GUITAR SOLO REACTIONS ~ LOVEBITES ~ Stand and Deliver

[@Hadesillo]

A Guitar Solo guy eh? You just found your new home.

[@pattymeals2395]

Lovebites plays heavymetal they always say that in all of their performance

[@zeplica2004]

SHADOWMAKER live from 2021 live in tokyo great reaction have a great day...

[@rainerzufall42]

Thank you Bernard, thank you Brian!

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Thank you for watching.

[@eduardoferreyra9495]

You need see more LOVE BITES.

[@danwhite9644]

This is my favorite band called them about 5 years ago. The bass player name here is miho she was the co-founder with the drummer haruna. Anime opinion these are the two best guitar players in the. Used to be KK downing in Glenn Tipton for me. Now it's these guys I'm 63 years old I love this band. The Wolfpack rules and so does heavy metal

[@Patrick_H.]

Great Reaction Brian. These ladies are one of the Very Top Metal Bands in the world today. Musicianship, showmanship, and composition are all Awesome. Band: *Asami* (vocals), started as a R&B singer and never 'belted' until she auditioned for Lovebites, *Midori* (blond guitar), *Miyako* (guitar, classical piano, keyboards, keytar, composer, sound engineer), *Fami* (bass - new since Oct '22), *Haruna* (4'8" Powerhouse on drums, co-founder), *Miho* (original bass, co-founder, extreme Metalhead). There is Nothing 'pop' about these young women - they are Metal through-and-through - on a Mission to Revive and Update the original Metal sound of the 80's-90s'. They're doing a damn good job on that Mission. You're in for a hell of a ride. 🤘🐺🤘

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Patrick, thank you for watching and breaking down the band members for me. Looking forward to see where it goes. I have a video coming out every week. Hope you can join me.

[@billozzy5760]

I will only say that you will like them as a guitarist......you will not be disappointed......

[@kellerfrederic1]

welcome to the world of Lovebites the world of beautiful ballads, heavy; power, speed, thrash metal.

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Thank you for the kind welcome.

[@TheCyberMantis]

Wolfpack is here for LOVEBITES! 🤘🏼🐺🤘🏼

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Thank you.

[@alekhidell]

Great reaction. Lovebites play heavy metal. That’s it. They’re very good at it. In fact they’re the best there is.

[@CutlassSupreme455]

The Wolf Pack Welcomes You.

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Thanks for having me.

[@ericdarlington2332]

🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘 hehehe....and so it begins

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Can't wait!

[@ericdarlington2332]

@@GuitarSoloReactions they have a very large catalogue you won't Be disappointed no need for me to recommend any i see so many good recommendations already there is no song of theirs that i do not like

[@stand.and.deliver.5]

The singer Asami started with R&B and soul before joining LOVEBITES. The drummer Haruna is a beast and the bassist Fami shows incredible stuff on her own YT channel. Name of the blonde guitarist is Midori, her nickname is the crazy shredder 🎸 Their original bassist Miho and founder sadly left the band 2 years ago.

[@ehcah2011]

Amazing reaction and comments! Lovebites is a fantastic metal band, and they will never let you down! Greetings from Japan!

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Thank you for watching.

[@zabriabubakar5982]

Check all this Japanese Bands guitars solo.... LOVEBITES(all female) another songs Judgement Day, The Hammer Of Wrath(live 2023), Raise Some Hell, Scream Foe Me, When Destinies Align, Shadow Maker all songs with dual guitars solos... NEMOPHILA(all female) new songs Night Flight, Rise, Revive, Seize The Fate, Dissension, Raitei all songs with dual 7string guitars solos.. BAND-MAID(all female) live songs Freedom, Domination, Thrill, On Set, From Now On, Dice, Play, all songs with guitar and bass solos.. ASTERISM(female guitarist) songs Dawn, Church, Rising Moon, Blaze, all songs with guitar and 7string bass solos...

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

I will put those bands/songs on my list.

