MYNH: Listening and Reacting to LOVEBITES - Stand and Deliver for the First Time! Thank You, Japan!!

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Here is the video clip to "Stand And Deliver (Shoot 'em Down)" taken from Lovebites' comeback album 'JUDGEMENT DAY', out February 22, 2023!
ヘヴィ・メタル・バンドLOVEBITESの「Stand And Deliver (Shoot 'em Down)」のMVを公開！
2月22日にリリースされる復活アルバム『JUDGEMENT DAY』に収録される最新曲！同日より音楽配信サイト及びストリーミングサービスでも配信スタート！
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[@johnpaul4784]

At 71 years old I can say that it is the best metal band in history. And by far...

[@billyboyles]

Same age and think the same as you!

[@michaelhughes7814]

61 by far

[@kevinshepley1000]

63 agreed

[@randomchord]

All y'all Boomers, I figure a younger GenX viewpoint is fair. At 59 and a guitarist, Lovebites is one of the best metal bandsI've ever heard. 😂😁🍻 🤘😎🤘

[@davidtormaschy9988]

I discovered Lovebites in December and have not stopped listening to them. Their Live music is even better, especially from the 2020 Five of a Kind Tour. There is no weak song and they do not know the word "Slow". Hope you take the time to check them out! Enjoy their music!!!

[@boyzyu]

This is only the tip of the iceberg, you have to check out their LIVE performances where they're absolutely phenomenal !

[@hoges412]

Brother, you ain't seen nothing yet! 😂 Check out their live performances for the best guitar duo of our era, Miyako & Midori. To discover Asami's vocal range, try Edge of the World.

[@gitterich]

Knocking on the Dragonforce door back in 2018, these women have already gone through in 2019. Meanwhile, you can say that LOVEBITES is the best unknown band ever. If you see them in their live performances, you will realize what I mean. Japanese heavy metal and hard rock female bands like LOVEBITES, Nemophila and Band Maid are among the best in the world. It can't be said enough over and over again, because these Japanese female musicians have been some of the hardest working musicians in music history for years. 👍 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 - Raise some Hell - Zepp Diver City live 2020 LOVEBITES - The Hammer Of Wrath - Zepp Diver City live 2020 LOVEBITES - Thunder Vengeance - Zepp Diver City live 2020 LOVEBITES - Break the Wall - Zepp Diver City live 2020 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🤘

[@mmcpa]

50+ years of listening to metal, including Loudness from the 80's, and Lovebites is now my all-time favorite band ever. "Judgement Day" is my favorite song ever. Best dual guitar leads I've ever heard. To me, better than DragonForce and it's not that close. This is a great song you reacted to.

[@ulfheroldjensen]

"Oh, she's good!" - You ain't heard nothing yet. M&M currently set the standard for double guitar duos world wide. These musicians are so high level it should have illegal to have them in the same band. Live is the way to hear Lovebites. They did - as others have stated - tour with Dragonforce also sharing the stage. Check out how much fun they had: Farming Simulator: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZ-qgY2um7R0o8k Other goto reactions are: Holy War: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJikqaN7paqWpNE Judgement day: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2TYeJ2mYrVqeqs Swan Song: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXPLpaSdnr14d5Y Empty Daydream: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oonLkKiDgp5noLc Edge of the World: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4vNqYCgd9Sjbdk Break the Wall: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4HGYYuBZdGBo7c Set the world on fire: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2rdpHtsnqySbMU When destinies align (MV): kzbin.info/www/bejne/nn2plp9_bpiJoa8 My personal favourite - Epilogue: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHqke4x4qtp-fa8 And for tapping galore, go with Signs of deliverance: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHexo55nbst-nck

[@metalmark1214]

I discovered Lovebites 16 months ago and now they are my favorite band replacing Iron Maiden as my favorite band. All of the members are very talented and accomplished musicians. Asami - vocals Midori - lead guitar ( blonde, first solo) Miyako - kead guitar, piano ( dark hair, second solo) Haruna - percussion Fami - bass (new member) Best to check them live For heavy songs to do live check out - Holy War 2021 LIVE in Tokyo with lyrics, Break The Wall - Live at Zepp DiverCity Tokyo 2020, Set The World On Fire [Live from "Ride For Vengeance Tour 2021"] For more mellow songs to do check out these - Swan Song [+Chopin Intro] (Five of a Kind, 21/02/2020), Edge of the World (Five of a Kind, 21/02/2020)

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

Same - although I discovered them about 26 months ago.

