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#ADTR #NewSong #Reaction

[@NikNocturnal]

*What*

[@Luissv72]

3 songs put together. Fun, but they need to mix this again if I'm actually gonna listen to it multiple times. It'll probably go crazy live tho

[@dynamicdingus]

I can't decide if I like it or not

[@N_TSP]

Same reason HaHa

[@manuelrivera1973]

listen to it at 1.25x, sounds alot better

[@immaculatemisconception8133]

.

[@emg1233]

Producer: Hey what song do you want to release for your new single? ADTR: All combined in one

[@CloudShys]

adtr: what is this song going to be about? adtr: yes

[@francescomartorello9559]

Lol ahhahahah

[@edschobs5204]

Jeremy McKinnon produced it too 😂

[@groovefretboard]

emg1233 they took all the scraps from leftover TG dinner and made a random sandwich

[@derekstrange4872]

Narrator: “Nik would soon realize that this song was in fact NOT a banger and would not be added to his Spotify playlist.”

[@bechillin1234]

Hahahaha I was about to say the exact same thing

[@bburbi]

Haha!!!

[@aljohnbayza5413]

Hahahaha

[@REXXltm14]

or he will have his own opinion. i love this song, there is nothing wrong with having different opinions

[@KyleG0692]

@@REXXltm14 nahh

[@jackmurray3885]

If they made each section into their own full songs, might’ve been a bit better 😭

[@thomasreid573]

Can't wait for the pits to open back up because its going to look like a game of music chairs with all the speed ups and slow downs 🙃 🤣

[@wcanderton]

It's gonna be great

[@LotsOfCome]

🤣🤣 Lmao! Couldn’t have said it better myself!

[@civcom12]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@TobikunOuO]

The song will be a literal mess live.

[@mtndude96]

Each individual part is actually pretty good. They just dont work together and the mixing blows. Bums me out.

[@tmmmedia731]

Their last album had a horrible mix too

[@HarptoHeart69]

Yeah after my comment I made and seeing this it all makes sense. They really didn't do a good job mixing this. Nik is so humble when it comes to listening to new stuff idk how he was like wtf is this? 😂

[@ivanche8051]

Eh which part of the mix sounded like it blows to you? I really liked it, seems to fit the song perfectly. Loud parts are really effing loud and quieter parts are interesting, and the tone is good

[@nathanielcava4128]

@@tmmmedia731 why did you think bad vibes had a bad mix?

[@tmmmedia731]

@@nathanielcava4128 common courtesy did that’s the last I listened to. Very midrange heavy very little bass. 6-800 hz honking in my ear. Sounds crap during the palm mutes. Believe it or not this mix is way better. Shit song tho unfortunately

[@sebastianparedes9299]

Producer: so do you guys have the new single ready? ADTR: actually, we wrote a whole album Producer: not in our budget, just put it together and make it a single

[@RebelKicks-mn4kc]

Guys I figured it out. They just mashed Mountain Song by Jane’s Addiction and Still Waiting by Sum41 together😂😂either that or they accidentally released their entire album but it morphed into this one song

[@chandraabudiman]

yeassss sounds very similar to still waiting

[@andrewias2017]

I’d say the chorus sounds like White Rabbit by Egypt Central

[@sumho7532]

The exact same comparison came to my mind while listening

[@Brandon2940]

How many times are they gonna change the tempo? ADTR: "You ever heard that one Dream Theatre song?"

[@Five0f5even]

Producer: How long do you think the ending bit should loop before we close it out? ADTR: Yes

[@pandaforce6162]

Trying to hard to be nice about a very strange song LOL

[@MoriahxGrace]

this song literally sounds like an album sampler...

[@y3rk]

Sounds like cover for Sum 41 - Still Waiting

[@DJENTISNTNOTAGENRE]

Yeah a really bad cover by a band that sounds like they've never heard that song before except for the chorus

[@hangman5194]

It sounds like Mountain Song - Jane Addiction

[@NexusKin]

The chorus sounds like Sum 41's "Still Waiting," but that bridge sounds like a metalcore version of Jane's Addiction's "Mountain Song."

[@Interestingenough4]

For me, it reminded me more of "Over My Head (Better Off Dead)."

[@AXNightmare-zb9rx]

Nik is literally the only reactor to say anything nice about this song. I love it because it is “ADTR” it’s different and catchy af

[@goodsoupfreesoup]

"disinfect your surroundings"

[@AJ-tb5ho]

I'm really curious to hear the rest of the album. All 4 singles as of now have had distinct sounds so I'm excited to see what the rest of the album has to offer

[@dannydjent8305]

I gotta say you have quickly become one of my favorite music you tubers, I really enjoy your content keep it up man 🎸

[@hanksilman4016]

2020 has become the year of the metal band to soul search and completely experiment with their sound. A clear evolution has been occurring because of quarantine. This is only a good thing for the future or metal.

