Hacktivist - ELEVATE - (Official Video)

[@mallows_bay8193]

I sometimes wonder what happened. 2022 and I’m still going back to old songs.

[@BantersaurusMacSabbath]

Time flies fast. When I was younger 80's were the old music. Now it's 2000's.

[@jacobbehring6532]

Not only do these guys make fire music, but their lyrics are so important

[@THEDJAG-gt1tz]

yes all f their songs are awesome🙂

[@BlvckjvckRecordings]

Some how the djent riffs and rap lyrics seem to work.. Good shit

[@MrSlagovich]

***** groove = groove

[@whatsup914]

MrSlagovich That also means rap = djent, which isn't necessarily the case.

[@brendangibson8200]

whatsup914 ^^This guy knows how to logic

[@devinphares2369]

+Brendan Gibson I agree with OP for the most part. any rap song can be turned into a metal song and vice versa. rap songs (for the most part) and metal (for the most part) are written with the same idea (structure) which is why covers of rap songs always sound so good as metal songs. (for the most part. lol)

[@brendangibson8200]

Devin Phares Well yeah they can be changed into each other (although I don't think turning djent into rap would work all that well. Because polyrhythms.). But they are not the same thing :P

[@nomxox]

2020 and still a banger 🙌

[@HardwareFahrrad]

2021

[@Koloarie]

Still true in 2021 👍

[@nomxox]

You guys are my type of people 😇

[@zakichoudhury7241]

Still listening to these guys, Dec 2021; these guys rock!!🤘🏾🤘🏾

[@T.MfishingPassion]

2023

[@hasanyolcuthrasher]

Djent + rap perfect mix dude

[@linktojinx]

This song is what metal needs more of these days

[@naiyalexic]

Well done, fusing true rap and progressive metal. WELL DONE! I"m a fan. I'm not really sure why people are saying it sucks...? I mean, hey, it's not traditional, but IMO it kind of has it all. Great vocals, badass prog-metal, and poetry. Shit, why not?

[@jonathanarvizu1403]

+Naiya Cominos the band was/is ahead of it's time for this genre cause it is very good but not really what people want(ed) to hear at the time.

[@MFKR696]

+Naiya Cominos I can't speak for others, but in the past, I've thought that alot of Hacktivist's tracks are rather generic. That could be the reason for some of the hate.

[@mehheb]

+Jonathan Arvizu no, some people just don't like it. they're not "ahead of their time"

[@REIDOPLANETA]

+Naiya Cominos I'm not a rap fan, but boy this sounds great. The rap fits in just perfect. Plus the lyrics are fantastic. Something actually fresh that doesn't sound like the same old metal release.

[@maxek46]

+Naiya Cominos Wait wait wait. This isn't progressive. It's Djent, basically a step up from nu-metal. I kinda like them, but they don't do much beyond a repeated formula. Bands like Opeth, Ne Obliviscaris, Dream Theater etc are progressive metal.

[@АндрейАндреев-ю5п1ъ]

50 djent

[@drunkoctopu5]

АХАХАХАХАХ В ГОЛОС

[@thefinalburial5280]

💚

[@Saiege]

Best

[@vinnykster]

Haha Perfect Description of Hacktivist.

[@ethanmorrow4241]

Good one!

[@ShaneUrbanavicius]

Please let rap music move in this direction! This was the most beautiful thing containing rhyming words to a beat that I've ever heard. Originality at it's finest.

[@THEDJAG-gt1tz]

I like this band a lot yes!

[@armandoarrojo9841]

This lyrics fucking INSPIRE

[@montlejohnbojangles8937]

I'm stunned how well this actually works. Top show boys.

[@Anonymous__-uo6zq]

Where the fuck have I been? Why am I just now hearing this? This shit is fucking sick.

[@paddiecorley1108]

Check out BackWordz, Fire From the Gods and DVSR pal

[@FULLFACEVLOGS]

Check out DEEZ NUTS

[@thenastynoodletv8342]

I met with the band last year.

[@raikoshumi]

Astroid boysssssss

[@noraahb]

Paddie Corley Yeeeees fire from the gods 💥

[@Venom_Snek]

This band's name slaps as hard as their music does, love it.

[@prisonlives]

Dude sounds like Chip! In a good way. The right balance of grime and metal has finally been achieved.

