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LOVEBITES



Lovebites (miho & haruna) = Interview



On May 24, Victor publishes the mini album "THE LOVEBITES EP" which will be their debut work!



Lovebites centres mainly on miho and haruna who previously formed rhythm section of the inactive Destrose. Although attention was focused on their activity from the time before and after the event of last autumn, they have now completed their debut work. I tried to approach the metal work thoroughly.



We want to do old-fashioned metal with a modern sound and approach







——Love Bites is a band launched by miho and haruna, but what kind of style and sound did you put it together to do?



miho: From the beginning us two decided that we wanted to do straightforward metal. So, I started unhurriedly looking for a keyboardist or twin guitarists or other members, first we got asami through a friend’s introduction. That was around autumn of 2015, wasn’t it? So while trying to speed up the song writing, I was looking for guitarists and we became the current line-up around the spring of last year.



——Why did you decide on asami as the vocalist?



miho: She has a similar petite stature and cute face as harupi (haruna), but the voice that comes out of it is awesome . Also, vocals have a feeling that should appeal to people who don’t necessarily like metal, and there was also asami's love of R & B.

haruna: At first, you had something like a brief demo from her, didn’t you?



miho: That's it. Halloween's "Eagle Fly Free" and Judas Priest's "Painkiller", Iron Maiden's "Aces High", Halestorm’s "Love Bites”, also Whitesnake. It was an “Easy Karaoke Level” thing, but the demo that she made was wonderful. asami was surprised when she first heard "Painkiller" as she knew nothing of metal (laughs), but it seemed like she put her heart into HelloWeen.



haruna: Originally, she was working mainly in the chorus of the rock bands, also participating in tours of VAMPS and UVERworld.



——How did midori join?



miho: Gekijo METALicche, which Midori was in, broke up, so we called her and asked her to join. Mi-ya was also found in the same manner, as we called her after a DROP OF JOKER broke up. We were acquainted with Gekijo METALicche and a DROP OF JOKER from events we did together at the time we were in Destrose. They were both charmed by asami’s voice and decided we will be working together.



——And now you’ve a completed mini album, and it is steeped in metal from the first song "Do not Bite The Dust" to the last.



miho: I think that the one song that makes our aims most easily understood is "Do Not Bite The Dust". It’s from my roots, similar to Iron Maiden with a solid bass sound and twin guitar melodic harmonies. I have named it "New Old School Heavy Metal", and I'd like to do old-fashioned metal with a modern sound and approach. This song embodies it.



haruna: The “galloping” rhythm has a feeling that I haven’t done before.



miho: I feel that there are not so many girls bands doing metal like this now. I think that if you get it slightly wrong it will feel stale, but I thought that I could give it a good atmosphere together with the assistance of Mao (Light Bringer) who helped in arranging etc. The 2nd "The Apocalypse" was also put together by Mao and I, but Mao finished it off magnificently from the original song by putting in some fast thrash elements.



haruna: The tempo is the fastest among the songs I have played so far (laughs). I want you to listen to the raging rhythm at the end.



—— And “Scream for Me”?



miho: It’s a song written by mi-ya, and overall there are modern elements, drums and an emo feeling. However, the riff has an Anthrax-like part and also develops into melodiousness. I think that mi-ya had developed something good.



haruna: I think that because the rhythm is good, it will be exciting live.



——What is the fourth song "Bravehearted"?



miho: It was a song written by harupi, and she gave a rendition at Destrose’s last live show. At that time, though the fans wanted it to be a CD, it could not be realized, so I wanted to convert it to a CD in Lovebites this time. I think that mi-ya has arranged it with firmness and it has evolved many times.



——Also, three of the four songs feature English lyrics. According to the documentation that’s because you are aiming for activities overseas as well.



miho: At first it was a band that began with the feeling that it would be nice to be able to do overseas, but that mood became stronger as we gathered members. I like Western metal music, and asami also has experience of studying abroad and can speak English.