[@carlosm9111]

"This sounds like ... 5 songs" - that's code for "wow this sucks in a new way that I can't describe yet"

[@goose5761]

does he always try his very hardest to not say when something is bad when it is bad? I like ADTR too but I can be honest about it. Does he ever say anything bad about a song unequivocally??

[@dontyouworryaboutit_]

Lmfao. Bro that “WHAT” after it finally ended was me the entire song.

[@SteCee90]

Producer: "Hey... so what's the tempo on this song?" ADTR: Yes

[@MidnightSky1821]

It had potential, then it just went down hill fast. Just like she said.

[@alphawolf9108]

Damn 😂😂

[@jasonlovesmusicreacting882]

Burn!!!!

[@thekiminthenorth504]

@@jasonlovesmusicreacting882 so terrible this song

[@jasonlovesmusicreacting882]

@@thekiminthenorth504 Guess you could say it was The Downfall Of Us All.

[@thekiminthenorth504]

@@jasonlovesmusicreacting882 lol

[@untethered_]

honestly I love this song. I dont get why people hate on this song. its a great opener to an album.

[@Jinni_SD]

I feel like the strangest part is the how the metric modulation is off. If the slower part was in half time of the speeder parts, it would have felt more connected. But its just that much too slow to really work.

[@javihernandez2755]

Yeah it's like a fully fledged academic tempo change instead of the usual half-beat/double-beat that metal, post hardcore and pop punk songs usually play with for good effect. This kind of time modulation wouldn't sound off in a prog song, but this... It's just a mood killer

[@poopguy6208]

this wasn’t metric modulation it was just a tempo change lmaoo

[@auberginedreams00]

It should have just been half time, the tempo changes made it sound awkward

[@trs5127]

Right? The transition from the pre chorus to that chorus is so bad that it might as well be from two songs that don't even belong on the same album. I like prog as much as the next person but could they not have made the transitions better? It's almost as if they just shed all the fucks they had while writing this song. It's like they wanted to make this a prog song, but then decided they still want all the core but also don't want to be an Erra rip off, so they took a punk song, a core song, and a random core influenced chorus, and they just Frankensteined all of it together

[@TheZmeuL]

The thing is this song tries to tell a story if you connect the paces with the lyrics it's basically life going on in it's full speed and the slower part is when you inadvertedly hit a brick wall (which is the slow part)

[@Hellavit]

I’m ashamed to say why does this song exist? Idk man.. damn

[@therestingmitchface6241]

Ngl this song confused me more than anything

[@rockstar3290]

This proves that Nik is too nice to call trash trash

[@TaylerJDust]

I have heard it like 3 times, once alone and 2 reactions, and.. I still can't even remember how it flows

[@kionicxnm]

holy crap this reaction isnt 3 seconds after the song release

[@Wool233]

But the song came out yesterday though

[@Michael-hu2fb]

@@Wool233 can you read

[@thedead8832]

Nik:*confused Canadian boi noises* Me: yep knew that was gonna happen Love the video.

[@lazytommy0]

Thanks for the whole Spotify thing. You are awesome bro

[@phillyphilly_lii6441]

That was such a genuine laugh around the 2:00 mark when it changed again. Love watching your reviews even when I don’t like the songs….and it’s extremely rare that I don’t love the songs. Sadly this one is one of the rare ones. ADTR stays top 3 most listened to bands of mine though and will always be.

[@bringmethesky88]

This is one of the most confusing songs I've ever heard mixed with prob the worst a day to remember song

[@mattm121]

Degenerates is the worst song ever, so no. This is not good though

[@jasonlovesmusicreacting882]

@@mattm121 Idk man lol this takes the cake for me.

[@odyssey468]

@@mattm121 at least degenerates is a cohesive musical thought lol

[@rodrigomartinez7115]

@@mattm121 Degenerates is their typical pop punk song, it isn't bad. I'd say Mindreader is the worst, it's just a really dull track.

[@rossmusic25]

@@rodrigomartinez7115 Degeneretes lyrics and vocal performance is pathetic

[@jqmasamune]

This song is suffering with borderline personality

[@joefawley9264]

I love the song so much more than their past few songs they've put out. This actually made me excited for the album when I wasn't originally.

[@DontDashboard]

The more I listen to this song, the more I like it. And the more I listen to it, I feel like I know exactly what it's like to hit a brick wall.

