FALLING IN REVERSE "Prequel" | Aussie Metal Heads Reaction

Nath and Johnny react to the latest track from FALLING IN REVERSE, “Prequel”.
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[@jameshanson2843]

"you could say I escaped my fate" is a great line

[@slamduncproductions3198]

It went over my head the first time heard this song, and everytime I’ve heard it since it hits me harder and harder. What a line.

[@Unknownusername1004]

Yeah if it wasn't the 1000th time he's used that line in the exact way and wording.

[@jameshanson2843]

@@Unknownusername1004 it's still a great line, what's your favourite song that he used it?😍

[@YouTubecanbitemyhairybanger]

​@@jameshanson2843raised by wolves 2011 literally the first song released by falling in reverse "I have learned that my fate is something I can't escape"

[@darrennoble1474]

This song gets more epic the more you listen to it lol

[@BUNNYJINGG]

Ronnie is ONE OF A KIND, straight talent. never disappoints! cant wait to see them on tour!

[@KONTAGION705]

I mean he's copying other styles while saying people are copying him but sure lol

[@zarinshapurjee9430]

This album was supposed to be a five song EP called Neon Zombie bit epitaph thought Ronnie should make an album using the other songs he also wrote so they made it an LP instead

[@MsJessta]

Agree! That moment where it builds and his vocals hit 🤯 a-mazing, ma fav and goosebumps every single time!

[@andy60234]

There’s a behind the scenes out of this video now.

[@kristenvaughn-smith6952]

As a vinyl collector, I don’t mind already knowing almost all the songs on the album. I like having zero skips, and I feel like that increases my likelihood of buying the album. Also, thank you for reviewing! I’m definitely loving the album!

[@rhyshutchin5]

As a record "collector" i wont buy entire albums if i only listen to a couple tracks as it's not worth the money (records are anywhere between $50-100AUD in Australia which is insane). So knowing tracks before an album release is handy for me to help determine if I'll pre-order the LP. Once i learned that some of my favorite singles from the past 4 years were all going to be on this Album, I pre-ordered the moment i could. My Popular Monster "Candlyland" vinyl arrived earlier today and it's absolutely beautiful.

[@NickJensonAdams]

Agreed, no problem whatsoever knowing the tracks beforehand because I knew I was going to love the vinyl. I kinda wish he had piled in the trio of Losing my Life, Losing my Mind and Drugs along with the 2 reimagined songs on there also, feels inevitable a deluxe will version of some sort will head our way 🤞

[@zarinshapurjee9430]

The album goes in this order prequel, popular monster, all my life, Ronald, voices in my head, bad guy, watch the world burn, trigger warning, zombified, no fear and last resort reimagined

[@paulseizert6603]

Intense growth. That’s exactly what she said. YES!!!!!

[@PSNVenOmZ]

if i remember correctly I swear that Ronnie said that he wouldn't be releasing anymore albums again around the time popular monster was first released so maybe that's why its taken so long, as it wasn't originally planned to be part of an album. Now I cant remember where i hear that so could very well be wrong. Either way, all of this albums songs are great so I'm not disappointed at all.

[@shellbell40]

Yes, he did say that. He said he would rather focus on putting out quality music as singles rather than a bunch of so-so songs just to get an album out.

[@PSNVenOmZ]

@shellbell40 Ah, yes, that was what it was. Thank you for the reminder.

[@ECMKAD]

That is accurate. He recently stated that Epitaph pushed for an album after the fact because the singles were so great and did so well they knew having them in a collection would be bomb. He said doing it this way may seem weird in the here and now but years down the road it'll just stand on its own as a great album and nobody will care how and when the songs had been released.

[@PSNVenOmZ]

@@ECMKAD Ah ok that makes sense. And I agree, it doesn't really matter when they were released. As a album they all work great, and anyone new finding them now what know any different anyway let alone in years to come.

