No better band than Lovebites right now. And they actually should long be global superstars. These elegant ladies in white have invigorated and enhanced the metal genre in so many ways. Aren't we blessed?
Thanks for reacting to amazing Lovebites, the best metal band nowadays (male or female). Some people say that they are breaking the walls of stereotypes in the metal scene.
Very good comment. Asami herself explained their originality in an interview in their early years: "We are inspired by the most popular sounds of western music, and blend them with Japanese melodic motives. On that basis, we write our own songs." That certainly explains LOVEBITES' special sound: western Metalheads feel understood, and also attracled by a new blend. *And* : Asami translates their *Japanese* thoughts and lyrics into English, _meaningful_ lyrics, which also gives their songs a specific "signature style".
LOVEBITES - Swan Song lyrics: If this was the last day you could live on this earth Would you still go on, accusing someone for today It’s better to fail than not do anything at all It is not the length, but depth of life that counts Oh brave soldier Oh gallant warrior Valor to those who died in battle to Valhalla Believe what’s in your soul For death will come to all You shall rest peacefully in God’s Heaven Floating lotus You are so graceful Saintly and glorious Till the end of time Floating lotus You are so beautiful Sing me your sweet song The legend of the swan If you’ve never hoped, you’ve never been through despair Ignorance is bliss, it’s easier to never care You might think it’s meaningless to sacrifice a life Sometimes the life of one can save so many more Oh brave soldier Oh gallant warrior Valor to those who died in battle to Valhalla Believe what’s in your soul For death will come to all You shall rest peacefully in God’s Heaven Floating lotus You are so graceful Saintly and glorious Till the end of time Floating lotus You are so beautiful Sing me your sweet song The legend of the swan SOLO: miyako / both Floating lotus You are so graceful Saintly and glorious Till the end of time Floating lotus You are so beautiful Sing me your sweet song The legend of the swan SOLO: midori [guitar] / miyako [piano] ----- lyrics: asami music: miyako arrangement: miyako & LOVEBITES (miho, haruna, midori, miyako, asami) album: Electric Pentagram 01/29/2020 ------
Some knowledge of history is required to understand the meaning of the lyrics of this song. In 1831, some officers and citizens rose up against the Polish government, which was under the de facto control of the Russian Empire, in what was known as the 'November Revolution', but failed due to the direct intervention of Russian troops. Chopin received this news during a performance tour. He never set foot on the soil of his homeland again. When the Russians invaded Warsaw, Chopin's representatives presented the Etude OP 10, No. 12 in Paris. Franz Liszt, a friend of Chopin, then named it the 'Revolutionary Etude'. Miyako composed Swan Song based on this 'Revolutionary Etude' and Dvorak's 'New World Symphony'. Asami (vocalist), a former ballerina, wrote the lyrics inspired by Norse mythology and the ballet suite "Swan Lake", based on the historical background of the "Revolutionary Etude". "SwanSong" is a requiem for the warriors who fought to reclaim their homeland, a masterpiece that only Love Bites could complete.
It is worth adding to this that Russia received Poland as a result of the redistribution of Europe after the Napoleonic Wars and the victory over Napoleon. Before that, Poland was part of Prussia. Poland received from the Russian tsar autonomy within the Russian Empire, self-government and a constitution. But I don't think that the story of the creation of the Swan Song Lovebites actually has this historical background. This is a purely musical work and such dubious bindings only belittle its significance and greatness. The warriors who enter Valhalla fighting the enemy, not their own government. And the lotus is a symbol of purity, not conspiracy and rebellion.
There sure are more musicians who are master-level proficient on multiple instruments, but to throw some Chopin and Liszt and classical ballet into a metal concert is a different level of boldness :)
LOVEBITES. They are listened not only by metalheads. Ladies came out of their metal genre and have wider spectrum of fans. They play Eclectic Metal. It means they blend as the first band in history all kind of metal mainly power and thrash with NWOBHM, heavy metal, symphonic metal, speed metal,hair metal, hard rock, rock, rock'n'roll, jazz, progressive pieces, funk and even punk. They mix all with classical music using operatic, R&B, soul and gospel skills of vocalist and grand piano and Spanish guitar skills playing. Sometimes they use typical Japanese melodic lines which are included in ENKAs_ melancholy ballads singing by Japanese women. Only their can do it. Obviously they draw a lot from British, German and American metal. All this makes their style unique. 🐺🤘LOVEBITES 🤘🐺 the team of five thrashpower metal goddesses from Japan_Tokyo. "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 exception in Japanese language) she trained ballet. Haruna 🥁⭐one of the best drummer worldwide, founder, (PEARL drums) Fami🎸 bass guitar player and composer (FREEDOM guitar, BACCHUS hand made, bespoke guitar) Midori🎸 lead, rhythm guitar, Spanish guitar, back singer, (ESP guitar) Miyako🎸 lead, rhythm guitar, Spanish guitar, piano, keyboard, back singer, main composer but all Ladies compose. (DEAN guitar, GIBSON guitar) classic influences, piano virtuoso Welcome to the magic world of Lovebites. Thanks for Great review 🌹🌹🌹Miho Rosana🎸 ex_bass guitar player the legend and boss of the band, lyrics, founder, back singer, (ESP_AMAZE guitar) "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 [Official Live Video taken from "Knockin' At Heaven's Gate - Part II"] TOKYO 2023 th-cam.com/video/UnNxvgLI_Rg/w-d-xo.html 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 FAN PAGES OF THE MEMBERS OF LOVEBITES BAND HARUNA ISHIKAWA はるぴ💛 360°of drums🥁fans worldwide⭐⭐⭐ facebook.com/groups/304609039169568 Midori Tatematsu fans worldwide 💚🎸facebook.com/groups/1540440193186046 Miyako Watanabe ( 渡辺美也子 ) fans worldwide 💙 🎸facebook.com/groups/3589335561394363 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 Fans 🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺 facebook.com/groups/649571600133609 LOVEBITES Heavy Metal Champions Of The World 🌏👑facebook.com/groups/845531430943491 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 Alcatéia LB FangsBrasil (Lovebites Brasil Fangs) 🇧🇷 facebook.com/profile.php?id=100058773859494 MY LOVE FOR LOVEBITES_WOLFPACK FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC❤🐺🤘🇨🇿 facebook.com/groups/263888918331316 LOVEBITES FANS HUNGARY 🇭🇺 facebook.com/groups/633995108124762 LOVEBITES France🇨🇵 facebook.com/LovebitesFrance LOVEBITES Fans Deutschland🤘WE PLAY HEAVY METAL 🇩🇪 facebook.com/groups/2234697443332496/?ref=share LOVEBITES / FANS ESPAÑOL 🇪🇸 facebook.com/groups/1160707970996372 LOVEBITES FANS ITALIA🇮🇹 facebook.com/groups/456590596125468 LOVEBITES KOREA FAN CAFE 🇰🇷 ttps://cafe.naver.com/orangejt3su?fbclid=IwAR0xJlRBIt0Y4nwPG3VXAwAJegpXqYH8hpn_DqodiAPZvnX7gsL2A31-MmE LOVEBITES POLSKA GIVE ME THE BEAT🇵🇱 facebook.com/groups/215822307683239 LOVEBITES Fans Philippines 🇸🇽 facebook.com/groups/948336928906800 LOVEBITES Nordic Wolfpack 🇩🇰🇫🇮🇳🇴🇸🇪🇮🇸🇫🇴🇬🇱 facebook.com/groups/770366954491570/?ref=share LOVEBITES fans USA🇺🇸 facebook.com/groups/423390070089881 LOVEBITES USA🇺🇸 mobile.twitter.com/lovebites_usa LOVEBITES - Đàn sói cua Vietnam 🇻🇳 facebook.com/groups/953020418670941/?ref=share "WE ARE LOVEBITES AND WE PLAY HEAVYYYY METAAAAL!!!" Stay safe. Stay Lovebites.
