Pretty much any song from Lovebites. They literally have no "bad" song in their repertoire 😊 But if you want one where you can check out Asamis power, Edge of the world, from the same concert
The guitar technique you asked about is called 'tapping', and it's not really inherently difficult, but it does require lots of practice to master, especially at the speed these guitarists are playing. When you tap, you're basically just extending your left hand to a fret you can't reach with your fingers, or you're using the extra fingers to hit more notes at a pace your left hand can't do by itself. The hard part for me is always moving between strumming/picking and tapping. The transfer screws me up a lot because I usually drop the pick. You can see the blonde guitarist use her middle and ring fingers to tap, which is the most common method, so she can hold the pick with her index and thumb to make the transfer easier. But there was one shot where she quickly put the pick in her mouth before she taps so she could use her index finger too (at 1:40 just as the wide shot cuts to the bassist, but you can hear her tapping in harmony with the bassist's own tapping), and then retrieved the pick again (1:43). There's a better view at 3:41 when she does it again. This move requires either very quick hands and some practice or clever songwriting to give you time to do it.
This describes it pretty well. Tapping itself isn't super hard (although precision at high temp is obviously harder) - I always found the hard part to be switching in or out of tapping
LOVEBITES - Holy War - Lyrics : Look at those black clouds, it's going to rain blood People live in fear, covered in mud Singing oh Gloria to change the prophecy We are the metal warriors Fighting the darkness for sisters There is a thousand, a thousand of evils Hush, do not wake up Satan's devils Singing Hallelujah to save our majesty We are the metal warriors Fighting the darkness for brothers Shining blade and burning heart Into the Gates of Hell we march Immortal soul, let there be light Into the Eye of Heaven Eagles at a holy war Fly higher than the sun We are one for all and all for one forevermore Kingdom of Heaven, never shall we fall Reincarnation, wait for your call Singing oh, Gloria to change the prophecy We are the metal warriors Fighting the darkness for sisters Morning star and dying moon Into the Gates of Hell we march Mighty soul, let there be hope Into the Eye of Heaven Eagles at a holy war Fly higher than the sun Stand up in the name of the God of heavy metal What do we live for？What do we fight for, tonight？ But the world is beautiful, worth fighting for Only have one thing on our mind Facing the fate, holy war Singing Hallelujah to save our majesty We are the metal warriors Fighting the darkness for brothers Shining blade and burning heart Into the Gates of Hell we march Immortal soul, let there be light Into the Eye of Heaven Eagles at a holy war Fly higher than the sun We are one for all and for one forevermore What do we live for？What do we fight for, tonight？ But the world is beautiful, worth fighting for Only have one thing on our mind Facing the fate, holy war --- Music : Mao Lyrics : LOVEBITES Arrangements : LOVEBITES (Asami, Midori, Miyako, Haruna and Miho)
There aren't a lot of vocalist reactors that cover these bands (Lovebites, Band-Maid, etc)... I really appreciate the insight into these amazing singers and bands.
Prior to Asami becoming a metal singer, she was an R&B/Soul singer. You can hear her incorporate those styles into some of Lovebites' songs. She is an amazing talent as is the rest of the band. They come at you with different styles of metal. Set the World on Fire is a song that will melt your face. And then you have Edge of the World which has so much elegance to start and builds up into an intense heaviness. I have been listening to these gals for about 2 years and I still cannot get enough of them.
@@realdocloco Oh I see. That’s a rich vocal background. I wonder how she developed her fast (and very appropriate) vibrato since there would be nothing as fast as this song is in those genres. A sign of healthy vocal production to my ears is that she can vary her vibrato naturally. Hitting those F5s and E5s was something. In my opinion, hitting high notes with a chest-y mix is something that’s fairly common in Gospel, and Rhythm and Blues, and Soul.
Finally the day has come when Julia reacting to LOVEBITES... and got blown away by Asami's vocals also!! If you want more of Asami's vocals in all its glory, please react to "Edge of the World" from the same concert, or "Glory to the World" from their 2021's concert. I'm so happy right now... thanks for the reaction Julia. Cheers!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Hello, Julia. These girls are tremendous and I assure you that you will fall in love with them. They have tremendous talent. I suggest you the songs " Rising" "A frozen serenade" "Epilogue", this is a work of art, " Swan song + intro Chopin" and so many good songs. big hug
Prediction before watching: This won’t be your last Lovebites reaction ;) These girls are amazing and they deserve so much more! May I suggest Swan Song (+Chopin intro) for the next reaction? 🤘🏻🐺
Julia, did you notice the grand piano on the stage? You'll know what they really can do. Hold your jaw tight. Here's the link for the Swan Song +. th-cam.com/video/WBhtqgiXEA4/w-d-xo.html
It still amazes me that so much sound can come from such a little woman who is only about 5 feet tall. It's also amazing that she has the stamina to keep this up for a 2 hour concert - non-stop. I have several of their concert DVDs, and every one is right around 2 hrs. long. She started out in R&B and Soul and had never sung metal until joining Lovebites. She also studied ballet for many years, so you'll see a lot ballet moves in the way she expresses herself on stage. This is now my favorite band to listen too. I would recommend you do "Swan Song w/ the Chopin Intro" next. Good reaction!!
Welcome to the wolfpack. Lovebites is phenomenal. They have about 50 songs out and they play everything from heavy thrash metal to power metal to hard rock to rock and all the way to soft ballads. Every song has killer guitar solos in it. Here are some examples to check out next: Heavy thrash - Break the Wall - th-cam.com/video/5Pc0XK0lNmU/w-d-xo.html Soft Ballad - Epilogue - th-cam.com/video/rFKzwlb8rxU/w-d-xo.html Progressive Rock - A Frozen Serenade - th-cam.com/video/-R1wJ3Xygog/w-d-xo.html Power Metal - When Destinies Align - th-cam.com/video/uyekjiLNgns/w-d-xo.html Hard Rock - Rising - th-cam.com/video/5LT-WhFGsPE/w-d-xo.html
Welcome to it !! Found them in a reaction vid just like this a few months ago. This band has completely changed my perspective of traditional heavy metal.
Welcome to the wonderful world of LOVEBITES! You got a taste of what these amazing ladies can do. But you ain't seen nothing yet! Check out more of their songs, and you will join the loyal wolfpack. They can do it all. They are power-metal, but they have so many different influences that come out in their music. They will take you on a journey of nostalgia and discovery. When you learn about all the musicians backgrounds... it will all make perfect sense. So many amazing songs, it's hard to recommend just a few. Do a search, and watch/listen to everything you find. LOVEBITES is #1. Wolfpack for life!
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Thanks for interesting analysis again Julia! If you like to hear one Asasmi's showpieces there is "Edge of the world". Starts off as a lovely ballad but goes flipping nut-nut as usual.
I’m so glad you have made it to Lovebites at last. I’ve been listening to rock and metal for decades, and, amongst countless others have seen Geoff Tate, Ronnie Dio and Robert Plant live. I can honestly say that Asami can be mentioned in the same breath as vocalists of that calibre. It may have been Holy War I heard first, but I honestly can’t remember. That was 13 months ago. Whichever song it was, I knew before the end of the song I had a new favourite band, and I’ve been utterly and totally hooked ever since. As has been said, there is no bad Lovebites song, but, “famously” many fans will recommend the “E” songs “Edge of the World”, Epilogue” or “Empty Daydream”. Each of those showcase Asami (and the band’s) versatility. All live recordings from Zepp Diver City recommended for those three. Great reaction to the best band in metal….more please.
Asami = ah sah mi Lead guitarist and pianist with black hair = Miyako = Mi Ya Ko Also lead guitarist with gold hair = Midori = Mi Dor Ri Bassist/Founder = Miho = Mee Ho Drummer = Haruna = Ha Roo Na
I feel like a proud parent presenting my daughters for Julia's appraisal. 😂 Crying is mandatory/involuntary when listening to Lovebites. At the recently-recorded Ride For Vengeance show, Asami held the final "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!!!" even *longer* - she's always trying to push herself. If you want to hear them play *even faster*, try "Lovebites - Glory To The World (Official Music Video)". 🤘 🔥 💜 🐺
Awesome!! Asami used to sing R&B, she is completely new to metal when she joined Lovebites. She is doing amazing job adapting to metal music, i really like her singing!! I think "Glory to the World" music video, "Edge of the World" Live or "Swan Song" Live with Chopin intro, are great songs where Asami also shines!! 🤘🙂🎸Thank you Julia!
