Drum Teacher Reacts: BABYMETAL - Rondo of Nightmare Live @ Budokan Black Night (FIRST TIME LISTEN)

[@RaXXha]

"I don't know what she's saying, but i like it." - Exactly how most Babymetal fans feel. xD

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

🤣👌🙌

[@hernanaricapa7379]

Yeah!

[@faieziabubakar207]

As we all do 😁

[@iwanttobeabillionaire1703]

Are seizures part of babymetal culture? PS: I have a duck video, a chicken video, a video where i am begging for money on Twitter... Also a patreon

[@raistlin906]

So, you think that everyone understands English perfectly, right? Just think about it.

[@jlmso11568]

"Road of Resistance", "Ijime, Dame, Zettai" are a couple of songs that show the energy of this drummer, Hideki Aoyama.

[@ihwan1911]

Arkadia too

[@Kobenoz]

Don’t forget Babymetal Death and Sis. Anger...!

[@handa4947]

Karate and road of resistance🔥🔥🔥

[@terry2276]

Please do not forget about “Catch me if you can” and also “Awadama fever “. Following the Gods’ (Kami band) intros three cute girls sing and dance. It’s spectacular to see cliff gap between heavy dark instrumentation and cute catchy three girls’ performance! Only here in BM!! PS At this Black Night concert, other two Moa-metal and Yui-metal were middle school students, but amazing dancers, Athletes, I should say.

[@marekbarycz4397]

Ekhm ekhm.... SYNCOPATION... Would be nice also wink wink :D

[@Grington300]

Good first reaction and welcome to the BABYMETAL Galaxy. This was one of Su-metal's solo songs (she is the lead vocalist). Two other girls - Yuimetal and Moametal, made up BABYMETAL at that time - they were getting a break while Su performed her solo. Sadly Yui left the band in October 2018 for undisclosed health reasons following a 12 month absence, Su and Moa chose to continue as a duo and from 2019 through 2021 they were supported by three girls (the Avengers Riho, Kano and Momoko) dancing in the third spot. They started in 2010 when the girls were aged 12 and 11 as a sub-unit of a J-Pop Idol group with a school theme for girls aged 10 to 15. When Su-metal turned 15 it was time for her to leave and BABYMETAL, having been formed and developed around her vocal and stage talents, separated from the Idol group to become an independent band in their own right. In anticipation of the separation the live band (previously they sang to a backing track with a fake band dressed in skeleton suits - known as Babybones - miming the instruments behind them) was phased in playing a couple of festivals and the encores in some shows. They are the Kami Band and they first appeared in October 2012 and became BABYMETAL's full time support for all live shows starting with the two shows (Red Night and Black Night) they played at the Budokan in March 2014 - where this video came from. They have been with them ever since. Kami means god or spirit, so BABYMETAL lore has it that they are the gods of guitar, bass and drums and have been summoned from the dead to support them in live shows - the traditional white burial robes and corpse face paint are all part of that. In reality they are the finest session musicians to be found in Japan. There have been many Kami Band members (they all have their own bands and projects so there can be times when one or more is unavailable), but they have always had a hard core of the same maybe half a dozen musicians who have played the vast majority of shows. The Kami Band that night were Leda Cygnus (blue guitar), Takayoshi Ohmura (gold guitar) - both 7 strings I think, BOH (6 string bass) and Hideki Aoyama (drums). This was at the Budokan in Tokyo, a martial arts arena built for the 1964 Olympics but now also a hugely prestigious venue for concerts and the place Japanese artists dream of and aspire to play. They were playing in the round with the stage in the middle and the audience surrounding them in several levels. The barriers you saw were put up over night - Yui fell off the stage on the first night - no small matter falling 8-10 feet onto concrete when you are under 5 feet tall yourself, Moa also fell and just avoided sliding off the stage as well, the safety barriers appeared for the second night. BABYMETAL are the youngest average age female band to play there -early March 2014 and Su-metal was just 16 and a couple of months, Yuimetal and Moametal still only 14. At the start of 2021 they played the Budokan again - 10 shows as part of their 10th anniversary celebration. 'Rondo of Nightmare' is possibly their darkest song lyrically. Su is caught in a recurring nightmare being chased through the dark by something she can't see. Finally she hides but it is still coming closer and, accepting there is no escape she asks that if she is to die won't it at least show itself first. They have about 50 songs, every one of them is different, some very much metal others leaning towards their pop roots and everything in between. They play virtually every metal genre and will mix in many other musical styles and genres with the metal. They have no bad songs, no fillers ... OK some you may like more, others less so, but that is really down to personal taste, personally I skip none of their songs at all. I'm sure you will get lots of suggestions and requests and I've written more than enough already.

[@AldoGuerraALDO-METAL]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 another 2000 word essay! 😂😂😂😂😂 Just copy and paste from now on.

[@Grington300]

@@AldoGuerraALDO-METAL Only 2000? I'm slacking!

[@AldoGuerraALDO-METAL]

@@Grington300 Hahahaha!!

[@Killem911]

Why am I not surprised to see that you already explained pretty much everything lol

[@Grington300]

@@Killem911 :-)

[@Seven50ml]

Their instrumentalists are often overlooked. They are amazing.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Right on!

