I felt so privileged to see Lovebites twice a few weeks ago close and personal inc their sound check in London lol and to meet them after shows. Such a down to earth band who have so much time for their fans , they are so talented the best of the best .
I was an 80's metalhead and you are spot on. These ladies remind me of the early days of the Mighty 3Ms: Maiden, Metallica, Megadeth. Another thing about these ladies that I really love is, I mean aside from each one being drop-dead gorgeous and both talented AND skilled, is that all their songs are positive and evoke strength against darkness. A message much needed these days. AND no tight, leather and twenty pounds of metal in their face, repulsive makeup and full-shirt tattoos. Feminine. Classy. Beautiful. Kicking ass!!
@@HeadbangersGuild Catch you in the mosh pit. I'm 60 but I'm big and still pretty tough. I've got a bottle of Kettle One hidden in the backpack and I rolled this for later. If we lose each other meet me at the merch booth by the beer stand. 😉😂😁🍻 🤘😎🤘
Many reactors comment on their "wedding" or "prom" dresses. Wrong! They are wearing proper metal goddess attire!😂 "Stand and Deliver" OMV and official live, next!👊🤘
Yes, they are the perfect metal band. These women are extremely talented, skillful and exceptional versatile musicians. Their main influences are Metallica, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Slayer, Helloween, Deep Purple, Yngwie Malmsteen, Angra, Dragonforce, Gary Moore, etc., but they have been developing their own and unique style. Asami used to sing R&B, soul and jazz before she joined the band. Miy (black hair guitarist) is also a concert level classical pianist, trained since 3 yo. Those twin lead guitar solos by Midori and Miyako are already legendary in just seven years. Miho (former bassist and co-founder of the band) once said that they wanted to play as heavy as men but keeping their femininity. I noticed you’ve already scheduled “The hammer of wrath”, so my next recommendations are “Thunder vengeance” or “Break the wall” (live)
And not just Maiden and Metallica (back when Metallica was actually good), but also Exodus, Flotsam and Jetsam, Death Angel, Nuclear Assault, Slayer, Anthrax, Testament, Overkill, and Armored Saint, as well as a bit of Bolt Thrower added into the mix. My opinion is that Lovebites not only sets the bar as to what Heavy Metal should sound like (well, as far as 4 out of the 6 subcategories of Heavy Metal goes), but Lovebites ARE the bar. Lovebites is the PERFECT band to carry the torch of 4 of the 6 subcategories of Heavy Metal into the future (obviously the other 2 subcategories of Heavy Metal, which are Death Metal and Black Metal, don't factor in simply due to the very different styles). I'd honestly pay double the ticket price just to see Lovebites perform live when they eventually come here to the US. Just my own personal opinion anyway.
The Drummer Haruna is a Beast and at a staggering tempo as well. Incredible band and Every Member is Virtuoso Class. Midori and Miyako may be the best guitar duo in Metal quite honestly. Perfection. Next from Lovebites Try MDO, Hamer of Wrath or Winds of Transylvania. Out of their 60 songs there really is no dud. Cheers!
"Hammer of Wrath" still sits in my top 5 favourite LOVEBITES songs, but for me, "Break the Wall" is the best thrash song I've ever heard by any band. It's better (in my opinion) than anything I've heard from Slayer, Anthrax, Testament, (early) Metallica, Overkill, Annihilator or any other old-skool thrash band.
Believe it or not, but Japan has a lot more to offer. Here's a short list of other must see bands: Hagane / Black Cult: ua-cam.com/video/LCheI6-MWhY/v-deo.html Lonesome_Blue / Face the Fear: ua-cam.com/video/57My6iSPBl4/v-deo.html East of Eden / Evolve: ua-cam.com/video/gL2GQWhJaNQ/v-deo.html Since we arrived at violins, these guys are absolutely killing it: Unlucky Morpheus / Black Pentagram Live: ua-cam.com/video/RUiRlUGMTwY/v-deo.html Fate Gear / This is Fate (with Jill from Unlucky Morpheus on Violin) ua-cam.com/video/_LZ4lgvofm4/v-deo.html Nemophila / Oiran: ua-cam.com/video/5qABnfChpbk/v-deo.html Nakayoshi Metal / Cerberus (Instrumental project with Tamu from Nemophila on drums and Sakura from Hagane on guitar) ua-cam.com/video/XmEaG44orAk/v-deo.html Asterism / Blaze ua-cam.com/video/51Pxkp8lGAs/v-deo.html And there's a lot more where they came from :D
The bass player in this video was Miho, co-founder along with Haruna, 2 of her main influences/favorite bands were Iron Maiden and Metallica, I think this was one of the reasons why Asami was a first choice because of the similarities with Bruce Dickinson, notice also how she plays bass,and 2 lead guitars. 🤘🎸🎤🎹🥁🐺🇬🇧 I seen them last week and they are masters of the craft
You seem to really enjoy the synchronized guitar duos. You'll be pleased to know that 90% of LOVEBITES songs have synchronized duos, and they are all as good as this one if not better. It's a joy for me, as an old skool metalhead, to witness another old skool metalhead discovering LOVEBITES for the first time. It's such a shame that there are still millions of Iron Maiden and Judas Priest and Metallica fans around the world, who would probably also love LOVEBITES, but simply don't know they exist. Fortunately, channels like yours are slowly helping to get the word out.
Metallica, Maiden, Priest, Testament, Megadeath, Slayer, etc. along with individual influences and a lot of classical touches blended into their own unique sound especially LIVE. No one plays Thrash better LIVE than this band...no one!!! The Wolfpack (fanbase) gives you one promise, you will never be disappointed by this band especially LIVE, they will surprise you, but there are no fillers or duds in their 60+ songs.
PERFECT indeed, and if you like Metallica / Maiden...oh man, have you hit the jackpot. Influenced by 80s metal and they wear it on their sleeve. They don't pretend to be anything they're not. 1000% pure heavy metal. Any song next will do. Great reaction. 🤘
You won't miss them if you made a trip to Tokyo for the first of September! It will be their only Japan date this year, and I am certain it will be awesome! Alternatively, they tour the US right after the Tokyo show, if that is a shorter journey for you, and if you are able to :).
