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[@tarinindell8217]

Yes!!!! Band Maid!!!!! Do “Real Existence” next! The lead guitarist is nuts, the bassist is rock solid, and the drummer is next level! (Im a musician and i LOVE how talented these girls are) After these girls, check out Maximum the Hormone. Japanese metal band that also does music for anime on occasion.

[@RandomHobo]

Yes What's up people! is amazing

[@alfadasfire]

Couldn't agree more!

[@thouveninvijayan3073]

The last overlord Ending is fucking dope too so gorgeous, goosbumps everytime with it

[@viaverde3153]

First, "Don't you tell ME" - MV. Beacause this is the self-presentation of all girls, with their assigned roles. Then "YOLO", and next - their live perfomances.

[@GarliccDread]

Yes, Maximum the Hormone! Favorite Japanese band. Also, for another all female Japanese group, I really like DOLL$BOXX

[@RoySFord]

This is wildly different! Yet the guitar solo is wonderful and sounds like 80s rock!! Love this.

[@248.n_n]

Which described why BAND-MAID also have lot of fans from elder.

[@markdemars7044]

Yeah Roy. Plus Eddie Van Halen would be proud to hear this.

[@aaronarmeli1655]

Fun fact: The singer wasn’t originally part of the original lineup. The guitarist/vocalist started the band after getting the idea from working in a maid cafe. They had some small success, held auditions for a dedicated vocalist and there you have it. Check out their song Real Existence. Also for another good all female Japanese band check Aldious. Destrose is also a good one

[@IABJordan]

Aaron Armeli Didn’t they find Saiki on KZbin? I swear I heard that somewhere.

[@s.e.n3264]

Stereopony also

[@aaronarmeli1655]

IABJordan Miku found Kanami online. Kanami then suggested Akane because she was her drummer. Akane suggested MISA because they attended music school together. Saiki was then added after auditions.

[@IABJordan]

Ah, it was Kanami that was found online. Got it mixed up.

[@Ahrimancp]

That’s awesome! I was worried that they were another corporate formed idol band from Japan. Totally different view on this band now!

[@labourmiguel7400]

First time listening to this song and I love it! That bass solo wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The guitar solo too is awesome. Definitely gonna check their other stuffs. Thanks for reacting to this song.

[@junbug9844]

They are better live so check out their live stuff plus this trill is old they are much better now.

[@labourmiguel7400]

Ok. Thank you. I will

[@Tnewman54]

Wow! Just goes to show music is definitely a universal language. You don't need to necessarily understand what they're saying, as long as you can appreciate their talent and the music moves you. A pretty cool band, thx for reacting to it. Never heard of these guys before, definitely gonna have to check out more of their stuff. Rock on bro!!!

[@andrewfurey2999]

Tyson Newman i love listening to foreign language metal and rock music.

[@cius2112]

oh yeah do check out more, they have a ton of great music.

[@sonoriuxo2437]

I don't know what country you are, but Band-Maid gonna play in Usa San Francisco and Los Angeles) this november and both shows are already sold out, more quickly than the other bands that play before or after them in the same venues. Why? Because those girls are a real deal. Thrust me, I already seen them live. Unforgettable.

[@autohmae]

Sonoriuxo It's Japanese.

[@sherrileffel4523]

Band Maid Damn🤯 Thanks Alex for reacting to their video this is the first time I have heard of them too 👍❤️!!!!!

[@rossmudie9298]

Band maid have moved on ten levels of greatness since thrill, super dope musicians who deserve world recognition (domination), some backyard babies would be great, failing that more avatar.

[@smasher2265]

i agree, the album world domination is incredible

[@sugoruyo]

Here I am, 2 years later, after the release of Unseen World thinking they’ve now moved another order of magnitude from World Domination.

[@Chris20xx]

I've met Band-Maid at London Comic-con and got a signed poster and another merch from the band as well from a record company called JPU Records here in the UK - it was so damn awesome to meet them

[@Capydachi]

Lucky man, I'm still hopeful to try and see them in the US in L.A.

[@Badllamah]

I will be seeing them (meet & greet as well) in San Francisco next month.. Yeah.. NEXT month.. been waiting to say that!!!!

[@me262talon2]

So lucky man!

[@Rhino1277HotRails]

I'm jealous

[@Rhino1277HotRails]

HEY!!!

[@jaredbark4085]

Band Maid is definitely one of my favorite Japanese bands, this was also one of the first songs I ever listened to by them, you definitely need to check out more of their songs. I would recommend Don't You Tell Me, The Non-fiction Days, or the live video of Play.