[@ECMKAD]

@@PSNVenOmZ I snort FIR all day every day like cocaine anyway. Any way I can get them.....newest song, oldest song, everything in between-----I don't care. I'm still getting my fix. 🙃

[@Jadedxx]

I think Ronnie appreciates reactors and their reactions to his songs and videos so much he really puts out a lot of his songs with the epic videos first then the CD is more of an afterthought. So many people watch reactors to see their first time reaction to their fave bands songs for the first time. If he put the CD out then put out videos most reactors would've already heard the songs. That just my opinion.

[@xx__bianca__xx]

Definitely have to listen to the album in full. It just keeps building and the lyrics tell a story.

[@sarahbeltran4729]

I think the lyrics are almost more directed to the US. It's like a call to arms for a revolution haha

[@MrShowbound]

Supposed to be an EP released a few years ago. Understandable to hold up and write a few more songs while the world had stopped. I've read he'd rather focus on single songs than getting a whole album out, marketing factors into that as well. I see a general theme of the suit/laser eye/destruction running in 4 videos but that's not the way they appear on the album. Fun video, 'Expose the Snakes' line is followed by a rattlesnake rattle in the mix and loved the Escaped My Fate line. Thanks fellas.

[@yoang9]

Single or album, it doesn’t take away from the quality and depth of the music. I think their last Coming Home album was not a financial success (although it is an amazing album) so the singles releasing over the years makes sense. Every song in this album is elite top tier platinum status imo! 🤘🔥

[@JaredAbbott1]

bro this sounds so much like NF's 'The Search'

[@zipek8479]

It’s cinematic type rap. Anytime someone uses production like this people just go “that’s NF” but it’s a style that’s been used for years now - he’s just the most popular to use it

[@SamuelUrbain]

I was looking for this comment. Its the melody, the synth, the flow. At some point everything in music has been done once but this sound heavily influenced by it.

[@dugtheundead]

Yeah I think Ronnie was def listening to a lot of NF and Tom McDonald on the political verse part too. The best part for me is the last section, the straight up rapping part is growing on me but man it does sound a lot like other artists out there ngl

[@Michael-xb4ws]

I've been commenting elsewhere about this. No doubt about it. Ronnie still adds a lot to make it his own, but there is an incredible similarity in cadence and theme.

[@UnsungPhoenix]

​@@zipek8479thats kind of why we reference NF, because no-one uses that term

[@floyddyer7489]

So hard to find good reactors. Especially metal ones at that. You guys are definitely my favorite by far. Between falling in reverse and wage war it’s been a great year for music. Keep up the awesome work guys

[@Aidkit5218]

Check out their older stuff. Coming Home album

[@seancallan4009]

I don’t think they explicitly mentioned that “escape the fate” is his previous band, for those who don’t know. And it’s funny how Nath said that line is “situational”, because “Situations” is one of Escape the Fate’s biggest songs from back in the day.

[@K1NGD0M]

Thinking about picking up this album! There's no skips on it for me personally and I'm gonna listen to it in full if I do. Also, State Champs dropped two singles and announced a Self Titled Album out of nowhere lol

[@michellecox8259]

This is a NO SKIP ALBUM!!!

[@muhamadfachry5247]

this song it's crazy ronnie flow like nf, i don't expected this song make me throwback and ronnie when flying to the sky makes me remember the old song from falling in reverse losing my mind but this is updated again and becomes this song, ronnie vocals has be evolving i love this song so much yeah 🤘🔥🔥🔥

[@michellelee2573]

Great reaction, Popular Monster actually came over 4 yrs ago, and at first Ronnie's said he wasn't goin to release an album, but after Watch the World Burn came out, he talked bout an album coming eventually, definitely checkout out the other unreleased songs, they're pretty decent

[@dorkusdotexe]

0:35 it is very common nowadays, a band I've been following for a WHILE (Siamese) just released a new album not long ago and it was more released than unreleased (good band check em out more

[@WeAreTheUniverse78]