@ashlenamusic The walking 8th Wonder of the World, Miyako is. To your point, they are a very technical band, who play complicated songs. Don't know your favorite genre but Empty Daydream live 2019 is more hard rock, 80s feel with a great groove with catchy chorus and backing vocals. You should definitely check it out. 😊🤘
Miyako is a generational talent who is a virtuoso on BOTH the guitar and piano. She has been classically-trained on the piano since the age of 3. Miyako also composed & arranged "Swan Song" and this track is a neoclassical metal masterpiece. Throughout the song, you can hear motifs from Romantic-era composers Chopin (intro, main riff, solo) and Dvořák (Chorus). Miyako's piano intro is Chopin's "Étude Op. 10, No. 12 in C minor", aka the "Revolutionary Étude". If this song is too fast, this might be more your cup of tea - "Epilogue" LIVE : th-cam.com/video/JIAJYBuuKGM/w-d-xo.html
@@Valkron11 Midori has been playing piano/keyboards since she was two years old. Miyako has been playing piano/keyboards since she was three years old. Thanks to their extensive experience playing these instruments, Midori and Miyako quickly learned to play guitars and reached a high level. Although they started learning to play guitars quite late by modern standards (at the age of 20 and 18).
@GrayFox14 I could tell they had some early training in something. I thought it was either piano or violin. I've been playing guitar most of my life, and watching them is really intimidating. I am in awe, and I'm a little jealous too, lol. Thanks for the information! 😊
Thank you for your reaction..Yes Miyako (right guitarist) is also a classically trained pianist..She also plays bass, and drums, and Anything with keys.. The entire band are virtuosos..maybe check out empty daydream..and Frozen serenade..
for slower songs A Frozen Serenade and Epilogue Lovebites will be in the U.S in September in Dallas,Los Angeles, and San Francisco they are on their world tour right now they played big festivals like Rocksilde (Denmark) Hellfest (France) Atlanta in September is sold out for Prog Power Festival
THE THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE World Tour 2024 June 14 - New Cross Inn, London, UK (sold out) June 15 - Zik Zak, Ittre, BELGIUM (sold out) June 18 - Club Vaudeville, Lindau, GERMANY June 19 - Legend Club, Milan, ITALY (sold out) June 22 - Rock Imperium Festival, SPAIN June 25 - La Maroquinerie, Paris, FRANCE (sold out) June 28 - Hellfest, FRANCE (on main stage, sold out) June 29 - Resurrection Fest, SPAIN July 1 - The Garage, London, UK July 4 - Roskilde Festival, DENMARK (sold out) August 10 - Jeonju Ultimate Music Festival 2024, KOREA August 11 - Rolling Hall, Seoul, KOREA Sept 1 - Tokyo Garden Theater, Tokyo, JAPAN Sept 6 - ProgPower, Atlanta, USA (co-headliner, sold out) Sept 8 - The Echo Lounge & Music Hall, Dallas, US Sept 10 - Echoplex, Los Angeles, US Sept 12 - Café du Nord, San Francisco, US (sold out)
Thanks for your reaction. LOVEBITES: 🐺Miho - bass, backing vocals (2016 - August 2021). 🐺Haruna - drums. 🐺Midori (blonde) - guitars, backing vocals. 🐺Miyako (brunette) - guitars, piano, keyboards, backing vocals. 🐺Asami - lead vocals, piano. 🐺Fami - bass, backing vocals (since October 2022). 'Etude Op.10, No.12' ( or 'Revolutionary Etude') by the Great Polish composer Frederic Chopin, which was written in 1831 and is dedicated to the Polish patriots who raised an uprising (1830-1831) against the Russian Empire, whose troops occupied Poland. 'Swan Song' ( lyrics - Asami / music - Miyako) from LOVEBITES third studio Album 'Electric Pentagram' (2020). For many centuries (starting from Ancient Greece) there is a legend, according to which Swans, non-singing, "silent" birds, acquire a voice a few moments before death, and this dying singing of Swans is amazingly beautiful. 'Etude' by F. Chopin and 'Swan Song' are dedicated to the warriors who died in battle. Therefore, at the concert, 'Etude' and 'Swan Song' are played together. In an interview given after the release of the 'Electric Pentagram' Album, singer Asami (a former ballerina, studied classical ballet for about 16 years before becoming a singer) said that when she wrote the lyrics of the song, she was thinking about the famous ballet P.I. Tchaikovsky 'Swan Lake'. During the performance of the song, Asami imitates the Swan (hand movements). And in the final part (piano Miyako), symbolizing the death of the Swan, Asami depicts the dying Swan on stage. Since the camera at the end of the song is focused on Miyako playing the piano, Asami's "death of the Swan" was not captured in the shot. Asami added some Scandinavian mythology (Valhalla) to the lyrics. The attitudes towards death among the Japanese Samurais and the Scandinavian Vikings were very similar. For Samurais and Vikings, death in combat with weapons in their hands is a death worthy of a warrior. Death in battle is better than death from old age in your bed. All Vikings dreamed of dying in battle because then they could go to Valhalla (Hall of warriors killed in battles) where they would meet God Odin and other Vikings who fought bravely and died in arms.
Just a little part of their talent ! Yes Miyako can play guitar and piano. She can play keytar, Keyboard, bass and drum too ! They have so many incredible songs in their catalogue
Welcome to Lovebites, the Wolfpack, Lovebites fans around the world will be along to give you information and recommendations. Lovebites are a Japanese metal band, formed in 2016 by Miho, Bass, and Haruna, Drums, who are former members of Destrose, a band that broke up in 2015. They take much of their influence from the 1970's and 80's British and European bands such as Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Metallica. Miho is a big fan of Steve Harris, bass player with Iron Maiden and is influenced by his playing style. She left the band in 2021 for personal reasons, she is the bassist in this video. The present members are, Asami, Vocals and Piano. She trained in Ballet Dancing and before Lovebites was a R&B singer. She writes many of the lyrics and sings in English, not easy for a native Japanese speaker. Midori, ESP Guitars. The blond 'Amazon Warrior' who is also a body builder. Miyako, Dean and Gibson Guitars, Piano and Keyboards. the 'serious' one with long black hair. She is a classically trained pianist who writes much of the music, often incorporating classical themes into her compositions. She recently posted a 3 part series on her YT channel 'MIYAKO OFFICIAL' about the process she uses to compose new music in her home studio. Both Guitarists play lead, seamlessly swapping lead and rhythm as required. They play wonderful harmonised dual solos. Fami, Bass. The 'new girl', recruited as replacement for Miho in late 2022 when she was 20 years old and still at university, playing her first live show with the band in March 2023. She has her own YT channel that has nearly 700,000 subs. Check out her 'Alien Alien' Slap Bass cover from when she was about 16. Haruna, Drums. The 'Little BIG Engine'. a tiny lady, 1.45 meters tall, who is the power house that drives the band. I saw Lovebites live in London recently, and watched Haruna in awe. She plays fast and precisely throughout concerts that can be up to near 2 hours long. A gentle correction if I may, Chopin is pronounced Show-Pan. A quote from wiki; "Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 1810 - 17 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leading musician of his era, one whose "poetic genius was based on a professional technique that was without equal in his generation" ". A number of his works were composed as practice pieces for students of the piano and are difficult to play well. Miyako is a classically trained pianist from 3 years of age, taking up (self taught) guitar in her late teens, It would be accurate to think of her as a classical pianist who also happens to play guitar in a metal band. If you enjoyed this song, here are a few recommendations for further listening. Break The Wall, Thunder Vengeance, M.D.O. , Scream For Me (live from 'Daughters of the Dawn, "OK Haruna, Give Me The Beat") Winds of Transylvania (written for a Japanese Anime series VLADLOVE) Frozen Serenade, Edge of the World, Epilogue, Golden Destination. There are many more I could suggest, but this should give you an idea of their range. The Wolfpack will have more suggestions. I would suggest watching live performances wherever possible. The ladies really shine on stage. I have been to London twice recently to see them during their just concluded European tour, and am so glad I did. I have been a fan of Rock and Metal music right from the beginning with bands like Sabbath and Deep Purple, and Lovebites are amongst the best I have ever seen. 🐺
@@ashlenamusic For additional, if you wanna be impressed (again), not only just Watanabe Miyako, all Lovebites members were trained piano since child, even "The Metronome" Haruna.