[@marks5451]

Just wait until you see their live shows.

[@gatograto]

You just have touched the tale of the elephant. Need some more time to see the whole elephant.

[@nakamura1323]

Thanks for the great reaction video! I love seeing how people are surprised, excited, and fascinated when they see Lovebites for the first time. But I think this video isn't the best introduction to Lovebites. (even though I love this song so much) They usually wear gorgeous white dresses and play seriously. Also, their songs are usually not as simple as this song, often containing complex transitions and tempo changes. And the two guitarists harmonize perfectly at insane speed. Every song of Lovebites is sure to blow you away. I look forward to the next reaction to Love Bites.

[@hiawatha.g]

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. This is their second video from that album. 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!

[@fredalbrecht986]

Dang @Hiawath.g. Pretty much covered it all. Saves me from typing. Hope all is well. 🤘✌

[@hiawatha.g]

@@fredalbrecht986 I was wrecked by Tina Turner's death, but otherwise ok. Hope to see you next Anastasia livestream!

[@fredalbrecht986]

@@hiawatha.g Got a lot of comment on Tina Turner's death when I posted it. She meant a lot to many. Far as I know I'll be there at the next Live Stream. Looking for a better song than I posted for it right now.

[@JAF729]

The 80s Metal band from Japan you might be thinking of is Loudness. They had a hit video on MTV and I saw them open up for AC/DC on the Who Made Who Tour. They were great. They are still around and big in Japan.

[@steveherman6909]

I also saw Loudness on that same tour. One of many times I saw AC/DC in concert. Nice call as I was scrolling to see if anyone else reminded Ric of the band that escaped his recall.

[@dregeye]

Haruna "little BIG Engine" drums 🧡 (4'9"; 1.45m) Asami "The One & Only Voice" vocals/piano ❤ (4'10"; 1.47m) Midori "Crazy Shredder" guitar 💚 (4'11"; 1.5m) Miyako "The Golden Touch" guitar/piano 💙 (5'2"; 1.59m) Fami " ? " bass (5'2"; 1.58m) 2022 ... all performances thru Dec. 2021: Miho "Natural Born Head-Banger" bass 💜 (5'1"; 1.55m) nicknames given by the band "Bravehearted": kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5KupYWDnriZg6s "Dancing With The Devil": kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3uqmH98ibWAe5o 🐺

[@rainerzufall42]

I knew, Miyako was the giant in the group (now for sure, if 1.59m is correct)!

[@-ginotti2]

LOVEBITES has received an offer directly from Herman Lee to perform in 11 UK cities on the DRAGONFORCE UK Tour 2019! 2018 Winner of "Best New Band" at the Golden Gods Awards, an awards ceremony of the world's largest music magazine, Metal Hammer. From Japan 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@dregeye]

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[@raduadi]

Lovebites is a GREAT band.from the moment i discovered this amazing band i was addicted to them. these ladies are so talented. their live performances are amazing. Haruna killing those drums, Asami great vocals, Fami (the new bass player) is amazing and the guitar duo Midori & Miyako is the best guitar duo in metal music right now. no weak song from them. Glory to Lovebites

[@alekhidell]

Great reaction, thank you for helping promote the best band this 63 year old has ever heard (and seen…live). They are 5 virtuoso’s. I agree with the comments about your snap judgement of Asami’s vocals. If only you knew how talented she is you would take it back in an instant. As for Dragonforce, believe me, they have been overtaken in the instrumental department by these phenomenal musicians. This song is not typical of their output, but then if you trawl their back catalogue, there is nothing “typical”.

[@firstborn174]

The level of talent coming out of Japan right now is amazing. The ladies are leading the charge. Bands of note Nemophila, Trident, Band Maid, Hanabie , Unlucky Morpheus, Asterism, Maximum The Hormone, Doll Box

[@grantnealon5101]

Hey Ric.. Interesting comments.. Do some more, there are over 60 songs out there.. Your journey has just begun..

[@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 have 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 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. Fun fact: Fami is the tallest member of the band, at 5'2" tall. :)

[@kellerfrederic1]

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

[@paulbadosa108]

Lovebites won me over in Dec 2022 when they announced Fami as their new bassist, having been following her for over 3 years at that point. Extremely talented group of ladies, hope to see them continue to grow! If you're going to check out Nemophila, I'd suggest Dissension, the original studio MV. Not the U.S. version, or their official *live* version. They are another all female band from Japan.

