Studio Musician | Babymetal: Karate & Rondo of Nightmare Reaction & Analysis 

I love that you recognize that they are not sexualized , theyre just adorable,badass girls

I don't care what anyone says, BABYMETAL defied the odds and hatred. They are still the most original band to come out of the genre for the past decade. A metal fusion at its best. The small voices took a while to grow on me but damn these girls really know how to put on a show.

Very cool! I think that we, as musicians, are affected by aspects of what is going on here differently than many laymen would be. The level of professionalism, the thoughtfulness of the writing, the purity of the concept and unrelenting quality of the performance still staggers me nearly six years after my introduction to this group. They are my everyday vehicle to musical joy and it is watching as others realize this for themselves that has led me to watch reaction videos, Without BABYMETAL I would never have started following reactors at all. I have found so much to feed my own artistic growth in BABYMETAL, like the way they create mystique for themselves, the way that the scream and dance provided by the backup dancers acts as a bridge to the audience, the way the girls do not need to be made objects at all in order to be appreciated, even loved. The enchantment without any of the darkness. They even stole the devils horns and turned them into a gesture of innocence, joy, perfection and beauty... The amount of work and dedication required to achieve these things at this level pushes me to practice more, to learn more, to dream even bigger dreams than I did before I found them. As I related to you on my previous comment, "My favorite band, ever.". Kitsune dao!

Su is a friggin BOSS. Just from a technical side of things, everything she's coordinating, with great precision, is impressive. Then add to that the fact that while she's doing all that she absolutely commands the stage like some kind of war goddess despite being quite small. It's a pretty magical thing to see.

I love that you picked up right away on the time signatures in Rondo! You should check out their song "Tales of the Destinies" for some more wild prog metal. They only performed it once live and it's still amazing to me how they choreographed dance to the song.

Anyone who gets past Gimme Chocolate unscathed will fall in love with Babymetal eventually. There’s so much more insane shit for you to discover with them. You’ll think you have seen it all and can’t be surprised anymore, and you’ll be wrong every time.

Karate is such a reflection of who Nakamoto Suzuka is. Su-Metal was the 2nd class president of Sakura Gakuin (Cherry Blossom Academy). This song is about overcoming adversity and picking each other up. That really is a part of who Su is especially when she helps up Moa and Yui. Sakura Gakuin was a middle school music club/school. Babymetal was a sub unit of Sakura Gakuin. Graduation ceremony for Su and one other girl took place in 2013. All the words addressing Su demonstrated a love from each member of Sakura Gakuin towards her. Her leadership really was a big factor. When a performance of Sakura Gakuin (all girls) or a sub unit (such as Twinklestars or BabyMetal) didn't go well, Su was there to help encourage each member so they would do better next time. She's a real leader. You should check out Junna Drummer and her cover of Babymetal Doki Doki Morning. Nemophila is a super group from Japan that did an awesome cover of Megitsune.

You're not too far behind me, I discovered them 5 months ago and I'm in deep now! Going to see them back to back in August, soooo excited! You're in for a wild ride as you traverse their history and work .. it's an amazing time to become a fan!

Welcome back to the Foxhole, it's been a while 🦊🤘🔥 Nice selection of songs, both were composed by YuppeMetal (aka Yuyoyuppe), you'll hear more songs from him, he's also behind the arrangements of Megitsune and more new songs from latest album like Monochrome and Believing. _Akumu No Rondo_ combines not only heaviness with dark waltz and dope time signatures changes but also delicate and fragile beautiness that makes you wants to grab your inception kit and go to rescue this 16 yo queen from this nightmare. Temporarily title song was "Kill The Alice" so 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, you can hear an example of this in the song "Blue Rondo a la Turk" The Kami Band 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. Many people forget 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 of 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"_ Keep watching all their solos because all 4 of them are beautiful and of course the rest of the girls under a subgroup called "Black Babymetal" are enjoyable too, so don't miss out their other 4 songs too. Btw if you want to know more about them you can watch *"A BabyMetal Guide"* by CrypticMisery, is the most updated guide and is among majority of BM fans the most structured and well focus on the informative side. Fans at Sabaton's Europe Tour are enjoying a lot with BM concerts as a special guests, hopefully you will too someday this year, you don't wanna miss this unique experience. Thanks for sharing these amazing set and analysis. See you next time.🦊🤘🔥

Amazing reaction! Best one in years imo. 🤘🏻🦊🤘🏻 you will get thorough answers to all your questions, but you're in for a continuous and amazing treat. And yes, none of their lyrics, choreo or costumes have sexualized them ever. Thankfully 🤘🏻🦊🤘🏻 Kitsunes up!! Looking forward to the next reaction. They truly are unique.

