Metalhead Reacts to Spotify's Top 50

Exploring Spotify's top 50 global playlist
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[@paulobalictar4842]

I admire pop lovers' taste for music. Not getting sick of the same beat over and over and over.

[@R-SXX]

I skipped through the video and the pop songs literally sounded the same (the Spanish sounding ones)

[@Shadow-et9uo]

Idk but the first bands I got into was Iron Maiden and Green Day when I was a kid so idk if I started of good or bad you guys and criticize me but so far I listen more then those obvious

[@ChickenLigma9204]

Funny

[@cameronhumphries2377]

@@Shadow-et9uo dunno what your talking about but theres nothing wrong with those bands

[@Shadow-et9uo]

All I know Green Day is pop but for some reason I only kinda listen to the rock side is there any Green Day recommendation that is in the pop side just wondering

[@JTeam45]

We will now call Latin pop "Boontacore" like the chat said

[@Darien17CDMX]

Agree

[@shinneii]

As a latinoamerican I agree

[@alereyna5435]

its regueton, not latin pop, latin pop sound like actual pop music, the "boonta" beat it´s something from regueton and its called dembow

[@flexican5399]

It’s reggayton

[@tocide]

Boon-ta boonta, boon-ta boonta

[@piercephilippe3861]

Shout out to Nik for progressing for 51% not subscribed to 47%. Love to see it ✊🏽

[@MajaZaguan]

Nik singing Aqua Regia was hilarious

[@surfingthedarkness]

I died 😂 this is my ghost

[@HalocraZze]

And kind of the best sounding part in this for me (Except for Starboy, love that song.)

[@mrseaweed88]

The top 50: (wobbly noises) Nik: ah yes, the new sleep token 🤘🤘

[@Ryo7_7]

Lmao

[@igorgumanitarka]

Sleep token = wobbly noises

[@jonissues1914]

That "boonta boonta" beat comes from the "reggaeton" and now is used in a lot of urban music here in latin américa and yeah... it gets pretty old lol.

[@davideljoy]

That may be the main reason I don’t enjoy it. It all sounds the same.

[@blabik]

Every summer Without skip Comes the boonta from the south to take over People memed about Despacito but song like that comes every year before and after. To this day i don't know what made Despacito more memeable than the others.

[@lippi2171]

I'm not Latin but bro, when they call this beat 'latin' it makes me cringe so hard because there's sooo much more to Latin music than just uuumpa uuumpa.

[@halloweenfan158]

That’s why you gotta listen to Natalie lafourcade

[@davideljoy]

@@halloweenfan158 oh, I know, I’m from Mexico. It’s just that whenever you go to a public space, this is all that is on (and Banda, which is even worse). And if you look at the top lists, it is what dominates.

[@akmetalhead95]

Alright Nik, now you HAVE to make a HEAVY metal banger that utilizes a "boonta" style beat!! That would be a fun video. Haha

[@SmellFX]

That's just Loathe - Dance on My Skin (it goes hard as fuck though)

[@Pcdrom]

Actual boonta would be Ghost - Twenties

[@deficitstifflegzercherdeadlift]

There have to be Latin-metal fusion bands out there, right?

[@eduardomora7035]

Deliverance by Opeth have a "Boonta boonta" passage...

[@Mephistia]

Nargaroth - Frühling (kinda)

[@jamesmcgarvey3]

So much Reggaeton and I just want to scream "There are other rhythmic concepts, yeah?"

[@its_Meli]

yup, exactly

[@breadnaut3087]

Its their culture, the women like to dance. Living next to Spanish people is not advisable because theres a 99% chance they have a stereo that youd find in a club and will ABSOLUTELY blast spanish music at ungodly hours of the night for weeks on end. Ask me how I know..

[@jamesmcgarvey3]

@@breadnaut3087 I literally just moved out of an apartment that was constant loud AF bass and reggaeton all the time. And it was 7 different tenants. Everyone thought "thin walls = subwoofer". I'm all for a jam, but drunk freestyling at 2 in the morning is not something anyone needs to hear.

