Rondo of Nightmare - Babymetal | Tim Lee's FIRST TIME REACTION AND SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!! 

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At 16 she was already a queen. Her nobility and dignity overwhelm all who see her.

Welcome back to the Foxhole.🦊🤘🔥 Thanks for coming back with this suggestion. As you can see this is not the usual happy BM song. One of the many songs composed by YuppeMetal (aka Yuyoyuppe), he's also behind "Karate", Kagerou, the arrangements of Megitsune, Headbanger!! Night Of The 15 Mix (only the mix) and more new songs from latest album like Monochrome and Believing. _"Akumu No Rondo"_ (or Rondo Of Nightmare) combines not only heaviness with dark waltz and dope time signatures changes but also delicate and fragile elegance that makes you want to grab your inception kit and go to rescue this 16 yo queen from this nightmare. Temporarily title song was "Kill The Alice" so it is like Alice but instead of Wonderland she's trapped in a nightmare trying to escape and avoid some evil entity. Rondo is a musical form in which you can hear a repetitive pattern, an example of this could be the song "Blue Rondo a la Turk". The Kami Band is doing their second magnificent intro of the night with their own set called "Mischiefs Of Metal Gods". They become regular after this special live at Budokan 2014 and leaving baby-bones, from early shows, behind, shout-out to them thou. You already know some of them from your previous reaction, such Takayoshi Ohmura on guitars, BOH on bass and Hideki Aoyama on drums, this time Leda Cygnus is the first guitar. This was the day (night) after the first live premiere of this song and she's dancing and performing like she already did a dozen times before, like a pro. Also she's showing some fierceness here dancing on that high dangerous mini stage with no wire and that's how she keeps winning everyone's heart. But not everything was perfect here despite their impeccable performance and sound, and the day before the girls face that dangerous challenge on the stage, taking their own revenge after coming back in 2021 to celebrate their 10 years and leaving those ghosts behind, fortunately. Like i said, YuppeMetal is the one behind this song and he took inspiration from "Protest The Hero - Bloodmeat" song, of course i recommend you to hear that blaster song. Thanks for sharing this wonderful SuMetal solo and my favorite along with "Akatsuki" (live at Budokan 2014 is another great choice) The other solos are great too and those are: - No Rain No Rainbow live at Legend S 2017, heavily blocked thou. - Amore live at Wembley Arena 2016. And of course the rest of the girls under "Black Babymetal" are enjoyable too, they're taking a break here while SuMetal is performing to come back later, so don't miss out on their other 4 songs too such: - "Onedari Daisakusen" live at Legend 1997, Gans Tomas got that clip safe to react. - "Song 4" or "4 No Uta" live at Budokan 2014. - "GJ!" live at Wembley Arena 2016 - "Sis Anger" live at Tokyo Dome 2016". If you wanna keep diving into more EDM style i already left the suggestions but this type of gems makes BM even more amazing to enjoy the variety on their repertory. See you next time.🦊🤘🔥

Kamiband : We're gonna blow your minds with our awesome solos! Sumetal : Hold my matcha latte.... Love watching the drummer Hideki in this, when the camera pan to him in the beginning, he looks like he's just casually drumming and not responsible for the machine like pounding in the background with the double kicks. Most singers might get intimidated having to follow the spectacular performance by the Kamiband, but 16yr old Su just gets up there, and shows you why Babymetal was built around her. 🤘🦊🤘

Great & Thanks again from Japan 有難う💛。This is one of the songs that I am longing for the revival by New BABYMETAL. "Rondo" is a musical form with a recurring leading theme. I can't tell how many times I have viewed this video. It is literally a rondo of happy dream for me. Kamis' (=Gods') super solos were excellent enough as a main event in the show, but once the 16-year-old Queen (as of 2014) emerged from the underground, she colored everything differently with her penetrating voice then turned Kami Band's plays into a ritual to summon her.

⚡ / 🔥 😱 🔥 That was a sixteen year old Su. : ) She premiered the song the night before, at Budokan Red Night. Rondo is easily in my top ten BABYMETAL songs. Su performed three solos that night. She did 'No Rain, No Rainbow', followed by 'Akatsuki' earlier in the set. Yui and Moa (as Black BABYMETAL) did two songs without Su ('4 no Uta' and 'Onedari Daisakusen'), and they performed a bunch of songs together. That Black Night Budokan concert from March 2014 is still one of my favorite BABYMETAL concerts. Not only is Su brave enough to sing and dance on a tiny elevated platform in the dark, but she is also fearless enough to follow those Kami Band solos.