[@alearr]

Thanks for checking Lovebites out. They are the metal goddesses of our era. The amount of talent in this band is unmatched, both in songwriting and live performances. If you want to be blown away, try with “Set the World On Fire” m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2rdpHtsnqySbMU 🔥 Welcome to the Wolfpack! 🐺🤘🏻

[@gordonnottsfinest180]

If you delve into the wolves den of lovebites I think you'll have second thoughts about the level of vocal skills Asami has, Floor Janson is òn another level compared to most, but Asami, at under 5ft tall, is on the same level both in power and range, but she also uses different styles depending on song tempo. Had to laugh at the end when you said wow, a common response ha haha. Try something from a live show next, holy war is a good choice or Don't bite the dust which is from when they first formed but I must warn you that once bitten forever smitten 🤘🔥🎤🥁🎸🎹🐺🇬🇧

[@kellerfrederic1]

I know this is going to sound a bit excessive but it is my opinion. My ear suggests that this is the best metal band of all time. I don't think in terms of career but in terms of musical quality. They have managed to make listening to any metal band of the past or present "bland". I listened during my youth to the most famous bands that you probably know, and they managed the performance of playing the 80/90's metal style but at a higher level. I even find it surreal or miraculous. They can play any style of metal, rock or hard rock, it seems so easy for them. I have listened to their entire catalog which is exceptional in diversity, quality, and stage performance. I don't know what else to say about this band... If there was a metal heaven, they would be there alone without comparison.

[@CaffeineNightOwl]

since I was introduced to them by YTs algorythm four years ago, as many more I´m addicted to them, since I´ve been bitten. and they haven´t stop to impress me since then. founded in 2016, first album "awakening from abyss" came out in 2017. how dedicated they are, you can see on the fact, that all their albums, EPs and bluerays were mastered and mixed at finnvox studios/helsinki by the guys, who work for amorphis, nightwish, CoB, stratovarius, sonata arctica and many more. in 2018 they already played wacken as first allfemale japanese metalband. in the same year they won the prestigeous "best newcomer award" from metal hammer magazine. they toured UK with DF and in germany, belgium and france as well. but when they were ready to take over the world with their fantastic third album "electric pentagram" in 2020, big C came. they were able to play some concerts in march of 2021 with restricted crowd in tokyo, but then total lockdown came. on top of that, founder and metal backbone of the band, bassist miho, left the band on friendly terms in august 2021. and singer asami and black haired guitarist miyako married their partners and became mothers. but they didn´t give up. besides daily life routine, they practised, wrote new stuff, held a worldwide public auditioning for a new bassist. and found wonder bassplayer fami. now they are back. stronger, better, faster and fitter with their new and imho best album "judgement day". one thing is even more amazing about them than their musician and vocalist skills: in their whole backcatalogue of around sixty songs now you will not find a single bad, stale or mediocre song. I can´t think of any other band, actual or in the past with that consistency in composing new songs. some recommendations for you: holy war, a frozen serenade, edge of the world, set the world on fire, swan song (with chopin intro), soldier stands solitarily, raise some hell, break the wall and every song from them. live they are even better. wait ´till you see their stage presence. thank you for your fine reaction and congrats for finding them.

[@ricdreacts]

Thank you very much for all of that! I have no idea how I never heard of this group. I'm blown away!

[@フィルコリンズ]

This song is more rock-oriented than metal among Love Bites. "Dissonance," "We the United," and "A Frozen Serenade," these three songs are so different in musicality that it's hard to believe they're from the same band. Listening to these songs will make you realize that what you said was wrong. 

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

What did he say that was wrong?

[@フィルコリンズ]

​@@ChadTheDragonLord 様、 I apologize for the misleading expressions in the text of the translation software. I don't think it's wrong, but I think it's more correct to say that "the way of thinking changes". If you're comparing it to Epica, I think ``Nightwish'' and ``Exit Eden'' are more appropriate than Asami who was an R&B singer. I think (I also use translation software to read everyone's opinions, so I apologize if I misunderstood!)

