Welcome to LOVEBITES 🤘🏼🐺🔥 Here some information about the band: LOVEBITES are around since 2016 and their first EP and album came out in 2017. At this point they have already released 4 albums, some Singles/EPs and also a bunch of live DVD/Blu-ray releases. Back in 2018/2019 LOVEBITES have already toured in Europe, including appearances at the major metal festivals as Wacken, Download, Bloodstock, Graspop. In 2018 they also won the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Award for best new band. Then came Covid, their original bass player and founder Miho quit the band for personal reasons and two babies were born. After a break LOVEBITES came back with new bassist Fami and new song „Judgement Day“ in late 2022. A new album with the same title came out in February 2023. Recently their album „Judgement Day“ was voted #15 in best metal albums of the year 2023 by readers of Metal Hammer UK. What is a fantastic result for a still relatively unknown band. That’s the power of the Wolfpack 🐺 LOVEBITES finished touring Japan in October. Earlier this year in March they played their comeback show, 2 evenings at the same venue. This was their first live gig since 2021 and the very first show with their new bassist Fami. There are 4 videos from evening one on their YT channel. One of them is „The Hammer of Wrath“ you just reacted to. „Stand and deliver“ is the newest release on LOVEBITES YT channel and was played on evening two of this double concert. We the Wolfpack, name of LOVEBITES fans worldwide, are all hoping for a world tour next year. LOVEBITES have already announced 4 international festival appearances for 2024 (Prog Power - Atlanta/USA, Rock Imperium - Cartagena/Spain, Hellfest - Clisson/France, Resurrection Fest - Viveiro/Spain) The band members are (including their official nicknames) ... Asami on vocals (the one and only voice): Has an amazing vocal range and vibrato, writes most of the lyrics, also did parts of the song writing for their latest 2 albums, she is a former ballerina and RnB/soul singer Miyako on guitars, piano, keyboards (the golden touch): She is the musical brain of the band, main composer and arranger, also she is a soulful but also shreddy guitar player and concert level pianist, she loves her pets and Star Wars Midori on guitars (crazy shredder): Incredibly fast and technical guitar player, does songwriting for a few songs, also she is a body fitness athlete Haruna on drums (little big engine): Best drummer in the universe (IMO), wrote one of their songs including lyrics, creates handmade miniature fake food creator Fami on bass since 2022 (shining fingers): Absolute bass prodigy with outstanding technique, she speaks faster than sonic speed as she plays and smiles non-stop Miho on bass until 2021 (natural born headbanger): she is very solid bass player and astonishing bass player, she wrote several of the songs for the band’s albums 1-3 The band was Miho‘s idea, she and Haruna were the founding members!
I had to smile when you said, "Oh, we're getting a solo!". Bro, that was nothing. That was a short warm up. They are famous for their virtuoso solos. Some take one and a half minutes. Had to smile again when you complimented Fami (the bassist) on having learned her lines so well. She had a career as a solo bassist before joining the band, making bass covers of J-pop on CZcams, and has her own EP out, with funky pop with a bit of harder rock thrown in (a great EP, great morning music, equivalent to a very strong cup of coffee). Again, that was nothing for her.
Wolfpack UK 🐺 here, would love to welcome to Lovebites, I am 61 yrs of age I go way back to the 70's with hard rock & metal I truly believe you Will enjoy your journey These ladies Will melt your face and sooth your soul all @ the same time plus blow your mind 🤘🎸🥁🎤🎹🎶🔥🤯 Regards Wolfpack UK 🐺
LOVEBITES - The Hammer Of Wrath lyrics: What's the worst way to die？ Burning to death, or drowning？ Everyone laughs in derision There's no hope at all Why is the world rotting away Howling in pain, they slowly die All of the sorrow is murderous The insanity (Burn up) They're calling me (Burn up) It's do or die (Burn up) Get ready for hell (Bring down justice to the wicked) Don't look away from the mistakes Open your eyes, and see the truth When lightning cracks the blackened sky Listen to the screams of distress It's like a bad dream but it's not No way to get out, a living nightmare Bring down the Hammer of Wrath Who will be the next to burn？ God only knows the victim Everyone knows they are innocent All the hope is gone In despair they pass away There was no hope to begin with Even the angels are giving up Looking down on us Will this night ever break dawn (Bring down justice to the wicked) SOLO: midori / mi-ya [miyako] What's the worst way to die？ Burning to death, or drowning？ Everyone laughs in derision There's no hope at all Why is the world rotting away Howling in pain, they slowly die All of the sorrow is murderous The insanity (Burn up) They're calling me (Burn up) It's do or die (Burn up) Get ready for hell (Bring down justice to the wicked) Don't look away from the mistakes Open your eyes, and see the truth When lightning cracks the blackened sky Listen to the screams of distress It's like a bad dream but it's not No way to get out, a living nightmare Bring down the Hammer of Wrath Bring down the Hammer of Wrath SOLO: mi-ya [miyako] ----- lyrics: miho music: miho & Mao arrangement: LOVEBITES (miho, haruna, midori, miyako, asami) & Mao album: Awakening From Abyss 10/25/2017
Asami The One and Only Voice Fami Shining Fingers (bass) Haruna. The Little Big Engine (drums) Midori. The Crazy Shredder (first solo) blonde Miyako The Golden Touch (second and last solo) dark hair Miho. Natural Born Headbanger (ex bassist and founder)2016-2021 Lovebites. The Goddesses of heavy metal from slow and melodic ballads to heavy thrash, they cover the whole genre and are masterpiece generators as you'll see along your journey 🤘🎹🎤🥁🎸🐺
"WE ARE BAAAAAACK !!!" (Asami) This was the first (full) song of the first performance with big audience after almost 2 years hiatus and the first ever for and with new bassist Fami. They were all happy to perform and had a lot of new energy and enthusiam! And Fami fit into the band like a glove!
A 2 year hiatus?! No wonder they were so excited! Love to see it, as it made for such a memorable performance! Fami is so damn good, I'm glad she's fitting in the band so well. Can't wait for more!
@@jameswolfblood They've used the time to improve their skills and write some songs. Midori intensified her bodybuilding and competed in championships. Asami and Miyako married and gave birth. Fami was recruited in a long (worldwide) audition with hundreds of applicants. Miyako also finished her piano solo EP this year. And she did a lot of duo guitar sessions with Midori. I'm sure, they did a lot more...
Welcome to the realm of the Wolfpack (Lovebites fans from around the world) ! These amazing ladies play a seamless and innovative blend of speed-power/thrash/prog/neoclassical metal/heavy rock/power ballads which makes their sound unique. Some of the thrashier songs don't truly showcase Asami's (lead vocalist) broad and powerful mezzo-soprano & melodic range, but as you dive further into the rabbit hole that's Lovebites, you'll realize what an incredible vocalist and stage general she is. As you have just witnessed, this band is phenomenal LIVE ! As such, I'll recommend another track from the same concert - "Judgement Day" LIVE : czcams.com/video/yYEUGlFNBKc/video.html . Enjoy your Lovebites journey !
I'm super intrigued by Asami's voice, and I'm excited to hear more from her! She grew on me by the end, and I can only imagine, from yours and others comments, that I've just scratched the surface. Thank you for the comment and thank you for checking out the video :D
@@jameswolfblood. James, Asami has been a journeyman in singing for a long time! Prior to singing she practiced ballet before going into R&B, where she sang with various artists and headlined some shows in clubs. There are surprisingly a few videos of Asami from 10 years ago singing at one particular club! She is the real deal and her voice is exceptional and showing no signs of struggling!
Haruna "little BIG Engine" drums 🧡 (4'9"; 1.45m) Asami "The One & Only Voice" vocals/piano ❤ (4'10"; 1.47m) Midori "Crazy Shredder" guitar 💚 (4'11"; 1.5m) Miyako "The Golden Touch" guitar/piano 💙 (5'2"; 1.58m) Fami - "Shining Fingers" bass 💗 (5'2"; 1.58m) begin 08/2022 all studio & LIVE performances 2016 - 2021: Miho "Natural Born Head-Banger" bass 💜 (5'1"; 1.55m) nicknames given by the band "Bravehearted": czcams.com/video/MaKtRMiSfMI/video.html written by "little BIG Engine" Haruna ! (embedded lyrics) 🐺
Congratulations, you just found the best new metal band to come along in decades. In their first five years of existence, they put themselves on par with the greatest bands of metal’s golden age. They recently went on a year-and-a half hiatus while they waited out the pandemic and searched for a new bassist. They announced the new bassist in October 2022 (see below) and dropped their first new song on December 22. Their new album, “Judgement Day”, was released two months later. They did their first live performances in more than two years in summer of 2023, with their new bassist Fami. Their very first show was commemorated on the DVD “Knocking on Heaven’s Gate”. They have posted four performances from that DVD-“”Hammer of Wrath”, “Judgement Day”, “Nameless Warrior” and “Liar”. All of them are barn-burners. They have also posted “Stand and Deliver” from the second concert. Some background: They were formed in 2016 from the remnants of a legendary all-girl Japanese metal band called Destrose (yes, all-girl metal has been a thing in Japan since at least 1981). Miho (bass, chief headbanger and founder of the band) had a vision of a new band in the style of the great European bands of the golden age of metal. She recruited her former bandmate Haruna (drums, 4'9" “pocket nuclear reactor”); they needed two world-class guitarists, and so they went and found Midori and Miyako, who were with other groups. The four of them then found Asami, the singer, who was doing soul and blues at the time (she was also trained in ballet). Miyako has composed a little more than half of their music, with Miho composing a lot of their thrashier songs in collaboration with Mao, the lead composer of another band called Lightbringer. Midori has also been getting into the act, and they regularly perform a song written by Haruna as well. Asami writes most of the lyrics and is also getting involved in composing. In mid-2021, Miho left the band she had founded, for personal reasons. They went on hiatus while they searched for a new bassist, and during that time, two of them had babies, even as the band were writing and rehearsing their new album. They recently announced the new bassist, Fami, who is a young phenom and herself a composer and multi-instrumentalist. Their first song with Fami is “Judgement Day” czcams.com/video/m3uGjp-P7DI/video.html The instrumentalists studied all the great historical metal bands going back to Purple and Sabbath, through Maiden, Priest, Metallica, Helloween, Slayer etc. They have incorporated some of the best of each of those bands into their arsenal, and have created a sound that is fresh and cutting edge while paying tribute to the old masters. They toured with Dragonforce in 2019, and word from those in attendance was that next time around, it will be the ladies headlining. They do everything from soulful power ballads to heavy thrash. Almost every song includes face-melting solos by Miyako and Midori. The two guitarists are quite different in style and tone. Midori (blonde ponytail) is the extrovert and speed demon; Miyako is the introvert, with the more soulful feel (though she can also shred like crazy). Midori uses a cleaner tone, Miyako uses more distortion, pinch harmonics and pedal effects. The contrast makes their duets rich and dynamic. It doesn’t hurt that either one can smoke most of the shredders in the classic metal bands. As another reviewer said, "It seems criminal these two are allowed to be in the same band." Here are more clips you should check out: “Set the World on Fire” czcams.com/video/99zsH6iG_6c/video.html from their 2021 concert DVD “Heavy Metal Never Dies”. “Don’t Bite the Dust” czcams.com/video/oHnKGEj1CMc/video.html, from the same concert; "Edge of the World" and "We the United", back to back: czcams.com/video/sl0-U-ykJCU/video.html They form an incredible journey from darkness and despair to light and hope. Also, “Empty Daydream”, which starts as a ballad and becomes a real rocker: czcams.com/video/lXh_uMM94jU/video.html; Perhaps their greatest masterpiece, a showcase of multi-instrumental virtuosity and even classical dance “A Frozen Serenade” czcams.com/video/Ae8pQVu-RN8/video.html; And their most reacted-to video, “Holy War”: czcams.com/video/bgAxpEpEcno/video.html Miyako is also a virtuoso concert pianist, and was headed for a career in classical music, before picking up the guitar. She is self-taught on the guitar. If you want to see what she can do on the piano, watch “Swan Song” WITH the prelude, which is Chopin’s “Revolutionary Etude” (official name Étude Opus 10, No. 12 in C minor). Miyako wrote “Swan Song” using elements from several classical pieces including the Etude. This link should work: czcams.com/video/WBhtqgiXEA4/video.html. For a thrasher with heavy Slayer and Metallica vibes, “Break the Wall” czcams.com/video/5Pc0XK0lNmU/video.html includes two gorgeous and completely contrasting solos by M&M. For a heart-stopping ballad, “Epilogue” czcams.com/video/1ynnXDfEnnY/video.html (this includes a second song, your choice whether or not to react to both) While you will sometimes hear you should only react to live clips, actually their MV’s are epic and worth seeing. Here are four of the most spectacular: "Shadowmaker" czcams.com/video/Brmoln5Gxus/video.html This is the song that blew up and melted faces all over the world "When Destinies Align" czcams.com/video/hLFelI93VkM/video.html "Glory to the World" czcams.com/video/-wJtD2XEXH4/video.html "Winds of Transylvania" czcams.com/video/HsE4Ub_Pjh8/video.html. Finally, the audio tracks of some of the new album are up on youtube, and worth checking out. The band clearly came out swinging and wanted to make a statement. Every song on the album is a showcase of their incredible talent and songwriting capabilities. “Stand and Deliver” is a thrasher with a fun video of them in the studio. “Soldier Stands Solitarily”, the final song on the album, is being touted by some as the best thing they’ve done so far-I encourage you to see and decide for yourself! You'll get lots of suggestions, just one thing: don't bother with Bloodstock footage, the sound quality is poor. Best to take suggestions with actual links. Also, you can’t go wrong with any of their official clips. Welcome to the Wolf-Pack!
