This is greek orthodoxy. There is nothing anti-religious in either the lyrics or the imagery, it is incredibly faithful to and reflective of greek orthodox christianity.
@@modoki666 , it is maybe anti religious, but it's pro Orthodox Christian faith...Russian Orthodox Church is from Byzantine rite...there is both Cataphatic and Apophatic philosophy in the song, both Agnosia and Gnosia...
this is considered Martyrdom and Blasphemy. This is 100% anti-christian and basically mocking the christian religion. and no this is based on very early Western Orthodox Christianity.
VERY ENJOYABLE REACTION, AND SOMETHING MAKE ME THINK ITS AND HONEST AND REAL REACTION, THIS BAND KICK SO MUCH ASS, LOVE THEYRE GUITARS, AND THE DRUMS!!!! 10/10 🤘
How can you be against religion or better still blaspheme, the Bible is the biggest double standard, misogynistic, racist, anti science, anti life, anti choice book ever even the books bad guy (The Devil) pales in comparisons to the suffering and killing God did he loves us all equal but flooded the earth leaving Moses and his family alive.
I'm pretty sure that first guy to get his head cut off was John the baptist. Due to his head being on a platter. Vaguely remember someone telling me that that's what happened to him many many years ago
There's a spilt in the band between guitarist and singer. A lawsuit going on. Each claiming they are the sole creator of all the music, lyrics, and imagery. Pray for them! lol .... too bad, good band.
Nice analysis nice reaction! Whole album is constructed to imitate Orthodox liturgy, their live performances are like mess... and that actually wasn't russian it was Old Church Slavonic, this is dead language from more than 1000 years. It is preserved only in books and Orthodox Liturgy. Definitely check whole album it's just perfect as whole.
From my understanding the record isn't in Old Church Slavonic but rather the more modern Church Slavonic (which I believe is still used by orthodox churches today). From what I can gather it'd still probably be old fashioned language to modern slavic speakers but nonetheless it doesn't seem to fit with the Old Church Slavonic language.
@@pasza_dem from what I've seen of Old Church Slavonic it has many letters that aren't used anymore (due to it containing certain sounds not really found anymore) whereas what Batuhska use sounds closer to modern languages (like Russian)
This is I think is a good translation of the lyrics that I found: Yekteniya IV (Litany IV: Mercy) I am the Master, [I] will accept even from the mouth of you sinners And having visited my Creator, I will forgive you all your transgressions, Voluntary and involuntary, And sanctify your souls and bodies. Holy Immortal, I will have mercy on you. I, the Master, blessed this hour, And unto Me you send up glory, Now and ever, And unto the ages of ages, amen! Holy Immortal, I will have mercy on you. Let your soul praise, me, your Lord, For I am blessed, O Lord. Let your soul praise, me, your Lord, With all your inmost being. For My name is most honest and magnificent. Let your soul praise, me, your Lord, And forget not all my benefits. Glory now And ever, and unto the ages Of ages, amen. I am the Holy, I will have mercy on you. [I am the] Holy Immortal I will have mercy on you unto the all ages of ages.
The band is strictly orthodox. Derph basically says the old church is darker than being cliche and using satanic imagery. He learned the old Church Slavonic language and all lyrics are in said language. The lyrics are basically stories from the Bible. Derph started the band and hired Bart to sing. When the album blew up Bart was ready for another. Derph said it wasn’t time so Bart when behind his back and stole the band. He now performs in a watered down version. While still good, nothing close. He just uses bible verses word for word in the lyrics now.
Pretty sure it's Russian. The robed figures appear to have thrown the famous icon Our Lady of Vladimir into the water. That would be a very blasphemous act in Russia. Savage imagery near the end. I dug the reddish-gold tint of the video, which gave it a nightmarish quality. Disturbing but compelling, with hellish Black Metal instrumentals. Very powerful. I think you should be a relatable nihilist, you know, sort of believing in nothing but doing so in a kind of nice, suburban manner. ("Hey Bob! Did you know life is meaningless? How's the wife? Not that it matters.") RECS! An EP by a South African band called Hellcats has caught my attention. If you like ancient music, the HQ studio version of "White Room" by Cream packs a punch.
The fact that any references to god are in first person, as if you're equal to god or are god himself, would also be blasphemous? Someone said in another comment section that one of the main ideas behind the album was to show that the antichrist could usurp the church for his own nefarious purposes and people would be none the wiser.
