The Lovebites EP  The Lovebites EP is the debut extended play by Japanese heavy metal band Lovebites. The EP was released in Japan on May 24, 2017 by Victor Entertainment, in Europe on August 25, 2017 by JPU Records, and in North America by Sliptrick Records on August 31, 2017. It reached number 27 on the Oricon chart and number 40 on "Billboard Japan". Lovebites was formed in Tokyo, Japan in 2016 by musicians who were all previously in well-known and established bands. From the very beginning, bassist and leader Miho knew she wanted to have English lyrics, and with vocalist Asami having studied abroad, three of the four songs on the EP are in English. Two of them were composed and arranged in collaboration with Lightbringer keyboardist Mao. Miho recorded her bass parts using an ESP AMAZE-ASM. Asami revealed that because she was new to heavy metal music, she was a little lost while recording her vocals. Miho said that the EP was more of a demo to get the band signed, but the label liked it so much they had it properly mastered and released. It was mixed by Mikko Karmila and mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland. "The Lovebites EP" received a limited release of 3,000 copies in Japan on May 24, 2017 by Victor Entertainment. It was released in the United Kingdom on August 25 by JPU Records and in North America by Sliptrick Records on August 31. All four of its songs were re-recorded with new arrangements for the band's first album released later in the year, "Awakening from Abyss". Victor released a limited edition vinyl record version of the EP, titled in Japanese, on August 7, 2019 with new liner notes by Masanori Ito. The songs were also given new Japanese titles; "Don't Bite the Dust" became , "The Apocalypse" was changed to , "Scream for Me" became , and "Bravehearted" was changed to . Miho called "Don't Bite the Dust" the easiest song to listen to on the EP, with its melody balancing the twin guitars and Iron Maiden-like galloping rhythm. It was influenced by and named after a supernatural ability from the "Diamond is Unbreakable" arc of the manga and anime series "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure". Its ending features a two octave jump by Asami, which she had never tried before.