For me, Lovebites are the gold standard of metal these days. They come at you with different flavors of metal from 80s-style metal., thrash and power metal all blended in to create Lovebite's own style. The talent of all these ladies is amazing. I have been a fan for about 3 years now and cannot get enough of them. Be prepared to go down a rabbit hole you will not want to come out of.
‘Swan Song’ next. Miyako, the guitarist on the right, plays a Chopin intro on the grand piano on stage. After the intro she moves over to guitar and returns to the piano for the outro. Miyako is a classically trained pianist which becomes obvious when you watch her play.
Not bad for being on hiatus and not performing for 2 YEARS and the bass player is new and this was her FIRST LIVE show with the band!! Insane talent in this group at every instrument. Power, Thrash, Prog, Classical, Acoustic, piano, and every influence from the 1980's Metal age forward all blended (often together in the same song) and brought to a new level by these musicians. BTW most of the Japanese bass players don't use a pic. LIVE this band is an experience not to be missed and they NEVER disappoint, but do them LIVE for the total experience.
Welcome to the party Pal.. Over 60 songs to if you Dare? Class, Beauty, Elegance and serious talent... Lovebites doing Lovebites stuff.. Check out Break the wall live... Best wishes from France..
The band is named after the Grammy winning song Love Bites (So Do I) by Halestorm. Lead singer , Asami, has joined Lzzy at Download 2019 to perform that song. Miyako and Midori (blond pony tail) shredding on guitar. Haruna is a beast on drums. This 2023 concert is the live debut of new bassist Fami, this song is the opener. Fami joined last year Oct, after original bassist , and band co-founder, Miho left in 2021. Formed in 2016, they have 4 full albums, the latest, Judgement Day, was released early this year. This song is from the 1st record, Awaken From Abyss. Some of their songs lean towards thrash, some lean towards power metal, and some ballads. 60+ songs to choose from. Some of their influences are Metallica, Slayer, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest ,and Helloween. The solos? Yeah!! Often back to back solos and then unison shredding. For more try Holy War, Thunder Vengeance, Break the Wall, and Swan Song live from Zepp DiverCity Tokyo 2020. On Swan Song , Miyako plays a Chopin intro on piano. And more from this 2023 concert, Judgement Day, Stand and Deliver (Shoot 'em Down), Nameless Warrior, and Liar.
Its funny, when someone recommended them a while ago, I couldn't help but think of Halestorm for that reason. I had no idea they were actually named after a Halestorm song though! That's so sick! I appreciate the song recs and the info! Thank you so much :D
LOVEBITES live performance schedule for 2024. 1. Date: 19th June 2024 Country: Spain City: Cartagena Event: ROCK IMPERIUM FESTIVAL 2. Date: 26th (or 27th or 29th) June 2024 Country: Spain City: Lugo (Vivero) Event: Resurrection Fest XIX 3. Date: 28th June 2024 Country: France City: Clisson Event: Hellfest 4. Date: 4th September 2024 Country: US City: Atlanta, Georgia Event: ProgPower USA XXIII
First LIVE show since 2 years of 'hiatus'. First show for bassist Fami as band member & with crowd she can hear cheering & yelling. Former u2b phenom playing in her room. All LOVEBITES songs have a solo by each guitarist & almost all have a harmony duet, if not many harmonized guitar parts/segments. If you like solos or as Miyako calls the duets, "twin solos" then LOVEBITES is a band you will enjoy every song. "Signs of Deliverance" LIVE 2020: czcams.com/video/ZFNrk19fKgg/video.html This song has the guitars in unison/harmony start to finish, not just the "twin solo", the whole song! 🐺 dreg👁
Great Reaction! Enjoyed the Livestream, but it's always nicer if the Poster interacts, at least a little. This was indeed their first time back Live onstage in 23 months. Lost their bassist (and founder, *Miho* ) for personal reasons in Aug '21, and *Asami* (vocals) and *Miyako* (dark hair guitar) had babies. They added *Fami* (21 now . . 20 at this show) in Oct of '22. It was also Fami's *1st* performance in front of a real crowd. This show was their 'Resurrection' as a Live band. The other amazing guitarist is *Midori* - she was 'born' to Shred. That drummer you respected was 4'9" Nuclear Powercell *Haruna* - (co-founder of Lovebites). She is the Queen of thrashy dbl-kicks and Cymbal Accents. No one drives a song forward like Haruna does! 🤘🏻🐺🐺🐺🤘🏻
I've been slowly getting into the Japanese Metal Scene this year, and its turning into one of my favorite discoveries. I've always known about it, but never experienced it, outside of a few bands. Stoked to dig into more!
Nice reaction from a man of the trade. That always pleases us fans the most. I estimate that I now know 10 female Japanese double lead guitarists who are absolutely world class. Midori and Miyako from Lovebites and Hazuki and Saki from Nemophila are the best of the best. I hope we will see more reaction videos from you about Lovebites and other Japanese female heavy metal bands. Let's go dude ... come with us to a new world of female super musicians in Japan. LB History : Lovebites has been around since 2016, and the women became more famous worldwide after performing at several major festivals, mainly in Europe, starting in 2018 - Wacken - Open Air in Germany 2018 - Bloodstock Open Air in England 2019 - Graspop Metal Meeting Festival in Belgium 2019 - Download Festival in Spain. In 2020, their career was abruptly interrupted by Corona. But they masterfully overcame the crisis, got married and had babies. In 2021 the founder Miho left the band for personal reasons and it went into a hiatus which lasted until the end of 2022. In the fall of 2022 they found a young fantastic bass player and in 2023 they released a new LP. The new LP reached the 5th place in the Japanese charts. Japan is the 2nd largest music market in the world and it is very rare that in these times a rock band comes so far forward. Members : Asami : Vocals, Piano🎤 Haruna Ishikawa : Drums🥁 Midori Tatematsu : Lead Guitar, backing vocals 🎸 Miyako Watanabe : Lead Guitar, Keyboard , Piano, Keytar, backing vocals🎸🎹 FAMI : Bass🎸 Founder : Miho Rosana : Bass (2016-2021)🎸 INFO : Miyako + Midori are the best guitar duo in 3 decades ! All Lovebites women are masters. These Ladies write, compose and arrange their own songs. Over 60 premium songs in 6 years and not a single weak song. Masters in live playing and geniuses in composing. LOVEBITES: Their gimmick is their ability! - This women play different styles, but always hard and fast. Thrash Metal + Power Metal + Speed Metal + Metal Ballads. ⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇ I've been a big LOVEbites fan for 3 years and fans never get enough of it so : S u g g e s t i o n s for next reaction V i d e o 's: (Copy the following sentence lines and enter them into the CZcams search bar, you will find the videos) 🤘😎🤘 New Songs from the new LOVEBITES - LP Judgement Day : LOVEBITES music video - Stand and Deliver 2023 LOVEBITES music video - Judgement Day 2022 🤘🤘 Songs ALL LIVE with new bass player Fami 2023 !!! LOVEBITES - Stand and Deliver - Ex Theater Roppongi live 2023 LOVEBITES - Judgement Day - Ex Theater Roppongi live 2023 LOVEBITES - Nameless Warrior - Ex Theater Roppongi live 2023 LOVEBITES - Liar - Ex Theater Roppongi live 2023 🤘🤘 Songs ALL LIVE with orig. bass player Miho 2020+2021 !!! LOVEBITES - Break The Wall - Zepp Diver City live 2020 LOVEBITES - A Frozen Serenade - live 2021 in Tokyo LOVEBITES - Set The World On Fire [Live from "Ride For Vengeance Tour 2021"] ⬆⬆⬆⬆⬆⬆⬆⬆⬆⬆⬆⬆⬆⬆⬆⬆⬆ 🤘LOVEbites🤘
There will absolutely be more Lovebites and definitely more Japanese metal in general, including Nemophila! Thank you for all the recommendations, thank you for watching and thank you for the comment! :D
