Toxic Gnome Reacts - BABYMETAL - Gimme chocolate!! (OFFICIAL) 

Excellent first reaction and welcome to the BABYMETAL Galaxy. I'm glad you enjoyed this, it can go either way with 'Gimme Chocolate' and some people never get past the first "atatatatatatatata dukyun", which is a shame as there is so much more to them than this. As you said, the vocals in this song are very 'poppy', but it is one of the songs that is furthest towards the pop end of their sliding scale of styles and genres. Other songs are very much at the metal end of the scale (and they play virtually every metal genre) and they do everything in between including mixing many other musical styles and genres in with the metal. No two BABYMETAL songs sound alike (OK there are a couple that are similar in style, but you will be hard pressed finding them). Their name 'BABYMETAL' is not about their age (although when they started in 2010 they were aged 12 and 11 so it probably did play a part too). The name was chosen for two reasons: - to symbolize that they gave birth to a new genre of metal music (kawaii metal) - because the writing (and pronunciation) in Japanese is nearly identical to the writing of "heavy metal" (and they love a pun): BABYMETAL = ベビメタル (be-bi-me-ta-ru) heavy metal = ヘビメタル (he-bi-me-ta-ru) As has been said, this video had the studio audio laid over the footage from the live show and the vocals in particular are over processed in the studio recordings - unnecessarily so as Su-metal, the lead singer, is a particularly gifted vocalist (the whole concept for BABYMETAL was formed and developed around her vocal talents and stage presence despite her tender years when they first started). She always sings live - no autotune etc needed - although there is usually a backing track with some harmonies she has pre-recorded but mostly with additional vocals (growls and screams) and additional instruments like piano, synth, strings etc. Their live band (the Kami Band) is made up from some of the very best session musicians to be found in Japan and they are all world class instrumentalists. If you see the band wearing skeleton suits (as in this video) they were just miming - they were called Babybones and were there for the show - no pretence, everybody knew what they were doing, but BABYMETAL started on a very low budget and couldn't afford live musicians for the first two or three years - plus they were just a sub-unit of a bigger Jpop Idol group. They split from that group to become an independent band in their own right in 2013. The live band was phased in gradually from October 2012 and this particular show was the last big one where Babybones made an appearance. The Kami Band became their full time support for all live shows from March 2014. You wondered about other bands members of the Kami band have been in. I think Leda Cygnus was with another band (either Galnaryus or Gacharic Spin, sorry I'm really not sure), but I do know Takayoshi Ohmura toured with Marty Friedman's (ex-Megadeth) band for a while - there are videos of them having shredding competitions during a show. I'm looking forward to following your journey into the Fox Hole, it will be fun and they will surprise you every step of the way. Just two rules - expect the unexpected and enjoy yourself.

It's always extra fun for me to see reactors who appreciate what they are hearing and seeing. With BABYMETAL you will get an explosion of Visuals and Sound. The girls are amazing and have so much energy and talent. The Kami band will blow your mind over and over again. You will see how many different ways BABYMETAL will come at you. With Su Solos, Black BABYMETAL (Yui and Moa duo) All three of them or even the Kami band solos before certain songs. BEST LIVE band ever in my opinion. They always give 1000% at their shows be it big or small. This will be fun to watch.

Great reaction 🤘😷👍 Your gonna get a lot of ppl telling you Babymetal sucks because they don't play any instruments like Band Maid and Love Bites. Babymetal is in a class all by themselves and have one of the best metal bands behind them. BABYMETAL is a fun live act that can't be beat and have accomplished more in their teens then any other band from Japan or in my opinion the world. I have respect for Band Maid and Love Bites and listen to them daily but what they play have been played to death... Babymetal is unique and not everyone gets it....but to each their own. I've been playing music for over 50 yrs and have heard it all. Hope you have fun on your Babymetal ride. 🤘😷👍

Fun facts about this song and the group: 1. Named one of the most important metal songs of the last 10 years 2. A member of Korn got on stage and performed this song with them 3. The Red Hot Chili Peppers performed this song with them 4. Dragon Force performed this song with them. 5. Were in Corey Taylor's recent video. 6. Sang Pain Killer and Breaking the Law with Rob Halford of Judas Priest 7. Sang Pain Killer with The Red Hot Chili Peppers 8. The name BabyMetal is a play on words. In Japanese Heavy Metal and Baby Metal look and sound alike, the only difference is one small symbol when writing.