——You’ve already had a considerable response since your announcement of the release on May 24th.



miho: I'm really grateful. I had hoped that everyone was seeking real girl’s metal and I believe that we can meet expectations. I'd like you to love Metal with us. miho and haruna from Lovebites in a short, but reasonably informative piece...——Love Bites is a band launched by miho and haruna, but what kind of style and sound did you put it together to do?miho: From the beginning us two decided that we wanted to do straightforward metal. So, I started unhurriedly looking for a keyboardist or twin guitarists or other members, first we got asami through a friend’s introduction. That was around autumn of 2015, wasn’t it? So while trying to speed up the song writing, I was looking for guitarists and we became the current line-up around the spring of last year.——Why did you decide on asami as the vocalist?miho: She has a similar petite stature and cute face as harupi (haruna), but the voice that comes out of it is awesome . Also, vocals have a feeling that should appeal to people who don’t necessarily like metal, and there was also asami's love of R & B.haruna: At first, you had something like a brief demo from her, didn’t you?miho: That's it. Halloween's "Eagle Fly Free" and Judas Priest's "Painkiller", Iron Maiden's "Aces High", Halestorm’s "Love Bites”, also Whitesnake. It was an “Easy Karaoke Level” thing, but the demo that she made was wonderful. asami was surprised when she first heard "Painkiller" as she knew nothing of metal (laughs), but it seemed like she put her heart into HelloWeen.haruna: Originally, she was working mainly in the chorus of the rock bands, also participating in tours of VAMPS and UVERworld.——How did midori join?miho: Gekijo METALicche, which Midori was in, broke up, so we called her and asked her to join. Mi-ya was also found in the same manner, as we called her after a DROP OF JOKER broke up. We were acquainted with Gekijo METALicche and a DROP OF JOKER from events we did together at the time we were in Destrose. They were both charmed by asami’s voice and decided we will be working together.——And now you’ve a completed mini album, and it is steeped in metal from the first song "Do not Bite The Dust" to the last.miho: I think that the one song that makes our aims most easily understood is "Do Not Bite The Dust". It’s from my roots, similar to Iron Maiden with a solid bass sound and twin guitar melodic harmonies. I have named it "New Old School Heavy Metal", and I'd like to do old-fashioned metal with a modern sound and approach. This song embodies it.haruna: The “galloping” rhythm has a feeling that I haven’t done before.miho: I feel that there are not so many girls bands doing metal like this now. I think that if you get it slightly wrong it will feel stale, but I thought that I could give it a good atmosphere together with the assistance of Mao (Light Bringer) who helped in arranging etc. The 2nd "The Apocalypse" was also put together by Mao and I, but Mao finished it off magnificently from the original song by putting in some fast thrash elements.haruna: The tempo is the fastest among the songs I have played so far (laughs). I want you to listen to the raging rhythm at the end.—— And “Scream for Me”?miho: It’s a song written by mi-ya, and overall there are modern elements, drums and an emo feeling. However, the riff has an Anthrax-like part and also develops into melodiousness. I think that mi-ya had developed something good.haruna: I think that because the rhythm is good, it will be exciting live.——What is the fourth song "Bravehearted"?miho: It was a song written by harupi, and she gave a rendition at Destrose’s last live show. At that time, though the fans wanted it to be a CD, it could not be realized, so I wanted to convert it to a CD in Lovebites this time. I think that mi-ya has arranged it with firmness and it has evolved many times.——Also, three of the four songs feature English lyrics. According to the documentation that’s because you are aiming for activities overseas as well.miho: At first it was a band that began with the feeling that it would be nice to be able to do overseas, but that mood became stronger as we gathered members. I like Western metal music, and asami also has experience of studying abroad and can speak English.——You’ve already had a considerable response since your announcement of the release on May 24th.miho: I'm really grateful. I had hoped that everyone was seeking real girl’s metal and I believe that we can meet expectations. I'd like you to love Metal with us. Reply

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