Welcome! Thank you for your reaction to LOVEBITES. Very nice feedback. Please spread LOVEBITES to the world through your channel. LOVEBITES has about 60 songs. Please keep up the good work LOVEBITES. LOVEBITES was formed in 2016 by Miho(Ba) and Haruna(Dr), members of the band "DESTROSE", which went on hiatus in 2015. The girls made their major label debut in 2017 (March 24) with "THE LOVEBITES EP". On 18 June 2018, LOVEBITES won 'BEST NEW BAND' at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods 2018 awards organised by the British metal magazine METAL HAMMER. On 4 August, LOVEBITES performed on the W.E.T stage at WACKEN OPEN AIR 2018, one of the world's largest annual metal festivals in Germany, with the 10,000 capacity venue almost full. "Bloodstack open air 2018(Aug. 10)" also participated. On August 20,2018, LOVEBITES announced that it has partnered with X-ray Touring, one of the largest players in the UK booking agent industry. LOVEBITES toured the Netherlands, Germany, France and UK from November 13-21, 2018. Asami (Vo) of LOVEBITES appeared as a guest on stage at Halestorm "Download Japan 2019(March 21)", singing alongside "Lzzy" Hale on Halestorm's 'Love Bites', which gave the band their name. I participated in "dowload Festival 2019(June 15)". And Asami of LOVEBITES appeared as a guest on stage at Halestorm Download Festival UK 2019, singing alongside "Lzzy" Hale on Halestorm's "Love Bites" again after Japan. LOVEBITES join DragonForce on UK tour 2019(Nov. 2-14). On 2 December 2019, LOVEBITES was the support act for the Tokyo leg of Halestorm's Japan tour. Asami(Vo) Miyako(G - Key ‐ Piano Black hair) Midori(G) Haruna(Dr) Miho(Ba) First Bassist New bassist from 'JUDGEMENT DAY' songs. Fami(Ba) New Bassist The bassist who played this live was Fami. On 17 August 2021, LOVEBITES took an extended break after the departure of their leader, bassist Miho. The remaining girls organised an audition for a new bassist from around the world and recruited a new bassist called Fami(Ba). Fami is a five-string bassist who can dance, sing and play and has 684,000 CZcams subscribers. You will be amazed by new bassist Fami's slapping and fast finger picking. If you watch "Alien Alien" on her CZcams channel, which was uploaded 4 years ago with 11,020,000 listens on her content, you will be amazed at her world-class slapping skills. CZcams channel "Fami。" [alien alien Bass cover]" czcams.com/video/Q_UqztwYAOU/video.html Fami signed a contact for the "Bacchus Handmade Series signature headless bass WOODLINE5AC-HL Fami" at the age of 19. Fami is currently 21 years old. LOVEBITES, with new bassist "Fami", finally released their fourth original album "JUDGEMENT DAY" on February 22, 2023. LOVEBITES played a revival concert in March 2023. [WE ARE THE RESURRECTION] March 11, 2023 EX THEATER ROPPONGI TOKYO March 12, 2023 EX THEATER ROPPONGI TOKYO [Judgement Day Tour 2023] in Japan 8/26 Fukuoka DRUM LOGOS (Fukuoka) 9/2 Sendai Rensa (Sendai) 9/9 Sapporo PENNY LANE 24 (Sapporo) 9/15 Osaka Namba Hatch (Osaka) 9/16 Nagoya DIAMOND HALL (Nagoya) 9/24 Tokyo Showa Women's University Hitomi Memorial Auditorium (Tokyo) The following are planned. [ROCK IMPERIUM FESTIVAL] June 22, 2024 Spain [French metal festival "Hellfest"] LOVEBITES will appear on the main stage on June 28, 2024. [ProgPower USA 2024 Atlanta] September 6, 2024
you just entered a rabbit hole ... a big one .... The bassist was smiling because. this was her first live ... not even with this band :) Haruna, Drums is not from this world .. period :) And the bassist hat a yt channel with solo bass work .. about 700k follower .... an alien , too :)
General suggestions for LOVEBITES... - Holy War - Edge Of The World - A Frozen Serenade - Swan Song (with Chopin intro) - When Destinies Align - Set The World On Fire - Break The Wall - Shadowmaker - Raise Some Hell - Epilogue (another "E" song, next to "Edge Of The World" and "Empty Daydream") - Glory To The World - Rising - Winds Of Transylvania (VLADLOVE version) - Thunder Vengeance - Don't Bite The Dust - Dancing With The Devil - The Awakening / The Hammer Of Wrath - Nameless Warrior [OMV] - Liar - We The United Live album 2CD/DVD/Blu-ray from August 23rd, 2023, of March 11th live concert [Trailer] Knockin' At Heaven's Gate * The Hammer Of Wrath (live 2023) (first promotional video) - Nameless Warrior (live 2023) (second snippet) - Judgement Day (live 2023) (third snippet) - Liar (live 2023) (forth snippet) Upcoming live album 2CD/DVD/Blu-ray from December 20th, 2023, of March 12th live concert [Trailer] Knockin' At Heaven's Gate - Part II - Stand And Deliver (Shoot 'Em Down) (live 2023) (first promotional video) New stuff (LOVEBITES 2.0, with new bassist Fami) - Judgement Day [OMV] - Stand And Deliver (Shoot 'Em Down) [OMV] Other new stuff from new album (audio and release party only) - Soldier Stands Solitarily - We Are The Resurrection - Lost In The Garden - Dissonance - My Orion - The Spirit Goes On - Wicked Witch - Victim Of Time
More unusual (but still very good) stuff - The Apocalypse - Under The Red Sky - Above The Black Sea - Empty Daydream - Scream For Me - Signs Of Deliverance - Addicted - Inspire - Spellbound - Bravehearted - Burden Of Time (must see with a special gimmick by Miyako!) - The Crusade - Today Is The Day - Journey To The Otherside - No Time To Hesitate - Pledge Of The Saviour - M.D.O. - The Unbroken - Warning Shot - Golden Destination Audio only - Puppet On Strings - The Final Collision - Mastermind 01 - Dystopia Symphony - Paranoia Covers - Eagle Fly Free (Helloween) - Painkiller (Judas Priest) - Love Bites (So Do I) (Halestorm) Fami。covers - Alien Alien (NayutalieN ft. Hatsune Miku) [bass cover] Miyako piano covers (Etude Op.23) - Eagle Fly Free (Helloween) - Burn (Deep Purple) - Battery (Metallica) - The Loner (Gary Moore) - Far Beyond The Sun (Yngwie Malmsteen) - Addicted (LOVEBITES)
This is an overview of LOVEBITES's 55 self-written songs and 3+6+1 covers of different Heavy Metal genres and styles. Not a single bad song, no fillers, just awesomeness. Take any of them, and you won't be disappointed. They revive old Heavy Metal with fresh sound, which makes them the future bar of Heavy Metal music...
Well the recommended songs for this band are all of them, but ones that are of note are probably Holy War, Swan Song (with Chopin intro), Edge of the World, Judgement Day and Stand and Deliver (all Live of course). That said there are a number of excellent bands from Japan that are well worth checking out: Nemophila, Hanabie, Band-Maid, Doll$Box/Gacharic Spin (they have 4 members in common but different genre of music), Asterism and many more. Many of the all female bands know each other to some extent. Lovebites and Nemophila are kind of but not exactly related (they both have ex-members of Destrose) and have been seen at each others shows and hanging out in their down time. Since they share large parts of a fan base we are hoping they tour together or at least play the same festival, but that hasn't happened yet.
If you want to react to more Lovebites, I would recommend Holy War from Live at Zepp DiverCity Tokyo 2020. It was the first song I heard from them, and I have not stopped listening since then.
Lovebites, a factory of awesome beautiful metal musics. Full and multi-talented musicians and singer. Plays heavy, thrash, prog, power, neo-classical, hard rock, power ballad and acoustics. All songs were damn good, AV,MV or LIVE. Dig more bro..thanks🤘👍
great reaction! the lovebite rabbithole is deep and very rewarding: backcatalogue of around 60 songs now contains not even one bad, stale or mediocre one in it. that´s for me equally impressing as the musician and performance skills of the ladies. this band is so amazing! stick with them, I guess, fellow wolfpack members will provide you with lots of recommendations, what to listen to next. greetings from germany.
Wait till you see M&M harmonize, God almighty. Haruna; best drummer I've heard in nearly 51 years. And she's 4' 9". Asami, 4' 10" one and only voice is the ultimate stage general. Then there's Fami, newest member of the band. A 21yr old bassist protégé with her own YT channel and nearly 700k subs. This band is LEGIT, touring internationally next year and are going to crush skulls worldwide. Great reaction! 🤘
Thanks for reacting to LOVEBITES, one of the most musically talented metal bands on the planet. If you like old school (80's inspired) metal, then you simply need to continue your journey down the LOVEBITES rabbit hole. They have about 60 songs, with exactly zero bad songs, and several which are legitimate masterpieces. Regarding Asami's vocals, the issue you probably have (as I once did) is not so much the "tone" of her voice, but rather her imperfect enunciation as she sings. As a Japanese woman singing in English, it can be difficult to understand her, which can be off-putting at first. But LOVEBITES fans learn to treat this as a "feature", and not a "bug", and I for one could not even imagine them with a different singer.
That's a good way to put it. I'll be honest, I didn't realize she was singing in English, until near the end. Which might explain why Her voice ended up growing on me!
Welcome to the Wolfpack. Lovebites is awesome! They are coming to the US for the 1st time in 2024. So far only performing at a festival in Atlanta. Hoping they announce more cities and dates.
Goos start, a journey through the Japanese rock scenario will be intense. I would recommend: Band Maid, Gacharic Spin, East of Eden, Waggaki band and for the heavier side Nemophila. That it for a start.
nothing is cooler then a first reaction to these amazing musicians it is imposable to be un impressed with them also they do all that wearing stiletto heels
🤘🐺♠👸🤘Live at ExTheatre Roppongi,Tokyo - 2023 March 11 📀 KNOCKIN’ AT HEAVEN’S GATE - 95min + Doc 21min The Awakening - *The Hammer Of Wrath* - Bravehearted - Don't Bite The Dust - Stand And Deliver - Shadowmaker - Break The Wall - Dancing With The Devil - Piano solo - Liar - Judgement Day - Nameless Warrior - MDO - When Destinies Align - Holy War - Glory To The World
The craziest long dual guitars solos from their songs live Set The World On Fire, Judgement Day, When Destinies Align, Shadow Maker, Glory To The World, Scream For Me.....🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘 Check out the new bassist 20yr/o Fami channel bass cover Alien Alien(viewed 10M++) more than Lovebites....