[@marting.h.9417]

Thanks so much for reacting to amazing Lovebites and spreading the word. These women are extremely talented, skillful and versatile exceptional musicians. If you are into guitar solos then Lovebites is the way to go. Those twin lead guitar solos by Midori and Miyako are already legendary, in just six years. Asami used to sing R&B, soul and jazz before she joined Lovebites. Miyako is also a concert level classical pianist. Their live performances are outstanding. Their catalog is about 60 songs and they are from great to masterpieces. Their main influences are Iron Maiden, Metallica, Slayer, Judas Priest, Dragonforce, Angra, Helloween, Yngwie Malmsteen, Pantera, and even Gary Moore, but they have been developing their unique style. Some people say that they’re redefining metal or that they are breaking the walls of stereotypes in the metal scene. Miho (bassist and founder of the band) left in August 2021 and the new bass player, Fami, was hired in October 2022. My next recommendation is “The Hammer of wrath” from their new DVD/Blue-Ray that will be released next August 23. You can find this video on their KZbin official channel.

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Hammer of Wrath is coming up soon.

[@stand.and.deliver.5]

Hi Brian, great reaction to a great band! You can really look forward to your upcoming LOVEBITES reactions. This is more like a fun song for this outstanding musicians, of course still great. But they kind of hide away their real talent 😉 Not bad guitar playing for a piano player, or what do you think? Miyako‘s first instrument is the piano, she is the one with the dark hair. She recently released a solo CD with her own piano interpretations of famous metal songs. Both guitarists never touched a guitar before they were 18 respectively 20 years old. Wait until you’ve seen them playing harmonized solos … Wolfpack 🐺, LOVEBITES fanbase will come soon 🤘🏼

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Thank you, I have a new video coming every week for a few months.

[@stand.and.deliver.5]

@@GuitarSoloReactions Very cool, I’m looking forward to your future reactions!

[@gatograto]

Great reaction Brian. This is what they said. "We are not to be cute, we are to be heavy" and yes, they are the heaviest of all the metal. Try Break the Wall kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4HGYYuBZdGBo7c.

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Thank you, its on my list.

[@gatograto]

@@GuitarSoloReactions Great, looking forward to it but you got to buckle up yourself for it. I warned you now.

[@herbpoints]

There are a lot of things we haven't seen yet. The best yet to come. ✨🥰🤘

[@exDemonius]

Lovebites is a holy grail of long guitar solos. You will be impressed with every their song. You should try their live performances. They are perfect. I suggest you their song "Set the world on fire". Thank you for the reaction! More Lovebites on the channel!

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Added!

[@faintsmile88]

Metal Goddesses from a distant land have captured me completely 🐺

[@barefootbaron1748]

Bloody Lovebites 🐺 I love'em

[@Glen.Black.]

Thanks for the great reaction! You have your hands full with these girls. Most all of their songs have awesome call and response or dueling features between the two lead guitarists. Have fun!

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Thanks for watching.

[@Glen.Black.]

@@GuitarSoloReactions 😀

[@hiawatha.g]

Thank you Bernard for recommending this, and thank you GSR for reacting to it. 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. Other reviewers have described them as alien superheroes disguised as young women, angels, princesses of metal, and angry bridesmaids. They recently went on a year-and-a half hiatus while they 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. 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” kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2TYeJ2mYrVqeqs 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” kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2rdpHtsnqySbMU from their 2021 concert DVD “Heavy Metal Never Dies”. “Don’t Bite the Dust” kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXnRfHp7n5Z2g8U, from the same concert; "Edge of the World" and "We the United", back to back: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZ2TXohjrtB9ebc 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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oonLkKiDgp5noLc; Perhaps their greatest masterpiece, a showcase of multi-instrumental virtuosity and even classical dance “A Frozen Serenade” kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5aboYSMqpKFhJo; And their most reacted-to video, “Holy War”: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJikqaN7paqWpNE Miyako is also a virtuoso concert pianist, and was headed for a career in classical music, before picking up the guitar. If you want to see what she can do on the piano, watch “Swan Song” WITH the prelude, which is Chopin’s “Revolutionary Etude” (official name Étude Opus 10, No. 12 in C minor). Miyako wrote “Swan Song” using elements from several classical pieces including the Etude. This link should work: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXPLpaSdnr14d5Y. For a thrasher with heavy Slayer and Metallica vibes, “Break the Wall” kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4HGYYuBZdGBo7c includes two gorgeous and completely contrasting solos by M&M. For a heart-stopping ballad, “Epilogue” kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6rRn4t6m6qhpLs (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" kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKPQoJ-kaqyrq9U This is the song that blew up and melted faces all over the world "When Destinies Align" kzbin.info/www/bejne/nn2plp9_bpiJoa8 "Glory to the World" kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6itpXdojaqLfpY "Winds of Transylvania" kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqSoZYiYlLWdnpo. 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!