A new EP and also a Blu-ray will be released on August 28. „LOVEBITES EP II“ will also contain a re-recording of the debut „LOVEBITES EP“ in a limited edition „Memorial of the Warrior Souls“ is the recording of last years paid livestream which features 7 live versions from „Judgement Day“ album including „Soldier stands solitarily“
Great to see you getting back to the goddesses of metal! Miyako, the pianist and guitarist, started playing classical piano when she was 3 I think and then started to play guitar at 18 when she got into metal. She also released a solo instrumental EP where she did classical piano arrangements of classic rock and metal songs including Battery by Metallica. Lovebites is starting to get more popular worldwide cuz they are currently on their The Thin Line Between Love & Hate world tour and they have a new EP coming out August 28th. The drummer Haruna, whenever the camera focuses on her, is always smiling behind the kit too. I can't remember if you've reacted to Break the Wall or not but that's my personal favorite song of all time and their most recent album Judgement Day has several bangers as well.
In background You can hear another Chopin etude: Ocean, always played by Miyako ( brunette guitarist). She before to learn herself at 18 the guitar, begun to study Piano at 3 y.o.! Thank You.
Your thinking is true, but i watch them in Milano the last month in a little club (Legend) and was a wonderful experience, that i advice to all the people that love the music, the real music! Thank You.
Yes the girl playing piano is Miyako -San , she is also the other guitarist and she writes and composes the bands music . She also tours going piano recitals of classic metal songs , I’m not a huge Lovebites fan ( see my other comment ) but I am a huge Miyako -San fan and she has her own TH-cam channel which is great and her Instagram is awesome , she goes live too . She is a genius
I'm so glad I found this band, Thanks to my brother who was recommending all these different Japanese Bands. Without that I would not have discovered Lovebites. This Band blows me away almost as much as they blow-out their competition. Thank you!!! Japan! 🌏
When I didn't know Lovebites and saw this intro, it was immediately clear to me that this woman was a classical pianist. You can see it in the way she holds her hands. This is how you only play with classical training. The fact that she is also a goddess on the guitar and composes most of the songs for the band makes her an icon in my eyes. This woman (Miyako) is extraordinary, like everyone in this band. The band is a godsend, I think.
@@ashlenamusic , The interesting thing is, I hate metal. Until lovebites came along. As a musician myself, I realize how much training the women have to have in order to be able to play live like this. For me, that's inspiration. I've heard all of their songs now and none of the songs are really bad. The women understood music, in my opinion. My tip would be to watch live performances! This will blow your mind Ashlena.
Miyako is the Black Swan. Once a generation talent plus a lifetime of hard work. There are a few classical musicians with her range of talents but I do think in the world of rock and metal she is unique.
To see them more relaxed you should check out their recent performance of "We The United" taken from their live show Knockin' at Heaven's Gate part 2. 🤘🤘🤘🤘👏👏👏👏
_All of them_ can play piano. But only Miyako can play it on world class concert level, as displayed here. In the *live* version of their song "Lost in the garden", also Asami (main vocalist) plays piano on stage - but keys which are rather simple -, while Miyako shreds on her guitar. *Miyako can also play bass guitar and drums, and she can sing.* She started both instruments during the pandemic, due to her general openness to instruments, and to "bridge" the loss of their former bass player Miho. On that way, LOVEBITES were able to continue songwriting in a span of 2 consecutive years "between a rock and a hard place".
MARTY FRIEDMAN S JAWS DROPPED QHEN HE SAW MIYAKU AND MIDORI PLAY GUITAR THATS HOW GOOD THEY ARE ....REALLY AND MIYAKU IS ABOVE SHW CAN PLAY PIANO ...CHOPIN INCREDIBLE
now you have seen the depth of talent in this band - the true LOVEBITES. 'stand and deliver ' is a fun song but this one really highlights what they are capable of. pianist / guitarist miyako was trained on the keys since age 3 - hence her mastery of that instrument - but believe it or not she is self taught on guitar. she is almost as good on that and is one of the better guitarists out there.
Yes, it may take some time to get aware that there's something happening beside the usual main stream all of us are familiar with. LOVEBITES is continuously founding new fascinating symbioses of different music genres to create novel emotional experiences . . . probably and regrettably a niche product, but deserving much more attention . . .
If the music of LOVEBITES is too complicated for you and you have no desire to listen to the songs of this band in your free time, then this means that this is not your music.🤗 The music of LOVEBITES (including the song arrangements) is more complex than the music of most metal bands. This music is largely based on classical music. Miyako (brunette - piano, guitars, backing vocals), who wrote about 50% of the music for LOVEBITES, received a classical education in piano and planned to make a career as a pianist until ... she picked up a guitar (at 18 years old). * All six ladies of LOVEBITES, including new bassist Fami (since October 2022), have been playing the piano since childhood. The piano was the first instrument they started playing (from 2 years old, from 3 years old, from 5 years old, etc.) Fami, before starting to play the bass guitar, learned to play in addition to the piano also on the violin. Many of the metal melodies written by Miyako are based on her love of classical music. It is a well-known fact that classical music has hundreds - thousands of times fewer fans than pop music. Because classical music is much more complex in structure, much more difficult to perform and much more difficult to understand. To understand and love the music of LOVEBITES you need to listen to their songs more. These are elite musicians, this is an elite band. This is elite music: in the meaning they put into their songs, in the arrangement of songs, in the technique of performing songs and in the form of presenting the results of their work (songs).🤔
I suspect that many Lovebites fans, including myself, are also lovers of various types of classical music. As well as the composers that Miyako cites as favourites, my list would include English composers Vaughan Williams and Edward Elgar. It is the classical elements that I hear in Lovebites music that is much of the attraction for me.
I definitely will listen to more of their music. Just this song in particular wasn’t for me, but I still think it’s absolutely insane how talented they are
@@tonym480 I think you are right. I like classical music. Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Vivaldi are some of my favorite classical composers. And I hear the vibe of the classical composers in many of the LOVEBITES songs.
Better songs than stand and deliver for Newbies to Lovebites include songs ranging from Masterpieces musically A Frozen Serenade and Miyako solo La Campanella/Lost in the Garden to Power metal Holy War Thrash metal like Set the world on Fire and Break the wall Emotional songs showcasing Asami's R&B Vocals The three E songs Edge of the world,Empty Garden, Epilogue. Speed Metal like Shadowmaker and technical like Signs of Deliverance Paying Homage to Iron Maiden The Crusade(Aces High ) 3 covers including Halestorm Love Bites (so do I) where they got their name and toured with them even Asami sang the song with Lzzy Hale. also they do 2 different style covers of Helloween Eagle Fly Free Lovebites cover and Miyako Piano cover, also they covered Judas Priest Painkiller - Miyako on her solo piano EP cover 6 songs including Helloween Eagle Fly Free MV, the rest are Audios, Lovebites Addicted,Deep Purple Burn, Metallica Battery, Yngwie Malmsteen Far and Beyond the sun, and Gary Moore The Loner. ]:)their Symphonic Metal songs are like Judgement Day,Rising, and Glory to the world.
Thank you for turning your spotlight on LOVEBITES. In terms of technical skills and creativity, they are the best f.....reaking Metal band in the world. Nevertheless, I keep listening to Iron Maiden, too. 😊 True love just lasts a lifetime. 😁
If you want to experience more of Miyako's piano playing, give her piano cover of Helloween's Eagle Fly Free a listen. The whole band did a cover of the same song, a double reaction to both versions, back to back, would be cool. If I understand it correctly, Helloween is Haruna's (the drummer) favorite band.
As some others have suggested, try a couple of their slower tempoed songs, Frozen Serenade, Empty Day Dream, and Epilogue. See if they may be more to your liking.
There are different versions of this song on TH-cam, because their official live video was uploaded only in December 2023 or so (with the March 2023 version, that has a slightly worse mix and is missing the intro). Because there wasn't an official path, the views are so low and also split (with/without lyrics, with/without intro, from different channels, but mostly from 2020). They've played not only this song live, but also a full set for almost 2 hours. An incredible show!
Lovebites is currently doing their first international tour. They have been around since 2013, but until the pandemic, they were purely a Japanese act. I would recommend watching the song The Hammer of Wrath from The Knockin at Heavens Gate show. I may recommend the symphonic metal band Epica for a very different sound. They are one of the premier bands in the genre. For them, I recommend watching the song, Unleashed from the Retrospect concert.
