Great reaction. Incredible performance by a 16 year old girl.

I love this live performance!

Dancing in the dark 2 meters above a rotating stage, a 16yr old Suzuka sings of an Unending Nightmare, being chased by a Faceless Terror and Begging a Boon that it show her its face just once before she dies. That's Metal. That's Babymetal!! Put your Kitsune UP!! Po!

Great reaction. The Kami Band here in order of solos - Leda Cygnus (blue guitar), Takayoshi Ohmura (gold guitar), BOH (6 string bass) and Hideki Aoyama (drums). Its like they were doing a ritual summoning Su-metal from the depths of ... below stage. Additional instruments like synth, piano, violins etc plus additional vocals - growls, screams, choral pieces etc are on backing track ... and yes they do all play to a click track. Leda, Takayoshi and Mikio were the main stay guitarists from 2013 and would swap in and out depending on their own availability (and if two of them weren't available there would occasionally be others who could step in just as one or two other bassists and drummers stepped in on those very rare occasions when BOH or Hideki were not available). After Mikio's tragic accident at the turn of the year 2017-18 one of those other guitarists, ISAO, became more of a regular with Leda and Takayoshi. Ganimal83 has listed more songs with Kami Band intros .... they don't always play those intros before those songs, but will do more often than not (actually I think the intros before 'Yava' and 'Awadama Fever' were one time only things). 'The Mischiefs of the Metal Gods' usually precedes 'Rondo of Nightmare', but at the Tokyo Dome they played it before one of the other Su-metal's solos. The instrumental intros are the Kami Band's own compositions, they are not on the BABYMETAL albums, they only play the live shows so you will only hear them at the live shows. There can't be many 16 year olds who could follow that intro and then just take over the whole stage and arena the way Su did as she danced on her tiny platform way up in the air, all lights on her (so seeing the edges of that platform can't have been easy either) and the Kamis slowly spinning round below and around her. This was only the second time she had ever performed this song live - the first time was the night before. I feel this song has some Prog elements with the time changes and chord progressions you were talking about and was the first of their songs to include that. This is also possibly the darkest of their songs lyrically. Your understanding of the lyrics was pretty much right. Rondo is a musical term denoting a repeated theme - something like that anyway. I believe they borrowed the term for the title of this song as Su is caught in a recurring nightmare, being chased through the darkness by something she can't see. Eventually she hides, but it is still coming closer. Knowing there is no escape she asks that if she is to die won't it at least reveal itself to her. Su-metal's other solo songs are in the comments below (my own favourite is 'Amore', but there's not much between them ... BOH's solo in that one tips the balance I think). She also did some one-off solo cover songs for special occasions like birthday related shows. At Legend D (her 15th birthday in 2012) she covered 'White Love'. At Legend 1997 (16th birthday) 'Tamashii No Rufuran' (I feel like I've forgotten one ... maybe not). There are also 4 Black BABYMETAL songs. Black BABYMETAL was Yui and Moa performing as a duo giving Su a break. Their songs are: 'Onedari Daisakusen' '4 No Uta' (or 'Song 4') 'Sis Anger' and 'GJ'

@DadDaughtersandDrinks

6 ай бұрын

Thx, a lot of great info here! I knew what a rondo was musically, but I wasn't exactly sure if that's what it meant here (probably) in a metaphorical sense. And yeah, she owned it the second she came up. Just awesome.

@Grington300

6 ай бұрын

@@DadDaughtersandDrinks You are most welcome as always and yes I was pretty sure you would probably have a far better idea of what a rondo is than I do, but I thought I would mention it and how (I believe) it relates here - just in case.

@johnschultz7765

6 ай бұрын

​@@DadDaughtersandDrinks, the song is indeed a rondo musically, on 2 different levels.

@jorestorchiguitargear

6 ай бұрын

Maybe or for sure, it's my speculation, but i think the bad dream ended, the Queen is out of the maze now, like she said in Time Wave. Or at least i like to think her safe

@DadDaughtersandDrinks

5 ай бұрын

Indeed it is!

