Metal TikTok, But if I CRINGE I lose $$$$

[@NikNocturnal]

*Everything's fine*

[@TheOneGuitarGuy]

Are you sure, Nik? Are you absolutely sure?

[@Silo1776]

Nik, please review Xavleg. That’s not their full name, but you’ll figure it out. You won’t be disappointed.

[@g_r9567]

Cap

[@ty4moore20]

The silent cringing is one of my favorite things ever and idk why

[@jonkerrmusic]

I had a similar laugh to "my culture is not a costume"; choice reaction video

[@DG_427]

Why do I get the feeling that majority of the people making these tiktoks are not metalheads, but this is just what they think metalheads are like.

[@nickkohlmann]

Because it is the fuken truth

[@nordman3435]

I don't even use the term metalhead anymore because of these people

[@CrownlessStudios]

Except the Furry playing Nil By Mouth by Haken. That's too deep a cut to not be a legit metalhead.

[@Taimur.Shairyar]

I hate calling people posers but they're all fucking posers

[@seanhinson7607]

Honesty, I’m a normal ass person. I don’t walk around lookin like imma start slittin my wrist everyday😭

[@jamesmcgarvey3]

He has built up an immunity to the cringe. He's like the Dread Pirate Roberts of Metal Content Creators, and TikTok is his Iocane Powder.

[@jtrider3779]

INCONCEIVABLE!

[@metalben005]

What you do not smell is called "unfiltered cringe"

[@yippiekayayemclane6522]

Dread Pirate Roberts😂😂

[@James_Rustled]

@@jtrider3779 you keep using this word. I do not think it means, what you think it means

[@fibognocci2507]

this is the best possible simile

[@noobsaibot0008]

Nik is absolutely fucking suffering and we're here letting it happen

[@LaughingSkull451]

FO DA LULZ

[@evanblake5252]

Any of us that watch are also suffering.

[@casscat7]

I HOPE HE'S OKAY

[@heroponriki666]

DSBM is short for "Depressive Suicidal Black Metal". It's basically black metal but slower, with a gloomy atmosphere, screams simulating pain and lyrics about depression, suicide, self harm and etc etc. And the part that we the fans of the genre never felt the touch of a woman is actually very true XD

[@KreationsOvMatt]

🤣🤣🤣

[@anetastanciakova7385]

i felt touch of a woman, i am a woman

[@totally100darthvader7]

I remember someone recommended me Austere and I started up their first album and couldn't stop laughing at the vocals

[@heroponriki666]

@@anetastanciakova7385 same here actually

[@urmom5397]

@@anetastanciakova7385real

[@akiro5653]

Just wanted to let you know, after 1 year of me working at my current job, I have converted someone to become an official Corekid. And I couldn't have done it without you Nik, thank you.

[@pattohorne]

Nice I play Hawthorne Heights at my job and they tell me to turn off the death metal haha

[@akiro5653]

@@pattohorne That hurts to hear, negl.

[@Subarashii_Nem]

@@pattohorne This sentence hurts me on a level I did not expect. I don't like to call people not in the "scene" dumb but.. Calling HH death metal is like calling a kitten a Panther.. Sure they're in the same ball park I guess but you'd have to be a bit purposely unaware to think they're the same thing. Again, I hate being _that_ guy but do people not know basic music genres? At least in 2022 with Lorna Shore breaking into mainstream status, people should know the difference between rock, hard rock, metal(core) and death metal/core by now.

[@NikNocturnal]

I am happy for this

[@akiro5653]

@@NikNocturnal

[@blairbird8022]

I love that Nik has a wheel spin emote.

[@NikNocturnal]

Ofc

[@KeenC]

He’s just that guy

[@casualhayte215]

I love how he has to say that's great multiple times to convince himself

[@jessenicoletta4160]

3:59 ngl, that's a really good whistle scream

[@TaurineFiend]

Cameron McBride of Methwitch. Listen to Burn Victim.

[@jasonosborne4106]

Essa p

[@RossFixxxed]

“That tactic don’t work out for Euronymous” damn dude, stone cold! I think tik tok is killing you inside.

[@nickkohlmann]

Who is it NOT

[@patrickbertlein4626]

You think that is cold? Varg once made a pun about killing Euronymous, one of the best black metal moments ever. Shit was hilarious and I use to hate Burzum cause of that.

[@Jack-52]

this challenge will literally never get old. always bringing that quality content Nik

[@pineapple1787]

Bulby!!

[@Jack-52]

@@pineapple1787 ayeeeeeeeee

[@Jack-52]

@@pineapple1787 what’s funny is your name is pineapple and that’s my favorite fruit

[@pineapple0861]

@@Jack-52 nice!! pineapple is my favourite fruit too

[@Therealstoob]

Love that album cover

[@coldmoonlight6361]

I didn't cringe, but I'm pretty sure whatever shred of a soul I had left just abandoned my body.

