BABYMETAL - Light and Darkness (OFFICIAL) | REACTION | MAGZ

[@jakemuller8626]

Welcome back to BabyMetal's metalverse 🦊🤘🌐 Glad to see you're back Magz. A new single is coming soon along with album release so stay tuned for more. L&D is another great pop rock ballad with beautiful SuMetal vocals piercing into our hearts. Love the J-pop sound and the nostalgic vibes mixed with the edm sound. Here's some info about this song: _"One of the discovered 10 parallel worlds is "LIGHT AND DARKNESS" and this 4th pre-release digital single “Light and Darkness” centers around this theme. Because light exists, darkness also exists._ _And because darkness is present, there is also a world that shines._ _During the night when light and darkness intersect, what we seek after poisoned with darkness awaits a world filled with strong love. As the door opens, is it hope or despair that awaits us? The song expresses the duality in everything and the way things are perceived and interpreted differ depending on each person’s point of view."_ This was a world premiere at Makuhari Messe 2023 setlist, along with "THE LEGEND" (maybe the next single), Momoko Okazaki is the third backup dancer performing here and possibly the new official member starting next month. MoaMetal once again adding the backing vocals and all of them dancing with the full trio formation. Here's the lyrics translated with some help. Thanks for sharing this. See you next time 🦊🤘🔥 Lyrics : MK-METAL / TAKEMETAL　　 Music : TAKEMETAL Arrangement : tatsuoMETAL [Lyrics] Even the reality buried in the snow of sadness Even these hands that have been dyed red by mistakes Take me to oblivion To an ideal world filled with love Open that door Come on Ah, Ah Being poisoned, falling into a dream A night where light and darkness seek and play together Drowning in a sea of ​​rhythm Even my memories are being destroyed This love is strong and strong I'm sure it won't stop This love is strong and strong Never let go Let me out. Let me out. let's jump out hit by the rain of joy Let me go. Let me go. Right now Let's dance the night away Take me to oblivion Take off the mask filled with lies Right now Being poisoned, falling into a dream A night where light and darkness seek and play together Drowning in a sea of ​​rhythm Even my memories are being destroyed This love is strong and strong I'm sure it won't stop This love is strong and strong Never let go In the night when sorrow overflows Keep this love warm Open the door now Come on Ah, Ah Even my dreams are poisoned A night where hope and despair seek and play together Ring out forever Even my heart is filled This love is strong and strong I'm sure it won't stop This love is strong and strong Never let go

[@Grington300]

Great reaction. This is definitely a song that leans a long way towards the pop end of the BABYMETAL sliding scale, further than most I'd say, not that that is a bad thing - variety and changing things up is what they have always done. It took me a few listens for this one to grow on me ... I could not avoid disco music when I was a lot younger, it was everywhere and I really did not like it at all ... and that opening beat was pure disco. I'm over it now and I can appreciate this song and especially their performance - also I'm sure the live version will have more of the Kami Band's instrumentals and I know to never make my mind up before hearing the live version.

[@crimson0119]

How many people were holding their breath, as Su's note went higher and higher, and waiting for the beat to drop?... I didn't start breathing again until the instruments kicked back in. Seriously, i think Babymetal has been taking lessons from edm tracks on when to drop the beat.... not that many bands, especially metal, is so good at building up that anticipation before dropping the beat, no one does it as well as Babymetal. Wished Moa's vocal bit was a bit more though, it sound so good. Love how these new songs all are giving Su a lot opportunity to flex her vocal skills...😄😄😄🤘🦊🤘

[@stevechevy3382]

Nice reaction. Call it edm dub step or whatever. But for me this song had a super strong Disco feel to it. And if you don't know what I'm talking about listen to a Donna Summers album or two and you will see what I mean. The song "Turn the Beat Around" comes to mind too. Mixing genres is what Babymetal does. And this is another great song by them. All about the way opposites love each other. And You can't have one without the other as they say. Babymetal have done a couple of songs on a more romantic higher level of love theme. Babymetal have always been on a higher plane of existence then the rest of us. They're just cool like that.

[@cjkoehler]

🤘🦊🤘

[@zilch634]

So this album is THE OTER ONE BABYMETAL that has lived in a different world than the BABYMETAL we know. I am looking forward to seeing which BABYMETAL we will see in April 😁.

[@martinmetal7481]

More i hear this song the more i like it 😁 they have not been idol while being away. Great vocals, great courography 😁🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼

[@vicabramov8983]

babymetal never lets us down !

[@RichardGriffis]

Great reaction! Hope you're doing well.

[@DeePal072]

METALIZM, Believing and ... maybe... MAYA, will be the heaviest ones. MAYA for sure is gonna be the most "WTF" one, in the best way possible 😅. L&D is definitely on the pop side, makes sense, it comes after Monochrome, we definitely need this one to be cheerful. BTW the lyrics are not light at all, pretty much keep the mood of the album, pretty dark, yet always positive. 🤘🏻🦊⚡

[@DeePal072]

Oh, since guitar here got the "Newsted treatment" (😅), the live version sounds more rock and less poppy.

[@labpedro]

Great to see you back Magz, missed you man. This is Japan's entry to the Eurovision Song contest, performed by BabyMetal lol (its not, it just sounds like a dance track by Azerbaijan)

[@seregamolodets5286]

🍅💀🍅 🤘🏼🌗🤘🏼

[@FullTexanEffect]

I'm also digging this direction they're taking. But, what I really need in my life, is some more that Su-Metal rap game. 🤘🦊🤘 And, someone get Moa some more chicken. 🍗

[@Killem911]

Moa can never have enough chicken xd

[@mikestjean821]

Magz buddy you need to do the rest of the Other One songs You will be pleasantly surprised. You could say there is a story from first to last song on the album. You haven't posted for a while so i am hoping you come back full force.

[@Killem911]

This song is more on the popier side for sure but I like those EDM-style drums. Su’s vocals are incredible as always and Moa got some lines too ❤ I still hope we get another first take video this week :) and the new album is only 9 days away 🤘🦊🔥