Saludos! Gracias por compartir. Entiendo su punto al final del video, y entiendo que a muchas personas les pase igual. Acá lo importante es que a los amantes del "Power" y géneros relacionados no necesitamos verlas para quedar flechados. Recuerdo la primera vez que que las escuché, simplemente su música me llegó. Los videos y su música en vivo más bien son un plus. Yo sí tendré toda su música en Spotify 😁 😎🤟🏻🇨🇷
Anxiety... this driving speed is an acquired taste. I love thrash and speed metal, and Lovebites has updated and blended those genres along with power and heavy metal, and do it to technical perfection. Like many in the Wolfpack, I've been listening to neutral since 1970. I was 10 when I first heard Led Zeppelin, and I've never looked back. Love your honesty.
🙃 Like the perfect classic concert on the worst speed drug... Do I like it! mmmm let me think about it, everything is speeding around me loll They are super talented and I can appreciate that but realy to speedy for me, feel like I didn't have time to breath, so no time for feeling and get the lyrics. Incredible performence tho.
To fully appreciate Lovebites, you need to be a trained listener who understands writing and performing music. I must see, most of the real and most devoted fans of this band are exactly like that. The appearance of Lovebites is a musical sensation, close in its improbability to a real miracle. Although it can be said that this is a natural transition of the presence in Japan of a huge number of highly technical and musically educated musicians to a new level of quality.
Regarding your concerns whether they are too much: I understand that. This level of intensity is not normal. For people who haven't listened to music like this, it takes getting used to. But it becomes an addiction. I can no longer listen to most pop music because there's just not enough for me. So the danger of falling in love with a band like this is that they will spoil you for most other bands. Re. popularity, the video you reacted to is not one of their official videos; some previous versions have been taken down for copyright.
I feel you. These are absolutely amazing musicians, but sometimes I would rather listen to something that has a great groove or a real catchy hook and is just fun to listen and move your body. If you want to hear amazing prog rock musicianship then Love Bites is tops. For awesome memorable songs with great instrumental solos then Band Maid. For straighr up rock n roll crack played by exceptional songwriters and great musicians who only play what the song needs then The Warning
Sorry, but the Warning and the Band Maid, great bands but different styles more rock than metal and then the music level is lowest, more easy. I invite You to read the lyrics about "Rising", "Liar", "Epilogue", "Frozen Serenade" or "Shadowmaker" about the Depression! Thank You!
The band that kicked off the modern wave of All Female Bands was Aldious, who came in when no record labels were interested in Female Bands. They formed their own label and put out an EP which sold out overnight gaining the the #7 spot on the indie chart. Thus proving there was a demand for all female bands. See Aldious Spirit Black - th-cam.com/video/J3ymgzmBFns/w-d-xo.html This is the hit that kicked off the whole era and allowed bands like Lovebites to even have a chance to become popular.
While I remember your first LOVEBITES reaction (and I think, there was also this annoying troll in the comments), I don't remember, if we had time for proper recommendations. All of LOVEBITES' songs are quite good, without exception! Really! But they are diverse, and so you can choose, what's best for you. If you want proper Thrash Metal, there are some examples to recommend. If you want rather "rocky", take e.g. "Dancing With The Devil". If you want it really Iron Maiden-esce, take "The Crusade". Examine the early videos "Don't Bite The Dust", "Shadowmaker", and "Rising", or their live versions. In your case, I would say, make it a little calmer and try the so-called "E" songs "Epilogue", "Empty Daydream", or "Edge Of The World", or its cousins, e.g. "A Frozen Serenade" (with piano!), "Liar", "Lost In The Garden", etc. Not being a born Metalhead, I can understand well your "too much". At first, the music was too fast and too chaotic for my brain to comprehend. But it was impressive! Coming from an intense examination of all Pink Floyd albums and searching for more, being notified about a LOVEBITES reactions of a Pink Floyd reactor, I was a little overwhelmed. But it was contagious. I highly recommend "Epilogue", "Empty Daydream", "Edge Of The World" and "A Frozen Serenade" for you!
Ah, some extra personalized recommendations: - First, I've mentioned "Rising", but there's a third version of it from the singer's Birthday 2020, only with Asami (vocals) and Miyako (piano): Acoustic version of Rising. Only 40% LOVEBITES, but still... - Second, same direction: Search for "miyako topic" on TH-cam, there's a playlist with 6 piano songs from Miyako, covering or better interpreting 5 well known Heavy Metal songs and "Addicted" from LOVEBITES on an EP, released in June 21st, 2023. The songs are: 1. Battery (Metallica) 2. Far Beyond The Sun (Yngwie Malmsteen) 3. Eagle Fly Free (Helloween) - as OMV (extra music video of her piano performance) 4. The Loner (Gary Moore) 5. Burn (Deep Purple) 6. Addicted (LOVEBITES)
Ashlena - The original bassis Miho and Drummer Haruna were previously in a band called Destrose - former members of that band went on to form many, many bands. recomend Maze th-cam.com/video/vgWwXA8WmOQ/w-d-xo.html
Insane talent at every and they play with no effort. Try Frozen Serenade LIVE and get acoustic guitar, piano and ballet steps by Asami. The YT subs is a disgrace and the new bassist Fami who came onboard after Miho the founder left for personal reasons had 6 times more subs on her bassist YT channel!!!! They finished the European leg of the world tour and await a limited US tour in September. If you like piano then Miyako took 6 metal songs and converted them into classical pieces she put on an EP (she is doing recitals in Japan before the US tour). Try Eagle Fly Free by Helloween Cover th-cam.com/video/-h3BLRs0Xr4/w-d-xo.html
It's a little bit misleading to think the song is about war or something. The song is actually more about death.... the swan song being a person's last living act. In legend a swan only sings once in its life.... just before dying. The members of the band are not always so subdued but they adjust their onstage presence to whatever song they're singing. The theme of this song is actually quite sombre and so a lot of grinning and jumping about would be inappropriate. I've now seen them live twice however and believe me they are not nearly so still and focused as you might think from watching this one performance.
They are extremely talented but I just don’t like powermetal , and Lovebites always insist 180 bpm, you can play fast and metal and still not have the drum pace at 180 bpm, nemophila and Bandmaid have figured this out . The constant extreme high beats per minute just wears you out and gives you ear fatigue
Which is fine - it would be a boring world if we all like the same music. Personally I wouldn't go to a Taylor Swift concert if you paid me, whereas half the planet would donate a kidney to see her perform live. Even if I wasn't a fan of classic metal, I think I'd still appreciate LOVEBITES purely for their elite musicianship. They are probably the most talented metal band ot appear in the last 20 years.
@@oldmanjimh3165 I understand that. When I first discovered this band, I also didn't like Asami (the singer). But over time, I got used to her singing, and then grew to love it. But as I said earlier, the world would be boring if we all liked the same music.
@@oldmanjimh3165 The first time I heard Lovebites, back in Covid infancy, I didn't care for Asami's voice either. I skipped over them for some time, until I gave them a second chance with their song "Raise Some Hell". That hooked me and now I own all their original music and a couple DVD's. I now realize what a mistake it was to ignore a great band because I don't care for a voice. How many people can't stand to listen to James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine, or Geddy Lee sing? What have those individuals missed?
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Immensly talented musicians. 2 of the best guitarists I've heard ever.
Agree
No better band than Lovebites right now. And they actually should long be global superstars. These elegant ladies in white have invigorated and enhanced the metal genre in so many ways. Aren't we blessed?
I don’t understand how their social media following is not insane
How many musicians on the planet could do what Miyako just did? I suspect it's not very many.
Thank you for reacting to Lovebites, the most talented ladies on the planet.
No problem 😊
Thanks for reacting to amazing Lovebites, the best metal band nowadays (male or female). Some people say that they are breaking the walls of stereotypes in the metal scene.
Amazing!
Very good comment. Asami herself explained their originality in an interview in their early years: "We are inspired by the most popular sounds of western music, and blend them with Japanese melodic motives. On that basis, we write our own songs." That certainly explains LOVEBITES' special sound: western Metalheads feel understood, and also attracled by a new blend. *And* : Asami translates their *Japanese* thoughts and lyrics into English, _meaningful_ lyrics, which also gives their songs a specific "signature style".