[@Darien17CDMX]

Definitely are many styles and rythmic concepts in the music in Spanish language aside reggaeton but sadly the most popular genre right now since 2017 is the reggaeton with the typical beat. And as a Mexican it turns so overwhelming listen to that kind of music all the time, everywhere mb with exception of the rising of the music from the northern of my country like the "corridos" which I don't like either. If you wanna scream, I want to blowing up.

[@terogates1]

I was about to say as a Latino there are definitly more than just that, but i don’t listen to Banda for that reason can’t reason that all of sound the same, ( other than the lyrics) it is a culture thing though

[@valentincadilhac5439]

I never was into pop music but I could at least listen to it without having murderous desires... then came the boonta beat, feels like listening to the damn song over and over again, it follows me everywhere I go.

[@joshuaflores7621]

I’m glad someone understands my pain now, I’ve been hearing the Boonta beats since I was little going to endless family parties, and I cannot stand it anymore

[@evilemuempire9550]

I’m so sorry, I’ve heard it only a bit and I can’t stand it, I can’t imagine hearing it all the time

[@Shadow-et9uo]

I don’t really understand it too much since the only Spanish music was like either popular ones from other people or gattilazo so yea you can for some reason hate me for not understanding your pain so sorry.?

[@jfernandez76]

I laugh my ass when people says that metal sounds the same to them... BOONTA BOONTA EVERYTIME!

[@krupadre0177]

Had a guy from Brazil at my work that used to say my metal music is just all about screams and everything sounds the same... I guess I don't have to mention what kind of music he was listening to... Yeah, you guessed it right

[@farisanwanaputra6290]

truee lol i dont want to ruin the likes

[@willl676]

@@krupadre0177 As the grumpiest music critic in the world (a brazilian), Regis Tadeu once said: "I'd sooner pour magma from the Krakatoa in my ears than listen to Brazilian funk any longer than I have to".

[@ghgrrl38]

My metal kpop worlds colliding

[@prasithalder7083]

as an indian metalhead , i am very happy to see nik liking one of our songs xd

[@richardgreenwoodjr5263]

Better if it was Bloodywood though- they kick ass.

[@prasithalder7083]

@@richardgreenwoodjr5263 well yes but what to do bro people are boring and like to dance 😂

[@SaiBruhhh]

@@richardgreenwoodjr5263dude fr they are so fuckin underrated in India! I literally got to know them through an American KZbinr.

[@ichmehuer]

Anirudh the composer is a freakin' metalhead ,you might get that vibe in the LEO soundtrack

[@SaiBruhhh]

@@ichmehuer bro that’s what I’m saying like I’m not a big fan of him but I kinda like his songs(I mean who doesn’t), but moment I heard Badass I was like nahhh ain’t no way my bro doesn’t listen to metal.

[@danieldeleon45]

7:40 As a Guatemalan, that's why I don't listen to much latin music, almost every urban/pop song has the same beat

[@linkw6645]

As a Mexican, that's like 80% I hear everyone listens, it's just so boring.

[@ianramirez-qk5vy]

The other day my girlfriend asked me, why i hated Reggeaton? And the truth is I don't, i'm Just sick of it because every single rythm is the same, like in corridos or in banda Music, they don't offer anything New, but if for listeners that's ok what could we do?

[@oldscratch3535]

@@linkw6645 I did roofing for 15 years. I've heard just about every combination of latin/hispanic/spanish music there is. All of that shit has the same beat and some asshole tuba player in the back playing the exact same 2 notes. BOM BOM BOM BOM BOM BOM BUMBUMBUM BOM BOM BOM BOM BOM BUMBUMBUM BOM BOM BOM BOM BOM. The music Mexicans would play sounded identical to what a Guatemalan would play. I tried to get them into metal but they weren't having it. Every now and then they'd play some Spanish rap or some shit.

