Amazing reaction! Good stuff man, and thanks for the shout out man

👸FAMI🎸💥 really brought a new element to LOVEBITES. She moved fluidly with M&M and ASAMI while staying locked-in with HARUNA which is remarkable. Loving that she is more up in the mix and the flair she added with those taps, slaps and those bass runs were very tastefully done. She slayed it. This new look here is bad to the bone man. Those looks MIDORI gives while she is shredding it in that cloak just defined LOVEBITES return for me. 🤘🐺🤘

They have come back and in a big way! They have shown that Fami was the right pick! They are better than before and look beautiful in their new outfits. Best song of the year for me.

彼女たちはメタル界の救世主です🤘🐺🤘

Amazing new song, and omg midori 💪🏻🔥 🤘🏻🐺🤘🏻

Fami ♥...also someone else mentioning Haruna's cymbals besides me... Thhhaaannnkkkk you!!!

This is what the wolfback has been waiting for. A spectacular comeback if there ever was. Thank you, thank you, thank you! So damn GOOD!

What a great Christmas present for all of us! Fami is totally adding a new dimension to their sound, which is steadily becoming more progressive. I like the double guitar solos done twice, just because they can. So glad that they are back, and better than ever.

The song is perfect. It's so big. Fami really shines on it too. And yes, Midori is RIPPED. lmao. This band is insanely great on so many levels.

The music was written by Asami (lead vocal) and Mao, also known as the "Sixth Member" of Lovebites. He used to be the keyboard player for the heavy metal band "Lightbringer", together with Fuki (Unlucky Morpheus). He has co-written songs in the past and has been the co-arranger of many past Lovebites songs so I feel he had a large part in this song also. Also, the song has been mixed by the legendary Finnish engineer Mikko Karmila!

This song gets better and better the more I listen to it.

In Holy War song's Miho tapping the bass and song cover Halloween Eagle Fly Free...

Midori should be able to pull that sword out. But is it like Thor and Mjolnir (where the muscles will do it) or like Arthur and Excalibur (where it's destined for Asami)?

That Bass opening and outro gave be goosebumps!

Lovebites have found yet another next level killing any duderock anywhere!!

I have been waiting for Lovebites 2.0 to hit the scene. I had high expectations. This exceeds my expectations. This is original Lovebites on steroids. Fami adds a whole new level because bass was never this intricate in any of their previous works. I also think Miyako & Midori have stepped up their games, especially Miyako. Haruna is amazing with all sorts of changes and fills. And this is the best I have ever heard Asami.

Epic song by Asami and Mao! Fami did very well, amazing bass lines

The girls came out of their unexpected rest (black cape long cloak coat) and ( We take off our black cape long cloak coat.) I felt that it was their oath with their swords that they would 'never rest again (we will wear white)'.

The opening bass gives an Overkill vibe. 1:55 that riff is fantastic.

Fami Fami Fami!

thats very great best masterpiece lovebites judgement day classic album legendary of the world. love great best band favorite lovebites. thank you lovebites the true heavy power metal forever 🤘🎸

This song feels like the logical next step following the Glory, Glory to the World EP. I'm beyond exited for the full album. As for a recommendation, IMO their magnum opus is A Frozen Serenade, there's a live version from their last concert on YT.

They raised to another Level

Judgment Day today. Fami 'Can I play bass on metal songs? Do I deserve to be in LOVEBITES?' LOVEBITES 'We're back as promised! 'We swear on this sword that we will be fully restored.' Come on, judge us! World 'Too spectacular to be expected, LOVEBITES have made a legendary and complete comeback. It's the anniversary of the complete revival!

Midori 🔥💪

I'm not a musician, but it seems that Lovebites, Bandmaid, Nemophila, (and other mostly all female Japanese bands), just keep taking the level of complexity to new heights each time they release a new song! They were all awesome two years ago and now they are way beyond that! And of course YOYOKA is doing the same! It would be cool, if all of those drummers also made it to the DrummerWorld Top 500 List!

For me, Lovebites have always struck me as fantastic musicians who followed a "formulaic and very safe" song structure. This, however, is moving in so many directions and is so friggin EPIC. Man, I'm really looking forward to the new album. Asami doesn't feel "tacked on the song" anymore.. They are actually building up the song toward her strengths.

It's already the number one metal song after 2 days on iTunes metal Japan taking over Metallica's new song. Hopefully it goes viral in America.