LOVEBITES - Swan Song lyrics:
If this was the last day you could live on this earth
Would you still go on, accusing someone for today
It’s better to fail than not do anything at all
It is not the length, but depth of life that counts
Oh brave soldier
Oh gallant warrior
Valor to those who died in battle to Valhalla
Believe what’s in your soul
For death will come to all
You shall rest peacefully in God’s Heaven
Floating lotus
You are so graceful
Saintly and glorious
Till the end of time
Floating lotus
You are so beautiful
Sing me your sweet song
The legend of the swan
If you’ve never hoped, you’ve never been through despair
Ignorance is bliss, it’s easier to never care
You might think it’s meaningless to sacrifice a life
Sometimes the life of one can save so many more
Oh brave soldier
Oh gallant warrior
Valor to those who died in battle to Valhalla
Believe what’s in your soul
For death will come to all
You shall rest peacefully in God’s Heaven
Floating lotus
You are so graceful
Saintly and glorious
Till the end of time
Floating lotus
You are so beautiful
Sing me your sweet song
The legend of the swan
SOLO: miyako / both
Floating lotus
You are so graceful
Saintly and glorious
Till the end of time
Floating lotus
You are so beautiful
Sing me your sweet song
The legend of the swan
SOLO: midori [guitar] / miyako [piano]
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lyrics: asami
music: miyako
arrangement: miyako & LOVEBITES (miho, haruna, midori, miyako, asami)
album: Electric Pentagram 01/29/2020
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#1 female band in the world all of time😎
Some knowledge of history is required to understand the meaning of the lyrics of this song.
In 1831, some officers and citizens rose up against the Polish government, which was under the de facto control of the Russian Empire, in what was known as the 'November Revolution', but failed due to the direct intervention of Russian troops. Chopin received this news during a performance tour. He never set foot on the soil of his homeland again. When the Russians invaded Warsaw, Chopin's representatives presented the Etude OP 10, No. 12 in Paris. Franz Liszt, a friend of Chopin, then named it the 'Revolutionary Etude'.
Miyako composed Swan Song based on this 'Revolutionary Etude' and Dvorak's 'New World Symphony'.
Asami (vocalist), a former ballerina, wrote the lyrics inspired by Norse mythology and the ballet suite "Swan Lake", based on the historical background of the "Revolutionary Etude".
"SwanSong" is a requiem for the warriors who fought to reclaim their homeland, a masterpiece that only Love Bites could complete.
It is worth adding to this that Russia received Poland as a result of the redistribution of Europe after the Napoleonic Wars and the victory over Napoleon. Before that, Poland was part of Prussia. Poland received from the Russian tsar autonomy within the Russian Empire, self-government and a constitution.
But I don't think that the story of the creation of the Swan Song Lovebites actually has this historical background. This is a purely musical work and such dubious bindings only belittle its significance and greatness. The warriors who enter Valhalla fighting the enemy, not their own government. And the lotus is a symbol of purity, not conspiracy and rebellion.
👍👍LOVEBITES are so talented. This performance is 🔥🔥.
It definitely is!
There sure are more musicians who are master-level proficient on multiple instruments, but to throw some Chopin and Liszt and classical ballet into a metal concert is a different level of boldness :)
LOVEBITES.
They are listened not only by metalheads. Ladies came out of their metal genre and have wider spectrum of fans.
They play Eclectic Metal. It means they blend as the first band in history all kind of metal mainly power and thrash with NWOBHM,
heavy metal, symphonic metal, speed metal,hair metal, hard rock, rock, rock'n'roll, jazz, progressive pieces, funk and even punk. They mix all with classical music using operatic, R&B, soul and gospel skills of vocalist and grand piano and Spanish guitar skills playing. Sometimes they use typical Japanese melodic lines which are included in ENKAs_ melancholy ballads singing by Japanese women. Only their can do it. Obviously they draw a lot from British, German and American metal. All this makes their style unique.
🐺🤘LOVEBITES 🤘🐺 the team of five thrashpower metal goddesses from Japan_Tokyo.
"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 exception in Japanese language) she trained ballet.
Haruna 🥁⭐one of the best drummer worldwide, founder, (PEARL drums)
Fami🎸 bass guitar player and composer (FREEDOM guitar, BACCHUS hand made, bespoke guitar)
Midori🎸 lead, rhythm guitar, Spanish guitar, back singer, (ESP guitar)
Miyako🎸 lead, rhythm guitar, Spanish guitar, piano, keyboard, back singer, main composer but all Ladies compose. (DEAN guitar, GIBSON guitar) classic influences, piano virtuoso
Welcome to the magic world of Lovebites.
Thanks for Great review
🌹🌹🌹Miho Rosana🎸 ex_bass guitar player the legend and boss of the band, lyrics, founder, back singer, (ESP_AMAZE guitar)
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I could close my eyes and listen to Miyako play piano all day long.
@@davidfrischknecht8261 1000%
So true it’s stunning
@ashlenamusic The walking 8th Wonder of the World, Miyako is. To your point, they are a very technical band, who play complicated songs. Don't know your favorite genre but Empty Daydream live 2019 is more hard rock, 80s feel with a great groove with catchy chorus and backing vocals. You should definitely check it out. 😊🤘
Miyako is a generational talent who is a virtuoso on BOTH the guitar and piano. She has been classically-trained on the piano since the age of 3. Miyako also composed & arranged "Swan Song" and this track is a neoclassical metal masterpiece. Throughout the song, you can hear motifs from Romantic-era composers Chopin (intro, main riff, solo) and Dvořák (Chorus). Miyako's piano intro is Chopin's "Étude Op. 10, No. 12 in C minor", aka the "Revolutionary Étude". If this song is too fast, this might be more your cup of tea - "Epilogue" LIVE : th-cam.com/video/JIAJYBuuKGM/w-d-xo.html
I heard someone say she didn't start playing guitar until she was 18. Is that true?
@@Valkron11
はい。
Miyakoさんは18歳、Midoriさんか20歳だったと思います😊
@stargazer5152 thanks!
@@Valkron11 Midori has been playing piano/keyboards since she was two years old. Miyako has been playing piano/keyboards since she was three years old. Thanks to their extensive experience playing these instruments, Midori and Miyako quickly learned to play guitars and reached a high level. Although they started learning to play guitars quite late by modern standards (at the age of 20 and 18).
@GrayFox14 I could tell they had some early training in something. I thought it was either piano or violin. I've been playing guitar most of my life, and watching them is really intimidating. I am in awe, and I'm a little jealous too, lol. Thanks for the information! 😊
Thank you for your reaction..Yes Miyako (right guitarist) is also a classically trained pianist..She also plays bass, and drums, and Anything with keys.. The entire band are virtuosos..maybe check out empty daydream..and Frozen serenade..
That’s so cool
for slower songs A Frozen Serenade and Epilogue Lovebites will be in the U.S in September in Dallas,Los Angeles, and San Francisco they are on their world tour right now they played big festivals like Rocksilde (Denmark) Hellfest (France) Atlanta in September is sold out for Prog Power Festival
I’m in canada 🇨🇦
THE THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE World Tour 2024
June 14 - New Cross Inn, London, UK (sold out)
June 15 - Zik Zak, Ittre, BELGIUM (sold out)
June 18 - Club Vaudeville, Lindau, GERMANY
June 19 - Legend Club, Milan, ITALY (sold out)
June 22 - Rock Imperium Festival, SPAIN
June 25 - La Maroquinerie, Paris, FRANCE (sold out)
June 28 - Hellfest, FRANCE (on main stage, sold out)
June 29 - Resurrection Fest, SPAIN
July 1 - The Garage, London, UK
July 4 - Roskilde Festival, DENMARK (sold out)
August 10 - Jeonju Ultimate Music Festival 2024, KOREA
August 11 - Rolling Hall, Seoul, KOREA
Sept 1 - Tokyo Garden Theater, Tokyo, JAPAN
Sept 6 - ProgPower, Atlanta, USA (co-headliner, sold out)
Sept 8 - The Echo Lounge & Music Hall, Dallas, US
Sept 10 - Echoplex, Los Angeles, US
Sept 12 - Café du Nord, San Francisco, US (sold out)
Awww no toronto
Thanks for your reaction.
LOVEBITES:
🐺Miho - bass, backing vocals (2016 - August 2021).
🐺Haruna - drums.
