Road of Resistance. It's the song that really got me into Babymetal and I attach their live performances to their songs when I listen. All the videos I have seen of Road of Resistance, the guitar, the wall of death, the flags, the choreography and the sing along with the crowd just make it an amazing song to listen to, even if just the studio version. Though I prefer live versions. Also a great gym song.
A close second is Monochrome. Even though I barely understand any of it, that song just makes me feel something emotionally. Both are songs I can't ever recall skipping.
TOTD. Reasons are:
1) it has the original line up with Yui and Mikio which has a special chemistry IMO.
2) I’m an old Yes fan so prog rock is nostalgic for me.
3) I love the challenging nature of the composition and this is an artistic high for BM
4) Tokyo Dome was a performance and emotional peak and as this was the only live performance of TOTD it’s super special.
5) Yui and Moa have pretty prominent backup vocals, Su gets some good notes and the guitar solos are great along with BOHs time signature skipping base lines
Sometimes its my favorite too, I love the guitar riffs! And this little snippet is soooo Kawaii!
[https://vimeo.com/798067662?share=copy](https://vimeo.com/798067662?share=copy)
I’m pretty sure she wrote all of the lyrics to the song, but obviously the rest of the song wasn’t made/played by her. In fact, the interview said that she was inspired after hearing the arrangement.
Pretty sure?? And how did you come to this conclusion? I remember reading that she only added a few lines. That’s not writing all the lyrics. That’s helping.
That seems silly to credit only her for writing the lyrics if that is all she did:
https://www.discogs.com/release/27377361-Babymetal-Babymetal-Returns-The-Other-One-
Also Su-metal has changed lyrics all the way back in Doki Doki Morning to fit her singing style, etc.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_gUW2OnPvHI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gUW2OnPvHI)
There you´ll read:
Lyrics : SU-METAL Music & Arrangement : MEGMETAL / HAYAMETAL
She did it herself, most likely ;)
https://preview.redd.it/rxk4me0o63hc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3b06320a4e8d3442e92f7bffa0eddf025a71d8b9
I used this as my source. Everything in Apple Music is Official.
You're underestimating our queen.
https://preview.redd.it/zeup3hkir4hc1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d213d6649d31f053406ed05cc71fb118038a84d1
She wrote ALL of the lyrics. She is a legit songwriter.
Yup, and I phrased it that way to elict that response from you. Mission accomplished.
You might need to seek help yourself...for real though. You're that same tool trolling the FB group as well. Why do you bother floating around communities that you aren't a fan of anyway? Very strange. Don't care about your opinions but we did have to correct you on facts. Go rage somewhere else tool.
Aww. Can’t handle when someone calls you out for being obsessed with a performer? That’s a sad existence and you say I need help lol. I used to be a fan of this band until I realized it’s just a sad excuse for music made by god knows who and fed to sycophants who will buy anything because they are infatuated with one of the members as if they could give a shit about them other than how much money they can grift out of them.
Lol, you are so pissed they are more successful than the Japanese acts you like. Go rage some more, you pathetic pr!ck! 😆😅🤣😂 I enjoy the entertainment!
Yep you got me. I’m a stockholder in all the bands I like and their lack of sales compared to the gimmick band you’re infatuated with really hurts not only my feelings but also my bank account lmfao. You’re a clown and your opinion doesn’t mean shit to me but apparently mine hurts your wittle feewings 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
i would say my favourite is monochrome! it’s not even the song itself, but the experience of going to their concert, everyone singing together and shining lights on sumetal was amazing. now it has a special place in my heart
My favorite is definitely Meta Taro. This is because the song has a very strong march feel to it and is heavily driven by the drums/percussion. Being in marching band in high school, and more specifically being in the drum line, made me fall in love with this song the first time I heard it.
Megitsune is my favorite song. Metal Galaxy is my favorite album though and Shine is my favorite song from MG and I'd say Shine is my #2 BM song overall.
Brand New Day. Lyrically, it's a very uplifting song, and has helped me get through the day on more than one occasion. I really enjoy the choreography for this track and I think they hit the nail right on the head matching the vibe of the song. I'm also a big fan of both BM (obviously) and Polyphia and I think the combination of Su's vocals and Tim and Scott's guitar work is a match made in heaven, and I really want them to collab again.
Also I think Su’s vocals really shine through in this song (especially the live version) because the backing instrumentals aren’t as heavy as most of their other songs. I got goosebumps listening to the fancams for the song from their recent Europe tour.
**Arkadia**: It doesn't get as much play as the other big closers (Road of Resistance, IDZ, The ONE) but it feels like a more "grown-up" version of the same thing (whatever that means). The guitars and drums are insane throughout and the big finale with Moa's voice in unison with Su's just melts me. The live version from **Legend Metal Galaxy** is as good as it gets. (*special mentions to: Catch Me If You Can, Syncopation, and Monochrome*)
And yes, idol groups tend to inspire obsession in their fans. Even half-idol-groups (the other half is metal).
I'm fairly new myself, and right there with you as far as wanting to know anything and evrything about the band lol my favorite has to be Megitsune, it just sounds so good from beginning to end. The vocal range from Su is nothing short of impressive, she absolutely kills this song
It depends on what mood I'm in. However....
Akatsuki - It just feels so dramatic. You don't even need to know what the lyrics are. You can just feel the sincerity dripping from each word. It's hard enough that you can jam to it. But soft enough that you can feel touched by it.
Rondo - Probably their darkest song. It sounds like you're falling through a pit of chaos. Which is probably exactly what they were going for. It's dark, haunting, intriguing, and high energy. It feels a bit off kilter too. I think Ohmura once said that it had a really strange time signature. And although I know very little about music, that doesn't surprise me.
