ROADIE REACTIONS | Be'lakor - "Hidden Window" [FIRST TIME EVER LISTENING]

In this video I finally get around to checking out Be'lakor, which has been a big suggestion from the community for a while now. I get to talk music style and changes, and even though it's a lyric video, we still get a little bit of gear talk as well!
FIRST TIME LISTENER INFORMATION:
Band: Be'lakor
From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Label: Napalm Records
Year Formed: 2004
Genre: Melodic Death Metal / Progressive Metal
For Fans Of: Insomnium, Omnium Gatherum, Mors Principium Est, Wolfheart
"BE'LAKOR - Hidden Window (Official Video) | Napalm Records"
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[@mikem1457]

Ahhhhhhhh finally Be'lakor has happened. They are the master class of transitions in songs. Take an hour to yourself, lights out, in-ears in and put on any album from them... enjoy the ride.

[@eruthiena]

When you search for their older stuff, you will notice that they don't usually have music videos. The reason behind it is that they are extraordinary storytellers. Lyrics of their songs play a huge role in shaping their music, so you will often find lyric videos. But still, awesome musicianship, awesome band. I could recommend these: Countless Skies From Scythe to Sceptre Venator Whelm Roots to Sever The Smoke of Many Fires Remnants

[@TankTheTech]

I did notice they don't really have any music videos, and that's a great explanation as to why. Thanks for that, and for the recommendations!

[@wonderfuljinn1096]

Well said! And great recommendations too.

[@Musicvault2k6]

Speaking of Countless Skies, the band Countless Skies is definitely worth checking out. You can tell where their influence comes from.

[@brendo9672]

@@Musicvault2k6 I was about to mention this band!

[@dukejohn5608]

I would add Abbeyance \m/ !!!! And Fraught.

[@geraldgriesen]

I have never heard a band with better musicianship.

[@samsoli563]

Oh, finally! This band has a very special place in my heart, "Of breath and bone" helped me through the hardest times i ever had. I think i listened to the hole album every day three years ago... I've never made it to see them live, so i hope they will come to germany soon :)

[@MaynardMeiring]

Agreed, brother. "Abeyance" is a must, Tank.

[@CailynCara]

I love them so much.

[@Assdafflabaff]

Their songs never get old either. I can still put on songs from Stone's Reach or Frail Tide and sit through them and enjoy them fully, even though I first heard them back in high school a decade ago and used to play their albums over and over, week after week, month after month. Seeing them still going and still making some of the best metal in the world is so satisfying.

[@rocioiribe5841]

That album is perfection.

[@MeatyWhack]

@@MaynardMeiring Oh man, that track is an absolute favourite

[@bullmuggins]

BE'LAKOR!!!!!!!!!!! I love them in ways no words can convey.... the melodies carry me off into another world!!!

[@xenogorwraithblade2538]

Their entire discography is all killer no filler. You can't pick a sub par track by these guys because not one exists.

[@Venator-ci5gf]

Man, I hope to see more reactions from Be'lakor ... because they are a criminally underrated band

[@baricho4771]

So happy you discovered Be'Lakor man.. possibly the best Melodeath metal band ever.. lets explore!

[@kvltizt]

Be'lakor is one of the best metal bands on Earth

[@theoutsider1140]

The crazy thing about their music is that the more a song progresses the better it gets !!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@3WWizard]

I'm excited for this one. I have been hoping to see a reactor I really like give them a shot since I first stumbled across their song The Smoke of Many Fires last year, and here we are. Their compositional skills are awesome to keep their long songs interesting all the way through.

[@addikt]

Should have done "The Smoke of Many Fires." That shit is absolutely lit.

