INSANE! BABYMETAL - Headbanger Live @ Legend 1997 Apocalypse Reaction

[@IAMisLove]

👍👍An awesome performance. 👍You have 4 more to experience. HeadBanger MV, 'Headbanger - Night of 15 Re-Mix', MoaBanger, MomoBanger, YuiBanger. They are all special. 🦊🦊🦊🦊 🖖❤ Babymetal - Road Of Resistance (Legend MM 2024 Live) Eng Subs Babymetal - Kagerou (Legend MM 2024 Live) Eng Subs

[@ShikataGaNai100]

KI-E-RO!

[@Grington300]

Great reaction - and if you can get a ticket to see them live don't even hesitate, buy it and go to see one of the very best live bands you will see in your life .... and don't film it, get involved and just experience the whole thing. 'Headbanger' is about a girl going to her first concert on her 15th birthday, but 15 is significant in Japan as compulsory education also ends, so the girl is realising life will never be the same. She is having to grow up, she will no longer be considered just a child and her first 15 years passed so quickly, so she etching this special night into her heart so she will never forget. There are special versions of 'Headbanger' from other special occasions as well. The Legend D concert in December 2012 for Su-metal's own 15th birthday and this same Legend 1997 concert in December 2013 celebrating Su-metal's 16th birthday both started with a (very obviously and deliberately lip-synced) dance remix version ('Headbanger - Night of 15 Re-Mix'). At concerts on or near their own 15th birthdays in 2014 Yui (in Paris) and Moa (in Cologne) took over lead vocals for 'Headbanger' half way through when Su handed them the mic and stand - she took their place in the choreo. Only fancam videos exist for those performances. The same thing happened in 2019 at the Legend M concert celebrating Moametal's 20th birthday (20 is (or was) the official age of majority in Japan). Moa once again took over lead vocals after Su handed her the mic and stand - and the lyrics were changed to "...this special night of my 20th...". Most recently in March this year at the Legend MM concerts celebrating Momometal's 21st birthday we got her version on the day before her 21st (she was not an official member the year before so she did it to mark the last day when she was still 20).

[@jakemuller8626]

_Hedoban hedoban!_ _Ban ban ban ban_ 🦊🤘🛐 Welcome back to the Foxhole. This song was part of the World Tour 2023/2024, everyone love this song and were having a blast with the girls headbanging real hard in the middle section instead of the usual bowing down on their knees or having fun with the cryo smoke gun. They did it at the Europe Tour and more recently during the Asian Tour. Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!! is one of BM fans favorite and got special meaning too. Song is about a 15 years old girl celebrating her birthday going to her first live concert, probably metal, while having melancholy for leaving her childhood behind. Isn't about any of our girls but they embraced this song like it was made for them, you'll find many special versions of this, even when they celebrate their 20th Birthday. 15 is an important coming of age for Japanese girls, 20 is another important date. You'll find many more special versions celebrating their birthday, such recently last March when the new official member MomoMetal did it at Legend MM, Yokohama Arena celebrating her "20 Night", we called it "MomoBanger", and the day after her "21 Night" with another different song. This was at Legend 1997 (that's the title of this live concert referring to SuMetal birthyear) in 2013 celebrating SuMetal 16th Birthday, and the whole concert was special, if you want to know the rest of the songs finishing this, those are: - "Akatsuki" Unfinished Version, a beautiful SuMetal solo version with only a piano behind, the original song is a power/speed metal balad - "Babymetal Death", be ready for this insane ending, Legend 1997 was an special live concert, and along with Legend 1999 celebrating Yui and MoaMetal birthday are tied together to represent the commitment of these girls with this group, a new rebirth. The live concert and also this song got plenty of tributes to the greatest metal bands, like Metallica and X-Japan, specially Yoshiki, the gong at the end is one of those, you'll find more and plenty of this to add to their lore. The statue behind is SuMetal resemblance and is a tribute to Metallica's Lady Justice. The official MV is also creepy for some fans, I guess the organ gave that effect, you'll also see the neckbrace there for the first time which is a tribute to Yoshiki from X-Japan. Another thing that you don't see so much here in their live performance is, when YuiMetal and MoaMetal are having fun with cryo or smoke gun, the choreography on this part is with them down on their knees and doing the "dogeza hedoban" which is like bowing down back and forth summoning the metal spirit represented by the neckbrace while SuMetal is standing with the mic rise up and her relentless death stare, that's another moment we called -NotACult- The Kami Band here are insane set of elite musicians who were send to help with the metal sound, "kami" means roughly "god", they're wearing burial white robes and corpse face paint to represent those spiritual entities. They rotate so probably you won't see some of them in all live concerts (especially the guitarrists). They are: - Míkio Fujioka, god of guitar, a beloved member, sadly he passed away in 2018. (R.I.P.), he's the one doing that sick solo. - Leda Cygnus, god of guitar, he's the only Kami Band member who's credited as a session musician when recording some albums tracks. - BOH, god of bass, he's the bald one and not only got amazing talent but her fun way to enjoy reminds me Flea from RHCP. You can see at the end (when SuMetal is crawling upstairs) his head got written "Happy Birthday". - Hideki Aoyama,, god of drums, he comes from a family of expert drummers, and his father was very famous in the Japanese music scene. During the recent World Tour 2023/2024 they got another whole different set of musicians, we called them West Kami Band, they've been playing with them since 2019, so the Kami Band musicians aren't official members and the girls are the only front women of this group. Next suggestion to enjoy a SuMetal solo outside of the usual happy vibes songs. - Rondo Of Nightmare with Mischief Of Metal Gods Intro live at Budokan 2014 If you got the chance to see them live then don't think twice. They already finished the Asian Tour and in October they will be at Knotfest Brazil, Argentina and Chile for the first time in South America, as well Peru with a headlining show, they will come back to the US for another tour and also Mexico will be part of that tour but this time as special guests for Slipknot, we can't wait for it and i will definitely not miss this opportunity. See you next time.🦊🤘🔥

