We all understand the loss for the right words when it comes to reacting to Lovebites..Their longtime fans have even used up about every word of praise they can find to try and describe the awesomeness of these Stunning Queens.. Thank you for your reaction, please continue..only about 60+ songs to go..🙂

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

You got it! Between the warning, nightwish, and lovebites I have my hands full. Thank you for watching and I’ll see you again soon!

@stand.and.deliver.5

7 ай бұрын

@@ThatOddLife Best combination of bands ever 😉 These 3 are my favorite bands since 2021. Enjoy your journey with their fantastic music!

I get the wonderful opportunity to see these ladies at progmetal 24 in Atlanta September 6th

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

If things continue I might be able to afford to go!

The Goddesses of Heavy Metal! 🤘🏻🐺

LOVEBITES - Swan Song lyrics: If this was the last day you could live on this earth Would you still go on, accusing someone for today It’s better to fail than not do anything at all It is not the length, but depth of life that counts Oh brave soldier Oh gallant warrior Valor to those who died in battle to Valhalla Believe what’s in your soul For death will come to all You shall rest peacefully in God’s Heaven Floating lotus You are so graceful Saintly and glorious Till the end of time Floating lotus You are so beautiful Sing me your sweet song The legend of the swan If you’ve never hoped, you’ve never been though despair Ignorance is bliss, it’s easier to not care You might think it’s meaningless to sacrifice a life Sometimes the life of one can save so many more Oh brave soldier Oh gallant warrior Valor to those who died in battle to Valhalla Believe what’s in your soul For death will come to all You shall rest peacefully in God’s Heaven Floating lotus You are so graceful Saintly and glorious Till the end of time Floating lotus You are so beautiful Sing me your sweet song The legend of the swan SOLO: miyako / both Floating lotus You are so graceful Saintly and glorious Till the end of time Floating lotus You are so beautiful Sing me your sweet song The legend of the swan SOLO: midori ----- lyrics: asami music: miyako arrangement: LOVEBITES (miho, haruna, midori, miyako, asami) album: Electric Pentagram 01/29/2020

The Chopin piece Miyako (guitar/keyboards) is playing in the intro is "Etude OP10, No. 12" known as the "Revolutionary Etude." In 1831, some officers and citizens rose up against the Polish government, which was under the de facto control of the Russian Empire, in what was called the "November Revolution" but ended in failure due to the direct intervention of Russian troops. Chopin received this news during a performance tour. He never set foot on the soil of his homeland again. When the Russians invaded Warsaw, Chopin's agent presented "Etude OP10, No. 12" in Paris. Because of the agent's exaggerated publicity, people called this piece "Revolutionary Etude. Miyako composed "Swan Song" based on this "Revolutionary Etude" and Dvorak's "New World Symphony. Asami (vocalist), a former ballerina, wrote the lyrics based on the historical background of "Revolutionary Etude" and inspired by Norse mythology and the ballet suite "Swan Lake. "SwanSong" is a requiem dedicated to the warriors who fought to reclaim their homeland, a masterpiece that only LOVEBITES could complete.

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

Amazing musical skill and songwriting. I love it

Lovebites is a phenomenal band, a real musical sensation from the very beginning of their existence. I think Lovebites can go down in the history of world rock and metal music as one of the most musical and technical of all the time these genres have existed in the past and present. Nowadays it is difficult to find a metal band that creates a musical product (studio and concert releases) of the same level and quality. The only band that comes to mind is Dream Theater. Lovebites are real musicians and a real band. They can be viewed "under a magnifying glass", no deception. And there are all the possibilities for this - a rich selection of studio and concert releases. All of their studio releases through 2021 (3LP and 4EP) are already very good, at the highest global level. But the new, recently released, fourth album is something else. I don't think there's a band that can do something like that right now. In addition to studio recordings, Lovebites has six full-fledged live blu-ray (Battle in the East 2018, Daughters of the Dawn 2019, Five of a Kind 2020, Awake Again 2020, Heavy Metal Never Dies 2021, Knockin' at Heaven's Gate Part I 2023 and DVD performances at Wacken Open Air. In addition, a blu-ray was released with all ten music videos at that time (2021). The seventh blu-ray Knockin' at Heaven's Gate Part II is due to be released soon. All Lovebites studio and concert releases have excellent sound and video quality, can be viewed in detail on a large 4K screen and listened to on very good equipment, they only benefit from this.