[@TheDrogich]

Be'lakor is one of those bands that release their albums every 3 to 5 years, and they never dissapoint with them

[@LEGSCS2]

Dude, I don't comment all too often, but I felt that I absolutely had to here: Be'lakor is incredible. I would point to specifics, but pretty much everything they do is top tier. Everything, non-hyperbolic. I implore you to do a reaction to The Smoke of Many Fires, the song turned my brain into the best kind of goop the first time I heard it (and every time after). Keep it up with the killer reactions, brother. Stay metal

[@ReinhardtBII]

Seriously, The Smoke Of Many Fires is a master class in composition, mixing, and many other things that make melodeath what it is.

[@kvltizt]

That song and In Parting

[@LEGSCS2]

@@kvltizt Funnily enough, In Parting used to be my favorite song by them and is currently my gamertag on Xbox lmao

[@kvltizt]

@@LEGSCS2 Good taste, man. It's a glorious bit of music

[@itsdokko2990]

@@kvltizt For me, the one that always gets me f*cked up in the best ways is "The Dream and the Waking". don't get me wrong, In Parting is absolutely glorious

[@metallicarox30]

Their album stones reach is in my top 5 albums. One of my favorite bands.

[@pyroth309]

Great Review. Look forward to your dive back into their older stuff. One of the best Melodeath bands period. For tracks, Abeyance is a fan favorite, The Smoke of Many Fires shows off dynamics, Remnants, Fraught, Venator, From Scythe to Sceptre, An Embers Arc, there's a lot of great songs.

[@Smithysmithin]

Something about the intro in Abeyance is not resistable. The way the music drops in is like a punch in the gut and it gets me going no matter what. But all Of Breath and Bone does it to me lol.

[@damiengrief]

Be'lakor is incredible. One of the best melodeath bands around today. Check out their song "The Smoke of Many Fires". They have a great lyric video I highly recommend. They're all about the storytelling.

[@DarkTyrant15]

Awesome react man ...loved it! Heres some older suggestions: Smoke of Many Fires Abeyance Countless Skies Remnants An Embers Arc

[@leeana6394]

Great suggestions, my absolute favourites

[@dim4188]

Hey, what about the Sun's delusion?)

[@DarkTyrant15]

@@dim4188 Also a good one... especially the way that one ends starting around the 7 min mark in ... great stuff. Can't really go wrong with any Be'lakor :D

[@TrommelmonsterBVB09]

Saw these guys live a few times, great live band and fantastic people, too. Im usually not a huge fan of longer songs, but be'lakor can't be long enough. Hopefully you get to listen to them more. Especially the old albums are masterpieces.

[@woolwizard1967]

And now you gotta do the whole "Of Breath and Bone" album ;)

[@theoutsider1140]

I’m obsessed with Be’lakor !!! 🖤🖤🖤

[@jasonryan4994]

Dude, a Be'lakor reaction just days after an Omnium Gatherum one... This is awesome to see! Thanks for checking them out. Some of my favs from them are "Fraught" (There are some cool piano covers of this one), "By Moon and Star", "Sun's Delusion", "Withering Strands", "The Smoke of Many Fires", and "Abeyance". They have their own distinctive style within MeloDeath. There are some live vids of some of their songs if you want to check out their gear, though the ones I saw were at a festival and may just be backline stuff shared across the bands.

[@dim4188]

Yeah, I got goosebumps every time when listening Sun's delusion. One of the most fav songs

[@KoarTCN]

All the songs you mentioned are amazing, but "By Moon and Star" always hits me hard. That song is so deep on so many levels.

[@jasonryan4994]

@@KoarTCN I listened to that song on repeat the day I buried one of my best friends on the way from the viewing to the cemetery and on the way home.

[@rocioiribe5841]

I discovered this band 3 years ago thanks to good old KZbin suggestions. It was the album Of Breath and Bone and immediately i loved it. Played it on repeat over and over!

[@MrsBifflechips]

Yes! The "ooh" face at the start of the song. Sooo glad you've checked these guys out. Their music makes me smile, no matter how ..ahh... grouchy I'm feeling. Thank you lots!

[@patriotFPS]

I remember hearing Be'lakor years ago for the first time, it was like seeing the sun come up for the first time, just perfect.

