Shortly after the release of their most successful album to date, JUDAS (#2 in the German album charts), LORD OF THE LOST deliver their next highlight with the BluRay/DVD/CD release of their almost two-hour Sinister Summer livestreaming concert under the name The Sacrament of Judas on December 10, 2021. Now, the Hamburg based band has yet another highlight to offer – the TRVE WESTERN VERSION of “Viva Vendetta”.
Backed by the most elaborately produced music video in the band’s history so far, LORD OF THE LOST go one better and release “Viva Vendetta” as an authentic soundtrack to the completely Western-style video. A musical recreation of the famous Ennio Morricone soundtrack style, the band creates an unmistakably honest western flick that couldn’t have hit the mark more precisely, proving that they are quite capable of venturing into new territories without losing their personal trademarks!
Chris Harms on the new version: “As we are confronted with more and more hate on the internet that comes with our increasing success, we see more often that we are ‘too dark’ for the rock scene, ‘too colorful’ for the gothic scene and ‘not hard enough’ for the metal scene. We’re told we look way ‘too gay’ and are ‘not true’, whatever that means. We love to dance between the chairs, and will never voluntarily sit in just one of them, ergo that’s perfectly fine for us. As is so often the case, things get rolling for us spontaneously through crazy ideas. During an extremely entertaining discussion about the dusty meaning of ‘trueness’, we realized that there is nothing ‘truer’ for a western video than an authentic-sounding western soundtrack variant of the song. And so, we spared no expense or effort, and with extreme attention to detail, created the TRVE WESTERN VERSION of “Viva Vendetta“.“
Watch the TRVE WESTERN VERSION of “Viva Vendetta” HERE:
On their new offering JUDAS, LORD OF THE LOST draw the listener into a conflict that has lasted for thousands of centuries and is as old as mankind itself: The conflict between good and evil. On JUDAS, LORD OF THE LOST tell of this conflict from the perception of the character of Judas Iskarioth, known as highly diverse, and the so-called Gospel of Judas, a paper that’s said to consist of conversations between Jesus Christ and Judas Iskarioth and casts a different light on religious history as it’s told in the Bible’s New Testament.
LORD OF THE LOST on JUDAS: “Don’t judge a book by its cover. This sentence could hardly apply any better to someone in theological history than to the figure of Judas Iskarioth, who represents only one thing at first glance: Betrayal. If you take a closer look, almost endless possibilities of interpretation open up here: from “Judas the murderer” to “Judas the redeemer” and “Judas the actual martyr”, who, if you believe in it, could only find room in hell for his salvific betrayal after dying for what he did, in complete contrast to Jesus Christ. This field of tension and the apocryphal writings of the “Gospel of Judas” are the basis for a double album that not only illuminates the dark and light side of history, but above all the grey areas in between, in which we move emotionally and ideologically throughout our lives and try to find our place.”
After dropping their most successful record to date, entitled JUDAS, (#2 German album charts) this summer, genrefluid visionaries LORD OF THE LOST are back with another treat to underline its inimitable live presence: the almost two-hour streaming concert known as Sinister Summer Stream will be released under the name The Sacrament of Judas on BluRay, DVD and CD on December 10, 2021 via Napalm Records.
On July 3, 2021, fans of the band were able to experience some brand new songs from the recently released chart-topping record JUDAS live as a streaming event for the first time. The Sacrament of Judas transports this enormous live energy, which tracks like “Priest“, “For They Know Not What They Do” and “The Gospel of Judas” prove.
The dark guitar riffs and fierce drum solos from “Six Feet Underground” show the extraordinary musical skills of each band member. Besides the explosive musical outbursts, there are also quiet moments, such as the elegiac “Euphoria” or the soulful ballad “My Constellation“, which is carried by Chris Harms’ versatile and touching voice. Amid the first performance of the new songs, there is also enough room for classics from the multi-faceted discography of LORD OF THE LOST such as “Loreley“, “La Bomba” and “Die Tomorrow“. The show closes with a final highlight – the Duran Duran cover “Ordinary World“, which brings the grandiose arc of tension to its glorious end.
Not even the pandemic can stop this band – LORD OF THE LOST impressively proves that! The Sacrament of Judas is an intense live experience that, even without an audience, stirs up joyful anticipation for the band’s next show – then WITH an audience!