[@noelle3551]

I like it when you mentioned Cliff Burton and Lemmie. I've seen Cliff on the Master of Puppets tour a couple of weeks before his demise, and as for Lemmie, I would have liked to have seen him play with Hawkwind, though satisfied with Motorhead!! Great reaction, looking forward to more. I will let the youngsters fill you in while I reminisce about the greatest period of metal history!! 😎🤟

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

I saw Moterhead twice once opening for Spinal Tap In Detroit and Opening for Ozzy on the Blizzard of OZ tour in Toledo, Ohio. Love Lemmy and Moterhead. Another Perfect Day is favorite of mine.

[@AniMeiGrrl]

Welcome to the Wolfpack! (the name for the Lovebites fans :D) - Glad to see you fully enjoying the best metal band on the planet. It's great to see more people discovering our ladies! I encourage you to check out some of their live performances too - in my decades of metal fandom, I've never heard cleaner sound out of a band live. Also, they while they usually wear the white gowns that are their usual "Battle Uniforms", one of their newest songs "Stand and Deliver" is one of the few MVs they have done in casual clothes. Some data on the band: The lead singer (Asami) is the group goofball, and is known as "The One and Only Voice" - and metal is a new genre for her vocally. She does a lot of writing, also. Haruna is the drummer - called "The Little BIG Engine" - because she just crushes the drum parts and rhythm section on every song, and she is completely indefatiguable! Miyako is our dark haired guitarist who also does all the background synth and piano work. In addition, she also writes and does everything with that calm, cool professionalism. :) She is called "The Golden Touch" for a reason - everything she touches turns gold. Midori is the blonde guitarist with the amazing hair, and she is called "The Crazy Shredder" - because, well, it is what it says. She's insanely good and aggressive shredder. She also performs in bodybuilding competitions. :) On bass you have the amazingly talented Fami - who doesn't have a nickname yet - but she really has injected even more energy and passion into the group. Sheis the youngest of the group, and has amassed an amazing KZbin following as a solo artist before auditioning for Lovebites and being accepted wholeheartedly by the band and the fans. Recommended further listening: (All Live Videos) Their latest video, a live version of The Hammer of Wrath - the first live release from the current lineup. Swan Song (with Chopin Intro) - shows a lot of range - including classical influences, which includes Miyako playing a Chopin piece on piano. Spellbound - for that 80's euro-metal vibe. Frozen Serenade - more amazing range, and a killer live video We the United (off of Five of a Kind) - for just a great all around show-ender. Also you can find over 15,000 other Lovebites fans on our Facebook group. :) facebook.com/groups/278200502817260

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

All great information, thank you. I have now done seven videos with one coming out every week. Thanks for the support.

[@hoges412]

Aussie division of the Wolfpack reporting in! Thanks for checking out Lovebites Brian, it's always interesting to see a new reactor getting "bitten". I trust some of the more fanatical members of our brethren haven't given you too much grief over use of the "p" word! In a world more familiar with JPop & KPop its not unreasonable to have some inititial doubts, however these ladies will soon dispel them. Not that they don't mix up genres, you'll find several types of metal, a slow ballad that doesn't remain slow (Edge of the World), even a blues rock number (Dancing with the Devil). And how many metal bands do you know that will give you a Chopin piano Etude in mid concert? Lovebites does! (Swan Song). I gather that your first two reactions are MVs, this one and Glory to the World. These are both slightly atypical to their usual fare, you need to also see some live performances where the M&M guitar duo work their magic. Enjoy the ride, cheers.

