don't really 'know' Japanese but I'm at a late beginner or early intermediate level. Some parts of the song I understand.

Some Japanese bands, old and new. Take your pick: BAND-MAID [All their songs... really!], LOVEBITES [Break the Wall, Raise some Hell, and all the other songs], BABYMETAL [All their songs, because they are all different], MAXIMUM THE HORMONE [Yoshu Fukushu], DEXCORE [Earthworm], CROSSFAITH [Catastrophe, Zero], SiM [Killing Me], NINGEN ISU [Heartless Scat], ADO [Unravel (LIVE)], UNLUCKY MORPHEUS [Black Pentagram], YOUSEI TEIKOKU [Astral Dogma, Patriot Anthem (Live)] and their other band: DenKare [Detonator], COLDRAIN [Die Tomorrow], CRYSTAL LAKE [The Circle], GIVEN BY THE FLAMES [Ronove], LONESOME_BLUE [Face the Fear], ANGRY FROG REBIRTH [2Step Syndrome], SILENTLY SHOOTING TRAITORS [Manipulate], ALDIOUS [Dominator], EAST OF EDEN [Evolve], TRiDENT [Ambivalent, Spoopy], KOKESHI [Fetal Sea], BRIDEAR [Light in the Dark, Brave New World Revisited, Ignite], CINQ ELEMENT [Destiny], MARY'S BLOOD [Marionette], GRAUPEL [Bereavement], DOLL$BOXX [Take my Chance], SOKONINARU [Tenohira De Odoru], HELLO SLEEPWALKERS [Flying Saucer], TELECiDE [Tied up Memories], NEKO [Ghost on a Record], MARDELAS [G-Metal], FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS [Tear Down], MERGINGMOON [Greyen], ROTTENGRAFFTY [Hallelujah, Playback], JILUKA [Mephisto, Overkill, Venom, Lluvia], BROKEN BY THE SCREAM [Emotion Cross-Counter], FATE GEAR [Unbreakable Wings], LYNCH [Devil], GACHARIC SPIN [Mindset], DIR EN GREY [Ningen wo Kaburu], X JAPAN [Kurenai], DAZZLE VISION [Second], DEVILOOF [Torture] _(Deathcore Band),_ JUPITER [My Enemy], SEIKIMA-II [Fire After Fire], NOKUTO [Life of Desire], GALNERYUS [Angel of Salvation], SAISEIGA [Ride On], BLOOD STAIN CHILD [Del-Sol], IRONBUNNY [23], NEMOPHILA [Rise, Hypnosis], DADAROMA [Lucid Dream], PaleNeØ [aLiVE], Takayoshi Ohmura [THE CATACLYSM], HANABIE [We Love Sweets, Be the GAL], ZEILE [Deathside], A CROWD OF REBELLION [Re:Create of the Re:d], PALEDUSK [Area PD], POLKADOT STINGRAY [any song], MUTANT MONSTERS [Abnormal], BLACKLAB [Insanity], ASTERISM [Fiction, Rising Moon, Unravel, or Church], NOISEMAKER [Hunter or Prey], BiSH [The Night When Stars Twinkle], SCANDAL [A.M.D.K.J.], DEEP GIRL [I kill], Mrs. GREEN APPLE [Inferno], BRATS [Doudatte Yokatta, Kimarigoto], THE ORAL CIGARETTES [Frenzy Hey Kids!!], GIRUGAMESH [Drain], LiLiHoLi [From Darkness to Light], THE DEVIL’S KILLING MERRY-GO-ROUND [Diabolos], OTOBOKE BEAVER [Don't Light My Fire, Love is Short], GLIM SPANKY [Breaking Down Blues, Fighter], and many many more...

They have great music videos. BUT... live is def where its at. Much love. This band is thee best. The neck brace is a tribute of sorts to the band Japan X whos member hurt their neck headbanging during a live show. lol little lore for ya. Love yall.

they're always better live.

Listening to headbanging song called "Headbanger" on a channel called Headbangers Guild? Never saw that coming. 😝 Definitely more Babymetal. Although you don't necessarily have to go chronologically, that would be difficult. I think it's easier to react to songs or performances following their Eras. I would say Babymetal has 3 distinct eras. The Founding Members era (2010 - 2017) The Duo era (2018 - 2022) The New Trio era (2023 - Present) They started in 2010 when the lead singer named Su-Metal was 12 while the two Yuimetal and Moametal were 11. Yuimetal left in late 2018 due to health issue. Then in 2023, they finally got a new 3rd member named Momometal. It's a good idea to follow these eras to see their growth. Anyway, keep diving down the Fox-Hole (Babymetal version of the Rabbit-Hole) 🦊 Enjoy!! 🦊🤘

Get 4-5 songs under your belt...then....check out one of the Babymetal Guide's that will give you the History and some of the stories behind Babymetal!! More Babymetal Always!! Put your Kitsune UP!! Po! P.S. Do Live! Babymetal is one of the Best Live Bands on the Planet!!