LOVEBITES KNOWS EPIC! You can clearly tell the influence that Fami has on their sound. Great addition. She gives them the flexibility to try new stuff and grow their sound. I hope she gets her own solo. I am so looking forward to the new album. You and Rosie have a wonderful Christmas and New Year! It was great meeting you in Boston over some Udon and Band-Maid.

This is insanely good. I think Fami will help take them to a whole new level. To be as young as she is, and be that freaking good, is CRAZY..lol. I got a pair of Justin Roper's older than her. I think she's currently the best bassist I have heard in a long time. I love Misa and Haraguchi-San, But Fami, wow.

Nice reaction! Told ya I'd be watching your reaction! Love the new stuff, so excited after finally hearing it! Have a great one!

The tapping in the beginning is of course Fami. New members, new things. The song is good, I like it, but ... I think it is a bit too much production. Adding backing sounds and smearing out the sound. Not so easy to hear the individual instruments. And there might be retakes and layering. Of course, it is a MV, and several other Lovebites MV also have had a bit too much production for my taste. Personally love the LIVE stuff (even) more. They are of very high sound quality. There you understand exactly what each member do.

Yes, this sounds different...this is Lovebites 2.0 ...they're ready to rip apart the world (that's why the sword in this video)!! Asami voice? The One & Only voice!!

You should check out their MV of When Destinies Align.

From France: Hearing the intro, would Fami know the album "World Diary", especially the track "Chasms" (1995) by and by Tony Levin??? Impressive to hear this musical color in a Heavy Metal song... [Entendant l'intro, est-ce Fami connaîtrait l'album "World Diary", particulièrement le morceau "Chasms" (1995) de et par Tony Levin ??? Impressionnant d'entendre cette couleur musicale dans un morceau Heavy Metal...] Apart from that, it is undeniable that Fami brings another color to the Lovebites sound... And this piece, this piece! what power ! The Wolfpack will get their money's worth, the Lovebites are back in great shape!!! Listening to this first song, "Judgement Day", for sure, their new album will put us on the ground... Or in orbit, it depends... Ah, and Midori, Midori, MIDORI!!!!! Roll on February 22! [À part ça, il est indéniable que Fami amène une autre couleur au sound Lovebites... Et ce morceau, ce morceau ! quelle puissance ! Le Wolfpack va en avoir pour son argent , les Lovebites reviennent en super forme !!! A l'écoute de cette première chanson, "Judgement Day", c'est sûr, leur nouvel album va nous mettre par terre... Ou en orbite, ça dépend... Ah, et Midori, Midori, MIDORI !!!!! Vivement le 22 février !]

LOVEBITES RULES!!!

