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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Lovebites_Resurrection_Fest_2024.jpg) Lovebites performing in 2024 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | Power metal[1][2][3] |
| Years active | 2016–present |
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| Website | lovebites |
Lovebites (stylized as LOVEBITES) is a Japanese heavy metal band, formed in 2016 by former Destrose members Miho and Haruna. Its lineup currently consists of Haruna on drums, Midori and Miyako on guitar, Asami on vocals, and Fami on bass. After signing to Victor Entertainment, the group released both their debut EP and their first album in 2017, The Lovebites EP and Awakening from Abyss, before performing their first overseas concerts at the end of the year. With another EP and album released in 2018, Battle Against Damnation and Clockwork Immortality, Lovebites quickly garnered international attention and won that year's Metal Hammer Golden Gods Award for Best New Band. Following the releases of Electric Pentagram (2020) and Glory, Glory, to the World (2021), bassist Miho left the band in August 2021. After a year-long hiatus, Lovebites recruited Fami on bass and released Judgement Day, their fourth album, in February 2023. It is their highest-charting record to date, reaching number 5 on both the Oricon and Billboard Japan charts.
- ^ Kaufman, Spencer (February 14, 2020). "Japanese Power-Metal Band Lovebites Premiere New Song "Signs Of Deliverance": Stream". Consequence. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ "Album review: Lovebites' Clockwork Immortality is the sound of power metal's future". Metal Hammer. January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ "Hear Japanese Power-Metal Act Lovebites' Shreddy Anthem "Unbroken"". Revolver. March 26, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2023.