[@dregeye]

3;21 LOUDNESS? Though still limited in the broad range of styles they fuse together, "Judgement Day" was a wise choice as lead single: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2TYeJ2mYrVqeqs The contrast with "S&D" musically, thematically & presentation is emphatic. All 60 original songs will 'surprise' in a unique way. Honest & empowering lyrics too... 🐺

[@ricdreacts]

LOUDNESS! Yes! Yes, I'll be heading down the Lovebites rabbit hole for a while now, lol

[@hiufernando7340]

Wolfpack here🐺🤘

[@clintashcraft579]

This isn't even full throttle. This is about half throttle. Continue the Journey into the Wolfden, you will not be disappointed in any of their songs. They do it all!!!!! My favorites are (Epilogue) and (Edge of the World), live versions. My favorite M/V is (When Destinies Align). Enjoy your journey!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ronaldtjahya9253]

Thank you reacting Lovebites, the best heavy metal band, no doubt, nice n sharp comment, tons to go with this amazing talented musician, waiting for the next song 👍👍

[@waterwalker9600]

LOVEBITES sits alongside IRON MAIDEN as my all-time favorite heavy metal bands. 🤘🐺🤘

[@sonoriuxo2437]

There are 4 main top metal/hard rock all female japanese bands dominating the female rock escene in this moment, not to mention the other dozen around there that are not slouches: Hanabie, Lovebites, Nemophila and Band Maid. I just saw you reacted also to Nemophila, so should be no long until you might to react to the others. Your mind will blows for sure. By the way, Band Maid is touring US in this moment, but they plan to return some months later, so maybe you could watch them live.

[@okkuオック]

LOVEBITES are opening acts for Dragonforce across England🐺🎸🎹🥁🎤🤘

[@CrYou575]

It's probably irrelevant comparing Asami and Floor as their repetoire is very different. Asami has an R'nB background. Of course comparisons with Dragonforce are more pertinent, especially when Herman Li switches from guitar to piano and plays Chopin or Rachmaninoff.... Wait a minute, I haven't seen him do that, it's Miyako of Lovebites (who wrote the music for the song you reacted to). An easy mistake to make when they appeared on stage wearing white dresses together. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4i5qJd9np6crqs

[@Daniel_Colavecchio]

This is one of their 'Fun' songs, not as technical or deep as others they sing. My personal favorite is 'Edge of the World', and yes live is best. My favorite band for the last couple of years. Second on you listening to Nemphila and others on his list, but my new love is Lonesome_Blue, also all female band from Japan. Peace.

[@topographic1973ify]

BAND MAID, Japan. Best hard rock on the planet with many genres, including metal, mixed in. Start with DOMINATION live for a small inkling of what they can do.

[@jc8453]

Japanese girl 【 JUNNA 】Through The Fire And Flames / DragonForce - Drum Cover kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3zVYntqf9tpn9U Also Lovebites done a UK tour with Dragonforce i seen them twice

[@のっぺらぼう-u9y]

It is premature to compare a band to others after only listening to the middle of the first song of a band you are hearing for the first time.

[@ricdreacts]

If I'm comparing a band to DragonForce, believe me, it's a total 100% compliment!

[@ebm-everythingbutmainstream]

Unfair to compare them to Dragon Force. Maybe Dragon Force could be supporting act on concerts for Lovebites 🙂.

[@tammy5938]

One of my fav songs, they are the best, fantastic, kick ass as always.🎸🔥😎❤️

[@rollingjunkie]

Yes. Haruna, the drummer , the founder of the band, is really the engine.

[@ricdreacts]

She really is. Blew me away!

[@faintsmile88]

🐺🤘🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@paulfarmer745]

If you're looking for Bass, Band-Maid - Dice. Must listen

[@javierhuertas7741]

This song is actually not really what is their style, they have more epic vibe and power metal normally. You should check the song Judgment Day from their last album too!!! They are awesome, check also live performances !!!

[@Wirmish]