Glad that you stuck with it, dude! Babymetal are one of a kind, and there is much more left to discover. They did just release a new album, but perhaps it's best to work your way up to it. If you want to stick to some of the old fan favourites, then maybe do _Road of Resistance_ and _Headbanger_ next. Or if you want to be even more surprised at how varied their repertoire is, try _Tales of the Destinies_ (only performed live once, at the Tokyo Dome in 2016) and _Babymetal Death_ 🙂

It was not just the HMR sign it is also the Fox hand sign \../ \../ Babymetal are often using Fox symbols in their clips and scenery ) Also, if you look at their original Karate clip, she's catching a fly with that gesture there )

Rondo Of Nightmare is progressive djent. If you like this kind of music, try their other song: Tales Of Destinies, insane compossed arrangement.

Great double reaction and analysis, thanks! If you like to count crazy time signatures you need to watch "Tales of the Destinies" live at Tokyo Dome 2016. 😁 And yep, their choreo and outfits have always been correct, proper for their age and respectful to them (and to people with good taste in general). Otherwise I promise you I would not be here.

I'm Japanese. Thank for your great reaction. Babymetal's members belong to the biggest entertainment company in Japan and are famous star (acting in TV. CM. etc) from when a child. And, Suzuka Nakamoto (The lead singer of Babymetal) is a very famous singer. BABYMETAL was created to make use of her talent.😀

Great & Thanks from Japan 有難う💛。◆ For "Rondo" : 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. ◆ For "Karate" : No comment because yours is enough. Just one fact that Su's last high note was beautiful in 2017 and is better now with richness coming from her maturity. ◆ For "Fox" : Its a long story.

If you want to see more of their stagecraft, Road of resistance - Live in Japan is awesome Herman Lee from Dragonforce wrote the main guitar part, I think you'll enjoy it

I think you should definitely see tales of the destinies, that song is very interesting to say the least The fox stuff is part of their lore yeah, basically the fox god is some sort of god of metal who summoned the girls and explains the fox hand sign and all of the other related things. The lore gets pretty confusing and isn't really to be taken too seriously. It's part of their show and you can see insane scale fox imagery in some of their stage setups.

I recommend the songs Akatsuki, Amore, Arkadia, YAVA, Road of Resistance, Ijime Dame Zettai.. and more. You will love it, trust me. Unreal musicianship. If I had to pick 1 for you to react to- it’s Arkadia

You can sense elegance in Babymetal's music and performance, which is barely found in other metal bands. Even though the KAGEROU, the most sexy song of theirs in my opinion, Babymetal still deliver it in a elegant way.

If you always do two videos per reaction, I recommend the opening and closing for their concert "Legend S 1997" in 2013. 1997 was Su's birth year and this is her birthday show. The opening is Ave Maria/Headbanger. The closer is "Death." Both epic.

I have seen hundreds of reactions to BABYMETAL and I think your commentary and reactions are really great!

The point you made which I deeply admire is about us -"Westerners" - being conditioned that women entertainers must show some skin and look sexy to be marketable. I have always contended that the Babymetal girls then, and young ladies now have to break so many barriers, perhaps the most by any artists ever. By my count, they broke stereotypes in age, gender, race, spoken language/lyrics, presentation of heavy metal and to your point, the oversexualization of female artists. All at the tender age of what..14 - 18 yrs old. Yeh they may have only been "pushed" to do it but we can not deny, these girls delivered when called upon. Let us just be happy that we are experiencing this "experiment". I do not think we will ever see anything like this again. Would love to see your journey down the fox hole. Subscribed.

The ending sign is the fox god hand signature ❤

Great reaction! Producer KobaMetal created FoxGood and its lore inspired by the fox, a messenger of the god Inari. Inari worship is the most widespread folk religion in Japan. Incidentally, Japanese foxes make a kon-kon sound, while we Kitsune make a ooh-oo-oo-oo sound🦊🤘

Dancing in the dark 2 meters above a rotating stage, a 16yr old Suzuka sings of an Unending Nightmare of being chased by a Faceless Terror and Begging a Boon that it show her its face just once before she dies. That's Metal. That's Babymetal!! Put your Kitsune UP!! Po!

kagerou is one of my favorite songs. It has an extended kami band intro too. They had a different kami band for their overseas performances.

Que bueno que te hallas tomado el trabajo de leer los comentarios que te dejaron en el video anterior :)

I could be wrong, but i think the timing represents a waltz. Its amazing.