The Sacrament of Judas track listing:
Priest
For They Know Not What They Do
Born With a Broken Heart
2000 Years a Pyre
Viva Vendetta
The Heartbeat of the Devil
The Gospel of Judas
Euphoria
A World Where We Belong
Your Star Has Led You Astray
In the Field of Blood
And It Was Night
My Constellation
Loreley
Morgana
Drag Me to Hell
Die Tomorrow
One Day Everything Will Be Okay
Dry the Rain
Prison
Six Feet Underground
Sex on Legs
La Bomba
Ordinary World
The Sacrament of Judas will be available in a limited edition format exclusively via Napalm Records Mailorder, as well as the band’s store as a digipack including BluRay, DVD and 2 CDs.
LORD OF THE LOST released their new album, JUDAS, on July 2 – subsequently securing the band’s highest ever charting position at #2 on the German album charts. Even after this success, the Hamburg based band isn’t taking a break – following up with their most elaborate music video ever.
“Viva Vendetta” forms the basis of the double bonus album, LOTL+, which was included with some already sold-out physical album formats. LOTL+ consists of 32 versions by befriended bands and artists based on the instrumental tracks from “Viva Vendetta”. None of the artists were privy to the album concept or any further info on JUDAS, resulting in 32 fundamentally different versions.
The video for the album version of “Viva Vendetta” is set in a dark western scenario, in which the band members take on different roles: a blacksmith, a priest, a sheriff, a bartender and a hermit. They are all haunted by a dark entity, already known from the videos for “Priest” and “For They Know Not What They Do”. No matter where we stand in society, we are all equal before higher powers – this message is conveyed in a music video that is over seven minutes long and meets the highest cinematic standards.
Whether the five lonely cowboys in “Viva Vendetta” are cursed and damned by the protagonist, or saved and redeemed, can be interpreted either way in the end. Thus, even a Wild West music short film creates the actually absurd connection to the album concept of the Damnation and Salvation of Judas Iscariot.
LORD OF THE LOST on the new video:
“Even though we managed to transfer the basic theme of our JUDAS concept to the “Viva Vendetta” video, many may still ask what a western has to do with the topic, or us as a band at all. The answer is quite simple: Nothing at all! We just felt like the visual aesthetic of our own little Tarantino fantasy mashup. And that’s exactly what should drive an artist at heart: The desire to create, freed from all boundaries, especially your own.”
[directed & edited by Matteo Vdiva Fabbiani & Chiara Cerami for VDPictures]
On their new offering JUDAS, LORD OF THE LOST draw the listener into a conflict that has lasted for thousands of centuries and is as old as mankind itself: The conflict between good and evil. On JUDAS, LORD OF THE LOST tell of this conflict from the perception of the character of Judas Iskarioth, known as highly diverse, and the so-called Gospel of Judas, a paper that’s said to consist of conversations between Jesus Christ and Judas Iskarioth and casts a different light on religious history as it’s told in the Bible’s New Testament.
LORD OF THE LOST on JUDAS:
“Don’t judge a book by its cover. This sentence could hardly apply any better to someone in theological history than to the figure of Judas Iskarioth, who represents only one thing at first glance: Betrayal. If you take a closer look, almost endless possibilities of interpretation open up here: from “Judas the murderer” to “Judas the redeemer” and “Judas the actual martyr”, who, if you believe in it, could only find room in hell for his salvific betrayal after dying for what he did, in complete contrast to Jesus Christ. This field of tension and the apocryphal writings of the “Gospel of Judas” are the basis for a double album that not only illuminates the dark and light side of history, but above all the grey areas in between, in which we move emotionally and ideologically throughout our lives and try to find our place.”
German genrefluid visionaries LORD OF THE LOST set free another visually stunning piece of art with the impressive music video for their third single “The Gospel Of Judas”, cut from their brand new double album JUDAS, to be unveiled this Friday!
After releasing the first single “Priest”, followed by sophomore “For They Know Not What They Do” (with nearly a combined 900k views on YouTube), the German frontrunners prove their exceptional standing as free spirits and artists once more, far away from any sort of genre boundaries and musical fetters. The new music video for “The Gospel Of Judas” serves as a strong statement against discrimination and oppression of any kind, further illustrating the unit’s outspoken support of the LGBTQIA+ community and related hypocrisies in society and religion.
Together, all songs on LORD OF THE LOST’s “Magnum Opus” (La Heavy Magazine), JUDAS, form a grand narrative of black and white, good and evil, and loud and quiet, that represent the band’s most innovative and mature record to date!
