What does COLLECTIVE SOUL drummer think of BABYMETAL - Road of Resistance???

This is professional drummer Ryan Hoyle's (Collective Soul) reaction to watching BABYMETAL - Road of Resistance - Live in Japan (OFFICIAL)
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[@randomman4938]

“I don’t know what I’m watching, but I like it” I think that’s how almost all of us Baby Metal fans started out. 🤣

[@RenegadeSamurai]

yup that's how all of us felt in the beginning :D also you can add a little bit of "why does this work so good?!" xD

[@Larsskoldebjer]

She was 17, Queen Sue, but she totally controlled a crowd of 55000 in the Tokyo Dome. So much respect!

[@Killem911]

Nice reaction! The drummer here was Hideki Aoyama, and no, this isn't his natural hair xd. He and Leda Cygnus wear wigs when supporting Babymetal. This performance was in 2015 when Su was 17 and Moa and Yui were 15 =)

[@harryrodriguez5509]

I am 72 years old and I feel like I'm watching my great-grandkids taking the mantle and keeping the music alive.

[@autohmae]

It's great to see how much you are into watching Babymetal, you almost forget you have a guest there.

[@ヤマネユキオ]

I have been looking for a song like this for almost 50 years, since the Woodstock Festival in 1969. This song has brought me to the greatest catharsis. When I first heard it, I felt it was the song I had been looking for all my life.

[@maxmaidiac2237]

THERE IS TESTEMENT BY MANY OLDER MEN ON REACTOR CHANNEL CHAT COMMENTS THAT THEY CRIED WHEN THEY 1RST HEARD BABYMETAL. EVEN BEFORE THEY WERE TOLD THAT BABYMETAL WAS ON A MISSION TO SAVE METAL WITH A REBIRTH AND A RESISTANCE TO THE CANCELERS; THE OLDER TRUE METALHEADS KNEW THEY WERE THE ONE!!!

[@JPWick]

How does it make you feel that it was shat out of a studio machine?

[@grizzlynad]

@@JPWick so what? Most people who listen to BM know that. Does it detract from the entertainment of the show, the singing, musicianship? nope, ya muppet! 🤪

[@JPWick]

@@grizzlynad I didn't know failed abortions were capable of speech, let alone composition. You're a medical marvel. Good on you!

[@emilyporter1186]

@@grizzlynad literally, like yeah they don't write their own music, but that is the case for tons of musicians nowadays (and also in the past, in many cases). It doesn't mean they don't work damn hard and have a lot of talent, along with an absolutely amazing band.

[@10Shun]

"They look like they just got out of recess..." A standing joke amongst long time fans is that the girls can't stay too late during concert nights because they have to study for a quiz the morning after )))

[@yolandria]

Or the question most often asked during one of Su's solo songs. "Where's Moa and Yui?" And ofc the answer is always. "Doing Homework."

[@GrudenSS]

I always liked..... "Okay mom i'm going to band practice. Take your little sisters with you."

[@osito1850]

The best moment: the guest asks if the girls are the singers? 😀 Yesssssssss, it's Queen Su...

[@raycollins511]

you forgot to tell him that Babymetal is the reason that other female bands have their success now. Band-Maid, Lovebites, Nemophelia and others came after they saw the success of Babymetal overseas. some of Nemophelia are hard core Babymetal fans. and that Babymetal was partly formed to help Japanese metal and if you look at the japanese metal scene now it is on fire.

[@CyberChunk77]

No female bands existed before Babymetal. Look, I love BM, but don't be a weird fucking weirdo. Breeders, Sleater-Kinney, Bikini Kill, The Bangles, L7, TLC, Salt n Pepa, and that's just off the top. And none of those bands had any men in them at all unlike our fave band of the moment *cough* Babymetal. Ray, with all due respect, get your head outta your ass. If you want to pay respects to BM, this is not the way my dude.

[@kurtsnyder4752]

Pioneers showing the way, the Tao.