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Thank you, everyone has been very welcoming. Next up is Hammer of Wrath, then Thunder Vengence. Glory to the World comes out in a month, I'm putting out one a week, I do mention during Glory to the World some pop leaning, however I know they are truly dedicated to heavy music and love what I heard so far, 5 reactions done at this time. Thanks for your help and your thoughts.

[@bigEratt]

Everything Lovebites will amaze .thanks for your reaction.. you will not be disappointed!

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Can't wait!

[@fab1901]

Thank you for reacting to LOVEBITES. 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 Hummer Golden Gods 2018 awards organised by the British metal magazine METAL HUMMER. 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. P.S. To be continued, fill in next time. Asami(Vo) Miyako(G - Key ‐ Piano Black hair) Midori(G) Haruna(Dr) Miho(Ba) First Bassist New bassist from 'JUDGEMENT DAY' songs. Bassist of this song Fami(Ba) New Bassist

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Thank you for watching.

[@colonelbasic9736]

You say you don't like when the music is heavy then switches to melodic but check their song Break the Wall live, it might change your mind.

[@rainerzufall42]

For "Guitar Solo Reactions", the fantastic duo M&M (Midori & Miyako) are more than appropriate! On most songs (and all of them are at least good, they still have to deliver a disappointing song!), there are (at least) two separate guitar solos and a harmonic one with both guitarists. Some say, it's the world's best guitar duo, at least, they'll have to have practiced for ages... so tight.

[@kielanuar213]

Very versatile.. 🤘

[@gitterich]

Your channel is called "Guitar Solo Reactions" and you don't know the Japanese women HM bands Lovebites, Nemophila and Band Maid yet ??? That's unbelievable. Well, let's go then, there is much to do ... Lovebites has been around since 2016, and the women became more famous worldwide after performing at several major festivals, mainly in Europe, starting in 2018. 2018 - Wacken - Open Air in Germany 2018 - Bloodstock Open Air in England 2019 - Graspop Metal Meeting Festival in Belgium 2019 - Download Festival in Spain In 2020, their career was abruptly interrupted by Corona. But they masterfully overcame the crisis, got married and had babies. In 2021 the founder Miho left the band for personal reasons and it went into a hiatus which lasted until the end of 2022. In the fall of 2022 they found a young fantastic bass player and in 2023 they released a new LP. The new LP reached the 5th place in the Japanese charts. Japan is the 2nd largest music market in the world and it is very rare that in these times a rock band comes so far forward. I've been a big LOVEbites fan for 3 years and fans never get enough of it so : S u g g e s t i o n s for next reaction V i d e o 's: (Copy the following sentence lines and enter them into the KZbin search bar, you will find the videos) 🤘🤘 New Songs from the new LOVEBITES - LP Judgement Day : LOVEBITES music video - Judgement Day 2022 🤘🤘 Songs ALL LIVE !!! LOVEBITES - The Hammer Of Wrath - Ex Theater Roppongi live 2023 LOVEBITES - Raise some Hell - Zepp Diver City live 2020 LOVEBITES - Thunder Vengeance - Zepp Diver City live 2020 LOVEBITES - Set The World On Fire [Live from "Ride For Vengeance Tour 2021"] Members : Asami : Vocals, Piano🎤 Haruna Ishikawa : Drums🥁 Midori Tatematsu : Lead Guitar, backing vocals 🎸 Miyako Watanabe : Lead Guitar, Keyboard , Piano, Keytar, backing vocals🎸🎹 FAMI : Bass🎸 Founder : Miho Rosana : Bass (2016-2021)🎸 INFO : Miyako + Midori are the best guitar duo in 3 decades ! All Lovebites women are masters. These Ladies write, compose and arrange their own songs. Over 60 premium songs in 6 years and not a single weak song. Masters in live playing and geniuses in composing. LOVEBITES: Their gimmick is their ability! - This women play different styles, but always hard and fast. Thrash Metal + Power Metal + Speed Metal + Metal Ballads. 🤘LOVEbites🤘

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Well, I open most videos talking about discovering new players and that is my goal. I really appreciate your passion for the band. Thanks for the info and for watching. Look for a video every week.

