LOVEBITES - Judgement Day (LIVE) Reaction | Metal Musician Reacts

Judgement Day is upon us once again and the fires of Hell are here to lend their power to the fingers of Midori and Miyako.
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[@TheChampOfMedium]

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[@evilvolts]

power metal for me is Iron Maiden and I definitely could listen to a whole album of theirs and they also inspired Miho who founded Lovebites.

[@evilvolts]

Have you heard A Frozen Serenade yet? A Frozen Serenade kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5aboYSMqpKFhJo

[@whirled_peace]

LOVEBITES - Judgement Day lyrics: Never lived Never died Never end No way to go Every night Everywhere Everything Arriving of darkness What is “right” What is “wrong” What is “sin” Who’s to decide? Hide and seek Truth or dare Playing tag Chased by the evil Another back and forth of gaining and losing Running out of my time Each tick of the clock’s taking down piece of my life again Who’s ally Who’s against Who’s to pick All in your hand Up and down, in and out, left or right, answers turn around What do you see in this world full of insanity? When the rain come to end, what’s waiting us Don’t look away This is the truth RISE! THIS IS JUDGEMENT DAY! Life - Given the “foreverness” RISE! THIS IS JUDGEMENT DAY! Life - Leaving name in history Tragedy in the past find salvation Now with the great will, the path lay in front of me Starting here, this is the day! SOLO: midori / miyako /midori /miyako / both Never lived Never died Never end No way to go Every night Everywhere Everything Arriving of darkness What do you see in this world full of insanity? When do we come to ask what's awaiting us, don't look away! This is the truth! RISE! THIS IS JUDGEMENT DAY! Life - Given the “foreverness” RISE! THIS IS JUDGEMENT DAY! Life - Leaving name in history Tragedy in the past, find salvation Now with the great will, the path lay in front of me Starting here, this is the day! Judgement day! Judgement day! Judgement day! JUDGEMENT DAY! ----- lyrics: asami music: asami & Mao arrangement: Mao & LOVEBITES album: "Judgement Day" 02/22/2023

[@GarageYears]

M&M destroy… I’ve played guitar for 45 years and these two ladies are absolutely top tier. Miyako has so improved since 2020, and I’d say she can shred as an equal with Midori today. In the past technically Midori had an edge and Miyako was the player with feel - the Golden Touch. She still has that but her technical skills have amped up to match Midori. Wild times. And yeah Haruna - powerhouse. Fami - what a rockstar. Asami…. Stunning vocals and the rest. Lucky to be alive with this band in our lives.

[@davidlacivita1347]

Great reaction. I’m glad a reactor finally gave kudos to Midori’s work in this song. She goes nuts the whole time, pure fire.

[@boyzyu]

Great reaction ! Just keep in mind that these phenomenal ladies don't just play power metal, their music is a seamless and innovative blend of speed-power/thrash/prog/neoclassical metal/heavy rock/power ballads which make their sound unique. "Judgement Day" is a good example of speed-power blended seamlessly with symphonic elements. Personally, especially when it comes to LIVE performances, Lovebites is incomparable and has no peer.

[@Trollificusv2]

"speed-power/thrash/prog/neoclassical metal/heavy rock/power ballads"?? LOL! That's great, and you mentioned an aspect that get ignored sometimes: the symphonic elements in the compositions. I THINK this is Miyako's influence, and I think you're right about her being a genius. I saw one veteran rock guy doing a reaction and he referred to a special trait that some-but-not-all heavy guitarists have, where they can play loud and fast...and still convey emotional or melodic content. He called it the "Page gene" or something, because Jimmy Page was a great exemplar of it. Miyako has it, while so many blazing fast, highly-technical guitarists kinda don't.

[@alekhidell]

I love your reactions to Lovebites because, basically, you know what you’re talking about. Now to spoil your day. I was in the audience for that gig, and I arrived in Tokyo yesterday for the Sapporo, Osaka and Yokohama gigs of the Judgement Day tour. Why? Not because I’m wealthy that’s for sure, but because, like you, I recognise the best when I hear it and I’ll try and hear it live as many times as I am able, both physically and financially. Best band ever. No discussion.