[@N1ght10rd]

-How many songs you wanna release? -Yes...

[@XAVR_]

I've liked all the new ADTR stuff so far including this and I don't care who knows. It's fun.

[@ZysT_VaaL]

Damn hit it on the head with early Rise Against. Funny enough first time I saw Rise Against, A Day To Remember was opening for them.

[@jacobsada-keele4253]

It sounds like the song that's first on the album that leads into the 2nd track of the album, like it's not meant to be the standout song, but its to set the tempo into the 2nd song and the rest of the album

[@DavidSlEePtOkEnSanchez]

I sure hope so, I sure hope so🙏🙏🙏

[@Balistiko]

It is the intro song and it leads into Mindreader

[@jacobsada-keele4253]

@@Balistiko okay that makes more sense, cause that's the vibes it gave me when I listened to it last night

[@danielgibeault8060]

Neil: hey Jeremy how high were you when you were writing this song Jeremy: yes

[@joshuakram]

He's straight-edge though lol

[@JCaleb]

Brick Wall that's heavy

[@Theedgeman05]

This was the most chaotic song I've ever heard

[@BaneOfReason]

Studio manager: we have 1 spot left and 5 songs to pick from, which one do you want on the album. ADTR: yes

[@animationsky6036]

Last time I was this early Nik still had made a cover.

[@InfiniteDrums]

PLEASE PLEASE react to "ISERIOUSLYHATEMOSTOTHERHUMANS" by Bilmuri!!! His thiccest breakdown!!

[@Ego12Draconis]

HATE?

[@Readiesdigest]

I absolutely agree! Bilmuri are fucking Incredible and eggy pocket is the shit!

[@clintonbruning]

I just recently listened. I didn’t know what happened to attack attacks guitarist but I must say I am entertained...ABSOLUTELYCRANKINMYMF’INHOG! 😂 is very refreshing.

[@InfiniteDrums]

@@clintonbruning i highly recommend you check out every album, starting with the first one!

[@clintonbruning]

@@InfiniteDrums I plan to dive deeper

[@MetalisBae]

Honestly, as a hardcore ADTR fan, I think it’s like this for hype. I think the song is “everywhere” because it’s like hitting a Brick Wall. I think they’re hyping up the rest of the album. I think that the other songs on the album so far (Mindreader, Resentment and Degenerates) have the feel of their roots. I still love them, and I think that it’s going to be a precursor to the rest of the album. I think even though it’s all over the place, it’s still a banger.

[@AFMG100]

I love this song. It made my playlist after my first listen.

[@Maitland-76]

"No escape, no future, no luck lost on a loser"! Ummm.... "So am I still waiting for this world to stop hating"!!

[@elijahmthompson2313]

The breakdown at the end was them banging their head against the wall. Had to be.

[@silviasuarez1898]

Love how much you try to like the songs!

[@JackstheRipper]

That song just broke through the brick wall of Nik's mind like the Kool-Aid man

[@DiscGolfGravy]

since everyone is hating, ill take a difference stance. i dig this. yeah weird, lot of tempo change, but it really felt like these dudes just had fun with it, and wanted it to purposely be off the wall. instead of regurgitating the same old crap, they went a diff round. was it my favorite.. not by a long shot, but i do enjoy the change of pace. fun song none the less. love the reactions nik.

[@danielledensmore5084]

I agree, I think its pretty fun to listen to

[@collinlayton4213]

Same. I always enjoyed the different approach to the song

[@HimothyBurton]

This whole reaction was almost exactly like my first reaction. Song didn't make any of my playlists though.

[@joshchurchill493]

"It just keeps going!!!" 😂😂

[@ronlake7699]

Vola a head mounted sideways is so good!

[@williamwatchman]

I think I’m the only person who thoroughly enjoyed this song 🤘🏽

[@nukka200]

The song is fucking dope I am absolutely baffled at all the hate in the comments section. What is he talking about with the replayability is tough? I’ve played this song 300 times already and it gets stuck in my head for days. This and bad friend are the two best songs on the album. This sounds classic ADTR to me. Who cares if the tempo changes? It sounds fire as hell

[@metalwiseguy4444]

I feel like this is one of those songs that will make more sense once the whole album is released.

[@DizzyMan24]

Polaris - Dusk to Day If I Were You - Always Searching Fit for A King - Louder Voice Transient - Nightmare New Years Day - Come for You Drown This City - Stay Broken If you haven't listened to these songs, then do it. They're ALL bangers. Trust me, i'm Canadian.

[@Manulechah]

HAHAHAHAHA had just the same reaction as you did the whole song. In particular the "I'm not new to this music part". So much laughter watching your face while you lived through what I experienced a few days ago !

