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Strike out for a spirited heavy metal! New stars of Girl’s Metal, LOVEBITES 1st EP



LOVEBITES | 2017.05.31



New stars of Girl’s Metal, LOVEBITES have completed their debut "THE LOVEBITES EP". In addition to the iron wall of sound from the twin guitars, centred mainly on the former rhythm sector of DESTROSE, the powerful vocals, exudes a feeling of “strong-willed” heavy metal precisely. Whilst the four songs in this work have an edge, a sense of catchy melodies also stands out as well, and it draws you in strongly with the dazzling song development. Also, the competent team of Finnish engineers who are also involved with NIGHTWISH, CHILDREN OF BODOM, AMORPHIS and others are handling them, and that hard and heavy sound can be heard when listening. I talked to the five members.



EMTG Music: The Lovebites EP



EMTG: I‘ve be heard it from various people, but is it true the band name was taken from the name of the Def Leppard song?



Miho: No…..it’s from Halestorm.



EMTG: Oh, is that so!



Miho: When we first gathered together, we played a session with several songs. I wanted to include songs with female vocalists in that......and when I was worried about the band name I wanted to go with a song title. So I said, “Hailstorm's "Love Bites" was impressive, so let's go with that!” There’s also Judas Priest's "Love Bites", so I guess it’s OK to think about which one (laughs).



EMTG: I see. Did this band begin when miho invited haruna (Dr) to join?



Miho: Yes. The band that I was in originally stopped activity in 2015 and so I tried to set up a new girl’s band. I invited haruna that had been in the same band to join, then got to know asami (Vo) through hearsay, and the other two decided to join when they heard that singing voice.



EMTG: What did you think of in terms of the musical style at the beginning?



Miho: Generally we’re trying to do metal. We want to give an old school feeling with modern sound production. I love Iron Maiden, and listening now, the sound quality is not that good, but the music is beautiful in isolation and I also like the bright sounding places. Also, we wanted to do fast and hard thrash metal. When searching for a vocalist, it was said that the type who isn’t very metal is good. Because of that, asami was an R & B singer.......



Asami: Originally I was a support musician, but there were many times that I was told that my voice was suitable for rock. So, a demo tape that I sang on was passed over to miho.



Miho: Listening to that, I decided I would like to perform with her by all means.



EMTG: What was the deciding factor?



Miho: There’s no singing voice quite like hers. What kind of world would we create if she sings metal?



Asami: But when I first heard metal, “Metal!?” I thought. But, I thought I’d try singing it once. So I did Halloween's "Eagle Fly Free", Halestorm's "Love Bites", Iron Maiden's "Aces High"....



Miho: Whitesnake's "Bad Boys"



Asami: And Judas Priest's "Painkiller" (laughs).



EMTG: There aren’t many people who can sing those five songs.



Asami: All of the songs' are differently coloured. “Metal is like this, I want to sing it” I thought. But whether "Painkiller" is only a song......



EMTG: Because it’s basically screamed?



Asami: I didn’t know what to do (laughs). How could I sing that song myself?



Miho: That was pretty good!



Asami: It’s a range that I’d never tried before, but I wondered if I could go there. But I thought “This seems like fun, let's try to jump in!”



EMTG: I see. Also, don’t you think guitars are the life blood of metal?



Midori: Among us two I often take the solo. There are many things that require speed. Even though in all songs both of us are soloing somewhere.



Mi-ya: I like guitar solos you can sing to.



Midori: That’s similar though. I’m conscious of their difference in characters in the songs.



EMTG: Would everyone mind giving us their musical roots again?



Mi-ya: I‘ve been playing the piano since I was 3 years old, I listened to classical music only. When I was in high school, I had a chance to touch on the guitar, and it happened that I got a metal textbook (laughs). At first I was listening to Yngwie Malmsteen, but the Italian Disarmonia Mundi's Ettore Rigotti was the one who could handle all the parts, and if it would be cool if I could play parts other than the guitar.



Asami: I listen to R & B, and Soul. I like Alicia Keys and Aretha Franklin. I liked the singing itself from the start.



Miho: I like Iron Maiden, Pantera, Mötley Crüe and Anthrax. I was especially influenced by Steve Harris (Iron Maiden). I like the style of Nikki Six (Mötley Crüe). I don’t do difficult play, but I'm showy. I want to become such a bassist.



Haruna: I started playing drums at the age of 13, but when I went to the local live house for the first time, a metal band was on stage. I had never heard of two bass set-up and I hadn’t used them before, so I received a shock and immediately went to buy a twin pedal (laughs). The metal that I heard for the first time was Helloween's "Master of the Rings".