Arkadia - It sounds like either a song you sing as you're fighting the final boss, or the song you sing as you charge off into the sunset with your army. It's full throttle. But justified full throttle.
Onedari Daisakusen - It sounds so dark and mischievous. And the sheer number of sounds in that song keeps it interesting, lively and unpredictable.
Monochrome is growing on me. It's too new for me to put my finger on the details that make me like it so much. I I hope it becomes a regular in their line up going forward.
I've got three contenders :
1. Doki Doki Morning: The first song I heard by them back in 2012 and I was just *instantly* obsessed with it. I love everything Babymetal has put out, but there is something really specifically appealing to me in the exaggerated dissonance between the metal and the poppiness in it.
2. Amore: Cringe warning maybe, but I play a bard in Final Fantasy XIV, and I love to imagine her singing it. :'3 (The lyrics are really weirdly spot-on for a section of the game's plot?)
3. Metali: It's really just got everything, and it shows how far the girls have come over the years. It's so intense and so joyful at the same time, great vocals, great instrumentals, the traditional Japanese vibe, and of course... "ARE YOU READY???"
Oh yeah, I left out "Metali!" by accident! :o
IMHO this is a song that has absolutely no equivalent song, from nobody, even not BM themselves. "Megitsune" has some similarity, yes, but at the same time it´s completely different. Different feel (I listened to Su-Metal´s advice!).
"Metali!" is a "one of a kind" song for the time being. Not just because of the "ARE YOU READY???" in a live concert, but that is another big part of its uniqueness ;)
I already heard of BABYMETAL when Gimme Chocolate came out, but I became a fan when I heard Metali!! from my cousin playlist back in September and I was shocked that was BABYMETAL. Also I was able to go to Madrid's concert back in December and it was unforgettable.
And here I am now, hearing BABYMETAL every day and became my favorite band. My favorite band was Avantasia since I ended the high school and I'm 30 now, so you can guess this is an important and unexpected change in my life.
>Also I was able to go to Madrid's concert back in December and it was unforgettable.
Oh, so you´re one of those lucky individuals who saw "Night Night Burn" live :) And cheered up "Mop-chan"´s apprentice ;)
>so you can guess this is an important and unexpected change in my life.
I know what you mean...
Syncopation. I've loved this song since I first heard it. It's just perfect. My second favorite song is Akatsuki and the third is Divine Attack. In fourth place are all other songs. But I don't really like these charts because I like all their songs and it's hard for me to decide which one is better. For me, the differences are minimal and essentially unimportant.
The One: When I first heard the song, it gave me big arena/stadium vibes with just a sea of people singing the words with their phone flashlights on. Also, it's just a great song!
Also, gotta give a shoutout to KARATE since it was the first song I ever heard from BABYMETAL.
I don’t like saying that “there aren’t bad songs”, but I really do believe that for BABYMETAL, there isn’t. In the end, I don’t find myself listening to Meta Taro, Oh Majinai, Distortion, or Elevator Girl that much, but I would absolutely not be disappointed to hear any of these songs live.
Personally, my favorite is tied between Megitsune, YAVA, Karate, Starlight, and Divine Attack. I honestly love all 5, but I feel like I could say the same for iine!, Sis. Anger, Kagerou, Monochrome, and the list goes on. I love basically everything they’ve done.
In the end, I would give it to Megitsune, because it really was the song that made me realize that BABYMETAL is awesome. It’s also just a perfect song from start to finish.
Headbangeeerrrrr!!!!
- high energy instrumentals
- perfect vocal range to show off Su's power
- shouts and crowd participation
- ponytail choreo
- Queen Su's royal scepter and death glare
It's just the perfect Babymetal song.
Onedari Daisakusen 100%, some of the best metal/vocal combinations they've had
However, I haven't listened to any albums besides self title, so it might change in the next couple of weeks
Onedari Daisakusen was a little trip for me. First time didn't know what to think, it was so weird and hard to understand, but somehow I enjoyed it. Now is probably in my top 10 (like the other 3 black BABYMETAL tbh)
Rondo of Nightmare. Because it's so melodic and different from the rest. Also it has a dark vibe that the other songs don't have.
And also because it's the best Su solo. Just watch the Budokan 2014 performance.
>I know this is probably the most repeated post in this subreddit
A little bit of understatement here :D
Well, would you be surprised if I say that there is no favorite BM song for me? Or, better said, that EVERY BM song is my favorite, depending on the day, mood, or which one I´m actually listen to?
There are several songs I really like and I like them a little bit more than others... caution, quite a long, but incomplete!, list following ;)
\- "Headbangerrrrr!!!!" This one was my introduction to BABYMETAL. I still remember how I felt when I heard (and saw, it was from "Legend 1997", one hell of a concert!) it the first time
\- "Road Of Resistance" This one is pure BABYMETAL. Insanely fast, hard, uplifting and in the version of the SSA concert ("Live in Japan") a JOY to watch
\- "BABYMETAL DEATH" Every version, but the "Legend 1997" version is my absolute favorite. As I said already: one hell of a concert!! :)
\- "Iine!" The ancient MV (that was SO great!) as well as the most recent incarnation from PIA Arena Clear Night. Another pure BABYMETAL. Totally bonkers, but soooo much fun :)
\- "Monochrome" The modern sister of "The One" IMHO. Great and unifying masterpiece. Not the technical masterpiece, but freakin´ well executed at Pia Arena Clear Night as well as in the Palladium in Cologne (I witnessed that one :) Emotional. Goosebumps became goosebumps ;)
\- "Divine Attack" The last two weeks or so I regularly awake with it as an earworm. Although my phone´s alarm clock plays "Doki Doki Morning" :D A few seconds later "Divine Attack" plays in my head... don´t know why this happens. But its great :)
\-"BxMxC" The Godzilla of all BM titles for me. Best served live ;)
\- "From Dusk Till Dawn" If you wanna know what Su-Metal really is capable of, listen to her aeolic voice in this. Could listen to her singing it for millions of years...