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

I'm so excited to keep checking this group out! Thanks for being part of the family, and for watching!

@dymyavalor6135

7 ай бұрын

@@ThatOddLife I can confidently say that the more you learn about Lovebites, the more you become convinced that there was nothing better in the past and there is nothing better in the present. There will be no disappointment. One problem is that bands have you listened before will no longer be in demand. Lovebites will replace them and become the most significant part of musical life. They have already done so much in a relatively short period of their existence that you can listen and watch only Lovebites and nothing else. And that will be enough.) Their music has another amazing quality. You can listen to it endlessly, over and over again.

Whenever a reactor first reacts to this song, I ask this question: How many musicians on the planet could do what we just saw Miyako do? I suspect it is probably less than a dozen.

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

I’m willing to bet that you’re right

They're great, aren't they? They play all kinds of classic sounding metal, from hard rock through to power metal through to thrashy songs. If you would like one in a similar vein to this one, but with added Disney princess vibes, check out their live performance of A Frozen Serenade from 2021. But you really can't go wrong with any of their songs, to be honest.

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

They’re fantastic. I can’t wait to hear more!!

Welcome and thank you for doing this reaction to LOVEBITES, for me this ladys are so talented so good on the instrument, this drummer is my favourite member, LOVEBITES ROCK

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

I’m so glad to be here! Make sure you’re subbed, I’ve got more coming!

Pick any song. Pick any video. You will NOT be disappointed. You will get to know, it's not that they are all fantastic musicians.... The compositions of their song are tight and solid. Their dedication to creating great metal is our fortune. And as a plus, they are so beautiful ❤

Love Lovebites ❤ 🤘🏼🎸🎹🥁🎤🤘🏼

Behold, the power of Lovebites with their quiet musical genius pianist, Miyako, who has been playing piano since age 3 and took up guitar at about 18 to 20. This Lovebites rabbit hole is one you will not regret having fallen into. Indeed, they are perhaps the most talented band on the planet. From classical to heavy metal and everything in between, you will enjoy to the fullest.😊

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

I’m so excited to keep going!

Regarding Asami's vocals, it can be difficult to understand her, especially at the start. She is a native Japanese speaker singing in English, and although she is fluent, her enunciation is far from perfect. There are sounds in the English that don't even appear in the Japanese language - for example "TH" and "L". For LOVEBITES fans, we view Asami's imperfect enuciation as a feature, not a bug. I will point out that Asami has improved her enunciation in her more recent performances. But my advice is to turn on closed captions whenever it is available. Here is a recommention for their next song to react to. It is a new video that features their new bassist playing her first ever live performance with LOVEBITES. As you will see, she is quite pleased to be on stage. Here is it: "Hammer of Wrath (live)" kzread.info/dash/bejne/onymubSNYK3LkcY.html

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

I absolutely don’t think of her enunciation as a but, not even close! It adds so much to feel!

What can I say....yeah the usual response after a Lovebites experience. You have over 60+ other experiences and Frozen Serenade or Set the World on Fire and then the great Empty Daydream all LIVE. All of those will show you even more of the insane talent in this band. They were derailed by covid but the world tour in 2024 is gearing up and they are even hitting the US. The metal world will never be the same!!!!!

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

Between The Warning, Nightwish, and Lovebites, I have a lot of shows to see this year don’t I 😂 thank you so much for watching!!

@stand.and.deliver.5

7 ай бұрын

@@ThatOddLife It’s all possible 😊 I saw Nightwish last December, the Warning this June and next April again. And hopefully LOVEBITES next year at least once!

Miyako (guitar & piano) also played the Chopin etude (Op 10 No 12 I think) in the beginning

Playing Chopin, then sliding your pick off the top of the piano and melting faces with the guitar - most metal thing ever (while dressed in a beautiful white dress to top things off !)

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

Absolutely it was!!!