[@rickwagner-]

⚡ / 🔥 😱 🔥 Just to be very clear, the Kami Band members (all guys) performed the instrumental 'Mischief of the Metal Gods'. The song 'Rondo of Nightmare' began just before Su-metal (Suzuka Nakamoto, or Su) rose up from under the stage. That was a sixteen year old Su. Her voice has only gotten better in the last 7+ years. The song had its world premiere 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. The two younger BABYMETAL members, 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.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thanks for the info Rick! It's a bit daunting as this is clearly a different world to get into! LOVE IT

[@wave8359]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums ----yes!---you have to dive right into it !---no room for hedging !

[@Arthur_Rodri]

Best band on the planet, they really changed my life over this past 10 years.

[@JamoZNL]

They're good, but best on the planet? That's a stretch isn't it?

[@egorbubnov9989]

@@JamoZNL According to some criteria - absolutely. I would call these criteria, but the text will be too long.)) But it can be simpler - everyone has their own preferences in music. And if you rate Babymetal high enough, there will be those, and quite a few, for whom they will be in the first place. For me, for example, Babymetal will undoubtedly remain the most unique phenomenon in music and perhaps in art in general.

[@JamoZNL]

@@egorbubnov9989 I agree with you there, but saying something like that may make it seem like they`re ranked higher than bands like Zeppelin, Metallic or Rush for example ;) But i agree, they`re absolutely unique!

[@egorbubnov9989]

@@JamoZNL Not to argue, but I'm interested in this question. What does this rank mean? Instrumental skill? Lyrics and poetics, depth of meanings? Opinion of other popular musicians? Or just popularity? Or... How can music change people and their lives? How strong and even more positive? Especially whose rank is it? Modern is still subject to the defining influence of the American rock scene. How many famous bands do you know in general that don't sing in English? Even my favorite band, Holy Moses, is German, a real Teutonic trash - they still sing in English. Rank doesn't mean anything. The only thing that matters is what you like. And if you listen to music because others listen to it, then this is pop music, whatever its performance. And here's another thing. If Metallica had started now, it would have remained just a good band (with all due respect). If Babymetal had started 40 years ago and sung in English, the world would have been different. But. If there were no Metallica, there would be no Babymetal (and this is already a fact). You see how difficult it is with these assessments, "who is better"))

[@Arthur_Rodri]

@@JamoZNL they were place at the top 10 of the best metal bands ever in the metal hammer magazine

[@dingjk5630]

BabyMetal has a great song. The title of the song is on your right side - "SYNCOPATION" . Thanks for your great reaction.

[@nathanmcintyre694]

Oh glad you are checking them out! Some cool (maybe bizarre) but awesome stuff!

[@nightwhisper4115]

Welcome to 2022 cheers!:) rock on Baby metal!:)

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Rock on!

[@bons244]

Staple songs to react to are: 1. This song; Rondo of Nightmare (Suzuka Solo song with solos by the Kami band - this is a group of instrumentalists (rotating but small, tight group) playing for Babymetal live performances, there are many other solo songs by Su, mainly ballads, or power metal style) 2. Road of Resistance - live in Japan (to see them in full force, insanely fast song, and on their serious side) 3. Catch Me If You Can (Fun and playful side of Babymetal) 4. Megitsune (a quintessential BM song, with Kawaii/Pop, and Japanese folk influence. A balance of serious and fun side) Outside of these 4 songs, the entire discography of Babymetal is worth exploring as they mix different genres in their music. They started as Heavy Metal + Japanese Idol / Kawaii (literally means cute) with the girls aged more or less 13 about ten years ago; started by mixing Japanese Pop with Heavymetal. And then later on began mixing other metal subgenres, and other music styles in their songs as they grew older (Metalcore, Ballads, Powermetal, Rap, Numetal, even Death Metal instrumentation but with cute vocals, etc) Have fun, and welcome to the FOX HOLE!

[@EdwinJayLatama]

One of my favorite Babymetal songs! One of their heaviest, and definitely their darkest.

[@YeshwantP]

Standout songs? Every BABYMETAL song is a standout song lol. SU-METAL the vocalist was only 16 when she performed this song and that too at the prestigious Budokan. One needs to be atleast KAMIBAND level in order to summon SU lol. Since you are a drummer I guess you'll enjoy the songs that have a KAMIBAND intro; Kagerou with Western KAMIBAND intro, Catch me if you can Live at Tokyo dome are some suggestions. I also urge you to react to Tales of Destinies as well because that is an insane song...so insane that it was only performed once live. Other than that Hideki Aoyama is an absolute GOD of DRUMS! Now Rondo of Nightmare is absolutely awesome. The premise of the song is that SU-METAL is trapped in an endless nightmare with an unknown terrible creature following her. She can do nothing but run from it. In the woods, in a brief moment of respite she finds it catching up to her. She realizes that she can't escape from it and tells the creature to show itself. She realizes that she can do nothing other than fall into the darkness. It is a pretty haunting and creepy song! Hope you react to more BABYMETAL because their musicianship is top notch.

[@radioraffa]

Kami Band Members here are: 1st Gt: Leda Cygnus 2nd Gt: Takayoshi Ohmura Bass: BOH Drums: Hideki Aoyama

[@KyleS.1987]

Glad you enjoyed! I'd recommend checking out their song "Karate" live from the UK Download Festival in 2016. For most songs there are three girls fronting the band with singing and quite elaborate choreography. It's an incredible show!

