Official LOVEBITES News

LOVEBITES, one of Japan's most important heavy metal bands, have today revealed plans to release new EP GLORY, GLORY, TO THE WORLD on 10 March, 2021. The four-track beacon of heavy metal hope was recorded under the darkness of the coronavirus pandemic. All four tracks will be exclusive to the EP and will not feature on or be rerecorded for future albums, like 2018 EP BATTLE AGAINST DAMNATION. On creating the EP the band comments, "On one hand, working on this album during the spread of coronavirus has been mentally draining. On the other, the music created in such darkness...

Japanese heavy metal band LOVEBITES have today revealed the first clip of their new song entitled 'Winds Of Transylvania', their first to feature in anime. The Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards winning band will be in charge of the opening theme song for VLADLOVE, a new series from highly acclaimed, visionary directors Mamoru Oshii and Junji Nishimura. VLADLOVE is an upcoming, original work from masterminds Mamori Oshii, the world-famous animation director behind Ghost in the Shell and Patlabor, and Junji Nishimura of Ranma 1/2 and You’re Under Arrest fame. The pair created a huge impression on Japanese pop culture when...

Japanese heavy metal band LOVEBITES unleashed their debut album AWAKENING FROM ABYSS upon the world from 23 October 2017. Now, three years later, the five-piece force will celebrate with a special livestream of the album, performed from their studio in Tokyo. To mark the occasion JPU Records has reduced the price of the CD by 33.3% until the end of October. Livestream The livestream is entitled "AWAKE AGAIN: AWAKENING FROM ABYSS 3rd Anniversary Studio Live" and will begin from 8am GMT and accessible via the following link: https://w.pia.jp/a/lovebites-plseng/ Tickets are on sale now priced at 3000 yen (around £21.60) and...

Japanese metal band LOVEBITES will hold a special, free "LIVE AT HOME" viewing party of upcoming Blu-ray/DVD FIVE OF A KIND - LIVE IN TOKYO 2020 on YouTube on Saturday 11 July from 1pm BST. Its members will also make a remote appearance from their homes at either end of the show. Although the viewing party is free, fans can join the Super Chat, with a portion of the fee being donated to the Japanese Red Cross Society to support medical workers battling COVID-19. Details about Super Chat can be found by clicking here. The viewing party will include all...

The first glimpse of the limited edition vinyl of LOVEBITES GOLDEN DESTINATION has been revealed! Featuring a beautiful 12" gatefold sleeve, the release will begin shipping next week and was originally delayed from the CD release due to corona virus affecting production times. The maxi-single has four tracks, including the titular 'GOLDEN DESTINATION', the band's lightning fast love letter to the new wave of British heavy metal. Its music video features live footage from the band's UK tour with Dragonforce at the end of 2019. In addition, there are also two completely new, unreleased songs included; 'SPELLBOUND', possibly LOVEBITES' most...