Lovebites is so much more than just a heavy metal band. As you put more than just viewing and doing a great vocal analysis on just one song, you will realize this band has it all. From production, lyrics, vocals, song structure, dress, stage presence and performance they get an A+!
For me Asami's tour de force is "Set the World on Fire". In her youth she studied ballet including studying in Los Angeles. Prior to Lovebites she was a Jazz, Soul, and R&B singer. None them ever look like they stressed when playing, professionals. She was especially selected by Miho (bassist & band founder) to be the singer. The guitarists practice together to stay in sync, Miyako (black hair) has her own home studio and Midori (blond ponytail) practices with Miyako there. While all write songs, Miyako with about half of the songs with Asami being her primary lyricist. Another singer for you is Mayu of Nemophila; 2 songs to start: "Monsters" and "Dissension". Two very different styles, same singer.
People suggest Swan Song, particularly with the Chopin intro, which is great and I love it. But, one that can show a little more of Asami's R&B background is Edge of the World. It starts out mellow and just ramps up the whole song. Epilogue is another one that is great for that.
🐺What Tibur Frank said above. If you want to hear Asami at her very best, check out Edge of the World. A vocal masterpiece th-cam.com/video/UZjxMjBop7w/w-d-xo.html (Subtitles available so you can understand the message better) WolfPack🐺
this reaction video makes me so happy. thank you, julia. when asami joined in 2016, she had a R&B background and absolutely no clue about metal. two years later they won metalhammers "golden god award" for best newcomer band and played wacken as first all female metal band ever. they all are musical masters and would deserve so much more recognition. one of their strongest assets is their songwriting. in five years they have created an backcatalogue of around fifty songs. and there are only very good songs or masterpieces, not even one stale or mediocre one ( and power metal can get stale easily). best next reaction choice for a vocal coach would have been their "edge of the world" live tokyo 2020, if there would be an official released video of that. so I suggest their "glory to the world" (official video).
I am really interesting in hearing Asami's full mix and how far she can go, and also her head voice. If it's all well-trained she can go comfortably into the 6th octave and maybe beyond. Awesome vocalist. Powerhouse!
Let me preface by saying I'm not a metal fan. I love, love, love these women. My first reaction was wide-eyed disbelief upon stumbling across them. I find myself grinning and bopping like I'm 20 again. It must be the incongruity of the driving aggression of the music in juxtaposition with the appearance of pixies in prom dresses(not medieval middle earth cosplay attire, ugh) . It must be the prom dresses(only slightly kidding).
The band was named after the Grammy winning Halestorm song Love Bites (So Do I) . There is a video somewhere on TH-cam of Asami onstage with Lzzy Hale and the boys playing that song.
Lovebites is always so much fun. Can't be anything but happy when listening to them and then seeing someone else getting into it for the first time? Even better. From your explanation about the solo/duel (~09:30), I'd like to suggest the band Sokoninaru with their song Gou Ni Muyo. Hardly everyone's cup of tea, so I have no idea if it would work, but it's got very intricate playing while singing, with some surprises.
They are very professional musicians. 🐺🤘 LOVEBITES 🤘🐺 the team of five thrashpower metal godesses. "We're not here to be cute, we're here to be heavy" Asami🎤 R&B, jazz, soul, metal, rock singer, lyrics, (only English all songs one is exeption in Japanesse language) she trained ballet. Haruna 🥁⭐one of the best drummer worldwide, founder, (PEARL drums) Miho🎸 ex_bass guitar player and boss of the band, lyrics, founder, back singer, (ESP_JAZZ guitar) now Ladies search new bassist Midori🎸 lead, rythm guitar, spanish guitar, back singer, (ESP guitar) Miyako🎸 lead, rythm guitar, spanish guitar, piano, keybord, back singer, main composer but all Ladies compose. (DEAN guitar, GIBSON guitar) classic influences, piano virtuoso, SHE IS A FAN OF STAR WARS AND HER DOG NAME IS WAMPA Welcome to the magic world of Lovebites. Thanks for Great review "OK, Haruna give me the beat" Asami to Haruna. "Scream for Me" Daughters of the Dawn~Live in Tokyo 2019 Nickname of Lovebites Fans WOLFPACK 🤘🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🤘 Unofficial anthem "We The United" live Tokyo Zepp divercity 2020. Lovebites - Interview - Paris, France - November 20. 2018 Subtitles: English, Français, Deutsch, Español, русский, Italiano th-cam.com/video/5KpJBe3s2i0/w-d-xo.html The name of the band "Lovebites" derives from the song "Love Bites, So Do I" by Halestorm th-cam.com/video/OCRaHKul8xY/w-d-xo.html Lovebites and Dragonforce London 2019 fall common tour th-cam.com/video/KnGPZxfOAmg/w-d-xo.html NO TIME TO HESITATE LISTEN TO LOVEBITES th-cam.com/video/3x85sIiWUrw/w-d-xo.html LOVEBITES SOCIAL MEDIA facebook.com/LovebitesTheBand WOLFPACK SIDES LOVEBITES fans WE PLAY HEAVY METAL🐺🤘 facebook.com/groups/278200502817260 LOVEBITES Fans Worldwide 🌏🤘 facebook.com/groups/lovebitesfansworldwide LOVEBITES WORLDWIDE 🐺🌏 facebook.com/groups/Rosana.miho.lovebites LOVEBITES International Fanclub 🐺🌏 🤘 facebook.com/groups/lovebitesinternationalunofficialfanclub LOVEBITES_The Lovebites & Miho appreciation group 🐺🤘🌹facebook.com/groups/603076340973012/posts/613670429913603 LOVEBITES_European Wolfpack 🇪🇺🐺🤘facebook.com/groups/206362524872803/?ref=share LOVEBITES Latinoamérica 🌏 ⭐ facebook.com/groups/1154061975000348/?multi_permalinks=1204418293298049¬if_id=1642516878521875¬if_t=feedback_reaction_generic&ref=notif LOVEBITES BRASIL🇧🇷 facebook.com/groups/651554215413256 LOVEBITES France🇨🇵 facebook.com/LovebitesFrance LOVEBITES USA🇺🇸 mobile.twitter.com/lovebites_usa "WE ARE LOVEBITES AND WE PLAY HEAVYYYY METAAAAL!!!" Stay safe. Stay Lovebites.
Finally, she is reacting to Lovebites. HELL YEAH! I ve been waiting for this review. Now i cant wait to see more because these girls deserve that-more reactions from best vocal coach youtubers. And Julia is one of the best for sure, no doubt of that... The Wolfpack RULES!
That E5 is Geoff Tate's flame holding pitch isn't it.. If you'd caught the more recent release of Holy War from the 2021 gig Asami holds that extended "War" line second time around for a breathtaking 32 bars, by your metronome count! Never heard anything like it. I think at this point pretty much anyone who is a fan of Band Maid is also a fan of Lovebites. Glad you managed to get around to appreciating this Julia, and I'm fairly sure it won't be the last you do.. I wouldn't really know what gems to pull out of the bag for vocals because a lot of it is very much these ladies as a band, but you might look to the likes of "The Crusade", "Edge of the World", "When Destinies Align", "Swan Song", "Set the World on Fire", "Shadowmaker" and "Winds of Transylvania" to see her exercise a little range and technique? It's funny that you comment on her outfit.. I wondered that too but it doesn't seem to impede her ability to keep this pace for nearly two hours over this gig. Two handed tapping isn't too hard, but as with dual lead playing co-ordination is (as you say) paramount.
Welcomed to the mind-blowing world of Lovebites. These women are extremely talented, skillful and exceptional musicians. Asami is a great singer; she used to sing R&B, jazz and soul before she joined Lovebites. Miyako is a concert-level classic pianist. Their live performances are outstanding. My next recommendation is “Epilogue”, live (nice vocals and piano). Some people say that they are redefining metal. You’ve just scratched the tip of the iceberg.
your analysis and information of vocal technique/quality of a singer makes me appreciate the song even more. but its your reactions that mostly make me rewind to see again. also to read the information you include for key areas of the performance.
Here is Asami with her R&B and Soul background covering an Alicia Keys song, "If I Ain't Got You". This was 7-8 years ago when she was with her previous band as a lounger singer before she joined Lovebites and didn't know much about the heavy metal genre. th-cam.com/video/d1V_s0fjGoo/w-d-xo.html
Guitar tapping is a learned technique. Not too difficult but it can be learned. For it to be effective, you have to turn up the gain on your amplifier. On the bass guitar, you definitely have to turn up the gain and you can see Miho when she steps up to her footswitch, changes her gain setting, taps, and then steps on her footswitch again to turn it back to normal. As for Asami, she's one of the best front person stage general's I've seen in a long time. Names like Mick Jagger and Freddie Mercury come to mind as front men who know how to work the crowd. Notice how Asami pumps her fist and works the crowd in chanting while the breakdown riff is going and then leaves it in the raised position as a signal to the band that it's time for Miyako to break into the first solo. Excellent review of an excellent band!