[@MetalGildarts]

Lo siento bro. I lived in Guatemala for 3.5 years and I can’t stand reGAYton. Yet that’s all people there wanted to jam to as well. Thank gosh for Metal.

[@incaparino7749]

Guatemala mentioned 🗣🗣🔥🔥

[@Hadgerz]

It's fun watching Rick Beato destroy these lists. Now we got Nik on the job too, KILL!

[@DrProfessorMD]

Nik Beato

[@Hadgerz]

Rick Rockturnal?

[@mikeyhodge6191]

I need to start putting boota boota beats in my breakdowns.

[@KeithHilton]

Same lol

[@legoeater6920]

Honestly might go hard

[@Fleato]

I’ll make the sacrifice and go work for Spotify as a metal head consultant.

[@kawaharaizumi731]

Nah man they seein smth that we aint seein... their music tastes exceed ours by so many centuries that we can't even begin to comprehend the complexity it... boonta boonta

[@ShallieDragon]

The "boonta boonta" is what's called a Dembow beat. It's a staple of Reggaeton, and has made its way into countless songs.

[@melissa4691]

Before I watch this I want to say I admire your guts for doing this, because I don’t think I could do it. It’s literal torture!

[@xwindscythe96x]

Need more Nik reacts to kpop 😭

[@lilbuizybert7288]

NIK’s the metal critic who nobody asked for, but everybody loves. ❤

[@Enkelriktad123]

Im glad i listen to metal

[@DapDeeDap]

“spoopopoffypoofpoofspfusspfuss Spotify” -Nik Nocturnal, 2023

[@SleepToken29]

Nik, you dropped album of the year. Just wanted to say congrats for the hard work!

[@soumyadiptomukherjee5034]

As an Indian I really liked that he genuinely liked the Hindi song more than the other pop songs

[@AndyVasilev]

9:07 and there is Rammstein with Sonne counting to 10. Just to be clear this is one of the best albums

[@niconielsen24]

the "bunta bunta" is literally the only thing that kinda defines reggaeton, besides talking about girls, or in old school reggaeton talking about the streets and girls

[@olg06]

😂 without it, it stops being reggaeton. It what defines a music genre...

[@yeti4269]

I can't even get mad at #1, I've had that chorus stuck in my head for the last week.

[@svnkiller]

If there’s one thing it’s gonna do… it’s gonna boonta boonta

[@elxctrodrxgon2983]

WE NEED A METAL BOONTA BOONTA BEAT FROM NIK

[@skyjahirdir]

now we need "proof anything can be metal - boonta boonta"

[@UltimateGamerCC]

i'm pretty sure that like 90% of people who listen to music are just having it in the background when they are fuckin', or are lookin' to fuck. and the other 10% of us are Metalheads listening for all kinds of reasons.

[@alecmiller5296]

I’d say a split between the metal heads and the jazz musicians which also share a lot of cross over into another

[@esaedvik]

Lookin' TF, F'n, finished F'n or heartbreak.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

right!@@esaedvik

[@UltimateGamerCC]

i know that you're right, but i dont want to think that there's less than 10% metalheads on earth, that's too sadge!@@alecmiller5296

[@lethybridtheorygolucastheo2191]

@@alecmiller5296 And both fans don't really care about popularity just appreciation of the music despite both genres having elitists

[@mushfiq_ifty]

The Boonta beat is actually a watered down of the tresillo beat (123,123,12) which can be used in modern metal or metalcore music. And painkiller by Judas priest use this beat in their drum intro.

[@user_abuser_o7]

Underrated album, that painkiller album is fire the whole way thru

[@shiron_celesta]

all of these songs deserves to be there. people loves these songs thats why they are high placed ❤🎉🎉🎉🎉.