" Lovebites - Liar ( Knocking at Heaven Gates) " pls react these song ✨🙏

The band is named after the song Love Bites (So DO I) by Halestorm. Lead singer Asami joined Lzzy and the boys at 2019 Download to perform that song. Miyako is the pianist/ guitarist, Midori on guitar, Haruna is a beast on drums, and original bassist Miho is seen here. Miho left in 2021, replaced by Fami Oct 2022. All are between 4'9" and 5'2". Heavy metal princesses. Formed in 2016, they have 4 full albums and 60+ songs to choose from. Yes, there is a bit of Motley Crue. Depending on the song , other influences include Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Metallica, Slayer, and Helloween. More songs to check out: Holy War, Break the Wall, and Thunder Vengeance from this same Zepp DiverCity 2020 show. And to see the new bassist Fami, Hammer of Wrath, Judgment Day and Stand and Deliver (Shoot 'em Down) from 2023 Knocking on Heaven's Gate.

Elite musicianship from everyone. Midori & Miyako best guitar duo I've heard/seen in 50 yrs of listening to metal. Miyako (dark haired guitarist) is a musical genius IMO.

Yes this song was out in their early years and her accent was quite heavy because English is not her first language. But no one can deny the range and the technicalities in her singing.

Welcome to the party Pal... Great reaction to the Gold standard.. Beauty, Class, Elegance and insane talent... You have over 60 songs to go, if you dare.. Asami has quite a strong Japanese accent so use closed caption where you can.. You will get used to it in time. 3 songs to show versatility, Epilogue - Daughters of the dawn concert 2019 Break the wall Live Stand and deliver (Shoot em down) Live and MV Don't sell your self short, I'm sure you are a great musicien Lovebite are virtuoso talent, all of them, an inspiration to all.. Watch some more and you will see why.. Best wishes from France.. and thanks for reacting to Lovebites

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the suggestions and for watching! All the best

@grantnealon5101

7 ай бұрын

@@ThatOddLife You are very welcome 🤘👍

This is just the beginning of a long splendid journey

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

I cannot wait!

Outstanding reaction. I loved how you interject at right moment. This song right her brings tears to my eyes. Just the amazing musicianship from these ladies is mind boggling.

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

Not gonna lie this got my emotions going pretty well but music does that to me anyway. As far as interjecting at the right time, I try to make it work out the best I can. Thanks for the support!

ドレスを着て、メタルを演奏する女性には華がある！

Great Band, beautiful song

Best band and twin guitars in métal history

Welcome! Thank you for your reaction to LOVEBITES. Very nice feedback. 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 (Bassist of this song) New bassist from 'JUDGEMENT DAY' songs. Fami(Ba) New Bassist 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 KZread subscribers. You will be amazed by new bassist Fami's slapping and fast finger picking. If you watch "Alien Alien" on her KZread channel, which was uploaded 4 years ago with 11,010,000 listens on her content, you will be amazed at her world-class slapping skills. KZread channel "Fami。" [alien alien Bass cover]" kzread.info/dash/bejne/g5OJ09ytp7ynf7g.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

Welcome to the mind-blowing world of Lovebites. These women are extremely talented, skillful and versatile exceptional musicians. Thanks for reacting to them and spreading the word because they deserve more recognition. Their main influences are Iron Maiden, Metallica, Slayer, Judas Priest, Dragonforce, Angra, Helloween, Yngwie Malmsteen, Megadeth, and even Gary Moore, but they have been developing their unique style. Asami used to sing R&B, soul and jazz before she joined Lovebites. Those twin lead guitar solos by Midori and Miyako are already legendary, in just six years. As you have witnessed, Miyako is also a concert level classical pianist.

Welcome to the world of Lovebites music! The music from these phenomenal professionals. I love Lovebites so much. They always play these amazing guitar solos and almost always these are duoling solos. I suggest you to watch their live videos "Holy war" and "Set the world on fire" from their official KZread channel! You will be impressed. Thank you for the reaction! More Lovebites on the channel. And welcome to the WolfPack!

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

More lovebites is definitely happening! Thank you for having me

Welcome to the 8th Wonder of the World. This concert, Five of a Kind, is a great concert from beginning to end. After taking some time off and getting a new bass player, they released 5 live videos from a show they did in March. The concert is called Knockin at Heavens Gate. The songs are: Hammer of Wrath, Nameless Warrior, Judgement Day, Liar, and Stand and Deliver. No bad song in this bands playlist of songs!!!!

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

I'll have to check more out! Thanks for the support and taking the time to comment!

🔥LOVEBITES🐺PERFECTION🔥 thanks🤘🏻

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for being a part of the family!