Hell yeah! This is one of my favorite performances. Su sings about running from a repeating and unseen nightmare in the night, and eventually, giving in to that darkness. This was day 2 of the first concert that Kami Band backed Babymetal fully. Prior, they’ve only played encores (since 2012). Guitarist with blue ESP is Leda Cygnus, and he changes out with Mikio and Takayoshi depending on availability and shows. *Other Su-metal solos:* Akatsuki (Budokan 2014) No Rain No Rainbow (Official, Live) Amore (Wembley 2016): Best version, but use “Babymetal Reactor Resource” for copyright. *Other songs with Kami Band Solos:* Catch Me If You Can (Budokan 2014) Yava! (Fox Festival 2017) Awadama Fever (Fox Festival 2017) Kagerou (Legend Metal Galaxy 2020): Kami West Metali (On Tour 2023): Kami West, Fan Cams only for now. Look forward to more!

@yunametal344

6 ай бұрын

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@DadDaughtersandDrinks

6 ай бұрын

Thx for the info!

@Ganimal83

6 ай бұрын

@@DadDaughtersandDrinks I should add, for Akatsuki, Budokan 2021 version is equally great!

@julianhernandez5234

6 ай бұрын

Akatsuki and Amore also awesome solos just not as intro . Rondo of Nightmare from the Yokohama show has best intro

👍👍Awesome band💯, and the voice of an angel😇💯. 🦊 🖖❤

⚡ / 🔥 😱 🔥 Leda Cygnus (Shinji Yuuto) started playing with the Kami Band at LEGEND Z (February 1st, 2013). That was also Takayoshi Ohmura's first show with the group. Mikio Fujioka's first Kami Band appearance was at Inazuma Rock Fes (September 22nd, 2013). They rotated quite a bit over the years. ISAO only began regularly playing guitar in the Kami Band after Mikio passed away, with just a couple of appearances before that.

Kamis give an incredible intro followed. by a 16 year old Su not even phased to show why we call her Queen ❤

@JL-go3

6 ай бұрын

I never liked using the name Queen when talking about Su Metal. I know its a term of endearment used by many fans but I always felt like it implies privilege or unearned admiration when we all know how much hardwork and dedication is put into everything they do. Just my opinion though. Keep on rocking friend 🤘🔥🦊🔥🤘

@martinmetal7481

6 ай бұрын

@JL-go9uj I usely call her Metal Goddess, but I thought i would tone it down a bit 😃

@keshanizm

6 ай бұрын

She is our Queen for sure. 🔥🔥🔥🤘🦊🤘

@martinmetal7481

5 ай бұрын

@@keshanizm always will be ❤️

Mischiefs is not on any album, but it was one of their regular Kami band intros. The East Kami intros did come before Rondo a bit early on, but later it was most often before Catch Me if You Can, and less often before Awadama Fever, Yava, Akatsuki, and maybe a few others. If this was your first Su solo, I'd definitely recommend checking out Akatsuki from Tokyo Dome Black Night, which also features this intro (same band lineup actually, Taka, Leda, BOH, Hideki), but both the intro and the song are miles better.

@DadDaughtersandDrinks

6 ай бұрын

Thx for the info! Akatsuki has shown up a few times, so I'm very intrigued.

It is pretty well known they use tracks and in nearly every song. There are a handful of songs where it is credible that there are captures of Su-'s IEM feed. The one for Rondo has several points where there is a metronome counting in 3's, no clicks though. However, there is no count or pitch cue for Su- to come in with that "scream" during the bridge. 😮🤩 This is my favorite performance of this song. Especially the staging. Su-metal up on the platform, literally waltzing to that heavy metal chorus, while the band plays on the slowly rotating stage below presents the image of a music box. 😍

Yep, BOH is such a fun musician to watch on stage. I know with scheduling and visas it's easier to use the Western Kami band but the OG Kami band is great and was so much a part of early Babymetal live shows.

Great reaction! This is one of my favorite songs of theirs - the darkness of the chords, the chromatic descent of the bass line during the chorus, the odd-meter intro, and the haunting interlude, topped with her amazing voice are just pure ear candy. The other one where she sings solo is Akatsuki, which is an absolute powerhouse of a song. Much love! Kitsune up ;-)

Excellent reaction, thanks for considering our suggestion. You are totally right, they are so good that you get easily used to it and start considering this as "normal". Until you see them live and it becomes a total experience. Yes, all of them have a click track also with cues on their IEM. This disposition on the stage is very rare for the Kami Band. I'd say it's very unique for this particular song and performance. Yes, you got the lyrics right. "Rondo of Nightmare" is probably their darkest song lyrically. It's about Su being trapped into an endless nightmare, without any chance to escape, where she's chased by a dark entity as she tries to run away and hide. Finally she asks the entity to reveal its real nature before giving up. This was just the second time they performed it live (the first one was just the previous night at the same venue) and Su-metal, being 16 at the time, was standing by herself on a relatively small and elevated platform, without any safety and probably not being able so see a thing due to the spotlight. This is so freaking metal! I'd like to suggest you this one, being one of their best songs objectively: "Syncopation" (Live pro-shot compilation): kzread.info/dash/bejne/gZiWm7yyYLzKf8Y.html Until next time! 🤘🦊

@DadDaughtersandDrinks

6 ай бұрын

Thanks, and thanks for the link!

