Metalhead Reacts to Spotify's Top 50

[@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

[@ChickenLemon9204]

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

[@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.)

[@SpeedRacer_IRL]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@mrseaweed88]

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

[@Ryo7_7]

Lmao

[@igorgumanitarka]

Sleep token = wobbly noises

[@jamesmcgarvey3]

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

[@just_a_head-u5s]

yup, exactly

[@breadnaut]

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]

@@breadnaut 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

[@tesm_jsf]

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.?

[@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)

[@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 🗣🗣🔥🔥

[@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.

[@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?

[@ghgrrl38]

My metal kpop worlds colliding

[@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

[@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!

[@Fleato]

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

[@SleepToken29]

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

[@mikeyhodge6191]

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

[@KeithHilton]

Same lol

[@legoeater6920]

Honestly might go hard

[@SpeedRewinedz]

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

[@charredolive]

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

[@shiron_celesta]

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

[@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...

[@xwindscythe96x]

Need more Nik reacts to kpop 😭

[@biologiskt]

Im glad i listen to metal

[@soumyadiptomukherjee5034]

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

[@DapDeeDap]

“spoopopoffypoofpoofspfusspfuss Spotify” -Nik Nocturnal, 2023

[@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

[@pinkdragon4830]

I appreciate Nick‘s positivity

[@terrysilverthorn4582]

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

[@Devast8ter]

That cover by I prevail of blank space is great!

[@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

[@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.

[@NXT_LVL]

4:54 Johnny Cage and the Kill Bills

[@skyjahirdir]

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

[@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..

[@sagelobby]

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.

[@g14nn4lol]

@@novrinkov0053 Porno? They are teenagers..

[@albarr953]

​@@novrinkov0053There's a lot of Western artists who don't write their own music either and that doesn't make them less of an artist

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@KerrickS]

Boontacore hard as fuck

[@BritishRifleman]

This fills my brain with hatred more than metal does

[@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.

[@xpxdxpx4938]

This confirms that simpletons in music rule the world. None of those gave me fraction of emotion and passion that a metal song gives me..

[@edibleandsentientautomobil5396]

You know, people do have different preferences and those people who like pop music probably dislike metal much like how you dislike pop, if everyone listens to the same thing the world would've been a much boring place

[@xpxdxpx4938]

@@edibleandsentientautomobil5396 haha i suppose guy, they can have their bad music then, trust me i dont mind some top 50 songs here and there, but for not even one metal or hard rock song to be on there says alot about the chimps that surround us.

[@edibleandsentientautomobil5396]

@@xpxdxpx4938 our music tastes aren't objective. Calling people who simply don't enjoy metal chimps doesn't make your statement any better. It comes across as antagonizing and uncivil.

[@xpxdxpx4938]

@@edibleandsentientautomobil5396 alright guyyy, enjoy your amazing music! Live, laugh love Brother! bowl full of yikes.. you really dove head first into defending the top 50. Respect!

[@myrcyrofficial]

buddy ur corny p

[@kevsthabest]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@abhikdoesthings]

Chaleya from Jawan was a pleasant surprise

[@emptysoul8462]

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

[@Anty2004]

God damn I'm glad I didn't grow up in this era. Everything is just so bad. People hate on nu metal and I would take that over this any day

[@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

[@saladman1211]

2:43... PHIL SWIFT HERE WITH FLEX TAPE

[@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🙃

[@jjvile]

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.

[@NFLDude56]

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

[@breadnaut]

Never heard of any of them.

[@Viper-dz2kw]

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

[@NFLDude56]

@@breadnaut 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.

[@redshirt4life9454]

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

[@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.