Welcome to the WolfPack You have been Lovebitten ]:) This video had Miho on bass the founder and original bassist who left in 2021- They are singing in English I believe there was CC on this video. Next up here is a more recent performance from March of this year with new bassist Fami Hammer of wrath /Live heavens gate kzread.info/dash/bejne/onymubSNYK3LkcY.html

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

Can’t wait to keep diving in!

Lovebites totally defies the idea that "you can only have so much talent in one room." And Miyako totally defies the idea that you can only have so much talent in one body!

👍Lovebites rocking the house and us! 🖖❤

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

YES! loved it thoroughly!

Some greatest things around Lovebites are they are not only the performers but also creators of this phenomenal music. Asami the lead vocalist and the former ballerina writes most of the English lyrics, two guitarists, Miyako and Midori and the original bassist, Miho, compose and arrange. And on the stage they present their creation in this very unique and beyond perfectIon level. I just feel musical awe and high respect to their dedication to the history of rock music. Ah, history means they are paving a new page of the rock music. I recommend Liar, Break the Wall, Holly War, Frozen Serenade, End of the World, all live version please…Lol…actually they made no waste song in their 60+ creations. So the recommendation needs to continues further, but I would like to respect other guys thoughts! Welcome to the Wolf pack!!

@ThatOddLife

6 ай бұрын

Super glad to be here!

Love this band 🐺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🤘

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

I’m sure I will too! Thank you for watching!

Another great song - Edge of the world from Zepp diver city Tokyo 2020 hi from Italy

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

Y’all are fantastic

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” kzread.info/dash/bejne/n2epqcypXbOddKw.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” kzread.info/dash/bejne/a22u1apvmarFZsY.html from their 2021 concert DVD “Heavy Metal Never Dies”. “Don’t Bite the Dust” kzread.info/dash/bejne/oXyiral-mpSpfcY.html, from the same concert; "Edge of the World" and "We the United", back to back: kzread.info/dash/bejne/paBkj7dmqc6wc7g.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: kzread.info/dash/bejne/noycwdeGfZyamrg.html; Perhaps their greatest masterpiece, a showcase of multi-instrumental virtuosity and even classical dance “A Frozen Serenade” kzread.info/dash/bejne/c5ls0rOPpZC4fps.html; And their most reacted-to video, “Holy War”: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lJt12tJ-oKjJntI.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. You just got a taste of what she does, with Swan Song. For a thrasher with heavy Slayer and Metallica vibes, “Break the Wall” kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z4SXkrqEYM-0nbg.html includes two gorgeous and completely contrasting solos by M&M. For a heart-stopping ballad, “Epilogue” kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y62i0Lp9lqjUnrw.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" kzread.info/dash/bejne/dKah0c6nZarepdY.html This is the song that blew up and melted faces all over the world "When Destinies Align" kzread.info/dash/bejne/moB6x86CaZa8m7A.html "Glory to the World" kzread.info/dash/bejne/X6t-1qZriKi-eJc.html "Winds of Transylvania" kzread.info/dash/bejne/eqd5lrebj7PQmJs.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!

@Sylanx

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for giving us a summary of a metal band I only stumbled upon yesterday. It was a cover of "Eagle fly free"... I never thought I would hear any new power/speed/synphonic metal ever again.

@hiawatha.g

7 ай бұрын

@@Sylanx I hope you dive in--their discography is breathtaking.

@FrankyE1169

7 ай бұрын

@hiawatha.g really perfectly explained everything essential! 😉

Great reaction. You just stumbled over my favorite band Lovebites. This masterpiece was composed by blackhaired guitarist/pianist Miyako, my favorite music artist. They have several masterpieces and over 60 songs. About 30 composed by Miyako and the rest by all the bandmembers and a “sixth” member called Mao. They don’t have a bad song. Thanks for this reaction. Subscribed.

Wolfpack UK 🐺, just wish to say these ladies are the most talented musicians on the planet right now . They literally can melt your face in one moment & then sooth your soul the next Frozen Serenade will give you a eye opener to these ladies exquisite talents & sublime song writing skills enjoy your Lovebites amazing journey their live shows Will literally blow your mind 🤘🎸🎤🥁🎹🎶🔥🤯 Regards Wolfpack UK 🐺

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

Excited to keep diving in!

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

Excited to keep diving in!