[@Ganimal83]

Nice one, Babymetal is absolutely incredible. I don’t think an “in person reaction” would work. If you go, just enjoy the show! That’s what I’ll be doing in Nov, experiencing Babymetal live with my eyes and ears. My phone will remain in my pocket. If I want to see a recording, then I’ll find the BluRay concert footage online or the ones I bought. 🤘🦊

[@MalmsteenSVK]

I did the same in december 2023....my phone stayed in my pocket and I had lifetime experience with BM. I´ll never forget that moment.

[@Ganimal83]

@@MalmsteenSVK If the DC crowd shows well and there's a big wall of death or circle pits during (most likely) RoR, then I'll record that, but that's about it haha.

[@jhorse6968]

SuMetals so beautiful!

[@DaniloSouza84]

Nice reaction!

[@FGlix-g3z]

Babymetal Is insane

[@VibeWithStax]

YES!

[@autohmae]

I'm sad if Babymetal doesn't have a lively crowd, obviously when they open for an other band or at certain festivals you can't always get what you want, but it feels wrong. Their whole performance/show even music pretty much asks for good crowd participation.

[@Filboid2000]

Well, you’ve opened a can of worms! BABYMETAL has an extensive history (and lore) which I won’t get into but a quick synopsis: they’ve been around since 2010, and started when their lead singer - known as Su-metal (Suzuka Nakamoto) - was about twelve, and the two "cheerleaders" (officially "scream and dance" (backing vocals)) - Moametal (Moa Kikuchi) and Yuimetal (Yui Mizuno) - were both around eleven. Unfortunately, Yui left the group in 2018 because of health concerns, and early in 2023 Momoko Okazaki (Momometal) was named a member of the group. They do not play instruments but are backed by the Kami Band - session musicians who are among the best that Japan (and the U.S.) has to offer. BABYMETAL started a brand new genre of music ("kawaii metal" - cute metal), and they cannot be pigeon-holed - they are almost always thinking and moving outside box; they made listening to metal FUN! They have, to date, four studio albums with over fifty songs, and have been on a number of world tours. It is common knowledge among their devoted fans (known as "The One") that BABYMETAL is best served live, but they do have several music videos that are real works of art. I suggest you go back to the beginning, and react to their first two music videos, "Doki Doki Morning" and "Iine!" (pronounced "E-nay"), both released in 2012. You’ll notice those are the first two on this list of recommended songs (with links to suggested versions). The first sixteen are from what I've come to call "The Golden Age of BABYMETAL" (better known as "The Yui Era"). This list also includes all four songs of the BABYMETAL sub-group Black BABYMETAL (just Yui and Moa while Su is taking a break): Doki Doki Morning (official music video) kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZrVmYRunrGXmNksi=k84SUx4P01t9M5ic Iine! (official MV) kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4fHc3WFpbiihJYsi=rNZ3yF8RGVdzBZmS Gimme Chocolate!! (official MV or Legend 1997 Apocalypse version) kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXquopp7aaeqd7ssi=Tfr2OTPGk62vE2qw kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmPRgKxqnpyjhNEsi=y7uvurn_tM8zq7Mg Megitsune (official