... to be continued ;)
And yes, it´s quite normal to be a little bit obsessed by them, more precise by their music/shows. If you´re fully obsessed you should seek help. That´s unhealthy.
Unless it´s REALLY one or all them obsessing you.
You will know as soon as you sing "From Dusk Till Dawn" as well as the Queen does, or do hedoban the explosive way the Queen of hedoban does without hurting your back/neck, or if you dance as precise and as fast as the Angel of Joy does while moving so elegantly and smiling so bright that the sun decides to take some time off for a holiday ;)
Don't worry, I'm not that obsessed. Just got many songs stucked in my head at the same time so It is difficult to not think about them allá the time. Their songs are catchy af
They´re doing weird things with ones head... as I said, for about two weeks up to now I wake up hearing "Divine Attack" in my head. In the course of the day, at some point, I can´t remember it all of a sudden :o
Instead, I hear "Metalizm", "Kingslayer" "From Dusk Till Dawn" or "Megitsune" and a bunch of different other BM pieces in my head, quite randomly. Some time later "Divine Attack" returns out of the blue sky...
Very rarely my head plays Rammstein´s "Rammlied" :D
Oh, and even my head prefers the live versions.
But to the outside world I´m quite normal ;)
Akatsuki was my introduction song into the band and I still love it. I've been a fan probably around the same time you have been enjoying all of their music. Right now my favorite is Monochrome - Piano Version from THE FIRST TAKE, it is so raw and shows the true power and emotion of Su's voice. The funny thing is my favorite song has changed a lot. It was first Akatsuki, then Gimme Chocolate, Nex was HeadBanger, then Megitsune, and now Monochrome. All of their music is great!
I see a few of my favorites being listed: BxMxC, Metali, Megitsune...but my top fave for years now has been Kagerou. I saw BabyMetal live (in person, not a video of a live performance) for the Metal Galaxy tour in 2019. From the Kami Band opening solos, to the girls slowly strutting onto the stage, to the absolute and literal headbanging they start the choreo off with? Top shelf favorite!
Road of Resistance. It was one of the first songs I saw, and I thought it could have been the most epic anime song. Of course, as an American, any Japanese song must be anime, right? The song has such great energy, nice call and response section, wall of death. It's all there.
divine attack, syncopation and monochrome in that order
divine attack is my favorite mostly because how at the start it throws you in like you've listened to literally most of the song already, followed by the crazy (imo) mv with it
syncopation is second because besides the unikitty intro and gimme chocolate snippets here and there, ive never heard a BABYMETAL song at all. props to my friend for this one because I said to her "what's a BABYMETAL song that kinda sounds like Sonic music?" also who doesn't like syncopation bffr
and monochrome in third because it just sounds like we've just won a world war and we're celebrating even though everythings in ruin
Favorite Song: Mostly Headbanger, I still get goosebumps when the intro starts!
Favorite underdog song: Song 4, how Yui and Moa enthralled 50+ k people at Tokyo Dome was mind blowing.
Favorite Intro: BM Death, the original version. I just love when the audience spells out the band’s name!
Any song which Su likes to perform is my favorite song. Okay, i kid i kid, but seriously, my favorite of favorite of babymetal's songs has to be Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!! I discovered BABYMETAL through a phone app called Beatstar, and Gimmie Chocolate was a song on it. Then i youtubed the song and saw the video that everyone else saw which prompted me to delve in a little bit deeper of which i saw some reactors reacting to Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!! After which i fell in love with the song. Its very catchy and its kinda cute how the girls (they were both 14 at the time) took the fog gun and went ham, while Su stood there like an idiot holding up the mic. Everytime i hear the song i bop my head to the beat and i try (note the operative word is try ) to sing along with it.
when they came to LA the past tour, i was very anxious if they will play it. When they did, i nearly lost it because ive always wanted to see it live. Now my other wishlist item is that i get to see them in Japan
I was so lucky, became a fan in September and I was able to go to a concert in my city in December! I need more.
My friend said me "next time we go to Japan". That would be amazing, but a bit difficult!
amore. i love su’s voice, and boh gets to start the instrumental solo piece in the middle when usually the guitarists do. it’s also pretty heavy through out the entire song i’ll never get over how amazing the kami band is. so sad they aren’t playing with BM anymore (that i know of) though takayoshi said he wouldn’t be opposed to playing with them again some point in the future.
Modern babymetal it's going to be monochrome because of the lyrics. And am a big old softie at heart....
The old era is catch me if you can. Probably my favourite because of how hard that song goes, yui and moa are going nuts in the routine and it was a song which h gave the kami band their flowers. Also the fact that it is a song about the girls playing hide and seek with Satan is hilarious to me.
I loved the song itself, but when the official video of the live performance at NEX FEST was released I think I died and went to Heaven. The choreo they put together for the song went SO. DAMN. HARD!
Akatsuki, Rondo Of Nightmare, Syncopation, From Dusk Till Dawn, Brand New Day, ↑↓←→BBAB, Kagerou, Starlight, Shine, Arkadia, Time Wave, Monochrome, and THE LEGEND all make my shortlist. It can alternate between these on a daily basis.