[@theanmolkukreja]

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

[@ryanbollinger1759]

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

[@siddhantmishra69]

5:00 That's a Bollywood movie song Nik.. WTFFF.. it's not some band's solo song.. and that guy in the cover pic is the actor in the movie.. Vocalist is a different dude

[@Billiamwoods]

6:05 I don't actually agree that Olivia Rodrigo ripped off Misery Business. I could see her being inspired by it, but none of the aspects of it that sound similar are copyrightable, and for good reason. The reasons they sound similar is because they use a typical chord progression, have a pop punk instrumental and the singers both sound similar because they're teen girls. By those metrics, 90% of brutal death metal is rip-offs of stuff that came before it. The chorus melodies are completely different. Why did Hayley Williams get writint credit? Because music copyright is a mess and it's very easy to win those kind of lawsuits because admittedly they do sound similar. But Hayley Williams doesn't own a vocal style, she doesn't own pop punk and the songs to my ear aren't the same by any stretch. And I say this as a Paramore fan who doesn't like Olivia Rodrigo's music.

[@frenchblacksmithedits280]

That boonta beat will drive me insane

[@hellrider805]

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

[@mastergamer4335]

You should watch Steve Terreberry's video when he reacts to the Spotify Top 100. It's name is like "I Listen to Spotify Top 100 Until I Hear a ROCK Song". His terminology for that rhythm is though "Boonta-coonta".

[@ShieldYoung]

Never thought I'll see Chaleya on Niks channel

[@SmileyNoteblock]

7:07 I call that Despacito music bruh

[@roundedsinger49]

This is just “boonta boonta” compilation

[@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 😂

[@mangotftf]

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

[@andrezitox-]

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

[@WITCHESCURSES]

4:44 “Old navy core” 😂😂😂😂 So true tho

[@paterbj]

If you like UK style bars you should check out Chase & Status - Baddadan..hard af

[@dontyouworryaboutit_]

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

[@Stizzl]

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

[@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

[@AKOVmusic]

Should have talked about Kenya grace strangers its actually good

[@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

[@bikugabin]

"It's basically Issues, if Tyler Carter didn't get cancelled" lmao i laughed so hard 💀

[@Woeisme2]

Accurate since Issues made Flexin lol

[@wyrdegebraecon]

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

[@spooktoken]

Dude vessel could sing anything

[@helpwanted134]

Love me some of that “boonta-boonta”

[@SparkimusPrime]

Love the metal love for The Weeknd 🖤

[@Woeisme2]

Imagine The Weeknd and Tyler Carter on a song

[@ja_cow_ski]

Make a metal song with the “eeYUH” pleaseee

[@erinraecowin]

Not me clicking seeing JK as the thumbnail. As a kpopper and a metalhead who's kpop bias is JK? This video made me very happy.

[@simsonchin]

i've always found the "did you know that XX% of you aren't subscribed?" to be extremely annoying, but I'm glad to see it paying off for nik, someone like him needs more dedicated viewers.

[@keres666]

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

[@Crytica.]

I just like people who can be 150% into metal and listen to stuff from Architects to Chelsea Grin but also can appreciate other genres and vibe on a Weeknd song or a rap track. I love music in general and when I see people who like music for the music and not just hate a genre because it's not theirs I can dig with that. I love listening to 60s, jazz or folk/country music but I also like my heavy shit now and then. What I'm trying to say is, just enjoy music and let people like what they like.

[@pyroxcel]

Chat was funny af this time😂

[@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.

[@Spectreffex]

In the warehouse of my work, there is soooo much boonta boonta boonta music. Either that or ALL OF THE HORNS.

[@kolibrick4830]

8:45 to be fair Polyphia have ABC that literally has the alphabet as a vocal lign

[@MrRay-D13]

5:10 you can check BLOODYWOOD instead

[@Tyius420]

hispainic music is just bunta bunta

[@PaulUndead]

Spanish here... True af Damn it

[@paulosoares6316]

90% dessas musicas tocam em lojas de shopping do Brasil. por isso tem tantas reproduções

[@1lostmuffin]

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

[@QuackQuack6]

for the first three minutes I tought that the track was top 50 METAL songs but then I realised that there were no metal songs

[@CBGBBB]

The world is going full BOONTA 😂