Glad that you've finally covered these lovely ladies. Love your videos. Holy War was the second song they'd performed at this concert, out of 19 in total. Most of them were at a similar level of intensity and speed and all performed with immaculate precision and technical brilliance on display. In fact some were even more intense. Some additional information regarding Lovebites: - Lovebites were formed in 2016, so they are still a relatively young band. All members had previous band experience though and it showed, because their debut album alone was better than what most bands would put out over their lifetime. Some fantastic musicianship on display. - it didn't take them long to get noticed outside of Japan and they have performed in Europe several times. They've even been to the metal mecca that is Wacken. They were the first female band from Japan to play there, apparently. Weirdly specific, I know. They've also toured the UK with famous power metal band DragonForce. - they have released three EPs and three albums so far and it's all very good stuff. They've gained a considerable amount of critical praise and even legendary fellow metal musicians such as Kiko Loureiro and Hansi Kürsch have praised them. - they are mainly influenced by older Western metal bands such as Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Metallica, Slayer or Helloween. Bassist Miho (sadly not with the band anymore) even based her playing style on her idol Steve Harris, whom she's gotten to meet, actually. - that's why there is some strong NWOBHM influence in their music, though they are generally considered a power metal band. But they have some thrashy tracks as well, some beautiful ballads, some proggier songs, some more classic rock-sounding songs and more. There is a good amount of variety to be found. - they always wear white in order to stand out from the rest of the metal scene and the darkness surrounding metal. Plus it simply helps them actually being seen on big, dark stages, because they are all rather petite women. Most of their songs feature generally positive and uplifting lyrics as well. - most of the members are multi-instrumentalists to varying degree and even singer Asami plays some piano and composes music. She's written some of their very best songs, in fact. They have other songs where they would play piano and/or acoustic guitar live, besides their main instruments. I'm just glad that Lovebites exist. Not only do I really like their music, but they inspire me a lot as well. And it is simply great to see women play metal on such a high level. Shout-out to the whole girl metal boom that has swept Japan over the last decade. And I second the Unlucky Morpheus requests. I would love to see your take on their singer Fuki.
Thank you so much for this fantastic reaction video, Julia. Lovebites is the fantastic metal band from Japan. This band is one of the best metal bands today. I am a metalhead and a proud member of Wolfpack. I'm 40 and in 30 years I've heard and seen many metal bands. I discovered this band half a year ago and this all-female metal band hit my heart. This band is an incredible talented band. I'm watching your reaction videos. I like to learn knowledge from professional musicians and singers. Thank you very much for the perfect analysis. It was a great honor and pleasure for me to watch this fantastic video. I highly recommend their other fantastic songs. Swang Song, Edge Of The World, Set The World On Fire, Epilogue or Shadowmaker. I love all their songs. Take care, be safe and all the best for you in 2022 :-)
Her vocals stand out even more when you consider how many Japanese pop vocalists have a very soft, breathy, almost spoken quality to their singing. She obviously went a very different direction in developing her vocal style with all that depth and power. Every one of these ladies is immensely talented, the band is developing a really good body of work and they really deserve to get a lot more recognition. Glad to see you having a look. Just a note, Japanese names (words) usually give equal weight to each 'syllable', without blending, sliding or emphasizing. Thus Asami is ah sah mi. English speakers (it's a habit I had to break) tend to either under or overstress the middle such as Midori being either mi DOH ri or Meed.ri
Also, the part when two guitars play together is called harmonised solo which we guitarists love to play with our good buddies. If you have a good mate, it's a lot of fun~~~ Around 8:43 is actually the harder part IMHO, they harmonise with the use of sweep picking. That's insane skill
In addition to Lovebites, check out vocalist Fuki from Unlucky Morpheus. Maybe a bit less refined than Asami, but her power and range are as incredible.
@@evilvolts i think CD that asami sang, recorded and brought for audition of lovebites is sound source. painkiller is different from current asami vocal style. she seems to have sang like metal singer through trial and error.
I have watched as you have grown in your appreciation of metal music and the singers in the genre on your channel. I know you would LOVE Edge of the World by Lovebites Julia. I do not want to give away the reasons, but let me say this is currently my favorite metal band because of their amazing versatility and high level of musicianship. And they kick ass. Cheers.
Great perspective as always. For the guitar question I would say that the tapping using the right hand is an easier technique to master than the sweep picking they are doing just before it
Lovebites really got me, they sing more clearly than some native English speakers, they are excellent musicians, and they look great as well. I am only mad I found them last year, and really happy, that I did find them. They should be way more famous.
Great reaction. Since you are more focused on the vocal performances, I would strongly recommend as your next Lovebites reaction "Edge of the World (live 2020)", Epilogue (live 2019)" or "Swan Song (live 2020)". Great showcases of Asami's range, powerhouse voice and R'n'B background.🤘🐺🤘
Glad you finally got to them 😊 They're great, you're great. Really enjoy your reviews when you lose it a bit from enjoyment of what your are hearing or seeing.
Let's hear it for that drummer, double bass all through isn't an easy task and getting everything else perfect when you're pumping both legs like that is... Well that's fucking impressive!
Great reaction Julia! I hope you come back to do some more Lovebites. They're flat out amazing. Maybe one of the "E" songs, as they showcase some of Asami's R&B background, as well as Miyako's piano playing. Edge of the World or Empty Daydream. Highly recommended!!
Holy shit these chicks can shred and theyre so precise instrumentally and vocally ofcourse. Ive seen many live bands and most are sloppy as much as i hate to admit. This band is good.
@@alizagordevilla9633 All correctly written by Douglas S. Asami began to sing metal only in 2016, when she came to LOVEBITES. Until that time, she was a soul and R&B singer . Asami also studied jazz and hip-hop dances, for this, after graduating from school, she left to live in the United States. For many years she studied classical ballet.
For being a fairly new power metal band, these girls do power metal better than a lot of bands who've been doing it for decades. The technical proficiency is just unmatched with these Japanese bands. Maybe it's just a cultural thing, where they just strive for absolute perfection. Babymetal's Kami Band of rotating members is another example of this or the very under rated Band-Maid.
Okay, I'll field your question about the guitarist part. What they're doing is called tapping. Tapping in and of itself isn't difficult. It's a technique I learned in my first year of playing when I was 18. However, there are three tapping parts in the first third of the songs where Miyako, the brunette guitarist, and Midori, the blonde guitarist, are doing eight finger tapping. That's, yeah, that's a bit tougher. I can't do it reliably, much less in unison with another guitarist at the speeds they're going. The brief pause in the music before they do it is required for them to set up for it, and the guitars come back in with some easy chords. Also, while they're doing that, Miho, the bass guitarist, is doing one-handed tapping on a bass guitar. That's not something you see very much of. The standard tapping they're doing later during the solos in and of itself isn't difficult to play, but it's the silky-smooth transitions to and away from the tapping, what comes before it and what follows it, that make it impressive to me. I'm not one to say "best" this and "better" that, but Miyako's transitions into and out of tapping are the best I've ever seen and are as gorgeous as she is. I suspect training in piano since she was three years old has something to do with it.
Finally you react to my favotire band. Thank you Julia. So if you want to check the best asami's performance you need to check "the edge of the world (live at zepp divercity Tokyo 2020)"
This was great! Glad you enjoyed it so much and to answer your question about “tapping”, the guitar technique you brought up, it’s not very hard to learn the basic technique. What’s hard is doing it how they are and moving your hands around to different positions really quickly. You need an anchor point and with a pick that feels natural but, at least for me, I find it tough to constantly re-anchor myself when tapping.
Asami the one and the only voice 😍 Finally you check out Lovebites. Welcome to the world of wolfpack. Lovebites is the best one metal band right now on the earth. All the musicians on this band is insane and world class talent. Not a gimmick or fake. They effortless. Like the Goddesses. What a great reaction and great analysis by the way. Especially you explain about asami voice. I don't know anything about voice technique. But for me Asami have a rich, high, rich and unique voice. Next song from them, try they song "Set the world on fire" or "Edge of the world" Thank for your great reaction to Lovebites.