[@oldpeepsareboring]

1:25 really reminds me of sum41's "still waiting"

[@alexh.7079]

yo which genre are we going with? ADTR: yes

[@OneShotOkie]

There is so many genres constantly being created in metal. It never ends

[@francescomartorello9559]

I love when the song change so much vibe, that's the way

[@Paradoxbear]

The whole song sound so off. One minute I'm head banging then the next scratching my head. I hope Fueled By Ramen isnt to blame. ADTR's other songs were bangers.

[@maddmoney10-96]

They could make 3 different songs out of this and I think they would all be good

[@timr.8812]

Thats it. There are so many great parts in this... they should have worked out more single songs from this.

[@Larsen1c]

My favourite part of Nik’s reaction videos is when he complements bassists.

[@iwonderifdrugzarebad]

I enjoy reacting to these with you Nik.

[@iwonderifdrugzarebad]

I thought it was ok. Underwhelming.

[@zacwattus4320]

It just kills the mood, constantly changing tempo, I literally tried tapping my hand along and got so confused. The ending will be skipped straight up when it starts, so unnecessary. It’s weird. Not a great track. Unsure why it’s a single?

[@ajboyd9389]

You've clearly never played Dream Theater on an instrument then 😂

[@mpk6664]

@@ajboyd9389 Dream Theatre has a "story" though. This is just someone who just found garage band and put stuff together lol

[@spacewolf9596]

I like the early 2000s ADTR, around Kitty0706’s era

[@TobikunOuO]

Kitty had better tastes in music than this crap.

[@jaredviking6257]

i like this song cause it’s such a banger at the gym

[@lukeslayer]

ADTR are so diverse i never know whether to expect punk vibes, rock pop or full blown metal. This song is like a combination of a few different ADTR styles.

[@benngostling21]

Esta canción es una maravilla, ninguna Banda ha hecho algo como esto, mezclar varios estilos en una canción. ADTR lo hizo muy bien y consiguió un muy buen resultado :-)

[@sunflowerash1906]

Trying to be a bit like new bmth, aren’t they just that bmth pulls it off better

[@SadboySpidey]

Miles better

[@chaseclarkemusic]

This song has no structure and transitions horrible into each part

[@flololo]

how does this sound like bmth

[@bezza1987]

Such a stretch........

[@alexanderdavid4271]

@@flololo not the melody, sound or song but the way they trying become unique and put different genre together that definitely BMTH thing now. But the different BMTH doing that so well

[@ericmarotte3957]

I've gotta say, your description of the song just reminds me of this year of 2020.

[@heyimjoshnicetomeetya]

This whole song is a giant mindfuck

[@Wolfstorm701]

What a confusing mess of a song.

[@wolf2966]

I think it may be a sneak peek to a few songs atleast maybe

[@hhaste]

I was/am really high listening to it the first time.. I kinda like it? The mix is horrible, though. You can barely hear the kick drum and the drums in general sound really weak.

[@xanthelinhs2143]

to me it sounds like just a standard ADTR track.

[@sarcasm4371]

@@xanthelinhs2143 low standards

[@xanthelinhs2143]

@@sarcasm4371 i mean, theyre a pop punk band lol

[@FamineWolf]

Finally get to hear if this song is as bad as everyone says.

[@FamineWolf]

It is

[@Rob_Cary]

It didnt have to be either lol what the fuck. Degenerates is still worse tho cuz it had no enjoyable parts.

[@FamineWolf]

@@Rob_Cary I feel that. I disliked degenerates a lot, but the mixing was at least better than this track. I'll also be transparent and say that the last ADTR album I gave any attention to was what separates me from you, so I'm a bit biased since my favorite album is for those who have heart lol

[@Rob_Cary]

@@FamineWolf I like Common Courtesy the best. I feel it brings out the best at all they can do. Like all their albums though, production is trash. They always took the radio rock approach of mash all instruments together so they sound like they are one track and put vocals louder over top of it. Even on the heavy songs. Their last album didnt touch common courtesy for me and the production on that one was the worst yet. I feel like this album will have a few songs on it that Ill love and the rest will be trash. Thats the impression Im getting thus far lol. Worst album title of all time also. Let us thank you first before you say youre welcome lol

[@tylerpifer5966]

I actually didn't mind Degenerates. Not good, not bad. Just fine. Resentment is the best pretty easily.