[@KerrickS]

Boontacore hard as fuck

[@NXT_LVL]

4:54 Johnny Cage and the Kill Bills

[@terrysilverthorn4582]

that Nr 2 sounded like 90s-2000s garage and almost Craig David's 7 Days he did the days of week too :D

[@esaedvik]

Dang, NewJeans might be the first non-offensive K-Pop for me cause I also like breakbeat and drum&bass. Not too shabby.

[@yeulr]

I really recommend Halazia by Ateez. As a metalhead and hardstyle + drum&bass enjoyer, the last 30 seconds of that song is the most insane shit I've heard from a Kpop song

[@minjiu__u]

Maybe try to check Dreamcatcher! Especially Don't Light My Fire or Sahara, their songs didn't seem like a kpop song, I swear..

[@jokita1x]

I got into kpop for the same reason i got into metal, the instrumentals. Im not familiar with pop outside of kpop but the producers they have there are pretty crazy.

[@novrinkov0053]

They are just entertainers or porno dancers who can't even write their own songs or lyrics. How many messages do they want to convey in the lyrics written by someone else? lol they are just dancers but not musician

[@g14nn4lol]

@@novrinkov0053 Porno? They are teenagers..

[@pinkdragon4830]

I appreciate Nick‘s positivity

[@TheJj45308]

That Doja Cat song that is #1 is literally making me want to kms. I work weekend shift at work, 12h a day 3 days a week, and they play hiphop radio and that song comes on AT LEAST twice an hour.

[@irishwristwatch2487]

My electricity company has blank space as their hold music, coincidentally that song is the notes of hell written by the devil herself on a PCP comedown

[@BritishRifleman]

This fills my brain with hatred more than metal does

[@roundedsinger49]

This is just “boonta boonta” compilation

[@theanmolkukreja]

I love how you skipped taylor in the beginning of the list

[@kevsthabest]

"It's Uuntat" got me 🤣, Can't wait for Anything can be metal : Boonta edition

[@coolguyhino92]

.... "boonta boonta" is called "reggaetón(rehh-gehh-ton)" There are no drops There is no tempo changes A constant drone of a back-beat The style is literally meant to keep a consistent beat, and never interrupt a shaking ass.

[@krupadre0177]

which still doesn't change the fact it sounds like shit especially if you add singing about either sex, heartbreak or love everytime

[@myrcyrofficial]

buddy ur corny arca mogged@@krupadre0177

[@davidgoulet2498]

I say Nik should organize an event, pick at random a metal song and we all listen to the song like crazy to put it top 5

[@sarxanova5105]

This is proof that most Spotify users have awful taste lmao

[@shaneh1872]

I'm English myself and I was surprised that sprinter was so fucking high, I don't listen to Grime much either

[@evilemuempire9550]

@@shaneh1872Do people take it seriously? Just from a North American perspective all drill sounds super goofy, I honestly can’t tell if the artists take themselves seriously or not

[@Shadow-et9uo]

I use free Spotify and always like or add any punk metal I like so idk if I have bad taste which listen misfits gatillazos nirvana pennywise bouncing souls and others good or good enough songs which I also listen punk o ramas mixset. So yea idk if listen to shit if that’s the case then fine by you and me cause I listen to these type of stuff.

[@alecmiller5296]

@@evilemuempire9550for me it’s that I don’t think the British accent lends itself well to rapping in general

[@oldscratch3535]

@@alecmiller5296 The Brits can't help but turn every rap song into a mush mouth mumble rap song. The accent just doesn't work well with that style of music.

[@Devast8ter]

That cover by I prevail of blank space is great!

[@DanielleMoore-vg4lh]

How to bunta bunta in 30 seconds when?

[@billyboostah6308]

Man… trying to go through a spanish playlist and finding a song that isn’t a ”boonta boonta” is like going through a black metal playlist and finding a song with good production🙃

[@melissa4691]

You were way kinder than I would have been. All of this is completely unlistenable to me!

[@Corg__]

same lol

[@jafethvermeij8944]

Oh jeez you sound like a fun person to be around...

[@NoOneAlive_]

@@jafethvermeij8944 It's her opinion.