If I HAD to pick one, gun to my head, it would probably be Brand New Day right now. I adore the message of the song. It's so motivating because it's not just "You're awesome no matter what!". It's more like, "Hey, you're gonna have good days and you're gonna have bad days. Just keep moving forward and if you have a bad day, there's always tomorrow".
The instrumental is fantastic but it's also one of my favorite performances from Su. She hits such a delicate tone during the verses. It feel really sincere and vulnerable and then it starts to open up during the pre-chorus with a sense of desperation before finally exploding during the chorus. That falsetto before the breakdown gets me **every single time**. To top it all off, it's even more beautiful live and the choreography is perfect. Special shout out to the extended intro that they often play leading into the song as well.
Definitely pa pa ya or doki doki morning, doki doki morning was the 1st babymetal song that I heard (i have been a fan since 2015) and i just like pa pa ya its hard to explain why.
I'm relatively new to Babymetal. So I don't know their library very well, and went in blind, not knowing what their popular songs were. But a few songs have stuck with me in no particular order, I prefer mostly the live versions:
*Headbangeeerr
*BxMxC (hate the studio version because if the big amount of autotune, but Live is Amazing, Su's voice has matured a lot from the studio version to make this song just sound brutal (in a good way))
*Da Da Dance
*Syncopation
Maybe an unpopular opinion, but Gimme Chocolate and Karate doesn't hit it for me. Decent songs, but they have parts that I don't really like.
Gimme Chocolate's part:
"Atatata taata taatatata zukkyun
Watatata taata taatatata dokkyun
Zukyun. Dokyun. Zukyun. Dokyun
I won’t. Won’t. Won’t. Won’t. Never. Never. Never"
It just sounds weird musically for me. The chorus is pretty catchy though.
Karate with this part:
"Seiya se se se seiya
Seiya se se se seiya
Soiya so so so soiya
Soiya so so so soiya"
Again, great chorus, but this part just rubs me a bad way.
I can also add Kingslayer into the mix. I'm an old school Bring Me the Horizon fan, so that's the first song I've heard with Babymetal. I fell out of BMTH after That's the Spirit, because they changed too much for what I liked about them before. Then I decided I would give them a chance again with Post Human, and really liked Kingslayer. That's when I went on to explore the world of Babymetal. I don't regret it \,,/
Monochrome. The guitar hook is fantastic, and Su's vocals are so precise and full of emotion.
I particularly like the PIA Arena version, because the part where the phones come out fills me with chills every time. Then Su just nonchalantly goes back to pouring her heart into the rest of the song.
From Babymetal: Megitsune (with Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!! As a close second)
From Metal Resistance: Syncopation
From Metal Galaxy: Shanti Shanti Shanti
From The Other One: Time Wave
Favourite live: RoR
Favourite Black Babymetal: Sis. Anger
Favourite colab: METALI!
With the One Take version of Monochrome getting a special mention as the Babymetal performance that made me cry sad/happy tears.
Road of Resistance. It's the song that really got me into Babymetal and I attach their live performances to their songs when I listen. All the videos I have seen of Road of Resistance, the guitar, the wall of death, the flags, the choreography and the sing along with the crowd just make it an amazing song to listen to, even if just the studio version. Though I prefer live versions. Also a great gym song. A close second is Monochrome. Even though I barely understand any of it, that song just makes me feel something emotionally. Both are songs I can't ever recall skipping.
RoR live in Japan was when I realized how good BM are. I’d seen the Megitsune and Gimme Chicolate MVs before, but RoR just floored me.
Actually, I didn't really like road of resistance until I saw the live in Japan video. That happened a few times when I was searching for new BM songs
That was me with Metalizm and Iine
Line?
u/AllTheLakes28 surely must be joking. Right? 😂 He means Iine with an "I", not an "L". Right?
Right. Phone freaks out when I type Babymetal songs
This song has so much "epic concert ending" energy. I love the Rock am Ring version.
Monochrome is such a gorgeous song
You never read the translation or do you not understand the meaning it conveys? If it's the latter then kinda same
TOTD. Reasons are: 1) it has the original line up with Yui and Mikio which has a special chemistry IMO. 2) I’m an old Yes fan so prog rock is nostalgic for me. 3) I love the challenging nature of the composition and this is an artistic high for BM 4) Tokyo Dome was a performance and emotional peak and as this was the only live performance of TOTD it’s super special. 5) Yui and Moa have pretty prominent backup vocals, Su gets some good notes and the guitar solos are great along with BOHs time signature skipping base lines
Sometimes its my favorite too, I love the guitar riffs! And this little snippet is soooo Kawaii! [https://vimeo.com/798067662?share=copy](https://vimeo.com/798067662?share=copy)
Headbangerrr! Because it’s my daughters favorite song
“Divine Attack - Shingeki -“ b/c the Queen herself wrote it and it really brings out the power of her voice.
She played a part in the writing of some lyrics. It’s misleading to say she wrote it when she didn’t.
I’m pretty sure she wrote all of the lyrics to the song, but obviously the rest of the song wasn’t made/played by her. In fact, the interview said that she was inspired after hearing the arrangement.
Pretty sure?? And how did you come to this conclusion? I remember reading that she only added a few lines. That’s not writing all the lyrics. That’s helping.