Great day for the wolfpack 🐺

merry christmas and happy holidays, wave. they are getting better and better,

🚨🐺🎸 E. P. I. C 🔥Lovebites 2.0 The Evolution of ☠️Heavy Metal.☠️

The members of Wolfpack(Fan club) highly recommend live videos. LOVEBITES is better with live videos than with music videos. In our experience, live videos outside of LOVEBITES have often not been as reproducible as music videos. However, since the release of the album, the girls have practiced and improved on some of the songs, and have recreated songs that would be impossible to recreate in a live performance. All are tight performances. There are many others, which we have included below. Please watch at your leisure. P.S. LOVEBITES, now with a new bassist "Fami," will finally release its fourth original album "JUDGEMENT DAY" on February 22 next year. Premiered on 23 December on KZfaq. LOVEBITES / Judgement Day[MUSIC VIDEO]. LOVEBITES will be back Live in March 2023. [WE ARE THE RESURRECTION] 11 Mar 2023 EX THEATER ROPPONGI TOKYO 12 Mar 2023 EX THEATER ROPPONGI TOKYO Please continue to LOVEBITES in the future. ( Recommended List ) Recommended List ①②③ KZfaq channel"Manada Latina" ①Lovebites - The Shadowmaker [Live in Tokyo 2021](ENG/SPA SUBS) ②Lovebites - The Crusade [Live in Tokyo 2021](ENG/SPA SUBS) ③Lovebites - Rising [Five of a kind - Live at Zepp DiverCity Tokyo 2020](ENG/SPA SUBS) The acoustic version of LOVEBITES "Rising" by Asami (Vo) & Miyako (Gt). KZfaqChannel "beautiful night" "LOVEBITES Asami&Miyako [Riging] Acoustic" Recommended Masterpieces List 《A》《B》《C》 KZfaq channel "Harry Vethkov Maffiosov" 《A》LOVEBITES Edge of the World Live with lyrics 《B》LOVEBITES A Frozen Serenade 2021 LIVE in Tokyo with lyrics 《C》LOVEBITES Swan Song Chopin Intro live with lyrics LOVEBITES Holy War 2021 LIVE in Tokyo with lyrics LOVEBITES Signs of Deliverance live with lyrics 〔ⅲ〕LOVEBITES BURDEN OF TIME Studio Live with lyrics Recommended Studio Live List 〔ⅰ〕〔ⅱ〕〔ⅲ〕 KZfaq channel"Dino Mozard" 〔ⅰ〕Lovebites - Scream For Me (Live from Abyss 2020) 〔ⅱ〕Lovebites - LIAR (Live from Abyss 2020) Lovebites - Empty Daydream (Live In Tokyo 2019) Music only Lovebites - Bravehearted (Awake Again Live from Abyss 2020) Lovebites - Eagle Fly Free (Awake Again Live from Abyss 2020) Recommended Thrash Metal List ⓐⓑⓒ KZfaq channel"MusicMania" ⓐLovebites - Set The World On Fire (Heavy Metal Never Dies - Tokyo Dome City Hall 2021) Lovebites - Thunder Vengeance (Heavy Metal Never Dies - Tokyo Dome City Hall 2021) Lovebites - Under the Red Sky (Heavy Metal Never Dies - Tokyo Dome City Hall 2021) Lovebites - The Apocalypse (Heavy Metal Never Dies - Tokyo Dome City Hall 2021) Lovebites - Don't Bite The Dust (Heavy Metal Never Dies - Tokyo Dome City Hall 2021) Lovebites - M.D.O (Heavy Metal Never Dies - Tokyo Dome City Hall 2021) KZfaq channel"LB_WOLFPACK" ⓑLOVEBITES - Break The Wall - Live at Zepp DiverCity Tokyo 2020. KZfaq channel"sanbite" ⓒLovebites - The Hammer Of Wrath KZfaq channel"Fil B." LOVEBITES - Today is the Day (Heavy Metal Never Dies,23/03/2021) LOVEBITES - Raise some Hell (Five of a Kind, 21/02/2020) LOVEBITES - We the United (Five of a Kind, 21/02/2020) 【Continue below】

Midori has been competing in fitness during break they had so no wonder she looks ripped 🙂

LOVEBITES - BREAK THE WALL

I vote Midori as the "sexiest" guitarist on the planet. I have always referred to her as "A Warrior Princess", which fits her well. And her arms are surprisingly ripped (slowmo at 5:33)! (I wrote that at 6:25, and then 9 seconds later you happened to pause it, with her rippedness (made that word up) on display!)

Fami brings Lovebites to a new height. The song has a Rainbow's Sail of Charon vibe to it. I Love it.

Judging by this song, I feel like the new album is going to be the opposite of Metallica's 'And Justice For All', with the bass cranked up. Lovebites has never had the bass line this turned up. I love Miho, but Fami is a beast.

Straight line dynamics. No relief. Interesting. Thx, Wave!

Great reaction! Please everybody watch the original music video too!!! :)

We see MIHO tapping in the live performance of HOLY WAR. I think you haven’t yet seen the concert videos of SET THE WORLD ON FIRE and RAISE SOME HELL.

Not the "vast majority", all your Lovebites reactions have been to live performances. Haha. And it's also the second song they've released since you learned about them, following Nameless Warrior. And yeah, Asami hitting that note was crazy.

0:36 Moonshine also contains a little water, right?

i thought that the Wave cam might have frozen for 20 seconds in this reaction 🤣 1:57

This is LOVEBITES, but then they turned it up to 11!

I think Alan from Dicodec summed up this track perfectly when he said 'This is Lovebites on crack!' Fami has slotted in perfectly and her bass playing style has added a new dimension to the Lovebites sound. I loved it! 🙂👌

Are you hearing this bass line. O M G.

Gotta love those super long extended back and forth twin lead solos. No one - maybe EVER does it Midori/Miyako. Simply incredible

A bit of an Unlucky Morpheus feel, which isn't a bad thing.

Fami so cute n nice 5 string bass

LOVEBITES 2.0 is here my good Sir! thanks for the reaction!