[@sondebueu]

@@GuitarSoloReactions if your goal is discover new guitar players.. Here some GOOD ones: - From Galneryus, SYU. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2abq2SmoJ6ShNU - From Asterism, HAL-CA: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKa0gal_g6-Wd5I - From Ne Obliviscaris, BENJAMIN BARET kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZ-slYODiNNja9U - From Band-maid, KANAMI: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gH-6ineYotGZZ68 - From Sabaton, TOMMY JOHANSSON: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZOtfWV6hdCoirM - From Jupiter/Versailles, HIZAKI kzbin.info/www/bejne/rX-ylJ2vecmVY9U - From Baby Metal, TAKAYOSHI OHMURA, kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHyuoaKAmc97h7M TAKAYOSHI OHMURA with SYU in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2Ovo4SbfJumZpo ENJOY! 😉

[@gitterich]

@@GuitarSoloReactions I meant that somewhat facetiously, because Lovebites in particular has two of the best solo guitar players of today in Midori and Miyako.🎸😉🎸

[@davidtormaschy9988]

What till you see the other forms of their music!!! Thrashy, Some classical piano work, ballads, and some just plain fast songs. If it is not on your list, check out the new concert release of Hammer of Wrath from Knocking at Heaven's Gate show from March. This is Fami's first concert and the bands first in over a year.

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

There is no pop in Lovebites. This is the closest they get to it. They have a LOT of much heavier songs than this - stuff that sounds like Iron Maiden, Slayer, Helloween, Judas Priest, etc.

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Really? I just did Glory To The World and that definitely has a pretty pop chorus. I really dug it even with those less than heavy leaning.

[@stand.and.deliver.5]

@@GuitarSoloReactionsglory to the world is somehow gospel inspired not pop, but overall Asami does mostly powermetal vocals. Her singing style is more often compared to Dio or Bruce Dickinson, of course it cannot be denied that she is a female singer 😊

[@stand.and.deliver.5]

@@GuitarSoloReactionsshe sometimes also has soul and jazz attitude in her voice, but I would not call it pop in any LOVEBITES song …

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

@@GuitarSoloReactions Try some of these: Break the Wall, Set the World on Fire, The Hammer of Wrath, Shadowmaker

[@pometele]

@@GuitarSoloReactions I guess by pop you mean the voice, instead of the riff, carrying the melody. I give you that for Glory to the World chorus (I don't dig it so much etiher), but with Lovebites, although the vocal part is usually melodic, there is always a riff underneath. I would say the instrumental tracks are not subdued, but on par with the vocal track, as a rule. In this respect, you may want to check out their thrash songs: Set the World on Fire, Break the Wall, Thunder Vengeance.

[@markushowald6449]

they are simply the best ever... go for live tracks... whatever... it will blow your mind (I discovered them early 2020 during pandemic shutdown - hanging on the sofa, home office, but nothing really to do)... started with "when destinies align", then "holy war" and since then just WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWW on every aspect... drumming wise: killer bass wise: stunning (even exchanged most recently) guitar wise: öhhhhh I assume most of world famous guitar players would get knots in der fingers when playing this for 2 hours life voice wise: great range, very classical driven (some "complaints" about pronunciation) but finally "the one and only voice"... (sorry guys, Floor is super good, no doubt, but remember best times of Nightwish, this has been with Tarja)

[@dariomachuca7102]

HARUNA!! HARUNA!!

[@angelkiller]

Cool watching musicians reacting to this band bc they can articulate in technical terms the magic a non-musician like me hears. So looking forward to your future reactions to this band bc holy f*ck, this band made me get excited like I was in high school. 😂

[@stand.and.deliver.5]

Yeah, I’ve never been so excited for anything since my childhood like I’m for LOVEBITES since I know them!

[@oliphant2848]

Metal and melody is not a contradiction. They're indeed not poppy (like some other Japanese metal bands I could mention), but VERY melodic. And that's fine. Metal is not all UUAOGGGHHH.

[@stand.and.deliver.5]

I agree. But the combination of both maybe got almost lost over the past 20 or 30 years, but LOVEBITES are here to save the old school metal 🎸🎼 by doing it better than many bands of the past!