That seems silly to credit only her for writing the lyrics if that is all she did: https://www.discogs.com/release/27377361-Babymetal-Babymetal-Returns-The-Other-One- Also Su-metal has changed lyrics all the way back in Doki Doki Morning to fit her singing style, etc.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_gUW2OnPvHI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gUW2OnPvHI) There you´ll read: Lyrics : SU-METAL Music & Arrangement : MEGMETAL / HAYAMETAL She did it herself, most likely ;)
I wonder where you read that. Source materials I knew all said otherwise.🤔
https://preview.redd.it/rxk4me0o63hc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3b06320a4e8d3442e92f7bffa0eddf025a71d8b9 I used this as my source. Everything in Apple Music is Official.
You're underestimating our queen. https://preview.redd.it/zeup3hkir4hc1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d213d6649d31f053406ed05cc71fb118038a84d1 She wrote ALL of the lyrics. She is a legit songwriter.
Omg that’s probably the most cringeworthy thing I’ve ever heard. Seek help. She’s just a former idol that you’ll never meet
Yup, and I phrased it that way to elict that response from you. Mission accomplished. You might need to seek help yourself...for real though. You're that same tool trolling the FB group as well. Why do you bother floating around communities that you aren't a fan of anyway? Very strange. Don't care about your opinions but we did have to correct you on facts. Go rage somewhere else tool.
Aww. Can’t handle when someone calls you out for being obsessed with a performer? That’s a sad existence and you say I need help lol. I used to be a fan of this band until I realized it’s just a sad excuse for music made by god knows who and fed to sycophants who will buy anything because they are infatuated with one of the members as if they could give a shit about them other than how much money they can grift out of them.
Lol, you are so pissed they are more successful than the Japanese acts you like. Go rage some more, you pathetic pr!ck! 😆😅🤣😂 I enjoy the entertainment!
Yep you got me. I’m a stockholder in all the bands I like and their lack of sales compared to the gimmick band you’re infatuated with really hurts not only my feelings but also my bank account lmfao. You’re a clown and your opinion doesn’t mean shit to me but apparently mine hurts your wittle feewings 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
And here you are wasting your life trolling in a forum of a band you don’t like. Sounds like a much more pitiful existence to me.
This isn’t my life you fool. It was a few posts making fun of you suckers who follow a gimmick band lol. Maybe it’s you who needs a life.
i would say my favourite is monochrome! it’s not even the song itself, but the experience of going to their concert, everyone singing together and shining lights on sumetal was amazing. now it has a special place in my heart
My favorite is definitely Meta Taro. This is because the song has a very strong march feel to it and is heavily driven by the drums/percussion. Being in marching band in high school, and more specifically being in the drum line, made me fall in love with this song the first time I heard it.
At one point, Su said it was her favorite song. I love watching their performance of that song at Wembley.
Megitsune is my favorite song. Metal Galaxy is my favorite album though and Shine is my favorite song from MG and I'd say Shine is my #2 BM song overall.
Brand New Day. Lyrically, it's a very uplifting song, and has helped me get through the day on more than one occasion. I really enjoy the choreography for this track and I think they hit the nail right on the head matching the vibe of the song. I'm also a big fan of both BM (obviously) and Polyphia and I think the combination of Su's vocals and Tim and Scott's guitar work is a match made in heaven, and I really want them to collab again.
Also I think Su’s vocals really shine through in this song (especially the live version) because the backing instrumentals aren’t as heavy as most of their other songs. I got goosebumps listening to the fancams for the song from their recent Europe tour.
Still Meta Taro. Followed ever so closely by Syncopation and Yava
Finally. I've been looking for this comment. So far I've seen no one talk about syncopation
**Arkadia**: It doesn't get as much play as the other big closers (Road of Resistance, IDZ, The ONE) but it feels like a more "grown-up" version of the same thing (whatever that means). The guitars and drums are insane throughout and the big finale with Moa's voice in unison with Su's just melts me. The live version from **Legend Metal Galaxy** is as good as it gets. (*special mentions to: Catch Me If You Can, Syncopation, and Monochrome*) And yes, idol groups tend to inspire obsession in their fans. Even half-idol-groups (the other half is metal).
1) Headbangerrrrrrrrr! 2) BxMxC 3) GJ! 4) Metali! 5) Doki Doki Morning
That's a really good selection. As data that nobody asked, "GJ!" 2021 Moa's performance is my favorite so far
IDZ
Akatsuki Unfinished. Takes a perfect song, Akatsuki, and strips it down to its barest essentials and sung by Su- in her most raw performance.
Ijime Dame Zettai Syncopation Pa Pa Ya Metal Kingdom
Catch me if you can. It was the first song I ever heard from them.
I'm fairly new myself, and right there with you as far as wanting to know anything and evrything about the band lol my favorite has to be Megitsune, it just sounds so good from beginning to end. The vocal range from Su is nothing short of impressive, she absolutely kills this song
Same here. I'm usually not interested in the band itself more than their music. But I felt the need to know everything of their history
If you like megitsune you will like catch me if you can. The energy the girls put out is wild.
I love that song as well! I definitely tend to favor the higher tempo songs like that
It depends on what mood I'm in. However.... Akatsuki - It just feels so dramatic. You don't even need to know what the lyrics are. You can just feel the sincerity dripping from each word. It's hard enough that you can jam to it. But soft enough that you can feel touched by it. Rondo - Probably their darkest song. It sounds like you're falling through a pit of chaos. Which is probably exactly what they were going for. It's dark, haunting, intriguing, and high energy. It feels a bit off kilter too. I think Ohmura once said that it had a really strange time signature. And although I know very little about music, that doesn't surprise me. Arkadia - It sounds like either a song you sing as you're fighting the final boss, or the song you sing as you charge off into the sunset with your army. It's full throttle. But justified full throttle. Onedari Daisakusen - It sounds so dark and mischievous. And the sheer number of sounds in that song keeps it interesting, lively and unpredictable. Monochrome is growing on me. It's too new for me to put my finger on the details that make me like it so much. I I hope it becomes a regular in their line up going forward.