[@dragulia_venaro]

I think, everyone aiming for success, but the reason why Japanese band getting more famous isn't just because Babymetal.. The biggest role for making Japanese band known outside Japan is Anime opening & Ending.. I mean, you know how popular anime is.. Some anime using some metal music for their intro, for example Attack on Titan's latest OP, Vinland Saga OP, Death Note OP, Parasyte OP, etc..

[@dragulia_venaro]

Oh, seems like you watch YOUKU as well. Good for you tho I'm not into korean things, so I only watch anime & donghua (Chinese animation). And sometime reading manga and manhua.

[@jhamilton1007]

Band-Maid is so good. I think they would have taken off regardless.

[@Grington300]

Nice one again Joel. In this video from January 2015 Su was 17, Yui and Moa were both 15.

[@InGameTheoryLoL]

If he likes drums, show him "Rondo of Nightmare with Mischiefs of God intro Budokan live"

[@r1learner178]

Or Arkadia or Tales of the Destinies.

[@road-runner]

Good job Joel. This is a great way to get introduced to BABYMETAL. And the initial shock and subsequent brain malfunction are common consequences. I know it pretty well due to my own first time experience with "Catch me if you can"... Followed by several days of hardcore binge watching of any video available. 😁 Until next time! 🤘🦊

[@ChuckJansenII]

There are several things I notice about this performance. First is Su-metal has the most penetrating death metal stare at the beginning when she parts the crowd for the platform. Second, Su not only has a great voice, but also a powerful voice. Third, her crowd control and interaction is commanding. Her confidence is unmistakable. She looks across the crowd so people in the audience will think, "Oh. She's looking at me." That gets the entire crowd into it. Then there are Yui and Moa. As the younger sisters in the band they have a special bond. I always thought of them as twins because they are so close in age. Think that this was when the Babymetal ages ranged from 14-16 years old. The Kami band has some of the most talented musicians in the world. When I first heard this song, my first thought was DragonForce. Well I'll be hornswoggled. Herman Li and Sam Totman made quest appearances. They are huge fans of Japanese metal.

[@PaleHorseShabuShabu]

Yep, there's a reason why Babymetal was built around Su.

[@jeremyboynowski3784]

Although Moa and Yui technically aren't sisters, many people just consider them sisters as they are very close to each other. I'm pretty sure it was very hard on especially Moa when Yui had to leave the band for health reasons. Thankfully they still keep in touch from what I understand. If my memory serves me correctly, Su was 17 in this performance while Moa and Yui were 15. Babymetal is pretty well known to not only include the fans in their songs, but to also consider the fans as part of the group in general. Moa, Yui, and Su all love the fans as much as the fans love them. This is very apparent if you watch youtube videos where they perform in other countries. You can see Su speak to the fans in their mother tongues. So she has learned to speak a couple sentences in Polish, English, Finish, French, German, and other languages as well, all to show the fans her respect and admiration for them. To make them feel just as important as the Japanese fans. Anyhow, I totally agree with you though, mad respect for Su and Moa for everything they do! This world needs this band!

[@ChuckJansenII]

@@jeremyboynowski3784 Thanks for the response. Glad to hear that the three keep in touch. Calculated out that 17-15-15 were ages. Su: 17 years 0 months 21 days Yui: 15 years 5 months 10 days Moa: 15 years 5 months 24 days In one interview, the girls said they like to read good and bad comments that way they know what they can get better at. As a matter of fact, all these Japanese bands are filled with love (愛). This definitely goes both ways. This is what music and fandom should be.

[@jeremyboynowski3784]

@@ChuckJansenII Couldn't agree more :)

[@johnmaxson808]

Herman Li and Sam Totman did more than make an appearance. They composed the guitar parts for the song, played it on the studio recording and the first live performance of it. Herman Li is a huge supporter of many Japanese and other international bands.