Some Japanese bands, old and new. Take your pick: BAND-MAID [All their songs... really!], LOVEBITES [Break the Wall, Raise some Hell, and all the other songs], BABYMETAL [All their songs, because they are all different], MAXIMUM THE HORMONE [Yoshu Fukushu], DEXCORE [Earthworm], CROSSFAITH [Catastrophe], SiM [Killing Me], NINGEN ISU [Heartless Scat], UNLUCKY MORPHEUS [Black Pentagram], YOUSEI TEIKOKU [Astral Dogma, Patriot Anthem (Live)] and their other band: DenKare [Detonator], COLDRAIN [Die Tomorrow], CRYSTAL LAKE [The Circle], GIVEN BY THE FLAMES [Ronove], LONESOME_BLUE [Face the Fear], ANGRY FROG REBIRTH [2Step Syndrome], SILENTLY SHOOTING TRAITORS [Manipulate], ALDIOUS [Dominator], TRiDENT [Ambivalent, Spoopy, ...], BRIDEAR [Light in the Dark], CINQ ELEMENT [Destiny], MARY'S BLOOD [Marionette], GRAUPEL [Bereavement], DOLL$BOXX [Take my Chance], SOKONINARU [Tenohira De Odoru], HELLO SLEEPWALKERS [Flying Saucer], TELECiDE [Tied up Memories], NEKO [Ghost on a Record], MARDELAS [G-Metal], MERGINGMOON [Greyen], ROTTENGRAFFTY [Hallelujah], JILUKA [Mephisto, Overkill], BROKEN BY THE SCREAM [Emotion Cross-Counter], FATE GEAR [Unbreakable Wings], LYNCH [Devil], GACHARIC SPIN [Mindset], DIR EN GREY [Ningen wo Kaburu], X JAPAN [Kurenai], DAZZLE VISION [Second], DEVILOOF [Torture], JUPITER [My Enemy], NOKUTO [Life of Desire], GALNERYUS [Angel of Salvation], SAISEIGA [Ride On], BLOOD STAIN CHILD [Del-Sol], NEMOPHILA [Rise, Hypnosis], DADAROMA [Lucid Dream], JILUKA [Overkill, or Lluvia], HANABIE [We Love Sweets], A CROWD OF REBELLION [Re:Create of the Re:d], PALEDUSK [Area PD], POLKADOT STINGRAY [any song], MUTANT MONSTERS [Abnormal], BLACKLAB [Insanity], ASTERISM [Fiction, Rising Moon, Unravel, or Church], NOISEMAKER [Hunter or Prey], BiSH [The Night When Stars Twinkle], SCANDAL [A.M.D.K.J.], DEEP GIRL [I kill], Mrs. GREEN APPLE [Inferno], BRATS [Doudatte Yokatta], THE ORAL CIGARETTES [Frenzy Hey Kids!!], GIRUGAMESH [Drain], LiLiHoLi [From Darkness to Light], THE DEVIL’S KILLING MERRY-GO-ROUND [Diabolos], OTOBOKE BEAVER [Love is Short], and many many more...

[@oliphant2848]

Careful please with some of your quick assumptions which you seem to think can be said out loud after listening to half a song. Assumption number one: you seem to know what Asami the singer must do when she is actually a singer and you are not. Giving a verdict of "inconsistent" after one verse and one chorus of one atypical song and knowing nothing about her artistic range is a bit rash, don't you think? Don't confuse your own taste with someone's abilities; they may have just made a different decision than you expected. Assumption number two: "knocking on Dragonforce's door but not quite there yet". Dude. Lovebites are famous for their over-one-minute guitar solo duels. Listen to some more, and you will notice one thing about their solos vis-à-vis Dragonforce: Lovebites's solos make actual sense, melodically and dynamically, which may be due to them being played by two classically trained pianists (from age 2 and 3 respectively). Again, don't judge after one song, listen to Shadowmaker, Today Is The Day, Rising, Soldier Stands Solitarily, Break The Wall, Above The Black Sea, Under The Red Sky, Set The World On Fire. Okay reaction otherwise.

[@GarageYears]

Yeah, that comment about Asami was so flippant and way misplaced and just flat out wrong. Normally I would have subscribed to a channel reacting to Lovebites but that sort of snap judgement isn't meaningful or accurate. And I totally agree on that dumb Dragonforce comment regarding the Midori and Miyako. I tried to get into Dragonforce and appreciate some of their music, but being able to go widdle-widdle-widdle really fast, isn't the same as the melodic sensibility and tastefulness that M&M bring to the table. Arrogance isn't a particularly endearing trait, but I fear we saw that in this review, more than anything. Realizing at the end that you saw brilliance, doesn't negative the commentary up to that point. Less talking, more listening and thinking maybe?

[@oliphant2848]

@@GarageYears While I agree on the basic points, I think I wouldn't be quite so harsh as you, but thanks for the support. Let's not forget that his overall reaction was favorable. Let him react to a few more, and he'll see himself that he made some snap judgments here.