The Fox God is Babymetal's patron deity and you'll see lots of fox symbolism around BM #notacult. The Fox God summons Su to save metal and we even get a theatrical autodafe where that happens in "Babymetal DEATH Legend 1997". The hand sign they do at the end of Karate is a "Fox Sign" which is their version of the "metal devil horns". Megitsune is probably BM's most popular and performed song and it translates as vixen or female fox. I think BM's producer, Kei Kobayashi, might also be having a bit of a joke as in Japan the Fox God is associated with prosperity and business success.

Thanks for this reaction, it's not just fun seeing you react to this, but it's funny how you hit one many interesting parts accidentally. You mentioned 16 or 18 in the Rondo performance, it's 16. Babymetal was actually youngest female group ever to perform at Budokan, 14, 14 and 16. Budokan in Tokyo is famous, The Beatles were the first to perform there. Think of it as: 'Madison Square Garden of Japan'. You mentioned Ariana Grande, it's actually the favorite singer of Yuimetal _and_ Ariana is a fan of Babymetal, she has taken photos with them, etc. One of the best things of Babymetal, let's judge based on skill instead of use sexualization. Any growling isn't live, just backing track, it's studio and possibly manipulated. One of the best parts of Babymetal live is best the 8th member: the audience Pretty much all the lyrics are empowering, Babymetal are great example for younger girls (and boys and grown ups) too. Yes, Babymetal did all of that, touring the world, but also still going to school. And Doing things like making homework backstage at metal festivals. Babymetal is crazy in the best way possible.

Exellent reaction BabyMetal is an experience everyone should have . You said all the things that make us love them so much 😁 humble ,adorable, extremely talented and modest. Gimme Chocolate may not be their best song but live at one of their shows is so much fun they perform 💯 with as much enfusiasm as when they first performed it as i seen recently at Wembley Arena in London 😁 Welcome to the foxhole it so much fun in here 😁🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼

Thank you for this awesome reaction. And I'm waiting for more BM! 🦊

We could answer your question but only the fox God knows 😂 the fox is part of the lore is putting it simply. For another intricate one, try tales of the destinies, or for a masterclass in crowd control road of resistance live in Japan.

Babymetal are awesome and I'm glad you're going down the fox hole. New sub here so I'm looking forward to you checking out more of their stuff

Absolutely love your reactions. Found you yesterday. Your comments are spot on and it's good to get your musical analysis. Glad you're a fan now, welcome ❤️ Seriously, you've just become the best Babymetal reactor in my eyes ❤️🤘🏻🦊🤘🏻

Los solos de kamiband son magníficos es como si fuera una invocación para que la hermosa reina Su salga desde las profundidades y nos ilumine con su voz hermosa que al escuchar dan ganas de rescatarla de esa pesadilla 😍 que hermoso 👑😍❤ Larga vida a Babymetal 🤘🦊🤘

Nice reaction brother 💥🤘🦊🤘💥 Babymetal fans often smile when people say their gimmicky...little do those people know the real truth. Rock on my friend 🔥🎸🥁🔥

I knew about Babymetal for a while but I've started listening to them a lot more this year. It's always fun to see people reacting to their stuff. The band is great and honestly their music just makes me feel good. I can understand people who say the girls' performances are a bit overly theatrical at times but in general I just love the combination of their voices and the instrumentals behind them and the live performance is just so energetic.

Great reaction. You understand now why BabyMetal is so unique and loved. As you pointed out, the choreography isn’t sexualized. Fans love BabyMetal for the music, the sheer talent and charisma of the girls, the amazing skills of the Kami Band and the messaging of their songs. Yes, BabyMetal members have grown up to be absolutely beautiful young ladies. But most of us watched them grew up, to many we are just fans but more like proud aunts and uncles. You haven’t seen nothing yet. Live performances of Headbanger & Road of Resistance.

Excellent music commentary on Rondo of Nightmare. Ohmura Takayoshi (2nd soloist with gold guitar) did some tutorial/explanatory videos on several Babymetal songs including Rondo. He talked about the rhythmic patterns often being in 7. And mentioned also how difficult it would be for Su- with the verses and chorus in 3. Someone did provide a link to an IEM capture where one can clearly hear the metronome counting her in at a few spots and the chorus was counted in by 3's rather than 6's. Interesting that there was no count or pitch cue for Su- to come in with the "scream" during the bridge. I am pretty sure this is classic Su-metal self-choreography. Although in general Babymetal songs are choreographed by Mikiko, I don't think she provides more than a consult or loose framework for the Su- solos. I could believe the brief *waltz* Su- does during the chorus was a Mikiko suggestion. But the choreo is very consistent from performance to performance nonetheless.