I have been a metalhead for 50 years. I dig all forms of metal,from heavy to death and deathcore. And since I saw Lovebites live in Wacken /2018/ I have been a BIG FAN . Great band. Haruna,Asami,Fami,Midori and Miyako-what a team!!!
I'm so glad you mentioned both Metallica and Iron Maiden. I've always said this song has verses from Metallica, the chorus of Iron Maiden, and the guitar solos of Dragonforce. It's really like a blend of all 3.
Yup! Iron Maiden and Lovebites are like an unbroken lineage, and those she-wolves are the Merovingians of Classic Heavy Metal🤘🐺🤘 Nothing wrong for those who like the bajillion Metal subgenres that came after the Golden Age, but I was just on suspended animation until my usual ol' favorites released something... until I went deep into J-Metal. The realization that "Old School" Metal wasn't on its last legs was shocking... Thanks Japan for being anachronistic in many ways (you can still find fax machines at every Japanese office), especially about music. Genres like Hard Rock and Metal aren't just surviving in Japan, they keep thriving and improving. The live scene is insane. And more shocking is, a good chunk of Metal bands in Japan are all-female, how cooler it can be? And they're awesome players and singers. And they're so nice with their audience. I don't have any reasons to become a grumpy metalhead living in the past lol, I embrace this future wholeheartedly. September I'm seeing both Lovebites and Iron Maiden. I still dream about both bands sharing the same stage🥲🤘
The old school metal vibes are a huge hook. You may get Slayer, Priest, Maiden, Testament or Metallica vibes at any given moment...these ladies are just doing it better IMO. I believe they could cover any of those bands tracks and kill it, but it would be difficult for any of them to cover a LB track.
This is a great concert in terms of execution. The girls are simply brilliant. The bad thing is that it happened in the middle of a pandemic and the public was reduced . with strict measures. You could only applaud and raise your hands.
The 2021 Ride For Vengeance tour was under covid restrictions so the crowd could only clap but LOVEBITES put their all into it. One of the band were 4 and a half months pregnant at the time. It was also the last shows that featured the original bassist, Miho. Here's a more recent one with the new bassist - Nameless Warrior” ua-cam.com/video/Dl29tiJCbNM/v-deo.html
THE THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE World Tour 2024 June 14 - New Cross Inn, London, UK (sold out) June 15 - Zik Zak, Ittre, BELGIUM (sold out) June 18 - Club Vaudeville, Lindau, GERMANY June 19 - Legend Club, Milan, ITALY (sold out) June 22 - Rock Imperium Festival, SPAIN June 25 - La Maroquinerie, Paris, FRANCE (sold out) June 28 - Hellfest, FRANCE (on main stage, sold out) June 29 - Resurrection Fest, SPAIN July 1 - The Garage, London, UK July 4 - Roskilde Festival, DENMARK (sold out) August 10 - Jeonju Ultimate Music Festival 2024, KOREA August 11 - Rolling Hall, Seoul, KOREA Sept 1 - Tokyo Garden Theater, Tokyo, JAPAN Sept 6 - ProgPower, Atlanta, USA (co-headliner, sold out) Sept 8 - The Echo Lounge & Music Hall, Dallas, US Sept 10 - Echoplex, Los Angeles, US Sept 12 - Café du Nord, San Francisco, US (sold out)
The 80's metal is my kind of stuff, Metallica, Maiden, Priest, etc. and I had the same reaction on discovering LOVEBITES - I found the perfect band! I recommend Thunder Vengeance live and they do a cover of Painkiller that you must hear to believe. Rock on!🤘 🐺🤘
And you’re just beginning to get to know them, welcome to the Wolfpack amigo, I just subscribed to your channel. I wanted to go to London to see them live last month, but I couldn’t get my passport ready on time, ohhhhhhh. LOVEBITES fantastic band!!!
Awesome reaction, these ladies are truly the Goddesses of Metal, they have everything you could possibly want in their set list, looking forward to the next one. Regards Wolfpack UK 🐺🤘🎸🥁🎤🎹🎶🔥🤯🤘#LOVEBITES.
Another Bruce Dickinson comparison, because... it's true :) And another Maiden comparison because, once again, it's true. As someone else mentioned, by training not like Dickinson, but a lot of people hear it and make the comparison, so it's there. Miyako resting her Dean on her baby bump. That kid must have come out shredding, or just concussed. Keep doing some of the other suggested bands as well, then we can tell you who else you missed on tour, and how much by. But don't stop the Lovebites obviously. You will just need to give up any / all familiar, financial, medical commitments to ensure you do ALL the reactions.
Man, if you love the thrash metal songs of LOVEBITES, you definitely need to react to "Break The Wall" from them. It's their peak thrash song afaik and they have thrown everything they could in this particular song. It's just the ultimate hidden gem banger wooooh! 💪🤘🐺
Great reaction, they are one of the best band in the scene right now ❤ they played in London a few days ago, I recommend you to listen soldier stand solitarily, swan song, thunder vengeance & under the red sky
A new EP and also a Blu-ray will be released on August 28. „LOVEBITES EP II“ will also contain a re-recording of the debut „LOVEBITES EP“ in a limited edition „Memorial of the Warrior Souls“ is the recording of last years paid livestream which features 7 live versions from „Judgement Day“ album including „Soldier stands solitarily“
Lovebites catalog is large. .From Lovebite's songs you can expect power and speed metal or thrash metal and progressive metal. These are the styles Lovebites prefers. They also have ballads in there every now and then.
Someone already mentioned Miho was cofounder of the band. The last video had Fami the new bass player of the band .As with Miho, did a great job Sorry to see her go. Fami is an excellent replacement.
what a pity to miss them in live... has been an unique experience to see them several times during their EU/UK tour... here at least the full Germany and UK shows... much fun!!! ua-cam.com/video/aFwpH8TyP8A/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/IOzGPIRmRCk/v-deo.html
You're not far off, when you say that they have that oldshool Metal sound. Miho, the original bass player founded the band with the idea to play a mix of oldschool Power/ Thrash/ Speed/ NWOTHM/ Symphonic Metal. When they start and end their concerts, singer Asami usually shouts: ''We're Lovebites & we play HEAVY METAAAL!!" as a tribute to Lemmy's iconic shout out: ''We're Motörhead and we play ROCK'N'ROLL!!" .
