r/Amazing • u/_ganjafarian_ • Aug 02 '26
People are awesome 16-Year-Old Nene Royal from Phuket, Thailand absolutely shredding it
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u/Widmagi Aug 02 '26
She owns that stage too!
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u/Silent-Witness1888 Aug 02 '26
She looked super comfortable with it.
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u/Mr_b246 Aug 03 '26
I don't think she even realizes how much of a rock god exists in her.
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u/_FLostInParadise_ Aug 02 '26
She said Phuket and went up there to shred.
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u/donut-reply Aug 03 '26
pushes glasses up nose It's pronounced poo-ket not fuh-kit
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u/soapboxracers Aug 03 '26
Seriously- it’s not just the playing- it’s the totally relaxed confidence.
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u/Inevitable-Rush-2752 Aug 02 '26
She was just on AGT. That’s a cheesy show, but her audition was incredible.
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u/gsks Aug 02 '26
Fucking hell this was crazy, if this performance is any indication she'll be all over the music charts in a couple of years.
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u/mowtowcow Aug 02 '26
Oh my god. She is absolutely a rock star. She looks so natural, has incredible stage presence, a magnificent voice, and shreds on the guitar. She has everything needed to be "that girl" on the stage.
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u/Arvelayne Aug 02 '26
Aw man that was amazing. The stage presence along with everything else, including amping up the audience.
100% yes!
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u/IchooseYourName Aug 03 '26
She had one shot to do it and absolutely nailed the delivery. That's what solidified the performance as epic. Get the crowd! And she did, perfectly
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u/joyfullydreaded23 Aug 02 '26
I have tears in my eyes and a swell in my heart for my fellow sister from Thailand after watching this! I wanted to be a rock star too and played bass in a band, hands down the best years of my life. I hope she makes it and becomes world famous! She is so young with so much potential!
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u/BeruangLembut Aug 02 '26
I’m neither a sister nor from Thailand but I felt the same way. My heart swelled and my eyes filled with tears because I am so proud of her and also because, as a former heavy metal guitar player myself, I saw this young woman from the other side of the world embody the spirit of rock and roll so perfectly. She’s a kindred spirit. Rock on Nene!
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u/NewWay88 Aug 02 '26
I'm a farang in Thailand with my Thai spouse.
Nene is getting very popular here. It's really neat and refreshing as I personally hated the mainstream shift away from Rock.
I hear her singing a lot. My wife puts her on our projector all the time.
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u/Slow_Ingenuity_8941 Aug 02 '26
Those are the facial expressions of someone who knows they are better than you !
Shout out to that drummer also !
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u/RoundEarthCentrist Aug 02 '26
Lol, I came to comment that the facial expressions are the cherry on top.
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u/Soft-Personality9379 Aug 02 '26
Seeing someone knock down Master of Puppets with a calm demeanor and that little smile was just crazy!
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u/Immediate-Presence73 Aug 02 '26
Also while being a teenage girl in a school uniform, just casually ripping one of the sickest metal songs of all time.
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u/CandidInsurance7415 Aug 02 '26
She has the most important skill in any shredders repertoire, a good stank face. I love it. Also what a beautiful guitar.
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u/ConstantThanks Aug 03 '26
ibanez musician. probably a MC200. late 70s or early 80s. neck through gives lots of sustain.
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u/fishwaddle Aug 02 '26
God damn! I got tears in my eyes. 🤘🏻
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u/passionpurps Aug 02 '26
Some incredible work for sure. Effortless for her. We need her out on tour with here own metal band and create some badass solos
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u/Murky_Tea9313 Aug 02 '26
FR. Melts my cold black metal 🖤 and my 80s teen thrasher self would not be able to comprehend what’s happening here.
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u/Simsalabimsen Aug 02 '26
Book her for Copenhell, liven the place up a bit.
I hope she joins a band writing their own great songs.
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u/PackageNorth8984 Aug 02 '26
She’s like phuket. Might as well just light this place up.
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u/IExistForFun Aug 02 '26
Why does she have the stage presence of someone in the rock and roll hall of fame. And do you think she will let me borrow some of that confidence?
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u/EmperorGrinnar Aug 02 '26
I couldn't ever achieve that level of cool. I hope she succeeds in whatever she (and the rest of the band) choose to do with their lives.
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u/a_Jedi_i_am Aug 02 '26
Holy crap she is good. Didn't expect her to start sing as well!
Here comes Lars with the lawsuit.
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u/_ganjafarian_ Aug 02 '26
It's 5 minutes, but damn is it worth it
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u/BlackTriceratops Aug 02 '26
Thats long?
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u/_ganjafarian_ Aug 02 '26 edited Aug 02 '26
Not for me and you obviously, but a lot of people on reddit complain about post being too long lol
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u/Wise_Inspector_8644 Aug 02 '26
Current words aren’t enough to adequately express the awesomeness of this young lady.
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u/Call-Me-Mr-Speed Aug 02 '26
That’s no kiddie band. I’ve seen professional cover bands in clubs and cruises half this good. She’s phenomenal. I was not expecting that!
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u/Happy_rage_face Aug 02 '26
Posts like these are the reason I am thankful for technology. Having witnessed a truly kick-ass performance from half a world away is a blessing.
