BABYMETAL-KARATE (live UK Download 2016)

[scotty]

Singers get all the glory. But that band behind them is fucking murderous.

[chrisg]

When a cute little Japanese metalgirl asks you to sing and jump... you sing and jump damn it

[oskisnutz]

This will always be my favorite performance of theirs...no fancy staging or lighting, just the girls, the rain, and thousands of metalheads in the moment. Just amazing.

[jelloled]

I cried when I saw the crowd. I was bullied by a couple of metalheads back in 2013 because I liked Babymetal, they kept saying they were stupid, now look at this: playing with Iron Maiden and Metallica, two of the bullies favourite bands, and doing concerts for thousands of people. While their stupid little bands never left the garage. Take that bullies!

[chrisg]

Bass player. Favorite person on earth. Not up for debate.

[owshqxz]

目が本気なんよな、それが本当に良い。
まさに少数精鋭。戦士の目してる。
歳下の女の子俺が友達とモンハンしてた頃に
この子達は世界と戦ってたと思うと
涙止まらん

[sixmuqs]

In an interview, SU-METAL talks about this performance:
” Download Festival 2016 was one of the most impressive festival for us. It rained a lot that day. Just before our turn, it started pouring. The stage manager said to us, “OK, it's your turn. Let's get started!” but obviously the situation was too bad for us to start. The stage floor was flooded. Playing in the rain is very difficult and dangerous for all bands. On top of that, we BABYMETAL dance on the stage. In back of the stage, the managing staff were discussing whether we should wait for the rain to stop, or even cut some tunes from the set list. It was in such restless and nervous situation when we started our performance. However, thousands of people had been waiting to see BABYMETAL in the pouring rain, and it touched us so much. We might have to stop performing halfway due to the rain, but or so we tried to do our best under extreme tension. While dancing we often slipped and found it very hard to perform, yet we had no choice but to concentrate thoroughly on our performance. Yui, Moa and I said to each other, “Watch your step!” Even in such terrible situation, we just wanted the audience to enjoy BABYMETAL. During the performance I sang and danced thinking such various things. After the performance, I felt really relieved because we were able to finish without any accident or injury. On the other hand, I might say the pouring rain made our performance in Download Festival 2016 very dramatic and emotional. Above all, the enthusiastic reaction of the audience pushed us forward. I thank them from the bottom of my heart.”
After reading it, watching Yui & Moa lying on the flooded stage and Su calling to the audience, I can’t help crying more than ever.

[oliviaarsenault]

How can she sing so well when bouncing that high...it’s incredible

[TobyKBTY]

HOLY SHIT you don't expect them to be THIS good live. I am legit blown away. It must be fucking amazing actually seeing them in a live show.

[jp]

How many barriers are they breaking in this genre? Culture, language, race, gender, age, etc... popular metal acts in the west don't usually look or sound like this.

[hat]

To see the innocence and youthful passion of these three teenage girls, combined with some of the most cleverly crafted music I've ever heard, connecting with so many beautiful.

[Jphonski]

The rain and the fans make this performance LEGENDARY!

[josecossio]

When Su-metal sings, even Heavens cries with her voice.

[rivaldyramadhan]

PERFECT! The Singers, The Musicians, The Dancers, The Song And The Crowd. Insanely Amazing!

[hasegawasensei]

The crowds are 100% better than Glastonbury's

[mustardstain]

For the people who want to know their names.
Suzuka "Su-metal" Nakamoto: lead singer
Yui "Yuimetal" Mizuno: screams and dance
Moa "Moametal" Kikuchi: screams and dance
(Moa and Yui have 4 songs where they sing together, without Su)
Daisuke "Boh" Bohte: bassist
Takayoshi Ohmura: guitarist (pink)
Mikio Fujioka: guitarist (black)
Hideki Aoyama: drummer

[gooberplex]

“Let us hear your voice!”
Note how Su takes her in-ear monitor out - a subtle but crucially important moment of the performance.

[stevendc]

4:12-4:23 might be favourite part of any live performance, the vocals, the shot of Su looking up while its absolutely pissing it down with rain. Just so so good.

[pebgzdp]

ここまで海外で人気があるとは思ってなかったです。 ごめんなさい。30半ばになりますが、ファンになりました。