[@oliphant2848]

@@stand.and.deliver.5 It seems to me it got lost mainly in North America, where power metal doesn't seem to be much of a thing. They tend to associate metal with "brutal". I guess we have Slipknot, Pantera etc. to thank for that. What strikes me as odd is that our gracious host is at least as old as I am (56) and must have lived through the 80s. Guess he never liked Iron Maiden or Judas Priest? But de gustibus non est disputandum, so whatever.

[@hoges412]

Agreed, I llke Lovebites because they play melodic metal. Still heavy, but not dissonant (other than Dissonance, lol!) I must admit I was never a great fan of screaming or growling vocals, although Floor gave growling new respectability in a couple of numbers, because she can. And I have come to accept Mark's growls in Epica for the light/ dark contrast with Simone's voice. However bands that rely on brutal vocals and sheer volume to disguise lack of musical ability don't do a thing for me, and they can all claim to be "metal".

[@grantnealon5101]

Great reaction.. Do some more.

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Thank you! Will do!

[@Ed7501]

Seriously, I haven't heard a bad song from them yet. And I'm not even a metalhead.

[@marks5451]

Can't wait for the remaining 3. I'll be disappointed if you stop there though ☺.

[@boyzyu]

If you find some songs "poppy" then I recommend "Set the World on Fire" LIVE : kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2rdpHtsnqySbMU . Nothing "poppy" in this one.

[@davidornberg]

Their song When Destinies Align has for me one of the most tastiest guitarsolos in metal history. Choose the MV not that the live version is bad, it is amazing but the MV get more punch to the song!

[@pometele]

For guitar solos or dual leads, you may try one of the following: Signs of Deliverance, Set the World on Fire, When Destinies Align, Shadowmaker. Midori & Miyako always impress by their creativity and technique. And there is a lot more to Lovebites than guitar excellence!

[@NorayDom]

Greets Brian, I enjoy your reactions very much and always get a listening tip about stuff I didn't know. Out of curiosity, is that cream colored guitar behind you a Fender Jaguar? I love your reactions to Lovebites and Nemophila, my two favorite Japanese bands. Lovebites in particular as I was in high school when the British Invasion started so I had great '70s & part of 80s, these women bring back those influences in many of their songs, brings back the smell of Acapulco Gold and cheap wine. They are leading the charge of what history will most likely call the "Japan Invasion" and metal will continue stronger than recently Thanks much, look forward each week for a beer with ya

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Thank you for joining me every week, the guitar in the background is the Squier Jazzmaster, J.Mascis model.

[@pretsof]

Thanks for a very good reaction. Yes they are metal, even when they are not metal. The other members of the Wolfpack will clue you in on various songs as possible reactions and will also give a avalanche of useful info. Me? They do not have a bad song in their entire catalog so I am easy to please :) Wolfpack Ohio USA 👹🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺💯💓 forever.

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Thanks you, I grew up on in Ohio and must of my family still lives there today. Thanks for watching.

[@GarageYears]

Get ready for a fun ride… it gets heavier. They understand melody, but keep the metal real. Asami on vocals is amazing. All of them are top tier, but watch out for Miyako 😀 She’s classically trained on piano too… but for heavy I hope you have their latest live video lined up: “The Hammer Of Wrath” 🔨

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Hammer of Wrath is coming up.

[@Wirmish]

React to this all female Japanese band: MARY'S BLOOD - Marionette

[@grantnealon5101]

Hi Brian. Take a look at Nemophila...

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Will do

[@marcoskazu_]

🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺

[@eatsmylifeYT]

They're heavily influenced by 80s hair metal and NWOBHM. Maybe that's why you think their sound kind of has a "poppy" feel to it. You should listen to some of their thrashier songs.

[@firstborn174]

Japan is a hot bed of really talented musicians right now. I'd strongly recommend the band Asterism. These kids are something special. Check out the live version of the song "Dawn" it was recorded when they were about 16 years old.

[@charliegoakes4141]

Hey Brian, you should check out shadowmaker the best solo(s) to date in a repertoire of many!!

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

That one is coming.

[@13uomini]

Hi, can i suggest you the last live performance: Hammer of wrath in Tokio 2023. Lovebites live are better!

[@moonrose5944]

Do you know Masayoshi Takanaka? Please search.