Glad you checked out Lovebites. My genre really is more rock, and I've heard metal songs growing up starting in the 70s, and I've liked song here and there, but Lovebites is really the first metal band I've really latched onto. As for the key change from the guitar solo to the last chorus, I believe the key change is in going into the guitar solos, then jumping back to the previous key coming to the last chorus. Anyway, hope you will put Lovebites on your "continue to go down that rabbit hole" list and enjoy them.

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

Lovebites is definitely a rabbit hole I’m going to go down, no doubt! Thanks for watching!

Some more points. Asami is hard to understand, but the Lovebites lyrics are absolutely worth listening to. For the most part they are very positive and uplifting. You might switch on subtitles, but don't let them distract you from the beautiful ladies. :) It's the combination of the instrumentalists' -talent- mastery, Asami's beautiful voice and their composition skills that makes Lovebites so outstanding. Every musical aspect is just top notch. You have noticed all that before the song was even over. They all have some classical background and can play piano (while Miyako is a kind of wunderkind, she can play any instrument, I think). At some point you might notice that Asami is a trained ballerina, too. Mötley Crüe, yes. Mostly quoted influences are Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Helloween, Megadeth and even Slayer (they have some thrash songs, too). But when Miyako switches to "Gary Moore mode", it will melt your heart. Two Lovebites quotes: "We wear white because we are ladies and we don't want to look like 95% of the other metal bands" and "We are not here to be cute, we are here to play heavy metal". I'm 55 and I've had a lot of favorite bands in my life, but Lovebites is the first one I really feel love for, deep love, and I'm not ashamed to say it.

Welcome to the Lovebites rabbit hole. Buckle up because you’re in for a ride.

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

Can’t wait!

Wolfpack here visiting your channel.

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

Welcome!

MIYAKO!!! 🎹🔥🎸🔥🤘

Great reaction with feeling. I’ve been listening to rock music for 50 years and I’ve not seen anything like Lovebites before. My favourites are Holy War, Set the World on Fire and the more melodic A Frozen Serenade. Lead vocalist, Asami, also studied ballet. Incredible levels of talent in one band. World tour for them in 2024. From the UK.

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

Greetings! Thank you for watching! Lots more to come!

@ChadTheDragonLord

7 ай бұрын

+1 for A Frozen Serenade.@@ThatOddLife

I usually call this performance "Miyako Magic", Miyako (guitar/piano) is a maestro!

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

Everyone in this group is INSANELY talented. I meant what I said about how calm they all are while playing the most difficult riffs. It’s absolutely insane

@ChadTheDragonLord

7 ай бұрын

And this wasn't even their best song. The most impressive part was Miyako switching from piano to guitar and back again. But they have more impressive songs vocally and visually, as well as songs with mind blowing duel guitar solos played at lightspeed. They also have heavier tracks than this with some that sound like Slayer or Metallica. @@ThatOddLife

There are a lot of hyperbole flying in your direction. They are not overblown. The praise LOVEBITES receives is 100% genuine and 100% deserved. I’ve seen them live 4 times this year and will travel whenever and wherever I can afford to do so because three years ago this week they quite literally became my favourite band within 30 seconds of seeing and hearing them. Both on social media and in a live audience it’s pretty apparent that they attract a predominantly male audience and the average age of the audience…online and in person, is, at a guess, over 50. It’s most definitely NOT because they happen to be attractive Japanese women, it’s because they play a type of music that resonates with the generation that got to experience rock and metal at its finest. We know good from average. We know virtuosity when we hear it. It is blatantly obvious after hearing no more than perhaps three songs that this band is incapable of mediocrity. That encourages you to devour their catalogue of 60 plus songs in short order, and in doing so confirms what you already knew. LOVEBITES are the best least known band in the world. As big as their support may appear on KZread, their fan base is still tiny, even (or perhaps especially) in Japan. Tiny but vociferous, fiercely loyal and tremendously proud to be able to welcome new Wolfpack members and to encourage them to devote as much time to the Ladies as possible. Your time reacting to this band will be very rewarding and, being both biased but also brutally honest, much more rewarding than any time spent elsewhere. I recommend their entire catalogue because to single out a single track is tantamount to denigrating 59 others of equal musical excellence.

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

These folks are definitely better than anything I’ve heard so far in the realm of just sheer talent. I’m excited to continue.