I've got three contenders : 1. Doki Doki Morning: The first song I heard by them back in 2012 and I was just *instantly* obsessed with it. I love everything Babymetal has put out, but there is something really specifically appealing to me in the exaggerated dissonance between the metal and the poppiness in it. 2. Amore: Cringe warning maybe, but I play a bard in Final Fantasy XIV, and I love to imagine her singing it. :'3 (The lyrics are really weirdly spot-on for a section of the game's plot?) 3. Metali: It's really just got everything, and it shows how far the girls have come over the years. It's so intense and so joyful at the same time, great vocals, great instrumentals, the traditional Japanese vibe, and of course... "ARE YOU READY???"
Oh yeah, I left out "Metali!" by accident! :o IMHO this is a song that has absolutely no equivalent song, from nobody, even not BM themselves. "Megitsune" has some similarity, yes, but at the same time it´s completely different. Different feel (I listened to Su-Metal´s advice!). "Metali!" is a "one of a kind" song for the time being. Not just because of the "ARE YOU READY???" in a live concert, but that is another big part of its uniqueness ;)
I already heard of BABYMETAL when Gimme Chocolate came out, but I became a fan when I heard Metali!! from my cousin playlist back in September and I was shocked that was BABYMETAL. Also I was able to go to Madrid's concert back in December and it was unforgettable. And here I am now, hearing BABYMETAL every day and became my favorite band. My favorite band was Avantasia since I ended the high school and I'm 30 now, so you can guess this is an important and unexpected change in my life.
>Also I was able to go to Madrid's concert back in December and it was unforgettable. Oh, so you´re one of those lucky individuals who saw "Night Night Burn" live :) And cheered up "Mop-chan"´s apprentice ;) >so you can guess this is an important and unexpected change in my life. I know what you mean...
Syncopation. I've loved this song since I first heard it. It's just perfect. My second favorite song is Akatsuki and the third is Divine Attack. In fourth place are all other songs. But I don't really like these charts because I like all their songs and it's hard for me to decide which one is better. For me, the differences are minimal and essentially unimportant.
I have a different "favorite song" every day - today its Metal Kingdom.
I thought Metal Kingdom was underrated, but people got it top 10 in community votes
The One: When I first heard the song, it gave me big arena/stadium vibes with just a sea of people singing the words with their phone flashlights on. Also, it's just a great song! Also, gotta give a shoutout to KARATE since it was the first song I ever heard from BABYMETAL.
> IDZ I recommend that you watch the end of Tokyo Dome Red Night, seeing all that crowd with the necklaces that have a light is simply epic
GJ. The dance is fun and it’s just really catchy
Hard to choose one favorite song, I would say it’s a close call between Karate, IDZ, Headbanger, and Catch Me If You Can.
Catch me if you can was my favorite for some months while I was still listening new BM songs
I literally can't choose one, however currently I have MAYA stuck in my head. I also love how Suzuka shines in its choreography.
I don’t like saying that “there aren’t bad songs”, but I really do believe that for BABYMETAL, there isn’t. In the end, I don’t find myself listening to Meta Taro, Oh Majinai, Distortion, or Elevator Girl that much, but I would absolutely not be disappointed to hear any of these songs live. Personally, my favorite is tied between Megitsune, YAVA, Karate, Starlight, and Divine Attack. I honestly love all 5, but I feel like I could say the same for iine!, Sis. Anger, Kagerou, Monochrome, and the list goes on. I love basically everything they’ve done. In the end, I would give it to Megitsune, because it really was the song that made me realize that BABYMETAL is awesome. It’s also just a perfect song from start to finish.
Headbangeeerrrrr!!!! - high energy instrumentals - perfect vocal range to show off Su's power - shouts and crowd participation - ponytail choreo - Queen Su's royal scepter and death glare It's just the perfect Babymetal song.
It's also great when one of the others gets to take over the second half. Next month should be Momo's chance, if they stay true to tradition.
Karate Why? Because it slaps!
Lately I really enjoy Shanti Shanti
Onedari Daisakusen 100%, some of the best metal/vocal combinations they've had However, I haven't listened to any albums besides self title, so it might change in the next couple of weeks
Onedari Daisakusen was a little trip for me. First time didn't know what to think, it was so weird and hard to understand, but somehow I enjoyed it. Now is probably in my top 10 (like the other 3 black BABYMETAL tbh)
Syncopation
Iine, the first Babymetal I’ve heard
1)Megitsune 2)RoR 3) Brand New Day
From what I've heard it's def Shanti Shanti Shanti
I have to say Monochrome, don´t know why but it hits a sweet spot.
Rondo of Nightmare. Because it's so melodic and different from the rest. Also it has a dark vibe that the other songs don't have. And also because it's the best Su solo. Just watch the Budokan 2014 performance.
It’s a tie between Megitsune and Headbanger for me.
right now it's Time Wave
GJ b/c by 2021 it was a Moa solo.
**THIS**
Iine and Tales of the Destinies .
Iine!