@road-runner

5 ай бұрын

@@DadDaughtersandDrinks No problem! 😊

Mind boggling performance !!!! 🔥🔥🔥

After this please watch "Kagerou" with West Kami Band intro, you'll see the more "mature" BM choreos 🦊🤘

@DadDaughtersandDrinks

6 ай бұрын

Added to the list!

🦊🤘🔥 Rondo of Nightmare is a masterpiece, honestly the darkest nuanced song I've ever heard. BABYMETAL already had such gems since the first album, Idk if you already watched Akatsuki but it's another solo from SU that I would suggest for a reaction, she has four solo songs, this one, Akatsuki, Amore & No Rain, No Rainbow. I would say Akatsuki is as powerful as Rondo of Nightmare or even more, I can't decide what song I like the most tho lol. Also maybe now that you watched a solo from SU it would be cool to check out a BLACK BABYMETAL song like Sis. Anger, probably their heaviest song, it's performed by MOA & YUI only as they formed this cool subunit of BABYMETAL lol.

@claudiavalentijn1457

5 ай бұрын

Akatsuki-da!!! 🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼

@BeccaVinesz

5 ай бұрын

@@claudiavalentijn1457 🦊🤘

Kamiband : We're gonna blow your minds with our awesome solos! Sumetal : Hold my matcha latte.... Love watching Hideki in this, when they pan to him in the beginning, he looks like he's just casually drumming and not responsible for the pounding in the solo. Most singers might get intimidated having to follow the spectacular performance by the Kamiband, but 16yr old Su just gets up there, and shows you why Babymetal was built around her. Another reason theyre so tight together is because they often play together on other projects... Mikio (rip) and BOH have a jazz fusion band called Kariband which invited a lot of musicians to play with them, some are also from Japans metal scene. 🤘🦊🤘

@DadDaughtersandDrinks

6 ай бұрын

Yes, you could tell she owned it from the second they showed her face with attitude! I definitely need to watch some Kariband. Closest I came was Hill of Wysteria, but I think Kariband is more fusion like you said.

Akatsuki live (same arena as this one) she solo songs and it's a really good song, with a nice surprise in the middle of the song

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Others have mentioned it here, but Akatsuki is another track from the same era (and the same concert) for which Su-metal is the only vocalist. That one sounds fresh to me almost every time, it has so many great elements. It's somehow balladic while melting my face.

@DadDaughtersandDrinks

5 ай бұрын

Yep, that one's come up a lot. Will be doing that one soon.

Good one👊🏽⚡️The time signature(s) to this song are very elusive. A drum teacher tried to figure it out and gave up. Some Led Zeppelin trickery with the drums and music being on slightly different beat counts..🦊🤘🏾. This song is childs play though compared to Babymetal’s prog metal masterpiece, “Tales of the destinies”.

Awesome🦊🤘

Takayoshi Ohmura (gold guitar) went to the Muscians Institute Japan in Osaka when he was around 18-19 years old over 20 years ago when Marty Friedman (fmr Megadeth guitarist) was a guest teacher. He has since been part of Marty's band, among other band collabs, and also is an instructor at the Musicians Institute. Muscians Institute is also the same school that Midori Tatematsu of Lovebites learned how to play an electric guitar after dropping out of a pharmacy college at the age of 20. Its not a tattoo on BOH's head. It's painted and the patterns changes ever so often.

@DadDaughtersandDrinks

5 ай бұрын

Thx for the info! I'm not surprised a lot of these players have played with Marty. I also figured it wasn't a tattoo on BOH's head, but with all the masks and make-up you just can't tell sometimes.

Only Su can follow that Kami band intro 🦊 Another solo she does is Akatsuki there is footage from this same gig Su was on fire this night.