[@JoshuaDay]

Dude dude dude - more BAND-MAID!

[@xenophon343]

The bass player is badass. I've seen her solo in a few of their other songs. My favorite Japanese girl band because they can actually play the instruments and do it well!

[@junbug9844]

Misa is so cute 😏

[@justinbowe38]

Love.me.some.band maid

[@saberruntv]

I prefered stereopony's bass personnally she had a great sense of groove

[@justinbowe38]

@@saberruntv less talented than Misa

[@mrPCEmilkman]

+Xenophon You must not see many Japanese girl bands then. Just in metal you have groups like Aldious, Bridear, Mary's Blood, Show-Ya, LOVEBITES, Destrose, G∀LMET, Gekijo METALicche, etc., etc. I could go on for quite some time like this. All the girls in these groups are very talented and play their instruments well. I think you just need to dig a bit deeper.

[@andrewfurey2999]

Just added their albums to my Spotify library really like this band

[@Tserberart1990]

BAND-MAID!!! Finally!!! You have to react to their song DICE!!!

[@Decay0]

This was actually one of their more "poppy" songs, even though it has some awesome solo work in it. I HIGHLY recommend their song "Dice", it's just a beautiful mix of heaviness, catchiness, etc.

[@bryanalexander3268]

Turn me on is one of their best also the non fiction days

[@screamindemon71]

Dice is one of my favorites from them. Daydreaming is by far my favorite from them.

[@catmanduu66]

I like Band Maid. I did some research on female metal bands from Japan and it turns out this has been a thing since around 2000. There are a ton of great metal bands in Japan. Now that you know this please check out Lovebites the song Shadowmaker. They are also all female but they sing in English, they've been at some European metal festivals and getting ready for a full European tour. They are heavier than Band Maid and they shed hard with two guitarists.

[@austindimaria6708]

Hell yeah band maid baby. Some of the most talented musicians I've ever seen.

[@Mertle_The_Turtle_5165]

That guitar solo came in and my face matched yours man!

[@justinwhitsitt7072]

Adding this to my play list. Great find. Keep the good videos coming.

[@erikasouthern9977]

Please react to MAXIMUM THE HORMONE and CROSSFAITH!!!!

[@christopherjohnferrer3771]

I second this.. Love Deathnote!

[@Screamingtilltheend]

MTH would be awesome

[@heavymetalmusichead4969]

Crossfaith is dope.

[@misteralias2850]

“Koi no mega lover” by Maximum The Hormone will throw him off a good bit. 😄

[@somefatguy616]

Yaaaa crossfaith

[@georgetea7chhakchhuak879]

Your reaction is the best.. Do more of these underrated girls...

[@CheshireDemonX]

I'm so happy that you reacted to them! I found them when KZbin recommended their song REAL EXISTENCE (also totally bad ass). I've loved them ever since and own 2 of their 3 albums. I plan to buy their latest soon. Hard to find in this country.

[@rossmudie9298]

Amazon

[@stevedonnie4077]

So glad you did this video! Love this band. individually they're all skilled and it's great to hear them do solos, but their sound when they put it together is top notch.

[@Hippie459MN]

How in the heck have I never heard of Band Maid before!?!? Some good stuff for sure. Thanks for lead on some new music to add to my list.

[@SnappedStitches]

New favorite! Also, I prefer zippered hoodies, but am super psyched to hear the shirts may be coming back!

[@MyKingJesus1]

Yes! Yes! Yes! Finally Band Maid!

[@sjnix7044]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! There are sooooooo many crushing tracks from them. Don't stop here, you will NOT go wrong.

[@ClawCarver]

Great suggestions. I especially second Daydreaming. Because it's a slower song, it seems to get overlooked, but it's the one that finally convinced me of Band-Maid's star quality. And ballad or not, it still packs an almighty punch.

[@smasher2265]

I just love play, that song is amazing

[@garyslo-pokeguillory8543]

They are genuinely happy doing what they do. I put them in the same class as Iron Maiden I believe they are that good!

[@Delancreus]

I shared this video on Facebook years ago and the comment I put when i did was that even if I couldn't understand 90% of the lyrics, I didn't NEED TO. The music was what did the talking. These girls are AMAZING. You definitely need to check out some more of their stuff because they just get heavier and more badass as time goes on. I recommend in particular Alone and Domination.