[@rfyaaful]

Road of Resistance live in japan must be next. you will like it a lot, particularly, drumming!

[@safrisaleh412]

Rondo Of Nightmare/With Mischief Of God Intro:- Babymetal:- Babymetal (Japanese: ベビーメタル, Hepburn: Bebīmetaru) (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese kawaii metal band. The band consists of Suzuka Nakamoto as "Su-metal" (Vocal and Dance) and Moa Kikuchi as "Moametal" (Scream and Dance). The band is produced by Kobametal from the Amuse talent agency. Their vocals are backed by heavy metal instrumentation, performed by a group of session musicians known as the "Kami Band" at performances. KamiBand:- "The KamiBand are the instrumentalists (or backing band) in BABYMETAL. They are all male except for the BABYMETAL Girls- 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 Gold & 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). 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～) 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:- 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 Overview:- "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.

[@wave8359]

----oops!---you failed to mention Babymetal's MOSTfamous member...YUI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@di0__0ib]

one of the best backing bands ever right here this was the beginning of the concert that's why the band did the warm up you gotta see the other live shows in Japan

[@htwingnut]

ROAD OF RESISTANCE !!! Official video please. You'll love the drums in that one.

[@AwesomeKazuaki]

OMG I saw you for the first time on comment. today I saw rare people in here. Who's next? Shy fukei?

[@watcher2554]

Dancing in the Dark 2 meters above a rotating stage, a 16yr old Suzuka sings of an Unending Nightmare of being chased by a Faceles Terror and Begging a Boon that it show Her its Face just once before she dies. That's Metal. That's Babymetal!! Now, the first time I watched this performance I too thought of a music box dancer...for some reason I thought about "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" with its famous Music Box scene. But that was sung in a Major key while Rondo of Nightmare was in a Minor, and then I remembered one of the other songs from Chitty called Hushabye Mountain that was sung in a Minor key and that is what swam around in my head for a bit until I actually checked out the lyrics and realized that the rag doll stance and vocal effects section was about her pretending to be a statue in a fountain trying to hide from that Terror!! Such a Fantastic performance and I'm very glad you enjoyed this!! So More Babymetal Always!! Put your Kitsune UP!! Po!

[@autohmae]

The moment he talks about music box, my interpretation of that part is that she sounds different because she is in a well. She was trying to hide in the well. But then realized she can't get out, because their is obviously only one opening. So she created her own demise and she gives up.

[@Naza_E]

Yeessssss.... BAYBYMETAL!!! (◔‿◔)

[@Nopper23]

I saw them when they toured Europe just before Covid hit all of us and stoped concerts all around the world. They played the relatively small venue Große Freiheit36 in Hamburg Germany a famous place for musicians all over the world. In the smaller venue under the Große Freiheit 36 the Kaiserkeller the Beatles started their career more or less. But coming back to their gig. They just played a bit more than 1 hour but with the dancing and energy it was a really good concert and also without the big stage and effects it was great.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

AWESOME

[@cookiemobers5650]

I could talk for hours, about the fact that Japan has some of the best musicians in the world...hands down. I'm almost 61, have been to hundreds of concerts, and never...in all my years, have I been so impressed with the talent that is in Japan. There are sooooooo many bands that I could recommend, but we don't have the time. My best advice is to just jump straight in. Seeing bands in Japan is an amazing experience, that I've only had the pleasure of doing just once, at a festivel.. (22 bands in 2 days). I first saw BabyMetal in 2014, then again in 2016, and can't explain the feelings. It was almost overwhelming. It doesn't take a whole lot of effort to find amazing musicians in Japan...

[@GregDaGoblin]

Almost 63 yrs old. Seen and heard it all. BABYMETAL is my favorite thing ever.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

GREAT!

[@simonsayz3925]

this is super epic mixture of metal and the "idol band" stuff ( dancing, good looking singers and so on)

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Yup!

[@daimyoj9266]

As a fellow Kiwi I will definitely stay up until 2am (on my birthday) to watch this... Rondo is a dark masterpiece. I vibe with the ominous, urgent, and unsettling feel of the music that is interspersed with moments of an uneasy calm. Everything about this performance is fire... Hideki's stamina is completely out the gate! Thank you for starting my birthday off in the best possible way. 🦊🤘🔥🖤

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Yo bro! Whereabouts in NZ are ya?

[@daimyoj9266]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums Hey Bro. I'm slightly north of Christchurch, near Oxford.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

@@daimyoj9266 Ah nice one man! Great to hear from a fellow Kiwi

[@autohmae]

From an interview I get the impression Suzuka (Su-metal) seems to have been to NZ on a personal trip, but Babymetal has only performed in neighboring country Australia so far.

[@flugelhornoldman1362]

Great & welcome & thanks from Japan 有難う💛。From now on, you are going to get tons of information about BM from many fans in various countries. I just scribble about BM's worldwide activities that started right after this show in 2014. In the latest world tours from June 2019 through March 2020 (prior to the pandemic), they performed live 20 times in USA, 19 in EU/UK/Russia and 1 in Taiwan in addition to 15 in Japan. (They performed at 3 festivals in Australia in 2018 but not in NZ yet, sorry). This year, they carefully restarted their activities and completed 10 serial concerts here in Tokyo taking very strict countermeasures against infection. I witnessed their shows at the venue. "Rondo" is one of solo songs by the lead singer of BM, Su-Metal. Kamis' (=Gods') super instrumental performance was 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 piercing voice then turned Kami Band's plays into a ritual to summon her. Please explore BABYMETAL more.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

More coming soon!