[@_JaneDoe000]

You're so dramatic I love you 🤣🤣🤣

[@MidnightOdysseys]

The biggest issue with people claiming to have been emo/goth/punk/metal or whatever is that they think because they've heard one song and wear a ridiculous outfit. that they are correctly portraying that. its honestly always been so comical. and always a great laugh.

[@daredevil2724]

Yea most of the real metal heads i know look like normal people rbh

[@certifiedclownlala3672]

why not llet people look like how they want?

[@CodyCockyote7046]

@@certifiedclownlala3672 because they are cringe that the whole point

[@Sacred9000]

Unfortunately they give the rest of the bunch bad names.

[@lihzzahrdspeed6631]

@@certifiedclownlala3672 because they hurt my eyes

[@davidwatsonmusic]

Okay, but dude's fry technique at 1:16 is actually immaculate though

[@gavinwilson8663]

FR THO

[@allenburks276]

On bro

[@extremedrumming3393]

Actually was pretty sick. Can imagine that over a breakdown.

[@SlyHikari03]

Fr

[@_childofthegrave_]

The entire "Are you a metal head? NO" interaction just made my day a lot better 😂

[@rafsiu1]

It's not even cringe, it's just plain sad. People think that's how metalhead really are. Btw Nik congrats on 666k subs. 🤘

[@Drekon009]

TikTok tells me that Metal is actually a fashion trend rather than being a music genre 🤷🏽?

[@Crybaby-Media]

Tiktok makes everything into a fashion trend. Subcultures, mental illness , sexuality .

[@vcorkleth]

What Goths have been feeling since the 90s.

[@Drekon009]

@@vcorkleth the Gothic Subculture started in the 80s actually, and the London and Dublin was heavily fashion influenced (and vice versa) so I guess Goth does stand as an independent fashion trend, I guess.

[@vcorkleth]

@@Drekon009 I know the goth subculture started in the 80s, for me it's just what I've seen of people "dressing goth" in the 90s/00s without even listening to 80s goth industrial bands.

[@Drekon009]

@@vcorkleth 😬 I see what you mean

[@nerd4685]

This is by far the most sad and low energy nick noc video and yet one of the funniest

[@mrtaxi8590]

After seeing these videos, I noticed a pattern that repeatedly gets reinforced at every show I’ve been too-women’s metal styles seem to be more emo based where as guys are mostly cargo pants and t shirts.

[@nickkohlmann]

This. This is Tik Tok. It doesn't represent anything connected to the real world.

[@viscountrainbows2857]

Emo, punk and/or goth*, ;)

[@nickkohlmann]

@HEY!YO!IT'S!RAZORCLA(E)W "potential mates" David Attenborough himself

[@TheHammerofDissidence]

Don't know what shows you're going to is that what you're seeing.

[@nickkohlmann]

@@TheHammerofDissidence I've seen the same, speaking from countless festivals and concerts of experience

[@foturis35_18]

Imagine if metal TikTok was full of actually good covers and playthroughs

[@EuanWhitehead]

Imagine if tiktok wasn't real that would be swell

[@lauraschumann7605]

When I was in the military I had a fake skull on the dashboard. The guard at the CEP would always jokingly ask for it's ID, so finally I made an ID for the skull. I named him Peter Steele. This was before Steele passed. RIP

[@fortune5881]

You know nik is at his peak when his sub count is 666k (at the moment)

[@ensco7]

Hell yea

[@italianleathersneakers]

'i dont think that worked for euronymous' i laughed way too hard at that one

[@bowbert23]

Those challenges are becoming harder with each one. I admire your resilience and fortitude my man. The cringe is almost of lethal level at this point.

[@d00m3d_us3r]

1:55 This bloke is actually the vocalist for one of the greatest black metal bands I've ever heard. They're called Hekseblad. Check them out, if you haven't already!

[@resphantom]

Agreed, I like "pink, pink, pink..."

[@betaripoff]

6:58 I’ve felt this way before, SO INSECURE

[@st1ck_n_m0v3]

CRAWWWLING IN MY SKINNNNN

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

Tiktok deserves all but one fate, and that is OBLITERATION.

[@joelco92]

“There’s millions of Americans here today struggling with making Tik Toks today” I know, I feel for them too. It’s a tough life trying to make your life seem so much more interesting than everyone else’s.

[@gimmeyourrights8292]

Struggling with making one minute videos? Ooh, If I were to trade that between McDonald's I'll take that any day! Why are they calling it struggling?