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

@@oliphant2848 Agree. I don't think I could say it any better than you just did.

[@oliphant2848]

@@ChadTheDragonLord Thanks. Writing is part of my job, so it comes with a little training.

[@TDreamer2]

Oh Boy there is a whole ocean of Lovebites to explore! Welcome aboard the Wolfpack :)

[@AC-eh6ei]

Good day, more lovebites in live, the best metal band today. Ty

[@maximushaughton2404]

Can I just say, welcome to Japan, land of the rising female rock/metal bands. Most of whom you'll never hear, as the majority don't do MV's. You'd be surprised at how popular Japanese bands are becoming, which was started by one Japanese band called Babymetal, who kicked down the door with regards of Japanese bands going overseas and becoming popular. Yes there was X-Japan (the band you were thinking of), but that was in the 80's, but never really started a trend for other bands going overseas and becoming popular. Babymetal were a small band that went overseas, and became popular there, then as a result became popular back in Japan, within the metal scene. A strange thing with Japanese bands is, that they are better live. They seem to have this strange idea that if you can not do it live, you don't do it in the studio. So here are some other Japanese bands for you. NEMOPHILA - REVIVE FATE GEAR - Unbreakable Wings Band Maid - Domination (live), they maybe the best rock bands in the world today. HANABIE - WE LOVE SWEETS Aldious - We Are Galmet - Zero And there are also mixed bands Unlucky Morpheus - Black Pentagram or Angreifer kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXiuiJqDaa6CncU UNDEAD CORPORATION - Gravity(Official Music Video)

[@michaelhughes7814]

This band are simply awesome they could have walked straight out of the NWOBHM they are that good 🥁🎸🎤🔥🐺 Wolfpack 🐺 UK here 🤘

[@WalterChong-ny6zr]

LOUDNESS, the band from japan you are trying to remember

[@jonbowser4944]

You have know idea bro, definitely check out their live stuff and older music

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

Lovebites wolfpack members will disagree with you - they may not be quite as fast as DragonForce, but they are very close. HOWEVER, their solos sound BETTER than DragonForce's because they are more melodic, fit the song better, and just sound far more appealing. You will agree once you dive into their catalog more.

[@gatograto]

Thanks Chad. You said it for me.

[@GarageYears]

Same for the comments directed at Asami's vocals. Snap judgements often miss the mark. I won't be subscribing.

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

@@GarageYears Well aren't you making a snap judgement on this reactor after just one listen? Just saying.

[@GarageYears]

@@ChadTheDragonLord the reactor is putting himself on a pedestal, right? What am I supposed to do? Watch 5 reactions before offering a comment? When he says “let me know what you think?”, it seems he is expecting a response.

[@ricdreacts]

I am DEFINITLEY on NO pedestal, I assure you. But as a reactor, it's my job to give first impressions. I've had others saying this is not one of their best ones and I assure you, I'll be listening to others. This is only my first Lovebites song so stick around! I'll be doing more, for sure. As for Asami's vocals, I credited the power she had there and had one little comment about arrangement. But I'm also told she goes harder in other songs, so I'm looking forward to listening to more from them. Hope you gimme another chance :)

[@davidhersrud5139]

This is just the tip of the iceberg., If you keep following other songs (60+) Then you will hear how amazing these ladies really are... 🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@がぶらっちょ]

LOVEBITESを応援してくれてありがとう。 私は９月２日に仙台市で行われるライブチケットを入手しました。 とても楽しみ。 思い切り首を振ってきます。

[@noelle3551]

I suspect the Japanese band of 1980's you were trying to remember was EZO. I bought two albums of theirs in '89. They were under the guidance of Gene Simmons if memory serves me well. After 1990 they disappeared! As a recommendation which I normally dont do but I put a shout out for these two bands, Slot (russian) with a song called circles on the water and Ignea (Ukrainian) with a song called Alga. Incidently I just bought a ticket to see them this coming October! Great reaction also 🤟😎

[@charleslatora5750]

There was a Japanese all female band called Show-Ya that was around last century and we're gone for a few years I believe but they are back.

[@robbieceltic1036]

listen to them live unf##king believable!!!! the drummer Haruna is my favourite like a metronoom!!!

[@snakewhisperer1]

Excellent reaction. They've toured with Dragonforce. I don't like to compare bands, but many will say they're better. I'm looking forward to more Lovebites as well as checking out Nemophila, another all female band. My favorite of theirs is "Adabana". I'm throwing my vote in for that one as the first Nemophila song.