[@jcheimi4238]

@@jafethvermeij8944 people who say metal is just noise are also fun people

[@melissa4691]

@@jafethvermeij8944 haha probably not but I don’t care haha

[@Tyius420]

hispainic music is just bunta bunta

[@PaulUndead]

Spanish here... True af Damn it

[@helpwanted134]

Love me some of that “boonta-boonta”

[@AkselSv]

Come on nick! The "Boota boota" beat is the sickest beat the human kind has ever made! Song challenge: Make a metal song with the "boota boota" beat if it's even possible 😂

[@NFLDude56]

Doja Cat's hardcore project touring clubs or arenas with Seeyouspacecowboy, Knocked Loose, Turnstile, Lil Lotus, and Jesus Piece would be amazing.

[@breadnaut3087]

Never heard of any of them.

[@Viper-dz2kw]

@@breadnaut3087not knowing of knocked loose or a turnstile while being on this channel is crazy

[@NFLDude56]

@@breadnaut3087 SYSC is like Heroin and Dillinger Escape Plan. Knocked Loose is like Madball and Acacia Strain. Turnstile is like Youth of Today and Gorilla Biscuits. Lil Lotus is like Saosin and early Escape the Fate. Jesus Piece is like Harm's Way and Suicide Silence instrumentals.

[@emptysoul8462]

‘it’s gonna boonta’ is so a sentence i’m stealing it’s just perfect.

[@frenchblacksmithedits280]

That boonta beat will drive me insane

[@Banditsbork]

I dig that punta punta core

[@Fabbezlg]

I just have to mention Melechesh who actually uses the boonta boonta beat in metal: Rebirth Of The Nemesis Secrets Of Sumerian Sphynxology Genies, Sorceres And Mesopotamian Nights Metatron And Man

[@redtool]

Fame on Fire did an amazing Metal cover of Paint The Town Red by Doja Cat. I even listened to their cover first and almost like Doja Cats original because of them. They did Seven as well.

[@hellrider805]

Didnt expected a indian song to make it to your channel, the fact you liked it too. Love from india : )

[@pescegerman]

Argentinian here, that bunta shit it's like a regaetton beat ant that's why it does not change (cumbia, bachata, etc). It's the style of the genre so all the artists are the same thing. You can think of it like a classic metal or punk drum beat

[@dontyouworryaboutit_]

between all the boonta and “meg the horse” I was dying this whole video

[@1lostmuffin515]

I'm never going to not notice boonta boonta beats now. Thanks Nik's chat

[@keres666]

You have to appreciate this man fucking up his reccondations for our entertainment.

[@K43M0N]

Now I need a metal version of boonta boonta pretty pleaseee!

[@samuelsa1991]

In Spain the boonta boonta (in Spanish pum patum pa tum) is everywhere, so I feel the pain in Nik's eyes when he hears in three consecutive songs.

[@wyrdegebraecon]

thank u very much, spotify top is always just too painful to even look at, but this made it at least bearable

[@redshirt4life9454]

3:33 "Yeah, he doesn't boota" *proceeds to boonta*

[@ShieldYoung]

Never thought I'll see Chaleya on Niks channel

[@annabelletreseder2023]

Ah Nik approving of seven made me much happy

[@andrezitox-]

There's a parody song about "boonta boonta" beat called "Norwegian Reggaeton" that deserves a reaction

[@sovieticreaper9674]

As a latin american, it stopped being funny that 90% of the popular music here has always the "boonta boonta", or as I prefer to say it, "Tum-patumPA" It's so fucking tiring and annoying like the trap beats

[@spooktoken]

Dude vessel could sing anything

[@ryanbollinger1759]

I’m a fan of pop, hardcore, and metal. All great genres.

[@Povilaz]

Very interesting!

[@omelette6565]

Nik listening to Chaleya and saying its a banger lmaaoooo , made my day

[@Tremtize]

As a metalhead I find it funny when metalheads comment on the bunta beat. Like BRO. So many bands are just rocking blast beats all day all week and we go. Yeah sick I like when drums go fast.