🐺Midori (blonde) - guitars, backing vocals.
🐺Miyako (brunette) - guitars, piano, keyboards, backing vocals.
🐺Asami - lead vocals, piano.
🐺Fami - bass, backing vocals (since October 2022).
'Etude Op.10, No.12' ( or 'Revolutionary Etude') by the Great Polish composer Frederic Chopin, which was written in 1831 and is dedicated to the Polish patriots who raised an uprising (1830-1831) against the Russian Empire, whose troops occupied Poland.
'Swan Song' ( lyrics - Asami / music - Miyako) from LOVEBITES third studio Album 'Electric Pentagram' (2020). For many centuries (starting from Ancient Greece) there is a legend, according to which Swans, non-singing, "silent" birds, acquire a voice a few moments before death, and this dying singing of Swans is amazingly beautiful.
'Etude' by F. Chopin and 'Swan Song' are dedicated to the warriors who died in battle. Therefore, at the concert, 'Etude' and 'Swan Song' are played together.
In an interview given after the release of the 'Electric Pentagram' Album, singer Asami (a former ballerina, studied classical ballet for about 16 years before becoming a singer) said that when she wrote the lyrics of the song, she was thinking about the famous ballet P.I. Tchaikovsky 'Swan Lake'. During the performance of the song, Asami imitates the Swan (hand movements). And in the final part (piano Miyako), symbolizing the death of the Swan, Asami depicts the dying Swan on stage. Since the camera at the end of the song is focused on Miyako playing the piano, Asami's "death of the Swan" was not captured in the shot.
Asami added some Scandinavian mythology (Valhalla) to the lyrics. The attitudes towards death among the Japanese Samurais and the Scandinavian Vikings were very similar. For Samurais and Vikings, death in combat with weapons in their hands is a death worthy of a warrior. Death in battle is better than death from old age in your bed. All Vikings dreamed of dying in battle because then they could go to Valhalla (Hall of warriors killed in battles) where they would meet God Odin and other Vikings who fought bravely and died in arms.
Appreciate the info
Just a little part of their talent ! Yes Miyako can play guitar and piano. She can play keytar, Keyboard, bass and drum too ! They have so many incredible songs in their catalogue
Wow! Thats talent
Miyako has an entire solo piano EP titled 'Etude Op.23' released in 2023. She covers a few metal and hard rock songs.
Welcome to Lovebites, the Wolfpack, Lovebites fans around the world will be along to give you information and recommendations.
Lovebites are a Japanese metal band, formed in 2016 by Miho, Bass, and Haruna, Drums, who are former members of Destrose, a band that broke up in 2015. They take much of their influence from the 1970's and 80's British and European bands such as Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Metallica. Miho is a big fan of Steve Harris, bass player with Iron Maiden and is influenced by his playing style. She left the band in 2021 for personal reasons, she is the bassist in this video.
The present members are,
Asami, Vocals and Piano. She trained in Ballet Dancing and before Lovebites was a R&B singer. She writes many of the lyrics and sings in English, not easy for a native Japanese speaker.
Midori, ESP Guitars. The blond 'Amazon Warrior' who is also a body builder.
Miyako, Dean and Gibson Guitars, Piano and Keyboards. the 'serious' one with long black hair. She is a classically trained pianist who writes much of the music, often incorporating classical themes into her compositions. She recently posted a 3 part series on her YT channel 'MIYAKO OFFICIAL' about the process she uses to compose new music in her home studio.
Both Guitarists play lead, seamlessly swapping lead and rhythm as required. They play wonderful harmonised dual solos.
Fami, Bass. The 'new girl', recruited as replacement for Miho in late 2022 when she was 20 years old and still at university, playing her first live show with the band in March 2023. She has her own YT channel that has nearly 700,000 subs. Check out her 'Alien Alien' Slap Bass cover from when she was about 16.
Haruna, Drums. The 'Little BIG Engine'. a tiny lady, 1.45 meters tall, who is the power house that drives the band. I saw Lovebites live in London recently, and watched Haruna in awe. She plays fast and precisely throughout concerts that can be up to near 2 hours long.
A gentle correction if I may, Chopin is pronounced Show-Pan. A quote from wiki;
"Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 1810 - 17 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leading musician of his era, one whose "poetic genius was based on a professional technique that was without equal in his generation" ".
A number of his works were composed as practice pieces for students of the piano and are difficult to play well. Miyako is a classically trained pianist from 3 years of age, taking up (self taught) guitar in her late teens, It would be accurate to think of her as a classical pianist who also happens to play guitar in a metal band.
If you enjoyed this song, here are a few recommendations for further listening. Break The Wall, Thunder Vengeance, M.D.O. , Scream For Me (live from 'Daughters of the Dawn, "OK Haruna, Give Me The Beat") Winds of Transylvania (written for a Japanese Anime series VLADLOVE) Frozen Serenade, Edge of the World, Epilogue, Golden Destination. There are many more I could suggest, but this should give you an idea of their range. The Wolfpack will have more suggestions. I would suggest watching live performances wherever possible. The ladies really shine on stage. I have been to London twice recently to see them during their just concluded European tour, and am so glad I did. I have been a fan of Rock and Metal music right from the beginning with bands like Sabbath and Deep Purple, and Lovebites are amongst the best I have ever seen. 🐺
Thanks for this and the reccos
@@ashlenamusic For additional, if you wanna be impressed (again), not only just Watanabe Miyako,
all Lovebites members were trained piano since child, even "The Metronome" Haruna.
That was amazing! Thank you for bringing some sunlight in this dreary weekend
Glad you enjoyed it!
A new EP and also a Blu-ray will be released on August 28.
„LOVEBITES EP II“ will also contain a re-recording of the debut „LOVEBITES EP“ in a limited edition
„Memorial of the Warrior Souls“ is the recording of last years paid livestream which features 7 live versions from „Judgement Day“ album including „Soldier stands solitarily“
That’s exciting
Miyako is a concert pianist, apart from being a guitarist, she is also the composer of most of their songs.
even their audios are amazing This song was written about the November Poland failed Revolution Asami added lyrics to it based on the story.
Yup I said that in my video 🫡
Great to see you getting back to the goddesses of metal! Miyako, the pianist and guitarist, started playing classical piano when she was 3 I think and then started to play guitar at 18 when she got into metal. She also released a solo instrumental EP where she did classical piano arrangements of classic rock and metal songs including Battery by Metallica. Lovebites is starting to get more popular worldwide cuz they are currently on their The Thin Line Between Love & Hate world tour and they have a new EP coming out August 28th. The drummer Haruna, whenever the camera focuses on her, is always smiling behind the kit too. I can't remember if you've reacted to Break the Wall or not but that's my personal favorite song of all time and their most recent album Judgement Day has several bangers as well.
So inspiring!!
great reaction!lovebites is on a amazing ride!miyako piano is insane,chopin its so hard to play....amazing song tks from toronto!!!
In background You can hear another Chopin etude: Ocean, always played by Miyako ( brunette guitarist). She before to learn herself at 18 the guitar, begun to study Piano at 3 y.o.! Thank You.
That’s awesome
Welcome back to LOVEBITES! I still remember your first reaction...
Thanks for sticking around!
🤘🏽LOVEBITESRULES🤘🏽
Your thinking is true, but i watch them in Milano the last month in a little club (Legend) and was a wonderful experience, that i advice to all the people that love the music, the real music! Thank You.
Amazing!
Yes the girl playing piano is Miyako -San , she is also the other guitarist and she writes and composes the bands music . She also tours going piano recitals of classic metal songs , I’m not a huge Lovebites fan ( see my other comment ) but I am a huge Miyako -San fan and she has her own TH-cam channel which is great and her Instagram is awesome , she goes live too . She is a genius
I'm so glad I found this band, Thanks to my brother who was recommending all these different Japanese Bands. Without that I would not have discovered Lovebites. This Band blows me away almost as much as they blow-out their competition. Thank you!!! Japan! 🌏
Epic, majestic. That's Lovebites.
Yup! They’re pretty epic
she was PERFECT on piano lol
Thank you for the great reactions to LOVEBITES❤
ありがとう😊❤
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This song is perfection! I suggest Empty Daydream and Frozen Serenade for live masterpieces that might be at slower speed for your taste. 🐺🎹🎸
Great suggestion!