Pi Stoffers on the video for “The Gospel Of Judas”: “The biblical figure “Judas Iskarioth” is considered in the conventional narrative of the Bible not only as a traitor, but above all as “the outcast”. Our song “The Gospel Of Judas” is primarily about this designation, but in a social sense rather than a biblical one. While we like to boast about being tolerant, open-minded and individual, it is mainly these people who live out their individual way of loving, believing and looking, who are outcast by society.
Why? Because there is no way to assign these people to a pigeonhole, which people desperately seek in order not to feel disoriented themselves, or to have to question them. However, we would like to question whether it is important at all to be able to categorize people, let alone oneself. The real strength lies in our diversity and individuality. We have recognized that for ourselves as a band. And with “The Gospel Of Judas” we want to remind everyone that one’s own limits only begin where one gives up one’s individuality.”
Watch the official video for “The Gospel Of Judas” HERE:
On their new offering JUDAS, LORD OF THE LOST draw the listener into a conflict that has lasted for thousands of centuries and is as old as mankind itself: The conflict between good and evil. On JUDAS, LORD OF THE LOST tell of this conflict from the perception of the character of Judas Iskarioth, known as highly diverse, and the so-called Gospel of Judas, a paper that’s said to consist of conversations between Jesus Christ and Judas Iskarioth and casts a different light on religious history as it’s told in the Bible’s New Testament.
LORD OF THE LOST on JUDAS: “Don’t judge a book by its cover. This sentence could hardly apply any better to someone in theological history than to the figure of Judas Iskarioth, who represents only one thing at first glance: Betrayal. If you take a closer look, almost endless possibilities of interpretation open up here: from “Judas the murderer” to “Judas the redeemer” and “Judas the actual martyr”, who, if you believe in it, could only find room in hell for his salvific betrayal after dying for what he did, in complete contrast to Jesus Christ. This field of tension and the apocryphal writings of the “Gospel of Judas” are the basis for a double album that not only illuminates the dark and light side of history, but above all the grey areas in between, in which we move emotionally and ideologically throughout our lives and try to find our place.”
LORD OF THE LOST blur the lines between good and evil with their magnum opus JUDAS
JUDAS sets off with atmospheric “Priest”, followed by “For They Know Not What They Do”, making clear right from the beginning that all the songs can be experienced the most organic and vivid way: A genuine, unique choir accompanies singer Chris Harms, whose multi-dimensional voice delivers the haunting lyrics straight into the listener’s mind more strongly than ever. Songs like “Your Star Has Led You Astray” or “Born With a Broken Heart” easily manage to keep the balance between harsh vocals, the distorted sound of fuzz guitars and an overall dark atmosphere that LORD OF THE LOST is known for, whilst “Death Is Just a Kiss Away”, “My Constellation” and closing “Work of Salvation”, for example, put grand piano tunes, authentic strings and the sound of a massive organ recorded in a church in the most suitable focus.
JUDAS marks the successor of chart-breaking Thornstar (2018, #6 GER), and again breathes the innovative spirit of five musicians who are far away from setting boundaries into their very own unique art. LORD OF THE LOST has never been that type of creative force that’s pinned to any specific genre and has succeeded in surprising fans and critics with their nonconformism repeatedly over the years. With their new album, JUDAS, LORD OF THE LOST manage to thematically blur the lines between good and evil and put the so called “salvific treason” into a harmonious soundscape unlike ever heard before – truly an magnum opus!
CD1: Damnation 1. Priest 2. For They Know Not What They Do 3. Your Star Has Led You Astray 4. Born with a Broken Heart 5. The 13th 6. In the Field of Blood 7. 2000 Years a Pyre 8. Death Is Just a Kiss Away 9. The Heart Is a Traitor 10. Euphoria 11. Be Still and Know 12. The Death of All Colours
CD2: Salvation 1. The Gospel of Judas 2. Viva Vendetta 3. Argent 4. The Heartbeat of the Devil 5. And it Was Night 6. My Constellation 7. The Ashes of Flowers 8. Iskarioth 9. A War Within 10. A World where We Belong 11. Apokatastasis 12. Work of Salvation
In addition to the 2-CD JUDAS Mediabook and a cover alu print, the strictly limited deluxe box includes the special CD, The Sorrows Of The Young, double extra CD LOTL+, as well as the six part behind the scenes documentary bonus DVD, Becoming JUDAS. The Sorrows Of The Young features ten unreleased songs, written by Chris Harms at the age of 18, that have now been re-recorded, whereas LOTL+ showcases 32 completely different interpretations in terms of vocals and lyrics on the original song “Viva Vendetta”, written and performed by artists like Megaherz, Equilibrium, Lacrimosa, Subway To Sally, Nachtblut, Unzucht and many more.