Welcome & thanks from Japan 有難う💛。 Lovebites is one of the best bands in our country. Their live performance is much better than MVs. We say "Japan is the country obsessed by Rock Music". The history is very long and the obsession started in 1966 when Beatles visited Japan and held 5 concerts at Budokan. Speaking of hard rock / heavy metal music, a number of bands started to come to Japan since as early as 1970s : Led Zeppelin / Grand Funk Railroad (1971), Deep Purple (1972), Queen (1975), Kiss (1977), Cheap Trick / Van Halen / Scorpions (1978), Judas Priest (1978/79) and so on. Now, any type of rock can be enjoyed here, especially by many all-female or women-fronted bands. They are daughters of American / European rock, for sure. (Many are grand-daughters in terms of age.) Uh-oh, we also say "Japan is the country obsessed by Jazz". It had started earlier than rock 😄
Get used to the idea that LOVEBITES has one setting…excellent. Every song, every performance, every concert. This is 0.6 percent of their released material so far, and without an enforced break of two years it would undoubtedly be an even smaller percentage. They are all virtuoso musicians, they all genuinely respect and appreciate their fan base and they always perform with smiles on their faces. They love what they do and they thrive on the fact that their audience loves it too. It’s a mutual feedback loop and as someone in that audience, at that show, front and centre, I can tell you that there is no concert experience that comes close. At 64, having seen many of the greats I can tell you in total seriousness that LOVEBITES have no peers, past or present. They are the best thing to happen to music. Ever.
That was my first time hearing them and as a baby GenX’r, that blew my fkn doors off 😂🤘🏽❤️🔥 I had goosebumps the whole time and was laughing bc I’m like “wtfff am I watching right now?!?” And all this time I’ve been stuck in my old music thinking shit wasn’t being done that’s good or new, these days. The last 48 hours for me have been a treat! I play drums sing, learning bass right now and came across a video of Ale from The warning so I found them first and then just came across Nemophila and kept hearing other reactors mentioning these ladies. Best rabbit hole I’ve been down in a LONG time, I’m so stoked the younger generations are coming in with evolved souls and evolved music!! 🖤✨
That was a great reaction. I agree with your words! Guitar solos... They exist in every Lovebites song. And always they are perfect. Like other "parts" of the band. Thank you for the reaction. More Lovebites on the channel.
At the moment I'm writing this comment I wonder why you haven't gotten back to more Lovebites, you'll enjoy any of their songs! Yes, Live is the best with Lovebites as they really shine in their live performances! Also this was the bass (Fami) player's first song with Lovebites! And, by the way, keep rambling as I'm not bored by your words!
Great positive reaction! Fami, the new bassist, was an internet sensation before she was recently invited to join the other incredibly talented ladies, that are Lovebites. Loads of other great mvs of them to check out on CZcams. Thanks, from the UK
This level of talent and musical skills is not unusual in Japanese Bands. To know how and where it comes from, go to JRock News and read the 2 part interview with Marty Friedman. He is a former guitarist with Megadeath. Today he lives and works in Japan. He does an excellent job of explaining how the Japanese culture and education system supports the arts with the encouragement and structure to develop the talent and skills you just watched. 2 Suggestions - Band Maid; "Puzzle" live Nemophila; "Seize the Fate" live.
some reactors don't like asami's vocals. some she grows on. the fact that she grew on you by the end of the first song tells me you recognize excellent vocals. she is most definitely a force. not to mention the rest of the band which has more talent than anyone out there in the last few years. male or female - LOVEBITES rules them all
Welcome to Lovebites. I hope you do much more of them because they a re phenomenal band with two elite guitar players. Asami's vocals are stronger in other songs. She can really belt and has a powerful voice. Next up (Judgement Day) live.
Lovebites always equals tasty riffs, pounding drums like nuts, powerful voices, heavy noise and beauty. Welcome to the wolfpack, you're in for a treat😏
I'm looking forward to your future reactions, not only for Lovebites but have you heard bands like Nemophila? Also Japanese all-female metal. There is a very deep rabbit hole to dive in to in Japan. I hope to see many of your videos from now on!
Lovebites are decently versatile. If you like thrashy, Set the World on Fire is a great one. If you like progressive/metal ballad I recommend Edge of the World and A Frozen Serenade. Power metal? Of course! Glory to the World and Holy War are of note. Fami (bass) is something special. One of the greatest bass players in Japan. She has a signature slap and tap style that is just incredible to watch (see her cover of Alien Alien).
One thing I love about Lovebites, they always seem to have fun whenever they're playing. Same goes for Band Maid and Nemophilia, two more all-female Japanese bands you should check out.
If this was your first Lovebites experience, you have seen nothing yet. These women are phenomenal. I recommend their other pieces, all of them. They don't have one weak song.
Tell you what lovebites is the band song lyrics dating back hair metal band 30 years you can't find this kind of music or band like this they deliver, sorry you can't that's why lovebites is the best metal band in the world
Welcome to the Wolfpack, if you enjoy the heavier side of Lovebites please check out: Holly Wars czcams.com/video/bgAxpEpEcno/video.html Set The World On Fire czcams.com/video/99zsH6iG_6c/video.html
Fun fact: Fami (the bassist) said in an interview that she tried to play the bass with a pick but she didnt succeed and she found it "impossible". WTF??? She is a genius. :P
Love from Stockholm Sweden Wolfpack North Eu Section. Hope ure Journey just begun. Its a deep and just amazing rabbithole. The more you know about them the greater place in youre heart they will possess.... These ladys are just astonishing in every single way. Im a new subscriber from today... / Jonny
One, the base player is like 20 years old and she just replaced the old base player. And this is basically here first time in front of an audience. Two the singers voice. Everyone is iffy on it at first but it usually quickly gro2s on you. And they are singing in English. But like with many rock bands it's hard to tell what they are saying.
The Bassist Fami this was her 1st live performance with the band she joined in 2022 and this was the 1st chance to showcase her after the 1st album with her onboard Judgement Day February 2023.
the level is high this is no american "regular" us band, this is a very special japenese metal sound those women are japenese virtuosos the singer is a former ballerina .Miyako the guitarist on the right she perform as a classical pianist sawel
Fami Fami Fami! love this band another suggestion if You haven't had it already is another all female Japanese Metal band "Nemophila" and specifically the Live version of "ZEN"
Lovebites is probably the best new metal band on the planet right now. The level of talent in this band is almost unfair. Before joining Lovebites, Asami (singer) had not even listened to metal music, she comes from a R&B background (even studied a little in the US). For Fami (bass) this was her first large concert and her first concert after joining Lovebites and this was the first song of that concert. What you saw here is just the tip of the iceberg of her talent. Here is a cover for a song called Alien Alien she recorded when she was only 16. czcams.com/video/Q_UqztwYAOU/video.html Other Japanese bands for you to check out: Band Maid - Real Existence They are more hard rock than metal. MAXIMUM THE HORMONE - A.L.I.E.N. Hanabie - We Love Sweets Nemophila - Dissension Galneryus - Angel Of Salvation Unlucky Morpheus - CADAVER/REVADAC They play CADAVER, then play it backwards note for note, REVADAC. They have a heavy metal violinist who also does Van Halen covers. DOLL$BOXX - Take My Chance
have you ever heard of Unlucky Morpheus? it's also a japanese metal band (not all-female tho) kinda supergropu since most of members used to be in other pretty good bands before, i highly recommend you checking out their live stuff, songs like Black Pentagram, Angreifer or Dignity of Spirit, they describe their style as "technical melodic speed metal", but in practice it's more like power metal with melodic death metal and neoclassical parts, and most important fact - they're having fun on stage
I have not heard them, but they sound right in my wheel house! I love power metal, melodeath and neoclassical stuff, so i'm gunna have to check em out! Thank you :D
Not my favorite Lovebites song as I tend to prefer their more melodic pieces rather than pure thrash like this one, though it does give you an idea of how good they are. I would recommend checking out Liar, Judgement Day, or Shoot em Down from that same concert.
If by chance this is your first time checking out Japanese rock/metal. Lovebites is the tip of the iceberg. Check out Nemophila, Mary's Blood and the Big-Daddy of Japanese Rock "X-Japan". That's just a few
The best version audio and performance is the one with Miho, and the 2 intros on tape as the crowd warms up and the girls walk on. IMO of course, not much reverb and the main riff sounds heaps more chunky. here it is >czcams.com/video/otJZPUCwyOM/video.html
Though not live, this video is important as it helps introduce the NEW bass player. LOVEBITES【Stand & Deliver】original MV czcams.com/video/7s_OXmvr0fU/video.html
hey james if you like guitar solos you should react to Lovebites Scream For Me daughters of the dawn live tokyo 2019 it has about 14 guitar solos in that one song it is my favorite lovebites song and just to let you know they dont make a bad song and just to let you know this bass player in the video is their second bass player her name is Fami and you should also react to Fami Alien Alien cover on her youtube page to see hwo good she really is and the first bass player also played without a pic and she was also incredible please let me know what you think
Welcome to LOVEBITES 🤘🏼🐺🔥
Here some information about the band:
LOVEBITES are around since 2016 and their first EP and album came out in 2017. At this point they have already released 4 albums, some Singles/EPs and also a bunch of live DVD/Blu-ray releases.
Back in 2018/2019 LOVEBITES have already toured in Europe, including appearances at the major metal festivals as Wacken, Download, Bloodstock, Graspop. In 2018 they also won the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Award for best new band.
Then came Covid, their original bass player and founder Miho quit the band for personal reasons and two babies were born. After a break LOVEBITES came back with new bassist Fami and new song „Judgement Day“ in late 2022. A new album with the same title came out in February 2023.
Recently their album „Judgement Day“ was voted #15 in best metal albums of the year 2023 by readers of Metal Hammer UK. What is a fantastic result for a still relatively unknown band. That’s the power of the Wolfpack 🐺
LOVEBITES finished touring Japan in October. Earlier this year in March they played their comeback show, 2 evenings at the same venue. This was their first live gig since 2021 and the very first show with their new bassist Fami. There are 4 videos from evening one on their YT channel. One of them is „The Hammer of Wrath“ you just reacted to. „Stand and deliver“ is the newest release on LOVEBITES YT channel and was played on evening two of this double concert.
We the Wolfpack, name of LOVEBITES fans worldwide, are all hoping for a world tour next year. LOVEBITES have already announced 4 international festival appearances for 2024 (Prog Power - Atlanta/USA, Rock Imperium - Cartagena/Spain, Hellfest - Clisson/France, Resurrection Fest - Viveiro/Spain)
The band members are (including their official nicknames) ...
Asami on vocals (the one and only voice):
Has an amazing vocal range and vibrato, writes most of the lyrics, also did parts of the song writing for their latest 2 albums, she is a former ballerina and RnB/soul singer
Miyako on guitars, piano, keyboards (the golden touch):
She is the musical brain of the band, main composer and arranger, also she is a soulful but also shreddy guitar player and concert level pianist, she loves her pets and Star Wars
Midori on guitars (crazy shredder):
Incredibly fast and technical guitar player, does songwriting for a few songs, also she is a body fitness athlete
Haruna on drums (little big engine):
Best drummer in the universe (IMO), wrote one of their songs including lyrics, creates handmade miniature fake food creator
Fami on bass since 2022 (shining fingers):
Absolute bass prodigy with outstanding technique, she speaks faster than sonic speed as she plays and smiles non-stop
Miho on bass until 2021 (natural born headbanger):
she is very solid bass player and astonishing bass player, she wrote several of the songs for the band’s albums 1-3
The band was Miho‘s idea, she and Haruna were the founding members!