[@PandasFknRule]

I only discovered these dudes a couple months ago and have been obsessed, they're just amazing. When I just sit and devote all my attention to "Outlive the Hand" I actually have an emotional reaction, it just gets to me.

[@NickFieldingX3]

When I first listened to this record i really gravitated towards Must More is Lost and Valence. But Hidden Window is by far my favorite song on the record. The more I listen to the record the more I find I like about each song. Each song is so unique and intricate that listening to it once is not enough and it’s totally not one of those records where you say we’ll it’s ok I’ll just keep listening to it and it gets better over time. It’s better now and we just don’t realize it listening to it once. Amazing record. Amazing band

[@mr.anderson7089]

Glad you could finally check these guys out!! You will love all of their material, guaranteed.

[@drneildurrant]

At last! Be’lakor are amazing! I’ve been recommending these guys to the reactor community for years! You’re the first…

[@Wolf-xu8kx]

First time listening to Be'lakor and I need more of it. Keep Up The Good Work

[@davidwootton8731]

I can't wait........ I have never heard of this band before either so I can't wait ....... Tank Never disappoints

[@eruthiena]

You should then listen to some of their previous stuff. You won't be disappointed.

[@italiano5150]

Bela'kor are one of my favorite bands !!! Definitely check out some of their older material because they have so many amazing songs! Really looking forward to their new album!!!

[@thehedobanshow744]

Definitely one of my favorite bands and also one of the best ones i've ever heard, all their stuff is amazing.

[@peterkarargiris4110]

Outstanding band in all respects and, as an Aussie, I'm severely biased. What we lack in quantity where bands are concerned, I like to think we make up for in quality. I'm so glad you've finally discovered these guys. Cheers Tank.

[@brendo9672]

Duuude. We have literally hundreds of amazing bands in Australia :)

[@peterkarargiris4110]

@@brendo9672 What do I know, I'm in Adelaide.

[@brendo9672]

@@peterkarargiris4110 I'm in rural NSW, about 550km west of Sydney :p

[@peterkarargiris4110]

@@brendo9672 Hang in there matey. What really pisses me off is the pitiful amount of publicity that our metal bands get in our Australian media. You are more likely to hear about Be'lakor from people like Tank here on YT than just about anywhere in Australia - the land that is obsessed with bs 'reality' music shows. Hail to you metal brother.

[@digitalspecter]

It's not just bias ;) I'm from Finland so we have our quite generous share of great melodeath bands but I admit that after years of listening Be'lakor is still my favourite.

[@michel8218]

I only discovered Be'lakor earlier this year and they have become one of my favorite bands. This new album is pure magic

[@puppetmaster8551]

This whole album is fuckin amazing but that’s to be expected from them. The opening track locus is fuckin glorious, levels above hidden window which is still very good. Always great to see someone give be’lakor a listen and love them. This seriously is probably not even in their top 15 best tracks, they’re so damn good.

[@MetalZoned]

You would love "Smoke of Many Fires" and "Abeyance" from them, right up your alley. Hope they make an appearance on the second channel!

[@digitalspecter]

Finally, Be'lakor! Thanks for your reaction video. I've been a metalhead for a long time but man, Be'lakor has stayed at the top of my list since I found them like 6-7 years ago. I don't think they have a bad song. Please do check out their older pieces as well. They may be a little more "traditional" but you can hear their creativity there as well. They're not known for their technical virtuosity but man can they write music.. and lyrics. So many great riffs, beautiful melodies, haunting harmonies and great stories.

[@blazehnt]

Checking again this reaction, these guys are the best band, they did it, took the spot from Tool as my favorite one, i think you should check "Countless Skies" from their second album (Stone's Reach - 2009) or "The Smoke of Many Fires" from their last-but-one album (Vessels - 2016), both are outstanding and the last song from their respective albums, but any song from them, aside from the first album, are amazing.