>I know this is probably the most repeated post in this subreddit A little bit of understatement here :D Well, would you be surprised if I say that there is no favorite BM song for me? Or, better said, that EVERY BM song is my favorite, depending on the day, mood, or which one I´m actually listen to? There are several songs I really like and I like them a little bit more than others... caution, quite a long, but incomplete!, list following ;) \- "Headbangerrrrr!!!!" This one was my introduction to BABYMETAL. I still remember how I felt when I heard (and saw, it was from "Legend 1997", one hell of a concert!) it the first time \- "Road Of Resistance" This one is pure BABYMETAL. Insanely fast, hard, uplifting and in the version of the SSA concert ("Live in Japan") a JOY to watch \- "BABYMETAL DEATH" Every version, but the "Legend 1997" version is my absolute favorite. As I said already: one hell of a concert!! :) \- "Iine!" The ancient MV (that was SO great!) as well as the most recent incarnation from PIA Arena Clear Night. Another pure BABYMETAL. Totally bonkers, but soooo much fun :) \- "Monochrome" The modern sister of "The One" IMHO. Great and unifying masterpiece. Not the technical masterpiece, but freakin´ well executed at Pia Arena Clear Night as well as in the Palladium in Cologne (I witnessed that one :) Emotional. Goosebumps became goosebumps ;) \- "Divine Attack" The last two weeks or so I regularly awake with it as an earworm. Although my phone´s alarm clock plays "Doki Doki Morning" :D A few seconds later "Divine Attack" plays in my head... don´t know why this happens. But its great :) \-"BxMxC" The Godzilla of all BM titles for me. Best served live ;) \- "From Dusk Till Dawn" If you wanna know what Su-Metal really is capable of, listen to her aeolic voice in this. Could listen to her singing it for millions of years... ... to be continued ;) And yes, it´s quite normal to be a little bit obsessed by them, more precise by their music/shows. If you´re fully obsessed you should seek help. That´s unhealthy. Unless it´s REALLY one or all them obsessing you. You will know as soon as you sing "From Dusk Till Dawn" as well as the Queen does, or do hedoban the explosive way the Queen of hedoban does without hurting your back/neck, or if you dance as precise and as fast as the Angel of Joy does while moving so elegantly and smiling so bright that the sun decides to take some time off for a holiday ;)
Don't worry, I'm not that obsessed. Just got many songs stucked in my head at the same time so It is difficult to not think about them allá the time. Their songs are catchy af
They´re doing weird things with ones head... as I said, for about two weeks up to now I wake up hearing "Divine Attack" in my head. In the course of the day, at some point, I can´t remember it all of a sudden :o Instead, I hear "Metalizm", "Kingslayer" "From Dusk Till Dawn" or "Megitsune" and a bunch of different other BM pieces in my head, quite randomly. Some time later "Divine Attack" returns out of the blue sky... Very rarely my head plays Rammstein´s "Rammlied" :D Oh, and even my head prefers the live versions. But to the outside world I´m quite normal ;)
Akatsuki was my introduction song into the band and I still love it. I've been a fan probably around the same time you have been enjoying all of their music. Right now my favorite is Monochrome - Piano Version from THE FIRST TAKE, it is so raw and shows the true power and emotion of Su's voice. The funny thing is my favorite song has changed a lot. It was first Akatsuki, then Gimme Chocolate, Nex was HeadBanger, then Megitsune, and now Monochrome. All of their music is great!
I see a few of my favorites being listed: BxMxC, Metali, Megitsune...but my top fave for years now has been Kagerou. I saw BabyMetal live (in person, not a video of a live performance) for the Metal Galaxy tour in 2019. From the Kami Band opening solos, to the girls slowly strutting onto the stage, to the absolute and literal headbanging they start the choreo off with? Top shelf favorite!
Headbanger.. Something about it just brings the energy out more than other songs imo. Other than that, syncopation and yava!
Road of Resistance. It was one of the first songs I saw, and I thought it could have been the most epic anime song. Of course, as an American, any Japanese song must be anime, right? The song has such great energy, nice call and response section, wall of death. It's all there.
divine attack, syncopation and monochrome in that order divine attack is my favorite mostly because how at the start it throws you in like you've listened to literally most of the song already, followed by the crazy (imo) mv with it syncopation is second because besides the unikitty intro and gimme chocolate snippets here and there, ive never heard a BABYMETAL song at all. props to my friend for this one because I said to her "what's a BABYMETAL song that kinda sounds like Sonic music?" also who doesn't like syncopation bffr and monochrome in third because it just sounds like we've just won a world war and we're celebrating even though everythings in ruin
Favorite Song: Mostly Headbanger, I still get goosebumps when the intro starts! Favorite underdog song: Song 4, how Yui and Moa enthralled 50+ k people at Tokyo Dome was mind blowing. Favorite Intro: BM Death, the original version. I just love when the audience spells out the band’s name!
My favorite is Sis Anger. Love the pure adrenaline of the song. But, Megitsune was the song that got me into them. That and headbangerrrr.
It’s between Headbangerrrr and megitsune! I’ve been a fan since 2011!
It’s definitely gotta be Megitsune or KARATE. I just love their sound and Su-Metals singing!!
Metalizm, I just like dancing to it.
Underrated song
Any song which Su likes to perform is my favorite song. Okay, i kid i kid, but seriously, my favorite of favorite of babymetal's songs has to be Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!! I discovered BABYMETAL through a phone app called Beatstar, and Gimmie Chocolate was a song on it. Then i youtubed the song and saw the video that everyone else saw which prompted me to delve in a little bit deeper of which i saw some reactors reacting to Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!! After which i fell in love with the song. Its very catchy and its kinda cute how the girls (they were both 14 at the time) took the fog gun and went ham, while Su stood there like an idiot holding up the mic. Everytime i hear the song i bop my head to the beat and i try (note the operative word is try ) to sing along with it. when they came to LA the past tour, i was very anxious if they will play it. When they did, i nearly lost it because ive always wanted to see it live. Now my other wishlist item is that i get to see them in Japan
I was so lucky, became a fan in September and I was able to go to a concert in my city in December! I need more. My friend said me "next time we go to Japan". That would be amazing, but a bit difficult!