Finally a true artist, reviewing this band! Time signatures explained! I thank you and I subscribed!

Good reaction/analysis, liked and subbed. Thx for sharing.

This reaction made my day. Please do more. Thank you!

17:45 its crazy you knew what was coming next was not expecting it

You are absolutely know what you are talking about, the riffs the bridge the breakdowns and every aspects of the music, Iam an actual metalhead for over 25 years since i was very little kid, from really heavy old school death metal to catchy grindcore and i love really love Babymetal, now i love how you react to the music. Thank you sir, its really great reaction video. If you are take some requests i wish Akatsuki and catch me if you can of Babymetal, and Vinushka of Dir En Grey for the next reaction video.

The symbol is for the Fox God

As a bass player i put this bass just under les claypool

Brace yourself because people are going to explain what's the significance of foxes in great detail 😂 I just wanted to say that the fact you mentioned how empowering they are made me really happy. Believe it or not, not many acknowledge this fact and if they do, they usually say it's empowering just for women. I feel like to me (as a guy) they are equally empowering. It doesn't matter what gender you are, ANYONE can recognize and be moved by true courage and passion. Aside from that, women raising up from adversity is also inspiring. It helps to close the ridiculous gaps there are between men and women. How strong could we be if we fought side to side against injustice?

Queen SU and her Kamis! 🤘🦊🤘

That hand sign is "Fox". "Megitsune" means "Fox girl". In Japan, fox is treated as a mysterious animal on mythology. They have power of magic trick to tease people.

Love seeing someone reacting to this for the first time. Enjoy! And thanks for the time signature lesson!

We live in a bubble here in the West...Japanese guitarists are very good, very technical, very precise... there is a strong heavy metal guitar hero culture in Japan...they love metal...Yui forever!

Jhulian my friend , when your able check out Blue Oyster Cult album "Secret Treaties" 1974 , , song "Jokes on you ' Think you will be pleasantly surprised .

Sue is getting the time signatures threw her earpiece I heard this song played threw Sue metals earpiece someone was counting out the tempo to her like 1234 and so on she's the best metal singer ever

Spirit or maybe even essence is a better translation for Kami. Animals and the forest and even rocks have Kami. The word Kami definitely doesn't have the power or authority inherent to it like the English word God.

Your reactions are top notch mate, thanks for posting.

17:57 they are children.

Fantastic reaction and thank you for showing Karate at the Fox Festival, I had not seen that one. They are doing the Fox Sign, not the traditional devil horns, the silhouette resembles a fox head. The Fox God is a central piece of their lore. I think BABYMETAL is the most beautiful thing to have ever happened to the rock/metal genre. I fully agree with your comments on western culture and despicable sexualization. I can't say anything negative about BABYMETAL even if I'd be picky. Their talent, music, choreography, lyrics, outfits, personalities, stage designs, lore, it is all great! You're left with so many positive emotions after seeing them perform. Incredibly inspiring group!

This is why you watch Babymetal live. Nice reaction.

ギターの大村氏は、この曲で一番難しいのは、このリズムにメロディーを合わせるスーのボーカルパートだと言っていました。

Its the symbol of the Fox god.

This is why I always recommend Rondo of Nightmare first above all their shows. If you had one chance to capture someones attention and make them a fan of Babymetal is Rondo or Megitsune above all others

I have tons of recommendations I could make but really, if there's a single video you need to see it's the "BABYMETAL - Road of Resistance - Live in Japan (Official)" video. One of the best live acts I ever seen though I sadly wasn't there for it.

try Babymetal - Tales of Destinies. Its x100 harder. Time singnature changed 28 times during the song.

DId you notice how stable SU's voice was, even while jumping during the Karate breakdown? Insane :) SU was 16 when she did that Rondo of Nightmare performance, and she was 19 during that Karate performance! I can agree that Gimme Chocolate can sound cringy, but that's why I loved it ahahah As you saw, they can have many different styles, and they blend all kind of metal genres with other genres. You can find Power metal, Death Metal, Prog, Rap Metal, Industrial, Pyrate, Electronic, Dubstep, Bollywood, and whatever comes to your mind xD About the Fox: yes, it has importance in the Japanese culture, but also here it's also lore. Legends say that when they showed the girls the MEtal Horns, they mistook them for the Fox shadow play! Starting from that, their producer started all a lore about them being summoned and given power by the Fox God! This was also used to kind of protect them when they where really young, so when they were asked questions they couldn't or didn't want to answer, the just replied with "Only the Fox God knows" :D