Russian orthodoxian church doesnt show any truth, real cruelty from bible. it just exists for cash, doesnt pay taxes. The beheading of John the Baptist, Pilate's court in the end, the wearings of schema monks, myrrh streaming, putting an icon on water stream - none of this is blasphemous, neither anti-christian. Skulls is part of schema monks's mantles. IDK about the upside-down crosses, maybe it's black metal attribute, or cross of St. Peter.
@@JuniioMusic Yeah Dissection is great! Check out Sacramentum and Dawn for a similar style. Summoning (sorry, it was a typo earlier haha) is very different from those bands, but it's still really cool black metal. Summoning is basically dungeon synth + black metal
Well the good news is there's a new poll up for the next Tool song! And I know Havok from their song 'Hang Them High' and from people saying I look like the lead singer haha.
For some reason I've never been able to get into this kind of metal. IDK maybe it's not my thing. However, I would love to see you pick apart Behind the Sun from Meshuggah's Koloss album. One of my favorites from their later releases.
I'll add it to the list, thanks for the suggestion! And as far as the music goes, I can definitely see how it would be a bit to abrasive for a lot of people, even metalheads. I became fans of a lot of other different metal genres before I could get into stuff like this.
@@lebababouille9224 Hell yeah! I'd love to set you up with a starters kit. What kind of stuff do you like now? Might give me a better idea on what bands would be the best transition. Edit: Just generally, I find that people are way more open to atmospheric black metal - it's not nearly as abrasive as the trve kvlt stuff and I find it to be very chill. It's been my constant background music as I do work. I'd recommend checking out WWilderness' album Devour the Sun. That's a great start. As far as more traditional black metal goes, I'd say listen to Dark Funeral's latest album Where Shadows Forever Reign. It's evil and crushing but the production is stellar and the vocalist is great at enunciating the lyrics so you can actually understand them. Also, Dawn of Ashes album Theophany is a decent bridge between black metal and extreme metal if I recall.
I'm no Juniio, but theres a few rules in black metal, ok so if it's got monochrome trees, the chances of the album being good will increase by about 100%. If the cover is blue, the chances of it being good are doubled. Look at Cradle of Filth! Their '94 and '97 albums are great after those they stopped being as good (except maybe Midian). Obviously it's because both album covers are blue? Old Buildings such as castles and churches are a good sign as well. In all seriousness just go listen to Emperor's first two albums, and seeing that you're into Meshuggah perhaps you would like something proggy and chuggy, so Enslaved's Mardraum might be your thing.
@@komulautre3811 hahaha that was amazing! Gonna have to disagree with you about Cradle of Filth though. They may have strayed away from a black metal sound after their first couple albums, but I love pretty much all their stuff. Nymphetamine Fix was the first 'extreme metal' song I ever got into, so they have a special place in my heart.
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This band and mgla are the fucking kings of modern black metal
Upside down cross is the cross of St Peter he didnt feel he was worthy enough to be cruifyed like jesus
The imagery is Martyrdom, so fits in a church as much as in an attack on religion
Those Christians that do the reaction videos break it all down really well. They say something like “the old church was a real life horror movie.”
This is greek orthodoxy. There is nothing anti-religious in either the lyrics or the imagery, it is incredibly faithful to and reflective of greek orthodox christianity.
How can this be really Greek when part sang in old Slavic language.. ? Please.. And yes its anti religious tho
@@modoki666 , it is maybe anti religious, but it's pro Orthodox Christian faith...Russian Orthodox Church is from Byzantine rite...there is both Cataphatic and Apophatic philosophy in the song, both Agnosia and Gnosia...
this is considered Martyrdom and Blasphemy. This is 100% anti-christian and basically mocking the christian religion. and no this is based on very early Western Orthodox Christianity.
Xd bAtushka is a satiric band on orthodox Christianity
They take their lyrics from scripture and reverse the ‘you’ & ‘I’. It’s blasphemy in its purest form of art🤌🏻
VERY ENJOYABLE REACTION, AND SOMETHING MAKE ME THINK ITS AND HONEST AND REAL REACTION, THIS BAND KICK SO MUCH ASS, LOVE THEYRE GUITARS, AND THE DRUMS!!!! 10/10 🤘
On the part where the skeleton cuts off a head is imagery and referring to John the Baptist whose head was cut off in the New Testement
How can you be against religion or better still blaspheme, the Bible is the biggest double standard, misogynistic, racist, anti science, anti life, anti choice book ever even the books bad guy (The Devil) pales in comparisons to the suffering and killing God did he loves us all equal but flooded the earth leaving Moses and his family alive.