Thank you for all the info on the band!
It's insane how talented and hardworking they all are! No wonder they are so good :D
I had to smile when you said, "Oh, we're getting a solo!". Bro, that was nothing. That was a short warm up. They are famous for their virtuoso solos. Some take one and a half minutes.
Had to smile again when you complimented Fami (the bassist) on having learned her lines so well. She had a career as a solo bassist before joining the band, making bass covers of J-pop on CZcams, and has her own EP out, with funky pop with a bit of harder rock thrown in (a great EP, great morning music, equivalent to a very strong cup of coffee). Again, that was nothing for her.
Wolfpack UK 🐺 here, would love to welcome to Lovebites, I am 61 yrs of age I go way back to the 70's with hard rock & metal I truly believe you Will enjoy your journey These ladies Will melt your face and sooth your soul all @ the same time plus blow your mind 🤘🎸🥁🎤🎹🎶🔥🤯
Regards Wolfpack UK 🐺
LOVEBITES - The Hammer Of Wrath lyrics:
What's the worst way to die？
Burning to death, or drowning？
Everyone laughs in derision
There's no hope at all
Why is the world rotting away
Howling in pain, they slowly die
All of the sorrow is murderous
The insanity
(Burn up)
They're calling me
(Burn up)
It's do or die
(Burn up)
Get ready for hell
(Bring down justice to the wicked)
Don't look away from the mistakes
Open your eyes, and see the truth
When lightning cracks the blackened sky
Listen to the screams of distress
It's like a bad dream but it's not
No way to get out, a living nightmare
Bring down the Hammer of Wrath
Who will be the next to burn？
God only knows the victim
Everyone knows they are innocent
All the hope is gone
In despair they pass away
There was no hope to begin with
Even the angels are giving up
Looking down on us
Will this night ever break dawn
(Bring down justice to the wicked)
SOLO: midori / mi-ya [miyako]
What's the worst way to die？
Burning to death, or drowning？
Everyone laughs in derision
There's no hope at all
Why is the world rotting away
Howling in pain, they slowly die
All of the sorrow is murderous
The insanity
(Burn up)
They're calling me
(Burn up)
It's do or die
(Burn up)
Get ready for hell
(Bring down justice to the wicked)
Don't look away from the mistakes
Open your eyes, and see the truth
When lightning cracks the blackened sky
Listen to the screams of distress
It's like a bad dream but it's not
No way to get out, a living nightmare
Bring down the Hammer of Wrath
Bring down the Hammer of Wrath
SOLO: mi-ya [miyako]
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lyrics: miho
music: miho & Mao
arrangement: LOVEBITES (miho, haruna, midori, miyako, asami) & Mao
album: Awakening From Abyss 10/25/2017
Asami The One and Only Voice
Fami Shining Fingers (bass)
Haruna. The Little Big Engine (drums)
Midori. The Crazy Shredder (first solo) blonde
Miyako The Golden Touch (second and last solo) dark hair
Miho. Natural Born Headbanger (ex bassist and founder)2016-2021
Lovebites. The Goddesses of heavy metal from slow and melodic ballads to heavy thrash, they cover the whole genre and are masterpiece generators as you'll see along your journey 🤘🎹🎤🥁🎸🐺
"WE ARE BAAAAAACK !!!" (Asami)
This was the first (full) song of the first performance with big audience after almost 2 years hiatus and the first ever for and with new bassist Fami.
They were all happy to perform and had a lot of new energy and enthusiam! And Fami fit into the band like a glove!
A 2 year hiatus?! No wonder they were so excited! Love to see it, as it made for such a memorable performance! Fami is so damn good, I'm glad she's fitting in the band so well. Can't wait for more!
@@jameswolfblood They've used the time to improve their skills and write some songs. Midori intensified her bodybuilding and competed in championships. Asami and Miyako married and gave birth. Fami was recruited in a long (worldwide) audition with hundreds of applicants. Miyako also finished her piano solo EP this year. And she did a lot of duo guitar sessions with Midori. I'm sure, they did a lot more...
Welcome to the realm of the Wolfpack (Lovebites fans from around the world) ! These amazing ladies play a seamless and innovative blend of speed-power/thrash/prog/neoclassical metal/heavy rock/power ballads which makes their sound unique. Some of the thrashier songs don't truly showcase Asami's (lead vocalist) broad and powerful mezzo-soprano & melodic range, but as you dive further into the rabbit hole that's Lovebites, you'll realize what an incredible vocalist and stage general she is. As you have just witnessed, this band is phenomenal LIVE ! As such, I'll recommend another track from the same concert - "Judgement Day" LIVE : czcams.com/video/yYEUGlFNBKc/video.html . Enjoy your Lovebites journey !
I'm going to tell my Victor friend that they should hire you to do PR.
@@otobokegaijin6218 🤣😂
I'm super intrigued by Asami's voice, and I'm excited to hear more from her! She grew on me by the end, and I can only imagine, from yours and others comments, that I've just scratched the surface.
Thank you for the comment and thank you for checking out the video :D
@@jameswolfblood. James, Asami has been a journeyman in singing for a long time! Prior to singing she practiced ballet before going into R&B, where she sang with various artists and headlined some shows in clubs. There are surprisingly a few videos of Asami from 10 years ago singing at one particular club! She is the real deal and her voice is exceptional and showing no signs of struggling!
Haruna "little BIG Engine" drums 🧡 (4'9"; 1.45m)
Asami "The One & Only Voice" vocals/piano ❤ (4'10"; 1.47m)
Midori "Crazy Shredder" guitar 💚 (4'11"; 1.5m)
Miyako "The Golden Touch" guitar/piano 💙 (5'2"; 1.58m)
Fami - "Shining Fingers" bass 💗 (5'2"; 1.58m) begin 08/2022
all studio & LIVE performances 2016 - 2021:
Miho "Natural Born Head-Banger" bass 💜 (5'1"; 1.55m)
nicknames given by the band
"Bravehearted": czcams.com/video/MaKtRMiSfMI/video.html
written by "little BIG Engine" Haruna ! (embedded lyrics)
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Congratulations, you just found the best new metal band to come along in decades. In their first five years of existence, they put themselves on par with the greatest bands of metal’s golden age. They recently went on a year-and-a half hiatus while they waited out the pandemic and searched for a new bassist. They announced the new bassist in October 2022 (see below) and dropped their first new song on December 22. Their new album, “Judgement Day”, was released two months later.
They did their first live performances in more than two years in summer of 2023, with their new bassist Fami. Their very first show was commemorated on the DVD “Knocking on Heaven’s Gate”. They have posted four performances from that DVD-“”Hammer of Wrath”, “Judgement Day”, “Nameless Warrior” and “Liar”. All of them are barn-burners. They have also posted “Stand and Deliver” from the second concert.
Some background:
They were formed in 2016 from the remnants of a legendary all-girl Japanese metal band called Destrose (yes, all-girl metal has been a thing in Japan since at least 1981). Miho (bass, chief headbanger and founder of the band) had a vision of a new band in the style of the great European bands of the golden age of metal. She recruited her former bandmate Haruna (drums, 4'9" “pocket nuclear reactor”); they needed two world-class guitarists, and so they went and found Midori and Miyako, who were with other groups. The four of them then found Asami, the singer, who was doing soul and blues at the time (she was also trained in ballet).
Miyako has composed a little more than half of their music, with Miho composing a lot of their thrashier songs in collaboration with Mao, the lead composer of another band called Lightbringer. Midori has also been getting into the act, and they regularly perform a song written by Haruna as well. Asami writes most of the lyrics and is also getting involved in composing.
In mid-2021, Miho left the band she had founded, for personal reasons. They went on hiatus while they searched for a new bassist, and during that time, two of them had babies, even as the band were writing and rehearsing their new album. They recently announced the new bassist, Fami, who is a young phenom and herself a composer and multi-instrumentalist. Their first song with Fami is “Judgement Day” czcams.com/video/m3uGjp-P7DI/video.html
The instrumentalists studied all the great historical metal bands going back to Purple and Sabbath, through Maiden, Priest, Metallica, Helloween, Slayer etc. They have incorporated some of the best of each of those bands into their arsenal, and have created a sound that is fresh and cutting edge while paying tribute to the old masters. They toured with Dragonforce in 2019, and word from those in attendance was that next time around, it will be the ladies headlining.
They do everything from soulful power ballads to heavy thrash. Almost every song includes face-melting solos by Miyako and Midori. The two guitarists are quite different in style and tone. Midori (blonde ponytail) is the extrovert and speed demon; Miyako is the introvert, with the more soulful feel (though she can also shred like crazy). Midori uses a cleaner tone, Miyako uses more distortion, pinch harmonics and pedal effects. The contrast makes their duets rich and dynamic. It doesn’t hurt that either one can smoke most of the shredders in the classic metal bands. As another reviewer said, "It seems criminal these two are allowed to be in the same band."
Here are more clips you should check out:
“Set the World on Fire” czcams.com/video/99zsH6iG_6c/video.html from their 2021 concert DVD “Heavy Metal Never Dies”.
“Don’t Bite the Dust” czcams.com/video/oHnKGEj1CMc/video.html, from the same concert;
"Edge of the World" and "We the United", back to back: czcams.com/video/sl0-U-ykJCU/video.html They form an incredible journey from darkness and despair to light and hope.
Also, “Empty Daydream”, which starts as a ballad and becomes a real rocker: czcams.com/video/lXh_uMM94jU/video.html;
Perhaps their greatest masterpiece, a showcase of multi-instrumental virtuosity and even classical dance “A Frozen Serenade” czcams.com/video/Ae8pQVu-RN8/video.html;
And their most reacted-to video, “Holy War”: czcams.com/video/bgAxpEpEcno/video.html
Miyako is also a virtuoso concert pianist, and was headed for a career in classical music, before picking up the guitar. She is self-taught on the guitar. If you want to see what she can do on the piano, watch “Swan Song” WITH the prelude, which is Chopin’s “Revolutionary Etude” (official name Étude Opus 10, No. 12 in C minor). Miyako wrote “Swan Song” using elements from several classical pieces including the Etude. This link should work: czcams.com/video/WBhtqgiXEA4/video.html.
For a thrasher with heavy Slayer and Metallica vibes, “Break the Wall” czcams.com/video/5Pc0XK0lNmU/video.html includes two gorgeous and completely contrasting solos by M&M.