[@jregns]

This is the closing song of their show (they always end with "See ya!" before walking off stage) with 20k in the crowd. Since then, we've lost one of the guitarists of the Kami band, Mikio Fujioka in a falling accident (RIP) and Yui-metal (stage left initially) left Babymetal for personal reasons. Kami means God in Japanese, so the band members are dressed as Japanese deities/ghosts as they are supposedly summoned by the Fox God. This is also why the Babymetal sign is not the traditional horns 🤘🏻 but the two middle fingers and thumb form the face of a fox. Kitsune in Japanese. Babymetal have always had this mystic mythological aura around them. 🤘🏻🦊🤘🏻

[@jakemuller8626]

Thanks Joel for keep spreading the Fox God love to all the people and this time with a special guest from a great band Just so you know there's a new version of Monochrome with a piano and the girls singing called "The First Take", you can look for it in the channel with the same name. Thanks for sharing this and see you next time 🦊🤘🔥

[@Erawk]

Fox God that The First Take version is incredible.

[@tonygriffin_]

Herman Li and Sam Totman of Dragonforce guested on the album recording of this but the live performance with the Kami Band is truly epic. The perfect choice of performance to introduce someone to the unique sound and sight of Babymetal. PS At the end, Su shouts three times "We are..." and Yui, Moa and the crowd respond with "...Babymetal!" but they also then went and did the same thing on the right and left sides of the stage, on the two bridges that were there, before heading back to the centre for the final shout. The drummer somehow kept that ridiculously fast kick drum beat going throughout.

[@ChuckJansenII]

Do you have the date(s) of show(s) that Herman and Sam guested live? I know they guested on the studio version

[@gothorn2758]

​@@ChuckJansenII Just search Babymetal and Dragonforce performance at Metal Hammer award. They perform Gimme Chocolate and RoR that night.

[@ChuckJansenII]

@@gothorn2758 Thanks

[@outwest1014]

Herman and Sam wrote the guitars lines. Reportedly Herman said that he and Sam did not think the riffs could be played live. They didn't factor in Ohmura, Leda, or Mikio!!!

[@ChuckJansenII]

@@outwest1014 I love how Herman and Sam get involved with so many bands.

[@Wombatmetal]

The long walkway is called a Hanamichi, and is a nod to classical Kabuki theater which originated them.

[@mrairbusfan]

Babymetal will touring Europe as support for Sabaton. Will be MAGIC!

[@Erawk]

The lean forward by Ryan everytime the drummer was onscreen was kind of adorable.

[@mikeat2637]

And they did start out very young. I believe that for their first video, "Doki Doki Morning", Su was 13 and Yui and Moa were 11. They were very lucky to have Mikiko Mizuno as their choreographer, as she is one of the top choreographers in Japan, along with Miume from Garnidelia.

[@technewsfortechnoobs]

And also to think that this was the show CLOSER!!! Imagine how exhausted they are after 90 minutes of one of their shows!

[@Dave.S.Cramer]

It's so cool to have such a famous drummer ackknowledge Hideki's ability!

[@stevenhoeltzel500]

This is my favorite era of Babymetal. The original three girls and the band with Hideki Aoyama on drums, BOH on bass, Takayoshi Ohmura on guitar and Leda Cygnus on guitar. The only thing missing is Mikio Fujioka was a true legend on guitar but passed away.

[@Kmudaify]

Interesting your guest picked up on how they include their audience. That is what the "We Are" chant is about in the end. That's not Babymetal yelling "look at us" or seeking promotion of themselves. It's a statement that "We" is them and the audience. "We are Babymetal" is acknowledgement that Babymetal is the girls and their audience, and the interactions between them, which is what Babymetal is all about.

[@mikeat2637]

If I recall correctly, Road of Resistance was a response to the initial reactions of the metal "purists" to Kawaii Metal and their claim that Baby Metal was nothing more than a gimmick.

[@ThomasThorr]

@@mikeat2637 Herman Li helped put a stop to that. Tales of the Destinies is another unreal track that elevated them

[@grishyroy9271]

Sam Totman and Hernan Li.