When I didn't know Lovebites and saw this intro, it was immediately clear to me that this woman was a classical pianist. You can see it in the way she holds her hands. This is how you only play with classical training. The fact that she is also a goddess on the guitar and composes most of the songs for the band makes her an icon in my eyes. This woman (Miyako) is extraordinary, like everyone in this band. The band is a godsend, I think.
So insanely talented
@@ashlenamusic , The interesting thing is, I hate metal. Until lovebites came along. As a musician myself, I realize how much training the women have to have in order to be able to play live like this. For me, that's inspiration. I've heard all of their songs now and none of the songs are really bad. The women understood music, in my opinion. My tip would be to watch live performances! This will blow your mind Ashlena.
Miyako is the Black Swan. Once a generation talent plus a lifetime of hard work. There are a few classical musicians with her range of talents but I do think in the world of rock and metal she is unique.
To see them more relaxed you should check out their recent performance of "We The United" taken from their live show Knockin' at Heaven's Gate part 2. 🤘🤘🤘🤘👏👏👏👏
Love Lovebites 🐺🤘🏴
I think you shall take a look at "Dancing with the Devil" live. Its a sassy bluesy song. I really love it. And it is not fast at all. Just beautiful.
A song that I think would have been perfect for the late, great Tina Turner to sing👍
_All of them_ can play piano. But only Miyako can play it on world class concert level, as displayed here.
In the *live* version of their song "Lost in the garden", also Asami (main vocalist) plays piano on stage - but keys which are rather simple -, while Miyako shreds on her guitar.
*Miyako can also play bass guitar and drums, and she can sing.* She started both instruments during the pandemic, due to her general openness to instruments, and to "bridge" the loss of their former bass player Miho. On that way, LOVEBITES were able to continue songwriting in a span of 2 consecutive years "between a rock and a hard place".
Literally Mind Blowing performance🤘
MARTY FRIEDMAN S JAWS DROPPED QHEN HE SAW MIYAKU AND MIDORI PLAY GUITAR THATS HOW GOOD THEY ARE ....REALLY AND MIYAKU IS ABOVE SHW CAN PLAY PIANO ...CHOPIN INCREDIBLE
now you have seen the depth of talent in this band - the true LOVEBITES. 'stand and deliver ' is a fun song but this one really highlights what they are capable of. pianist / guitarist miyako was trained on the keys since age 3 - hence her mastery of that instrument - but believe it or not she is self taught on guitar. she is almost as good on that and is one of the better guitarists out there.
thank you so much. 😊
more pianos, check on lovebites's
"lost in the garden." ❤
Yes, it may take some time to get aware that there's something happening beside the usual main stream all of us are familiar with.
LOVEBITES is continuously founding new fascinating symbioses of different music genres to create novel emotional experiences . . . probably and regrettably a niche product, but deserving much more attention . . .
GRANDIOSAS‼️
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🤟🏻Lovebites Masterclass🤘🏻
Fun fact, they named their band after the song live bites from Halestorm
Is that true???
@@ashlenamusic it’s true
Dystopia Symphony and Parania only come in Audio not all their songs are the same
Looking forward to hearing more
If the music of LOVEBITES is too complicated for you and you have no desire to listen to the songs of this band in your free time, then this means that this is not your music.🤗
The music of LOVEBITES (including the song arrangements) is more complex than the music of most metal bands. This music is largely based on classical music. Miyako (brunette - piano, guitars, backing vocals), who wrote about 50% of the music for LOVEBITES, received a classical education in piano and planned to make a career as a pianist until ... she picked up a guitar (at 18 years old).
* All six ladies of LOVEBITES, including new bassist Fami (since October 2022), have been playing the piano since childhood. The piano was the first instrument they started playing (from 2 years old, from 3 years old, from 5 years old, etc.) Fami, before starting to play the bass guitar, learned to play in addition to the piano also on the violin.
Many of the metal melodies written by Miyako are based on her love of classical music. It is a well-known fact that classical music has hundreds - thousands of times fewer fans than pop music. Because classical music is much more complex in structure, much more difficult to perform and much more difficult to understand. To understand and love the music of LOVEBITES you need to listen to their songs more. These are elite musicians, this is an elite band. This is elite music: in the meaning they put into their songs, in the arrangement of songs, in the technique of performing songs and in the form of presenting the results of their work (songs).🤔
I suspect that many Lovebites fans, including myself, are also lovers of various types of classical music. As well as the composers that Miyako cites as favourites, my list would include English composers Vaughan Williams and Edward Elgar. It is the classical elements that I hear in Lovebites music that is much of the attraction for me.
I definitely will listen to more of their music. Just this song in particular wasn’t for me, but I still think it’s absolutely insane how talented they are
@@tonym480 I think you are right. I like classical music. Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Vivaldi are some of my favorite classical composers. And I hear the vibe of the classical composers in many of the LOVEBITES songs.
@@ashlenamusic Thank you.
@@GrayFox14 BACH and VIVALDI are classical but also Baroque composers as many others. Greatest period of classical music, at least for me.
Better songs than stand and deliver for Newbies to Lovebites include songs ranging from Masterpieces musically A Frozen Serenade and Miyako solo La Campanella/Lost in the Garden to Power metal Holy War Thrash metal like Set the world on Fire and Break the wall Emotional songs showcasing Asami's R&B Vocals The three E songs Edge of the world,Empty Garden, Epilogue. Speed Metal like Shadowmaker and technical like Signs of Deliverance Paying Homage to Iron Maiden The Crusade(Aces High ) 3 covers including Halestorm Love Bites (so do I) where they got their name and toured with them even Asami sang the song with Lzzy Hale. also they do 2 different style covers of Helloween Eagle Fly Free Lovebites cover and Miyako Piano cover, also they covered Judas Priest Painkiller - Miyako on her solo piano EP cover 6 songs including Helloween Eagle Fly Free MV, the rest are Audios, Lovebites Addicted,Deep Purple Burn, Metallica Battery, Yngwie Malmsteen Far and Beyond the sun, and Gary Moore The Loner. ]:)their Symphonic Metal songs are like Judgement Day,Rising, and Glory to the world.
Thanks for sharing
Thank you for turning your spotlight on LOVEBITES. In terms of technical skills and creativity, they are the best f.....reaking Metal band in the world.
Nevertheless, I keep listening to Iron Maiden, too. 😊 True love just lasts a lifetime. 😁
Lovebites is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Greetings from Argentina
Hi 🥳
If you want to experience more of Miyako's piano playing, give her piano cover of Helloween's Eagle Fly Free a listen. The whole band did a cover of the same song, a double reaction to both versions, back to back, would be cool. If I understand it correctly, Helloween is Haruna's (the drummer) favorite band.
Yes I concur completely!
As some others have suggested, try a couple of their slower tempoed songs, Frozen Serenade, Empty Day Dream, and Epilogue. See if they may be more to your liking.
Will do!
There are different versions of this song on TH-cam, because their official live video was uploaded only in December 2023 or so (with the March 2023 version, that has a slightly worse mix and is missing the intro). Because there wasn't an official path, the views are so low and also split (with/without lyrics, with/without intro, from different channels, but mostly from 2020). They've played not only this song live, but also a full set for almost 2 hours. An incredible show!
Lovebites is currently doing their first international tour. They have been around since 2013, but until the pandemic, they were purely a Japanese act.
I would recommend watching the song The Hammer of Wrath from The Knockin at Heavens Gate show.
I may recommend the symphonic metal band Epica for a very different sound. They are one of the premier bands in the genre. For them, I recommend watching the song, Unleashed from the Retrospect concert.
Behold, the power of Miyako!❤
Saludos! Gracias por compartir.
Entiendo su punto al final del video, y entiendo que a muchas personas les pase igual. Acá lo importante es que a los amantes del "Power" y géneros relacionados no necesitamos verlas para quedar flechados. Recuerdo la primera vez que que las escuché, simplemente su música me llegó. Los videos y su música en vivo más bien son un plus. Yo sí tendré toda su música en Spotify 😁
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Anxiety... this driving speed is an acquired taste. I love thrash and speed metal, and Lovebites has updated and blended those genres along with power and heavy metal, and do it to technical perfection. Like many in the Wolfpack, I've been listening to neutral since 1970. I was 10 when I first heard Led Zeppelin, and I've never looked back. Love your honesty.