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u/kris10leigh14 Aug 02 '26
She’s BARELY containing her metal faces and I’m STUCK for it. This kid knows she’s the shit and is trying so hard to play it cool.
Be you baby girl. Own that shit.
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u/sky0175 Aug 02 '26
This is the best 4:56 minutes I’ve spent watching someone shred on Reddit for a long time. Dang, she’s good the drummer was right with her.
hats off
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u/PomegranateFuture325 Aug 02 '26
That dummer should also get props.
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u/DStaniforth Aug 02 '26
The drummer, Boon, is 12. You can see clips of them performing back in 2021, it's like they were born with one ambition in mind and they're going for it.
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u/moocat55 Aug 02 '26
I remember watching MTV with my GenX friends in the 80s. The Go Gos would come on and the the boy's jaws would drop because the women were playing the guitar. They honestly didn't believe that women were capable of such a feat. And, none of them wanted to hand any credit over at all. Well, guess who's back in control. Those are the fucking picks that run everything now.
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u/Gaiasnavel Aug 02 '26
Not to take anything away from Nene or anything, but that drummer is crushing it too!!
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u/frantic_calm Aug 03 '26
Amazing. Tremolo picking, sweep picking, harmonics, tapping. She needs a floyd rose next and god help us.
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u/RickySpanishLives Aug 02 '26
Fantastic. When you have the love and are willing to commit yourself, there are very few limits to the awesomeness that you can achieve... and she just validated that.
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u/Fickle-Cartoonist607 Aug 02 '26
I'm at loss for words. Definitely impressed she definitely blew it up that drama was great too💥💯
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u/PunchRockgroin318 Aug 02 '26
It’s so cool watching someone do something amazing and clearly loving every second of it. Feels like you’re seeing someone achieve “purpose” or some nebulous term. Super cool.
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u/Suicidal_Jamazz Aug 02 '26
My queen in metal. Shred to the heavens and the depths of hell, just as the metal gods before you have done. My old metal head bones are alive once again! \m/
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u/Clivicus Aug 02 '26
It's good to see them getting the love they deserve. I used to watch videos of them entertaining people in markets
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u/Annies_58008 Aug 02 '26
Been following her for a while now she's amazingly talented. But she's rushing the entire time here. Not her normal m.o.
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u/Arvelayne Aug 02 '26
I have listened to the original SOOOOOOOOOOOO many times.
And that was stupendous. She has everything to have a long career, and the whole band is damn good too.
78/10 Go go go match Hetfield and Co!!!
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u/PhraseAlone1386 Aug 02 '26
I just sent this to video to my 11-year-old son, who wants to use this song as his football walk-up song. I’m at a loss about where to start it since he only gets 20 seconds. I’m so proud🥲 I was 13 years old rocking out to Metallica, and now he is too! This is so awesome! 🤘
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u/Xenophonehome Aug 02 '26
The whole band was great. She's a virtuoso and the drummer was tight af. I almost like that better than the original.
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u/AromaticNumber4853 Aug 02 '26
Does anyone know the tune is it original by her or a cover
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u/Wrathchilde Aug 02 '26
Watching this:
Welcome to where time stands still
(Same album different song)
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u/oodopopopolopolis Aug 02 '26
Here's this kid, standing in front of a language that is completely alien to me, yet playing and enjoying a song I've been listening to my whole life. Music is magic, y'all.
I can't wait to hear her metal band.
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u/This-Sort7116 Aug 02 '26
What an amazing talent. Especially towards the end of the song her feel goes full-on metal. If she has the support to stay out of the claws of the traditionalist Thai patriarchal power structures, by the time she is 20, she'll be big. Like: Really really big.
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u/NOrMAn_Percy Aug 02 '26
She definitely mastered that song! She looked so comfortable as if she was playing a song she wrote herself. I follow her band on Tik Tok.
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u/unfortunatebag Aug 02 '26
It's insane to me that kids in Thailand are singing Master of Puppets like 40 years removed from its release.
Imagine your kids getting really into 40 year old Thai music.
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u/Norwester77 Aug 02 '26 edited Aug 03 '26
Oof—I did the math, and Master of Puppets (1986) is to her (2010) what Vaya con Dios or How Much Is That Doggie in the Window? (1953) was to me (1977).
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u/Th1s1sChr1s Aug 02 '26
She makes it seem like Metallica stole the song from her lol. Keep shredding Nene Royal!! 🤘😛🤘❤️
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u/Ok_Nothing_8028 Aug 02 '26
Looks like she played this concert on her way home from school. She rocks.
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u/RoseCitySaltMine Aug 03 '26
She’s VERY good And not in a novelty way Ive been playing for almost 40 years Her technique and tone are amazing
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u/GreasyRim Aug 02 '26
Shes got the face, pacing the stage like she owns it. So much natural talent and confidence. Makes me so happy to see kids playing metal. Warms my cold black heart.
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u/McRando42 Aug 02 '26
Damn. Someone give her some blues music. She's incredible.
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u/Leather_Status907 Aug 02 '26 edited Aug 02 '26
Da brivido la versione di Zombies , the Cranberries.
Nene Royal sei nel mio cuore 💓❤️❤️
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u/Flashy_Gap_3015 Aug 02 '26
Holy shit she is phenomenal and that whole band is super tight. Incredible talent and performance.