They're such a music-forward band, their talent is staggering. The fact that they look so cool and so beautiful doing it just takes it to heaven, frankly. I could listen all day
Since i did the Lovebites suggestion,and you doing them both back to back the next day,I have been watching your channel grow leaps and bounds. And the Lovebites binge you have been enjoying Is the best.
SO i figured id offer 2 more that i would be surprised if you did not go down the Band-Maid rabbit hole. That being said I gathered your likes and picked these Band-Maid songs first one "HATE?".(live) Has a guittar Bass Battle there is no back tracks it is all these women the drummer Akane" is phenomenal. 2nd song is "Dice" (live) It has one of the best Bass &Drum intro ive heard in decades. your head will be bouncing almost immediately. Enjoy my brother. I wish i could just send my email ,i am not a fan of public
I think others will have already said this, but just to add my bit. This concert is from 2021 and was performed under strict Covid restrictions. The audience was limited to 50% capacity with mandatory masks and no shouting or cheering. Miyako, the Guitarist playing the Dean guitar, was several months pregnant. Her only concession for a 2 hour long concert was to wear flat heeled shoes in instead of the usual high heels. She gave birth to a daughter later that year. Asami, the singer, also had a baby not too many months after Miyako.
Early on, the ladies said their ambition was to make music in the style that Iron Maiden. I think LOVEBITES do it much better. In other songs you will also hear influences from TESTAMENT and SLAYER.
I love the thrashy numbers, like this one and ‘Hammer of Wrath’ etc., but I also really enjoy the softer(?} ones like Epilogue, Frozen Serenade & Edge of the World. ‘Swan Song with the Chopin Intro’ is a masterpiece.
LOVEBITES - Set The World On Fire lyrics: The blue moon colors the blaze Stabbing myself with the thunder The predetermined imitation An emotionless and a fearless smile Flowing blood and crimson blade Devastated resolution Heat haze is waving far away Who’s going to be sacrificed？ ON FIRE Just like a falling flower ON FIRE Until this body rots away Burning down to the Gates of Hell Distorted madness is sneering Incompetent, cowardly fools A pitiful and painful punishment It’s you who will be sacrificed ON FIRE Dressed in an armor of steel ON FIRE If I’m burned again and again I’ll rise up from the Gates of Hell SOLO: midori / miyako / both The blue moon colors blaze Stabbing myself with the thunder The predetermined imitation An emotionless and fearless smile SOLO: miyako Flowing blood and crimson blade Devastated resolution Heat haze is waving far away Who’s going to be sacrificed？ ON FIRE Just like a falling flower ON FIRE Until this body rots away Burning down to the Gates of Hell ----- lyrics: asami music: miyako arrangement: LOVEBITES [miho, haruna, midori, miyako, asami] album: Electric Pentagram 01/29/2020
The reason you haven't heard of them until recently is because their label does very little to promte them outside of Asia, and have gotten to where they are overseas through social media such as your reaction video right here, and as you can hear for yourself they very much DO deserve to be on of the bigger names in the genre so please help spread the word.
Ok, you've seen Hanabie and Baby Metal and now Lovebites. You need to see Nemophila, Band Maid and MAXIMUM THE HORMONE and you journey to Japanese metal/rock will be complete. Also, did you know India has metal bands? Look up Bloodywood and their song Aaj(today) They sing in both Hindi and English. Oh, and don't forget to look at Mongolia and the rock band The Hu, Wolf Totem. You'll love it. And let's not forget the Canadian metal band Unleash The Archers, Tonight We Ride.
@@VeljkoNikolic-is5px Come on.. why are you too serious and stiff? I'm not saying Lovebites is a combination of several bands!! I'm just saying in this song, Lovebites is like a combination of the three bands mentioned above. Do you know what it means like? Even Lovebites admits that they are inspired a lot by other bands. Is there something wrong? Is it that being inspired by other bands means that Lovebites isn't unique?
@@hiufernando7340 Main source for influence on LOVEBITES are former member Miho, who are the under influence of her now deceased father, who listened that bands.
@@VeljkoNikolic-is5px All Lovebites members have an influence on Lovebites music! Asami is inspired by Lzzy Hale. Miyako is inspired by Metalica, Queen and classical piano masters. Midori is inspired by Angra and Yngwie. Haruna is inspired by Helloween. As for Fami, I still don't know where she was inspired by.
@@VeljkoNikolic-is5px Have to agree...I don't see where this band compares to any other band...None of them had a female lead singer....nobody I know would compare bands to other bands ....especially this band
Yeah they don't have a ton of slow songs. You should check out the live performance of 'A Frozen Serenade' it's sort of a whirlwind tour of tour of just how talented they are and personally, one of my favorite songs of all time. Here's a version of it with subtitled lyrics on youtube: watch?v=Ae8pQVu-RN8
Great reaction 🎉 Pls react to other Japanese metal bands as well. I recommend Maximum the Hormone”,YoshuFukushu”, JILUKA”VENOM ” I’m sure you will be blown away 😁 BTW you have beautiful hair.
Now check out NEMOPHILA. I recommend starting with Dissension, Revive, or Raitei. They also do awesome cover versions. They started putting out a cover every Friday during Covid just to keep everyone's spirits up a little, and there are some great tracks. (And some great introductions to other Japanese bands).
So, you now know about Lovebites and have seen two videos and also you know about Hanabie and have seen one video. Much more to see from those women. But, there are two bands more in the standard rectors group of Japanese metal/rock women. And that is Nemophila and BAND-MAID. There is no turning back. They are waiting for you. I would say that those four definitely is a must. Then there are other good bands, but personally I (and many more) have got those four as their favorites. And, for some obscure reason, two more bands often are reacted to by the same reactors. That is The Warning, a trio of sisters from Mexico and Ningen Isu, a trio of old guys that are sometimes called Black Sabbath of Japan. You will not regret listening to any of these.