The Sorrows Of The Young Track listing: 1. Catharsis 2. Syringes in the Sand 3. Deus Absconditus 4. Die Without Your Love 5. This Piece of Art 6. The Last Saviour 7. All I Am Is The Void 8. Obscularum Infame 9. Infinity 10. Supernova
LOTL+ Track listing: CD 1: 1. Living a Lie feat. A Life Divided 2. Consume Hate feat. Aesthetic Perfection 3. Vergissmeinnicht feat. AnnA Lux 4. Still Life to Die For feat. Ben Christo (The Sisters Of Mercy / Diamond Black) 5. The Darkest Hour feat. Chemical Sweet Kid 6. Into the Dawn feat. Simon Moskon (Cryptex) 7. The Warrior feat. Daria Trusova 8. Old-School Pagan Spirit feat. Robse (Equilibrium) 9. Entität feat. Erdling 10. Doomed Love feat. Erk Aicrag (Hocico / Rabia Sorda) 11. Crimson Masque feat. Face Time Police 12. Your Skeleton Grin feat. Faderhead 13. A Pain That I Know feat. Florian Grey 14. Ohne Zweifel feat. Heldmaschine 15. Sadly Ever After feat. Hell Boulevard 16. Stolen feat. Jaani Peuhu (Mercury Circly, Swallow The Sun, Iconcrash)
CD2: 1. Alles wird gut, aber… feat. Lacrimosa 2. Dein Blick feat. Letzte Instanz 3. Pale Rider feat. Lolita KompleX 4. Revenge feat. MajorVoice 5. Aus und Vorbei feat. Megaherz 6. Bloody Flower feat. Nachtblut 7. Abandon Ship feat. Night Laser 8. The Shadow and the Sun feat. OH FYO! 9. Digging Deeper feat. Scarlet Dorn 10. It Starts with a Crack feat. Solar Fake 11. Fake Gods feat. Soulbound 12. Träume zu Tränen feat. Subway To Sally 13. Die Flamme feat. Sündenrausch 14. Feuerrot feat. Tanzwut 15. Während die Welt in Flammen Steht feat. Unzucht 16. Today feat. Saku Solin (Turmion Kätilöt / Fear Of Domination)
German genrefluid visionaries LORD OF THE LOST have released a second cinematic and visually stunning video for their second single, “For They Know Not What They Do”. The new music video picks up where the first video for “Priest” (more than 400,000 views to date) leaves off. Together, the two videos form the start of a grand narrative of black and white, good and evil, and loud and quiet. These two pre-released singles are the first and second songs on the track list of the new double album JUDAS, and form the oeuvre to a “Magnum Opus” (La Heavy Magazine).
“For They Know Not What They Do”, the second single from JUDAS proves that this new piece of art is musically and organically grown and has very lively highlights – including a choir, grand piano and string quintet – as well as a real church organ.
Chris Harms on the new video: “With ‘For They Know Not What They Do’, the audiovisual experience of ‘Priest’ is not only continued, but in a certain way, a cycle opens here which connects the two videos in their beginnings and endings. In addition, we have fulfilled a childhood dream here, because what musician would not like to be seen once as a ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ choir in the best QUEEN manner in his video…”
Watch the official video for “For They Know Not What They Do”HERE:
[directed & edited by Matteo Vdiva Fabbiani & Chiara Cerami for VDPictures]
The Hamburg-based band’s first music video for “Priest” has already reached over 400,000 views on YouTube within a short period of time. Re-Watch the video here.
German genrefluid visionaries LORD OF THE LOST prove that they have matured both musically and lyrically, and return with their seventh studio album, JUDAS, out July 2, 2021 via Napalm Records.
Along with highly sophisticated official videos, the first two singles draw the listener into a conflict that has lasted for thousands of centuries and is as old as mankind itself: The conflict between good and evil. OnJUDAS, LORD OF THE LOST tell of this conflict from the perception of the character of Judas Iscariot, known as highly diverse, and the so-called Gospel of Judas, a paper that’s said to consist of conversations between Jesus Christ and Judas Iscariot and casts a different light on religious history as it’s told in the Bible’s New Testament.