[@ligh7foo7]

Yeh I had the same reaction a few years ago, I did not know what was going on but I loved it.

[@zi-too-myo]

初見でこのビデオを見せられたら…例えプロでもリズムは取れず、圧倒され見入るしかない。amazingの言葉しか浮かばないのは仕方ない。

[@grantfarmer38]

I’ve seen them twice the first time in Atlanta at a packed sold out venue .Their performances are very energetic and the way they involve the audience adds to the fun !The members of this band are top notch professionals and they appreciate their fans to the highest degree .The originality in their sound is why I enjoy listening . My friends and I talk about the fact we never thought a metal band would have backup dancers and how unique the dances are to each song. Babymetal is a must see concert!

[@scottericlee]

I have watched this video a few times. I never noticed the sheet music before. It's mor fitting than you can possibly believe. It's perfect.

[@lonelongboarder27]

Syncopate is awesome and my fav song by them. Was lucky enough to see them live in the US, amazing show.

[@BigMamasMama]

Babymetal is actually three girls, well since 2018 just two girls, with Su the main singer and Moa and Yui dance and backupvocals. Rondo of nightmare is one of Su-Metals Solos so the other two can have a break. The musicans are called the Kami band and are Sessionmusicans that switch out. Babymetal is a fusion of metalmusic and j-pop vocals and the sweet adorable image of the girls. They have been around since 2010. When Koba-Metal (producer) created Babymetal the girls were between 11-13 years old. He chose Su for her strong Stagepresent and her vocal genius, Moa and Yui for their Twin like cutness and compatible voices.

[@stevechevy3382]

Nice reaction. Oh, the fun that awaits you. Babymetals music is very diverse. Their sound over all is metal but they infuse it with other musical genres. Sometimes multiple genres throughout the song. Sometimes multiple genres at the same time. This approach leaves them outside of the norm for metal. As the producer has said if it sounds too much like one genre it's not a Babymetal song. The fun thing comes from their creative composers who manage to keep an overall sound that as soon as you hear it you know you're listening to Babymetal. The pair of 7 string guitars, 6 string bass, The ridiculously great drumming all part of the Babymetal sound. But first and foremost is the lead singer Su-metal. She is far more than just a Jpop style vocalist. She can even sing in multiple styles during the same song and make it all sound good and seem easy. What really makes her the lead is her undeniable vocal power and stage presence. She is the definition of a lead singer. Yui and Moa who don't appear in this video are her back up vocalist and dancers. Yui left the group officially in 2018. Since then, Moa has become an even bigger part of the vocals. Singing anything from harmonies to line fills to whole sections of rhyme style vocals like in Night Night Burn from the 3rd album. You could write novels about this band. Maybe one day we'll get a movie about them. Enjoy your journey through the Babymetal galaxy of music.

[@frantiseksimko8173]

Babymetal is incredible appearance on metal scene. I think, that all metalist fell in love these three young ladies (Sue, Moa, Yui) (but everything is OK, they are adult women now :-)), problem is, that only Sue (as lead singer) appears in this video, without Moa and Yui. The second think is, that instrumental background (band) is amazing and their performances are unreal. But lead comoposer, guitarist Mikio Fujioka died tragically in 2018 (age 36). That's a big loss. And Yui left the group due to health problems.

[@mr_ozio]

Su, not Sue.)

[@Slytherkins]

🤘🦊🤘 Hideki's drumming is always amazing. Road of Resistance is especially impressive (the Live in Japan version, if you want to react).

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

It's on the way!

[@silly_programme5061]

Great reaction! Yeah this performance sure hits you, doesn't it? I hope you continue your journey with them, becauese this is only the tip of the iceberg. Some people have mentioned Road of Resistance, and I agree that would be a good next stop for you. The official video for it on the Babymetal channel is excellent, though beware that reactions to it do sometimes get blocked. Luckily, you can get around that pretty easily by obscuring the video you're watching - a translucent logo, a blur effect, reduced opacity; there are a number of ways you could accomplish that. Hope to see more Babymetal from you soon!

[@Reactingtothespectrum]

Always more Babymetal. Check out "Road of Resistance" live in Japan. Never disappoints. Kitsunes Up!🦊🦊🦊

[@RF-eq9rf]

Up!

[@silly_programme5061]

It should be mentioned that the official video for Road of Resistance does tend to get blocked sometimes, though that can be circumvented pretty easily by obscuring it with a blur or translucent logo or whatever, and it's well worth the effort!

[@Reactingtothespectrum]

@@silly_programme5061 good call. Highly blocked, but I've seen many find easy ways around it

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Coming soon!

[@MSIContent]

BABYMETAL are always EPIC. Welcome to a really deep “Foxhole” that is full of treasures. Road of Resistance should be the next one for you. For me, it’s one of the most iconic performances of the entire BABYMETAL shtick. Note: Sumetal (lead singer) was 16 for this performance. Amazing.