Thanks for your reaction. If you love IRON MAIDEN, you can check out: LOVEBITES - 'The Awakening' & 'The Crusade' ('Battle in the East', Tsutaya O-East, Tokyo, June 28, 2018) ua-cam.com/video/d_Dy-OLNThQ/v-deo.html
They're literally "Iron Maidens". Too bad somebody already took that for their band name. I'd like to suggest "The Crusade" as your next Lovebites reaction. It's an homage to both Iron Maiden and the song "Aces High".
@HeadbangersGuild the song is Dystopia Symphony. It has been played live only once. It was in Nagoya concert. But not recorded so you can only find audio of this special song. But honestly, for the purpose of your channel，it's better you react to the many songs with a live video recorded or the few with music video . I don't know witch one you already recorded for tonight but my advise is this one : Winds of Transylvania . You can choose the studio version called : Vladlove version because it's a music video made for the opening of the Japanese Anime "Vladlove". Or you can choose the Live version that is completely amazing... in fact many people when listening Vladlove version, thought it was impossible to play live ... but I think Lovebites doesn't know about the existence of the word "impossible".
You've been bitten by the wolf, welcome to the Wolfpack. They are currently touring around Europe and will be in the U.S. in September. I've got my VIP already. Hope you catch them.
Why is the main theme for LOVEBITES music, who influenced them. It's not important, important are only LOVEBITES band, there musicians and their great songs and performances.🥰😍🤩😘😗☺😚😙🥲
Lovebites are so goooood! It is a shame they did not play this live…anyhow, I saw them live in Milan in June, and I was scared of how it would sound live for real. All recordings of their concerts in Japan are all taken from DVDs and I feared we were all misled by the heavy postproduction. Opinion from an amateur musician: yes, they are not so perfect live, there are a lot of flaws here and there (Stand & Deliver live really shouldn't be done, Asami's voice isn't suitable at all... and Miyako should stop fixing her hair while playing, he often returned to the fretboard of the guitar on the wrong tones)... and in the live show in Milan, despite the super positive reviews, there were clearly problems in the output sounds (too many low frequencies on Miyako's guitar). But I can confirm they are musicians with 4 balls each, they are fucking good! Not 3 sexy asians ladies who are successful just because of that (....who said Babymetal?!?!?!?). It's a great shame that many of those who listen to them do so largely because they are objectively hot (also if I have to confirm this anyway, Asami is like a goddess between us, in person is like looking at the sun). I think it's a serious lack of respect towards such talented musicians. There are tons of western guys who just listen to female Japanese bands, independently by the genre…by mixing gold (as Lovebites or Aldious) with shit. And well, I find this weird as fuck!
Today your background is green colour of Midori last reaction was red colour of Asami the next reaction will be Miyako color blue and last two are Fami rose and Haruna yellow😎
You should react to a male band from Japan: GALNERYUS Angel of Salvation (live ) is awesome, and the Visual Kei band Versailles Faith and Decision (live) is in my ears something else. but there is other bands like Shiver of Frontier, Ancient Myth, Damian Hamada's Creatures, Concerto Moon, HAGANE, and sooooo many more awesome bands from Japan to explore!
I felt so privileged to see Lovebites twice a few weeks ago close and personal inc their sound check in London lol and to meet them after shows. Such a down to earth band who have so much time for their fans , they are so talented the best of the best .
I was an 80's metalhead and you are spot on.
These ladies remind me of the early days of the Mighty 3Ms: Maiden, Metallica, Megadeth.
Another thing about these ladies that I really love is, I mean aside from each one being drop-dead gorgeous and both talented AND skilled, is that all their songs are positive and evoke strength against darkness.
A message much needed these days.
AND no tight, leather and twenty pounds of metal in their face, repulsive makeup and full-shirt tattoos.
Feminine.
Classy.
Beautiful.
Kicking ass!!
Welcome fellow metalhead :D
@@HeadbangersGuild Catch you in the mosh pit. I'm 60 but I'm big and still pretty tough.
I've got a bottle of Kettle One hidden in the backpack and I rolled this for later.
If we lose each other meet me at the merch booth by the beer stand.
😉😂😁🍻
🤘😎🤘
Many reactors comment on their "wedding" or "prom" dresses.
Wrong! They are wearing proper metal goddess attire!😂
"Stand and Deliver" OMV and official live, next!👊🤘
haha I didn't even get a chance to look at their clothing :D so much going on!
@HeadbangersGuild yeah it's kind of hard to pay attention when they're ripping your face off with their instruments!🤣🤘
Yes, Lovebites is perfect. Yes, you found your new favorite band. 😁
I think this song reminds me of early Testament and Annihilator.
Yes, they are the perfect metal band. These women are extremely talented, skillful and exceptional versatile musicians. Their main influences are Metallica, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Slayer, Helloween, Deep Purple, Yngwie Malmsteen, Angra, Dragonforce, Gary Moore, etc., but they have been developing their own and unique style. Asami used to sing R&B, soul and jazz before she joined the band. Miy (black hair guitarist) is also a concert level classical pianist, trained since 3 yo. Those twin lead guitar solos by Midori and Miyako are already legendary in just seven years. Miho (former bassist and co-founder of the band) once said that they wanted to play as heavy as men but keeping their femininity. I noticed you’ve already scheduled “The hammer of wrath”, so my next recommendations are “Thunder vengeance” or “Break the wall” (live)
Stunning .. wait till you hear Miyakos piano skills .. that’s always Stunning 👌👌
Since you like Metallica and Iron Maiden, you're definitely in the right place.
i'd say so!
And not just Maiden and Metallica (back when Metallica was actually good), but also Exodus, Flotsam and Jetsam, Death Angel, Nuclear Assault, Slayer, Anthrax, Testament, Overkill, and Armored Saint, as well as a bit of Bolt Thrower added into the mix.