MV) kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXyWf4CQdrp-fdksi=tqswsmiNVGv2SQFW BABYMETAL Death (Legend 1997 Apocalypse version) [for those who are religiously sensitive, see the Budokan Black Night 2014 version] kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXaQdHl-ob6Ee5Isi=93_kfK3Mp2p_sLHh kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpS3gXWKh5KojMksi=yZYWx2nBb1GGLAGs Onedari Daisakusen (Legend 1997 Apocalypse version) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWGUonWKetKJeLMsi=HoRwDNdCLG4tvMdS Song 4 (Budokan Black Night 2014 version) kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3Kpnammg8icr8Usi=eG4md7c-dcVD5Dv8 Uki Uki * Midnight (Budokan Black Night 2014 version) kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpu0mpKse7eoe9Usi=ViFo9n_xyJY1-iOA Catch Me If You Can (Budokan Black Night 2014 version) kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIG8mqCBot2KZsksi=I6wSE06-hIAH4Sa1 Ijime, Dame, Zettai (Live at Sonisphere 2014 version) kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKCQkJaYm8mlj6csi=ihr8hZi5ikI1Q6e2 Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!! (Legend 1997 Apocalypse version) [DONE] kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJmqgIxqa7ShbsUsi=iMQZZMyxA5tleJvF Road of Resistance (Legend 2015 New Year Fox Festival version) kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6STdGlmbKqreJYsi=N04lM298bHSsKycp Karate (official MV) kzbin.info/www/bejne/faenZHZ-dplrpqMsi=H_ZQFvyOJa4RBAHP Meta Taro (Five Fox Festival version) kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppacaIp9jaessLssi=AYaTHf6TU4cyEwQE GJ! (Fox Festival 2017 version) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGeql3ukfNh_l6ssi=5YziMQX6uiqrihCN Sis Anger (Fox Festival 2017 version) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIfKfoWrgtuCfNksi=pqxHIOqv1Ywof3Mg Shanti Shanti Shanti (official MV) kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYLReJKKbNCVqrssi=tMhH6rHLsnuicbUw Pa Pa Ya!! (official MV) kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYCaimuEqNOeiMksi=oqOWvQHV5NKmDQ1h BxMxC (official MV) kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJibnptsf7p8p7ssi=cDkHg0th8i5HSJZ4 Metalizm (official MV) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fauckJ1niNWLa6csi=mGaKJYVDqXwvZotd Metali!! (official MV) kzbin.info/www/bejne/npzMm2eCq6Z2kJIsi=DH7SfvifBUk0-pFd You can use my KZbin playlist “BABYMETAL Top Twenty” ( kzbin.info/aero/PLdhz2aj0pt4zPl0BZLevPUR9uHKQA27uj ) as a quick link to all of these videos; it is a mix of MV’s and live performances, is more or less in historical sequence, and could be considered a road map down the BABYMETAL foxhole. If nothing else, it can be used as a reference to find high quality versions of BABYMETAL songs without mucking about - if they are on the list. Anyway . . . . Another recommendation (read "challenge"): react to an entire BABYMETAL concert. I suggest: "Legend 1997 Apocalypse" kzbin.info/aero/PLdBAj9hZ91wCao72oSqTMLrGpIDOqzR2Q and/or "Budokan Black Night" (2014) kzbin.info/aero/PLdBAj9hZ91wBwsBfjsKH9zWxA5YOOUkSI Both concerts are, in a word, incredible. Enjoy your trip down the foxhole! (You're in for a wild ride!!!) Keep rockin' BABYMETAL!!! (Sorry about the wall!) KITSUNE UP!!! 🤘🦊🤘