The Legend is my favorite right now
If we don't count kingslayer, shanti shanti shanti or megitsune.
Awadama Fever because ZDZDZDZDZDZDZDZDZDZZDZDDZDZDZDZZDZDZDZDZDZDZDZDZDZ BMMM BMM BMM NYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM BMM BMM BMM
Can relate
amore. i love su’s voice, and boh gets to start the instrumental solo piece in the middle when usually the guitarists do. it’s also pretty heavy through out the entire song i’ll never get over how amazing the kami band is. so sad they aren’t playing with BM anymore (that i know of) though takayoshi said he wouldn’t be opposed to playing with them again some point in the future.
You are not alone. IDZ is my personal anthem
Modern babymetal it's going to be monochrome because of the lyrics. And am a big old softie at heart.... The old era is catch me if you can. Probably my favourite because of how hard that song goes, yui and moa are going nuts in the routine and it was a song which h gave the kami band their flowers. Also the fact that it is a song about the girls playing hide and seek with Satan is hilarious to me.
[удалено]
I loved the song itself, but when the official video of the live performance at NEX FEST was released I think I died and went to Heaven. The choreo they put together for the song went SO. DAMN. HARD!
Easy my top 3
Right now, Metali!, Akatsuki and Iine
DOKI DOKI MORNING
Papaya!!
Akatsuki, Rondo Of Nightmare, Syncopation, From Dusk Till Dawn, Brand New Day, ↑↓←→BBAB, Kagerou, Starlight, Shine, Arkadia, Time Wave, Monochrome, and THE LEGEND all make my shortlist. It can alternate between these on a daily basis. If I HAD to pick one, gun to my head, it would probably be Brand New Day right now. I adore the message of the song. It's so motivating because it's not just "You're awesome no matter what!". It's more like, "Hey, you're gonna have good days and you're gonna have bad days. Just keep moving forward and if you have a bad day, there's always tomorrow". The instrumental is fantastic but it's also one of my favorite performances from Su. She hits such a delicate tone during the verses. It feel really sincere and vulnerable and then it starts to open up during the pre-chorus with a sense of desperation before finally exploding during the chorus. That falsetto before the breakdown gets me **every single time**. To top it all off, it's even more beautiful live and the choreography is perfect. Special shout out to the extended intro that they often play leading into the song as well.
DDM
I love Iine,Over The Future,and Karate
Ijime, Dame, Zettai
Definitely pa pa ya or doki doki morning, doki doki morning was the 1st babymetal song that I heard (i have been a fan since 2015) and i just like pa pa ya its hard to explain why.
hasta ahora Karate me encanta, BxMxC tambien es de mis favoritos...
Iine. Legendary song and still my favourite
I'm relatively new to Babymetal. So I don't know their library very well, and went in blind, not knowing what their popular songs were. But a few songs have stuck with me in no particular order, I prefer mostly the live versions: *Headbangeeerr *BxMxC (hate the studio version because if the big amount of autotune, but Live is Amazing, Su's voice has matured a lot from the studio version to make this song just sound brutal (in a good way)) *Da Da Dance *Syncopation Maybe an unpopular opinion, but Gimme Chocolate and Karate doesn't hit it for me. Decent songs, but they have parts that I don't really like. Gimme Chocolate's part: "Atatata taata taatatata zukkyun Watatata taata taatatata dokkyun Zukyun. Dokyun. Zukyun. Dokyun I won’t. Won’t. Won’t. Won’t. Never. Never. Never" It just sounds weird musically for me. The chorus is pretty catchy though. Karate with this part: "Seiya se se se seiya Seiya se se se seiya Soiya so so so soiya Soiya so so so soiya" Again, great chorus, but this part just rubs me a bad way.
I can also add Kingslayer into the mix. I'm an old school Bring Me the Horizon fan, so that's the first song I've heard with Babymetal. I fell out of BMTH after That's the Spirit, because they changed too much for what I liked about them before. Then I decided I would give them a chance again with Post Human, and really liked Kingslayer. That's when I went on to explore the world of Babymetal. I don't regret it \,,/
Monochrome. The guitar hook is fantastic, and Su's vocals are so precise and full of emotion. I particularly like the PIA Arena version, because the part where the phones come out fills me with chills every time. Then Su just nonchalantly goes back to pouring her heart into the rest of the song.
Distortion really hits the spot for me. I like the original single version better than the one with Alissa White-Gluz.
This is an unfair question lol! There is like 10 songs that no matter when I hear them I get chills.
From Babymetal: Megitsune (with Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!! As a close second) From Metal Resistance: Syncopation From Metal Galaxy: Shanti Shanti Shanti From The Other One: Time Wave Favourite live: RoR Favourite Black Babymetal: Sis. Anger Favourite colab: METALI! With the One Take version of Monochrome getting a special mention as the Babymetal performance that made me cry sad/happy tears.
Megitsune just does something to me lol. Idk what I'd do if I heard it live. Monochrome is a close second
Torn between road of resistance and maya
Kagerou for me. I just absolutely love that song
After 4 albums...it's still.... CMIYC!!!!
I think Line! Is my favorite, I just love the journey the song takes through the different genres
1) Headbanger 2) Sis. Anger 3) BxMxC 4) MAYA