As a big fan of this band, I'm not ashamed to admit that I shed a tear when they released a trailer to this song/MV a day before the release, and again I was crying a cry of joy watching the full MV. The departure of previous keyboardist/growler and drummer Ayanon and Gomi-chan really was a heavy blow for the three remaining members and also for us fans. But they were determined to continue the band, and they opened an audition to search for the new members. And Sakitty, Hanon-chan and Kanachi were chosen. The only new element in this new version of the band is just the rap. Yukippe said before the new song was released that they might do the twinbo (twin voice, meaning twin vocals) so the new rapper/harsh vocalist Kanachi will sometimes assist Yukippe on vocal harmonizations and all. And yeah, they definitely came back heavier than ever. From the cute rock 'Shigeki' you can experience the leveling up until this new song 'Antimental' that sounds so deep and heavy. Thanks for this reaction, Beth. So glad you love it!! 🤘🏼🔥🤘🏼
Their previous keyboardist was a screamer too, they also lost the sax, which I actually love from their previous songs due to the uniqueness have a sax. But having said that, Antimental is my favourite from their discography. Hopefully they watch your reactions of them. I've seen a number of reaction videos where STMLT commented thanking the reactors.
I follow them since they started and in the beginning I was happy to see them making rock/metal oriented music - since then it was a journey during which they got better with every new song. The first song with the new members is definitely a leap forward and it is remarkable that they released it only a few weeks after Sakitty, Hanon and Kanachi joined (at least from what we know). Especially Kanachi's part must have been included in this short period of time and it came ot so great. I still miss Gomi and Ayanon. They have since started their own channels, but the dynamic between them and the other members still lacks.
They had been talking about Ayanon and Gomichan leaving since the start of the year, it was decided they would stay till the end of the tour. My guess is that by the time they made the announcements they had already prepared the audition process and new members such as Sakitee were auditioned quickly (especially since drums are absolutely required). Antimental was already partly written but not released since they knew Ayanon and Gomi would be leaving. They adapted it with Kanachi's addition. They had a couple weeks to rehearse Antimental, and then a couple more to rehearse the other songs in time for the "Rebirth Live", they are seriously hard working.
@@FeedNFS Interesting, I guess you're japanese or at least speak the language? It's pretty difficult to understand much, if you are dependend on automatic translations and only very basic language-knowledge to interprete what the translation delivers😅. Even with that, it seems that you have some additional background knowledge. Thanks for sharing, it is highly appreciated 👍😊
STMLT started with more general Rock sound but I think that when they got noticed overseas they made the decision to go for a harder/heavier sound that's popular with the overseas audience. It might have been that the harder direction wasn't for Ayanon and Gomichan. But they got some great new members to take them in that harder direction. Kirara had been talking about adding a rapper/hypeman type member since the start of the auditions. Sakitee was drummer for BabBubble, I don't know if you've reacted to them before but could be interesting. With BabBubble she required a day job to make a living, but with STMLT she can make a living as an entertainer (RU-vidr + Musician), she felt that at her age (late 20s) it might be her last chance to become a full time entertainer so she jumped at the chance to audition for STMLT. I think it was similar for Hanon who was an Idol previously. Kanachi was doing death voice covers on TikTok, I think STMLT is her first band, at least professionally.
When Gomichan and Ayanon left the band, I was a bit worried. They were down to three of them and a performance coming soon. But they pulled this off brilliantly. They held auditions, but could they get it together in time for their stage performance? This song turned out to be way better than I expected and now I am a big fan. Thanks for your reaction to this.
Great reaction Beth , enjoyed 🙂 Also liked/sscrbd. Please surprise yourself and come in Babymetal Foxhole (not Rabbithole). Can you react to Road of Resistance (Pia Arena 2024 Live) from Babymetal dedicated @forthefoxgod7275 Channel? 🦊🤘 Have a nice day 🙂