The Band Maid song I just heard had an amazing Bass solo was Onset could you imagine if Lovebites replaced Miho with a bassist that could solo as well as Midori and Miyako you could have intertwining lead and bass solos
@@evilvolts Lovebites doesn't need a soloing bassist, Midori and Miyako fill out the sound just fine. A bassist for Lovebites needs to hold down the bottom end like Miho did and along with Haruna, give the band that driving power that the band is known for. Band Maid is different, they basically have only one guitarist and the bass (solo's and all) is essential to their sound.
@@guitarzen5999 I LOVE bass solos so it's fun for me to speculate I hate when bass players just are always in the background and never get any recognition I may be biased though my best friend is a bassist
@@evilvolts Oh I hear you, bass solo's can be awesome. In reality though, you play what's right for the song and bass solo's aren't really a thing in Metal. Also, you are correct about bassists not getting any love, I am a recovering Metal bassist of 15 years😉
Welcome to the best new metal band to come along in decades. Please tell Chase you were impressed--we've been trying for ages to get him to react to them again. Now, 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 soul of the band) had a vision of a new band in the style of the greatest 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 bands. The whole group then found Asami, the singer, who was doing soul and blues at the time (she also trained in ballet). Miyako has composed most 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. They studied all the great historical metal bands going back to Purple and Sabbath, through Maiden, Priest, Metallica, Helloween, Slayer etc. They toured with Dragonforce in 2019, and word from those in attendance is that next time around, it will be the ladies headlining. 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. This is one of their usual first songs for reactors, and rightly so--you get a good sense of the band. They do everything from soulful power ballads to heavy thrash. They are best live. Their most recently posted live clips: “Set the World on Fire” th-cam.com/video/99zsH6iG_6c/w-d-xo.html and “Don’t Bite the Dust” th-cam.com/video/oHnKGEj1CMc/w-d-xo.html, which are both from their recently released concert DVD “Heavy Metal Never Dies”. "Edge of the World" and "We the United", back to back: th-cam.com/video/sl0-U-ykJCU/w-d-xo.html They form an incredible journey from darkness and despair to light and hope. Also, “Empty Daydream”, which starts as a ballad and becomes a real rocker: th-cam.com/video/lXh_uMM94jU/w-d-xo.html. Miyako is also a professional-level classical 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”. Miyako wrote “Swan Song” using elements from several classical pieces including the Etude. This link should work: th-cam.com/video/WBhtqgiXEA4/w-d-xo.html; but if it is taken down, you can watch two clips back to back: th-cam.com/video/hDBjiQI9cyc/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/uEsEWISc8Q0/w-d-xo.html I promise, it’s worth it. For a thrasher with heavy Metallica vibes, “Break the Wall” th-cam.com/video/G021aP2ao6Y/w-d-xo.html includes two gorgeous and completely contrasting solos by M&M. For a heart-stopping ballad, “Epilogue” th-cam.com/video/1ynnXDfEnnY/w-d-xo.html (this includes a second song, your choice whether or not to react to both) 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!
Haruna is small ( 4'9") and seems so fragile, but when we hear that drum sound we imagine a giant with a truck driver's body behind the drums. but no, it's "only" Haruna and she is insane good, a 4'9" giant behind drums. Greetings from Portugal 🤘🤘
Hi, I am no vocal coach or specialist, but it would be nice if you could take a look at a new song they have recorded. It is called Judgement Day. Too me it sounds like Asami takes it up higher in this song. Of course, it is not live, so it might be easier then.
So glad you finally heard the voice of Asami. Geat review. The talent of these women is exceptional. There are many sugestions down below and any one of them will be a great next reaction for you. 'Edge Of The World' and 'Swan Song' (with the Chopin Etude) probably the most popular. My favorites is 'Scream For Me'. Probably more for the insane guitar work and the stage performance, than the vocals. And the vocals are brilliant.
09:15 play in sync at those speeds ? Well Julia, let me tell you about the song called "Bleed" by the band Meshuggah. Trough the whole song guitars are following the insane tempo provided by human metronome called Tomas Haake. The song is about the man who is dying from brain aneurysm and his transition from living plane to a dead one. And that perfect sync is trough whole 7 min song. Worth checking out. Specially the drum cam by Wincent drumsticks for that song. Oh and yeah Lovebites are super dope. There is something magical about SUPER TALENTED all girl band. They are great and cute. Its a win win. :)
They are fantastic! Asami is one of my favorite vocalist ever ☺️ You could react to : X Japan - Kurenai (from the last live) and to Art of Life if you feel crazy enough, it’s my favorite song ever but it’s a 30 minutes song 😅 Aldious - Reincarnation (with R!N on vocals) Mardelas - Deep G (live) Luna Sea - Rosier Nemophila - Dissension Mary’s Blood - Marionette And for more LOVEBITES, Edge of The World live is amazing, Asami goes very high there ☺️
What's more impressive about the vocals is she is singing in English. Now a lot of people would say so what bands from Europe do it. Yes but they also learn English as a second langue in school. Asami did not so the fact she is singing in English with out blowing out her vocal is mind blowing.
great reaction, not many reactors cover asami's vocal range. would like to see what you think about "edge of the world" this lady can go to f sharp without trying. wolfpack for life.
Asami's vocals have me HYPED. Amazing energy unleashed from the band as well! Let me know what song you want me to listen to next :)
Luha by Aegis live on wish 107.5 bus. Please Julia please..They're amazing.
Epilogue, Edge of the World, Set the World on Fire and Swang Song.
I found out one of Julia's commentator is cute😆hoy !!Stop pleasing Julia✌️🙄
"Holy War" was the second song of the setlist. 19 songs played that night.
Pretty much any song from Lovebites. They literally have no "bad" song in their repertoire 😊 But if you want one where you can check out Asamis power, Edge of the world, from the same concert
The guitar technique you asked about is called 'tapping', and it's not really inherently difficult, but it does require lots of practice to master, especially at the speed these guitarists are playing. When you tap, you're basically just extending your left hand to a fret you can't reach with your fingers, or you're using the extra fingers to hit more notes at a pace your left hand can't do by itself. The hard part for me is always moving between strumming/picking and tapping. The transfer screws me up a lot because I usually drop the pick.
You can see the blonde guitarist use her middle and ring fingers to tap, which is the most common method, so she can hold the pick with her index and thumb to make the transfer easier. But there was one shot where she quickly put the pick in her mouth before she taps so she could use her index finger too (at 1:40 just as the wide shot cuts to the bassist, but you can hear her tapping in harmony with the bassist's own tapping), and then retrieved the pick again (1:43). There's a better view at 3:41 when she does it again. This move requires either very quick hands and some practice or clever songwriting to give you time to do it.
There are also different levels of tapping. Ichika Nito's tapping skill is on a God/Asian level.
@@harveynorman8787 aka Eddie Van Halen.
@@harveynorman8787 or Herman Li?
This describes it pretty well. Tapping itself isn't super hard (although precision at high temp is obviously harder) - I always found the hard part to be switching in or out of tapping
Nito is basically a tap god
the force of lovebites is this artists are CLASSICAL FORMATION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOVEBITES - Holy War - Lyrics :
Look at those black clouds, it's going to rain blood
People live in fear, covered in mud
Singing oh Gloria to change the prophecy
We are the metal warriors
Fighting the darkness for sisters
There is a thousand, a thousand of evils
Hush, do not wake up Satan's devils
Singing Hallelujah to save our majesty
We are the metal warriors
Fighting the darkness for brothers
Shining blade and burning heart
Into the Gates of Hell we march
Immortal soul, let there be light
Into the Eye of Heaven
Eagles at a holy war
Fly higher than the sun
We are one for all and all for one forevermore
Kingdom of Heaven, never shall we fall
Reincarnation, wait for your call
Singing oh, Gloria to change the prophecy
We are the metal warriors
Fighting the darkness for sisters
Morning star and dying moon
Into the Gates of Hell we march
Mighty soul, let there be hope
Into the Eye of Heaven
Eagles at a holy war
Fly higher than the sun
Stand up in the name of the God of heavy metal
What do we live for？What do we fight for, tonight？
But the world is beautiful, worth fighting for
Only have one thing on our mind
Facing the fate, holy war
Singing Hallelujah to save our majesty
We are the metal warriors
Fighting the darkness for brothers
Shining blade and burning heart
Into the Gates of Hell we march
Immortal soul, let there be light
Into the Eye of Heaven
Eagles at a holy war
Fly higher than the sun
We are one for all and for one forevermore
What do we live for？What do we fight for, tonight？
But the world is beautiful, worth fighting for
Only have one thing on our mind
Facing the fate, holy war
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Music : Mao
Lyrics : LOVEBITES
Arrangements : LOVEBITES (Asami, Midori, Miyako, Haruna and Miho)
UAU WHAT A BAND !!! I love so mush the vocals, she have an amazing control on her voive! This is true heavy metal band!