[@ReverendMagnificent]

Band-Maid are one of my favourite bands. I've actually imported all of their albums, but this was the song that got me into them originally. It's so funny how awkward this video is though - they're all immensely uncomfortable on camera. All of their other videos are much more professional and natural feeling. Really really good live shows, and they've all progressed as musicians a lot since they started out. Definitely check out some of their more recent music, especially a live song.

[@supportthebandsstopfakecop1679]

I got them all too. I got lucky, only cost me $120 on eBay.

[@wolfydafloof1720]

I've never heard of this band before now. And they are good :3 . Love your videos!

[@mohamedfrahat363]

What a great lead guitarist I can assure you I'll be a fan from now on

[@MegaDibbler]

Another vote for you listening to their track "Dice". Thrill is great, and I'm so glad you did pick the band as they are a real favourite of my mine, but Dice is a much better example of their work.

[@grantyuk]

I always love the reaction for the bass/guitar solo's

[@rakjr6]

This is their earliest MV. You should try DIce. They are also remarkable live. Check out Play and their purely instrumental Onset.

[@gildedbear5355]

I can not thumbs up enough. Onset is mind blowingly amazing.

[@alfadasfire]

Band maid is just awesome! Real existance is another amazing song by them.

[@IABJordan]

Oh HELL yeah! BAND-MAID is one of the best bands around right now. Thrill is a really good starting point, but now you need to hear DICE and Puzzle!

[@dkeifjdmeldksksmdf8571]

Really?

[@IABJordan]

Really really.

[@rossmudie9298]

Really, really, really, really, Band Maid are the real shit, I hear a a different subtle nuance in every song every time I listen to them, be it from Akane's drumming, Misa's bass playing or the guitar goddess that Kanami is, they can turn a basic rock song into something of a work of art.

[@Rob16164]

Anthony Bevacqua Ha, give us the list of the best bands around right now so everyone can have the same expert opinion on music as you, dickhead.

[@Edboyyy]

I've loved these girls for so long. Glad you tried out their music

[@CarlosGonzalez-sj9gj]

Now thats a please surprise, those girls actually sounds really good. I think I`m gonna check some more of this band to see what else I find 👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👌

[@morningstarghuleh1087]

When I first saw a video of theirs, I thought 'oh great, another Japanese squeaky girl group'. But no. Completely wrong! I was glad I found out about them.

[@Capydachi]

Never clicked something so fucking fast in my life. So stoked you decided to check out Band Maid. I hope you check out more of their stuff because they are great musicians and Kanami is a fucking beast on guitar.

[@schelin1447]

I love Band Maid! Great reaction and you're in for something really cool and great. Japanese rock/metal is fantastic; Band Maid, Babymetal, X-Japan, Scandal, Maximum the Hormone, Dir En Grey, Aldious, Dolls Boxx and many more....

[@Otaku.Jakub13]

And Vamps? 😁

[@ddamif]

And the Gazette, Oral Cigarettes, Hello Sleepwalkers, etc etc Many greats bands in Japan

[@HeavyMetalBluegrass]

I just discovered this band yesterday. (where have I been). I'm enjoying watching their vids and have much the same reaction. Best Rock band I've heard in a long time.

[@adamcastillo3976]

While She Sleeps - Silence Speaks

[@gigabajt9894]

While she sleeps - four walls

[@albabustos2785]

I love BAND-MAID 😊

[@drvijil]

This band kicks ass. Warning : Listening to Band Maid is highly addictive. These girls are amazingly talented and have many live performances on KZbin.

[@isaacadamski1025]

I never heard them before , they were bad ass sweet catchy guitar riffs and great phrasing

[@ClawCarver]

Glad you checked out Band-Maid and enjoyed it so much. As others have said, this is an early song and pretty pedestrian by Band-Maid standards. Their latest album, World Domination, is all killer. Check out the MVs for Dice or Daydreaming or the live version of Play. Your head will explode. In a good way.

[@nicolesmusicreviews1889]

Definitely check out Choose Me, Start Over, and Onset, all by BAND-MAID. Oh, and, while you're at it, definitely check out Aldious (I'd recommend We Are or Sweet Temptation).

[@Faiiltrain]

im in love

[@lockedheartunlocked]

I love Band-Maid so much! I would say, for Band-Maid, you would be best off just listening to the videos in the order they were released on youtube. Just do like one every Monday or something and you'll catch up quick yo. Also, of course MISA's little bass solo blew you away before Kanami's guitar solo! Finally, I'm super happy you got to listen to Band-Maid!!