My opinion is that Lovebites not only sets the bar as to what Heavy Metal should sound like (well, as far as 4 out of the 6 subcategories of Heavy Metal goes), but Lovebites ARE the bar. Lovebites is the PERFECT band to carry the torch of 4 of the 6 subcategories of Heavy Metal into the future (obviously the other 2 subcategories of Heavy Metal, which are Death Metal and Black Metal, don't factor in simply due to the very different styles).
I'd honestly pay double the ticket price just to see Lovebites perform live when they eventually come here to the US.
Just my own personal opinion anyway.
YUP. I felt the same way - the perfect band - elite talent, great sound, great solos, great voice, and so easy on the eyes.
Couldn't agree more!
The Drummer Haruna is a Beast and at a staggering tempo as well. Incredible band and Every Member is Virtuoso Class. Midori and Miyako may be the best guitar duo in Metal quite honestly. Perfection. Next from Lovebites Try MDO, Hamer of Wrath or Winds of Transylvania. Out of their 60 songs there really is no dud. Cheers!
Hammer of wrath is already releasing tomorrow :)
"Hammer of Wrath" still sits in my top 5 favourite LOVEBITES songs, but for me, "Break the Wall" is the best thrash song I've ever heard by any band. It's better (in my opinion) than anything I've heard from Slayer, Anthrax, Testament, (early) Metallica, Overkill, Annihilator or any other old-skool thrash band.
@@1970Phoenix "Break the Wall" is top notch! And so is "A Frozen Serenad" in another way.
Believe it or not, but Japan has a lot more to offer.
Here's a short list of other must see bands:
Hagane / Black Cult:
ua-cam.com/video/LCheI6-MWhY/v-deo.html
Lonesome_Blue / Face the Fear:
ua-cam.com/video/57My6iSPBl4/v-deo.html
East of Eden / Evolve:
ua-cam.com/video/gL2GQWhJaNQ/v-deo.html
Since we arrived at violins, these guys are absolutely killing it:
Unlucky Morpheus / Black Pentagram Live:
ua-cam.com/video/RUiRlUGMTwY/v-deo.html
Fate Gear / This is Fate (with Jill from Unlucky Morpheus on Violin)
ua-cam.com/video/_LZ4lgvofm4/v-deo.html
Nemophila / Oiran:
ua-cam.com/video/5qABnfChpbk/v-deo.html
Nakayoshi Metal / Cerberus (Instrumental project with Tamu from Nemophila on drums and Sakura from Hagane on guitar)
ua-cam.com/video/XmEaG44orAk/v-deo.html
Asterism / Blaze
ua-cam.com/video/51Pxkp8lGAs/v-deo.html
And there's a lot more where they came from :D
these Ladies are friggin awesome
I love the gallop in the guitars. It's like the musical lovechild of Iron Maiden and Metallica. (lol - you've reached the same conclusion as me).
The bass player in this video was Miho, co-founder along with Haruna, 2 of her main influences/favorite bands were Iron Maiden and Metallica, I think this was one of the reasons why Asami was a first choice because of the similarities with Bruce Dickinson, notice also how she plays bass,and 2 lead guitars. 🤘🎸🎤🎹🥁🐺🇬🇧 I seen them last week and they are masters of the craft
You seem to really enjoy the synchronized guitar duos. You'll be pleased to know that 90% of LOVEBITES songs have synchronized duos, and they are all as good as this one if not better. It's a joy for me, as an old skool metalhead, to witness another old skool metalhead discovering LOVEBITES for the first time. It's such a shame that there are still millions of Iron Maiden and Judas Priest and Metallica fans around the world, who would probably also love LOVEBITES, but simply don't know they exist. Fortunately, channels like yours are slowly helping to get the word out.
Metallica, Maiden, Priest, Testament, Megadeath, Slayer, etc. along with individual influences and a lot of classical touches blended into their own unique sound especially LIVE. No one plays Thrash better LIVE than this band...no one!!! The Wolfpack (fanbase) gives you one promise, you will never be disappointed by this band especially LIVE, they will surprise you, but there are no fillers or duds in their 60+ songs.
PERFECT indeed, and if you like Metallica / Maiden...oh man, have you hit the jackpot. Influenced by 80s metal and they wear it on their sleeve. They don't pretend to be anything they're not. 1000% pure heavy metal. Any song next will do. Great reaction. 🤘
You won't miss them if you made a trip to Tokyo for the first of September! It will be their only Japan date this year, and I am certain it will be awesome!
Alternatively, they tour the US right after the Tokyo show, if that is a shorter journey for you, and if you are able to :).
I have been a metalhead for 50 years. I dig all forms of metal,from heavy to death and deathcore. And since I saw Lovebites live in Wacken /2018/ I have been a BIG FAN . Great band. Haruna,Asami,Fami,Midori and Miyako-what a team!!!
I'm so glad you mentioned both Metallica and Iron Maiden. I've always said this song has verses from Metallica, the chorus of Iron Maiden, and the guitar solos of Dragonforce. It's really like a blend of all 3.
Yup! Iron Maiden and Lovebites are like an unbroken lineage, and those she-wolves are the Merovingians of Classic Heavy Metal🤘🐺🤘
Nothing wrong for those who like the bajillion Metal subgenres that came after the Golden Age, but I was just on suspended animation until my usual ol' favorites released something... until I went deep into J-Metal. The realization that "Old School" Metal wasn't on its last legs was shocking... Thanks Japan for being anachronistic in many ways (you can still find fax machines at every Japanese office), especially about music. Genres like Hard Rock and Metal aren't just surviving in Japan, they keep thriving and improving. The live scene is insane.
And more shocking is, a good chunk of Metal bands in Japan are all-female, how cooler it can be? And they're awesome players and singers. And they're so nice with their audience. I don't have any reasons to become a grumpy metalhead living in the past lol, I embrace this future wholeheartedly.
September I'm seeing both Lovebites and Iron Maiden. I still dream about both bands sharing the same stage🥲🤘
The old school metal vibes are a huge hook. You may get Slayer, Priest, Maiden, Testament or Metallica vibes at any given moment...these ladies are just doing it better IMO. I believe they could cover any of those bands tracks and kill it, but it would be difficult for any of them to cover a LB track.
yeah I can't argue with that!