This is why we call her Queen 😁🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼

Great reaction, thanks! The instrumental intro is called "Mischiefs of the Metal Gods". And it's great to give every Kami Band member their turn to shine... just to summon Su-metal who finally emerges from the depths ... well, at least from the bottom of the stage. 😁 "Rondo of Nightmare" is probably their darkest song lyrically. It's about Su being trapped into an endless nightmare, without any chance to escape, where she's chased by a dark entity as she tries to run away and hide. Finally, she asks the entity to reveal its real nature before giving up. This was just the second time they performed it live (the first one was just the previous night at the same venue) and Su-metal, being 16 at the time, was standing by herself on a relatively small and elevated platform, without any safety and probably not being able so see a thing due to the spotlight. This is so freaking metal! Unfortunately, I wasn't at that concert. if only... It took me another 5 years to discover them since this performance took place in March 2014. But watching this full concert (Live at Budokan Black Night Legend Doomsday - Shokan no gi - ) was what made me a die-hard fan. And specially because of Su-metal's solos (like this one). Until next time! 🤘🦊

It's "Budo kan" not "Boko dan"😂😂😂😂😂😂 I've been to over 25 Babymetal concerts since 2014. The only concerts on video that I can say "I was there" are Tokyo Dome 2016 and The Forum in LA 2019.

This song and live performance were played in 2014, I didn't know anything about BM at that time, so I was not there of course. I don't know what I was doing at this time, I think it was a time when my life wasn't going so well, I don't know... As you probably already know, BABYMETAL refers to the front three girls. Kami Band is a backing band exclusively for live performances of BM. Of course, this is a big part of the team BM's charms. You can enjoy it in various ways. Almost all Japanese people are skinny. But I'm the fat of them, ha. About the drummer, Hideki Aoyama, his father is Jun Aoyama. He was also an important drummer in the Japanese music world. I was a fan of his play in the some albums when he played in the legendary fusion band PRISM before he moved to the Japanese pop scene. So when I found out Hideki was his son after I knew BM and Kami Band, I was very moved. But it seems Hideki wanted to play in a different musical field from his father, so he seems to play rock / metal. By the way, it seems that Jun was fat in his later years. That seemed to have been the reason, but to me, I find it smiling somewhat...

Drumming isn’t that much about power and strength but more about endurance, stamina, and precision. A lot of drummers are thin and lean, with a few exceptions, like Anthony Barone (the current western Kami band drummer). Good drummers are restricting their movements strictly to the minimum to conserve stamina and be bale to play 90 minute sets, especially in the metal scene. But yeah, Hideki is a beast when it comes to the double bass pedals. 🤘🔥🦊

you just have to respect the passion the band and the girls put in their music, dance and the whole show. thx for the reaction! and way to go to explore more of the metalverse :) have fun!

I love your react, I really liked the comments, it's really important to give due credit to the incredible band behind Babymetal, and Queen Su is always incredible

The rondo is a musical form that originated in the baroque period and contains a principal theme which alternates with one or more contrasting themes. Genesis "Abacab" is one that comes to mind. In this case, the lyrics may suggest a recurring nightmare. I also LOVE the 3 against the 4 time signature. They use that in other songs as well. The Kami Band are dressed as Japanese spirits. Budokan = Boo' -doe-khan. Pardon me while I "pause" for your reaction😆 I don't mean that as a dis toward you.

Only the metal goddess could follow that intro 🦊

Great video! I search for reactions to this a lot. Would you be willing to share what headphones you're wearing? I'm looking for something nicer with a decent mic. Thanks!

The voice of an angel😇! 🦊 🖖❤

Rondo Of Nightmare (eng below) Kaketa tsuki ga terashi dashita kageri no naka habikoru kyooki Warai-goe hibiki watari kiba o muite me o hikaraseteru Nigerare-nai Yura yura yurameku kokoro ni mie kakure Akumu no rondo ga kurikaesareteru Mezame no hikari wa haruka kanata mie-naku nari tada hashiri nukeru yami no naka o Mori no naka izumi no naka iki o koroshi mi o hisomete mo semari kuru sugu chikaku ni Yodonda koe. Owara-nai yoru Aa… Moo koko kara derare-nai no nara anata no sugata o misete wa kure-nai ka? Yura yura yurameku kokoro ni mie kakure Akumu no rondo ga kurikaesareteru Mezame no hikari wa haruka kanata mie-naku naru Tada ochite yuku no yami no naka e [English:] The waning moon has lit up the insanity rampant in the shade The laughter resounds around It bares its fangs and its eyes gleam I can’t escape from it It flickers slowly appearing and disappearing in my mind A nightmare rondo is being repeated The awakening light is gone far away out of my sight I can do nothing but run through the darkness In the woods, in the fountain I hide myself holding my breath but it’s still coming closer to me A stagnant voice. An endless night Ah… If I can no longer get out of here won’t you show me your figure? It flickers slowly appearing and disappearing in my mind A nightmare rondo is being repeated The awakening light is gone far away out of my sight I can do nothing but fall into the darkness

Cardio doesn't build muscle, at least not at that kind of level.