[@boyzyu]

Alek, I'm not sure why no one has done it yet. It seems like there's some form of unspoken trade secret. If you could post a setlist after one of your aforementioned shows, that would be greatly appreciated !

[@alekhidell]

@@boyzyunot sure what happened, I replied two hours ago, but can’t find it. So, the reason there is no setlist available for people is because of a “code of honour” amongst Japanese fans. They won’t spoil the enjoyment for people who are going to the concerts after them, and I think that is admirable. So I will only post the final set, on Oct 5th, but I’m sure it will be uploaded by someone else before that.

[@boyzyu]

@@alekhidell Ah, noted. That actually makes sense. Enjoy the shows !

[@otobokegaijin6218]

Don't watch this reacter but was directed here by a guy who asked me about LB current tour's setlists, actually on another reactor's listen to another band. There are Japanese fans who will give LB setlists, with a spoiler alert. A guy in Fukuoka did so for the set at Drum Logos on Aug. 26. He gave (spoiler alert): 1. We are the Resurrection 2. Judgment Day 3. When Destinies Align MC 4. Dissonance 5. Above the Black Sea 6. Piano solo La Campanella short version 7. Lost in the Garden (Asami on piano partly) Drum solo Bass solo 8. Scream for Me MC 9. My Orion 10. Signs of Deliverance 11. Don't Bite the Dust MC 12. Stand and Deliver 13. M.D.O. 14. Edge of the World 15. Clockwork Immortality intro as a prelude or lead-in to 16. Soldier Stands Solitarily Encore 17. Holy War 18. We the United (Asami on piano partly) He said he's 95% sure he got the list right, apparently didn't write it down but recalled it later. Probably one or more of the lists will appear soon enough on r . # . e . $ . d . & . d . ~ . i . # . t . (y t wipes it if I write it right.) I'll be seeing LB at Nagoya (if I get back from Hong Kong/Singapore trip in time), at Tokyo, and at Yokohama (will definitely get back from California in time). Don't imagine the set will change drastically but will be interesting to see what changes are made over the tour.

[@boyzyu]

@@otobokegaijin6218 Appreciate the list and the spoiler alert. Fans who don't want to know yet shouldn't read your reply. Having said that, that's quite a list !! The ladies must have been exhausted after 18 tracks, especially with 5 songs they're playing LIVE for the first time. I suppose the piano, drum and bass solos would have given everyone else a small break. Oh, how I wish I was there, this would have been a phenomenal show ! Hopefully there'll be a DVD/blu-ray by the end of this year...

[@bernardbulwer3158]

Champ, Thanks for giving maximum respect to this exceptional band whose musicianship transcends gender and musical genres. Your candid feedback and respect for their excellence beyond your personal preferences reflects your character and maturity - traits that are sadly lacking in too may reactors who keep harping on their own narrow preferences, with scant appreciation to the depth of skill and dedication it takes to achieve such levels of excellence. As a fan of LOVEBITES over the past year, I've found them truly inspiring. P.S. Your reaction to their Swan Song was one of the first I saw, and I remember well your parting statement, "We should all feel grateful to live in the time of Miyako". I concur.

[@ledzepgirlnmful]

I absolutely love how they are showcasing Fami ! All 5 of these ladies are formidable musicians... these ladies Truly Are Very Special indeed !!

[@Trollificusv2]

Fami is "The Fifth Element". There are plenty of bassists competent enough to play with Lovebites, but Fami? They might as well have _created_ Fami from dark Japanese magic using a huge black caldron, or built her up from 3D-printed DNA and custom-folded protein chains using nanobots. And oila! There she is. The perfect ADDITION to Lovebites. It wouldn't be enough to just get a good bassist who could play Miyako's compositions, they needed to ADD to the group. They needed a "Fifth Element". Perfect.

[@waterwalker9600]

HARUNA is nitroglycerin in a thimble. My favorite of them all 🥁⭐️🏆

[@donborsick]

Asami made a great comment during an interview. There is only one Miyako and we have her!