I'm pretty sure that first guy to get his head cut off was John the baptist. Due to his head being on a platter. Vaguely remember someone telling me that that's what happened to him many many years ago
yea
There's a spilt in the band between guitarist and singer. A lawsuit going on. Each claiming they are the sole creator of all the music, lyrics, and imagery. Pray for them! lol .... too bad, good band.
Nice analysis nice reaction! Whole album is constructed to imitate Orthodox liturgy, their live performances are like mess... and that actually wasn't russian it was Old Church Slavonic, this is dead language from more than 1000 years. It is preserved only in books and Orthodox Liturgy. Definitely check whole album it's just perfect as whole.
That's crazy! I had no idea about the language at all. Makes me want to see them live even more now.
From my understanding the record isn't in Old Church Slavonic but rather the more modern Church Slavonic (which I believe is still used by orthodox churches today). From what I can gather it'd still probably be old fashioned language to modern slavic speakers but nonetheless it doesn't seem to fit with the Old Church Slavonic language.
@@Maggot91ify there is no way for me to see difference between this two.
@@pasza_dem from what I've seen of Old Church Slavonic it has many letters that aren't used anymore (due to it containing certain sounds not really found anymore) whereas what Batuhska use sounds closer to modern languages (like Russian)
This is I think is a good translation of the lyrics that I found:
Yekteniya IV (Litany IV: Mercy)
I am the Master,
[I] will accept even from the mouth of you sinners
And having visited my Creator,
I will forgive you all your transgressions,
Voluntary and involuntary,
And sanctify your souls and bodies.
Holy Immortal, I will have mercy on you.
I, the Master, blessed this hour,
And unto Me you send up glory,
Now and ever,
And unto the ages of ages, amen!
Holy Immortal, I will have mercy on you.
Let your soul praise, me, your Lord,
For I am blessed, O Lord.
Let your soul praise, me, your Lord,
With all your inmost being.
For My name is most honest and magnificent.
Let your soul praise, me, your Lord,
And forget not all my benefits.
Glory now
And ever, and unto the ages
Of ages, amen.
I am the Holy, I will have mercy on you.
[I am the] Holy Immortal
I will have mercy on you unto the all ages of ages.
The beheading scene in the video is I believe the beheading of John the Baptist (who died via decapitation) not of Jesus
There are two beheading scenes, if you haven't noticed. One of them is of Jesus.
@@sergeyromanov5560 , first is John the Baptist, the second beheading is St Peter...
@@СотонинДеда The second beheading is obviously Jesus since it says IC XC (Iисус Христос) on the cross.
@@СотонинДеда isn't second the beheading of Christ on Pilate's court?
@@sergeyromanov5560 yea it's Pilate's court
The band is strictly orthodox. Derph basically says the old church is darker than being cliche and using satanic imagery. He learned the old Church Slavonic language and all lyrics are in said language. The lyrics are basically stories from the Bible. Derph started the band and hired Bart to sing. When the album blew up Bart was ready for another. Derph said it wasn’t time so Bart when behind his back and stole the band. He now performs in a watered down version. While still good, nothing close. He just uses bible verses word for word in the lyrics now.
I spent 47 min and 34 sec to express how swaggy are you, but left of the turn points.
Pretty sure it's Russian. The robed figures appear to have thrown the famous icon Our Lady of Vladimir into the water. That would be a very blasphemous act in Russia. Savage imagery near the end. I dug the reddish-gold tint of the video, which gave it a nightmarish quality. Disturbing but compelling, with hellish Black Metal instrumentals. Very powerful. I think you should be a relatable nihilist, you know, sort of believing in nothing but doing so in a kind of nice, suburban manner. ("Hey Bob! Did you know life is meaningless? How's the wife? Not that it matters.") RECS! An EP by a South African band called Hellcats has caught my attention. If you like ancient music, the HQ studio version of "White Room" by Cream packs a punch.
The fact that you actually watch these videos in their entirety continues to blow my mind. A relatable nihilist hey? I'll give it a go haha.
The band's lyrics are in Church Slavonic (with exception to Yekteniya VI Which I believe is in Russian
The fact that any references to god are in first person, as if you're equal to god or are god himself, would also be blasphemous?
Someone said in another comment section that one of the main ideas behind the album was to show that the antichrist could usurp the church for his own nefarious purposes and people would be none the wiser.