It really needed to be live............. ;)

As a western metal guy in my late 40s Road of Resistance is the one which did it for me, but SPECIFICALLY the original/official live in Japan version: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zTEYUFgLveY.html . I have never seen better crowd control and engagement, by any band, ever. Bold statement I know, but I've been to a lot of concerts and Babymetal are truly impressive in that regard.* Also Headbanger Live @ Legend 1997: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YjjWZpf_jSs.html *With Japanese crowds. I've seen them live in my own country and there not quite as much, would be a cultural/fanbase thing. There are a number of their songs - the older ones in particular - which I bounce off of (glad your first exposure wasn't Gimme Chocolate, it's worth watching a couple of times for the hell of it, but it's not on my playlist) but many are great.

I'll suggest to listen to BM in REVERSE chron' order :) It make sense, trust me

Check out their video for “Karate”!

No, you do not need to listen to it in chronological order. But, you have to understand that there can be said to be three kind of eras of BABYMETAL though. 2010-2017, the young and very productive era with the three original girls. 2018-2022, the searching for a way forward era, with only two girls, with or without a third stand in. The stand in did not sing. 2023-now, the grown up and found themselves again era, with a new member, so now they are three again. During the first era loads of bangers were written and there was fantastic spectacular live shows in Japan. Everything based on the contrast between the heavy music and three cute girls. Here is a list of good music/performances from that era. * Doki Doki Morning (MV, their first song. Its very good and they are 12 and 11, very cute) * Headbanger (Live, Legend 1997) * Catch me if you can (Live) * Babymetal Death (Live, Legend 1997, their heaviest, needs some explanation, it is NOT what it looks like, BM is not a cult!) * Megitsune (MV, a must listen to, please do the MV) * Road of Resistance (Live) * Yava (Live, one of my favorites) * Tales of destinies (Live) During the first era there was some few fun songs where the main singer did take a break, that was called BLACK BABYMETAL. Note the two dancers Yui and Moa are considered the most impish of the girls and you better turn on captions. * GJ (Live) * Sis Anger (Live, really heavy) During the second era different kind of music, like Metal Kingdom, was made. Its not my favorite era, but I really like some songs * Pa Pa Ya! (Live) * BxMxC (MV, the MV is sick) * Metal Kingdom (Live) During the third era they have mainly made (very successful) collaborations. Of course, also singing a collection of old bangers. * Kingslayer (Live, Bring me the Horizon featuring BABYMETAL) * Metali (MV, featuring Tom Morello) * Ratata (MV, featuring Electric Callboy)

I'd say you are still at the entrance to the foxhole after 2 songs, but just keep listening and you will find out how deep it goes 😜 🤘🦊🤘 (Oh and for some more 'typical' metal try their songs 'Sis. Anger' or 'Babymetal Death' for example)

Hope you do Rondo of Nightmare with Kami Band intro, Mischief of Metal Gods, live at Budokan.

LIVE! LIVE! LIVE!😭😭😭

Thanks for the reaction. Like many others mentioned, try live version of this song too. I know many suggest live Legend 1997 (i think there is a bit of nostalgie in there), but if you want a "newer" live version, you should try out Live at Makuhai 2023 version ( ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4Xbt9l0WdJg.html ) the crowd is insane on that version

They started Babymetal at 11 and 12 yo.

Yes I do! 😅 I started studying Japanese because of them. They always said "watashi-tachi" in interviews and it began to stick in my mind until I decided to investigate what it was. With something so simple I started studying the language and now I feel so grateful. It has been a wonderful journey! In fact the name BABYMETAL is a play on words in Japanese. It sounds similar to HEAVYMETAL and is written almost identically. ベビーメタル ➡️ BABYMETAL ヘビーメタル ➡️ HEAVYMETAL

If you want the Babymetal videos with subs, the channel “For the Fox God” is the place to go. I recommend to watch first without subs, since the show is as much about the crowd interaction and participation, and while reading subs you can miss the dance which it’s related to the meaning of the lyrics, Babymetal it’s a full show with every element playing an important role. 😊

Chronological order is fine if you intend to do a lot of BABYMETAL reactions. The problem is that reactors get suggested the same old performances for the "WTF-they are so good for their age"-shock factor. Many reactors just do 4-5 songs per band and move on, so they get stuck with the old stuff and leave with the wrong impression. "Latest is the best" applies to BABYMETAL, so please think about how many songs you want to react to and move on to their newest performances at least for the last 2 planned reactions, even if it is for their older songs. This will give you a better overview and you may be more motivated to give them a try for your private playlist unrelated to "RU-vid work". BABYMETAL has a great catalogue with almost no filler songs, so you may miss out on great songs for the sake of shock value. 🤘🦊

Go Live always, if there is an exceptional MV you will be informed. If you are worn out with this go live and be breathless ;-) and even more entertained

Nice reaction, i'm a new subscriber and welvome to the foxhole 🤘🏻🦊🤘🏻

There was one key statement out of all you said, you were smiling. thats it. :) Don't think, feel.