@ChadTheDragonLord

7 ай бұрын

You said it better than I could Alek.

@rainerzufall42

7 ай бұрын

Wow, Alek! Great speech! 💯 agree!

@otobokegaijin6218

7 ай бұрын

Lovebites' "fanbase is still tiny, even (or perhaps especially) in Japan." Tiny especially in Japan? Can you name a country with a larger LB fanbase than that of Japan? Given the huge size and extremely competitive nature of the music industry in Japan, concentrated and centralized music scene with geographically compact venue circuits with very competitive booking, a particularly large number of good all-female bands, given the metal genre, and given their limited touring, LB have done well to gain the fanbase they have in Japan. It could be bigger, but it's certainly not "especially tiny" there. I was in Britain, Germany, Netherlands, and France a few weeks ago, and in chats with friends and strangers far fewer people had heard of Lovebites there than in Japan (not that it came up in every conversation, limited sample, unscientific survey of course). And it was the same result in the U.S. a few months ago.

@alekhidell

7 ай бұрын

@@otobokegaijin6218 no, I can’t name a country with a fan base bigger than Japan. You misunderstand what I meant by my statement. Having visited Japan 3 times in 9 months, twice to see LOVEBITES and once to see Miyako-san’s recital and Fami-san’s anime themed concert, I was dismayed by just how low their profile was in their home city, let alone country. Sapporo held 500 people. The tickets went on sale in December yet didn’t sell out until July…which was lucky for me because I was able to get one. My comment about the size of the fan base is not meant as a slight on anyone. It’s meant as an indication of how much work we as fans need to do to help it grow. I hope that clears things up a little…

Welcome to the world of Lovebites bro. The Wolfpack needs to get bigger (fan base of the band). They are the best metal band in the universe right now. These girls play heavy metal, power metal, thrash, even ballads and it all sounds amazing, especially live. You aint see nothing yet. Ger ready for the ride of your life by waching their live songs... They are here to shred and melt faces. Stick to them and you will see. ROCK ON! And take care dude

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

I’m here for the long haul! Thank you for watching!

watch it a second time yourself as there are closed captions you can turn on in this video. you will then understand what asami is saying. she actually speaks english very well after spending 2 years in the states studying modern dance. and she writes most of the lyrics in their 60 + songs. they decided to reach a wider audience so that all of the songs would be sung in english - all except one from their first ep in 2017 - ' bravehearted'. wait until you see their heavier side. miyako's note bending , pinch harmonics , tapping and sweep picking are flawless. and she kills it on the keys even better and writes about half of their music. and blonde guitarist midori is her equal but shreddier counterpart. best duo out there. there is no one like them - truly unique

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

I’m so excited to dive in more!

@thedocofrock1890

7 ай бұрын

try the song 'holy war' live from zepp diver city tokyo 2020. it's on youtube and will leave you breathless@@ThatOddLife

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

@@thedocofrock1890 I will!

Try these live performances next: - RAISE SOME HELL, raising the roof - kzread.info/dash/bejne/rJWhtbN9YK27ds4.html - SET THE WORLD ON FIRE - kzread.info/dash/bejne/a22u1apvmarFZsY.html - BREAK THE WALL, sounds like SLAYER + Gary Moore - kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z4SXkrqEYM-0nbg.html - HOLY WAR, a powerhouse song with great solos - kzread.info/dash/bejne/lJt12tJ-oKjJntI.html After you hear those, you might be ready for A Frozen Serenade. And just wait ‘till you see MIYAKO playing the piano and guitar AT THE SAME TIME! Oh, and there are many other all-female Japanese bands waiting for you as well.

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

I will have these out asap! Got weeks of content ahead of me

As others have probably said - if you enjoyed this then you should check out " Frozen Serenade " LIVE from 2021 - again it shows off their talent and versatility . BTW - don't beat yourself up too much about your guitar skills - neither Midori or Miyako started playing guitar until they were around 19 and Miyako ( who's also a concert level trained classical pianist ) is self taught ! 😱🤣

The main influence is Ritchie Blackmore,

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

That makes TOTAL sense

I believe ridiculous is quickly and easily replaced by Regal, resplendent, radiant, rock royalty!

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

YES!!!! I filmed this at like 11pm after being up all day long and my brain wasn’t working.