Siamese ♥️ Their new album is so good! Can't stop listening

[@localmusicearthentertainme4361]

Great reaction. Liked. Keep in mind, Popular Monster, the song/video, came out in 2019. Zombified & Voices In My Head in 2022. WTWB, Last Resort 2023. the rest in 2024. The whole album is basically a concept of Ronnie's perception of his life and events in his life/around him. Visually he made a movie in 8 video parts. No one is doing this on this level. Not all of it anyways. So talented & raw. FIR will be looked at as pioneers in years to come. Everyone with this type of vision & fame gets persecuted in their time. Anyways, loved the reaction fellas. Just subbed.

[@loganwilson4101]

For me it depends on the band - for FIR, I like that they did more singles before the album because the singles came alongside these massive music videos that felt like events.

[@isabellarocks1000]

I genuinely want a falling in reverse music video with stick figures 😂

[@georgegregg4793]

the videos are always movie lvl aye so dope

[@masamune2984]

“Johnny and Nath, a few days late. Spare us your wrath, give us a break. Late is bad, yet it could be worse. But let’s all now, Fall in Reverse. Not quite their name, that I know, but screw it all, LET’S F***ING GO.”

[@nathandjohnny]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@carriewinemiller9669]

Prequal is the beginning of the story. Everything from Popular Monster on is after it. Ronnie decided to change things up after their last album bombed (his words). So he looked at successful artists and found they were releasing singles instead of an album. So he started focusing on doing one great song at a time. Now, after all these years and getting such a good reception, he put the full story together and in order on the album. The entire album beginning to the end is the full story of all the experiences he's been giving us over the last many years. He's quite brilliant. He did what they needed to help them be successful. Then, when it was time, he put the story together.

[@StevelandCleamer]

I think having 25% of the album come out ahead of time is a good sweet spot. I’m still into having a lot of surprises and don’t want the album to be spoiled for me with a bunch of songs that come out several months (or years nowadays). I do, however, feel like FIR is a bit of an exception because SO much time and money go into the music videos. Plus, all the songs on the album that weren’t released as singles are 🔥

[@neilferguson6719]

The album is really good. I listen to it straight through everyday since it came out

[@kaitlinborchers4601]

I loved how many songs they dropped! Still had plenty of new ones to listen to when the album came out!

[@JJScrotus]

I wish it was 6 new tracks instead of 4 but let's be real. I'm just a greedy fan who LOVES everything I'm hearing.

[@kaitlinborchers4601]

@@JJScrotus rumours say Ronnie has a few more tricks up his sleeve and some more songs will be dropping soon. I wonder how true that is. I can’t wait

[@a_true_hyena]

Sometimes the banter is too much, I enjoyed this time. Well done boys!

[@rebekahcarter8120]

In this case, I don't mind it bc the quality is just so damn good across the whole album. Ronnie's lyrics are so personal & his rhymes are so unique.

[@StevenPrime1988]

Love the ABR shirt!

[@cknick]

I miss the days of looking forward to an album coming out that was mostly new music. One single, maybe two would’ve been released but fairly recently. That’s exciting! I whole album of new music by your favourite band!!! It’s been coming a while but, as much as I love FIR, this one takes the biscuit. An album named after and including a track that came out four and a half years ago?! Come on, that should’ve been at least an album ago.

[@DeepeningTheListening]

There's a lot of symbolism in this video. I could write an essay on it. Let me know if you want to know more.

[@cjducote207]

A Couple Of Days Late 😂 This Debuted Last Friday 🎤🎸🤘🖤

[@ExtrumComics]

Lasers for me, laser for you, lasers for everyone!

[@mrSift27]

Phenomenal. Bad guy sets a tone when my wife is asleep and I get to be evil

[@zarinshapurjee9430]

They had four songs that weren't released until the album dropped

[@RyanLoper9]

While I do wish there were more new tracks, I’ve taken into consideration how much time and effort also went into the insane videos that went with 7 songs on the album and then mix in touring.