[@pearcelanning4387]

I listen to bel'akor every single day but when I find someone who is just hearing it for the first time it almost reinvigorates me so thank you for doing this you definitely need to check out much more was lost

[@kjebakk]

Wow ! Thank you Tank for finally reacting to Belakor. Been one of my favorite bands since the Stone's Reach album! Hopefully you react to Smoke of Many Fires... one of the best songs i know in melodeath

[@tjdemigod]

Be'lakor is just amazing and you have to check out their live stuff. Check out smoke of many fires lyric video and pretty much 'of breath and bone' album. Was happy to finally see you choose such a great band.

[@TrommelmonsterBVB09]

Oh it makes me so happy that you liked it. I would recommend to start at the beginning with these guys. To my ears songs like tre'aste and neither shape nor shadow have been nothing less than genre defining.

[@hurpdurp916]

These guys are just masterful songwriters, their songs are all just big adventures. I adore this track, they'll probably take album of the year for me.

[@woodxj]

I found these guys after checking them out after one of the comments on a previous reaction. Was completely blown away by these guys. I started at The Smoke of Many Fires and kept going. As someone who has never pre-ordered any music, I did for these guys and Orbit Culture.

[@andrewbarnett4776]

Loved the video, bro. Be'lakor is, hands down, my favorite band. I'd love to see reactions to some of their older stuff. It's hard to narrow it down to just one, but if I had to choose, I think I'd go with Smoke of Many Fires.

[@TheSwedishFreaK]

I'd love to see your reaction of "The Smoke Of Many Fires" and "An Embers Arc"

[@littlebit813]

Love this band. I work graveyards and their album "stone's reach" is on usually sometime during the night.

[@bassehellgren6203]

I heard these guys for the first time just coupla days ago and was blown away. Cant believe i havent heard them before. Since Im a warhammar nerd the name would have caught my eye.

[@nathanp8240]

Lucky to see these guys 3 times in the last 18 months here in Melbourne! They friggen rock!

[@iamgiggs1435]

Progressive melodeth at it's finest!! Saw these guys early on in their career and they were sick live.

[@Gieslly]

Stone's Reach, and for me personally Of Breath and Bone are right up there with any In Flames Album ... These guys are just, really bloody good!

[@mrdeathamore]

Of Breath and Bone is beautiful. Until I discovered that album my favorite track by them was By Moon and Star but after I listened to this record, I would say Much More Was Lost takes it's place right away. Unbelievably good.

[@kanchanamagala7361]

Oooh finally this band ❤️ I’m very glad you liked them, and please take the time to listen to their other albums, they’re all amazing. Enjoy !

[@artem.bulich]

Be'lakor always in my heart. The first time I heard them, I thought the vocals were too extreme for me. But riffs, and melodic.. Then I loved the vocals too)

[@tristanbrooks1222]

So glad you gave them a chance! They are top 3 melodeath bands for me! Their biggest influences are Amon Amarth and Opeth. Great reaction as usual. Countless Skies and The Smoke of Many Fires are their go to songs for new listeners.

[@antoniomartinez-yx2xw]

We wanna see more be'lakor reaction!! You and we wont regret! Haha

[@s1lentsymphony607]

All the unexpected places this goes to is just a sign of fantastic writing and composition. I've listened to these guys on and off for a while, and this album has me so stoked for them to be back. Especially if this is what we get to look forward to for a sound profile. That tempo and tone change around 10:30 caught my attention and made me go back to hear it again. This sounds so good it's insane. So glad you're in the loop on these guys now, because they don't disappoint.

[@TankTheTech]

Yeah man, super stoked to have finally gotten on board with these guys! 🤘

[@diocollins2379]

Never too late to join the taste for Be'lakor.🤘

[@19claudio]

Always thought and said that they are the perfect mix between early/mid In Flames/Dark Tranquillity and Amon Amarth. Loving them since their first release and I've never been disappointed.

[@WhereCrabsAreSquads]

That guy is right in all aspects of it

[@UX87]

Be'Lakor took melodeath, added the perfect dose of "progginess" to it (Yes, it's a word from now on) and blessed us with this premium stuff!