[@adilfadhilah4334]

Rondo Of Nightmare is one of my favorite BabyMetal song. Iam also BabyMetal fans since i found em back in 2016 and really into it until now I also make my own cover with realdrum app, this song is banger

[@Dragon-Believer]

Not all female. The band are not part of Babymetal and are generally all men. Babymetal is just the girls in front. The band is 'The Kami Band' and only play concerts. There are 3 girls but this song only had Suzuka Nakamoto. She is the lead singer. The other two girls (Yui Mizuno and Moa Kikuchi) do backup vocals and dance. They also have 4 songs they do without Su. Su has 4 solo songs including Rondo of Nightmare. My favorite Su solo song is Akatsuki. The band is separate because that is how they formed. It was just the girls and their producer Koba (with support from their talent agency) in the beginning. They started as a subunit of an Idol Group called Sakura Gakuin. It means Cherry Blossom Academy. It had a school theme but was not a school. They became independent in late 2012 or mid 2013. Depending how you want to look at it. They recorded their first song on Oct 30 2010. The Kami Band made it's first appearance in their first concert as an independent group. More or less. It's all a little blurry. In truth they were never really a subunit. That was just a money saving thing. Putting two projects together. IMO. Opinions vary. But anyone who says Sakura Gakuin was a real school is just factually wrong.

[@SickaydaMars]

I cry like a baby when I watch baby metal

[@Hoobyj]

That 'music box' moment she is trapped in the bottom of a well, so the feeling of music being released from inside a box is very apt.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Oh wow!

[@Marco-nu6dg]

The band of Babymetal is called the Kami Band from Japan. There is also a western Kami Band wich are playing with Babymetal, with on drums the great Anthony Barone (kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWmlinp_ar2kga8).

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thanks Marco!

[@matthewtopping2061]

I'm also going to jump on the bandwagon and recommend "Road of Resistance" live in Japan

[@necromontys.]

absolutely amazing and wonderful song thanks for this reaction please more Babymetal 😍😍🤩😍❤️❤️❤️💓💓💓💞💞💞💞💞💞

[@GenTzu]

BABYMETAL of three girls. This is a solo by Su-Metal (Suzuka Nakamoto). She is 16 in this video. The other two girls are Yuimetal (Yui Mizuno) and Moametal (Moa Kikuchi) age 14 during this show. Su-Metal has four solos the other two members have four duets (the duets are Black BABYMETAL). They were founded in 2010 when Su-Metal was 13; Yuimetal and Moametal were 11. They celebrated their 10 year anniversary in Oct 2020. They closed out their first 10 years with 10 shows, primarily at the Budokan. They have been sealed (no live shows or videos) until it's possible to safely perform live. They are best when seen live. The Kami band - are Gods of their Instruments - were sent by the Fox God and are technically not part of BABYMETAL. They are the best session musicians in Japan. You're right it was two songs. The opening was called "Mischief of Gods" highlighting the Kami band members. The machine of a drummer is Hideki Aoyama - a second generation drummer. There is a lot of lore surrounding BABYMETAL it involves the Fox God (a shape shifter). The Fox God actually exists in the Shinto religion. The BABYMETAL community called the ONE, will provide you with a wealth of information about BABYMETAL and numerous recommendations for songs. The Budokan was built as the Judo hall for the Tokyo Olympics and is considered one of the best venues in Japan. At the time, BABYMETAL was the youngest group to play there.

[@tommyjohnson9175]

They do an opener like this for "Catch me if you can" as well.. But, you get the vocals of all three girls...

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Can’t wait to hear it Tommy

[@SuperGForce01]

Another brilliantly dark song. The three girls sing about playing a game of hide-and-seek with a demon. Classic!!! 👹

[@nvrgvp]

I only "discovered" Babymetal about 6 months ago and now own 5 Blu-Rays. Watching them play on KZbin all over the world and at 50,000+ arenas (Tokyo Dome), I couldn't believe that I hadn't heard of them previously. I think they never really broke through in the US in a big way. Their shows are as much like theatre plays with singing and dancing as a conventional concert. Recently I have become obsessed with finding stuff that the Kami band members have done outside of Babymetal. Amazing musicians all - Mikio Fujioka (R.I.P) in particular is just incredible and has some great Jazz-like performances.

[@Grington300]

Welcome to The One. They haven't done bad in the US and around the world - better than any other Japanese band before them. They've toured every year since 2014 until the world closed and their last US tour in 2019 covered 20 dates in 15 States including selling out the Forum in LA for their first US arena show. The also marked the release of Metal galaxy, the first album by an Asian band (not just Japanese) to hit number 1 on the US Billboard hard Rock Charts. Kitsunes up :-)

[@vincenzo-maidiac-5457]

Fujoka was one of best guitarist in the world, very particulary style.. i miss him so much...

[@steffenjachnow8176]

> "I only "discovered" Babymetal about 6 months ago and now own 5 Blu-Rays." Yeah! Their live performances are the single best aspect of this project. One of the (if not THE) best live acts I've ever seen!

[@MarkConstable]

Best band in the world, period. Both guitars are 7 string plus a 6 string bass which provides their unmistakable bottom end growl.