[@hiawatha.g]

The contrast in style and approach between M&M is part of why there is no better guitar tandem in the world. If you want to see a song where Miyako does the insane running lead for the whole song, check out live performances of "the Crusade".

[@noelle3551]

I think it is time you take a look at the other live mv's from this concert! The hammer of wrath just knocked me into the middle of next week!

[@faisolhamdiisa693]

Kudos to the people who did the mixing and mastering process, hence producing high quality sound for the DVD.

[@jawosammadennhier7062]

👏👏👏Absolutely true.

[@renatopeduto4088]

Dont forget miyaco plays piano since 3 years old

[@herbpoints]

Champ has finally made an appearance! ✨🥰🤘

[@zakkwylde551]

Great new album from LoveBites after thier long hiatus n maternity leave. It seems that they all out with this album esp with the new bassist Fami. Haruna... She's faster than Usain Bolt,Mama Asami .. she's awesome as usual. Midori,she's like an Amazon warrior on guitar, don't mess with her. Mama Miyako .. KICK ASS n always the brain n the new bassist Fami, fabulous smile n slapping. You should listen to Soldier Stand Solitarily. That's song really out of this world. I do think Miyako wrote that song during her pregnancy time.

[@cepho8349]

Seconding this recommendation. It's an incredible song.

[@brandydynamite5877]

HARUNA !!! HARUNA !!! HARUNA !!! 🤘🐺🤘

[@Trollificusv2]

Little Big Engine. 🐺

[@jaywhite6910]

There's 2 more from this show Nameless Warrior and Hammer of Wrath that you haven't done yet or if you have I haven`t seen it yet.🙂

[@markmathewssgbcpenaltyboxs6389]

Hell ya, they are always better live, in my opinion of course. I love it.

[@jawosammadennhier7062]

Thank you so much for reacting to this. 😊 2:55 Absolutely right, and I wrote that below another reaction: Shout out to whoever mixed this live gig. Perfect job. 👌👍👏 8:05 Damn right. I know that _perfectly_ , because I already listened to many, many reactions, and only musical so-and-so's reacted *critically* to Lovebites masterpieces up to now. It is like criticising Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" or Shakespeare's "Hamlet". Masterpieces are just masterpieces. Of course there also is freedom of speech and so on, but it is so _ridiculous_ to "touch" a masterpiece. Lovebites are just _the perfect_ example for the fact, that great sound mixing skills serve for nothing without great musicianship, and the other way 'round. Here: great musicianship + great sound engineering: awesome result. 😃 *Midori* is actually leading this live act guitar-wise, and she just *commands* her part. And M&M arrangements are legendary/iconic already anyway. *Fami* (the new bass player) keeps a low profile personally, but her fingers are dancing all across the strings the whole time. 😄It is sooo cool to listen to her! 😄 To me, watching this is like when The Beatles, Queen or Iron Maiden took off (in terms of musical reputation and fame). Lovebites are just phenomenal. Incomparable. Music history in the making. What a privilege to be able to witness this. 🐺

[@progandmetalfan711]

Asami is my favorite vocalist. I don't know any other vocalists who is a female thrash/power metal vocalist and sings beautifully like Asami does.👍😊

[@Trollificusv2]

Lovebites is a wonderful Garden of Unearthly Delights-always subverting anything you know about metal, about loud and aggressive music, about musical ATTACK...when it's done, and done so unbelievably well, by these tiny joyous virtuosos in white, it's like they're transporting you to some new place where your preconceptions are meaningless. The music is wonderful, the whole presentation is other-worldly wonderful.

[@shaunpendenza3080]

Love it, thanks for the reaction and good to see you again 🤘🏻

[@pinoypower69]

🤘🏽LOVEBITES RULES🤘🏽

[@fab1901]