[@S-Matta]

This song couldn't be more relevant now

[@ryanmartin8060]

Would have LOVED to hear some of Hacktivist's work in Watch Dogs 2. I needed something more from their soundtrack, and I think Hacktivist was the missing piece.

[@Frank074]

These guys got more skills than many other rapmetal bands.

[@coolsskin]

WooW Awesome cant wait to see this Band LiVé the 5th of may here in Holland!!

[@mantoner2k10]

Uk djent, hacktivist show the world the uk still has some of the best artists out there :)

[@JamSlamsly]

Damn dudes. Getting better every album. Nice new 8 string. That stock Agile was holding you back! Keep em coming guys. Maybe someday soon we will stand up and take back what is rightfully ours.

[@jesperjnsson6268]

Rightfully what now?

[@VincentX709]

I'll never stop enjoying this song

[@yeahnahyeah]

this to me is like a mash up of volumes and rap like immortal technique, diabolic and it is freakin sweet

[@DeathKard101]

yeah i got reminded of i.t too

[@kalleb1530]

It still fits the time and always will

[@wjveryzer7985]

stumbled on these guys randomly and so glad i did

[@coolcheka10]

people want new shit because everything is the same, new shit is there, people complain because it's different.. geez

[@chillyt-2731]

coolcheka10 damned if u do, damned if u don't. Smfh.

[@HardKore5250]

Robotaxis

[@dropkickproductiontx]

Well, personally, I love it. Maybe it's because I grew up in the nu-metal era, but I always love to see a good combination of hip hop and metal!

[@SackMyAwesome]

omg all this hate because of the rap... u know guys, i'm a metalhead myself but i have to say that rapping is as hard as screaming or singing. to get a perfect pronunciation at a high pace is freakin difficult... also the chugging patterns fit perfectly to the rap parts... so please calm down, listen to the music and if u don't like it stop bitching or trolling or whatever and listen to your bands. have a good evening everybody :)

[@tukelee4110]

You can't fix stupid man.

[@D3Fd0ck]

Wanna complain about the rap, but had the audacity to see the video and click on it to hear it knowing so. :) crash a car and blame the road conditions :P

[@djentleman8116]

as a screamer/vocalist, rapping was one of those things i never mastered. and writing solid rap lyrics is much harder than writing regular song lyrics

[@cristianneag6085]

I saw them at Rockstadt ! They were awsome 🤩 and Im not a fan !!

[@poundtumbles]

A MAAAASSIVE song in only 3.50 mins. Atmosphere meets Meshuggah? Nah, just Hacktivist doing their intelligent, wonderful thing. See you in Liverpool.

[@sebasveillette1]

9 years time fly now im Old and Bald Still A bangers 👌

[@BasicBas]

OMG Djent rap combo works very good! This music is fucking awesome!

[@ZackMester]

Wow I've never heard this combination of genres before but I think it's sick hahaha

[@atheos3x2]

So everyone can except linkin park and limp bizcuit, but once someone actually makes legit heavy ass riffs and actual meaningful and insightful lyrics everyone disses it. What the fuck?

[@atheos3x2]

accept* im dumb

[@Line_check]

Nick Palumbo You might be dumb but you have a damn good point... and if you haven't seen them live, you need to!

[@fortcyanide5]

Stopped reading at "...meaningful and insightful lyrics..."

[@kornonthecob16]

fortcyanide5 Then you must have read most of the comment..congrats!

[@fortcyanide5]

Dustin Sweeney I did read most of it. You're very clever, please explain to me how you knew I read most of it?

[@leonardolelacher8383]

Wish I could see you guys down here in Brazil !!

[@gabrieldesouza7397]

Pode creeer!

[@fish9261]

2021 and still on fire 🔥

[@KaNe1493]

I'm a big fan of Rock and Metal but not really a fan of grime but I do love this band. I think the music has affected me the way the band wanted it to, bringing people into new genres. Oh, and for those who don't like it, don't listen to it. Go listen to the bands or artists you DO like. It's as simple as that.

[@michaelstewart3582]

Been trying to get a friend of mine into Hacktivist and the only words I could find to describe them was "Chav Metal, but not as shit as that sounds". So I reckon this genre should be called 'Chav Metal'.

[@michaelstewart3582]

+rorz999 I know, it's just that mix of english rap and metal.

[@Mashpito]

Djent mixed with Grime - DIRTY COMBO XD

[@martinhalvorsen7383]

+Morgan Mansfield Djent is no real genre

[@Mashpito]

+Martin Halvorsen DUDE DO YOU EVEN DJENT??!