Aguante Babymetal ❤💪 de que país sos? ✌️

"Karate" also features djent-like riffs and a J-pop melody. Loudwire's Graham Hartmann described the song as "incredibly charming. Instrumentally, it’s also heavy as hell. The song’s main riff is way low on the sonic spectrum, chugging away in a no-nonsense djent fashion." “Karate” took home the trophy for Best Metal Song @ the 2016 Annual Loudwire Music Awards. Karate explained that the lyrics are about never giving up and always moving forward, no matter what difficulties need to be endured. Furthermore, Karate choreographed described how the dance moves were made to help express the message of the song, as most of the lyrics were in Japanese 🇯🇵. That "Hashire" in karate will always tear me up every time. It just gives me a sense of epicness and energy that I have never felt with other songs before. Su-Metal voice has matured over the years now that she is in her early 20s. Noticing little things like Su-Metal removing her IEM at the 2016 UK 🇬🇧 Download Festival to hear the crowd always gets a thumbs up from me. Kitsune Up 🦊🦊🦊🤘🤘🤘🇯🇵🇸🇬#notacult. There is more that you can hear from Su-Metal in-term of vocals:- 1. "Amore" (Wembley Arena). 2. "No Rain No Rainbow" (Legend A Baptism XX). 3. "Akatsuki" (Budokan Black Night) & (The Unfinished Version @ Makuhari Messe). 4. Rondo Of Nightmare With Mischief Of Metal Gods Intro @ Budokan Black Night). Kitsune Up 🦊🦊🦊🤘🤘🤘🇯🇵🇸🇬#notacult. Rondo Of Nightmare/With Mischief Of God Intro/Nippon Budokan & Yokohama Arena:- This is one of 4 Su-Metal solo songs. The other 3 are:- 1. "Amore" (Wembley Arena). 2. "No Rain No Rainbow" (Legend A Baptism XX). 3. "Akatsuki" (Budokan Black Night) & (The Unfinished Version @ Makuhari Messe) KamiBand:- The KamiBand are the instrumentalists (or backing band) in BABYMETAL - Each member is a "god (Kami) of music" summoned by The Fox God stage by stage. All the Kamis have their own jobs and side-projects in addition to BABYMETAL. Current Members Who Perform At Nippon Budokan:- •Takayoshi Ohmura (Guitar, ESP SNAPPER-7/R Twinkle Pink). •Leda Cygnus (Guitar, ESP BLUE CUSTOM). •Daisuke 'BOH' Bohte (Bass, ATELIER Z BETA 6, Boh'S CUSTOM 6). •Aoyama Hideki (Drums, YAMAHA Signature Drum Kit). Live at Budokan: Red Night & Black Night Apocalypse:- BABYMETAL is the youngest act to perform at the Budokan and artists need to be invited to perform there. Live at Budokan: Red Night & Black Night Apocalypse (stylized as LIVE AT BUDOKAN ～RED NIGHT & BLACK NIGHT APOCALYPSE～)[a] is the third live video release by the Japanese heavy metal band Babymetal. It contains two concerts performed at Nippon Budokan shortly after the release of the band's eponymous debut album, and was released on January 7, 2015 in a standard edition and a limited-edition box set exclusively for "The One" fanclub members. Nippon Budokan (日本武道館, Nippon Budōkan), often shortened to simply Budokan, is an indoor arena located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Originally built for the inaugural Olympic judo competition in the 1964 Summer Olympics, its name translates as Martial Arts Hall in English. While its primary purpose is to host martial arts contests, the arena has gained additional fame as one of the world's most iconic musical performance venues. A number of famous rock music acts have played at Budokan. The Beatles were the first rock group to play there in a series of concerts held between June 30 and July 2, 1966. ABBA ended their last tour there. Their final show on March 27, 1980, was the last live concert ABBA performed together. Numerous acts have recorded live albums at Budokan, including Bryan Adams, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Cheap Trick, Dream Theater, Duran Duran, Kiss, Mr. Big, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Journey and Deep Purple. [Rondo of Nightmare]:- Akumu no Rondo [Rondo of Nightmare] is a song from BABYMETAL's first original album, BABYMETAL, by SU-METAL. Information:- •Artist: BABYMETAL. •Album: BABYMETAL. •Lyrics: Yuyoyuppe. •Composition: Yuyoyuppe. •Arrangement: Yuyoyuppe. Lyrics:- "Rondo Of Nightmare (悪夢の輪舞曲; Akumu No Rondo)" 欠けた月が　照らし出した 陰りの中　はびこる狂気 笑い声　響き渡り 牙をむいて　目を光らせている 逃げられない ゆらゆら　揺らめく 心に見え隠れ 悪夢の輪舞曲が　繰り返されている 目覚めの光は 遥かかなた　見えなくなり ただ　走り抜ける 闇の中を 森の中　泉の中 息を殺し　身を潜めても 迫り来る　すぐ近くに 淀んだ声　終わらない夜 嗚呼... もう　ここから　出られないのなら 貴方の　姿を　見せてはくれないか ゆらゆら　揺らめく 心に見え隠れ 悪夢の輪舞曲が　繰り返されている 目覚めの光は 遥かかなた　見えなくなる ただ　堕ちていくの 闇の中へ [Romaji:] 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 Kitsune Up 🦊🦊🦊🤘🤘🤘🇯🇵🇸🇬#notacult.