[@ars-ng6wp]

@@gimmeyourrights8292 my brother in christ it's sarcasm

[@Ashtrid-i5f]

I love when people just say “that’s metal” after anything it is hilarious. Example: “My dog passed away” me: “that’s metal as fuck”

[@ackthegreat6697]

"brutal"

[@petewotb]

"Slamming brutal death metal"

[@Thordintr1us]

6:51 I do not know for what reason, but I laughed until tears for 10 minutes without stopping

[@LaughingSkull451]

You are ABSOLUTELY right. TikTok is poison.

[@tbh8149]

I told someone I liked metal, and then they came down on me saying it wasn't "real metal" and now I don't talk about the music I like.

[@lavenderandwine]

Honestly I wouldn't even question the skeleton in the back of the car. I'd just give him a name, buckle him in, and go. Then again there's a guy around our neighborhood driving a Jurassic Park jeep with a skeleton dressed up as Nedry all year round. Dresses Nedry up as Santa around the holidays.

[@mrtaxi8590]

“Try not to headband, metalhead edition” Rob Zombie starts playing

[@indecisive5690]

your reactions to these are just pure gold 😂

[@danteb925]

Am I missing something? Over half of these "metalheads" just looked like those "under the bridge goths" from that old ass video.

[@kirisutegomen12]

They just dress like that to get attention

[@maxsmith8196]

@@kirisutegomen12 haven’t metalheads always been that way though? At least the edgy, young fans?

[@KevinLuper99]

"I'm old, confused, and a bit frightened!"

[@Cthulhu92]

4:55 urban dictionary says dsbm means depressive suicidal black metal.... If any of us knew that when the TikTok started especially Nik, we all would've cringed I'm sure.

[@MirorR3fl3ction]

the pop punk cover of master of puppets is actually really well done ngl, the creator behind it is a fellow YTer in the alt music community

[@alexiluffy216]

agreed. sad to see Nik disapprove of it though :(

[@EpiphoneShredzzzzz]

@@alexiluffy216 I mean, it was a terrible thing to do lmao but he knew that. And he made it work, somehow. And if anyone doesn't know, it's Todd Barriage and he's awesome (and the featured singer is Kala)

[@loneryouth]

they just knocked it out of the park i absolutely love that cover

[@daredevil2724]

It was executed great but it shouldn't exist

[@loneryouth]

@@daredevil2724 why not?

[@marshalljordan5956]

I'm crying at "my culture is not your costume" 😂😂😂

[@2morrowillcome]

I'm beginning to feel dirty for enjoying these because they are clearly having a negative effect on Nik's mental health. And I guess I'm into that.

[@noober6406]

TikTok absolutely destroyed Custer😭😭😭😭

[@CuteSceneChic]

That pop punk cover of Master of Puppets was soooooooo freaking good tho. I'm a huge fan of both metal and pop punk (2 genres the generally hate each other) but they are my favourite. Todd Barriage deserve a pop punk award for doing that.

[@timthetoolmantaylor9048]

The first tiktok he cringed at was actually pretty cute, surprised he lasted that long

[@yfstffs277cjf1]

I'm a fan of slipknot, I swear that after seeing those tiktok videos I would be embarrassed to say that I like slipknot

[@billymoore4738]

Getting blessed with Moametal’s smile at the start of the video is a great way to start

[@ShroomRPG]

"why would you assume this, because I like aggressive music? I don't wanna leave my house" too relatable

[@ItsSauIGoodman]

I cringed from just the thumbnail lol

[@NikNocturnal]

Perfect

[@heberdiaz9430]

Dude, this made me die of cringe. Best 'try not to' ever for real metalheads

[@kris_kwas]

The girl “singing” Custer was the cringe breaking point for me. She wasn’t even singing it right and her hair was like in her mouth It just hurt me

[@FormlessFlesh]

Your interaction reminds me of the Cannibal Corpse/Dark Funeral concert I went to where this drunk girl was trying to buy me a drink but was fumbling for her wallet, so I bought the drinks and walked away just to avoid the interaction afterwards.

[@iDoqz]

3:39 HAKEN NIL BY MOUTH LETS GOOOOO

[@ProgInVain]

oh my fucking god that caught me so off guard

[@Ru5514n]

Haken fans whatup

[@KataokaTV]

5:53 that would be Kala, a shadow priest in the WoW dueling scene and vocalist of Tidebringer

[@seanredgate]

This one video made me hate tik tok even more than I already did. And I didn’t think it was possible.. but “THE MORE YOU KNOW”

[@FoxyWoxy]

Thx for including my clip in the video Nik, glad it made you question life for a bit 😅😂

[@ryzyble]

everytime i cringe i spin the wheel and everytime i look makes me wanna cry

[@DeadInGrave]

I haven't even smiled at once. Please, remoce TikTok from internet

[@PaxiFixiful]

That one hurt pretty bad

[@haze_playzRB]

"did u know the stranger things band is playing today?" i literally fell out of my seat

[@aidan6471]

0:25 she’d be a perfect koRn backup vocalist

[@tylerpoirier3699]

whats scariest about that master of puppets cover is that if you are unfamiliar enough with the song, or have a strong suspension of disbelief? Its not bad, in fact its good.