[@stephenkolman5727]

I had no idea they existed when I saw them open for the Chili Peppers and they were amazing.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

🙌

[@athlonen]

The key to this song which makes it the darkest song they have (note that darkest != heaviest), is that the concept of the song is that she is singing as a little girl stuck in a never ending nightmare ( Round.. repeating.. Rondo of Nightmare) where she is being chased by someone or something and isn't waking up from it.. like an Alice in Wonderland type vibe, but the nightmare never ends. What makes it dark is that the song starts with alternating bars of 7/8 and 8/8 (or 7/8 then 4/4, or 15/16, take your pick), which is what the verse is in, then switches to 3/4, putting you in a Waltz. that's accented by her dances during the chorus. That's what gives it that dark vibe. While this does feature a drum solo by Hideki Aoyama, a better one to react to of his would be his work with the rest of the Kami band on "Gathering of the Metal Gods", or as it was renamed in honor of Mikio Fujioka, "The Hills of Wisteria". That will also give you a good idea of what the Kami Band can do.

[@boots_33]

Hell. Fucking. YES. Babymetal rules.

[@timclancy871]

This drummer is (or was) also in a band called Unlucky Morpheus who are also well worth checking out.

[@sethwilliamson]

If you ever want to challenge yourself for picking up time signatures: *"Tales of The Destinies"* Musically, it isn't for everyone, but the Progressive Metal genre does some of the most technical stuff in modern music. Eg. Rush, Queensrÿche, Dream Theater, Tool ...

[@josephangell9921]

Another reactor who can't help but smile while watching Babymetal Really most baby metal songs are pretty great. If you like rock ballads I recommend "no rain no rainbow"

[@Ultra-Collector]

If you loved this your mind will be blown by the song “Catch me if you can” It’s all around amazing!

[@Greg-om2hb]

BABYMETAL = Idol Pop + Death Metal. Rondo of Nightmare is unlike any other BABYMETAL song. It opened with Mischief of the Gods instrumental by the Kami (god/deity) Band. Then you saw only one third of BABYMETAL rise from the depths to sing Rondo of Nightmare. Many great songs. For you intro to the full group, go with Megitsune (MV), a perfect blend of J-Pop, Heavy Metal, and Japanese cultural elements.

[@ErnestRamos]

I am actually studying this song right now. It's not easy to play at all. 😂 So since this is a drum channel, the way I count this is 4/4 | 3/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 for the intro/instrumentals, the verses are in 3/4 and the chorus is in 6/8. If I'm counting it wrong, please let me know. It's also a deceptively fast song. On my metronome it's around 170bpm.

[@autohmae]

I'm no expert in music at all and I know this belongs in the prog. metal genre, but what I thought was an interesting perspective is that some have said this song is 'walz-metal'. :-)

[@AwesomeKazuaki]

yeah the bass player has talked about this and said "I wonder how is Su-chan singing this?".

[@autohmae]

@@AwesomeKazuaki especially for such a young singer. But she has a more extensive click track for this song. Have you checked out the Rondo IEM video/audio ?

[@AwesomeKazuaki]

@@autohmae somehow I can't paste links of Rabbit hutch on here. LOL. yeah I did thank you but I'm amateur. I just want to watch kawaii girls (for example these devoted girls🐰Babymetal 🐰Death rabbits 🐰Rabbit hutch).

[@autohmae]

@UCLgk9Acnk5mOWzdgAkOqszA I'm also very much not a musician. But it's still interesting to hear about things.

[@CaffeineNightOwl]

it is a music show with very young costumed singers/dancers and some of japans best rock musicians as backing band (kami band). it´s very popular.

[@AidilAfham]

About the stage barriers. Poor Yui accidentally fell off the stage in the first night, but continued to perform the next song. On the 2nd night, they put up those barriers for safety.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Oh right! Thank you for the info

[@timberhead2069]

Yui is the cheek girl Moa is the dimple. Moa did have an accident in budokan. I searched and Yui didn't find that she had an accident in budokan. Budokan is an arena in Japan. It held huge sumo fights.

[@attentionaddicts]

SU was only 16 years old for this concert. She killed it

[@kaynesantor8136]

Gimme chocolate was the first song I ever heard from babymetal. I was kinda hooked after that. They're really an amazing live band.

[@WarfareElders]

First let me say great job pronouncing my name, even in the U.S. most people pronounce it like Paul with an R. You even got the trilling on the R. What makes this song so interesting musically is, to reinforce the nightmarish feeling, there are parts of the song that are changing from 3/4 to 4/4 to 6/4, even from one bar to the next. Meanwhile, Sumetal's vocals are mostly in 3/4 so she is having to keep time separately from the band. She even incorporates a waltz step in to her movements at 7:58. Thanks for the react and have a wonderful Christmas (or Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Festivus, or whatever you celebrate), and a happy new year.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Hola Raul! My wife is Chilena so I can pronounce most Spanish names :) Makes a nice change from butchering so many names I've never heard on the channel! This seems to be a very deep rabbit hole man. Oh boy...

[@autohmae]

It's one of those songs people might need a second listen to know where '1' is :-) Thank you for the request. Great idea. It's also great to see how many positive comments their are.

[@osarunooshiri]

Check the song "Kagerou" live of BABYMETAL(with Kami Band intro)!!! You can see the Drummer's playing 32nd notes!!

[@annebokma4637]

I love the drumming in their song sis. Anger even better, have a look an listen

[@terry2276]

Welcome to Baby Metal fox hole! Great reaction with good analysis. I got to know them last year but I still feel my jaw is still somewhere on the floor. Oh, you definitely need to see other two girls. I would recommend Catch me if you can, Awadama fever or Tales of the Destiny. Those three cute girls are always protected by four metal gods who you have witnessed, LOLO

[@donovandelaney3171]

Babymetal is still the number one band in the world right now. And the winner for the best Japanese Gothic Rock band is Babymetal.