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Here is a link to Su in-ear mix for Rondo. Same video, different performance. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nDao9r5knqc.html

Few reactors hit hard the iceberg of the foxhole once they see the tip. Just keep the pace, keep the chronology of the discography, or feelium will attack. Don't even try Monochrome yet.

Excellent reaction and analysis. As we said before and as you saw here for yourself, BABYMETAL are not like the vast majority of female artists who use sex to sell their records, they are all about the music, the performance and the talent. I think you understand now why they have so many fans - and why we say to watch their live performances. The Budokan in Tokyo is one of the most prestigious venues for concerts, it is the place all Japanese and many foreign artists aspire to and dream of playing and a small minority actually get to do so. It is a martial arts arena originally built for the 1964 Olympics. BABYMETAL became the youngest average age female band ever to headline there - Su was just 16, Yui and Moa still only 14 ... and they sold it out 2 nights running as they released their first album. This was just the second time Su performed 'Rondo of Nightmare' live - the first was the night before. There can't be many singers who could follow an instrumental intro like the Mischiefs of the Metal Gods from the Kami Band - Su did and she owned that stage from the moment she rose up from below. Yes, they reinvented the metal horns🤘with their own version - the kitsune or fox hand sign.🦊 Legend has it they were being shown the horns and mistook it for a shadow play fox - their producer Kobametal ran with it and created an entire lore around the Fox God, so ever since they have had storylines and elaborate stages featuring foxes. The 5 Fox Festivals in 2017 were a series of concerts they played with very specific audience requirements (red fox was females only, black fox males only, white fox every in the audience had to wear corpse face paint like the Kami Band, Silver fox was children and people over 60 only, I can't remember what colour was teenagers only ... I think I have remembered those correctly). They finished with the Big Fox Festival. 'Rondo of Nightmare' is one of their darkest songs lyrically, 'Karate' is one of their songs with a positive message (most of their songs have a positive message, some like 'Gimme Chocolate, are just fun, happy songs. I'm looking forward to whatever songs you choose to react to next ... and I am hoping you will do their entire catalogue.

Hand sign is the Fox god (not rock on).

I was the same with with gimme chocolate, after listening to them for awhile I started to really like gimme chocolate and I wouldn't listen to Iine! (Line! on spotify) after listening to it a few times, I can't skip Iine anymore, it's a ride...never listened to Uki Uki midnight, too much dubstepy for me...after a few times listening to it when I didn't feel like skipping..its now on my rotation... Give it time, gimme chocolate will be one of your favorites, every car around me gets to hear it to 😂

Here is Sumetal singing 'Rondo of Nightmare' with her ear monitor click track. Her channel is isolated so you can hear her raw vocals. Although the audio recorded isn't great. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nDao9r5knqc.html

great reaction ! great to see you "get" BABYMETAL - thank you . Keep exploring. I suggest "Catch me if you can", "Yava" and "kagero" with more kami and intros.. Dance , headbang, scream and shout !!!

Just liked and subscribed 👍 😀, I saw this amazing band live last week at Wembley, the power really does not come through on video, it hits your soul like a train full of steel wrapped in a fucking rainbow, never seen a act with so much contrast. Do it..buy tickets dude. Ps. Also a musician. Pps. This was only a support show for Sabaton, so bare basics, can't wait to see the full show sometime.

Like your comments and your analysis, but find it hard to keep watching when you talk over the music. Just my style, I like if you pause and comment rather than talk over the music. I'm here for both the music and you. Cheers and keep going hard!!!! Luving Babymetal! They r nuts!!..... U gotta learn the fox.. not the devils horns.. look at the fingers! This is Babymetal!!