[@glenclarkchidley3637]

A kick ass metal band where the “Front Man” just happens to be 3 Girls!

[@retno.s.wibowo]

Collective Soul drummer Run was my Jam and still is, Sir🫡

[@michelm.6033]

I love watching professional’s who’ve never heard of Babymetal get the WTF look :D. We’ve all been there. Hope to see him in the Foxhole.

[@kianmetaru]

The pride in which you introduce BM to your mates is beautiful to see, buddy. :)

[@MacTaipan]

Thank you for doing the Fox God's work and spreading the news about this awesome band!

[@trinapurkapile7652]

Do more of this stuff. I loved it.

[@widisixx7971]

Early May They'll Coming To My Country Indonesia

[@reallystraightguy2716]

Fun react. Thanks. Prolly should have mentioned that this was at the end of an hour + show.

[@rah2287]

👍 👍 Excellent choice sir.

[@tk72231968]

So interesting to hear the opinion of a drummer from one of my favorite bands(Collective Soul) about another one of my favorite bands(Baby Metal). Great Score on this one!!!🤘🦊🤘

[@riffgroove]

A Babymetal concert is the most fun you can have with your clothes on. 🤟

[@NibsUK2121]

I liked his reaction a lot, thanks for doing it. I had to go sit very near my TV's monitor to be able to see his facial reaction - it might have been nice to have zoomed-in on him in the video? Also, I had to boost the sound 2.5 times to get it anywhere near the volume of most other video on KZbin (and suffered biggly for not turning it down when I playing my next video), which I think I've had to do with a lot of your videos - strange, but I guess you weren't a sound tech as a roadie 🙂

[@stevechevy3382]

Nice reaction. Many folks had that same reaction when they first watched Babymetal. The I don't know what this is, but I like it feeling. I hope you get to show him Rondo of Nightmare with intro of course. Mostly because for drummers the time signatures of the song are very interesting. Also, Amore The drum part in that song is crazy. Let me stop now because with Babymetal you can go on and on. I think you've sent yet another person to journey through the foxhole and into the Babymetal galaxy of music.

[@paisa20]

Thanks

[@festivebiatch]

Just watching his facial and body expressions was worth the watch😂

[@sjnix7044]

I'm reaching back a bit but I think Su was 17 and Yui and Moa where 15 when this came out. For the first two albums, they were lightning in a bottle. It was something special to be there during that time. 2018 was a ROUGH year with Mikio passing and Yui leaving the group. IMO, they never really recovered from those two things.

[@Grizzlox]

BabyMetal is probably one of my top 5 bands to *watch* But Collective Soul is one of my top 5 bands to listen to. Needless to say, this is an enjoyable video for me.

[@Vanos99]

Love BabyMetal. the band plays metal and the girls sing Jpop. it just works for them

[@charleslatora5750]

Budakon was built for Olympics. You only perform at Budokan by invitation

[@kurtsnyder4752]

Band and gals and audience : "We are Babymetal".

[@martinmetal7481]

Another fan joins the ranks. Good job spreading the word of the Foxgod 😂 🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼

[@seregamolodets5286]

🍅💀🍅 🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼 Outstanding !! !!

[@josephdoo]

😁😁😁🤘🤘🤘

[@MrDportjoe]

Just to clear the age thing-whe they broke out in 2012 the average agoe of the girls was 12!!!!

[@TomClark-Futoura]

Now that's a "Trash Can" ending! The Kami band musicianship is awesome. As I have written in the past, there are many intrinsic, core aspects that have kept me from getting more into the BM concept. But if nothing else, it is certainly a glassy-eyed spectacle to behold! Thx, Joel & Ryan!

[@odeccarino571]

it's a common sound in anime themes. i bet their voices would still sound like this when they get older

[@LuCiFeR_MiZuNo]

He need hear road of resistance pia arena

[@Sharmac77]

The venue holds many of njpw’s wrestling shows…..the platform they end up on is literally a wrestling squared circle. Great pick up.