Oh don’t get me wrong they are technically mesmerizing to watch but not sure if I’d listen to this
Check out FROZEN SERENADE. your head is gonna explode! And yes, Miyako plays piano, guitar, bass and drums. She is a virtuoso genius!
For something that starts out slower from Lovebites, I'd recommend "Edge of the world". I really love the music and the lyrics.
Epic
🙃 Like the perfect classic concert on the worst speed drug... Do I like it! mmmm let me think about it, everything is speeding around me loll They are super talented and I can appreciate that but realy to speedy for me, feel like I didn't have time to breath, so no time for feeling and get the lyrics. Incredible performence tho.
To fully appreciate Lovebites, you need to be a trained listener who understands writing and performing music. I must see, most of the real and most devoted fans of this band are exactly like that.
The appearance of Lovebites is a musical sensation, close in its improbability to a real miracle. Although it can be said that this is a natural transition of the presence in Japan of a huge number of highly technical and musically educated musicians to a new level of quality.
Good thing I’m a trained listener who writes and used to perform 🤘🏽
@@ashlenamusic It's always an added bonus when watching a reaction. Thank you.)
EASILY THE BEST BAND IN THE WORLD MUSICALLY
Regarding your concerns whether they are too much: I understand that. This level of intensity is not normal. For people who haven't listened to music like this, it takes getting used to. But it becomes an addiction. I can no longer listen to most pop music because there's just not enough for me. So the danger of falling in love with a band like this is that they will spoil you for most other bands. Re. popularity, the video you reacted to is not one of their official videos; some previous versions have been taken down for copyright.
That makes a lot of sense!
I feel you. These are absolutely amazing musicians, but sometimes I would rather listen to something that has a great groove or a real catchy hook and is just fun to listen and move your body. If you want to hear amazing prog rock musicianship then Love Bites is tops. For awesome memorable songs with great instrumental solos then Band Maid. For straighr up rock n roll crack played by exceptional songwriters and great musicians who only play what the song needs then The Warning
Sorry, but the Warning and the Band Maid, great bands but different styles more rock than metal and then the music level is lowest, more easy. I invite You to read the lyrics about "Rising", "Liar", "Epilogue", "Frozen Serenade" or "Shadowmaker" about the Depression! Thank You!
I listen to both bandmaid and the warning!
this was so fun to watch - mad talent! please react to habibi by tamino live version this man has vocals unlike anyone else
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The band that kicked off the modern wave of All Female Bands was Aldious, who came in when no record labels were interested in Female Bands. They formed their own label and put out an EP which sold out overnight gaining the the #7 spot on the indie chart. Thus proving there was a demand for all female bands.
See Aldious Spirit Black - th-cam.com/video/J3ymgzmBFns/w-d-xo.html
This is the hit that kicked off the whole era and allowed bands like Lovebites to even have a chance to become popular.
So amazing!!
While I remember your first LOVEBITES reaction (and I think, there was also this annoying troll in the comments), I don't remember, if we had time for proper recommendations. All of LOVEBITES' songs are quite good, without exception! Really! But they are diverse, and so you can choose, what's best for you. If you want proper Thrash Metal, there are some examples to recommend. If you want rather "rocky", take e.g. "Dancing With The Devil". If you want it really Iron Maiden-esce, take "The Crusade". Examine the early videos "Don't Bite The Dust", "Shadowmaker", and "Rising", or their live versions.
In your case, I would say, make it a little calmer and try the so-called "E" songs "Epilogue", "Empty Daydream", or "Edge Of The World", or its cousins, e.g. "A Frozen Serenade" (with piano!), "Liar", "Lost In The Garden", etc.
Not being a born Metalhead, I can understand well your "too much". At first, the music was too fast and too chaotic for my brain to comprehend. But it was impressive! Coming from an intense examination of all Pink Floyd albums and searching for more, being notified about a LOVEBITES reactions of a Pink Floyd reactor, I was a little overwhelmed. But it was contagious.
I highly recommend "Epilogue", "Empty Daydream", "Edge Of The World" and "A Frozen Serenade" for you!
😈 there’s always some grump in the comments lol
And yes the song is super impressive!! I’ll check out some of your reccos!
Ah, some extra personalized recommendations:
- First, I've mentioned "Rising", but there's a third version of it from the singer's Birthday 2020, only with Asami (vocals) and Miyako (piano): Acoustic version of Rising. Only 40% LOVEBITES, but still...
- Second, same direction: Search for "miyako topic" on TH-cam, there's a playlist with 6 piano songs from Miyako, covering or better interpreting 5 well known Heavy Metal songs and "Addicted" from LOVEBITES on an EP, released in June 21st, 2023. The songs are:
1. Battery (Metallica)
2. Far Beyond The Sun (Yngwie Malmsteen)
3. Eagle Fly Free (Helloween) - as OMV (extra music video of her piano performance)
4. The Loner (Gary Moore)
5. Burn (Deep Purple)
6. Addicted (LOVEBITES)
BreakThebWall live 2020 version
Ashlena - The original bassis Miho and Drummer Haruna were previously in a band called Destrose - former members of that band went on to form many, many bands.
recomend Maze th-cam.com/video/vgWwXA8WmOQ/w-d-xo.html
Oh very cool!
gr8 reaction ash ... as per patreon ... namaste and r0ck 0n my friend ... twa ... \m/
You rock!
#GabrielHenrique I suggest for your reaction the talented Gabriel Henrique with the cover I HAVE NOTTING
Insane talent at every and they play with no effort. Try Frozen Serenade LIVE and get acoustic guitar, piano and ballet steps by Asami. The YT subs is a disgrace and the new bassist Fami who came onboard after Miho the founder left for personal reasons had 6 times more subs on her bassist YT channel!!!! They finished the European leg of the world tour and await a limited US tour in September. If you like piano then Miyako took 6 metal songs and converted them into classical pieces she put on an EP (she is doing recitals in Japan before the US tour). Try Eagle Fly Free by Helloween Cover
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OK, next Holy Wars live at the Zepp DiverCity, Tokyo 2020
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It's a little bit misleading to think the song is about war or something. The song is actually more about death.... the swan song being a person's last living act. In legend a swan only sings once in its life.... just before dying. The members of the band are not always so subdued but they adjust their onstage presence to whatever song they're singing. The theme of this song is actually quite sombre and so a lot of grinning and jumping about would be inappropriate. I've now seen them live twice however and believe me they are not nearly so still and focused as you might think from watching this one performance.
Interesting!
They are extremely talented but I just don’t like powermetal , and Lovebites always insist 180 bpm, you can play fast and metal and still not have the drum pace at 180 bpm, nemophila and Bandmaid have figured this out . The constant extreme high beats per minute just wears you out and gives you ear fatigue
Dog is smart!!!!! and reacts, I am not sure you are??????????????
What means they are so talented, but still you don't like music that they play. Only reaction for views on your TH-cam channel.
My brother who lives in your Canada, not born in, don't like them too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just because they are talented doesn’t mean I have to enjoy their music.
Not a band I'm a fan of.
Yeahhh same I have only listened to two song so I will explore a little more before I pass 🥰
Which is fine - it would be a boring world if we all like the same music. Personally I wouldn't go to a Taylor Swift concert if you paid me, whereas half the planet would donate a kidney to see her perform live. Even if I wasn't a fan of classic metal, I think I'd still appreciate LOVEBITES purely for their elite musicianship. They are probably the most talented metal band ot appear in the last 20 years.
@@1970Phoenix Agree with all you said. I just don't like the singer.
@@oldmanjimh3165 I understand that. When I first discovered this band, I also didn't like Asami (the singer). But over time, I got used to her singing, and then grew to love it. But as I said earlier, the world would be boring if we all liked the same music.
@@oldmanjimh3165 The first time I heard Lovebites, back in Covid infancy, I didn't care for Asami's voice either. I skipped over them for some time, until I gave them a second chance with their song "Raise Some Hell". That hooked me and now I own all their original music and a couple DVD's. I now realize what a mistake it was to ignore a great band because I don't care for a voice. How many people can't stand to listen to James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine, or Geddy Lee sing? What have those individuals missed?