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. Today the band announced that „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 in Japan about 2 months ago. 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 first show with their new bassist Fami. There are 4 videos from evening one on their YT channel. I suggest to you the song „The Hammer of Wrath“ from this concert for a next reaction. Recently also the live version of „Stand and deliver“ was released on LOVEBITES YT channel which 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 3 international festival appearances for 2024 (Prog Power - Atlanta/USA, Rock Imperium - Cartagena/Spain, Hellfest - Clisson/France) The band members are (including their official nicknames) ... Asami on vocals (the one and only voice): amazing vocal range, most of the lyrics, also song writing, former ballerina and RnB/soul singer Miyako on guitars, piano, keyboards (the golden touch): main composer of the band, soulful but also shreddy guitar player, concert level pianist, loves her pets and Star Wars Midori on guitars (crazy shredder): Incredibly fast and technical guitar player, songwriting for a few songs, body fitness athlete Haruna on drums (little big engine): Best drummer in the universe (IMO), wrote one of their songs including lyrics, handmade miniature fake food creator Fami on bass since 2022 (shining fingers): bass prodigy, speaks faster than sonic speed, smiles non-stop Miho on bass until 2021 (natural born headbanger): songwriting and lyrics, astonishing bass player The band was her idea, she and Haruna were the founding members!

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for this great information and welcome to the odd life!

@stand.and.deliver.5

7 ай бұрын

@@ThatOddLife You are welcome!

Frozen Serenade live , more talent exposed.

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

On my list! Thank you for watching!

@ChadTheDragonLord

7 ай бұрын

+1 for A Frozen Serenade. It includes some ballet and my favorite guitar solo by Midori (the blonde guitarist). kzread.info/dash/bejne/c5ls0rOPpZC4fps.html@@ThatOddLife

Miho Miho Miho!

To help understand the singer try turning on the captions (just saying)!!!!! Haruna (Drums) (Little Big Engine) 4'9" Asami (Vocals) (The One and Only Voice) 4'10" Midori (Blonde Guitarist) (Crazy Shredder) 4'11" Miho (Ex-Bassist) (Natural Born Headbanger) 5'1" (2016---2021) Miyako (Dark Haired Guitarist) (The Golden Touch) 5'2" Fami (New Bassist) (Shining Fingers) 5'2 1/2" (2022--- ) Check out any of their songs, they don't have a bad or even mediocre one!!!!!

@ThatOddLife

6 ай бұрын

I will be diving in deep!

Do Lovebites Scream for Me live Daughters of the Dawn.

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

On the list!

🤘🐺🔆👸🤘 🔥🔍Set the World on Fire...🔥925 k

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

Let’s do it! Thank you for being here!

yep swan song is impressive but then there´s about 60 more songs that will make you loose your mind ...especially you as a musician will appreciate the awesomeness of this band-be warned they are mega addictive!!!

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

Can’t wait to see what they’ve got! Im here for the ride!

Best metal band nowadays! Listen more..

@ThatOddLife

6 ай бұрын

On it!

Wolfpack's here and everywhere. Great review of yours. It's just heavy accent in English of the singer. It is not that you are not concentrating to listen or not listening hard, and I totally agree with you that we don't care about the lyrics. This is about music, about its sound. We can read the lyrics in text anyway. My suggestion for your next reaction to Lovebites is Break The Wall kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z4SXkrqEYM-0nbg.html. A heavy and thrashy piece. Or A Frozen Serenade kzread.info/dash/bejne/c5ls0rOPpZC4fps.html. It's a most audially and visually beautiful live performance with surprises.

@ThatOddLife

6 ай бұрын

I'm super super excited to check out more!

@gatograto

6 ай бұрын

@@ThatOddLife Great! Enjoy!!

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

@rainerzufall42

7 ай бұрын

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)

@rainerzufall42

7 ай бұрын

Your reaction is marked with a star (*).

