Talent Scout Reacts to Slaughter To Prevail - Baba Yaga

Holy smokes...it's been awhile since we had a new Slaughter To Prevail song but it was well worth the wait. This Nu Metal, Deathcore, Hardcore...who knows what?! But what a thrill of a ride, and that video is EPIC. Did you enjoy it? Let me know in the comments below and please like, subscribe, and share if you enjoyed the content!
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[@urbanshade3930]

Some references, that can be found there. Baba Yaga - in slavic folklore its witch, that lives in deep forest (word Baba or Баба in russian means either grandmother or countryside style of calling any woman. Thats kinda rude, but still), and in some stories acts as helper to hero of story, and sometimes works as "horror" antagonist, like she's stealing children and cook em in big pot. Also, btw, anthropologists, who study russian folklore also associates Baba Yaga with.. How to say that. Like gatekeeper between real world and world of the dead, like clear origins of that character are somewhat unclear. In famous John Wick series John's nickname is Baba Yaga, altough she's clearly mythologycally woman, no male counterpart. So i can think that they either played on topic of either Alex acting as Baba Yaga, like some of russian lyrical parts saying, or he acted as killer of witch, because you can see, that body parts - head look like kinda womans head. So, he killed and they with boys eaten Baba Yaga, presumably. Also, interior in start of video is clearly interior of traditional russian/slavic home from mid-ages to even nowadays in countryside parts of Russia. One of boys also cooked some body parts in pot in start. So, thats mythological references. English lyrics and some parts of russian one are in style of "Im so tough, cool, dont cross way before me", etc. So i assume, thats probably reference to John Wick, like all that lasers pointed at Alex, tank, rocket launcher, bulletproof west. Also, scene in the end, where they play russian roulette - they all wearing russian gopnik, or 90-2000's russian mafia style clothing, thats why tracksuits with gold chains, leather jackets, etc. It is canonical look of russian gangster from mid nineties to up to 2010. Also, whole scene, i think, is reference to somewhat "cultish" russian dark comedy, called Жмурки, or Jmurki in stransliteration. I dont know, how to translate that word in context, because there can be serious wordplay. That is very obscure, gory and dark comedy about some unfortunate russian bandits and their doings. Also, i think, that song is somewhat collection of all russian related stereotypes, like bear, russian house, baba yaga (folklore witch), tank, rocket launcher, AK rifle, winter, bandits, vodka, russian roulette. But its not just like stereotypes, but whole design of video is not just make fun of em, but to make em look cool and stylish, so group definetely embracing that "folklore". Sorry for bad english and long post

[@TheFallenSHDW]

Evgeny Novikov is just a drum machine in a human suit

[@073286]

99 percent of the internet: why cleans??? Those same 99 percent: this is sick as shit

[@nicj.tessier1689]

BABA YAGA - is an old Slavic tale about a being who appears as an old deformed woman or trio of sisters that either aids or hinders you darkest thoughts depending on how you call upon her/them.

[@talentscoutreacts]

Thank you!

[@5creamwithm329]

The boogey man!

[@Cthulhuzohavaitfseh]

​@@5creamwithm329 "Baba" means woman/grandma not man.

[@Tamentum]

wait what? Where does this information come from? perhaps from Slovak folklore or you mean Pechtu (Austrian version). In Russian folklore, this is a witch (old woman) living in the forests, her hut is surrounded by a fence of bones and skulls. There are all sorts of magical things in her hut on chicken legs because of which people come to her.

[@Vladd0r]

The chorus is Slipknot af. I think thats the Band you were looking for :)

[@dylananderson1061]

And the groovy pre-verse bit is also super slipknot

[@Vladd0r]

@@dylananderson1061 Feels almost like Limp Bizkit x)

[@xMORBATRONx]

The drummer used to play for Katalepsy! Check them out! More of your quintessential death metal, but still groove and technical enough to be “modern” death metal. Evgeny Novikov is an amazing drummer, best band member of STP in my opinion! *** I guess Slaughter To Prevail took over “STP”… used to mean Stone Temple Pilots for me haha

[@shekeldealer]

This is just the litteral meaning of extreme music.

[@Stretch755]

I almost fell over when you said baby yoda!! Hahaha

[@user-jh2ub7ig7o]

Great reaction!! Thank you for that! Watching this video I realized that I totally forgot to Wax my tank and to feed my roommate - bear. Best regard from Russia! \m/

[@Tamentum]

Baba Yaga is a folkloric character. According to legend, she had one leg of bone because she had one leg in another world, the world of the dead. And she ate children. In the song he sings "Baba Yaga has a bone leg, she sharpens her teeth - she wants to eat children." That is why the video with elements of cannibalism)

[@cliff2040]

Еще скажи ему, что у нее нос в потолок врос, сломай мозг до конца))

[@Tamentum]

@@cliff2040 😄 есть вещи пострашнее

[@KoJIymbiec]

@@Tamentum хорошо еще, что в песне не поётся про кикимор болотных и прочую нашу нечисть, иначе они бы совсем потерялись в переводческих потугах …

[@Tamentum]

@@KoJIymbiec а мне даже жаль немного) у нас довольно интересные поверья, легенды и народные сказки и литературные мистические персонажи ( тот же Вий). Многие в западной мире слышали про Достоевского и Толстого, но мало кто упоминает Гоголя и Булгакова