[@davidkoblentz]

you need to do Voivod "Tribal Convictions" ... old but classic... not extreme now but it was at the time.. the album "Dimenstion Hatross" was about a psychic entity entering a multidimensional universe and it's adventures there... so yeah, for the 90s that is some pretty heady stuff... and Baby Metal rules also... what a great mash up of styles...

[@MacTaipan]

Great reaction! A few years ago, I discovered BABYMETAL for myself, and they put everything else in their place. If you are interested in more than drumming, you should do yourself a favour and check out more of their videos. You have only seen half of what makes them so special so far, like the great stages, awesome musicians, beautiful vocals, and interesting compositions. There are other elements like elaborate choreographies (most of their songs feature two additional dancers), unmatched crowd participation, fascinating fusion of genres and a relentless output of energy and positive vibes that you still have to see to believe. The official music video for „Road of Resistance“ would be a great choice for those (maybe except for the genre fusing). It tends to get blocked, though, so you‘d be well advised to pause often and possibly use some video effects to get it through, in case you intend to do a reaction video.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thank you. Can't wait to see more :)

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

On the way!

[@wave8359]

,,,,a good description !---yes, the whole is waaaay more than the sum of even its sparklimg parts .!...even though its parts can be a show in themselves !...Awadama Fever is the best on the pop side ----full of brilliant mad fun !---so don't get bogged down in just the metal side ! .....and Syncopation !....and Onedari Daisakusen............etc etcera.........!

[@drummerguy4032]

I'm going to have to check out more of their music. And if they ever do (or have already done) an orchestral show, that would be perfect. Nothing like a great rock/metal band with an orchestra.

[@dreadllama4026]

Check out No Rain No Rainbow - the one from Su's 20th birthday is absolutely beautiful

[@yamanaiame8064]

@@dreadllama4026 Loved it. That song is soo 80s rock ✨✨

[@AldoGuerraALDO-METAL]

They haven't done an "orchestral" show, but they have done a song, No Rain No Rainbow, with a piano and strings section, but not a full on show, no.

[@autohmae]

@@yamanaiame8064 Some say No Rain, No Rainbow was inspired by X-Japan's Endless Rain, and maybe X-Japan was inspired by Prince Purple Rain and maybe Guns N Roses was inspired Purple Rain and/or Endless Rain to write November Rain. Whatever happened, it's a great list to be part of ! :-)

[@davidornberg]

Oh.. then You got to check out Galneryus / Angel of Salvation (live) kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJjCnJmkh8lkp68

[@changarts6317]

Babymetal has 3 singers, but in this one it is just a Su-metal solo. Suzuka Nakamoto a.k.a Su-metal is the lead vocalist. And yes, you are right; the singers are young little girls. This concert is from 2014, I believe Su-metal's age during that concert is 16 years old. They are a incredible band, you should check out more of them. React to BABYMETAL - Road of Resistance Live in Japan next!🔥🤘

[@joefromtexas9371]

Babymetal is a rabbit hole that will always leave you wanting to fall deeper into.

[@Kronical69420]

Looking at the shirt Im like "I know that display. Why do I recognize that instantly. OMG its KIT!!!!"

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

YUP!

[@gonzalbo1987]

now IJIME DAME ZETTAI live in Sonisphere

[@mikesleftarm84]

Catch Me If You Can is a lot of fun and there is a version with an excellent Kami Band(the shreddy ghost guys) intro. Unfortunately for reactions, the video with the best audio is a live compilation so the visuals don't always perfectly match the audio. Still worth checking out. It's a metal song about hide and seek

[@vedantxd6361]

Man that was a good reaction! Thank you so much ❤🦊

[@paulcarlton598]

Ok, I'm very addicted now to the reactions of this band on KZbin. XD

[@satoru4797]

If you want to hear more of Hideki's stamina in drumming, I suggest you their power metal songs (like Arkadia and Amore).

[@segismundo999]

Others songs of Babymetal: "Ijime, Dame, Setai", "Akatsuki", "Death'' (instrumental), also react to "Art of Life", "Silent Jeaosly" and "Kurenai" of X Japan. Regards!!!

[@venezzrok871]

WHAT AN EPIC PERFORMANCE...

[@ligh7foo7]

Gimme chocolate and pa pa ya are my 2 favourites. Thanks for the reminder of how unusual is. I had forgotten 😂😜

[@Subjectivity13]

They do actually have a song called "Syncopation" he might like... but the craziest drumming I think I've seen from Babymetal is Road of Resistance.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I'll get to it!

[@roberthungerford60]

The band is known as the Kami band(God Band) they have several different solos out there before songs. They have one with the song YAVA but the one which is wicked is with Kagerou.(drummer is a US drummer, aamzing rum solo) Suzuka Nakamoto is the singer, at the time of this video she is only 14.

[@ThePereubu1710]

"Just a whole bunch of awesome"...yep, that's Babymetal! :)

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Yes! 🙌

[@Brosati68]

A promise I’ll make to you. I will watch every baby metal reaction on your page. Keep them coming!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Okay Steve!