[@baricho4771]

just start at 'The Frail Tide, then 'Stones Reach' and man.. 'Of Breath and Bone'.. so awesome.. 'Vessels' is a journey.... all brilliant..

[@Wavecaster05]

Be'lakor are top shelf, probably in my top 3 favourite bands. In Parting, The Smoke of Many Fires or Countless Skies would be a good stop if you're looking for more.

[@blindmikeguard]

Fantastic band, vastly under-rated.

[@mootkickee]

Technically, I really don’t think anyone in the genre can touch them. You can tell they’re perfectionist. Best way to describe them is if dream theatre went melodeath

[@chaosultimamage]

Be'lakor is fantastic. I first heard them years ago, in a binge that also found me bands like Human Error, Holymarsh, Anterior, and SYMPULS-E - all melodeath bands I'd recommend thoroughly

[@theearthrexden]

Going to see these in August in Adelaide, can’t bloody wait. They remind me a lot of Insomnium.

[@pickinthatbanjo]

One of the best things to roll on out of Australia

[@ScorpeX666]

Love you tank, love the passion you have for the music like many of us do have too. Keep on goin and spread your positive energy, we all need that. Kind regards and best wishes from germany, bavaria. I think I´m following your channel since you´ve had 20K subs, keep on! \m/

[@TankTheTech]

Vielen Dank, mein Freund!

[@MacforDummiesit]

This is why I check your channel. Discover great band, great music, to heal my soul. Life is to short to waste time to listen shitty music. Thx and Keep this channel alive…

[@AgentSmith-lb4nu]

Hello buddy :) nice to see you again :) you surprised me, didn't you hear this diamond? They play smart music and do not skimp on beauty. Excellent musicians, you have no right to miss such masters of their craft. Thanks for your sincere response! Good luck, enjoy yourself dude :)

[@monkvsiron]

The Frail Tide as an album is a fucking masterpiece. You struck gold finding these guys finally brother

[@digitalspecter]

Love The Frail Tide!

[@Ragsc]

They were big fans of In Flames too. I envy that you get to listen to "Stone's Reach" and "Of Breathe and Bone" for the first time.

[@brendo9672]

I'm so hyped for this album as a long time fan!

[@hobojungle1]

Be’Lakor always keeps it interesting. One of my favorite metal bands up there with Dark Tranquillity and Insomnium.

[@maulros]

I am so happy you finally listened this awesome band Tank :) Its great to hear your opinions about music its still top content :) Also one of must listen songs from Be'lakor is The Smoke Of Many Fires... thats a true masterpiece!

[@tabsterpt5464]

Finally!!! Tank reacts to one of my favorite bands! This is one of those criminally underrated bands. Found them a few years back and been eagerly waiting for their new stuff to come out. Amazing musicianship and to me absolute masters of the genre! Dive deep into this rabbit hole my friend. You're in for a treat! All their older stuff is worth it. Love the channel! Keep awesome! 😎🔥🤟

[@sentenced03]

i haven't listened to be'lakor since of breath and bone, this is amazing!

[@27Colombia]

Great reaction as always! I discovered these guys by accident (Thanks Sp*tify). I can't recommend single songs, just whole albums. Listen to the two last ones, Vessels (2016) and Of Breath and Bone (2012).

[@tommyhenry7176]

"Stones Reach" is still a favorite of mine. Always hits the spot!

[@senditkevin]

Quick question, I've seen other people do it on social media, what's with the * in sp*tify?

[@b3dgamedev928]

Stoked to see Be'lakor reaction videos. Both albums, 'Stone's Reach' and 'Of Breath and Bone', are masterpieces and I can't recommend them enough. Lyrically their songs are a journey.

[@Brian-nt6lv]

Neither Shape Nor Shadow from Bel'akor's first album, The Frail Tide, is sadly underrepresented in the fans' suggestions but with competition like the rest of Be'lakor's songs I guess I understand why. I also recommend Shylmagoghnar for long form storytelling metal with lots of changes. They share lyrical themes of cosmic horror with a few of Be'lakor's songs.