[@KoJIymbiec]

@@Tamentum не возьмусь судить об общем уровне знания нашей культуры гражданами западных стран, но насколько мне достоверно известно, очень многие из тех же американских актеров, например, становились профессионалами играя пьесы Чехова в драмкружках своих вузов из Лиги плюща. А наш народный эпос очень даже хорош, жаль, что мало кому интересен сейчас. Молодежь и дети все больше блогерством да Моргенштернами всякими интересуются, к величайшему сожалению …

[@thomannreisen]

That baby Yoda joke made me subscribe to your channel

[@thevilyn2075]

this song is so experimental for them that i am excited to see what they do in their new album, and the music video is about as russian as you can get lol

[@miriquidiwoodworx2804]

In Slavic folklore, is a supernatural being who appears as a deformed or ferocious-looking old woman. In Slavic culture, Baba Yaga lived in a hut usually described as standing on chicken legs

[@keatonbergerson8555]

The cleans sound a lot like Slipknot almost

[@talentscoutreacts]

Slipknot meets Limp Bizkit meets Papa Roach. I ain’t mad 😂

[@TheJoker-vi1wl]

@@talentscoutreacts lose the papa roach and I agree

[@MegaMidgetNinja]

I got Iowa vibes from the cleans.

[@Mrtnk700]

I mean the lead singer is a big slipknot fan

[@d.dragon985]

Exactly

[@chrisk9911]

They sound a lot like the old slipknot and you can tell they were influenced by them in major way!

[@mikefm4]

Hear me out. On the clean brief “ I (I I I )” at the chorus… Deftones feel.

[@stang393]

Now you gotta do his doom eternal (video game) demon cover of Bfg division...off the charts

[@bryanreagan8225]

I cant wait for my truck to get out of the trans shop so i can blast this on my speakers

[@MortPure]

Def hints of Slipknot in there. Iowa era.

[@jessemace7589]

Listen to his cover of ride by 21 pilots. Cleans guttural and flow. Its amazeballs. Also his cover of static x the only. And Barbie girl.

[@sniffe223]

Very nice man

[@TnAirwin]

Evgeny Novicov is the drummer's name

[@Madison.Shikolai.Shooter]

Novikov*

[@TnAirwin]

@@Madison.Shikolai.Shooter sorry

[@LichWorks]

the influence youre looking for is slipknot. very old slipknot.

[@darkspawn6214]

Высший уровень😀👽😈🤟🤘

[@tbwkn]

You should check out Hi Ren. Not slaughter to prevail, but I think you will dig it.

[@85dlturner]

I love the slipknot feel of this song. I want to hear him and Corey Taylor on a track together. 🤘🖤🤘🖤🤘🖤🤘🖤

[@godvandamme9921]

First time to your channel. Enjoyed the review. Drummer most impressive member of the band? He's awesome but, you're a talent scout and I'm not, Alex is a top tier vocalist. Not to take away from the band. But without him this band would be "exceptional" but there's thousands of exceptional bands. Alex would be my draft pick.

[@talentscoutreacts]

Thanks for the kind words! Every member is exceptional. They are all equally talented in their own right. But I guess from a “labor value” perspective, there aren’t many drummers in modern metal that can top what theirs does.

[@RedneckMan1928]

The only thing I could see the whole video is liquids on the amp/cabinet, in the background... lol

[@thekwyjibo4051]

To me some segments of this song remind me of Rise of the North Star

[@mikemakarov8245]

Audio-Technica - they have great headphones,my the same as yours

[@mayhem9951]

Check out his other band Scumsters.

[@derflipper2]

You should definitely check out shadow of intent, by far one of the best deathcore bands out there

[@talentscoutreacts]

I enjoy them!

[@d.dragon985]

Song of the year 100% now although they don't eat humans xD but if they eat a lot of sweets, you should check Hanabie - We love sweets.

[@matthewpascoe4607]

don't say song of the year yet, their album is yet to come out! lol

[@d.dragon985]

@@matthewpascoe4607 well, you are right on that 😁

[@vildonfire]

old slipknot on russian steroids!

[@WhiteRaven640]

If you think there drummer is fast you need to check out (Infant Annihilator….. Blasphemian)

[@herud4737]

React to Dead by april ❤️❤️

[@herud4737]

I hope that heart is a yes :)

[@jacobjohnson9115]

You should check out my friends band called White Tides! They have a new song called Empty Svnlight!!

[@sectornine420]

Boba yaga means the boogeyman in Russian

[@CarpeDiem-wu5ub]

no!Baba Yaga mother of the Boogeyman)

[@dewaalvandercolff251]

The drums are triggered to hell. I saw a few evidence videos

[@williammaguire5475]

Send a link because I’ve seen a lot of videos that say otherwise

[@godvandamme9921]

Triggers don't mean anything. Most bands use Triggers. Try drumming with or without it doesn't matter.

[@talentscoutreacts]

A vast majority of bands use triggers. But that’s not cheating. You can’t be a bad drummer and do what he does, no matter the technology.

[@dewaalvandercolff251]

@@williammaguire5475 Go watch "NATTY OR NOT: Chris Turner (My PHD..) by Craig Reynolds. He shows how Chris is legit and not using triggers or anything else. And @14:50 he shows STP drummer. So go to 14:50

[@Lustofdecay_710]

Nope it’s not triggers