Lovebites - "The Crusade" - Live - First Reaction 

I distinctly remember this song from their Battle Against Damnation Tour show in June 2018, which I saw live. It followed the standard "Awakening" intro and it was blazing. Miyako said at the time that she was not happy with her performance at the previous full-set show they'd done, in Feb., and she really let it rip.

Asami crushing it on this one. This is one of my favorite Lovebites songs.

One of my fav songs from Lovebites and they absolutely killed it in this performance !

This is a tribute song and hommage to Iron Maiden's "Aces High". Quite powerful!

Damn, this one blazes with those guitars! And Asami blasting through like a storm siren.....my God!

👍👍LOVEBITES rocking the house and us!! 🖖❤

The vocal phrasing on this one is great and, i suspect, tough.

Bloody love this song.. Grew up on Maiden (Up the Irons) Such a great tribute to them.. Lovebites doing Lovebites stuff.. Thanks for doing this one Sir.. Great reaction as usual.. Best wishes as always from France

LOVEBITES - The Crusade lyrics: Walking in shadows, immersed in deception While hiding our agony, faking a smile Pulling the trigger to lose my religion All of the truth ends up murdered by lies Dancing with demons, they seem to be fond of me Let’s start the ritual for the revenge Pulling the trigger to burn non-believers Being the odd one out drives me insane I’m a fool in disguise You’d never realize Found myself in its song Where else would I belong? Break free Fight to live on, forever strong Break free Heart made of steel, show me what’s real Deep down My heartbeat and blood burning with love Deep down It’s time to begin the crusade Wanting an answer, but losing myself While I’m hiding my anger behind empty smiles Pulling the trigger to punish the traitors All of your words were just nothing but lies Crawling in chaos, I’m losing my breath, tell me What do you see through your sinister eyes? Pulling the trigger to kill the oppressors I had no choice but to hide when I cried Found myself in its song Where else would I belong? Break free Always believe, hope is the key Break free Heart made of steel, knight of ordeal Deep down Destroy the restraints, never again Deep down It’s time to begin the crusade SOLO: midori / miyako Break free Fight to live on, forever strong Break free Heart made of steel, show me what’s real Deep down My heartbeat and blood burning with love Deep down Be true to yourself and your beliefs It’s time to get up and breath ----- lyrics: miho music: miyako arrangement: LOVEBITES (miho, haruna, midori, miyako, asami) album: Battle Against Damnation EP 06/06/2018

Best Maiden song not written by Maiden...Miyako's tapping through the choruses is a thing of beauty!

love watching miyako make that custom dean sing in the chorus

Wolfpack here visiting your channel.

Everything going on in this performance is on another dimension of reality. M&M at their shredding best, every member of the band playing one of their best songs to absolute perfection. Crank it to 11! 🤘🎸

Every song this band is...brilliant.Love it ! Thx for reacts! I watch every your reaction on this band ! Greetings from Poland !

Yes, these women are beyond belief.

I tell you what after seeing so many reactors doing Lovebites there is no other better than being here watching you get blown away every single time. So many greats that I watched over the years these ladies have got to be one of the greatest bands in the rock world as far as writing and composing songs as well as performing these high-caliber songs. I know I have listened to all of the songs well over a thousand times I never get tired of listening to each song because each and every time there is something new I hear that didn't catch before. You to buddy have an awesome weekend and enjoy your visit, I always say family comes first above all.

Always here for LOVEBITES. 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

Hail to Lovebites !!

Beautiful song! I love this song. And I love this concert! It's so cool to see people's reactions to Lovebites' music. Emotions on the face never lie! Thank you for the video! More Lovebites on the channel :) :)

Thank you for your reaction to LOVEBITES. The Crusade" is a homage to "Iron Maiden - Aces High". The lead track, "The Crusade," is a respectful tribute to British heavy metal, which the girls experienced in November 2017 when they performed at an event in the UK and toured London. The Crusade" is the lead track of their mini-album "Battle Against Damnation" (released in June 2018). In an interview for a magazine project, both Asami and Haruna said that they had to be the most enthusiastic of the LOVEBITES list at the time to be able to sing and play all the way through. Today, there are many more difficult songs than this one. P.S. This time I could see your expression very clearly. Thank you for your continued support of LOVEBITES.

The “Superfecta” of Progressive Hard Rock, Hard Rock Trio, Progressive Groove Metal, and Power Metal: Band-Maid, The Warning, Jinjer, and Lovebites -- all pushing their core genres into the next realm! 🤘 🤘 🤘🤘 Thx, RC!

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Midori's dive bomb💚💚💚💚💚

🤘🐺🤘HEAVY METAL NEVER DIES - 119min 📀

Lovebites tribute to Iron Maiden (Aces High) From the EP Battle Against Damnation Lyrics: Miho Music: Miyako Arrangement: Miyako/ Lovebites

If there is a Lovebites song that can be seen as a tribute to Iron Maiden, this one would be the main candidate! 🤘 So much energy and yet so much melodic detail. Awesome song!! 🔥

General suggestions for LOVEBITES... * Holy War * Edge Of The World * A Frozen Serenade * Swan Song (with Chopin intro) * When Destinies Align - Set The World On Fire * * Break The Wall * * Shadowmaker * Raise Some Hell * Epilogue (another "E" song, next to "Edge Of The World" and "Empty Daydream") - Glory To The World * Rising (live) - Rising [OMV] * Rising [Acoustic version feat. Asami & Miyako] * Winds Of Transylvania (live) - Winds Of Transylvania (VLADLOVE version) * Thunder Vengeance * * Don't Bite The Dust (live) - Don't Bite The Dust [OMV] * Dancing With The Devil - The Awakening / The Hammer Of Wrath - Nameless Warrior [OMV] - Liar * We The United Live album 2CD/DVD/Blu-ray from August 23rd, 2023, of March 11th live concert [Trailer] Knockin' At Heaven's Gate * The Hammer Of Wrath (live 2023) (first promotional video) * Nameless Warrior (live 2023) (second snippet) * Judgement Day (live 2023) (third snippet) - Liar (live 2023) (forth snippet) Live album 2CD/DVD/Blu-ray from December 20th, 2023, of March 12th live concert [Trailer] Knockin' At Heaven's Gate - Part II * Stand And Deliver (Shoot 'Em Down) (live 2023) (first promotional video) - Swan Song (live 2023) (second snippet) - M.D.O. (live 2023) (third snippet)

As others have mentioned, this was a tribute to Iron Maiden, modelled after Aces High. But frankly, the ladies are like a bullet train, compared to an old-time steam engine. So freaking fast and clean. Amazing.

🐺❤❤❤❤❤🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘 Miayako !!!

I'd love to see them cover Aces High live and extend the solo part

Midori Midori Midori💚💚💚💚💚

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