Would love to see you react to "Sis Anger", really heavy song and it's actually without the main singer.

この人凄い！歌い始めの入るタイミングが、かなりの難しいのがすぐ気付いてるね！普通の歌手だとあのリズムではなかなか入れないタイミングなんだよね。

Enjoy the reaction🦊🤘🎸🎸🎶

It is time to see the stage general Sumetal in her true form. You must check out Road of Resistance live in Japan. I k ow your doing 2 songs per video so I would pair it with Headbanger from Legend 1997

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

Kitsunes Up! 🤘🦊🤘

Such an amazing band, amazing musicians, amazing singers. RIP to the sweet, and amazing Ko-Gami - The Small/Little God (Mikio Fujioka) he was one of the Original guitarists. He was called the the small gos Because he was only 5'1/5'2 He didn't miss a single of the girls performances. He was there for every big milestone. He also did work outside of the Kami band. Other gigs, and also teaching. He was taken too soon.. between December 30th 2017 when he was injured. And January 5th when he passed. His presence missed from their stage. 🤘🏻🦊🤘🏻

Congrat for thi react, can't wait to hear your comments on live stage of 'Road of resistance' or 'babymetal death' by example.

Shinto, part of Japanese culture , is not a religion but, a way of life. 💯👍 All things upon this earth have spirits that live with us.We just call it 'Nature' . Inari Ōkami (Japanese 稲荷大神), also called Ō-Inari (大稲荷) is the Japanese kami of foxes, fertility, rice, tea and sake, of agriculture and industry, of -primarliy to BABYMETAL, general prosperity and worldly success and one of the principal kami of Shinto. To BABYMETAL and the KAMI band, they do sometimes change up bands. The Kitsune (Foxes) are literally messengers for Kami, and BABYMETAL themselves feel, they are the same, Foxes and messengers to the World, or the way. Suzaka Nakomoto or Su, born in Hiroshima Perfecture, Japan, World heritage site of the 'Atomic Dome', the rest is history 😁👍 even said in the early days, the Fox God, guides them on stage, and the energy to do as they do, the performance. Did not read ALL the comments but, sure someone has mentioned the fox sign,( or hand-sign) you mention is their adaption, ( of I guess what Weterners call, a metal band signature) for them alone. The rest I leave to otheres, especially since this is a reaction from, at time I posted, 4 months old. Sure many have enlightened you to more about them since. Nice breakdown from a musicans ear, tuned to hear what we sometimes do not. With BABYMETAL, I feel, I like to know all about them, including their background. Which to answer some of your questions?? If you YT search, 'Sakura Gakuin' (a school of acting, musical performance in Japan, that consists of girls of up to junior high).You will see they have been doing this in various ways on stage, since they ALL, learned to walk! ,...And It shows, as your comments tell us. txts and, God Bless. 🙏

Отличная реакция, сделай по babynetal+bodyslam+fhero, я из Yakutya Sakha Syberya😊

Awesome reaction and analysis, really enjoyed watching this. BABYMETAL live is incredible, from pro shot videos to random fan cams, they are always giving 100% every show. They have been true professionals from a very young age and show a love for their craft in each performance. Now you need to see some of their over the top production. It would be great to see you react to 🦊🦊🦊BM - Intro to Legend S:Baptism XX🦊🦊🦊it's on daily motion, and you will have to put a filter over it. There is a lore intro and the show starts at 3:05 the song is called In The Name Of.

Check out Ijime Dame Zettai live at Sonisphere 2014 and road of resistance live in Japan 2016

Lol. You haven't seen "Headbanger" or "Road of Redemption" You're in for a treat.