- First of all, welcome to wonderful world of BABYMETAL! - The lead vocalist, Su-Metal, was 16 years old and Moametal and Yuimetal (the other two) were 14 years old. - This concert is known as “Legend 1997” as Su-Metal was born on 12-20-1997 and this show was the day after her 16th birthday. This was actually the world premiere of the song “Gimme Chocolate”. It was at Makuhari Messe and had an attendance of about 8,000-9,000 people. That’s quite small for the shows they do now, but this was also back in 2013 before they had even released their first album. - These girls have all been performing in some fashion since before they were 10 years old. They may be young, but they are seasoned veterans when it comes to performances at this point. - Yes, this song usually gets a “WTF is this” reaction, and the girls know it as well. The truth is, not all their music is like this. As you see more from them, you’ll come to realize that none of their songs are truly the same. They hit so many different styles and genres, they’re very versatile. - This wasn’t actually a live performance. This was footage from a live show, but the audio was the studio audio. Even at the live show, the “band” wasn’t a real band. They couldn’t always afford a real band early on, so they had the “babybones” guys in the back who pretend to play they instruments just for the visual. They did have their live band, known as “Kami Band” for the last few songs of this concert. - Loved the video, but I have to nitpick. Your audio levels, your voice was very quiet and I had to crank my headphones all the way up, then the music started and blasted my ear drums lol. Anyways, looking forward to your continued journey down the foxhole! - I’d recommend “Road of Resistance” (live in Japan) or “Headbanger” (live at Legend 1997) next!

Welcome to Babymetal, this concert was 2013 the day after Su the lead singers 16th birthday. Babymetal invented Kawaii metal or cute metal a fusion of Jpop and metal 10 years ago, with 50 songs, 3 albums and multiple world tours, awards for best live band and voted number 10 out of 50 top metal bands. The other two members are Yui and Moa (14) who do scream and dance and have the best crowd interaction you will ever see. Other songs you might like are Karate, Megitsune, Headbanger, Catch Me if You Can, Awadama Fever, and IDZ at Sonisphere UK 2014 which was a huge international break in front of 60,000+ metalheads. Have opened for Metallica in South Korea, Korn, Guns and Roses, Slipknot, played with Rob Halford of Judas Priest, and Dragonforce. Herman Li did a collab on Road of Resistance, and recently BMTH Kingslayer. There is also Corey Taylor with Babymetal. The band is called the Kami Band and are some of the best musicians Japan have to offer, Takayoshi Ohmura guitar, Fujoka Mikio guitar, BOH bass, Aoyana Hideki drums, sometimes Leda Cygnus guitar. There are others and world tours have different combinations.

Please continue your Babymetal journey, you won't regret it.

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Excelente! Babymetal 10 years headbarger! Please check the same song un the 2016 performance in The Stephen Colvert late show. Real Live sound! Amazing!

welcome to the rabbit hole. headbanger legend of 1997 live

Nice Reaction :--) but "Be Warned !" Once You let them Grow on You , You'll Never Gonna Be Able to Get Rid of Them ! ;-) ''BABYMETAL''' ('One word !) refers to "the birth of a new kind of Metal" they call it 'Kawaii Metal'' ("Cute Metal" ;-) (The name in fact has nothing to do with the age of the girls, it is often thought of when looking at their previous work ) "Kawaii Metal" is Mix of J-Pop & "Every" kind of Metal !! Because of the Mix they will never bore you !! (That is if your open to Metal Sub-Genres because they have almost every metal genre in their repertoire ;-) (+/- 50 songs) So If you're willing to do More BABYMETAL? Just be prepared & Buckle up !!! Because your in it for A Hell of a Ride ;-)

Good reaction, thanks and welcome to BBYMETAL universe! This song went viral in 2014 and it's usually recommended by it's huge WTF factor. Probably not the best way to get introduced to BABYMETAL specially if you are a metalhead IMO. Gimme Chocolate is a fun song abut wanting to eat chocolate but being a little worried about weight but the instrumentals here are so heavy and make a huge contrast with the pop vocals and the song's general structure and lyrics. Anyway, it seemed to work for you so that is great news! :) The cool thing about BABYMETAL is that all of their songs are so different from the others and they like to explore many metal sub-genres as well as other different music genres. My suggestion comes from the same concert, just a little later, during the five encore songs, with the live band on stage (Kami Band), and this is a totally live footage: "Headbanger" (Live at Legend 1997): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QEsOaMbNFww.html Until next time!