For a heart-stopping ballad, “Epilogue” czcams.com/video/1ynnXDfEnnY/video.html (this includes a second song, your choice whether or not to react to both)
While you will sometimes hear you should only react to live clips, actually their MV’s are epic and worth seeing. Here are four of the most spectacular:
"Shadowmaker" czcams.com/video/Brmoln5Gxus/video.html
This is the song that blew up and melted faces all over the world
"When Destinies Align" czcams.com/video/hLFelI93VkM/video.html
"Glory to the World" czcams.com/video/-wJtD2XEXH4/video.html
"Winds of Transylvania" czcams.com/video/HsE4Ub_Pjh8/video.html.
Finally, the audio tracks of some of the new album are up on youtube, and worth checking out. The band clearly came out swinging and wanted to make a statement. Every song on the album is a showcase of their incredible talent and songwriting capabilities. “Stand and Deliver” is a thrasher with a fun video of them in the studio. “Soldier Stands Solitarily”, the final song on the album, is being touted by some as the best thing they’ve done so far-I encourage you to see and decide for yourself!
You'll get lots of suggestions, just one thing: don't bother with Bloodstock footage, the sound quality is poor. Best to take suggestions with actual links. Also, you can’t go wrong with any of their official clips. Welcome to the Wolf-Pack!
For me, Lovebites are the gold standard of metal these days. They come at you with different flavors of metal from 80s-style metal., thrash and power metal all blended in to create Lovebite's own style. The talent of all these ladies is amazing. I have been a fan for about 3 years now and cannot get enough of them. Be prepared to go down a rabbit hole you will not want to come out of.
‘Swan Song’ next. Miyako, the guitarist on the right, plays a Chopin intro on the grand piano on stage. After the intro she moves over to guitar and returns to the piano for the outro. Miyako is a classically trained pianist which becomes obvious when you watch her play.
Not bad for being on hiatus and not performing for 2 YEARS and the bass player is new and this was her FIRST LIVE show with the band!! Insane talent in this group at every instrument. Power, Thrash, Prog, Classical, Acoustic, piano, and every influence from the 1980's Metal age forward all blended (often together in the same song) and brought to a new level by these musicians. BTW most of the Japanese bass players don't use a pic. LIVE this band is an experience not to be missed and they NEVER disappoint, but do them LIVE for the total experience.
Midori and Miyako trade leads depending on songs they both are lead guitarists like Murray and Smith of Maiden they harmonize together quite a bit.
Welcome to the party Pal.. Over 60 songs to if you Dare? Class, Beauty, Elegance and serious talent... Lovebites doing Lovebites stuff..
Check out Break the wall live...
Best wishes from France..
"Break The Wall" LIVE 2020: czcams.com/video/5Pc0XK0lNmU/video.html
@@dregeye Thanks again Man!!
The band is named after the Grammy winning song Love Bites (So Do I) by Halestorm. Lead singer , Asami, has joined Lzzy at Download 2019 to perform that song. Miyako and Midori (blond pony tail) shredding on guitar. Haruna is a beast on drums. This 2023 concert is the live debut of new bassist Fami, this song is the opener. Fami joined last year Oct, after original bassist , and band co-founder, Miho left in 2021. Formed in 2016, they have 4 full albums, the latest, Judgement Day, was released early this year. This song is from the 1st record, Awaken From Abyss. Some of their songs lean towards thrash, some lean towards power metal, and some ballads. 60+ songs to choose from. Some of their influences are Metallica, Slayer, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest ,and Helloween. The solos? Yeah!! Often back to back solos and then unison shredding.
For more try Holy War, Thunder Vengeance, Break the Wall, and Swan Song live from Zepp DiverCity Tokyo 2020. On Swan Song , Miyako plays a Chopin intro on piano. And more from this 2023 concert, Judgement Day, Stand and Deliver (Shoot 'em Down), Nameless Warrior, and Liar.
Its funny, when someone recommended them a while ago, I couldn't help but think of Halestorm for that reason. I had no idea they were actually named after a Halestorm song though! That's so sick!
I appreciate the song recs and the info! Thank you so much :D
LOVEBITES live performance schedule for 2024.
1. Date: 19th June 2024
Country: Spain
City: Cartagena
Event: ROCK IMPERIUM FESTIVAL
2. Date: 26th (or 27th or 29th) June 2024
Country: Spain
City: Lugo (Vivero)
Event: Resurrection Fest XIX
3. Date: 28th June 2024
Country: France
City: Clisson
Event: Hellfest
4. Date: 4th September 2024
Country: US
City: Atlanta, Georgia
Event: ProgPower USA XXIII
First LIVE show since 2 years of 'hiatus'. First show for bassist Fami as band member & with crowd she can hear cheering & yelling. Former u2b phenom playing in her room. All LOVEBITES songs have a solo by each guitarist & almost all have a harmony duet, if not many harmonized guitar parts/segments. If you like solos or as Miyako calls the duets, "twin solos" then LOVEBITES is a band you will enjoy every song.
"Signs of Deliverance" LIVE 2020: czcams.com/video/ZFNrk19fKgg/video.html
This song has the guitars in unison/harmony start to finish, not just the "twin solo", the whole song!
🐺 dreg👁
Great Reaction! Enjoyed the Livestream, but it's always nicer if the Poster interacts, at least a little. This was indeed their first time back Live onstage in 23 months. Lost their bassist (and founder, *Miho* ) for personal reasons in Aug '21, and *Asami* (vocals) and *Miyako* (dark hair guitar) had babies. They added *Fami* (21 now . . 20 at this show) in Oct of '22. It was also Fami's *1st* performance in front of a real crowd. This show was their 'Resurrection' as a Live band. The other amazing guitarist is *Midori* - she was 'born' to Shred. That drummer you respected was 4'9" Nuclear Powercell *Haruna* - (co-founder of Lovebites). She is the Queen of thrashy dbl-kicks and Cymbal Accents. No one drives a song forward like Haruna does! 🤘🏻🐺🐺🐺🤘🏻
" M & M, " Midori ( blonde ) and Miyako, shredd sisters, my favorite guitar duo.........Welcome to the Japanese metal scene, it's Awesome !! 😏♥️🎙🎸🎹🥁😎🤘
I've been slowly getting into the Japanese Metal Scene this year, and its turning into one of my favorite discoveries. I've always known about it, but never experienced it, outside of a few bands. Stoked to dig into more!
Nice reaction from a man of the trade. That always pleases us fans the most. I estimate that I now know 10 female Japanese double lead guitarists who are absolutely world class. Midori and Miyako from Lovebites and Hazuki and Saki from Nemophila are the best of the best. I hope we will see more reaction videos from you about Lovebites and other Japanese female heavy metal bands. Let's go dude ... come with us to a new world of female super musicians in Japan.
LB History :
Lovebites has been around since 2016, and the women became more famous worldwide after performing at several major festivals, mainly in Europe, starting in
2018 - Wacken - Open Air in Germany
2018 - Bloodstock Open Air in England
2019 - Graspop Metal Meeting Festival in Belgium
2019 - Download Festival in Spain.
In 2020, their career was abruptly interrupted by Corona. But they masterfully overcame the crisis, got married and had babies. In 2021 the founder Miho left the band for personal reasons and it went into a hiatus which lasted until the end of 2022. In the fall of 2022 they found a young fantastic bass player and in 2023 they released a new LP. The new LP reached the 5th place in the Japanese charts. Japan is the 2nd largest music market in the world and it is very rare that in these times a rock band comes so far forward.
Members : Asami : Vocals, Piano🎤
Haruna Ishikawa : Drums🥁
Midori Tatematsu : Lead Guitar, backing vocals 🎸
Miyako Watanabe : Lead Guitar, Keyboard , Piano, Keytar, backing vocals🎸🎹
FAMI : Bass🎸
Founder : Miho Rosana : Bass (2016-2021)🎸
INFO : Miyako + Midori are the best guitar duo in 3 decades ! All Lovebites women are masters. These Ladies write, compose and arrange their own songs. Over 60 premium songs in 6 years and not a single weak song. Masters in live playing and geniuses in composing. LOVEBITES: Their gimmick is their ability! - This women play different styles, but always hard and fast. Thrash Metal + Power Metal + Speed Metal + Metal Ballads.
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I've been a big LOVEbites fan for 3 years and fans never get enough of it so :
S u g g e s t i o n s for next reaction V i d e o 's: (Copy the following sentence lines and enter them into the CZcams search bar, you will find the videos) 🤘😎🤘
New Songs from the new LOVEBITES - LP Judgement Day :
LOVEBITES music video - Stand and Deliver 2023
LOVEBITES music video - Judgement Day 2022
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Songs ALL LIVE with new bass player Fami 2023 !!!
LOVEBITES - Stand and Deliver - Ex Theater Roppongi live 2023
LOVEBITES - Judgement Day - Ex Theater Roppongi live 2023
LOVEBITES - Nameless Warrior - Ex Theater Roppongi live 2023
LOVEBITES - Liar - Ex Theater Roppongi live 2023
🤘🤘 Songs ALL LIVE with orig. bass player Miho 2020+2021 !!!
LOVEBITES - Break The Wall - Zepp Diver City live 2020
LOVEBITES - A Frozen Serenade - live 2021 in Tokyo
LOVEBITES - Set The World On Fire [Live from "Ride For Vengeance Tour 2021"]
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There will absolutely be more Lovebites and definitely more Japanese metal in general, including Nemophila!
Thank you for all the recommendations, thank you for watching and thank you for the comment! :D
Welcome!
Thank you for your reaction to LOVEBITES.
Very nice feedback.
Please spread LOVEBITES to the world through your channel.
LOVEBITES has about 60 songs.
Please keep up the good work LOVEBITES.
LOVEBITES was formed in 2016 by Miho(Ba) and Haruna(Dr), members of the band "DESTROSE", which went on hiatus in 2015.
The girls made their major label debut in 2017 (March 24) with "THE LOVEBITES EP".
On 18 June 2018, LOVEBITES won 'BEST NEW BAND' at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods 2018 awards organised by the British metal magazine METAL HAMMER.
On 4 August, LOVEBITES performed on the W.E.T stage at WACKEN OPEN AIR 2018, one of the world's largest annual metal festivals in Germany, with the 10,000 capacity venue almost full.
"Bloodstack open air 2018(Aug. 10)" also participated.
On August 20,2018, LOVEBITES announced that it has partnered with X-ray Touring, one of the largest players in the UK booking agent industry.
LOVEBITES toured the Netherlands, Germany, France and UK from November 13-21, 2018.
Asami (Vo) of LOVEBITES appeared as a guest on stage at Halestorm "Download Japan 2019(March 21)", singing alongside "Lzzy" Hale on Halestorm's 'Love Bites', which gave the band their name.
I participated in "dowload Festival 2019(June 15)".
And Asami of LOVEBITES appeared as a guest on stage at Halestorm Download Festival UK 2019, singing alongside "Lzzy" Hale on Halestorm's "Love Bites" again after Japan.
LOVEBITES join DragonForce on UK tour 2019(Nov. 2-14).