Thank you for following lovebittes. Great analysis and feedback. 【The following is from an interview featuring LOVEBITES in a magazine project】 Miyoko said that she always felt "annoyed (≒「カチンときていた」Japanese)" when she saw comments like "Miyoko can't play fast. Miyako responded that the character distinction between Miyoko and Midori during the performance is "Miyoko is melodious" and "Midori is shredding". In fact, the solo parts in "LOVEBITES" are composed according to Miyako&Midori's characters. According to Miyoko, there is a big difference between "I can play fast, but I don't have to, so I don't play" and "I can't, so I don't play" In the new album, Miyoko has increased the number of notes and Midori has decreased the number of notes, Midori has reduced the number of notes. Miyoko says, "This time, people tend to think that Miyoko's performance method is closer to Midori's, but I didn't get that close. Miyako says, "What Midori and I do is different from each other." Miyako says that Midori and I "play differently and have different playing habits. Continued below

[@fab1901]

【In an interview with Miyako, Midori, and Fami for another magazine project】 In an interview with Miyako, Midori, and Fami for another magazine project, Miyako said, "I was practicing alone at home in silence" regarding fast playing. Someone translated another interview article and wrote that Miyako was taking guitar lessons from Midori, which is completely This is a completely wrong translation. Miyako and Midori took guitar lessons together during their hiatus. If Miyoko can become more like Midori by taking lessons from Midori who has a different way of playing, will the "ensemble of twin solos and synchronized solos" that has been formed by their different ways of playing? Miyako&Midori practice together on a daily basis. It is Miyako&Midori practicing the timing of their synchronized playing. They are cultivating the Japanese term "aun-no-breath(あ う んの呼吸)".It refers to the state of being able to communicate without words, and to the state of being in agreement with each other in terms of timing and timing. The effect of this is that Miyako&Midori achieve no-LOOK timing in most cases! The second reason is for Miyako to know Midori's playing method, skills, habits, and strong points in composing music.

[@zeplica2004]

i am starting to realize when you guys react on your own that you enjoy lovebites more than when the 4 of you are together. alan seems to be the alpha guy to me and he is not a big fan of them!!! great reaction champ as always have a great day.

[@jerryajc]

yeah i noticed that to.

[@markushowald6449]

Are they the best 5 musicians? I don't know, most likely not, BUT it gets often forgotten (beside their incredible talent on the instruments): a) how good they are in track composing and writing b) how good they are to bring this live there are tons of super musicians, Tina S. on guitar just as example, but Lovebites brings this all together, and levels up a genre of music that has been just "metal, speed and melodies no one recognizes 5 mins later" (pardon Dragonforce, Galneryus, et al.) This is simply another level... and putting in a live DVD, full power up, a glass of Chardonnay... this is the best live music experience in metal you can have (EXCEPT they come to Europe again - and I will be there for sure)

[@user-hk9dt7qr3o]

Wolfpack here visiting your channel.

[@pinoypower69]

I agree, MIYAKO IS ONE OF, or the best GUITARIST RIGHT NOW

[@alfredtorres2188]

so Midori is not?????

[@walterching-fj2mt]

​@@alfredtorres2188midori for me the best!!!

[@gatograto]

Great review Champ. This type of stage setting is from Ride for Vengeance Tour 2021. Pyro is from Set the World on Fire, red lighting with laser beams is from Winds of Transylvania. I agree with you. There is an outstanding band which happens to be a power metal band. It's not about the genre, but about its musicality. I also agree with you about M&M. Midori is super skilled in playing guitar. Miyako is more moderate in technique but she plays brilliant total music. Yes, Miyako is very pretty, and have you watched her MV playing Eagle Fly Free piano cover from her personal album Miyako Etude Op 23? She is so beautiful, gorgeous, gracious, and noble as a goddess in a dark blue dress with black long hair.

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

Tell your friend Alan of GG to open his ears to Lovebites. He is missing some of the greatest music you will ever hear.

[@boyzyu]

Don't waste your time with that one

[@jerryajc]

IMO, Alan, is more than a casual fan, but not a hardcore fan, if i had to guess, for female bands, LB is not a top 5 for him, probably bottom half of a top 10, but if/when they tour, he will be there, i will say this, he is doing better then me, because I'm pretty sure these 3 bands are ahead of LB, in his hierarchy, and i don't like BM, B-M or Hanabie , so there is that.