Great reaction! Thank you for giving BABYMETAL a chance. This song went viral because of it's WTF factor and actually isn't close to being their best song. Here is a little bit of BABYMETAL info...In 2019, BABYMETAL became the first Asian artists to hit #1 on BILLBOARD's Top Rock Albums chart with their latest album, "Metal Galaxy" and a few months ago it was announced that the album won the MTV Japan VMA 2020 award for BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR. BABYMETAL has been melting faces for TEN years. Su, the lead singer, is currently 23 years old, while Moa and Yui are 21. Yes, they were very young when BABYMETAL was formed! In this video, Su is 16 years old. BABYMETAL have performed with, toured, or opened for Metallica, Korn, Dragonforce, Guns N' Roses, Lady Gaga, Rob Halford of Judas Priest (there's a great youtube video of their performance with Rob at a metal award show), and Red Hot Chili Peppers (there is a youtube video of them performing Gimme Chocolate with RHCP, as well as with Korn, and DragonForce), to name a few of many. They have performed at large metal events/concerts in front of 65,000+ skeptical metalheads in Europe (Glastonbury, Download, Sonisphere, etc), US, and Asia. Plus the 20+ awards they have been given. They have 50+ songs and each one is different from the other, so I hope you give the other songs a try. By the way, they have some really great heavy songs too, and I hope you like guitar solos, as well as bass and drum solos, like I do, because they have them too. 🦊🤘

Great reaction and review! Next "Road of Resistance" live in japan This is MUST!

Gimme Chocolate is the song that many people hear first, and it either piques their interest or puts them off completely. It's way more poppy than pretty much anything else they do, so I hope you'll check out some of their better stuff. The band here is not the real live band, as in the early days the actual live band only came onstage for encores, of which this particular concert had five. Their live ban, called the Kami (God) Band, are some of the best musicians you'll ever hear. This "live" performance had the studio audio overlayed for the video, and is always heavier when it's actually live. The obvious choices to see what they can do are some of the live performances where they have instrumental intros to some songs, like Rondo of Nightmare (with the Mischiefs of God intro), Catch me if You Can, and a one-off opening intro for the song YAVA, which isn't available on RU-vid.

In this, you get to "meet" the Kami (God) band. in this show it's Leda Cygnus on guitar first, then Takayoshi Ohmura on the second guitar, Boh on the bass, and Hideki Aoyama on drums. In other shows , normally, Mikio Fujioka (RIP Kogami-sama) would be the guitarist. From show to show, one or two of the musicians may change, usually guitarists, depending on their availability due to other obligations. They have an intro segment first and then a Su-metal solo song. BABYMETAL - Rondo Of Nightmare/Mischief of Metal Gods Intro - Budokan 2014 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8WBDiLMNZcE.html

Oh man, you're in for such a treat! "Gimme Chocolate" is not really the best way to meet this band, and especially not this particular video of it, but you seem to have handled it well. It only gets better from here, dude! These girls are such professionals, and their live shows are phenomenal. Su is an amazing singer, and as you seem to be OK with the choreography, you will soon be completely charmed by Yui and Moa. And just wait until you meet the real Kami Band! They will blow your mind! To see how impressive they can be live, a good performance would be "Road of Resistance", live at the Saitama Super Arena back in 2015. There's an official version over at the BabyMetal RU-vid channel, but it tends to get blocked, so maybe consider using this safe version instead. (For use in your reaction video that is. If you follow the link in the description there's a non watermarked version for your own viewing pleasure): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CK2TVD0zkUg.html

Great reaction They have different musicians play the music on the studio track. Live they used to have a band what you saw in the background called babybones they were actors they weren’t really playing but because gimme chocolate made them famous they got a real band called the kami (god) band very talented musicians to play at live gigs when touring you’ll see them they dress as Japanese spirits like the grudge. Because of gimme chocolate they became big world wide and also Babymetal has a lore that they were chosen by a fox demon called the fox god to bring forth a new type of metal to bring people together and get more people into metal and save heavy metal. Their outfits change and they said the outfits are like rank.my opinion nothing beats metal tutus

Great reaction and review man, welcome to the deep Foxhole, the deeper you dig the more you'll be amazed, Kitsune up🤘🦊🤘

Welcome to Babymetal! Boy are you in for a ride!

They go hard!

Headbanger legend 1997 from the same concert. You’ll get a chance to see the band 🤘🏻🦊🤘🏻

Nice reaction and welcome to the One( fanbase ) and what hopefully will be your journey down the foxhole . BabyMetal are going to supprise you as will Su the lead singer with her vocals. You wont have to wait untill she is older they are great at 16 . Check out more from this show, but your right she is even better now she is 23 . As already mentioned no 2 songs are the same the same goes for the courgrphy it is different for each song . So they not only have to remember the songs theres the dances allso . Enjoy your journey down the foxhole. surrgest. Road Of Resistance live in Japan or Headbangèr from this show . 🤘🦊🤘

nice reaction! please react [AKATUKI] or [awadama fever]

Enjoy the ride discovering Babymetal. I envy you. Wait until you hear the Kami band - named as such for a reason 💥 You have some highs and lows awaiting you. Soak it in, man 🙏

Nice reaction!　 The best MOSH'SH PIT you'll ever see!　　Please react to the next song! Road of Resistance - Live in Japan (OFFICIAL)　　ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zTEYUFgLveY.html

Welcome 🤘❤️🔥🦊

So you've entered the fox hole... You've got a fun journey ahead of you!

