LOVEBITES will release live album Knockin’ At Heaven’s Gate – Part II from JPU Records digitally on 20 December 2023, followed by a physical release from 2 February 2024. The latter will feature English liner notes about the release, plus additional options for video on demand content such as full concert footage with audio commentary available with English subtitles for the first time, as well as a limited-edition T-shirt.
The news follows LOVEBITES’ latest album Judgement Day ranking in at #15 in ‘The 50 Best Metal Albums of 2023 as Voted by the Readers of Metal Hammer’. The respected British metal publication went on to comment that the album is “A love letter to the high-octane thrills of power metal and NWOBHM”. LOVEBITES’ track ‘Stand And Deliver (Shoot ‘em Down)’ has also been nominated in ‘The Best Metal Songs of 2023 as Voted by the Readers of Metal Hammer’.
Knockin’ At Heaven’s Gate – Part II sees the Japanese metal band LOVEBITES mark their return as a five-piece in the only way they know how: LIVE! Experience the resurrection of the band from its hiatus and welcome new member Fami in this triumphant and spectacular comeback show recorded live at Tokyo’s EX THEATER ROPPONGI on 12 March 2023. Feel closer to LOVEBITES like never before as the physical disc edition not only features the full 17-song setlist from the second night of their return, but also three pages of English liner notes. The concert is also available to watch in full, along with audio commentary, and a number of special bonus videos too with never-before-seen footage.
Also available and out now is the first part of Knockin’ At Heaven’s Gate, subtitled ‘Live in Tokyo 2023‘ and documents LOVEBITES performance on 11 March 2023, the first of their two come-back shows.
Disc One
01. Opening (The Five Coffins)
02. The Awakening
03. Holy War
04. Bravehearted
05. Golden Destination
06. Stand And Deliver (Shoot ‘em Down)
07. Shadowmaker
08. Break The Wall
09. Empty Daydream
Disc Two
01. Piano Solo (Etude Op.10, No.12)
02. Swan Song
03. Judgement Day
04. When Destinies Align
05. M.D.O.
06. Under The Red Sky
07. Glory To The World
08. We The United
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Lovebites are:
miyako （読み：ミヤコ）
midori （読み：ミドリ）
asami （読み：アサミ）
haruna （読み：ハルナ）
fami （読み：ファミ）