Nice one brother. Talking of drumming... Once you are at a certain stage of playing any instrument, you play faster as your technique improves and end up playing quicker, but using less energy. 🔥🤘🦊🤘🔥

That is not a filter, she tucks her head down the compress her vocal cords and sings into the side of the mic to give it that old timey radio sound. You had it backwards; she has to tilt her head to get that effect. Her training level is almost beyond or beyond opera singers.

BABYMETAL makes you feel the darkness lol, lovely composition with nasty guitar riffs perfectly executed by the incredible KAMI BAND. SU is THE METAL Goddess fr 🦊🤘🏼

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Cheers 🙂

The quiet verse here is one of the rare instances of lipsync by Su-. And not a filter. That bit of studio vocal was done with a nasal resonance mic technique. We know this because Su- talked about it in an interview. What I don't know for sure is whether it was attempted live but over-dubbed for the Blu-ray or planned. I say this because for the last second of the verse, Su- has already pulled the mic out of position in setting up to come back in live with that heavy metal waltz of a chorus. Su- has always had excellent mic discipline from a very early age. But not while lipsyncing.😅 Watch Megitsune official MV for just one set of examples.

7:18 I think it might be because, yes, they are like sprinters in some what, but clearly they are also like endurance runners. And those 2 types of muscle a different. The sprinters and body builders are the big muscles, endurance is not like that. Then again... please react to the other drummer of Babymetal: Anthony Barone // BENEATH THE MASSACRE - Rise of the Fearmonger (Official Drum Playthrough)

Awesome reaction! Babymetal Death (Legend 1997) needs to be very soon. If you want a stage show, there is no better. Just remember to remind yourself it's not a cult... OK, maybe it's a little bit of a cult, but not a "death" cult. 😁 (Edit: typo)

Hideki Aoyama, Babymetal's god of drums. This guy is super amazing on the double bass drums. Super consistent and clean playing!

Next babymetal-kagerou with west kami band intro

I tend to agree with you on headbanger fantastic but not a fave either, you have such a long and wonderful journey ahead, there is one that gets missed so much but is different vocally and fantastic track, do dusk to dawn, I think you may have to pause for that as well, worth it though, and one a lot of fans seem to miss. Good news on discord congratulations, will join shortly

So there is actually an EDM version of Headbanger that they did when they were first just getting big. I personally not a big fan of EDM, but this song is really well done and is really good. You can find it by searching for Babymetal Ave Marie. Pretty sure you'll like it.

I've seen lots of different opinions about the Marinette section. Some people say it vocal track that shes lip syncing to. Some say is a filter on her voice, like you did. Several vocal couches I've seen thougub believe it's live. That she mainly singing very high and nasally. The bending forward with yhe mic pressed against her nose was their promary take aways from this part of the performance.

Thanks for this reaction ! I understand that painting the face white is a Kabuki theater tradition, so that the face and its expressions are visible to the entire audience.

The song is about being chased by monsters in her dream. She resists them, and in the fails and falls into darkness. The disconnection between her and the music is intentional and reflects the discordance in the themes of the song. And she does an excellent job singing an independent melody over the musicians. If you look closely when she has the filter on, she has the mic at an angle and pressed against the bottom of her nose. She is using every trick in the book to support that section. A lot will say it's a recording, but I saw them sing this once, and they didn't take the filter off and she went back into the verse with the filter on for a couple seconds.

Just to call out that a reason you felt that the first vocal section didn't click was a deliberate choice in the song. The timing is on a mixture of 4/4, 3/4 and 6/8, so it's going to mess with most people's sense rhythm. Except of course for Queen Su, who can this all day 🤘🦊❤

Basically this song is a story, not a song. she read it as if she were singing and accompanied by dark and haunting music. overall the this story song (Rondo of Nightmare)" provides a haunting portrayal of a nightmarish reality where madness reigns and escaping its grip becomes an unattainable aspiration. The song explores the depths of despair, the longing for connection, and the desolate journey into darkness. You have to understand the lyrics first. the story which often appears in anime stories

Nice reaction. The Kamiband really getting to show off. And we're here for it. And then And then Su rises from the center of the stage. To sing a truly dark song. These are most likely the darkest lyrics Babymetal has done. This song really is a about a nightmare. Being chase through the dark. All you see are the claws and fangs flash in the moonlight. You try to hide but it catches you. Just at the end you get the courage to ask it to reveal itself. Then you can fall into the dark. And like in real life you wake up suddenly. Which is why the song ends that way and because it's a recurring nightmare. You know they say if you die in your sleep you die for real. I always hoped none of them actually had this dream. That's some scary stuff right there. EDM you say. Check out Uki Uki Midnight from their early days. Enjoy the journey through the Foxhole and into the Babymetal galaxy of music.

Su-metal has been a professional singer since she was ten years old. She was sixteen when this was filmed and was already a veteran. At 25, she has been the lead vocalist of Babymetal for more than half her life and she is still leveling up.