Wuuttt!! Amazing everything

Wave - Fami is like Father, not whammy

🤘😁🤘 ps... You really need to check out *Unlucky Morpheus* new MV *_"Welcome to Valhalla"_* too. 🤘🤯🤘

How can you not love this? Keyboard riff in the backgorund is amazing, shredding is also great, Fami is a monster on bass, Haruna destroys, Asami even more. Dear God, what have they done with new album? THE WOLFPACK is on a whole another level, its insane

Great song from a great band. So damn good. 👍🤘🤘

Ok, Midori looks like she has legs for day in this (10:36). I know she has massive heels on, but I just found out she is 4"11. Are you serious! She looks 6 ft. tall. Imagine what she would look like if she was 5"9"!

Yay, Fami. Happy to see she is not trying to copy Miho's style bur being herself. Good for her, good for the band, and it treats Miho's legacy with respect. Fami is not Miho 2.0, Fami is Fami as it should be. That said, I do miss Miho's '100% into it' playing and headbanging. Whatever she does next, I hope that attitude will not fade, even if it was being a housewife 😁 We'll see what kind of role Fami will take on stage once she gets used to a live audience.

"......and Midori is freaking ripped!..... ". Wave Potter 2022.

Only Instrumental has been uploaded

This song is just to show everyone that they DID indeed practice a lot during their hiatus...😀 And I love Fami's 'punchier' bass sound. They are if possible even better than before. This is amazing!

Fun fact: their new bassist (Fami) used to be featured on Davie504 video, few years back

Fami gives new music style in thier arsenal

Is that Headless Guitar Bass...? I never seen in my life this is my very firstime hhe...

Wave, that's a good ear. Song's core is built on Harmonic minor and probably dominant 5th mode Phrygian major. Love the intro/outro. It's the first time I have heard Midori and or Miyako play something on guitar like that. Fami's bass on that reminds me a bit of an Iron Maiden song that opened with bass and vocals. Different but reminded me of it.

In my opinion they sound the same as their last song but with more keyboard in the background, and highlighting the new member more

It's a bit similar with Wind of Transylvania kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ftl1Z7iTxLbOmGw.html The Best Gift from LOVEBITES at the end of the year of 2022.

Past stuff. All of it.

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Surprise! Surprise! You haven't seen or heard Miho tapping before. Whatever Miho has done it before you just have to check out more of their songs to believe it.🤘 Fami is an incredible replacement for her and shw will definitely take Lovebites to greater glories. 🐺🤘🔥 Glory to Lovebites! 🤘 🐺🔥

In Fami we trust

Hi Wave, thanks for your excellent analysis as always. I'll be interested to see all of the Gaijin Guys review this. Fami has fitted in very nicely, and the new album should be a belter. You asked for suggestions from their back catalogue. One I don't think you've seen is A Frozen Serenade. (Live in 2021 from Heavy Metal Never Dies). A slower song which highlights their versatility, it's a musicianship Masterclass. Wait for the amazing breakdown! Link follows. Cheers and Merry Christmas. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d8too7SH2pO2fmw.html

Is it just me or is Asami's voice more dynamic than usual?

The new unlucky Morpheus video is out today! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iN-mn8do0dyUho0.html

Your name has always sounded familiar to me for some reason, no today, I noticed where you are from. Did you used to be involved with St. Croix Meadows?

''...China like so many cool symbol sounds....''😐🤚👎 LOVEBITES - Tokyo, Japan 👍😉👋

Huge fan, love the song, however I don't care for the KB sound much. What is making that KB rhythm sound, is it from the guitar or digitally placed ??? Get rid of the KB, turn up the guitar, the gain, and I would love it even more. Wish they would lean heavier. Awesome band, song, video, still love it !!

Why is everyone so shocked or confused about the outtro?

Why did you stop it during the solo

I miss our Miho. 🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺

Nice, love the song. But only that's new to me. Is the bass. Love the tone but I hate any bass slap in any Metal songs. Don't care if it's her style. I hope the Album is heavier then this. Plus the Keyboard in background was louder in mix. Hit or miss I think. Love the guitar and drums mix more. Song feels like a build up to full Album. Cheers

If you were to react to Lovebites more often you would know they are always changing in all of their songs, they are not your typical filler band as all the rest are

Wow just a load of noise and she still can't sing ...Yes i have seen them in concert and they are so bad and vocals or out of tune ..got to be tone-deaf...They wasn't for me ...got the new Album to see if they improved but no they hadn't melted it in the ovan ...so bad ...i thought Nemophila was bad in concert...