On 2 December 2019, LOVEBITES was the support act for the Tokyo leg of Halestorm's Japan tour.
Asami(Vo)
Miyako(G - Key ‐ Piano Black hair)
Midori(G)
Haruna(Dr)
Miho(Ba) First Bassist
New bassist from 'JUDGEMENT DAY' songs.
Fami(Ba) New Bassist
The bassist who played this live was Fami.
On 17 August 2021, LOVEBITES took an extended break after the departure of their leader, bassist Miho.
The remaining girls organised an audition for a new bassist from around the world and recruited a new bassist called Fami(Ba).
Fami is a five-string bassist who can dance, sing and play and has 684,000 CZcams subscribers.
You will be amazed by new bassist Fami's slapping and fast finger picking. If you watch "Alien Alien" on her CZcams channel, which was uploaded 4 years ago with 11,020,000 listens on her content, you will be amazed at her world-class slapping skills.
CZcams channel "Fami。"
[alien alien Bass cover]"
czcams.com/video/Q_UqztwYAOU/video.html
Fami signed a contact for the "Bacchus Handmade Series signature headless bass WOODLINE5AC-HL Fami" at the age of 19.
Fami is currently 21 years old.
LOVEBITES, with new bassist "Fami", finally released their fourth original album "JUDGEMENT DAY" on February 22, 2023.
LOVEBITES played a revival concert in March 2023.
[WE ARE THE RESURRECTION]
March 11, 2023 EX THEATER ROPPONGI TOKYO
March 12, 2023 EX THEATER ROPPONGI TOKYO
[Judgement Day Tour 2023] in Japan
8/26 Fukuoka DRUM LOGOS (Fukuoka)
9/2 Sendai Rensa (Sendai)
9/9 Sapporo PENNY LANE 24 (Sapporo)
9/15 Osaka Namba Hatch (Osaka)
9/16 Nagoya DIAMOND HALL (Nagoya)
9/24 Tokyo Showa Women's University Hitomi Memorial Auditorium (Tokyo)
The following are planned.
[ROCK IMPERIUM FESTIVAL]
June 22, 2024 Spain
[French metal festival "Hellfest"]
LOVEBITES will appear on the main stage on June 28, 2024.
[ProgPower USA 2024 Atlanta]
September 6, 2024
Fami basist nick name "shining fingers" that clears all. Her fingers are faster than sound.💜🎸🐺🤘
And she speaks at the same speed 😉
you just entered a rabbit hole ... a big one .... The bassist was smiling because. this was her first live ... not even with this band :) Haruna, Drums is not from this world .. period :) And the bassist hat a yt channel with solo bass work .. about 700k follower .... an alien , too :)
This was their first live with Fami and first since 2021 so they were amped to go. also Both Fami and Former bassist Miho play without a Pick
There's also a version of this with Miho The Awakening/The Hammer of Wrath czcams.com/video/otJZPUCwyOM/video.html
General suggestions for LOVEBITES...
- Holy War
- Edge Of The World
- A Frozen Serenade
- Swan Song (with Chopin intro)
- When Destinies Align
- Set The World On Fire
- Break The Wall
- Shadowmaker
- Raise Some Hell
- Epilogue (another "E" song, next to "Edge Of The World" and "Empty Daydream")
- Glory To The World
- Rising
- Winds Of Transylvania (VLADLOVE version)
- Thunder Vengeance
- Don't Bite The Dust
- Dancing With The Devil
- The Awakening / The Hammer Of Wrath
- Nameless Warrior [OMV]
- Liar
- We The United
Live album 2CD/DVD/Blu-ray from August 23rd, 2023, of March 11th live concert
[Trailer] Knockin' At Heaven's Gate
* The Hammer Of Wrath (live 2023) (first promotional video)
- Nameless Warrior (live 2023) (second snippet)
- Judgement Day (live 2023) (third snippet)
- Liar (live 2023) (forth snippet)
Upcoming live album 2CD/DVD/Blu-ray from December 20th, 2023, of March 12th live concert
[Trailer] Knockin' At Heaven's Gate - Part II
- Stand And Deliver (Shoot 'Em Down) (live 2023) (first promotional video)
New stuff (LOVEBITES 2.0, with new bassist Fami)
- Judgement Day [OMV]
- Stand And Deliver (Shoot 'Em Down) [OMV]
Other new stuff from new album (audio and release party only)
- Soldier Stands Solitarily
- We Are The Resurrection
- Lost In The Garden
- Dissonance
- My Orion
- The Spirit Goes On
- Wicked Witch
- Victim Of Time
More unusual (but still very good) stuff
- The Apocalypse
- Under The Red Sky
- Above The Black Sea
- Empty Daydream
- Scream For Me
- Signs Of Deliverance
- Addicted
- Inspire
- Spellbound
- Bravehearted
- Burden Of Time (must see with a special gimmick by Miyako!)
- The Crusade
- Today Is The Day
- Journey To The Otherside
- No Time To Hesitate
- Pledge Of The Saviour
- M.D.O.
- The Unbroken
- Warning Shot
- Golden Destination
Audio only
- Puppet On Strings
- The Final Collision
- Mastermind 01
- Dystopia Symphony
- Paranoia
Covers
- Eagle Fly Free (Helloween)
- Painkiller (Judas Priest)
- Love Bites (So Do I) (Halestorm)
Fami。covers
- Alien Alien (NayutalieN ft. Hatsune Miku) [bass cover]
Miyako piano covers (Etude Op.23)
- Eagle Fly Free (Helloween)
- Burn (Deep Purple)
- Battery (Metallica)
- The Loner (Gary Moore)
- Far Beyond The Sun (Yngwie Malmsteen)
- Addicted (LOVEBITES)
Your reaction is marked with a star (*).
This is an overview of LOVEBITES's 55 self-written songs and 3+6+1 covers of different Heavy Metal genres and styles. Not a single bad song, no fillers, just awesomeness. Take any of them, and you won't be disappointed. They revive old Heavy Metal with fresh sound, which makes them the future bar of Heavy Metal music...
Well the recommended songs for this band are all of them, but ones that are of note are probably Holy War, Swan Song (with Chopin intro), Edge of the World, Judgement Day and Stand and Deliver (all Live of course).
That said there are a number of excellent bands from Japan that are well worth checking out: Nemophila, Hanabie, Band-Maid, Doll$Box/Gacharic Spin (they have 4 members in common but different genre of music), Asterism and many more. Many of the all female bands know each other to some extent. Lovebites and Nemophila are kind of but not exactly related (they both have ex-members of Destrose) and have been seen at each others shows and hanging out in their down time. Since they share large parts of a fan base we are hoping they tour together or at least play the same festival, but that hasn't happened yet.
Thank you for the recommendations! Stoked to hear more kick ass metal from Japan! :D
"Oooh, are we getting a solo?" Understatement of the year for a Lovebites reaction. 🤣
Welcome to the WOLFPACK FAMILY..🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
If you want to react to more Lovebites, I would recommend Holy War from Live at Zepp DiverCity Tokyo 2020. It was the first song I heard from them, and I have not stopped listening since then.
Same here. And it‘s more than 30 months now. Still listening to LOVEBITES every day!
Best metal band today, elite all-around. Best dual guitarists I've seen since the 80's. Dive deeper, they only get better & better.
Lovebites, a factory of awesome beautiful metal musics. Full and multi-talented musicians and singer. Plays heavy, thrash, prog, power, neo-classical, hard rock, power ballad and acoustics. All songs were damn good, AV,MV or LIVE. Dig more bro..thanks🤘👍
great reaction! the lovebite rabbithole is deep and very rewarding: backcatalogue of around 60 songs now contains not even one bad, stale or mediocre one in it. that´s for me equally impressing as the musician and performance skills of the ladies. this band is so amazing! stick with them, I guess, fellow wolfpack members will provide you with lots of recommendations, what to listen to next. greetings from germany.
Thank you so much!
Wait till you see M&M harmonize, God almighty. Haruna; best drummer I've heard in nearly 51 years. And she's 4' 9". Asami, 4' 10" one and only voice is the ultimate stage general. Then there's Fami, newest member of the band. A 21yr old bassist protégé with her own YT channel and nearly 700k subs. This band is LEGIT, touring internationally next year and are going to crush skulls worldwide. Great reaction! 🤘
*prodigy
@@oliphant2848 Knew that didn't sound right! 🤣
I hope they hit up Canada at some point, cause I would LOVE to see them!
Thanks so much! :D
Ladies’ smiles make you smile and your smile makes me smile. 😄
Thank you, that's very kind of you. I really appreciate that :D
Thanks for reacting to LOVEBITES, one of the most musically talented metal bands on the planet. If you like old school (80's inspired) metal, then you simply need to continue your journey down the LOVEBITES rabbit hole. They have about 60 songs, with exactly zero bad songs, and several which are legitimate masterpieces.
Regarding Asami's vocals, the issue you probably have (as I once did) is not so much the "tone" of her voice, but rather her imperfect enunciation as she sings. As a Japanese woman singing in English, it can be difficult to understand her, which can be off-putting at first. But LOVEBITES fans learn to treat this as a "feature", and not a "bug", and I for one could not even imagine them with a different singer.
That's a good way to put it. I'll be honest, I didn't realize she was singing in English, until near the end. Which might explain why Her voice ended up growing on me!
Well said and thought out 🤘🤘🤘🤘. I find it hilarious when a LOVEBITES newby says "..are we getting a solo?" - Not half! 😂😂
This is the performance that hooked me into Lovebites. Next reaction recommendation: Raise Some Hell live.
Welcome to the Wolfpack. Lovebites is awesome! They are coming to the US for the 1st time in 2024. So far only performing at a festival in Atlanta. Hoping they announce more cities and dates.
Goos start, a journey through the Japanese rock scenario will be intense. I would recommend: Band Maid, Gacharic Spin, East of Eden, Waggaki band and for the heavier side Nemophila. That it for a start.
This is best metal nowadays! Yes my "metal vocalist" best metal
nothing is cooler then a first reaction to these amazing musicians it is imposable to be un impressed with them also they do all that wearing stiletto heels
🤘🐺♠👸🤘Live at ExTheatre Roppongi,Tokyo - 2023 March 11 📀 KNOCKIN’ AT HEAVEN’S GATE - 95min + Doc 21min
The Awakening - *The Hammer Of Wrath* - Bravehearted - Don't Bite The Dust - Stand And Deliver - Shadowmaker - Break The Wall -
Dancing With The Devil - Piano solo - Liar - Judgement Day - Nameless Warrior - MDO - When Destinies Align - Holy War - Glory To The World
welcome to the world of Lovebites the world of beautiful ballads, heavy, power, speed, thrash metal.
The craziest long dual guitars solos from their songs live Set The World On Fire, Judgement Day, When Destinies Align, Shadow Maker, Glory To The World, Scream For Me.....🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Check out the new bassist 20yr/o Fami channel bass cover Alien Alien(viewed 10M++) more than Lovebites....
