Outstanding Power is the fifth studio album by Japanese power metal band Lovebites. It was released in Japan on February 18, 2026, by Victor Entertainment, and internationally by Napalm Records.
Themes "Reaper's Lullaby" marks the first time Lovebites utilized elements of black metal, and Miyako called it one of the "darkest" songs in their catalogue.
Release and promotion Outstanding Power was released in Japan on February 18, 2026, by Victor Entertainment. On the same day, Lovebites announced they had signed with Napalm Records, the latter of whom released the album digitally outside of Asia, with a physical release following on May 8, 2026. The music video for "The Castaway" preceded the album's release. Additionally, they performed at the Nippon Budokan for the first time on March 29. The latter was completely sold out and saw Lovebites announce the Outstanding Tour, their largest Japanese tour to date, which will feature ten shows in nine cities from August 29 to September 26.
Reception Outstanding Power debuted at number 8 on the Oricon Albums Chart. It also reached number 85 and 1 on Billboard Japans Hot Albums and Oricon Rock Albums Sales charts respectively.
Track listing
Personnel Lovebites Asami – vocals Midori – guitars Miyako – guitars and keyboards Fami – bass Haruna – drums
Other Mao – keyboards and programming Mikko Karmila – mixing Mika Jussila – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for Outstanding Power Chart (2026) Peakposition French Physical Albums (SNEP) 197 French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP) 68 Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon) 7 Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan) 85 Japanese Rock Albums (Oricon) 1
Monthly charts + Monthly chart performance for Outstanding Power Chart (2026) Position Japanese Albums (Oricon) 24 Japanese Rock Albums (Oricon) 2
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