Russian orthodoxian church doesnt show any truth, real cruelty from bible. it just exists for cash, doesnt pay taxes. The beheading of John the Baptist, Pilate's court in the end, the wearings of schema monks, myrrh streaming, putting an icon on water stream - none of this is blasphemous, neither anti-christian. Skulls is part of schema monks's mantles. IDK about the upside-down crosses, maybe it's black metal attribute, or cross of St. Peter.
Batushka is great! Do you like other melodic-ish black metal? Dissection, Summonng, etc?
...I'll add onto this by mentioning Taake and Ulver
I LOVE Dissection. I'm obsessed with their song Where Dead Angels Lie! But yes, I do enjoy the genre as a whole \m/ I'll have to check out Summonng.
@@komulautre3811 +1 for Taake
@@JuniioMusic Yeah Dissection is great! Check out Sacramentum and Dawn for a similar style. Summoning (sorry, it was a typo earlier haha) is very different from those bands, but it's still really cool black metal. Summoning is basically dungeon synth + black metal
@@MyNameAkhim Will do, thanks for the suggestions! got any favorite Summoning songs?
Oh damn I missed the poll. Have you heard Havok before? They're a pretty cool modern thrash band.
Well the good news is there's a new poll up for the next Tool song! And I know Havok from their song 'Hang Them High' and from people saying I look like the lead singer haha.
Yup just voted! I dig that slap bass on Hang 'Em High.
@@StarsDie88 Hell yeah dude. The vocals during the chorus are sick too.
Parabol/parabola. I’m pretty sure I won’t fuck it up twice
coming later this week!
just curious how far up on the list "The Cave" has gotten. no rush, love your other vids anyway.
For some reason I've never been able to get into this kind of metal. IDK maybe it's not my thing. However, I would love to see you pick apart Behind the Sun from Meshuggah's Koloss album. One of my favorites from their later releases.
I'll add it to the list, thanks for the suggestion! And as far as the music goes, I can definitely see how it would be a bit to abrasive for a lot of people, even metalheads. I became fans of a lot of other different metal genres before I could get into stuff like this.
Juniio yeah that's probably it. Could you give any suggestions of bands like this as a sort of "starters kit"?
@@lebababouille9224 Hell yeah! I'd love to set you up with a starters kit. What kind of stuff do you like now? Might give me a better idea on what bands would be the best transition.
Edit: Just generally, I find that people are way more open to atmospheric black metal - it's not nearly as abrasive as the trve kvlt stuff and I find it to be very chill. It's been my constant background music as I do work. I'd recommend checking out WWilderness' album Devour the Sun. That's a great start. As far as more traditional black metal goes, I'd say listen to Dark Funeral's latest album Where Shadows Forever Reign. It's evil and crushing but the production is stellar and the vocalist is great at enunciating the lyrics so you can actually understand them. Also, Dawn of Ashes album Theophany is a decent bridge between black metal and extreme metal if I recall.
I'm no Juniio, but theres a few rules in black metal, ok so if it's got monochrome trees, the chances of the album being good will increase by about 100%. If the cover is blue, the chances of it being good are doubled. Look at Cradle of Filth! Their '94 and '97 albums are great after those they stopped being as good (except maybe Midian). Obviously it's because both album covers are blue? Old Buildings such as castles and churches are a good sign as well. In all seriousness just go listen to Emperor's first two albums, and seeing that you're into Meshuggah perhaps you would like something proggy and chuggy, so Enslaved's Mardraum might be your thing.
@@komulautre3811 hahaha that was amazing! Gonna have to disagree with you about Cradle of Filth though. They may have strayed away from a black metal sound after their first couple albums, but I love pretty much all their stuff. Nymphetamine Fix was the first 'extreme metal' song I ever got into, so they have a special place in my heart.
Vektor - Recharging The Void
Next do Rhapsody of fire - reign of terror !
they changed HE GOD to ME GOD (GOD IS to I AM) in all liturgical texts... and thats very ugly stuff guys ;)
they didn't commit any of the orthodoxian sins
Pushit live better be on that poll
Psh already did it for my 200 sub special. Check it :)
That’s right I thought you only did the studio version.
@@Gorlami90 I did both baybeeeeee
pleas react to Signs of the Swarm - Nightcrawler
added to the list!
@@JuniioMusic thx, bro)))
Would you first listen to the whole song first and then speak? It ruins the build-up!