[@jammyfacefook]

+Morgan Mansfield Djent is much like Grunge it isnt a musical style its more of an attitude so I ask you Dude, Do you even Djent??

[@Danielissocoollike14]

This just shows that heavy music doesn't have to scream. I love how music has developed. Hacktivist are sick, keep going guys.

[@alienslovepeanuts]

I started listening to this band last year its awesome to see the views It was like at 7 thousands views when I found them great band

[@anujgurung104]

awesome riffs and .....really liked the idea of mixing dgent sound and rap....

[@dzovkebgd]

Ovo je mnogo jako !

[@Hexagram96]

RAP METAL NEVER DIES!

[@tukelee4110]

but old people do

[@goldenboy4034]

its not nu metal .

[@tukelee4110]

it\s not old people either

[@Hexagram96]

djent

[@tukelee4110]

rapcore

[@CalebWillCreate]

Interesting. Im not a rap fan, but the riff is rad. Quite a creative mix. I like the way theyve kept the structure quite simple like rap songs too, and not made it too djent-ish. As much as people might hate this, especially my fellow metalheads, you cant deny that this has the chance of bringing the music that we enjoy into the limelight, and could bring our favourite artists more money in doing so. Just imagine Oceano, Volumes, Veil of Maya etc on Top of the Pops.

[@glennlawless2562]

didn't know how I felt at first - it's actually sick, refreshing hearing something new

[@jc1925]

Lol listened to this a few months ago but now it makes more sense. These guys are on to something there

[@MetalliDeth1223]

So, would you call this Djap?

[@Heath-vz7lc]

MetalliDeth1223 djrap

[@live2sk8777]

Rjent

[@wujBat]

2020!

[@whitesatin868]

FUCK YES MY NEW FAVORITE HACKTIVIST SONG.

[@gregrodriguez5096]

As long as I'm able to mosh to this. It will work. Keep up the good work.

[@rafahdez7183]

Guitars makes good job always

[@AlchemyOfDeathBand]

A million views on a tune is proof that you’ve produced your own style

[@danielsay9842]

tell that to S Club 7

[@FreeTheJambon]

@@danielsay9842 Now now you certainly don't want to talk shit about the s club

[@maximef.994]

Tell that to Despacito.

[@rapbalance]

finally - metal with no screaming. like it.

[@rapbalance]

***** do u even read yourself write?

[@RegFridge]

rapbalance That's a no then

[@SirBa3r]

the fact that you say ”finally” means you did not really bother to look for metal with no screaming.

[@rapbalance]

Horia Gheta hell yeah i did. i found only Captain Chunk and Metallica. go on, enlighten me.

[@AlexArchaic]

***** It is metal. Djent is a sub-genre of Prog Metal. Don't talk.

[@br00talFOFO]

THALL

[@coelmatius]

2:45 something fucking awesome part of song

[@aarongregory1806]

Saw these the other day at Portsmouth! Got pictures and signatures with all of them!! Such lads!

[@annieleblanc96]

This is like... Nu-Djent

[@shuleh5121]

NO

[@crazytrain58]

Only if I can name it Ted Nu-Djent

[@one6customscustoms294]

Annie LeBlanc check out konstrictor Djent that's us :)

[@jeanlucacanomontiel4824]

Actually, it is

[@Tynnyri5l]

too good.

[@hi00118]

i want that enter shikari hat so bad...

[@bloodsord9]

Not a fan, but much better then rap. They actually put some thought into it and are talented

[@itsgeegra]

"rap doesn't real music because I don't like"

[@TomWright91]

Open that mind up and stop be so genre specific with your musical choices.

[@BaconJets]

"much better than rap" there's rap in this by the way mate

[@bloodsord9]

kingofcrime87 It's called personal preference. Listen to everything, but have favorite genres/bands

[@jimbobginger]

BaconJets I think we both know that he really was talking about hip-hop. seriously, don't just find something to complain about. use common sense, man.

[@YeOldeWinter]

Still nice to see that nothing has changed on the internet, there are still people coming onto shit they don't like and talking shit about it. 10/10

[@gabrieljubinville9117]

Love this band full of hope

[@ZetsubouRan]

At all the people saying this sucks: RATM has done it, Linkin Park has done it, Slipknot has done it and Limp Bizkit has done it and even Korn so get over it already...