There aren't a lot of vocalist reactors that cover these bands (Lovebites, Band-Maid, etc)... I really appreciate the insight into these amazing singers and bands.
actually they are way more covered than european bands
maids, NO. maids singer is low level.
@@bonered9210 Compared to what? Because you're obviously such an accomplished singer: Give me an example of "low level".
@@ArvoR its true, but we cant blame them because LOVEBITES is awesome
@@bonered9210 Honestly, just a troll to make that kind of comment.
new LOVEBITES song just dropped titled JUDGEMENT DAY, oh boi its a facemelter comeback song with new bassist Fami
Prior to Asami becoming a metal singer, she was an R&B/Soul singer. You can hear her incorporate those styles into some of Lovebites' songs. She is an amazing talent as is the rest of the band. They come at you with different styles of metal. Set the World on Fire is a song that will melt your face. And then you have Edge of the World which has so much elegance to start and builds up into an intense heaviness. I have been listening to these gals for about 2 years and I still cannot get enough of them.
R&B huh? Interesting. Makes her quite versatile.
@@TheSeeking2know more rythm & blues in the classic way than R&B actually - she was also singing gospel and jazz
Asami was also a backing vocalist for a couple of rock bands.
You hit the nail on the head there my friend.
@@realdocloco Oh I see. That’s a rich vocal background. I wonder how she developed her fast (and very appropriate) vibrato since there would be nothing as fast as this song is in those genres.
A sign of healthy vocal production to my ears is that she can vary her vibrato naturally. Hitting those F5s and E5s was something.
In my opinion, hitting high notes with a chest-y mix is something that’s fairly common in Gospel, and Rhythm and Blues, and Soul.
Finally the day has come when Julia reacting to LOVEBITES... and got blown away by Asami's vocals also!! If you want more of Asami's vocals in all its glory, please react to "Edge of the World" from the same concert, or "Glory to the World" from their 2021's concert. I'm so happy right now... thanks for the reaction Julia. Cheers!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Hello, Julia. These girls are tremendous and I assure you that you will fall in love with them. They have tremendous talent. I suggest you the songs " Rising" "A frozen serenade" "Epilogue", this is a work of art, " Swan song + intro Chopin" and so many good songs. big hug
I have to add "Don't Bite The Dust" 2021 live. Asami is showing off in that one. Oh, and then there's "Crusade"... they are all so good honestly.
Wat kind of tremendous? Poops!! Hhaha
@@alizagordevilla9633 Well, okay, you're also a tremendous girl
Shadowmaker live 2018.......oh my god!!!!!!
Prediction before watching: This won’t be your last Lovebites reaction ;)
These girls are amazing and they deserve so much more! May I suggest Swan Song (+Chopin intro) for the next reaction? 🤘🏻🐺
Julia, did you notice the grand piano on the stage? You'll know what they really can do. Hold your jaw tight. Here's the link for the Swan Song +. th-cam.com/video/WBhtqgiXEA4/w-d-xo.html
It still amazes me that so much sound can come from such a little woman who is only about 5 feet tall. It's also amazing that she has the stamina to keep this up for a 2 hour concert - non-stop. I have several of their concert DVDs, and every one is right around 2 hrs. long. She started out in R&B and Soul and had never sung metal until joining Lovebites. She also studied ballet for many years, so you'll see a lot ballet moves in the way she expresses herself on stage. This is now my favorite band to listen too. I would recommend you do "Swan Song w/ the Chopin Intro" next. Good reaction!!
Asami and Haruna are about 4'9" Tallest is Miyako at 5'2". I cannot get over the monster drums from Haruna.
i feel ya girl. That's a live recording too.
Yes! Looking forward to hear Julia's jaw hit the floor and of course also one of TH-cam's best analyses of Asamis vocal performance.
this was a fun one ! I've never heard of this band but I'm a fan now.
Welcome to the wolfpack. Lovebites is phenomenal. They have about 50 songs out and they play everything from heavy thrash metal to power metal to hard rock to rock and all the way to soft ballads. Every song has killer guitar solos in it. Here are some examples to check out next:
Heavy thrash - Break the Wall - th-cam.com/video/5Pc0XK0lNmU/w-d-xo.html
Soft Ballad - Epilogue - th-cam.com/video/rFKzwlb8rxU/w-d-xo.html
Progressive Rock - A Frozen Serenade - th-cam.com/video/-R1wJ3Xygog/w-d-xo.html
Power Metal - When Destinies Align - th-cam.com/video/uyekjiLNgns/w-d-xo.html
Hard Rock - Rising - th-cam.com/video/5LT-WhFGsPE/w-d-xo.html
Welcome to it !! Found them in a reaction vid just like this a few months ago. This band has completely changed my perspective of traditional heavy metal.
Welcome to the wonderful world of LOVEBITES! You got a taste of what these amazing ladies can do. But you ain't seen nothing yet! Check out more of their songs, and you will join the loyal wolfpack. They can do it all. They are power-metal, but they have so many different influences that come out in their music. They will take you on a journey of nostalgia and discovery. When you learn about all the musicians backgrounds... it will all make perfect sense. So many amazing songs, it's hard to recommend just a few. Do a search, and watch/listen to everything you find. LOVEBITES is #1. Wolfpack for life!
Thanks for interesting analysis again Julia! If you like to hear one Asasmi's showpieces there is "Edge of the world". Starts off as a lovely ballad but goes flipping nut-nut as usual.
My favorite Asami performance is in the song, " Epilogue " its a ballad so musicaly its stripped back & let's her voice shine. ❤🎙😎👌
Thank you for your reacting LOVEBITES !
Thank you.
Thank you.
from Japan
I’m so glad you have made it to Lovebites at last. I’ve been listening to rock and metal for decades, and, amongst countless others have seen Geoff Tate, Ronnie Dio and Robert Plant live. I can honestly say that Asami can be mentioned in the same breath as vocalists of that calibre. It may have been Holy War I heard first, but I honestly can’t remember. That was 13 months ago. Whichever song it was, I knew before the end of the song I had a new favourite band, and I’ve been utterly and totally hooked ever since. As has been said, there is no bad Lovebites song, but, “famously” many fans will recommend the “E” songs “Edge of the World”, Epilogue” or “Empty Daydream”. Each of those showcase Asami (and the band’s) versatility. All live recordings from Zepp Diver City recommended for those three. Great reaction to the best band in metal….more please.
Asami = ah sah mi
Lead guitarist and pianist with black hair = Miyako = Mi Ya Ko
Also lead guitarist with gold hair = Midori = Mi Dor Ri
Bassist/Founder = Miho = Mee Ho
Drummer = Haruna = Ha Roo Na
Nicely done ✔
I feel like a proud parent presenting my daughters for Julia's appraisal. 😂 Crying is mandatory/involuntary when listening to Lovebites.
At the recently-recorded Ride For Vengeance show, Asami held the final "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!!!" even *longer* - she's always trying to push herself.
If you want to hear them play *even faster*, try "Lovebites - Glory To The World (Official Music Video)". 🤘 🔥 💜 🐺
or Break The Wall
These are our Daughters Of The Dawn🐺
Mama Julia! 😁
Awesome!! Asami used to sing R&B, she is completely new to metal when she joined Lovebites. She is doing amazing job adapting to metal music, i really like her singing!!
I think "Glory to the World" music video, "Edge of the World" Live or "Swan Song" Live with Chopin intro, are great songs where Asami also shines!! 🤘🙂🎸Thank you Julia!
I suggested the same 2 songs : ) These girls are INSANE !
She's versatile.
Such a great song 🔥 I can't tell how much i love Midori-san ❤
Try to listen "The Crusade" for next 🙏 I really enjoy with your explain ❤
The other side to LOVEBITES plenty singing Epilogue Don't Bite the Dust Daughters of the Dawn Live Reaction th-cam.com/video/1ynnXDfEnnY/w-d-xo.html
Lovebites is so much more than just a heavy metal band. As you put more than just viewing and doing a great vocal analysis on just one song, you will realize this band has it all. From production, lyrics, vocals, song structure, dress, stage presence and performance they get an A+!
For me Asami's tour de force is "Set the World on Fire". In her youth she studied ballet including studying in Los Angeles. Prior to Lovebites she was a Jazz, Soul, and R&B singer. None them ever look like they stressed when playing, professionals. She was especially selected by Miho (bassist & band founder) to be the singer.