Midori: I began playing the guitar and approached metal, but its Kiko Loureiro (ANGRA / Megadeth) influence reflected in this EP.



EMTG: And now your debut work, what kind of style would you describe it as?



Asami: It has an impact, at any rate, doesn’t it?



Miho: The artist’s pictures may be gorgeous, but you do not know if a man is playing or a woman is playing, you can enjoy the gap.



EMTG: Did you select the 4 songs you have done from amongst other candidates?



Miho: That’s true. Three of the songs we’re already performing live, but we wrote one song specifically for this EP, "The Apocalypse".



EMTG: "The Apocalypse" gives a strong thrash metal colour to this work, doesn’t it?



Miho: Yes. I was conscious of Sodom when writing the riffs.



EMTG: Sodom, is it?



Miho: If you asked co-writer Mao of LIGHT BRINGER, this song took the form of a dramatic epic, which he received to finish off. He says that the tempo falls off in the middle, and the outro gives of a feeling of spreading throughout the world.



Asami: I also love the outro. There’s also a complete story if you listen until the end.



EMTG: Starting with thrash metal, it develops into a Dream Theater style to end. It’s a tune that is really desirable.



All: Ahahahaha.



Miho: Various elements were put together to create a good shape. The first song "Do not Bite The Dust" is catchy, and I think that it’s most easy to listen to. Twin guitar craziness, a galloping rhythm like Iron Maiden. But since the melody is easy to listen to, the balance was well done.



EMTG: "Scream for Me" is a song that the bass claims.



Miho: It’s a song written by Mi-ya and Asami, who were considering in which key you can listen to the song well. Personally it’s a song that starts from the bass, so that’s something in particular to listen to. For the feel I was thinking of Anthrax's "Lone Justice" (laughs).



EMTG: Hahahaha, so that was it?



Mi-ya: It is the loudest amongst the four songs this time. Because it puts out a bad feeling.



Asami: It’s an easy rhythm to sing and the progression is also interesting.



EMTG: "Bravehearted" is also very catchy, this was also a good song



Haruna: I did the song writing, it was for our previous band, but it never became a CD.



Miho: This time mi-ya arranged and it got really cool.



Asami: Strings are so cool and it’s a spacious sound. It's a song that changed with the arrangement.



EMTG: This work is mainly in English, and the materials say you are aiming for success overseas, but please tell us the outlook for the band.



Miho: Since we formed the band, I’ve felt strongly that I would like to do work overseas.



Midori: I want to go to festivals abroad.



Mi-ya: "Wacken!" (Wacken Open Air, the world's largest metal festival)



Miho: Well, I'd like to go to Germany's "Wacken". Since there are many metal festivals abroad, I want to do those too.