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

You took the time to prepare this list and I’m so appreciative! You’re fantastic and I appreciate you being part of the family

@rainerzufall42

7 ай бұрын

I'm glad, you did a successful comeback! I've enjoyed your Kate Bush reactions so much and was sad, when you had to take a break. Well done! As you're already bitten hard, consider yourself being member of the Wolfpack. We are all addicted to LOVEBITES talent and awesomeness. All 5 members of the band are extremely skilled and professional, but also awesome persons. They were founded in 2016 from members of other groups from different directions (e.g. the singer Asami was R&B/soul singer, ballerina, studied dance, and did R&R covers and background vocals). They did 4 self-written albums now, and after their first era (2017 - 2021), they did a best-of album, where they let the fans decide, which songs to use. It was kind of sad, that they were heavily hit by Covid-19 and the departure of their bassist Miho (seen in this video), who was also founder and band leader, for personal reasons (e.g. her father died in 2018, when they played in Europe, Wacken W-O-A and Bloodstock B-O-A). They went on hiatus with this best-of album and a song, that promised, that they come back. They've made a worldwide audition for a new bassist in early and mid 2022 and confirmed Fami (20yo prodigy with a 700K KZread channel) as the new bassist in October 2022. New song December, new album February 2023, new live performances (the second of which will be released next week) in March 2023, Japan tour and live album in August/September 2023. Three festival dates in Europe and the US confirmed for 2024 yet. #15 metal album of 2023 on Metal Hammer. Ready for a breakout... All songs are excellent, some of them masterpieces, it doesn't matter which one you use, LOVEBITES won't disappoint you. They are from different styles of heavy metal and hard rock, recognizable tune, mostly with solo-solo-harmonizing scheme, many different songs. Best played live, although their OMVs are quite good. Extremely well produced live albums and OMVs (with specialists from Finland, that did Nightwish as well). They hit me 6 month and a day ago, when I got a notification from Millie's reaction channel. I was immediately bitten and explored all that awesome stuff... Enjoy your ride!

They have close captioning on their every song find that put it on the screen it shows what she singing about simple lovebites their song is written all in English

You can easily look up the lyrics... this song has been closed captioned!

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

I didn’t want to get too analytical, but I will keep closed captioning in mind for the next one!

@ChadTheDragonLord

7 ай бұрын

Until you get used to Asami's voice it is best to enable CC when offered so as to get the full expereince. After a while you won't need CC to understand her, for the most part. I still struggle at times on the faster songs. But her English is improving year after year.@@ThatOddLife

Current live schedule for next year: June 19th, 2024: Cartagena, Spain (Rock Imperium Festival) June 28th, 2024: Clisson, France (Hellfest 2024) September 6th, 2024: Atlanta, Georgia, USA (ProgPower USA XXIII)

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

I’ll be planning on September!

Decades of DEDICATION is how you get that good.

Turn on CC and you can understand her. It is in English.

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Classical music and metal has much in common. I use to say that there is nothing more metal than Bach. These girls are wonderful. And they are actually quite popular today and doing some touring. Mainly in Japan, but there are some limited abroad tours planned for 2024. There are some exceptions, but you shall concentrate on live performances. That where they shine, and some of the music videos are over produced IMHO. Too much backing stuff. One music video I really like is "Stand and deliver", but I think you shall learn to know them first, otherwise you will miss most of the fun parts in the video. * The standard piece everyone should listen to is "Holy War" in Zepp Diver City 2020. People that see that first totally drop their yaws. * The most listened to today is "The Hammer of Wrath" from 2023 or actually "Stand and deliver" from 2023. * A surprise is "A frozen serenade" with ballet, piano, acoustic guitar and heavy metal, mixed. * A fun one is "Dancing with the devil", a jazzy thing where the singer get the possibility to show her sassy side. One of my favorites. * "Break the wall" is more heavy stuff and also "Set the world on fire". * If you want to see them have fun then you can look at "Raise some hell" or "M.D.O.". * They have a fun streaming event where they play audio for "Soldier stand solitarily". This might be their fastest song.

If you like Nightwish and Lovebites, then you should check out Versailles Aristocrats Symphony live Holy Grail. They are a Visual Kei Melodic Symphonic Power Metal band from Japan. And you should check out Aldious Dominator live Radiant A O East. They were the first successful All Female Metal band from Japan since Show Ya from the 1980s. They came put on 2008 have 9 studio albums all of which were Billboard Japan top 100 albums. They have about 80 songs in their Discography and not one bad song in the bunch. And they busted the door opened for all other female bands like Lovebites to come through, Lovebites is a lot like Aldious except for extended solos.

@ThatOddLife

7 ай бұрын

I’ve got a lot to add to my list! Thank you so much!

You haven’t seen nothing yet, bro