Today, rising stars of Japan’s metal scene LOVEBITES released their brand new full length record »Clockwork Immortality« and the track video for 'Pledge Of The Saviour'! »Clockwork Immortality« is now available everywhere. Get the album »Clockwork Immortality« here: https://lovebites.lnk.to/ClockworkImmortality
“Clockwork Immortality features the strongest, most powerful elements of our second EP Battle Against Damnation with the speedy and melodic elements of our debut album Awakening from Abyss. This is the evolution of LOVEBITES so far, I would be happy if you can feel the power overflowing from each song.", leader and bassist Miho comments.
Press quotes:
- “Your 2019 resolution should be to listen to this album, and then put it in heavy rotation” – metal-archives.com
- "The fact that Japan has a lot to offer in the metal genre is demonstrated by Lovebites from Tokyo. A bit like Iron Maiden, only in feminine form. Their new album "Clockwork Immortality" is full of power and energy." - DavidHennen, Musikiathek
- "Their debut was strong, but Clockwork Immortality has even more depth and consistency." - Chad Bower, Heavy Music HQ
Watch the track video for 'Pledge Of The Saviour'
Watch the music video for 'Rising'
Tracklist:
1. Addicted
2. Pledge Of The Saviour
3. Rising
4. Empty Daydream
5. Mastermind 01
6. M.D.O
7. Journey To The Other Side
8. The Final Collision
9. We The United
10 .Epilogue
The band consists of Asami (vocals), Miho (bass), Haruna (drums), Midori (guitars) and Miyako (guitars/keyboard). The LOVEBITES sound owes a debt to the many great overseas heavy metal bands that have directly influenced their writing. Coupled with their own unique take on music, taking a piece from each member’s eclectic background and experiences, everything has culminated into forging a truly formidable group.
LOVEBITES started working on their first EP at the end of 2016, joined by the amazing engineering team of Mikko Karmila and Mika Jussila from Finland who are known for their work with NIGHTWISH, CHILDREN OF BODOM and AMORPHIS to name but a few. The LOVEBITES EP was the end product of those sessions, which was released in mid-2017. In October 2017 they released their first full album, »Awakening From Abyss«.
In the aftermath of the release of »Awakening From Abyss« in October 2017 through Europe and North America; Asami, Haruna, Midori, Miho and Miyako performed their first overseas live shows in London. On the heels of this success, in June 2018 the all-female band won the Best New Band award at the Golden Gods Awards held by the UK music magazine Metal Hammer, being the very first Japanese band to pull this off. LOVEBITES released their second mini album »Battle Against Damnation« that same month, taking it on the road with them to the world’s biggest metal festival Wacken Open Air in Germany, where they drove a crowd of over 10,000 people into frenzy before appearing on the main stage at the UK’s Bloodstock Open Air headlined by JUDAS PRIEST.