[@sannyjohnsen2540]

Ronnie is in my opinion , a fing marketing genius ! Instead off releasing this album some years ago , he released most as singles , with awesome videos ( as per usual ) , to get them more hyped . I dont believe all songs would have been getting that much attention , ( and def not the attention they all deserved ) if he had released all at once ! So consider this , a greatest hits album , with multiple bangers , and number 1 hits , in a time frame off 4 years ,.Thats pretty awesome . And to be honest how many bands have ever had , a video out to almost every track ,on an album ?

[@Nazyairsengikar]

Lol Ronnie made it clear he was no longer making an Album in a rush. This album is all his music done. Listening to you both talk about an album is exactly why he didn't.

[@nathandjohnny]

You seem awfully triggered by our personal opinions

[@rubberducky_actual]

First released single was more like 4 years ago, not 1 year lol. Ronnie has been cooking this up for a long while now

[@simonk337]

This song is brilliant. NF vibes.

[@MattLegiterson]

🥰🥰🥰

[@renee5656]

It’s been so long since they released popular monster that Ronnie didn’t have the blackout tattoos in that video. 😂 either way I love new music so give it to me however you want

[@Tanjman_]

Ronnie was the lead singer for Escape The Fate many years ago, so the line "I escaped my fate" has even more meaning to it.

[@treweis1141]

No shit sherlock captain obvious

[@YouTubecanbitemyhairybanger]

Not really he's used it plenty of times before

[@theaussiemag3738]

I hate how bands release albums now, I fully agree with how everything you say couldn't have said it better myself.

[@Ericsaidful]

You guys have to do the other songs.

[@nathandjohnny]

We have

[@AstebrookeYT]

Sorry Nath, I always read your short name like "math" before the introduction.

[@atka0076]

I still prefer to listen to whole albums, that's the best experience. For a few years i stopped myself from listening any more than 1 or 2 singles that came out before an album release, and they hit so much harder that way. But unfortunately it's not possible to do anymore when bands are releasing singles for years and then they just collect them and call it an album.

[@sarahelizabeth7389]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@mikeyb0y0890]

Has no one seen the slight similarities with Watsky? Anyone else?

[@daltonevans3412]

I prefer the old standard 3 singles then release the full album style of album cycle personally. It just had a better feel to it when you heard most of the album in one brand new listen.

[@Nazyairsengikar]

Nope this was not an Album in that way it was just all his songs plus a few extra.

[@joshdimichele18]

Ronnie is the tom McDonald of metal music lol

[@wrongmovie1982]

I love to See you two. My three top Band are Falling in reverse, Electric Callboy and Tom macdonald. And two of the Bands you react. Great work. Sorry cant translate wirh my bad english. So that is in german. Ich möchte euch für eure Arbeit danken. Ich sehe euch sehr gerne. Ihr seit super sympatisch. Macht weiter so. Ich fand die Interviews mit Kevin und nico richtig toll und lustig. 👍

[@wormierdock1085]

NF vibes for sure...

[@deboraherskine8503]

I have to be quite brutally honest guys, I put it on and in general most of the songs are/were pretty good. But I've heard them so much that its honestly just played to death for me. I switched the album off. I just couldn't be bothered with it. I see lots and lots of hype about it and as much as the new songs are decent, I just don't get the hype at all. Maybe I'll try give it a listen again at a future date but right now I'm at the point where I've heard all those singles so much that I automatically skip them when they come on. I might be in the minority here, but it's just how I feel about it. I'm glad plenty of people seem to be enjoying it though. Whatever makes you happy is literally the only thing that matters :)

[@Bearded_Positivity]

The reason why Ronnie went Black out with tattoos is he was already covered head to toe in tattoos but they were majority prison tattoos and he just wanted them to be gone because they were a reflection of his past.

[@treweis1141]

Film clip? its cslled music video

[@nathandjohnny]

We’re in Australia

[@treweis1141]

@nathandjohnny ik but you can still say music video

[@nathandjohnny]

@@treweis1141 oh we know. Sometimes we call it one, sometimes the other. Not really a big deal.