Interview/Article: Ryosuke Arakane Another bite-sized interview of the ladies of LOVEBITES, all five of them this time, though.LOVEBITES | 2017.05.31EMTG: I‘ve be heard it from various people, but is it true the band name was taken from the name of the Def Leppard song?Miho: No…..it’s from Halestorm.EMTG: Oh, is that so!Miho: When we first gathered together, we played a session with several songs. I wanted to include songs with female vocalists in that......and when I was worried about the band name I wanted to go with a song title. So I said, “Hailstorm's "Love Bites" was impressive, so let's go with that!” There’s also Judas Priest's "Love Bites", so I guess it’s OK to think about which one (laughs).EMTG: I see. Did this band begin when miho invited haruna (Dr) to join?Miho: Yes. The band that I was in originally stopped activity in 2015 and so I tried to set up a new girl’s band. I invited haruna that had been in the same band to join, then got to know asami (Vo) through hearsay, and the other two decided to join when they heard that singing voice.EMTG: What did you think of in terms of the musical style at the beginning?Miho: Generally we’re trying to do metal. We want to give an old school feeling with modern sound production. I love Iron Maiden, and listening now, the sound quality is not that good, but the music is beautiful in isolation and I also like the bright sounding places. Also, we wanted to do fast and hard thrash metal. When searching for a vocalist, it was said that the type who isn’t very metal is good. Because of that, asami was an R & B singer.......Asami: Originally I was a support musician, but there were many times that I was told that my voice was suitable for rock. So, a demo tape that I sang on was passed over to miho.Miho: Listening to that, I decided I would like to perform with her by all means.EMTG: What was the deciding factor?Miho: There’s no singing voice quite like hers. What kind of world would we create if she sings metal?Asami: But when I first heard metal, “Metal!?” I thought. But, I thought I’d try singing it once. So I did Halloween's "Eagle Fly Free", Halestorm's "Love Bites", Iron Maiden's "Aces High"....Miho: Whitesnake's "Bad Boys"Asami: And Judas Priest's "Painkiller" (laughs).EMTG: There aren’t many people who can sing those five songs.Asami: All of the songs' are differently coloured. “Metal is like this, I want to sing it” I thought. But whether "Painkiller" is only a song......EMTG: Because it’s basically screamed?Asami: I didn’t know what to do (laughs). How could I sing that song myself?Miho: That was pretty good!Asami: It’s a range that I’d never tried before, but I wondered if I could go there. But I thought “This seems like fun, let's try to jump in!”EMTG: I see. Also, don’t you think guitars are the life blood of metal?Midori: Among us two I often take the solo. There are many things that require speed. Even though in all songs both of us are soloing somewhere.Mi-ya: I like guitar solos you can sing to.Midori: That’s similar though. I’m conscious of their difference in characters in the songs.EMTG: Would everyone mind giving us their musical roots again?Mi-ya: I‘ve been playing the piano since I was 3 years old, I listened to classical music only. When I was in high school, I had a chance to touch on the guitar, and it happened that I got a metal textbook (laughs). At first I was listening to Yngwie Malmsteen, but the Italian Disarmonia Mundi's Ettore Rigotti was the one who could handle all the parts, and if it would be cool if I could play parts other than the guitar.Asami: I listen to R & B, and Soul. I like Alicia Keys and Aretha Franklin. I liked the singing itself from the start.Miho: I like Iron Maiden, Pantera, Mötley Crüe and Anthrax. I was especially influenced by Steve Harris (Iron Maiden). I like the style of Nikki Six (Mötley Crüe). I don’t do difficult play, but I'm showy. I want to become such a bassist.Haruna: I started playing drums at the age of 13, but when I went to the local live house for the first time, a metal band was on stage. I had never heard of two bass set-up and I hadn’t used them before, so I received a shock and immediately went to buy a twin pedal (laughs). The metal that I heard for the first time was Helloween's "Master of the Rings".Midori: I began playing the guitar and approached metal, but its Kiko Loureiro (ANGRA / Megadeth) influence reflected in this EP.EMTG: And now your debut work, what kind of style would you describe it as?Asami: It has an impact, at any rate, doesn’t it?Miho: The artist’s pictures may be gorgeous, but you do not know if a man is playing or a woman is playing, you can enjoy the gap.EMTG: Did you select the 4 songs you have done from amongst other candidates?Miho: That’s true. Three of the songs we’re already performing live, but we wrote one song specifically for this EP, "The Apocalypse".EMTG: "The Apocalypse" gives a strong thrash metal colour to this work, doesn’t it?Miho: Yes. I was conscious of Sodom when writing the riffs.EMTG: Sodom, is it?Miho: If you asked co-writer Mao of LIGHT BRINGER, this song took the form of a dramatic epic, which he received to finish off. He says that the tempo falls off in the middle, and the outro gives of a feeling of spreading throughout the world.Asami: I also love the outro. There’s also a complete story if you listen until the end.EMTG: Starting with thrash metal, it develops into a Dream Theater style to end. It’s a tune that is really desirable.All: Ahahahaha.Miho: Various elements were put together to create a good shape. The first song "Do not Bite The Dust" is catchy, and I think that it’s most easy to listen to. Twin guitar craziness, a galloping rhythm like Iron Maiden. But since the melody is easy to listen to, the balance was well done.EMTG: "Scream for Me" is a song that the bass claims.Miho: It’s a song written by Mi-ya and Asami, who were considering in which key you can listen to the song well. Personally it’s a song that starts from the bass, so that’s something in particular to listen to. For the feel I was thinking of Anthrax's "Lone Justice" (laughs).EMTG: Hahahaha, so that was it?Mi-ya: It is the loudest amongst the four songs this time. Because it puts out a bad feeling.Asami: It’s an easy rhythm to sing and the progression is also interesting.EMTG: "Bravehearted" is also very catchy, this was also a good songHaruna: I did the song writing, it was for our previous band, but it never became a CD.Miho: This time mi-ya arranged and it got really cool.Asami: Strings are so cool and it’s a spacious sound. It's a song that changed with the arrangement.EMTG: This work is mainly in English, and the materials say you are aiming for success overseas, but please tell us the outlook for the band.Miho: Since we formed the band, I’ve felt strongly that I would like to do work overseas.Midori: I want to go to festivals abroad.Mi-ya: "Wacken!" (Wacken Open Air, the world's largest metal festival)Miho: Well, I'd like to go to Germany's "Wacken". Since there are many metal festivals abroad, I want to do those too.Interview/Article: Ryosuke Arakane Reply

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