[@noahbeem2394]

I can’t tell if nik genuinely doesn’t understand satire or not

[@TheManTheMythTheLegendConker]

2:26 "i-i uh, dont think that tactic worked for euronymous" man what the fuck 😭

[@AnaBeatriz-mr7yk]

Now I'm afraid to say that I like metal and people think that I'm a tiktok metalhead.

[@lysanatt]

I am so happy that I do not have a TikTok, don't watch any TT, nor plan to get a TT in the immediate future, and by 'immediate future' I mean 'ever'. It's a frigging pit of yuck. I admire your ability to stay calm under this pressure.

[@holloway_two]

If I was in Nik's position, I'd be in debt.

[@Soviatus]

"My culture is not a costume" lmfaooo

[@jimmiekookie3857]

i don't usually truly feel cringe but some of these tiktoks have really allowed me to feel it. thanks, i hate it.

[@jaideichmiller230]

the pop punk master of puppets is actually great though

[@aswefall0]

this one was hard to get through

[@Y0G0FU]

You can see the pain in his eyes

[@jorger002]

“Did you know the band from Stranger Things is playing today?” … … 😐 nope Nope NOpe You’re not gonna…NOPE

[@lilithblue]

the one tiktok where it said "you know the band from stranger things is playing today?" reminded me of a joke my friend and i did. We went to a Rammstein concert and we kept saying that we were going to go see Du Hast and similar stuff. we did it for fun we just knew that was their most popular song XD

[@massgeographer]

I just had Popeyes that shit was good

[@ximioo1340]

1:07 I screamed like a dinosaur at this 5:55 oh no he looks so uncomfortable 😭

[@williamsummerson1204]

You are a f'n legend Nik. I needed to laugh today. 🤘🤣

[@PapiSensei331]

One day me I'm going to write a black metal song called "Euronymous was a Bitch". Just because. Lol

[@vergil8833]

I can just imagine Euronymous trying to screetch at Varg to try and scare him away. I wonder what Euronymous would think about the fact that Vargs fans are the niche and shunned scary esoterics while his fans are the cringey tiktok "posers".

[@nickkohlmann]

"Does the Monster...make you a pterodactyl?"

[@ct112794]

Such a fun stream! I was laughing that mine made you cringe. 😂 I’m sorry you lost $40!

[@nericasados1727]

I mean, the Paranoid one got me, that one was fucking hilarious

[@jonasg4044]

your subscriber count is the most metal thing abt your channel rn

[@chrishunt9653]

6.26. "Well, that sucks for him, alright, let's keep going" lost my shit!😂😂😂

[@bobc9230]

What a great number of subs. 🤘🤘

[@kingpotato3359]

If you ever get the chance, review rivers of nihil, something like subtle change or Silent life would be good I reckon.

[@SirianXM]

Wise words from a King of Metal

[@loneryouth]

Master of Puppets Pop Punk Cover is a fucking Gem

[@b387pp4]

paranoid? 🤘 thats so metal 🤘 rock on king 🤘 👑 💯

[@KlaudiaKhaos]

THIRD GUY WAS JOKING HES FUNNY I SWEAR

[@eivor_bjorn_einherjarson_]

2:27 had me dying jajajajajaja

[@UncleSam7039]

3:41 How the hell does someone play the guitar with gloves the size of a medicine ball in a bathtub?

[@dynamicdingus]

Nik is at 666k subs. Very metal

[@AMP_Zadex]

It's an awesome kind of video for Nik to make!

[@MXDDIE13]

Over half of these are jokes lmao

[@Venom-xf3nc]

LITERALLY one of them is me and that’s about a year ago and i was just being goofy 💀💀 i was a metalhead before i got tijtok

[@seattledreamer9105]

😂 omg I can't stop laughing, metal tiktok is so hilarious especially that blue haired emo kid attempting a signature RAWR XD scream

[@ChickenLemon9204]

What the goofy was that second one, and how did it relate to metal…

[@nickkohlmann]

No. Fucking. Idea.

[@ulfhedtyrsson]

Thanks, I'm in the ER now awaiting emergency surgery to remove a massive growth of cringe in my left frontal cortex.

[@Paulosf94]

Damn it, i can pass on try not to laugh, but try not to cringe i would bankrupt... 😢🥴

[@jeffp7368]

His Canadian really comes out when he says “house”

[@toodamnripley6711]

some of these tiktoks are obvious satire brother 💀

[@McSmurfy]

It's hard to not cringe as tiktok is overall cringe. Don't know how you didn't cringe with the first 3 videos but it's incredible.