I love how you've always done your homework for your reactions. Lets us know you're taking this seriously. Appreciated. Personally I've always wondered who does BM's piano work. Whenever there is any kind of keyboard work it is so tasty and beautifully executed?

@DadDaughtersandDrinks

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! I agree, the piano is great and it would be good to know who it is. I would love it if it were one of the existing Kami members.

@robote7679

5 ай бұрын

@@DadDaughtersandDrinks I've had a suspicion-not sure what it's based on- that Kobametal the producer behind-everything it seems-played keyboards. But again don't recall where I've gotten that idea. That said I haven't heard any keyboard part in any song that wasn't as tastefully and expertly done as everything else.

Good reaction 🤘🦊🤘

@DadDaughtersandDrinks

6 ай бұрын

Thx!

God bless Mikio Fujioka passed away on Jan 5th 2018 from an accidental fall. He's the 1st guitarist in this video.

@DadDaughtersandDrinks

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, so sad. I've watched some of his tribute stuff already. He just seems like he was such a genuinely nice guy.

Yeah, that camera was shaking the whole concert, the editors made use of it. This song is more operatic, and the little ones get to rest and slam some beers.

As far as I know is one song In zhe beginning Su had 4 Solos and Yui and Moa had their own Solos (Black Baby Metal). The ide was zo give them a breather during zhe shows. Niwadays all 3 girls vanish backstage every 2 to 3 Songs and then return together. Zhis is one of the reasons why their songs often have a long intro. The Start of the intro is also the call for the girls to return to stage.

@DadDaughtersandDrinks

3 ай бұрын

Ah, good to know! Since I am super-in-love with the Kami band, I'm all for long intros and musical breaks!

@ksbrst2010

3 ай бұрын

@@DadDaughtersandDrinks Well under normal circumstances the Kami Band West and I think I know why Kobametal wanted to get rid of the old Kami Band as silentvas possible. The Age difference between the girls and the Band was simply to big. But what should zheir handlers do they needed older guys that would protect their girls. How should have someone expected that Su would workvwith them as the stage director. Andvwhile the Kami Band West simply acknowledged her position and rights, the Kami Bandvwould suddenly make issues since they didn't want their orders from a tiny girl..

Great reaction dear friend, now you can enjoy watching: BABYMETAL - Sis Anger (Live in Tokyo Dome) thats a great performance, you wont be dissapointed ...See ya!!😁😁

@DadDaughtersandDrinks

5 ай бұрын

Thanks - it's my understanding that Sis Anger is a Black Babymetal song, and is very heavy. Looking forward to it!

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Two wildly different songs. I’m a fan of the first, “Manners,” but the fans of “Black Hole” are legion. Band Maid has appeal across and between several genres. Lyrics? Miku 🌹 (our small pigeon) is the primary lyricist and speaks the most English of all the Maids. And that is not much. She uses an iPad to help her communicate with audiences. She is extremely clever, poetic and philosophical. She works closely with translators and purposefully includes English lyrics to reach out to international audiences. Most lyrics are in Japanese, as Saiki (our Ice Queen) prefers that. Words are chosen as you said, because they sound good and rhyme. Most English words or phrases will be at the very beginning or end of lines. And you’ll notice a heavy emphasis on vocables, designed to include the audience in the show. As you travel the world of Band Maid, you’ll find plenty of inside jokes, stories and quirks. Band Maid are more than musicians. They are genuinely nice people with incredibly different personalities that miraculously came together and, almost by sheer willpower, made their breakthrough and made the most of it.

@DadDaughtersandDrinks

5 ай бұрын

Thanks :-)

So... I'm not sure if this is your first time reacting to thia song with the Kami Band intro or you already heard the track or you just read the lyrics before reacting.🤔 Anyway keep enjoying more BM songs.🦊🤘🔥

@hachikuji_mayoi

6 ай бұрын

He said he read them beforehand

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Su has 4 solo songs where it's just her. Likewise the other two girls have their own set of songs they do without Su. If you see the ref of "Black BabyMetal" that is talking about the two girls doing their solo stuff. Su's songs are: Rondo of Nightmare, Amore, Akatsuki, No Rain no Rainbow. "Black BabyMetal" songs are: 4 No Uta, GJ, Onadari Daisakusen, Sis Anger. Just a note concerning Black BM songs. They all talk about a different aspect of life/social issues in Japan.

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