[@eludereluded]

TheHuricange nah, this does not suck this rocks! I miss late 90's and early 00's

[@joelosman6492]

+TheHuricange While I like this music , this feels more traditional London rap fronting a metal band. Different from the Rap you mention in the Bands above.

[@objective33]

+TheHuricange except RATM suck, SLIPknot suck, and so does Limp Bizkit aside from 1 song. Also, Korn sucks ass.

[@ZetsubouRan]

objective33 can you please explain why they suck?

[@Alivelesss]

+TheHuricange rofl hes just an inbred nvm him

[@vibenegativa]

Didn't know Bob Burnquist was rapping on a band. lol

[@thiago88smart]

DAT DJENTRAP OMG FUCKKKKKKKK MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@fabienneb6334]

+Thiago Peres Uh, I don't know. How about we have dinner first?

[@msa141987]

Finally after hours of searching generic metal i find this!!!! Incredible. I have never seen this done before. well done.

[@AllScaleModelling]

Seeing this on my feed after so long not hearing it is the best thing i have seen and listened to in a while.. an absolute boss tune💪

[@jancorigliano2960]

some screaming in the drops would just make it perfect

[@sgtd4089]

I got lit up fir saying the same thing a while back lol

[@jancorigliano2960]

it would make it so fucking amazing tho so fuck them

[@SixStringsOfWonder]

Well Nu-djent is definitely interesting. Wasn't expecting this.

[@sugerdaddy6435]

This my first time listening to them, they're pretty okay, and the rap is pretty good too in my opinion, but I keep hearing people the rap sucks and I don't know why...?

[@goodve2627]

actually some people don't like it because many raps songs are about drugs and bad things, which is what people see rap as, but some are hopeful and have a deep inpact, or they just don't like it because they just don't

[@sugerdaddy6435]

xXJoker JexixXx I know, but I'm saying that why people would not accept this style in metal, when even the lyrics here aren't about the vulgar things you stated. And yeah they just won't like it.

[@goodve2627]

people just have different tastes, perhaps they just don't like how it sounds or something like that

[@sugerdaddy6435]

xXJoker JexixXx Yeah, that's kinda what I'm saying.

[@VibersVibin]

WHAT ever you think of this is fucking full of energy and kicks most rock in the ass pure banger

[@markruiz6001]

you guys are doing what you like and have a SOLID fan base, do what you do. you guys are so tight for changing music the way you like.

[@xor444]

(Hacktivist is my dirty little secret.)

[@ben_angel]

Is that a 6-string bass?!

[@StayPeakedGames]

and only uses the top string ;)

[@ivanfedorczuk8792]

i think yes it a 6 string bass and a a 8 string guitare

[@greatfelixo]

Peaked *the bottom string, The top string is the string with the highest pitch.

[@UNDERAEGIS]

nah man that's a chubby guitar

[@ben_angel]

I can answer my own question, saw them live last night and it is a 6 -string!

[@NYAJvlog]

He doesnt sound like Rou haha, but the other guy is wearing a Shikari beanie haha

[@amdjacobsen]

Amazing fusion of genres here. Glad I found this.

[@TheToastyBean]

You guys are class , great at reading and shikari keep up it lads

[@danielcracchiolo570]

The white guy rapping totally looks like cheddar bob from 8 mile

[@mentalhealthveterans]

The average comment here "blah blah it's different so it sucks blah blah blah" lmfao

[@Mookaton]

No, it sucks because it sucks. It's 2014, this is not new or "different". Just shitty.

[@mentalhealthveterans]

i.imgur.com/zeWdbhn.jpg

[@toloyolo9977]

Mook aton actually 2013

[@Ynze_207]

Garett Geho It's different and not bad or so, it's just that every song sounds the same.. (I have seen them live when I went to a show of Enter Shikari and I thought they were playing Elevate for 3 times before they actually played it..)

[@UrinatingTheCrowd]

Garett Geho blah blah blah? blah!

[@07Linkinthology]

Djent Rap Metal much

[@xXMattyXGoesXRawrXx]

That's the idea

[@GlenTropile]

***** The part I like is that it is actually metal. So many people call their band/get their band called rap metal because to the mainstream, a rap song with a distorted guitar is such a contrast, it must be metal.

[@noodlesatemybaby]

These guys were so good in Torquay a few months back!

[@lokeshsah7]

The Rapping is awesome with the metal track. . . . Loving this while playing UT !!!!