Absolutely spot on mate
This is a great concert in terms of execution. The girls are simply brilliant. The bad thing is that it happened in the middle of a pandemic and the public was reduced . with strict measures. You could only applaud and raise your hands.
The 2021 Ride For Vengeance tour was under covid restrictions so the crowd could only clap but LOVEBITES put their all into it. One of the band were 4 and a half months pregnant at the time. It was also the last shows that featured the original bassist, Miho. Here's a more recent one with the new bassist -
Nameless Warrior” ua-cam.com/video/Dl29tiJCbNM/v-deo.html
Correct - mission complete. Perfect band.
Agree.
THE THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE World Tour 2024
June 14 - New Cross Inn, London, UK (sold out)
June 15 - Zik Zak, Ittre, BELGIUM (sold out)
June 18 - Club Vaudeville, Lindau, GERMANY
June 19 - Legend Club, Milan, ITALY (sold out)
June 22 - Rock Imperium Festival, SPAIN
June 25 - La Maroquinerie, Paris, FRANCE (sold out)
June 28 - Hellfest, FRANCE (on main stage, sold out)
June 29 - Resurrection Fest, SPAIN
July 1 - The Garage, London, UK
July 4 - Roskilde Festival, DENMARK (sold out)
August 10 - Jeonju Ultimate Music Festival 2024, KOREA
August 11 - Rolling Hall, Seoul, KOREA
Sept 1 - Tokyo Garden Theater, Tokyo, JAPAN
Sept 6 - ProgPower, Atlanta, USA (co-headliner, sold out)
Sept 8 - The Echo Lounge & Music Hall, Dallas, US
Sept 10 - Echoplex, Los Angeles, US
Sept 12 - Café du Nord, San Francisco, US (sold out)
My current favorite band. I'm going to see them in San Francisco on September 12th. 🤘
The 80's metal is my kind of stuff, Metallica, Maiden, Priest, etc. and I had the same reaction on discovering LOVEBITES - I found the perfect band! I recommend Thunder Vengeance live and they do a cover of Painkiller that you must hear to believe. Rock on!🤘 🐺🤘
And you’re just beginning to get to know them, welcome to the Wolfpack amigo, I just subscribed to your channel. I wanted to go to London to see them live last month, but I couldn’t get my passport ready on time, ohhhhhhh. LOVEBITES fantastic band!!!
Tjis 5 White ninja's never fails to empress their fans,Lovebites rules!🐺🤘🔥❤️
Every single one of their songs can only be described as epic. Like every single one, it's nuts. This bands nuts.
Lovebites is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Greetings from Argentina
It is so awesome to see a true first reaction to Lovebites. Everyone is like “Whaaat?” at the beginning and “New favorite band” at the end.
Awesome reaction, these ladies are truly the Goddesses of Metal, they have everything you could possibly want in their set list, looking forward to the next one.
Regards Wolfpack UK 🐺🤘🎸🥁🎤🎹🎶🔥🤯🤘#LOVEBITES.
very kind thank you :)
Another Bruce Dickinson comparison, because... it's true :) And another Maiden comparison because, once again, it's true.
As someone else mentioned, by training not like Dickinson, but a lot of people hear it and make the comparison, so it's there.
Miyako resting her Dean on her baby bump. That kid must have come out shredding, or just concussed.
Keep doing some of the other suggested bands as well, then we can tell you who else you missed on tour, and how much by.
But don't stop the Lovebites obviously. You will just need to give up any / all familiar, financial, medical commitments to ensure you do ALL the reactions.
"Break The Wall", "Hammer of Wrath".
"Scream for Me"
Man, if you love the thrash metal songs of LOVEBITES, you definitely need to react to "Break The Wall" from them. It's their peak thrash song afaik and they have thrown everything they could in this particular song. It's just the ultimate hidden gem banger wooooh! 💪🤘🐺
Great reaction, they are one of the best band in the scene right now ❤ they played in London a few days ago, I recommend you to listen soldier stand solitarily, swan song, thunder vengeance & under the red sky
thank you :)
Miho Miho Miho! i subbed as soon as you said Asami reminded you of Iron maiden she has OFTEN been referred to as the Female Bruce Dickinson
A new EP and also a Blu-ray will be released on August 28.
„LOVEBITES EP II“ will also contain a re-recording of the debut „LOVEBITES EP“ in a limited edition
„Memorial of the Warrior Souls“ is the recording of last years paid livestream which features 7 live versions from „Judgement Day“ album including „Soldier stands solitarily“
Great reaction bro. Lovebites best song :
1. set the world on fire (live version)
2. winds of transylvania MV
3. etc.
Lovebites catalog is large. .From Lovebite's songs you can expect power and speed metal or thrash metal and progressive metal. These are the styles Lovebites prefers. They also have ballads in there every now and then.
you have no idea what rabbit hole you're going down with Lovebites. They have been my favorite band since 2019...
In September, get on a plane, and I'll see you at the Echoplex to listen to these immensely talented young women!
Someone already mentioned Miho was cofounder of the band. The last video had Fami the new bass player of the band .As with Miho, did a great job Sorry to see her go. Fami is an excellent replacement.
what a pity to miss them in live... has been an unique experience to see them several times during their EU/UK tour... here at least the full Germany and UK shows... much fun!!!
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You're not far off, when you say that they have that oldshool Metal sound.
Miho, the original bass player founded the band with the idea to play a mix of oldschool Power/ Thrash/ Speed/ NWOTHM/ Symphonic Metal.
When they start and end their concerts, singer Asami usually shouts: ''We're Lovebites & we play HEAVY METAAAL!!" as a tribute to Lemmy's iconic shout out: ''We're Motörhead and we play ROCK'N'ROLL!!" .
They're such a music-forward band, their talent is staggering. The fact that they look so cool and so beautiful doing it just takes it to heaven, frankly. I could listen all day
Cant wait until these ladies come to the nordic countries for some shows
Lovebites 💪💪💪
🤟🏻🔥🔥🐺🔥🔥🤘🏻
ON FIIIREEEEEE‼️
Haaaaaa you are in my friend
Love Lovebites 🐺🤘🏴 Perfection does exist
They are the GOAT HEAVY METAL BAND!!!