[@ricdreacts]

Oh, you can definitely hear the DragonForce influence and similarities. I'm not ready to say they'd replace Herman Li and Sam Totman but boy, they are hot on their heels! I'd love to see LB and DF on tour together!

[@notdynomonkey]

You need to checkout live Lovebites😅 "Set the world on fire" "Holy war" almost anything live by them, then you'll be even more impressed!!!

[@ericdarlington2332]

🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@obud3777]

Fire! 🤘

[@stevebillingsley3529]

My guess is the 80s metal band you're referring to is Shonen Knife. They originated in 1981, and got a lot of airplay in the US.

[@figuerio1]

Lovebites is ❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥Greetings from Argentina

[@billyboyles]

Look at their live performances, "Holy War" is a popular place to start.. This band has no bad or filler tracks

[@hitokiriizo]

They've actually played with dragonforce. Hermin li had them be their opening act on the DF Asia tour.

[@hiawatha.g]

For me the big difference between M&M and Dragonforce are Lovebites' songwriting is much more interesting. Technically? Pretty much a draw.

[@FrankE.Stoner1969]

The Lady's practiced hard, I think it's getting very tight for Herman & Sam from the technical side too, the musical range is much more interesting at M&M, so for me the best duo at the moment. but we're talking about the top league here. I think M&M are more solid "live" over an entire concert, I don't see any clear challengers in the world anymore (according to their claims, M&M aren't up to max yet).....I'm just a fanboy 😁

[@hiawatha.g]

@@FrankE.Stoner1969 They certainly seem driven--they have said several times that they write stuff that even they have trouble playing, and then just work at it until they can do it perfectly. With that sort of attitude, hard to see anyone catching them.

[@synaesthesia2010]

Music I've never heard, excect I have 2 of their 3 EPs, 4 live releases, 1 compilation album and all 4 studio albums, but yeah, I've never heard of them

[@christopherturner6989]

The eighties Japanese dand I remember is Voivoid

[@ricdreacts]

Oh, wow. I was thinking Loudness but Voivod. Holy cow! I haven't thought of them in ages!

[@josemanuelperez2853]

A band from Japan in the 80th... well, that´s easy Can be or Show-Ya (all female metal band) or X-Japan Both were huge, and they are still active. Btw, Lovebites play some times with Dragonforce, they are great frieds. The "joke" with Herman Li dressed in white dress is epic kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4i5qJd9np6crqs

[@herbpoints]

✨🥰🤘

[@marcoskazu_]

🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺

[@rolandkarlsson7072]

This song is a bit different in that they are all singing. Usually it is Asami doing almost all singing with some slight back up. It is also a bit different being trash metal. They are normally more of speed and power metal.

[@alexanderrichter9740]

The Awakening/Hammer of Wraith could be a good taste how they open a show.

[@MSIContent]

FYI: The guitarist who did the second waa waa solo is not only an absolutely amazing guitarist, she’s also a Concert Pianist level piano player. See “Swan Song” for proof. She adds a lot of her classical training to the mix. And she’s hot. Some people get all the breaks lol.

[@stevecastiglione8901]

they will not disappoint...

[@ronrimsite6948]

I think the band you forgot was probably Loudness and you're wrong. There have been MANY great J-Metal bands over the years. The West is just catching on now.

[@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.

[@fab1901]

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

[@ericdarlington2332]

lol i am willing to bet you will stop the Flor comparisons after you have heard Asami's true range this is only one example wait till you hear a few more ;) a very deep rabbit hole this will e for you

[@NBM3]

LOUDNESS ! Your 80's band ? And you'll get a further kick when you see them in uniform and shift in gear in the other videos .

[@Gavrev]

Feel free to align them with Dragonforce.. they did do a small opening slot on tour with them (if you're looking for something more on the ragged edge with Dragonforce elements, look to the track "Set The World on Fire" from their last album). As you go down the Lovebites rabbit hole you're going to find all manner of gems and their style range, from power and thrash metal, some real seriously good composition with classical and blues elements, inspiration and influences from the likes of Judas Priest, Testament, Slayer, Metallica, Helloween.. this track is but a taste of them in their newest form, and is a fairly standard rock metal track by comparison to the rest of the album (and a fair bit of their catalogue if I'm honest). You're going to love them bud!