[@corekidburnout]

Such a good song except for the ending lol. Been on repeat esp while driving down the highway xD

[@InsertNameHereCO]

Nik out here being way to nice reviewing this song

[@antichrist2644]

I will always love a day to remember 🖤🖤🖤

[@mattfredericks5855]

For me, this song has no replayability. Sure, the chorus and breakdown were interesting, but definitely is not something I would listen to again. Without a chorus and with very bland verses mixed with transitions that killed the flow for me everytime, I just don't think I'd ever enjoy listening to this song more than maybe two or three times.

[@mattfredericks5855]

Okay I literally commented that right before you mentioned the replayability factor haha.

[@visitantedeyoutube]

Okey boomer

[@irbis7656]

the second time listening to this was an absolute vibe imo it just flows well after you know how its gonna flow you know what i mean

[@jaredwebb7769]

Watching this made me like the song a little bit more.

[@DeceptiveSS]

Would love to inform you that VOLA dropped their song Head Mounted Sideways. I recommend.

[@mattinoblivion1310]

this song isn't that bad in context of a full album, which is why it really shouldn't have been a single.

[@highpsi7463]

Meh. Sounds like a C or D grade song that shouldn't of made the cut. The song is the biggest cut and paste track using every trick they've ever used. What a mess.

[@xSacrollyd]

@@highpsi7463 "What a mess." - Just like people who use "shouldn't of" instead of "shouldn't have" (or respectively "should of") ;)

[@highpsi7463]

@@xSacrollyd wow. Such burn.....

[@Guenter34]

This is like Track 7 on every album you own. you don't hate it, but keep skipping over until one day you don't even realize it came on. Cause you're just jamming to the whole album and now it grew on you, and you regularly listen to it now. If you know, you know.

[@jamesrom6222]

I respect the fact that they wanted to change things up and fuck it, they took a shot even though it missed for most of us. If they keep experimenting more hopefully they refine it in incremental steps and not all at once like this song did

[@izpauli]

Ah nice mate, was hoping for this!

[@AnglerAddictsTV]

I really tried to like this but it's a musical trainwreck. Sorry, ADTR. It's a no from me.

[@bradleybaynard5536]

Sounds like 3 songs poorly clipped together and bad mixing :( Sucks because early ADTR is literally the best!

[@kionicxnm]

it's not great for ADTR knowing what they can do but it's a good song

[@aironnocturnal5365]

@@kionicxnm it really isn't a good song, the structure is an absolute mess and the lyrics suck as well

[@bradleybaynard5536]

We all know what ADTR is capable of. For them, this is trash.

[@kionicxnm]

@@bradleybaynard5536 i understand that completely i mostly love how unique it is and how different this and their other stuff is from for example homesick

[@ThatBlindGuy247]

Couldn't agree more. We been waiting on this and i'm honestly gutted cause i know they can do so much better

[@theharborhomegymreviews]

Nik's reaction speaks for all of us 😂

[@BrandonMillerRaps]

Just wait, y'all give it a couple of listen and you'll love it

[@bearthechair2789]

Last time I came this early my fiance slapped me

[@hedrokka5727]

Damn, I thought ppl would be more accepting of prog, especially on this channel by now.... But everyone just follows what the reaction' persons vibe is I guess... Seemed like a damn good song to me... nice to actually have more variety in metalcore.

[@luciusl753]

Agreed. As a prog metal/rock and math rock lover i found this song interesting. But the comment section mostly are just saying it weird, worst song ever, not again... Although some parts of the song are repeated and a bit boring/unnecessary, but generally, for me, a nice song which has different feeling compare to other adtr songs I've heard that sounds too simple to me, the changing tempo and combined elements, i personally would like to replay it XD

[@godzillaman850]

This song has grown on me hard and it’s definitely a banger for me

[@bryanplasencia1267]

Yes I wasn’t too keen on the change from chorus to the second verse. After that, I feel the second chorus and bridge blend well into the last breakdown-ish part. I would’ve enjoyed a quick ending rather than that long outro. It was something different and I love the energy at the end. Pessimism is a Killer is probably my favorite line off the album.

[@berrybowlls9717]

Their new song resentment is awesome

[@therestingmitchface6241]

Nik’s faces were basically my reaction the first time I heard it. I ended the song feeling just confused

[@zachbowden1993]

this song screams of "we need a song to pad the album but all we have are these 3 completely different ideas and a drummer on crack"

[@cagataysucu439]

This is why I freaking love ADTR. You never know what you are gonna get with a certain song but they always find a way to showcase their signature sound. They can literally range from pop punk to straight up metalcore. I. Freaking. Love. This. Band.

[@Kotsoros37]

If anything it's more replayable for being unique!

[@irizaga]

Producer: what genre you guys have in mind for this single? ADTR: yes