I suggest Break The Wall and Winds Of Transylvania!!!
🎤🎸🎸🎸🥁🤘😎
Since i did the Lovebites suggestion,and you doing them both back to back the next day,I have been watching your channel grow leaps and bounds. And the Lovebites binge you have been enjoying Is the best.
SO i figured id offer 2 more that i would be surprised if you did not go down the Band-Maid rabbit hole. That being said I gathered your likes and picked these Band-Maid songs first one "HATE?".(live)
Has a guittar Bass Battle there is no back tracks it is all these women the drummer Akane" is phenomenal.
2nd song is "Dice" (live)
It has one of the best Bass &Drum intro ive heard in decades.
your head will be bouncing almost immediately.
Enjoy my brother. I wish i could just send my email ,i am not a fan of public
I am enjoying watchingyour channel grow! Great job buddy!
Oh yeah the growth has been incredible! Thanks for being part of that :)
Band-Maid. Ok never heard them so I will check it out thank you
Miyako (on the right) is highly pregnant and showing
I think others will have already said this, but just to add my bit. This concert is from 2021 and was performed under strict Covid restrictions. The audience was limited to 50% capacity with mandatory masks and no shouting or cheering. Miyako, the Guitarist playing the Dean guitar, was several months pregnant. Her only concession for a 2 hour long concert was to wear flat heeled shoes in instead of the usual high heels. She gave birth to a daughter later that year. Asami, the singer, also had a baby not too many months after Miyako.
Someone needs to forward your reaction to the band! I was crushed for you even before you knew about the recent London gigs!
Next.. When Destinies Align (LIVE and Music Video)
Early on, the ladies said their ambition was to make music in the style that Iron Maiden. I think LOVEBITES do it much better. In other songs you will also hear influences from TESTAMENT and SLAYER.
Nice choose! Looking forward for more... Hammer of wrath or, maybe... Thunder Vengeance, please!
I love the thrashy numbers, like this one and ‘Hammer of Wrath’ etc., but I also really enjoy the softer(?} ones like Epilogue, Frozen Serenade & Edge of the World. ‘Swan Song with the Chopin Intro’ is a masterpiece.
Was almost expecting the four horsemen coming galloping across the stage. As for the vocals, I agree on the maiden feel.
LOVEBITES - Set The World On Fire lyrics:
The blue moon colors the blaze
Stabbing myself with the thunder
The predetermined imitation
An emotionless and a fearless smile
Flowing blood and crimson blade
Devastated resolution
Heat haze is waving far away
Who’s going to be sacrificed？
ON FIRE
Just like a falling flower
ON FIRE
Until this body rots away
Burning down to the Gates of Hell
Distorted madness is sneering
Incompetent, cowardly fools
A pitiful and painful punishment
It’s you who will be sacrificed
ON FIRE
Dressed in an armor of steel
ON FIRE
If I’m burned again and again
I’ll rise up from the Gates of Hell
SOLO: midori / miyako / both
The blue moon colors blaze
Stabbing myself with the thunder
The predetermined imitation
An emotionless and fearless smile
SOLO: miyako
Flowing blood and crimson blade
Devastated resolution
Heat haze is waving far away
Who’s going to be sacrificed？
ON FIRE
Just like a falling flower
ON FIRE
Until this body rots away
Burning down to the Gates of Hell
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lyrics: asami
music: miyako
arrangement: LOVEBITES [miho, haruna, midori, miyako, asami]
album: Electric Pentagram 01/29/2020
The reason you haven't heard of them until recently is because their label does very little to promte them outside of Asia, and have gotten to where they are overseas through social media such as your reaction video right here, and as you can hear for yourself they very much DO deserve to be on of the bigger names in the genre so please help spread the word.
Midori💚💚💚💚💚 Miho💜💜💜💜💜
Ok, you've seen Hanabie and Baby Metal and now Lovebites. You need to see Nemophila, Band Maid and MAXIMUM THE HORMONE and you journey to Japanese metal/rock will be complete.
Also, did you know India has metal bands? Look up Bloodywood and their song Aaj(today) They sing in both Hindi and English.
Oh, and don't forget to look at Mongolia and the rock band The Hu, Wolf Totem. You'll love it.
And let's not forget the Canadian metal band Unleash The Archers, Tonight We Ride.
Japanese Black Sabbath ----> Ningen Isu (23 albums... for now)
ok thank you they are all on the listen list! :D I can't say I've heard any metal from India so that will be a cool adventure to try
Got to do the women who kicked off the modern era of All Female bands.
Do Aldious We Are music video
LOL you probably need a cigaret after this.......... 🤘🤘
In this song, Lovebites is like a combination of Metalica + Iron Maiden + Slayer + Dragon Force
What you said is stupid. No one can be combination of so many groups. They are Unique band in every song. They are true great band.
@@VeljkoNikolic-is5px Come on.. why are you too serious and stiff?
I'm not saying Lovebites is a combination of several bands!!
I'm just saying in this song, Lovebites is like a combination of the three bands mentioned above.
Do you know what it means like?
Even Lovebites admits that they are inspired a lot by other bands.
Is there something wrong? Is it that being inspired by other bands means that Lovebites isn't unique?
@@hiufernando7340 Main source for influence on LOVEBITES are former member Miho, who are the under influence of her now deceased father, who listened that bands.
@@VeljkoNikolic-is5px All Lovebites members have an influence on Lovebites music!
Asami is inspired by Lzzy Hale.
Miyako is inspired by Metalica, Queen and classical piano masters.
Midori is inspired by Angra and Yngwie.
Haruna is inspired by Helloween.
As for Fami, I still don't know where she was inspired by.