The guitarists practice together to stay in sync, Miyako (black hair) has her own home studio and Midori (blond ponytail) practices with Miyako there. While all write songs, Miyako with about half of the songs with Asami being her primary lyricist.
Another singer for you is Mayu of Nemophila; 2 songs to start: "Monsters" and "Dissension". Two very different styles, same singer.
i love how Asami can blow people's mind ^^ got to love how she combined several styles into her own thing
Yeah that's really cool.
People suggest Swan Song, particularly with the Chopin intro, which is great and I love it. But, one that can show a little more of Asami's R&B background is Edge of the World. It starts out mellow and just ramps up the whole song. Epilogue is another one that is great for that.
Edge of the World contains Asami's best vocals.
🐺What Tibur Frank said above. If you want to hear Asami at her very best, check out Edge of the World. A vocal masterpiece th-cam.com/video/UZjxMjBop7w/w-d-xo.html (Subtitles available so you can understand the message better) WolfPack🐺
this reaction video makes me so happy. thank you, julia.
when asami joined in 2016, she had a R&B background and absolutely no clue about metal. two years later they won metalhammers "golden god award" for best newcomer band and played wacken as first all female metal band ever.
they all are musical masters and would deserve so much more recognition. one of their strongest assets is their songwriting. in five years they have created an backcatalogue of around fifty songs. and there are only very good songs or masterpieces, not even one stale or mediocre one ( and power metal can get stale easily).
best next reaction choice for a vocal coach would have been their "edge of the world" live tokyo 2020, if there would be an official released video of that. so I suggest their "glory to the world" (official video).
At last. Have followed your channel for a long time. Welcome to the world of LOVEBITES. You have a lot of amazing songs to discover. Love from Sweden.
I am really interesting in hearing Asami's full mix and how far she can go, and also her head voice. If it's all well-trained she can go comfortably into the 6th octave and maybe beyond. Awesome vocalist. Powerhouse!
Let me preface by saying I'm not a metal fan. I love, love, love these women. My first reaction was wide-eyed disbelief upon stumbling across them. I find myself grinning and bopping like I'm 20 again. It must be the incongruity of the driving aggression of the music in juxtaposition with the appearance of pixies in prom dresses(not medieval middle earth cosplay attire, ugh) . It must be the prom dresses(only slightly kidding).
The band was named after the Grammy winning Halestorm song Love Bites (So Do I) .
There is a video somewhere on TH-cam of Asami onstage with Lzzy Hale and the boys playing that song.
Here is a link to Halestorm with Asami - th-cam.com/video/OCRaHKul8xY/w-d-xo.html
Lovebites is always so much fun. Can't be anything but happy when listening to them and then seeing someone else getting into it for the first time? Even better.
From your explanation about the solo/duel (~09:30), I'd like to suggest the band Sokoninaru with their song Gou Ni Muyo. Hardly everyone's cup of tea, so I have no idea if it would work, but it's got very intricate playing while singing, with some surprises.
They are very professional musicians.
🐺🤘 LOVEBITES 🤘🐺 the team of five thrashpower metal godesses.
"We're not here to be cute, we're here to be heavy"
Asami🎤 R&B, jazz, soul, metal, rock singer, lyrics, (only English all songs one is exeption in Japanesse language) she trained ballet.
Haruna 🥁⭐one of the best drummer worldwide, founder, (PEARL drums)
Miho🎸 ex_bass guitar player and boss of the band, lyrics, founder, back singer, (ESP_JAZZ guitar) now Ladies search new bassist
Midori🎸 lead, rythm guitar, spanish guitar, back singer, (ESP guitar)
Miyako🎸 lead, rythm guitar, spanish guitar, piano, keybord, back singer, main composer but all Ladies compose. (DEAN guitar, GIBSON guitar) classic influences, piano virtuoso, SHE IS A FAN OF STAR WARS AND HER DOG NAME IS WAMPA
Welcome to the magic world of Lovebites.
Thanks for Great review
"OK, Haruna give me the beat" Asami to Haruna. "Scream for Me" Daughters of the Dawn~Live in Tokyo 2019
Nickname of Lovebites Fans WOLFPACK 🤘🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🤘
Unofficial anthem "We The United" live Tokyo Zepp divercity 2020.
Lovebites - Interview - Paris, France - November 20. 2018 Subtitles: English, Français, Deutsch, Español, русский, Italiano th-cam.com/video/5KpJBe3s2i0/w-d-xo.html
The name of the band "Lovebites" derives from the song "Love Bites, So Do I" by Halestorm th-cam.com/video/OCRaHKul8xY/w-d-xo.html
Lovebites and Dragonforce London 2019 fall common tour th-cam.com/video/KnGPZxfOAmg/w-d-xo.html
NO TIME TO HESITATE LISTEN TO LOVEBITES th-cam.com/video/3x85sIiWUrw/w-d-xo.html
LOVEBITES SOCIAL MEDIA
facebook.com/LovebitesTheBand
WOLFPACK SIDES
LOVEBITES fans WE PLAY HEAVY METAL🐺🤘 facebook.com/groups/278200502817260
LOVEBITES Fans Worldwide 🌏🤘 facebook.com/groups/lovebitesfansworldwide
LOVEBITES WORLDWIDE 🐺🌏 facebook.com/groups/Rosana.miho.lovebites
LOVEBITES International Fanclub 🐺🌏 🤘 facebook.com/groups/lovebitesinternationalunofficialfanclub
LOVEBITES_The Lovebites & Miho appreciation group 🐺🤘🌹facebook.com/groups/603076340973012/posts/613670429913603
LOVEBITES_European Wolfpack 🇪🇺🐺🤘facebook.com/groups/206362524872803/?ref=share
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LOVEBITES BRASIL🇧🇷 facebook.com/groups/651554215413256
LOVEBITES France🇨🇵 facebook.com/LovebitesFrance
LOVEBITES USA🇺🇸 mobile.twitter.com/lovebites_usa
"WE ARE LOVEBITES AND WE PLAY HEAVYYYY METAAAAL!!!"
Stay safe. Stay Lovebites.
Finally, she is reacting to Lovebites. HELL YEAH! I ve been waiting for this review. Now i cant wait to see more because these girls deserve that-more reactions from best vocal coach youtubers. And Julia is one of the best for sure, no doubt of that... The Wolfpack RULES!
Please hear SWAN SONG and EDGE OF THE WORLD of LOVEBITES.
If you want to hear a very high potential sample of wath this Girl can do, you have to listen to "Edge of the World", live.
That E5 is Geoff Tate's flame holding pitch isn't it.. If you'd caught the more recent release of Holy War from the 2021 gig Asami holds that extended "War" line second time around for a breathtaking 32 bars, by your metronome count! Never heard anything like it. I think at this point pretty much anyone who is a fan of Band Maid is also a fan of Lovebites. Glad you managed to get around to appreciating this Julia, and I'm fairly sure it won't be the last you do.. I wouldn't really know what gems to pull out of the bag for vocals because a lot of it is very much these ladies as a band, but you might look to the likes of "The Crusade", "Edge of the World", "When Destinies Align", "Swan Song", "Set the World on Fire", "Shadowmaker" and "Winds of Transylvania" to see her exercise a little range and technique? It's funny that you comment on her outfit.. I wondered that too but it doesn't seem to impede her ability to keep this pace for nearly two hours over this gig. Two handed tapping isn't too hard, but as with dual lead playing co-ordination is (as you say) paramount.
You survived Lovebites Julia, Kudos.
THANK YOU ! Been waiting months for you to do this band ! PLEASE do Etude- Swansong next so you can see just how insanely talented Miyako is . 😀❤🔥
So amazing 😍😍😍😍
Finally a reaction to for me the best female metalband on earth. Try Lovebites Swan Song live with Chopin intro, you will love it.
Welcomed to the mind-blowing world of Lovebites. These women are extremely talented, skillful and exceptional musicians. Asami is a great singer; she used to sing R&B, jazz and soul before she joined Lovebites. Miyako is a concert-level classic pianist. Their live performances are outstanding. My next recommendation is “Epilogue”, live (nice vocals and piano). Some people say that they are redefining metal. You’ve just scratched the tip of the iceberg.
Great reaction as usual 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
That reaction is best described as ‘Shock and Awe’…………don’t worry its a common response. hopefully you will want to hear more.
your analysis and information of vocal technique/quality of a singer makes me appreciate the song even more. but its your reactions that mostly make me rewind to see again. also to read the information you include for key areas of the performance.