[@boyzyu]

@@jerryajc Alan is not a fan of Lovebites. Period. He has his preferences of the type of music he likes, just like everyone else, and "power metal" is not his cup of tea. I respect and have absolutely no issue with that. Where I draw the line is when he started to disrespect the band publicly and REPEATEDLY in his and the GG channels. As such, I have zero respect for that guy.

[@jerryajc]

@@boyzyuOK i do remember his early reactions, and it appeared he was, but then the last year, i have not watched his stuff, and as far as the GG guys go, i have not watched it, to much B-M/BM, i think Wave, then champ are LB's biggest fans anyway, and Ryan seams to be coming along. and since i am not watching, paying attention then i must be missing some of that, i do know he is not a power metal guy, he has stated that before...but i am not a power metal guy either, so LoveBites is the exception for me..

[@boyzyu]

@@jerryajc It wasn't just his early reactions, he has been doing this until recently, especially in the GG LIVE streams. I actually unsubbed to both the Dicodec and GG channels because of that. However, I do watch the GG LIVE streams from time-to-time whenever they have Lovebites on the thumbnail, and Alan was still p*ssing on the band until a couple of months ago. I have absolutely no issue with Wave, Champ and Ryan. Ryan might not be the biggest fan of power metal and Lovebites, but he has never disrespected the band.

[@klasgadd1895]

Cool reaction, actually watched a bit of the stream earlier.

[@fultonbenjamin9022]

Turn the music up! Also, for the first time I think Asami hit a flat note. The last note of the song

[@marting.h.9417]

Some people say that they're a miracle.

[@DJORedbad72]

Yes, they are, ... they are the best.

[@davidhersrud5139]

🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺💪🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@parnilsson8283]

Sounding like that, with this song....is simply fenomenal. Nice reaction btw

[@schelin1447]

Miyako 💕

[@JFrancoDrums]

You are right, Miyako usually doesn't go as hard as Midori but instead goes with more feel into her solos, that's why i like them so much, very different styles that clash so well together! 🤘

[@emilkostov6271]

.....I mean,check carefully what Miyako is doing on the end of the sollo

[@BulletProofSoul1029]

Lovebites live streamed a preview of this dvd a couple weeks back. It wasnt the full show, but it was over 90 minutes long and pretty f*ckin awesome!

[@user-ei4ou1sl7c]

🤘

[@beldin2987]

I remember the first song i saw/heared of them was "When destinys align" and i really loved the guitar solos of course, but the vocals was also not really so my thing, since i'm normally more into symphonic metal. But then somebody said i should listen to the "e-songs" .. and there Asami showed much more what she could do for me in those slower parts of the songs. And then i also started to like the powermetal songs more and more, even though i also don't listen to any other powermetal at all. But Lovebites is now maybe the band that i listen to the most in the last years. For Miyako vs. Midori .. yeah Midori can maybe shred fast but Miyako has more "soul", "feeling" however you wanna call it. Just think of David Gilmour, he doesn't need to play fast and he is still one of the greatest guitarists because he can say more with one note than others with 100.

[@kielanuar213]

Great show. Great reaction👍🤘

[@VRsMagic]

🤘🏻🔥🐺🔥🤘🏻love Lovebites‼️

[@walterching-fj2mt]

Midori the best, love her 💚💚💚💚💚 the amazon queen

[@Trollificusv2]

That's the incredibly special thing about LB: Each one of them is the best musician, each is most beautiful, each is the best personality. I find it just depends on which one I'm looking at or hearing.

[@emilkostov6271]

M-r Champ,please can you do reacting of Burden of time of Love bites,if you can found live concert version,yes they have and oficial live video,please i think you will shocked,but in the veeerry good way. Please

[@Patrick_H.]

🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺

[@DavidMISAMISAMISACook]

Fami Fami Fami! I don't consider Lovebites as purely powermetal in fact their Powermetal songs are their weakest for example "Nameless Warrior" or "Golden Destination" or "Lost in the Garden" alll TOO (Bad)powermetaly

[@cepho8349]

Golden Destination is an excellent song.

[@DavidMISAMISAMISACook]

@@cepho8349 not my cup of tea at all sorry in their powermetal style songs I prefer "Above the Black Sea" and "Soldier Stands Solitarily" (just to name a couple) much much much more