[@Unknownusername1004]

He seriously needs to stop name dropping escape the fate in every fucking album he makes. We get it dude you're still not over it.

[@aliyahburnette8018]

Can you guys pretty pretty please react to Leviantan by Inetria featuring Jacob Charlton of Thornhill the song is a banger, the album just dropped on August 9th y'all are missing it out the video came out on August 1st the music video is a banger y'all are sleeping on Inerita the last reaction y'all did was dominion or you guys have also missed the other singles too far gone and static.

[@ItsMillertime13]

Good god this sounds like NF

[@sucreepark6260]

It's funny because I followed NF from the start and people used to call him an Eminem copycat. Funny how that changes once someone is famous enough.

[@zipek8479]

It’s cinematic type rap. Anytime someone uses production like this people just go “that’s NF” but it’s a style that’s been used for years now - he’s just the most popular to use it

[@hitman9198]

Definitely has that vibe. For certain aspects like the cinematic production in the Music and Ronnie's cadence in certain parts. Even parts of the video are like NF's almost exactly. Like NF's music video for leave me alone. But you act as though NF was the first and can be the only. They were both trying to portray similar things. I fail to see how anything Ronnie chose to do here discredit's his talent or rips off NF in any way. If anything it's the opposite

[@ItsMillertime13]

@@hitman9198it was a single observation, not discrediting at all. More surprising than anything by how the album opened up

[@busbyn01]

This track had very Eminem vibes to me until the end. Also, these singles have been spread out over 4 years.

[@ShunsukeK1]

it's awesome to have a CD with 90% of the album worth listening, which never happens. so yeah it's great.

[@ParkerPaula-b4t]

Williams Michael Hall Michael White David

[@nappucentertainment3004]

I'm a give me two great singles guy and then have an amazing album behind it. Easy on paper, hard to do. You're relying on that the choice of singles isnt at its peak. A modern band that still does this really well has been Resolve. But all of the songs on their albums are just genuinely good and well written. I think the other problem is the release cycle. Bands are releasing singles WAY too early. I understand why. The actual industry side of music is trash and humans these days cant pay attention to anything for more than 3 minutes. So, they have to. There are certainly other factors though...what kind of music is this? is the album meant to be played front to back? Are there certain songs on the album that really just need to be released together with corresponding interludes(IE Nothing More)? The inherent problem is that there is no 1 way to do things.

[@williamharris9446]

Soooommmmebody looks bored

[@Jurassic725]

Skip the bs 4:03

[@nathandjohnny]

Have you tried crying about it?

[@octaviogallo8513]

I'm sick of CGI videos, I don't know if I'm watching a music video or the 4th of Advenger. As for the song, it does not propose anything different than the last 6, they seek to achieve something more cinematic than musical.

[@gabriels2406]

You sound like a hater. People like you are why he writes these songs 🤣

[@StephenIC]

Tf is "the 4th of advenger"

[@sucreepark6260]

I'm the opposite. I look forward to the next release because I know it's going to be insane. Maybe because I'm an author but I love how Ronnie uses the CGI to tell a story. Btw this is a concept album, incase you didn't notice. So obviously it's going to be cinematic. Also please change your hearing aids old man because everything after he was put on the cross is new musically!! It's not even remotely similar to the previous songs. I listened to the whole album in one sitting. I don't even glaze celebrities but that Angel scene was musically and visually satisfying!!

[@gabriels2406]

My reply was erased? Pathetic

[@JoelLloyd-hr7cq]

@@sucreepark6260 💯 As the boys described, the intense build is brilliant. But that ending, that is Ronnie all chips in and yes, unlike anything else on the album and in fact, anything I’ve heard him do. Last Resort - epic. His other 2 reimagined songs - epic. But this is something else on a much larger scale in terms of everything! #1 for me! 🤘