[@MSIContent]

This a great, and yet an atypical track for Lovebites. Try the latest title track to really get a feel for their true nature… Judgment Day MV. Epic, and let’s just say there are no “half time” sections… 🤟🏻🤟🏻

[@GarageYears]

Firstly - Lovebites MUST be listened to LIVE!!! Any live track. Amazing. Next Nemophila... also amazing - try Adabana or Dissension But you picked one song and made some comments on Asami the singer... Dude you couldn't be more wrong. She is way up there - probably better than anyone you mentioned. Be careful or the Wolfpack will come for you... they don't like those sort of throwaway comments. Truth. Listen to some more - then decide.

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

Asami isn't better than Floor Jansen to be honest. He did mention her.

[@andreasvomdorp7852]

Not sure if that's true about the Wolfpack. But if it is: hey, let's give a reactor the freedom to voice his or her first impression(s), that's what I say. I mean, I don't want a reactor to mince words or only say something after listening to the fifth song. And from what I heard, he heaped the band with praise! Hard not to, when you're listening to Lovebites. And this isn't even one of their best songs. It's more like a fun song for the crowd to sing along to in live shows. But then, ANYTHING that Lovebites have done so far is quite simply impressive. And yes, Ric D, HARUNA RULES!

[@stand.and.deliver.5]

@@ChadTheDragonLord I agree with you. Floor and Asami both are my favorite metal singers. They are different in so many ways, I don‘t compare them. That‘s not necessary …

[@FrankE.Stoner1969]

He already likes Asami's voice, he'll correct himself about Asami and he'll be happy to do it, it was just too quick a saying, also the comparison with Floor. I myself prefer Asami, but that's just my opinion (Nightwish doesn't work for me anymore. Everything with Tarja "YES" everything after Tarja "NO"), both very good but too different in approach, in their area both are in the same League. he's only just getting a taste of Lovebites, he won't be able to get rid of Lovebites anyway, it's always the best moment when someone doesn't suspect that he's discovered "the Heavy Metal Jackpot". then he is already on the edge of the unknown entire Japanese music black hole. 😂🤣😲😳 afterwards he can recalibrate all his music knowledge.

[@evilvolts]

Loudness was the band in the 80's out of Japan

[@carlosbalasteguicoloma8371]

Hahaha you are before one of the best heavy metal bands of all time. But I'll let you just figure it out.

[@Greish-esquire]

BAND-MAID 😁 All female JRock/JMetal scene is Massive and totally awesome. I listen to nothing else these days apart from Nightwish

[@rolandkarlsson7072]

Some bands are missing in this your very nice list * BAND-MAID (Japan) * Hanabie (Japan) * Atarashii Gakko * Escimo Callboy * Ningen Isu I reccomend that you start with * BAND-MAID * Nemophila

[@ricdreacts]

I did start with Nemophila! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqbVqIpppa-GfpY

[@rolandkarlsson7072]

@@ricdreacts Good choice! Actually none of the choices are bad :)

[@stevestarr3160]

I really hope you watch more of Lovebites because in my opinion Asami fits Lovebites much better than Flor Jensen does with Nightwish. I am not a Flor fan because I don't see her sound fitting with the music of Nightwish as well as Asami does with Lovebites. Also The two guitarists have so many guitar parts in all their other songs that I easily put them even or better than Dragonforce since almost every song Lovebites has put out are great songs and the ones that aren't great are better than most bands including Dragonforce.

X Japan or Show-ya?

[@stephenkalisz6495]

just a small suggestion, back track to2017, and move back this way. then make another video. best band in 20, 30 years. LBFL

[@alexanderrichter9740]

From the 80s could be X-Japan then

[@oldguykeith9439]

And this isn't even their thrashiest stuff lol!

[@borisketou3177]

The Janssen reference is not in your favor, unless you like failed opera singer, who have nothing to do in metal. Stick to Nightwish and that sort of boring vocals. Listen to real operas, at least the singers are real opera singers.

[@bernardoesperanto3194]

Another ignorant and poor reaction of Ric D. Something the world doesn't need.

[@ricdreacts]

Thanks for watching!

[@randypeters366]

Yiu mention Floor Jamsen. Floor has to be the most overrated singer ever!

[@ricdreacts]

Overrated???? EVER?!?! C'mon...

[@randypeters366]

@@ricdreacts Maybe not ever. Still overrated.