[@satomiwa]

Wow, you're doing Band-Maid, that's amazing. I don't normally comment on videos, but this band is great, and they get a million times heavier than the song you just reacted to, which is quite an early one. I'd be interested in seeing your reaction to Dice, Domination or Real Existence.

[@rogersartandsolutions5074]

Band-Maid - Real Existence. This song is over and beyond Thrill by miles. Another good one would be Secret My Lips by Band MAID.

[@paulread4886]

Alex , you GOTTA see this new version live. Domination live a week ago by Band Maid . Insane jamming performance version. great audio/video . A MUST see ! @

[@RmonteiroHQ]

Awesome song, Never heard of the band, but its awesome! Glad you brought this to the chanel

[@speeknoevil1803]

Glad you found them. THEY ARE AWESOME! I've been hooked on them for 3 yrs now. That look on your face after that lead solo... Yea. I wish they would do a US tour.

[@akaBoota]

Hell yeah, finally it's Band-Maid))) Alex, the best choice to react them next, is their song - "Non-Fiction days". Greetings from Ukraine)

[@Z4Zander]

Bass,drums and guitar.One of the best engine rooms in the business.

[@heffatheanimal2200]

DUUUDE!!! I so love Band Maid :D Agree, you gotta check their song Real Existence

[@cParman9]

The look of utter shock between MISA's bass solo and then with the guitar solo LOL

[@King_Of_The_Asylum]

Coheed & Cambria- Welcome Home

[@Kronik147]

Yes! I used to suggest it but I gave up lol.

[@King_Of_The_Asylum]

@@Kronik147 yeah I know it's considered alternative / progressive metal, I kind of forgot about it but then it came on Spotify and I was like I think he'd be interested in that lol

[@themacca277]

ive suggested coheed so many times. Personally i think he should do the dark sentencer

[@diecast4556]

ohh this is a big one!!

[@Kronik147]

Any Coheed and Cambria really, Welcome Home is just a popular song by them. I like Ten Speed as well.

[@coreymcdaniel2759]

Great song! I've never heard of them. Very good first impression. I want to hear more :)

[@sana-cm7oc]

Dude. Your reaction at 4:30 is awesome! Band-Maid kicks ass. Rock music is being saved by 5 Japanese chicks dressed like maids.

[@doobiejones9388]

Right on brother! Best rock and roll band in the world under thirty. Mad skills and super hot!

[@danielmanning516]

I do love this song but they have so many better ones now! Real Existence, Dice, Puzzle, Domination, Play, and Onset (which is an instrumental) are all great ones to check out, especially the live versions.

[@jrhaney11]

I haven’t seen you react to Bandmaid in forever, they are amazing!! Try their song Dice or Blooming. They are incredible live and I would recommend Freedom or Domination or don’t you tell me. I am addicted to this band!!

[@sjnix7044]

Scroll the comments. You will see one song a bunch. DICE. The original video is fantastic but the live version is nuclear. TRY DICE!

[@rubyvolt]

Why haven't you come back? Domination, Play, After Life, Choose Me, Freedom, Onset, THRILL!!!! DUDE!!!! CATCH UP!!! Choose LIVE ones where you can.

[@borntraitor289]

this was the first music video they put out 4 years ago. they've only gotten exponentially better as each year has passed. hope you explore further down the band-maid rabbit hole.. they're even better live, and you ain't seen nothin from the bass or drums yet

[@Mertle_The_Turtle_5165]

And that bass was amazing!

[@juanb300]

Dice-Bandmaid

[@scottncarter]

checked them out after this reaction. they are very talented, please do more band maid reactions

[@soloflyer6976]

More Band maid!!!

[@steveyates768]

The look on your face during the solos made me feel good because it was the same as mine when I first heard it.

[@atomicsquid9836]

Apparently the guitarist is a fan of Carlos Santana so it would make sense she'd want to have her shred skills up to snuff.

[@christophercombs7561]

Wow they are killing it

[@grhgorhspoluxronopoulos2721]

It's the time Alex ..... NIGHTWISH - GHOST LOVE SCORE LIVE AT WACKEN 2013

[@Internettumbleweed]

Watch BandMaid - Play (Live) it’s badass and glad to see you finely got to these awesome woman

[@SonicKatana69]

Technically they are more rock than metal, but regardless they are awesome!!! i actually have all of there albums... on another note if you want an all girl japanese metal band, i recommend Aldious, and id go with either the song "We Are" or the song "Dominator". Also side note, still waiting to see you react to Maximum The Hormone... and with that, have a dope ass day good sir!