...I never thought it would happen ! Just kidding, Great reaction Julia. Band-Maid, Aldious, Mary's Blood and Lovebites - all awesome !
Also Unlucky Morpheus
And Nemophila too
NO maids.
Versailles
And Nemophila and Gacharic Spin.
Here is Asami with her R&B and Soul background covering an Alicia Keys song, "If I Ain't Got You". This was 7-8 years ago when she was with her previous band as a lounger singer before she joined Lovebites and didn't know much about the heavy metal genre.
th-cam.com/video/d1V_s0fjGoo/w-d-xo.html
Sure it is the same Asami? Different face.
@@5Melig Yes it is her. The only difference why you think the faces look different because you're not used to seeing her with shorter darker hair.
@@BagoPorkRinds And those %$&*# blue contact lenses.
I'll take your word for it.
@@5Melig Who pissed in your cornflakes? Take a chill pill.
Guitar tapping is a learned technique. Not too difficult but it can be learned. For it to be effective, you have to turn up the gain on your amplifier. On the bass guitar, you definitely have to turn up the gain and you can see Miho when she steps up to her footswitch, changes her gain setting, taps, and then steps on her footswitch again to turn it back to normal. As for Asami, she's one of the best front person stage general's I've seen in a long time. Names like Mick Jagger and Freddie Mercury come to mind as front men who know how to work the crowd. Notice how Asami pumps her fist and works the crowd in chanting while the breakdown riff is going and then leaves it in the raised position as a signal to the band that it's time for Miyako to break into the first solo. Excellent review of an excellent band!
Glad that you've finally covered these lovely ladies. Love your videos.
Holy War was the second song they'd performed at this concert, out of 19 in total. Most of them were at a similar level of intensity and speed and all performed with immaculate precision and technical brilliance on display. In fact some were even more intense.
Some additional information regarding Lovebites:
- Lovebites were formed in 2016, so they are still a relatively young band. All members had previous band experience though and it showed, because their debut album alone was better than what most bands would put out over their lifetime. Some fantastic musicianship on display.
- it didn't take them long to get noticed outside of Japan and they have performed in Europe several times. They've even been to the metal mecca that is Wacken. They were the first female band from Japan to play there, apparently. Weirdly specific, I know. They've also toured the UK with famous power metal band DragonForce.
- they have released three EPs and three albums so far and it's all very good stuff. They've gained a considerable amount of critical praise and even legendary fellow metal musicians such as Kiko Loureiro and Hansi Kürsch have praised them.
- they are mainly influenced by older Western metal bands such as Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Metallica, Slayer or Helloween. Bassist Miho (sadly not with the band anymore) even based her playing style on her idol Steve Harris, whom she's gotten to meet, actually.
- that's why there is some strong NWOBHM influence in their music, though they are generally considered a power metal band. But they have some thrashy tracks as well, some beautiful ballads, some proggier songs, some more classic rock-sounding songs and more. There is a good amount of variety to be found.
- they always wear white in order to stand out from the rest of the metal scene and the darkness surrounding metal. Plus it simply helps them actually being seen on big, dark stages, because they are all rather petite women. Most of their songs feature generally positive and uplifting lyrics as well.
- most of the members are multi-instrumentalists to varying degree and even singer Asami plays some piano and composes music. She's written some of their very best songs, in fact. They have other songs where they would play piano and/or acoustic guitar live, besides their main instruments.
I'm just glad that Lovebites exist. Not only do I really like their music, but they inspire me a lot as well. And it is simply great to see women play metal on such a high level. Shout-out to the whole girl metal boom that has swept Japan over the last decade. And I second the Unlucky Morpheus requests. I would love to see your take on their singer Fuki.
Thank you so much for this fantastic reaction video, Julia. Lovebites is the fantastic metal band from Japan. This band is one of the best metal bands today. I am a metalhead and a proud member of Wolfpack. I'm 40 and in 30 years I've heard and seen many metal bands. I discovered this band half a year ago and this all-female metal band hit my heart. This band is an incredible talented band. I'm watching your reaction videos. I like to learn knowledge from professional musicians and singers. Thank you very much for the perfect analysis. It was a great honor and pleasure for me to watch this fantastic video. I highly recommend their other fantastic songs. Swang Song, Edge Of The World, Set The World On Fire, Epilogue or Shadowmaker. I love all their songs. Take care, be safe and all the best for you in 2022 :-)
Her vocals stand out even more when you consider how many Japanese pop vocalists have a very soft, breathy, almost spoken quality to their singing. She obviously went a very different direction in developing her vocal style with all that depth and power. Every one of these ladies is immensely talented, the band is developing a really good body of work and they really deserve to get a lot more recognition. Glad to see you having a look.
Just a note, Japanese names (words) usually give equal weight to each 'syllable', without blending, sliding or emphasizing. Thus Asami is ah sah mi. English speakers (it's a habit I had to break) tend to either under or overstress the middle such as Midori being either mi DOH ri or Meed.ri
Love your explanation! Best wishes from Mexico!
And this was only the 2nd song on a 2h concert... with most of the songs like this or even some of them, faster!.
welcome to the world of Lovebites the world of beautiful heavy,power,thrash métal.
Also, the part when two guitars play together is called harmonised solo which we guitarists love to play with our good buddies. If you have a good mate, it's a lot of fun~~~ Around 8:43 is actually the harder part IMHO, they harmonise with the use of sweep picking. That's insane skill
In addition to Lovebites, check out vocalist Fuki from Unlucky Morpheus. Maybe a bit less refined than Asami, but her power and range are as incredible.
They are awesome 😮😮. Also please check out another Japanese group called Unlucky Morpheous. The song is called Far Beyond the Sun.
The vocalist was trained in Jazz, and had never sang any metal before meeting this group. She’s got some pipes.
singer asami listened to "painkiller" and wondered, "Is this a song?"
@@bonered9210 They covered Painkiller
@@evilvolts i think CD that asami sang, recorded and brought for audition of lovebites is sound source. painkiller is different from current asami vocal style. she seems to have sang like metal singer through trial and error.
Asami said she was worried at the concert because she had a nosebleed during recording for this song.
I have watched as you have grown in your appreciation of metal music and the singers in the genre on your channel. I know you would LOVE Edge of the World by Lovebites Julia. I do not want to give away the reasons, but let me say this is currently my favorite metal band because of their amazing versatility and high level of musicianship. And they kick ass. Cheers.
Great perspective as always. For the guitar question I would say that the tapping using the right hand is an easier technique to master than the sweep picking they are doing just before it
Welcome to the Wolfpack...you've been bitten 😁 🤘🐺🤘
Lovebites really got me, they sing more clearly than some native English speakers, they are excellent musicians, and they look great as well. I am only mad I found them last year, and really happy, that I did find them. They should be way more famous.
@@nahadoth2087 You have no idea how thick some natives have in all the corners of UK.
@@nahadoth2087 Have you ever been to opera then? :p
Great reaction. Since you are more focused on the vocal performances, I would strongly recommend as your next Lovebites reaction "Edge of the World (live 2020)", Epilogue (live 2019)" or "Swan Song (live 2020)". Great showcases of Asami's range, powerhouse voice and R'n'B background.🤘🐺🤘
Next lovebites "set the world on fire"
Glad you finally got to them 😊 They're great, you're great. Really enjoy your reviews when you lose it a bit from enjoyment of what your are hearing or seeing.
Let's hear it for that drummer, double bass all through isn't an easy task and getting everything else perfect when you're pumping both legs like that is... Well that's fucking impressive!
LOVEBITES NO.1 🔥🤘❤️
please more lovebites reactions. It's an amazing band, I love your reactions.
Great reaction Julia! I hope you come back to do some more Lovebites. They're flat out amazing. Maybe one of the "E" songs, as they showcase some of Asami's R&B background, as well as Miyako's piano playing. Edge of the World or Empty Daydream. Highly recommended!!
Hi Julia, Finally!! Lol, other songs that take her voice to the next level are: Empty Daydream and Edge of the World, also Chopin Etude- Swan Song
Holy shit these chicks can shred and theyre so precise instrumentally and vocally ofcourse. Ive seen many live bands and most are sloppy as much as i hate to admit. This band is good.
Asami came from an R&B and Soul background, Lovebites is the first time she sang metal.
What the hell are you talking about!haha
@@alizagordevilla9633 All correctly written by Douglas S. Asami began to sing metal only in 2016, when she came to LOVEBITES. Until that time, she was a soul and R&B singer . Asami also studied jazz and hip-hop dances, for this, after graduating from school, she left to live in the United States. For many years she studied classical ballet.