@@VeljkoNikolic-is5px Have to agree...I don't see where this band compares to any other band...None of them had a female lead singer....nobody I know would compare bands to other bands ....especially this band
🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺❤❤❤❤❤🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
The journey continues, you will have a lot of fun and discover great music along the way 👍🤘🐺
Yeah they don't have a ton of slow songs. You should check out the live performance of 'A Frozen Serenade' it's sort of a whirlwind tour of tour of just how talented they are and personally, one of my favorite songs of all time. Here's a version of it with subtitled lyrics on youtube: watch?v=Ae8pQVu-RN8
Great reaction 🎉 Pls react to other Japanese metal bands as well. I recommend Maximum the Hormone”,YoshuFukushu”, JILUKA”VENOM ” I’m sure you will be blown away 😁
BTW you have beautiful hair.
if you like thrash/speed metal, check out "Break the wall" LIVE 2020 and "The hammer of wrath" LIVE 2023, and get ready to melt your face😄
Hammer of Wrath is already recorded and releasing tomorrow! :D
Now check out NEMOPHILA. I recommend starting with Dissension, Revive, or Raitei. They also do awesome cover versions. They started putting out a cover every Friday during Covid just to keep everyone's spirits up a little, and there are some great tracks. (And some great introductions to other Japanese bands).
So, you now know about Lovebites and have seen two videos and also you know about Hanabie and have seen one video. Much more to see from those women.
But, there are two bands more in the standard rectors group of Japanese metal/rock women. And that is Nemophila and BAND-MAID. There is no turning back. They are waiting for you. I would say that those four definitely is a must. Then there are other good bands, but personally I (and many more) have got those four as their favorites.
And, for some obscure reason, two more bands often are reacted to by the same reactors. That is The Warning, a trio of sisters from Mexico and Ningen Isu, a trio of old guys that are sometimes called Black Sabbath of Japan. You will not regret listening to any of these.
You should check out the crusade from them. It's their hommage to iron maidens aces high. One of my favorite songs.
Thanks for your reaction. If you love IRON MAIDEN, you can check out:
LOVEBITES - 'The Awakening' & 'The Crusade' ('Battle in the East', Tsutaya O-East, Tokyo, June 28, 2018)
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🔥LOVEBITESRULES🔥
Beware of Dean shredding females that are 3 months pregnant.🤟
Nemophila next!
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💯👍👍👍
Dont delete your channel yet! 😊 You have still 20+ great jrock and jmetal bands to discover!
For your next reaction from Lovebites Break the Wall, live Diver City 2020.
They're literally "Iron Maidens". Too bad somebody already took that for their band name. I'd like to suggest "The Crusade" as your next Lovebites reaction. It's an homage to both Iron Maiden and the song "Aces High".
Hoping you can react to my fav of them. Even its just an audio on youtube.
which one?
@HeadbangersGuild the song is Dystopia Symphony. It has been played live only once. It was in Nagoya concert. But not recorded so you can only find audio of this special song.
But honestly, for the purpose of your channel，it's better you react to the many songs with a live video recorded or the few with music video . I don't know witch one you already recorded for tonight but my advise is this one : Winds of Transylvania .
You can choose the studio version called : Vladlove version because it's a music video made for the opening of the Japanese Anime "Vladlove".
Or you can choose the Live version that is completely amazing... in fact many people when listening Vladlove version, thought it was impossible to play live ... but I think Lovebites doesn't know about the existence of the word "impossible".
Look at Miyako,s reaction at 4:42 - 4:44 , like she saw someone or something that kinda pisses her off lol !!
React to their absolute masterpiece, in my opinion and many others, "Frozen Serenade". You will wonder if you didn't dream...
You've been bitten by the wolf, welcome to the Wolfpack.
They are currently touring around Europe and will be in the U.S. in September. I've got my VIP already. Hope you catch them.
You should check out The Hu.
Why is the main theme for LOVEBITES music, who influenced them. It's not important, important are only LOVEBITES band, there musicians and their great songs and performances.🥰😍🤩😘😗☺😚😙🥲
By the way LOVEBITES are Unique!!!
Lovebites are so goooood! It is a shame they did not play this live…anyhow, I saw them live in Milan in June, and I was scared of how it would sound live for real. All recordings of their concerts in Japan are all taken from DVDs and I feared we were all misled by the heavy postproduction. Opinion from an amateur musician: yes, they are not so perfect live, there are a lot of flaws here and there (Stand & Deliver live really shouldn't be done, Asami's voice isn't suitable at all... and Miyako should stop fixing her hair while playing, he often returned to the fretboard of the guitar on the wrong tones)... and in the live show in Milan, despite the super positive reviews, there were clearly problems in the output sounds (too many low frequencies on Miyako's guitar). But I can confirm they are musicians with 4 balls each, they are fucking good! Not 3 sexy asians ladies who are successful just because of that (....who said Babymetal?!?!?!?).
It's a great shame that many of those who listen to them do so largely because they are objectively hot (also if I have to confirm this anyway, Asami is like a goddess between us, in person is like looking at the sun). I think it's a serious lack of respect towards such talented musicians. There are tons of western guys who just listen to female Japanese bands, independently by the genre…by mixing gold (as Lovebites or Aldious) with shit. And well, I find this weird as fuck!
What did Asami say just before she starts singing ?
YOUR WRONG THIS IS BETTER THAN EARLY METALLICA BECAUSE LARS COULD NEVER PLAY THIS FAST...FACT
Today your background is green colour of Midori last reaction was red colour of Asami the next reaction will be Miyako color blue and last two are Fami rose and Haruna yellow😎
What are the chances that Miyako,s baby turns out to be a metal head ??
Love ᗰETᗩᒪᒪIᑕᗩ ?
React to 𝕆ℝ𝔹𝕀𝕋 ℂ𝕌𝕃𝕋𝕌ℝ𝔼 - 🆁🅴🅳 🅵🅾🅶
ok that's new to me thank you
You should react to a male band from Japan: GALNERYUS Angel of Salvation (live ) is awesome, and the Visual Kei band Versailles Faith and Decision (live) is in my ears something else. but there is other bands like Shiver of Frontier, Ancient Myth, Damian Hamada's Creatures, Concerto Moon, HAGANE, and sooooo many more awesome bands from Japan to explore!
oh the first male lead Japanese band suggestion i've had thank you
Lovebites - recommendation - EVERYTHING
Please check out Nemophila - Dissention. You will NOT be sorry....
yup I've had this one a few times thank you :)