[@OffLeatherWings]

Typical close-minded metalheads be like "The rapping means the song absolutely sucks!!!"

[@MastersApprentices]

Lorand Czibere Not even slightly true. I'm a metalhead fitting your description, but I listen to rap and hip hop too.You'd be surprised how many metalheads also listen to rap dude.

[@PotSmokinWeedHead]

I have Hair down to my ass and listen to the heaviest death metal i can find and im in a rap Metal band :p

[@OffLeatherWings]

***** I actually don't like match rap mixed with rock/metal(djent,whatever),but I like Hacktivist.

[@dilutism]

It's called taste. Some people like their sweet and sour mixed, others like them always separate and some still only like one or the other. Imagine someone putting a fresh pickle in your ice cream, it's not that I have anything against pickles, I like them green bastards too, just not in ice cream. Last time I enjoyed a mix _remotely_ similar to this it was probably Downset years and years ago. Still, I won't go around telling people to stop eating pickles in their ice cream, more power to them.

[@lordofslam]

You're dumb, most people who replied to this is dumb. Rap and Metal are great. They are not supposed to mixed because no. You're all dumb.

[@EnriqueShikari]

That Enter Shikari cap

[@89MazzaUK]

+Enrique Shikari Lol wut?

[@Thedogsbiscuit]

+89MazzaUK the black guy is wearing a Shikari beanie

[@br00talFOFO]

P.O.D. just went djent.

[@hairshaker]

it's Progressive Rapped Metal. Great !!! going to see them tomorrow

[@georgiamoon5218]

safe to say, this was pretty damn sick all three times i've seen these guys

[@The1Dude3970]

I say, is that an Enter Shikari hat?

[@voiceofsorrowguitar]

my thought exatcly

[@Jonnybowden0]

Most likely, they're good mates with the Shikari boys.

[@Hellobob308]

Jonnybowden0 They toured together this year

[@Jarbizu800]

Not bad.

[@EdgeMan]

Milton Keynes represent... Haha

[@Airospvce]

Jesus Christ this is so good

[@justinlonghofer]

Upside down triangle. British still rebelling against the supreme tyranny...the crown

[@SherlockHolmes-jb2ui]

Chav metal!!! It's good though!

[@thisisrtsthree9992]

+Sherlock Holmes chav as in chavelier? or what?

[@robo3007]

All those strings, and all you do is chug the e string...

[@robo3007]

Or whatever string that is.

[@jackmills1837]

Robin Powell Sounds like Drop G/F ... Yeah that's right, an ENTIRE OCTAVE down. Heavy fuckers.

[@InMemoryOfJimmy]

the chorus uses more than one string for sure, and as for the verses, i think its good they kept it to a drum and bass with just the chugs, its a better fit for the rap vocals than any heavy metal riffs would be.

[@id-ology7640]

InMemoryOfJimmy Second that. I think this is a perfect example of how well you can blend genres. I like the cross-over. It even has quite melodic features like the cleans from 2:45 onwards. You have to get used to the mix but I really dig it now.

[@Octavarium666xyz]

I wish I could slap people like you ...

[@stevenz9176]

this is different...

[@hamfriese78]

Unfo i missed u guys in hamburg. ..daaaamn

[@TheArchial]

90's gotta love it!

[@Mr_BobAFeet]

I don't get why they rap about the president screwing them over when they're British...

[@dajulianfunny]

Because the decisions the US president makes effects more than the US

[@thekadju2450]

guitars with 400 strings,and he plays only 2 xD

[@MrTeig]

wat

[@mariusbalacl]

Listen to Cold Shoulders

[@elliot94951]

Apart from the whole verse where he uses the rest of the guitar.....

[@kornonthecob16]

20 seconds in he is plucking the G string...SMH

[@markdayton5838]

hahahahahahaha

[@Thanksforaskingme]

I can't help but think all these djent metal bands are made up of instrumentalists who need the rappers to stand out, and rappers who need a band to stand out.

[@bricef8138]

I get your point because I feel the same, but what makes a band is the whole alchemy, these rappers could still do some nice things, same for the musicians, but it's even better when they're together

[@Oxidizer25]

cave digger No shit

[@newspaperlightbulb]

I love Hacktivist. Every one of their songs is a rap battle with government executives and corporate magnates.

[@RegisChapman]

This has the same head-nodding rhythm as Unlike Us, my other favorite Hacktivist song. Glad to see them continue the good work here. Keep with the lyrical content and awesome guitars.