[@Vdrum1010]

Based comment is based

[@Billiamwoods]

Yeah, like radio pop songs aren't all high art, but most music is built on a specific drumming style. There's a subgenre of hardcore punk that's literally just named after a drum beat that sounds very similar to the reggaeton dembow beat in how it's used (D-beat) and there's some fantastic music in it

[@pyroxcel]

Chat was funny af this time😂

[@SparkimusPrime]

Love the metal love for The Weeknd 🖤

[@Omen465]

Imagine The Weeknd and Tyler Carter on a song

[@Stizzl]

The unta song is legit a banger, what a great chorus

[@swarthygiant1463]

You know spotify done goofed when Nik and chat can agree with the top 50 playlist and vibe to it more than the top metal playlist lol Or are we just a bunch of pretentious gatekeepers? No it’s spotify they’re posers

[@CBGBBB]

The world is going full BOONTA 😂

[@gersonmartinez5454]

my favorite type of videos, just to rectify that i dont need to listen any other thing that rock and metal

[@loupix0219]

just wanna say termina album is dope and ur solo are amazing

[@kevinarvizu6222]

Latin musicians call "Tum pa tum pa" the rhythm that is heard a lot in the top 50. The story of where Dembow comes from, as they call it in Latin America, is great, you should check it out.

[@nasuu94]

Nah bro, that beat is so annoying

[@kevinarvizu6222]

@@nasuu94 Yeah, but the music you like is not in the top 50 (nither mine) I think, and that's why you comment that way, but that's not important for anyone. I'm talkin about the story of the rhythm, not if you like it or not. Stop hate man.

[@keiffermilford8866]

Gotta make a boonta boonta beat metal tune lol

[@cristinamorrison2862]

Looks like the subscribed percentages are finally moving in the right way.

[@RAM_my]

the boonta boonta beat is actually called "Dembow" i think xD

[@skizr4200]

An ad popped up and i didn't even notice

[@i-gotchu-fam]

The Aqua Regia part had me 🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀

[@ja_cow_ski]

Make a metal song with the “eeYUH” pleaseee

[@debayanchakraborty7635]

Hey Nik, loved that you liked the song Chaleya from the movie Jawan the most. Its a Bollywood filmy song. I am a huge fan and a subscriber of yours from India, and want to let you know that Indian Music, like Bollywood filmy music, Indian folk, Indan classical, fusion etc. have a verity of musical styles and elements you can enjoy. If you are tired of listening boonta boonta and basic 4/4 beats, you can check out Indian Music(other than Rock, Metal, Rap)

[@HeyIntegrity]

What to check out

[@debayanchakraborty7635]

Just search for Bollywood songs and you will get tons to check out. My recommendations will be artists like KK, Sonu Nigam, Shaan, Mohit Chauhan, A.R. Rehman, Arijit Singh, Shreya Ghoshal, Monali Thakur, Akriti Kakkar, Palak Muchhal etc. As for oldies you can check out Kishore Kumar, R.D. Burman, Muhammad Rafi, Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar etc.

[@HeyIntegrity]

@@debayanchakraborty7635 I have but I found a lot of modern bollywood songs boring this song was a little different.

[@debayanchakraborty7635]

@@HeyIntegrity depends on what kind of songs you love to listen....i you like hardcore music then soft romantic music will bore you....and if you like softcore music then hard party/dance music will cause you headache. Both of them are available in Bollywood music.

[@abhikbhaduri7252]

Chaleya from Jawan was a pleasant surprise

[@SmileyNoteblock]

7:07 I call that Despacito music bruh

[@yuriiruy2423]

2:06 nah im a metal fan rn but i was a kpop fan and this song made me so nostalgic

[@vasher55]

"Old Navy Core" had me dying lol 😂

[@SmallCockula]

" meg the horse" killed me 😂😂