The festival strings back to 2005, however, Hardstyle didn’t make an appearance until Zatox played a couple of Hardstyle tracks during his performance in 2016. Tomorrowland, which is the largest electronic music festival in the world, happens to be based in Belgium. With its origins being in Belgium, it is only natural that Hardstyle was being played at raves right? Wrong. It is also worth noting that the first appearances of Hardstyle are traced back to the Netherlands and Belgium. I’m sure the song made them think: “who knows, maybe I’ll make it to Mount Olympus someday?” Besides the point, It was a refreshing breath of air to finally hear Hardstyle again after the unexpected passing of Zyzz in 2011. Viewers were not only hooked on David’s proportions but they were fascinated by the background song. At the start of his journey, he had a near-ectomorph body composition and by the end, he looked comparable to Zeus. Moreover, David portrayed to viewers that it was feasible to drastically improve physical “aesthetics” through dedication and discipline. Furthermore, when viewers searched for the song's name, the search engine brought them to Zyzz’s videos as he had uploaded multiple clips dancing to the song which led to more and more “sickk*nts.” It’s a masterpiece: the reverb on the vocals, build-up and exhilarating bass drop, everything. David used the song “ You’re My Angel,” by Styles and Breeze mixed by Midnight which has now garnered millions of views and it’s honestly hard to make it through the song without getting chills. On August 14th, 2015 a bodybuilder born in Estonia named David Laid uploaded what is now the most viewed transformation video on youtube reaching forty-five million views. He is not only remembered through his unforgettable ego, but, he is remembered by way of Hardstyle - which he would overlay on top of his videos and muzz and shuffle to at raves. He encouraged others not to fall victim to heartbreaks, and to work on and be themselves. That’s what the revolution is.” He became a staple in the lifting community. We’re all going to make it brah, that’s it. He created motivational videos and inspired many to become more disciplined, enjoy life, and of course, go to the gym. His viewers watched in awe as he grew from a skinny physique to a shredded “Greek God” as he referred to himself. When people give him weird glares, he doesn’t let them affect him and puts the tension back on them by stating “you miring, brah?” In turn, making them feel weird in a sense for even judging him in the first place. Zyzz slowly gained a cult following, whilst marketing phrases like “you miring, brah?” and “mog.” These terms are powerful as they fully represent what he stands for. Apart from muzzing, Zyzz spent his time creating forum posts and uploading multiple videos to youtube stemming back all the way from 2007. It seems a little obscure at first, but when you start to understand Zyzz’s motto about “living life to the fullest” others’ opinions don’t matter anymore. While muzzing, dancers try to hit each beat with their movements. The movement blends perfectly with Hardstyle as the intense genre operates at a quick tempo of 140-150 BPM and features distorted kick drum sounds, reverse bass, screeches (which are discordant synth sounds), and an abundance of vocal samples. While performing the dance, you plant your legs in the ground, bend your knees, tense your core and arms, and let your upper body become in control and allow your subconscious to do the rest. Muzzing is a style of dance developed in Australia that was originally popularized by a deceased bodybuilder named Zyzz. I’m not much of a dancer, but the genre makes me want to muzz around my room. It has the ability to bring you from 0 - 100 almost instantaneously. There’s something truly special about Hardstyle that I can’t quite grasp.
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