😁😁😁🤘🤘🤘

"Karate" (eng below) [Romaji:] Seiya sessesse seiya. Seiya sessesse seiya. Soiya sossosso soiya. Soiya sossosso soiya. (Ossu.) Namida koborete mo (Ossu.) tachimukatte yukooze! Hitasura seiya soiya tatakau-nda kobushi o motto kokoro o motto zenbu zenbu togisumashite. (Wo'oo wo'oo wo'oo.) Mada mada seiya soiya tatakau-nda kanashiku natte tachiagare-naku natte mo. (Aa ossu ossu.) Seiya sessesse seiya. Seiya sessesse seiya. Soiya sossosso soiya. Soiya soso soiya. (Ossu.) Kokoro orarete mo (Ossu.) tachimukatte yukooze! Hitasura seiya soiya tatakau-nda kobushi o motto kokoro o motto zenbu zenbu togisumashite. (Wo'oo wo'oo wo'oo.) Mada mada seiya soiya tatakau-nda kanashiku natte tachiagare-naku natte mo. (Wo'oo wo'oo wo'oo.) (Wo'oo wo'oo wo'oo.) Seiya soiya tatakau-nda (Wo'oo wo'oo wo'oo.) zenbu zenbu togisumashite. (Wo'oo wo'oo wo'oo.) Seiya soiya tatakau-nda (Wo'oo wo'oo wo'oo.) zenbu zenbu togisumashite. (Wo'oo wo'oo wo'oo.) Hitasura seiya soiya tatakau-nda kobushi o motto kokoro o motto zenbu zenbu togisumashite. (Wo'oo wo'oo wo'oo.) Mada mada seiya soiya tatakau-nda kanashiku natte tachiagare-naku natte mo. Hashire! (Seiya soiya tatakau-nda) (zenbu zenbu togisumashite.) (Wo'oo wo'oo wo'oo.) Hashire! (Seiya soiya tatakau-nda) (zenbu zenbu togisumashite.) (Wo'oo wo'oo wo'oo.) (Wo'oo wo'oo wo'oo.) (Wo'oo wo'oo wo'oo.) (Wo'oo wo'oo wo'oo.) [English:] Seiya sessesse seiya. Seiya sessesse seiya. Soiya sossosso soiya. Soiya sossosso soiya. (Ossu.) Even if tears spill from our eyes, (Ossu.) let's confront it! Single-mindedly, seiya soiya, let's fight on with our fists more... with our spirits more... with making all sharper. (Wo'oh wo'oh wo'oh.) Still more, seiya soiya, let's fight on even if we get sad and unable to stand up. (Ah ossu ossu.) Seiya sessesse seiya. Seiya sessesse seiya. Soiya sossosso soiya. Soiya soso soiya. (Ossu.) Even if our spirits are broken, (Ossu.) let's confront it! Single-mindedly, seiya soiya, let's fight on with our fists more... with our spirits more... with making all sharper. (Wo'oh wo'oh wo'oh.) Still more, seiya soiya, let's fight on even if we get sad and unable to stand up. (Wo'oh wo'oh wo'oh.) (Wo'oh wo'oh wo'oh.) Seiya soiya, let's fight on (Wo'oh wo'oh wo'oh.) with making all sharper. (Wo'oh wo'oh wo'oh.) Seiya soiya, let's fight on (Wo'oh wo'oh wo'oh.) with making all sharper. (Wo'oh wo'oh wo'oh.) Single-mindedly, seiya soiya, let's fight on with our fists more... with our spirits more... with making all sharper. (Wo'oh wo'oh wo'oh.) Still more, seiya soiya, let's fight on even if we get sad and unable to stand up. Run! (Seiya soiya, let's fight on) (with making all sharper.) (Wo'oh wo'oh wo'oh.) Run! (Seiya soiya, let's fight on) (with making all sharper.) (Wo'oh wo'oh wo'oh.) (Wo'oh wo'oh wo'oh.) (Wo'oh wo'oh wo'oh.) (Wo'oh wo'oh wo'oh.)

When you look into the back ground of babymetal from were they came from you will understand there singing background.

Hooked another one, boys. XD 🤘🦊🤘

Very nice reaction, you're one of few people that listened to Rondo of Nightmare once and able to figure the time signature 🤣

Tales of the destinies LIVE !!!

A quick rundown of the albums: 1. Babymetal - An expansion of the original concept; Bubblegum pop and EDM with metal music. Doki Doki Morning was the prototype and the girls were what, 11-13 when this started? Even throughout this album, you can hear the progress. 2. Metal Resistance - A step up from the original album with a bit more serious metal songs with great musicianship. Road to Resistance was written with Dragonforce I think. 3. Metal Galaxy - Babymetal's "genre" fused with cultural influences and styles from around the world and collaborations with famous international artists. Asa musician, some of this album might be crack for your brain. 4. The Other One - I'm yet to hear all of it, but I think its about breaking stereotypes of the band. Every album you see a major change and growth in the band. So many styles. It's hard to make a judgement on them from a few songs, they are seriously diverse... even within a niche genre they pretty much invented.

この2014年3月のLIVEではじめてすべての演奏を神バンドがやっています、ここから完全にBABYMETALの3人と神バンドによる形が完成し、2014のソニスフィアへの海外へ進出していきます。ちなみにこのLIVEではじめてギミチョコの神バンド生演奏が観れます。有名なMVはスタジオ音源です