[@feistyferret7299]

Lovebites are pretty dope too.

[@JamVolino]

From where do you usually buy those copies of albums?

[@fikriirshade1132]

id put lovebites up there too

[@ramair3judge]

Some of theirs is available on Amazon, but CDjapan has it all. Expensive yes, but they do offer coupons at times and they also have a point system on purchases that can be redeemed on future purchases.

[@themacca277]

that voice is possibly the most surprised ive ever been

[@patrickrabideau699]

Band-Maiko 'secret maiko lips'

[@DeanF_MIDI]

MORE BAND-MAID!

[@vanmantalksMetal]

Omg I jumped out of bed today when I saw this pop up on my screen. these girls are awesome and super talented so many great band from Japan. As always Alex as I do in every video please react to maximum the hormone "yoshu fukushu" the best Japanese band

[@Ebhen1]

Why haven't this guy reacted to more Band Maid yet???? :D Domination LIVE is a must!

[@Murphiroth]

You might have noticed that they seem slightly awkward in front of the cameras here - this was their first ever music video IIRC. Check out the video for "DICE" to see how far they've come and also to hear Misa's incredible bass work on that song.

[@Azrael03781]

Ahhh, the groove of 80's hard rock sound.

[@cphine]

Two things: First, obligatory request for Nightwish Ghost Love Score live at Wacken. Second, Band Maid is dope. For some other Japanese girl metal try Lady Baby's "Renge Chance" (super catchy if not cringe worthy in a put a smile on your face sort of way. The translated lyrics are hilarious.) and Dolls Box "Take My Chance". Have a dope ass day.

[@Vitericus1]

Love your reactions Alex. A few years ago I discovered a J-metal band called Versailles and was completely blown away how good they were. I ended up discovering a whole s**t load of J-rock bands after that and I now plug them whenever I can because there're so many good bands from Japan and they deserve some exposure. So check some of them out: Unluck Morpheus-Cadaver/Revadac Galneyrus-Angel of Salvation Yousei Teikoku-Kyusei Αργυροσ Versailles-Ascendead Master

[@christopherjohnferrer3771]

Unluck Morpheus-Cadaver/Revadac is a work of Art like a Palindrome/Anagram.

[@misteralias2850]

These girls are talented. Very good. Great song choice!

[@HeathenWolf]

Seeing them live in November in London 🤘 big fan

[@sacluvsBM]

The best rock band on the planet today. Period.

[@z1100chop]

Every song..BRILLIANT.

[@inquisition6]

Trust me, all of Band-maid is dope. From 2014 til now.

[@beastialmoon2327]

Ngl I discovered this band becuse of this video - and I've been listening to the entire 2014 album this is off of ever since. Its Its suuuuper good!

[@musicfan1585]

Really liking this. I've never heard of them but now I'll have to check them out for sure. Language is never important in music. You should check out "Megitsune" from Babymetal.

[@볼빨간갱년기-d8v]

Real Rock Band...... from Korea fan..

[@kagenotatsumaki]

If you do another Band Maid video, Bye My Tears is my personal favorite by them and you should totally check it out!

[@kaseyplaysgames7064]

Definitely do more band maid!

[@Glynthepin]

Congratulations on choosing Thrill, as your first reaction. It was their first music video and although the clothes are toned down now, they still predominantly wear maids outfits. They sound this good live. Like BabyMetal, the live performance are excellent. Band Maid have a fantastic catalogue of songs for you to react to, if you wish? Here is an example. Secret My Lips: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4fYlJRti5Joe8U This is from a live show but studio audio or mixing desk audio is used for the video. A good music video is, Don't Let Me down. It is sung in English but is difficult to tell and the lyrics are surprising. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoqqqIienJeLhM0 You will get many recommendations for Dice. It is a good song but from their most recent CD so it's up to you as to whether you try and roughly follow the timeline of releases or just chop and change as songs get recommended.

[@juanmilopez3821]

Cool video!! I love Band-Maid and I recommend you The Non Fiction Days and DayDreaming, this last one is an amazing ballad!!!

[@carlosformigo]

if you love this music, listening BAND-MAID / REAL EXISTENCE or BAND-MAID - PLAY Live

[@Gavrev]

Time for a new band maid reaction bud! 😉