[@digitalspecter]

Yup, Neither Shape Nor Shadow (and A Natural Apostasy) are great.. or.. well, the whole album :D

[@JKA-TML]

“Countless Skies” from the album Stones Reach is stop my favourite from them.

[@allenschmucker8323]

I love your gear breakdowns but you're great at just talking about the music on these lyric videos as well. The passion for the music is evident throughout. 👍

[@4factory]

Finally you found Be'lakor. Thx so much! Maybe you like more australian prog Melo-Death linke Arbrynth or Countless Skies (named from Be'lakor song).

[@kostasan666]

I highly recommend you to listen every single album from this band!Nice video keep it up

[@maritaristic9912]

Finally you did a reaction to them 🥰

[@C0reyTaylor8]

Be'lakor, let's goooo! If you're gonna check out more of them, I'd highly recommend "Fraught", "Neither Shape Nor Shadow" and "Withering Strands".

[@karlendor3398]

Yeah Tank. Be'lakor song writing is worthy of Guinness book. Their songs has so many transition/progression. There is a saying that a song can project a Picture. Belakor songs can project a movie. I can totally imagine that movie about 3x dudes going mining with claustrophobia kickin' in.

[@penttilaine2346]

Speaking of melodeath, Bloodred Hourglass also just released new music video few days ago. That video was again made by Riivata Visuals and dunno if somebody already mentioned it but guys behind Riivata also have a band of their own called Atlas. You could call their music metalcore but they dub it northcore, as it has certain nordic touch, like mixed english/finnish vocals. If you want to check them out, they released new video 'Ukko' last june.

[@skwisgaarskwigelf1365]

This is the song that embodies the old and new Be'lakor for me. I'd recommend Neither Shape nor Shadow from their debut album, the bloody masterpiece of a song E: on ther other hand, f' that, you should listen to everything, this band is just amazing

[@vanphoenix676]

I found them out also from a reaction channel! This band is amazing and sooo under the radar. The Smoke of Many Fires is just amazing. Venator is also great.

[@ledddedd9137]

So glad you liked them! And the same thumbnail was on your suggested views as last time that I had mentioned Be'lakor in a comment on your channel, the Smoke of Many Fires! That's another great one to jump into, that song infected my mind for a month. Cheers mang, you're killin' it on here!

[@jannehaapala4182]

Yes! Be'lakor our Skandinavian cousin outside Skandinavia. Just brilliant melodeath. Dark Tranquility with Australian twist.

[@GeorgeGrivas]

Finally! Haha, it would be great if you also visited some of their previous work too.

[@recyclops1776]

So fn pumped for this album. First time seeing this channel good shyt dude

[@dergtehdergon9241]

For gear, check out Fraught live at Summerbreeze 2012 :3. I'm glad you got to this band, huge melodea th fan myself. Also, there are are indeed other Australian Melodeath bands :D. Eye Of The Enemy comes to mind, thier track The Shift is AMAZING :D

[@jukeClassic]

I feel flattered you worked in a Be'lakor joke specifically for me and probably 5 other people

[@TankTheTech]

Hahahahahahaha. I try.

[@MaraxisArcanist]

Glad to see you discovering these guys. Be'lakor are right near the top for me with Insomnium. Their transitions are masterful enough I kinda think of them as the Tool of melodeath.

[@oksidum]

I wish you started with the songs from the previous albums. Great reaction, and very informative channel. Thank you!

[@benouellette9746]

Been waiting for this one

[@Netjak]

Glad you finally got around to this band. My biggest recommendation would be to sit down and listing through a full album to really experience what this band can offer. They are masters of atmosphere and storytelling. If I had to choose one album to start with "Of Breath and Bone" is a great starting place. As for songs to listen to here's some suggestions, Abeyance Countless Skies Whelm Remnants The Smoke of Many Fires Enjoy!