[@cjkoehler]

🤘🦊🤘

[@Q1776Q]

ANY drummer knows how difficult it is to play 170 - 220 BPM double bass drum so accurately....nonstop.

[@markp1950]

Band maid and Baby Metal are my 2 favorite band. Babymetal run might be coming to an end though.

[@outwest1014]

Probably too late, BUT show him Babymetal at Download performin f "Karate". Give him an idea the girls affect on an European audience.

[@zabriabubakar5982]

Bro, let him watch BABYMETAL Rondo Of Nightmare song guitars solo's, bass solo's and drum solo's.....

[@RoosterIB]

Where has Ryan been? BABYMETAL has opened for many huge bands! I think he would be a bit more updated on the current metal scene.

[@kitkat6407]

🤘🦊♪

[@coyotej4895]

Should have told him about how they teamed up with Sabaton. :)

[@AwesomeKazuaki]

"the Girls Are Singer??" and, palmed face and bent backward. Thank you!

[@JonasHDK]

Babymetal and Kami band are all around great performers, but the drummers legs are on whole other level...

[@BentM3tal]

I've watched a fair amount of your reaction videos and the best reaction are those that see Babymetal for the first time. But...being you've watched these videos more than once, you should let your visitor have control so they can voice their suprise while they're in that moment. This one here, I see him saying something but you're caught up in the video that you've seen before. I totally get that but...just saying. 😆

[@NeilOosthuizen]

Check out when the Kambi band gets there time in the spot light... typically before Catch me if you can etc. Google is your friend.

[@technewsfortechnoobs]

What's really a testament to how unique Babymetal is, was all the clones that tried to hop on the ""Kawai-metal" niche that they started...are all gone now, leaving ONLY Babymetal (I believe).

[@kurtsnyder4752]

Another planet, down the Foxhole.

[@raid7752]

I always refer to BABYMETAL as KAWII METAL. KAWII=CUTE PLUS METAL= BAYMETAL SEE YU,

[@pedrogarciacarranza8145]

I am still surprised by the amount of hatred towards this group formed for more than 10 years Nakamoto Suzuka started singing from the age of 6, she "graduated" from Sakura Gakuin at the age of 15 and from that age together with Mizuno Yui she started at the age of 14 just like Mizuno Moa (Mizuno left the band in 2018) But... Continue with that energy for more than 10 years and continue believing that Baby Metal is a lie.. Please

[@nekonoke]

BABYMETAL is a "work of art" created by a group of talented people. It might be better to call them a project rather than a band. That may be the element that makes purists cringe. But it is a given that a film or drama of a high standard is worth more than a run-of-the-mill documentary. By the way, they are in their mid-teens at this time.

[@kurtsnyder4752]

Treadmill? They practice singing on them.

[@fskbrielzinxp]

Essa música e bolado ainda mais com a participação dos solo da banda DragonForce

[@r1learner178]

Ha ha, good song to get Ryan started on Babymetal with, he seemed confused. Hope you get him to do a Hanabie song, that should confuse him even more.

[@radioraffa]

Drummer Hideki Aoyama wears a wig because his hair is too short. Guitarist Leda (stage right) wears a wig too. Takayoshi - real hair.. Boh (bass) No hair lol

[@DaElfer]

Babymetal are such fakes. We all know that drum double pedal is attached to a Ferrari engine at full rev. Lol

[@michaelbelshaysr4525]

Sorry sounds like the chipmunks go metal.

[@faceplantor5647]

They did and they’re coming for your nuts👊🏽⚡️🦊🤘🏾

[@michaelbelshaysr4525]

@Faceplantor lol. That may be interesting and fun.

[@michaelbelshaysr4525]

@Faceplantor as a band, they sound good. I didn't mean to knock them or say they were bad. I was referring to the singing.

[@vhenzhini]

And we care, why?

[@iamcode.4]

Here's some attention, since you seem to be craving some.

[@vhenzhini]

@@iamcode.4 This is like asking a pee-wee quarterback what they think of Tom Brady.