Lovebites announce new EP ‘Glory, Glory, To The World’
LOVEBITES have announced a new EP!
Showing no signs of slowing down, the upcoming EP, titled Glory, Glory, To The World, follows hot on the heels of 2020’s Electric Pentagram, is scheduled to be released in May this year, via JPU Records.
The new EP was released digitally worldwide and all five tracks were recorded under the darkness of the coronavirus pandemic, including bonus track Winds of Transylvania, the theme song to vampiric anime VLADLOVE from visionary directors Mamoru Oshii and Junji Nishimura [GHOST IN THE SHELL, URUSEI YATSURA].
Speaking about the new EP, the band says, “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 has managed to become full of feelings of salvation and light. This body of work is full of a positive power unlike anything else in the history of LOVEBITES.”
Alongside the announcement of the new EP, the band have released a new music video for Winds of Transylvania. Speaking about the music video, iconic director Mamoru Oshii comments, “when I happened to see a LOVEBITES music video, I could immediately see parallels between the five members and the main character of VLADLOVE. They are like a heretic of heavy metal, wearing bright white outfits while playing intense music, they are the perfect choice to take charge of a theme song to an anime not bound by convention or common sense. And above all, their name couldn’t be more fitting!”
Midori from LOVEBITES adds, “although it’s the opening for the anime, real us appear in it, as well as some animated characters performing instead of us… doing as we do! We didn’t use motion capture actually, the production team filmed our performances and animated the characters to reflect our movements. We had no idea what it would look like at the time, but look what it has become! Our performances and instruments are reproduced accurately!! It’s so cool!!”
Watch the official music video for Winds of Transylvania here:
Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new EP below:
Track List:
1. Glory To The World
2. No Time To Hesitate
3. Paranoia
4. Dystopia Symphony
5. Winds Of Transylvania
Glory, Glory, To The World is set for release on May 28th via JPU Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.
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