Welcome & thanks from Japan 有難う💛。 Lovebites is one of the best bands in our country. Their live performance is much better than MVs. We say "Japan is the country obsessed by Rock Music". The history is very long and the obsession started in 1966 when Beatles visited Japan and held 5 concerts at Budokan. Speaking of hard rock / heavy metal music, a number of bands started to come to Japan since as early as 1970s : Led Zeppelin / Grand Funk Railroad (1971), Deep Purple (1972), Queen (1975), Kiss (1977), Cheap Trick / Van Halen / Scorpions (1978), Judas Priest (1978/79) and so on. Now, any type of rock can be enjoyed here, especially by many all-female or women-fronted bands. They are daughters of American / European rock, for sure. (Many are grand-daughters in terms of age.)
Uh-oh, we also say "Japan is the country obsessed by Jazz". It had started earlier than rock 😄
Get used to the idea that LOVEBITES has one setting…excellent. Every song, every performance, every concert. This is 0.6 percent of their released material so far, and without an enforced break of two years it would undoubtedly be an even smaller percentage. They are all virtuoso musicians, they all genuinely respect and appreciate their fan base and they always perform with smiles on their faces. They love what they do and they thrive on the fact that their audience loves it too. It’s a mutual feedback loop and as someone in that audience, at that show, front and centre, I can tell you that there is no concert experience that comes close. At 64, having seen many of the greats I can tell you in total seriousness that LOVEBITES have no peers, past or present. They are the best thing to happen to music. Ever.
I so wish I could quantum leap into your body at that concert, lol, so lucky, must have been a time of your life!
I am 59, and all I can say about Lovebites is “ We’re Not Worthy”!
🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🤘😎
The best female metalband on earth, great reaction 🤘
That was my first time hearing them and as a baby GenX’r, that blew my fkn doors off 😂🤘🏽❤️🔥 I had goosebumps the whole time and was laughing bc I’m like “wtfff am I watching right now?!?” And all this time I’ve been stuck in my old music thinking shit wasn’t being done that’s good or new, these days. The last 48 hours for me have been a treat! I play drums sing, learning bass right now and came across a video of Ale from The warning so I found them first and then just came across Nemophila and kept hearing other reactors mentioning these ladies. Best rabbit hole I’ve been down in a LONG time, I’m so stoked the younger generations are coming in with evolved souls and evolved music!! 🖤✨
I love that you mention the smiles and the artists having fun. For me it makes the performance so much better. Peace!
That was a great reaction. I agree with your words!
Guitar solos... They exist in every Lovebites song. And always they are perfect. Like other "parts" of the band.
Thank you for the reaction. More Lovebites on the channel.
At the moment I'm writing this comment I wonder why you haven't gotten back to more Lovebites, you'll enjoy any of their songs! Yes, Live is the best with Lovebites as they really shine in their live performances! Also this was the bass (Fami) player's first song with Lovebites! And, by the way, keep rambling as I'm not bored by your words!
You're gonna love the shit out of Judgment Day.
Welcome to the Lovebites rabbit hole.
Great positive reaction! Fami, the new bassist, was an internet sensation before she was recently invited to join the other incredibly talented ladies, that are Lovebites. Loads of other great mvs of them to check out on CZcams. Thanks, from the UK
Thank you :D
I hope you're ready for what you've unleashed. Love Lovebites 🐺🏴🤘
This level of talent and musical skills is not unusual in Japanese Bands. To know how and where it comes from, go to JRock News and read the 2 part interview with Marty Friedman. He is a former guitarist with Megadeath. Today he lives and works in Japan. He does an excellent job of explaining how the Japanese culture and education system supports the arts with the encouragement and structure to develop the talent and skills you just watched.
2 Suggestions - Band Maid; "Puzzle" live
Nemophila; "Seize the Fate" live.
some reactors don't like asami's vocals. some she grows on. the fact that she grew on you by the end of the first song tells me you recognize excellent vocals. she is most definitely a force. not to mention the rest of the band which has more talent than anyone out there in the last few years. male or female - LOVEBITES rules them all
You have to check out the all female japanese metal band called Nemophila and their song Adabana or RISE next!
Welcome to Lovebites. I hope you do much more of them because they a re phenomenal band with two elite guitar players. Asami's vocals are stronger in other songs. She can really belt and has a powerful voice. Next up (Judgement Day) live.
There will be more Lovebites for sure :D
Lovebites always equals tasty riffs, pounding drums like nuts, powerful voices, heavy noise and beauty. Welcome to the wolfpack, you're in for a treat😏
asami is so happy to b back on stage again love the thumbs up at fami! first big show with lovbites!!solos are insane!!!great reaction!!lovebites!!
Check out the rest of their 65+ songs, you will not be disappointed by a single one I guarantee you that!!
Sweet reaction man.. Welcome to Lovebites. You're going to love this rabbit hole.. 😎👍
Thank you!
Haruna (drummer) might only be 4 foot 10 (shortest member of the band) sure does insane drumming
4' 9"
With or without the f word:
LOVEBITES are AWESOME!!!!
I'm looking forward to your future reactions, not only for Lovebites but have you heard bands like Nemophila? Also Japanese all-female metal. There is a very deep rabbit hole to dive in to in Japan. I hope to see many of your videos from now on!
Thank you so much! I'll be working on a few reactions today and one of them will be Nemophila :D
Great reaction. Thanks for sharing. Cheers.
Most welcome! Thanks for watching :D
Fami is also slapping the bass a lot, that alone is something you normally don't do with a pick 😄😄
Lovebites are decently versatile. If you like thrashy, Set the World on Fire is a great one. If you like progressive/metal ballad I recommend Edge of the World and A Frozen Serenade. Power metal? Of course! Glory to the World and Holy War are of note. Fami (bass) is something special. One of the greatest bass players in Japan. She has a signature slap and tap style that is just incredible to watch (see her cover of Alien Alien).
One thing I love about Lovebites, they always seem to have fun whenever they're playing. Same goes for Band Maid and Nemophilia, two more all-female Japanese bands you should check out.
If this was your first Lovebites experience, you have seen nothing yet. These women are phenomenal. I recommend their other pieces, all of them. They don't have one weak song.
Lovebites is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Greetings from Argentina
You don't know about this band? 🤨
Well... you do now! 😆
Every metalhead on the planet needs to discover who these ladies are.
@@1970Phoenix I agree!
Tell you what lovebites is the band song lyrics dating back hair metal band 30 years you can't find this kind of music or band like this they deliver, sorry you can't that's why lovebites is the best metal band in the world
Welcome to the Wolfpack, if you enjoy the heavier side of Lovebites please check out:
Holly Wars czcams.com/video/bgAxpEpEcno/video.html
Set The World On Fire czcams.com/video/99zsH6iG_6c/video.html
Holy War - not Holly Wars.
Fun fact: Fami (the bassist) said in an interview that she tried to play the bass with a pick but she didnt succeed and she found it "impossible". WTF??? She is a genius. :P
Welcome to Wolfpack 🤘🐺
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One, the base player is like 20 years old and she just replaced the old base player. And this is basically here first time in front of an audience. Two the singers voice. Everyone is iffy on it at first but it usually quickly gro2s on you. And they are singing in English. But like with many rock bands it's hard to tell what they are saying.
The Bassist Fami this was her 1st live performance with the band she joined in 2022 and this was the 1st chance to showcase her after the 1st album with her onboard Judgement Day February 2023.
Fu$k everything I’ve known about metal!
There’s absolutely no doubt that this is the future of metal !! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
the level is high this is no american "regular" us band, this is a very special japenese metal sound those women are japenese virtuosos the singer is a former ballerina .Miyako the guitarist on the right she perform as a classical pianist sawel
The bass and drums together were stupendous!!!!!
Fami Fami Fami! love this band another suggestion if You haven't had it already is another all female Japanese Metal band "Nemophila" and specifically the Live version of "ZEN"
Lovebites is probably the best new metal band on the planet right now. The level of talent in this band is almost unfair. Before joining Lovebites, Asami (singer) had not even listened to metal music, she comes from a R&B background (even studied a little in the US). For Fami (bass) this was her first large concert and her first concert after joining Lovebites and this was the first song of that concert. What you saw here is just the tip of the iceberg of her talent. Here is a cover for a song called Alien Alien she recorded when she was only 16.
czcams.com/video/Q_UqztwYAOU/video.html
Other Japanese bands for you to check out:
Band Maid - Real Existence They are more hard rock than metal.
MAXIMUM THE HORMONE - A.L.I.E.N.
Hanabie - We Love Sweets
Nemophila - Dissension
Galneryus - Angel Of Salvation
Unlucky Morpheus - CADAVER/REVADAC They play CADAVER, then play it backwards note for note, REVADAC. They have a heavy metal violinist who also does Van Halen covers.
DOLL$BOXX - Take My Chance
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have you ever heard of Unlucky Morpheus? it's also a japanese metal band (not all-female tho) kinda supergropu since most of members used to be in other pretty good bands before, i highly recommend you checking out their live stuff, songs like Black Pentagram, Angreifer or Dignity of Spirit, they describe their style as "technical melodic speed metal", but in practice it's more like power metal with melodic death metal and neoclassical parts, and most important fact - they're having fun on stage
I have not heard them, but they sound right in my wheel house! I love power metal, melodeath and neoclassical stuff, so i'm gunna have to check em out! Thank you :D
Let me introduce you to some more J Bands
Versailles Revenant Choir live
Aldious We Are music video
And
Gacharic Spin Mindset
Not my favorite Lovebites song as I tend to prefer their more melodic pieces rather than pure thrash like this one, though it does give you an idea of how good they are. I would recommend checking out Liar, Judgement Day, or Shoot em Down from that same concert.
If by chance this is your first time checking out Japanese rock/metal. Lovebites is the tip of the iceberg. Check out Nemophila, Mary's Blood and the Big-Daddy of Japanese Rock "X-Japan". That's just a few
Asami can sing even stronger 🎤✨
The best version audio and performance is the one with Miho, and the 2 intros on tape as the crowd warms up and the girls walk on. IMO of course, not much reverb and the main riff sounds heaps more chunky. here it is >czcams.com/video/otJZPUCwyOM/video.html
Thank you...i love lovebites
Been looking East for all my Metal and Rock since 2016 - and it's all female.
Though not live, this video is important as it helps introduce the NEW bass player.
LOVEBITES【Stand & Deliver】original MV czcams.com/video/7s_OXmvr0fU/video.html
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hey james if you like guitar solos you should react to Lovebites Scream For Me daughters of the dawn live tokyo 2019 it has about 14 guitar solos in that one song it is my favorite lovebites song and just to let you know they dont make a bad song and just to let you know this bass player in the video is their second bass player her name is Fami and you should also react to Fami Alien Alien cover on her youtube page to see hwo good she really is and the first bass player also played without a pic and she was also incredible please let me know what you think
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