[@creepyinstigator]

Mikio Fujioka RIP if you can find it there is a video of these dudes playing some crazy jazz fusion shit.. its awesome also japan loves the blending of contrasting styles.

[@grumpus5248]

Hideki is such a fucking machine to chug through all of the guitar solos, crush that solo, then roll right into Rondo. p.s. I bow before BoH because his solo is just so technical and melodic and when he throws his arms out, it's because he knows he just nailed it.

[@Bluebox-146]

Hey Andrew, the band behind Babymetal is called Kami band (Kami = God in Japanese) they are not as big as BM but also have some sziable shows in Japan. This song is an all Instrumental one, on this show, when they played it, they didn´t had a name for it, so it was the song without name. Later when the one guitarist (Mikio, the one with the black guitar) died they named the song "hill of wisteria", which is in remembrance of Mikio. The song really highlights the talents of the band-members, not many reactors on YT have reacted to it, which is a shame, so I hope you will pick up the song. Since you are a musician yourself, it is a MUST see for you. I am looking forward to your video. Prepare to be amazed by them. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hn6tY4WhjtCbd6M once you have seen the original, you can also have a look at the version they played on the first concert after Mikio died. Warning it might get you emotional. But do the original version (with Mikio) as reaction, Takayoshi (the other guitarist, - pink glitter guitar) is amazing no doubt, but both him an Mikio as a pair are unbelievably good. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2WQiHlpiNpmqas

[@TheTeufelpanzerVI]

Great first reaction, and welcome to Babymetal! Typically there are three girls, and Su Metal is the lead vocalist...this is one of her solo songs. The band is the "Kami Band", all male and they play at the live shows, no in the studio. I'm sure you have and will be getting a number of suggestions...but since I see the "Syncopation" book on your stand to the left, I will suggest "Syncopation" by Babymetal - kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4uUYn2Lj7JrjJI. It is a live (Babymetal almost always better live) compilation video, but a good one. Looking forward to more!

[@creveco79]

BABYMETAALLLLL YEAHHHHHHHH , i love them

[@cuttysark8017]

Welcome to the Babymetal "foxhole". Despite the long hair and the "dresses" the band are all guys....Your comment that the concert "looks like fun" is very perceptive because Babymetal are all about fun and putting on a show. Here we get The Kami Band doing the "Mischiefs of the Metal Gods" intro with Aoyama Hideki (drums), BOH (6 string bass), Takayoshi Ohmura (7 string gold guitar), Leda Cygnus (blue guitar). They are dressed as spirits of the dead which is significant in BM lore, but let's concentrate on the music for now. RON is one of Su's solos that allow her to show her individual talent and give the other two girls, Moa and Yui, a chance to rest. Yes you have only seen a third of BM so far. This concert is Budokan Black Night in 2014 so Su was just 16 years old. I'm always tempted to recommend more BM songs, but this time I'm going to request that you don't react to a song because you are noticing lots about the structure of the music and this particular song has "lots of music"- don't listen to "Tales of the Destinies" yet, work up to it, and yes, that was meant to intrigue you. Maybe listen to "Road of Resistance Live in japan" or "Headbanger Legend 1997". RON is a very dark song where Su is chased by something she cannot escape. The repetitive nature of a "rondo" makes this even more frightening and that's explicitly said in the lyrics. I think that the changing time signatures and dissonance of the music are there to make us feel uncomfortable and keep us off balance. The final chorus is as unsettling as the time signatures and offers no happy resolution: 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. Some reviewers mention that the song ends very abruptly and that it's hard to settle into...the lyrics imply that there's no hope of waking, but that's often what you feel when you are in a nightmare and then you wake as suddenly as the song ends.

[@jeremywasinger6732]

Road of Resistance, live in Japan. Have to review.

[@kumartatsat868]

"I don't know what she's saying, but I LIKE IT": said every Babymetal fan ever xD

[@MsDinazavr]

Are you asking if they have any other outstanding songs !? I will not say exactly about the outstanding, but they definitely do not have weak, passable and careless ones! the only thing to consider is that their work can be roughly divided into three segments. the first is songs like this (a kind of rock ballad, tragedy and lyrics). the second segment is songs like "road of resistance" hard rock stuff. and the third is a dance direction (from bray beat to Indian motives) And all this is combined in one group. I liked the author's reaction. I will wait for reviews of the next songs. Good luck.

[@MsDinazavr]

and since you mentioned the syncope (of the drums) ... 🙂 they have a great song called "Syncopia" kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5avpnVreNSlr68

[@mdc7081]

More Babymetal! 🤘🦊

[@RREvilMonk]

Great to see your reaction to my favorite band! Love the t-shirt! 🤘🔥🦊🔥🤘

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Rock on!

[@stefanbranden4898]

BABYMETAL is the best thing that has happened to metal in decades! Please check out "Tales of the destinies"

[@Young_JS]

if you like really fast drum, i recommend ARKADIA -BABYMETAL.... really fast

[@lillegoman]

The music box part had to have been mostly a recording over live. It was album perfect where as all us fans know her live preformances are with her naturally deeper voice. Lol but yeah i loved this vid!! First one of yours and i enjoyed it a lot

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

THANK YOU

[@lillegoman]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums no! Thank youuuu! 🍕🍟🍩🍪🍨

[@kevinlane7555]

Nothing else in the world like it

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

100% Kevin