If you enjoyed this song, which is by far their "meme-iest" song, I can't wait for you to hear Road of Resistance, Headbanger, Akatsuki and Rondo of Nightmare. Also, just as a tip, don't bother with their music videos. Always go for their live videos. And the last thing, their record label is extremely copyright vigilant (read: Assholes) so you might need to blur the video if you get blocked. It seems to help for some people.

Welcome to Babymetal's foxhole. Once you start circling the hole it can be difficult to escape it's gravitational attraction, but don't fight it - it's great inside. There's a lot to be found in the world of Babymetal; it's lead me to read classical Japanese poetry and some people to the cultivation of tomatoes. Once you're inside the foxhole you'll start to understand. I'm sure you've already noticed that Babymetal fans are dedicated and love to write about the band so doing Babymetal reactions will get you traffic. Babymetal's super power to make people smile is in evidence again in your reaction. Gimme Chocolate is one of the more poppy BM songs and not my favorite for that reason and also because it is performed to a musical backing track. The guys dressed as skeletons are just playing air guitar. But Babymetal's producer realized that to grow they needed a real backing band. So some fantastic professional musicians were hired and The Kami Band was formed. The performance of Headbanger later in the same concert has the girls with live backing from The Kami Band and if you liked Gimme Chocolate I'm sure it will simply blow you away. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QEsOaMbNFww.html

Omg! You gotta go down the foxhole, man. If you wanna see solos watch 'Catch me if you Can' (personal fav) or 'Rondo of Nightmare' or 'Awadama Fever'. Better yet watch them all! Only good things come from the fox god!

Whenever people react to both Band Maid and BabyMetal, the conversation inevitably get around to comparing the two. I love them both, but cannot compare them musically because they are completely different entities. I can explain the difference between them though. Band Maid is simply the best rock band on the planet today. BabyMetal is something more, a state of mind, an unstoppable movement, and a force for good. It was BabyMetal that led me to Band Maid, and to Wagakki Band, and to Doll$Boxx. Sakura Gakuin, Sabaton, the Hu Band, and Atarashii Gakkou.

Those who compare Band Maid to Babymetal should probably check the timeline... Band Maid wasnt even a band... I suppose if it wasnt for Babymetal there probably would be no Band Maid. Japan is 95% pop... period! Kami Band is an aka for Kari Band... a jazz fusion band who were brought together with these three girls to try something new...

Here are some songs to check out among the many they have done. Headbanger ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YjjWZpf_jSs.html Road of Resistance ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zTEYUFgLveY.html Pa Pa Ya ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oO7Y8NsnkRg.html Syncopation ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uZ11JUZM8V0.html Ijime,Dame,Zettai ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ro-_cbfdrYE.html BxMxC ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ng8mh6JUIqY.html Rondo of Nightmare (mischief of god intro live) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8WBDiLMNZcE.html Onedari Daisakusen (Black Babymetal) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1dT1ywYR5So.html Sis Anger (Black Babymetal) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BZLZcoWZKN0.html Megitsune ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cK3NMZAUKGw.html There are many more that you can choose from.

One piece of advice. I wouldn't assume that every early song is like Gimme Chocolate. I also wouldn't assume that every recent song is like whatever recent one you pick. I recommend Papaya or BxMxC. They have always had a huge variety in their songs. It will be natural to think that 'oh all their early songs are more pop' but that isn't true. All 3 albums are more or less equally poppy and equally heavy.

Band behind them, the Kami-band. Well, they can play just about any style, not just speedmetal. Must, because all their songs are different, having one or more subgenres slipped in. I keep hearing there hasnt been any country in their songs, but i think that will happen with time.

Apart from both being female , Japanese and very good comparisons between Babymetal and Band Maid are pointless. Babymetal are Metal and Band Maid are heavy rock.. Would suggest Road of Resistance live in Japan as your next Babymetal reaction :)

Prepare yourself dude, the views and subs are about to go through the roof. "Road to Resistance", Karate", "Headbanger", etc. etc.

Morpheus once said: “Take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes”. Well, it’s true for Babymetal also. With one slight difference: it’s a fox hole. After you take the red pill there is no way back...

Babymetal: big boy's metal & little girls. :-)

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Babymetal is a fusion of Metal and J-pop. And to compare band maid to Babymetal is just stupid, both play different styles of music.