@@alizagordevilla9633 He speaks the truth.
For being a fairly new power metal band, these girls do power metal better than a lot of bands who've been doing it for decades. The technical proficiency is just unmatched with these Japanese bands. Maybe it's just a cultural thing, where they just strive for absolute perfection. Babymetal's Kami Band of rotating members is another example of this or the very under rated Band-Maid.
Okay, I'll field your question about the guitarist part. What they're doing is called tapping. Tapping in and of itself isn't difficult. It's a technique I learned in my first year of playing when I was 18. However, there are three tapping parts in the first third of the songs where Miyako, the brunette guitarist, and Midori, the blonde guitarist, are doing eight finger tapping. That's, yeah, that's a bit tougher. I can't do it reliably, much less in unison with another guitarist at the speeds they're going. The brief pause in the music before they do it is required for them to set up for it, and the guitars come back in with some easy chords. Also, while they're doing that, Miho, the bass guitarist, is doing one-handed tapping on a bass guitar. That's not something you see very much of. The standard tapping they're doing later during the solos in and of itself isn't difficult to play, but it's the silky-smooth transitions to and away from the tapping, what comes before it and what follows it, that make it impressive to me. I'm not one to say "best" this and "better" that, but Miyako's transitions into and out of tapping are the best I've ever seen and are as gorgeous as she is. I suspect training in piano since she was three years old has something to do with it.
As requested in chat, for the next Lovebites reaction: "Glory, glory to the world" ^_-
Finally you react to my favotire band. Thank you Julia. So if you want to check the best asami's performance you need to check "the edge of the world (live at zepp divercity Tokyo 2020)"
Mikayo plays piano as well and in one studio video I have seen she play both her guitar left hand and a keyboard at the same time with her right.
This was great! Glad you enjoyed it so much and to answer your question about “tapping”, the guitar technique you brought up, it’s not very hard to learn the basic technique. What’s hard is doing it how they are and moving your hands around to different positions really quickly. You need an anchor point and with a pick that feels natural but, at least for me, I find it tough to constantly re-anchor myself when tapping.
Asami the one and the only voice 😍
Finally you check out Lovebites.
Welcome to the world of wolfpack.
Lovebites is the best one metal band right now on the earth.
All the musicians on this band is insane and world class talent.
Not a gimmick or fake. They effortless. Like the Goddesses.
What a great reaction and great analysis by the way.
Especially you explain about asami voice. I don't know anything about voice technique. But for me Asami have a rich, high, rich and unique voice.
Next song from them, try they song "Set the world on fire" or "Edge of the world"
Thank for your great reaction to Lovebites.
Time to have a look at Band-Maid again. They have dropped a song from their acoustic consert.
Good reaction by the way. Keep up the good work.
The Band Maid song I just heard had an amazing Bass solo was Onset could you imagine if Lovebites replaced Miho with a bassist that could solo as well as Midori and Miyako you could have intertwining lead and bass solos
@@evilvolts Lovebites doesn't need a soloing bassist, Midori and Miyako fill out the sound just fine. A bassist for Lovebites needs to hold down the bottom end like Miho did and along with Haruna, give the band that driving power that the band is known for. Band Maid is different, they basically have only one guitarist and the bass (solo's and all) is essential to their sound.
@@guitarzen5999 I LOVE bass solos so it's fun for me to speculate I hate when bass players just are always in the background and never get any recognition I may be biased though my best friend is a bassist
@@evilvolts Oh I hear you, bass solo's can be awesome. In reality though, you play what's right for the song and bass solo's aren't really a thing in Metal. Also, you are correct about bassists not getting any love, I am a recovering Metal bassist of 15 years😉
Welcome to the best new metal band to come along in decades. Please tell Chase you were impressed--we've been trying for ages to get him to react to them again. Now, 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 soul of the band) had a vision of a new band in the style of the greatest 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 bands. The whole group then found Asami, the singer, who was doing soul and blues at the time (she also trained in ballet). Miyako has composed most 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.
They studied all the great historical metal bands going back to Purple and Sabbath, through Maiden, Priest, Metallica, Helloween, Slayer etc. They toured with Dragonforce in 2019, and word from those in attendance is that next time around, it will be the ladies headlining. 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.
This is one of their usual first songs for reactors, and rightly so--you get a good sense of the band. They do everything from soulful power ballads to heavy thrash. They are best live.
Their most recently posted live clips: “Set the World on Fire” th-cam.com/video/99zsH6iG_6c/w-d-xo.html and “Don’t Bite the Dust” th-cam.com/video/oHnKGEj1CMc/w-d-xo.html, which are both from their recently released concert DVD “Heavy Metal Never Dies”.
"Edge of the World" and "We the United", back to back: th-cam.com/video/sl0-U-ykJCU/w-d-xo.html They form an incredible journey from darkness and despair to light and hope.
Also, “Empty Daydream”, which starts as a ballad and becomes a real rocker: th-cam.com/video/lXh_uMM94jU/w-d-xo.html.
Miyako is also a professional-level classical 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”. Miyako wrote “Swan Song” using elements from several classical pieces including the Etude. This link should work: th-cam.com/video/WBhtqgiXEA4/w-d-xo.html; but if it is taken down, you can watch two clips back to back: th-cam.com/video/hDBjiQI9cyc/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/uEsEWISc8Q0/w-d-xo.html I promise, it’s worth it.
For a thrasher with heavy Metallica vibes, “Break the Wall” th-cam.com/video/G021aP2ao6Y/w-d-xo.html includes two gorgeous and completely contrasting solos by M&M.
For a heart-stopping ballad, “Epilogue” th-cam.com/video/1ynnXDfEnnY/w-d-xo.html (this includes a second song, your choice whether or not to react to both)
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!
Haruna is small ( 4'9") and seems so fragile, but when we hear that drum sound we imagine a giant with a truck driver's body behind the drums. but no, it's "only" Haruna and she is insane good, a 4'9" giant behind drums.
Greetings from Portugal 🤘🤘
Try listening to Edge of the World and Hammer of Wrath two of my favourites.
I believe she hits a C5 in this song but can hit an A5.
My left ear seams to be finally dead, couldn't hear Midori`s Solo. A small price for so many years at the first row.
Asami was an R&B singer then moved to metal, please react to other lovebites songs, any live, they are good both musically and vocally.
Hi, I am no vocal coach or specialist, but it would be nice if you could take a look at a new song they have recorded. It is called Judgement Day. Too me it sounds like Asami takes it up higher in this song. Of course, it is not live, so it might be easier then.
I love lovebites so much.. very talented band! Btw, hope you can react to this band too “venues - deceptive faces”
So glad you finally heard the voice of Asami. Geat review. The talent of these women is exceptional.
There are many sugestions down below and any one of them will be a great next reaction for you. 'Edge Of The World' and 'Swan Song' (with the Chopin Etude) probably the most popular.
My favorites is 'Scream For Me'. Probably more for the insane guitar work and the stage performance, than the vocals. And the vocals are brilliant.
The guitars in Scream For Me are the only highlight of that song.
@@ChadTheDragonLord I reckon the rest of the song is pretty good too. And the stage work.
09:15 play in sync at those speeds ? Well Julia, let me tell you about the song called "Bleed" by the band Meshuggah. Trough the whole song guitars are following the insane tempo provided by human metronome called Tomas Haake. The song is about the man who is dying from brain aneurysm and his transition from living plane to a dead one. And that perfect sync is trough whole 7 min song. Worth checking out. Specially the drum cam by Wincent drumsticks for that song. Oh and yeah Lovebites are super dope. There is something magical about SUPER TALENTED all girl band. They are great and cute. Its a win win. :)
They are fantastic! Asami is one of my favorite vocalist ever ☺️
You could react to : X Japan - Kurenai (from the last live) and to Art of Life if you feel crazy enough, it’s my favorite song ever but it’s a 30 minutes song 😅
Aldious - Reincarnation (with R!N on vocals)
Mardelas - Deep G (live)
Luna Sea - Rosier
Nemophila - Dissension
Mary’s Blood - Marionette
And for more LOVEBITES, Edge of The World live is amazing, Asami goes very high there ☺️
Please do a reaction to "Edge of the World". Its my favorite song :)
What's more impressive about the vocals is she is singing in English. Now a lot of people would say so what bands from Europe do it. Yes but they also learn English as a second langue in school.
Asami did not so the fact she is singing in English with out blowing out her vocal is mind blowing.
Welcome to lovebites
great reaction, not many reactors cover asami's vocal range. would like to see what you think about "edge of the world" this lady can go to f sharp without trying. wolfpack for life.