[@faceplantor5647]

Nice job👊🏽⚡️The girls were 17, 15, and 15 here. (2014 ish). They were in total control and having a blast. I recommend a live performance from last year. A song called, “Metali” live in Japan. 🦊🤘🏾

[@robote7679]

This is a classic performance for sure. The audience interaction is even more impressive when you understand that in this performance, Su had just turned 16 and Yui and Moa were only 13. To have that kind of stage presence at that age kinda boggles the imagination. Yeah and more Babymetal definitely. Always love a good reaction.

[@kitkat6407]

🤘🦊♪

[@tanewoodley9806]

Now that's how you celebrate your 16th birthday in style.

[@bradkornatowski3866]

A lot of their songs are written with the crowd in mind. You have to dance your next reaction. :P

[@Wolfpack94487]

Great reaction, and thank you very much for not stopping until the video ends 😉 You watched the original trio this time, and their first "Kami Band". We call them "Kami Band East", as all musicians are coming from Japan. They are session musicians and they change on availability. Nonetheless, there was a rather stable "core" Kami Band. In this performance you have (from left stage to right stage): Mikio Fujioka (black/white guitar, sadly, passed away in 2018. GREAT guitarist!), BOH (Daisuke Bohte, playing the 6 string bass like a god), Hideki Aoyama (the badass drummer you adored, I call him "human metronome") and Leda Cygnus (blue guitar, also a GREAT guitarist!). With "Monochrome" you got the "Kami Band West", all musicians coming from the US. AFAIK you got the names in the comments over there. You watched Momometal performing "Monochrome", here you watched Yuimetal (stage left at the beginning). She left the group in 2018 due to health issues. Thank god for digital video, so I can still watch her perform. Many of the fans loved her performances, interviews and whatnot, me included. But I also love Momometal´s performances, she is a great addition in order to fill the void Yuimetal left in BABYMETAL. You should try - Road Of Resistance - Live in Japan (Official) next to get even more audience interaction 😉 With the performance of "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" you watched I was introduced to BABYMETAL. I love this particular performance very much. After 1.5 minutes I jumped into the Fox hole, head first, no safety rope, and I still enjoy my fall 🤣 There are special versions of "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!", where Yuimetal, Moametal (two times), and MOMOMETAL take the lead for the second half of the song. There is no proshot of Yuimetal´s version available (done for her 15th birthday, look up the original lyrics translation for the song!), only fancam. Moametal´s special 20th birthday version (brilliant performance, she is an amazing singer!) as well as Momometals "last day being 20" version are available in HQ. For me, Momometal´s version is the most awesome performance of this song, I love that version very much, too!

[@martinmetal7481]

Still being performed 😁 although it was dropped for a while ☹️ but it came back much to fans delight 😁 🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼

[@schelin1447]

BABYMETAL live is the best. If you have the chance - go see them!

[@gerardcote8391]

If you want to see the greatest guitar battle of all time... Watch Lovebites Scream for Me live Daughters of the Dawn

[@AxeSwipe2011]

You would be doing yourself and those around you a disservice by trying to record a live reaction at a show. If you go to a Babymetal show, you need to fully immerse yourself and fully participate, which means your cell phone/camera is put away. You will appreciate it so much better that way.

[@tedkaboom2406]

100% agree.

[@faceplantor5647]

Yes and give a reaction reaction after the concert with your initial thoughts. Then finish with a brief summary after you’ve gotten a chance to reflect👊🏽⚡️🦊🤘🏾

[@VibeWithStax]

Gotcha!

[@pubsapass1214]

100% Pikachu approved

[@VibeWithStax]

Yes! 😂

[@danbadd]

If you like Linkin Park, you should check out F.Hero feat. BabyMetal and Bodyslam - Leave It All Behind :)

[@gerardcote8391]

Do Aldious We Are music video... They are t he band thar started the modern era of female Metal bands.