LORD OF THE LOST on JUDAS: “Don’t judge a book by its cover. This sentence could hardly apply any better to someone in theological history than to the figure of Judas Iscariot, who represents only one thing at first glance: Betrayal. If you take a closer look, almost endless possibilities of interpretation open up here: from “Judas the murderer” to “Judas the redeemer” and “Judas the actual martyr”, who, if you believe in it, could only find room in hell for his salvific betrayal after dying for what he did, in complete contrast to Jesus Christ. This field of tension and the apocryphal writings of the “Gospel of Judas” are the basis for a double album that not only illuminates the dark and light side of history, but above all the grey areas in between, in which we move emotionally and ideologically throughout our lives and try to find our place.”
JUDAS sets off with atmospheric “Priest”, followed by “For They Know Not What They Do”, making clear right from the beginning that all the songs can be experienced the most organic and vivid way: A genuine, unique choir accompanies singer Chris Harms, whose multi-dimensional voice delivers the haunting lyrics straight into the listener’s mind more strongly than ever. Songs like “Your Star Has Led You Astray” or “Born With a Broken Heart” easily manage to keep the balance between harsh vocals, the distorted sound of fuzz guitars and an overall dark atmosphere that LORD OF THE LOST is known for, whilst “Death Is Just a Kiss Away”, “My Constellation” and closing “Work of Salvation”, for example, put grand piano tunes, authentic strings and the sound of a massive organ recorded in a church in the most suitable focus.
JUDAS marks the successor of chart-breaking Thornstar (2018, #6 GER), and again breathes the innovative spirit of five musicians who are far away from setting boundaries into their very own unique art. LORD OF THE LOST has never been that type of creative force that’s pinned to any specific genre and has succeeded in surprising fans and critics with their nonconformism repeatedly over the years. With their new album, JUDAS, LORD OF THE LOST manage to thematically blur the lines between good and evil and put the so called “salvific treason” into a harmonious soundscape unlike ever heard before – truly an magnum opus!
JUDAS Tracklisting: CD1: Damnation 1. Priest 2. For They Know Not What They Do 3. Your Star Has Led You Astray 4. Born with a Broken Heart 5. The 13th 6. In the Field of Blood 7. 2000 Years a Pyre 8. Death Is Just a Kiss Away 9. The Heart Is a Traitor 10. Euphoria 11. Be Still and Know 12. The Death of All Colours
CD2: Salvation 1. The Gospel of Judas 2. Viva Vendetta 3. Argent 4. The Heartbeat of the Devil 5. And it Was Night 6. My Constellation 7. The Ashes of Flowers 8. Iskarioth 9. A War Within 10. A World where We Belong 11. Apokatastasis 12. Work of Salvation
Next to the 2-CD JUDAS Mediabook and a cover alu print, the strictly limited deluxe box includes the special CD, The Sorrow Of The Young, double extra CD LOTL+, as well as the six part behind the scenes documentary bonus DVD, Becoming JUDAS. The Sorrows Of The Young features ten unreleased songs, written by Chris Harms at the age of 18, that have now been re-recorded, whereas LOTL+ showcases 32 completely different interpretations in terms of vocals and lyrics on the original song “Viva Vendetta”, written and performed by artists like Megaherz, Equilibrium, Lacrimosa, Subway To Sally, Nachtblut, Unzucht and many more.
The Sorrows Of The Young Tracklisting: 1. Catharsis 2. Syringes in the Sand 3. Deus Absconditus 4. Die Without Your Love 5. This Piece of Art 6. The Last Saviour 7. All I Am Is The Void 8. Obscularum Infame 9. Infinity 10. Supernova
LOTL+ Tracklisting: CD 1: 1. Living a Lie feat. A Life Divided 2. Consume Hate feat. Aesthetic Perfection 3. Vergissmeinnicht feat. AnnA Lux 4. Still Life to Die For feat. Ben Christo (The Sisters Of Mercy / Diamond Black) 5. The Darkest Hour feat. Chemical Sweet Kid 6. Into the Dawn feat. Simon Moskon (Cryptex) 7. The Warrior feat. Daria Trusova 8. Old-School Pagan Spirit feat. Robse (Equilibrium) 9. Entität feat. Erdling 10. Doomed Love feat. Erk Aicrag (Hocico / Rabia Sorda) 11. Crimson Masque feat. Face Time Police 12. Your Skeleton Grin feat. Faderhead 13. A Pain That I Know feat. Florian Grey 14. Ohne Zweifel feat. Heldmaschine 15. Sadly Ever After feat. Hell Boulevard 16. Stolen feat. Jaani Peuhu (Mercury Circly, Swallow The Sun, Iconcrash)
CD2: 1. Alles wird gut, aber… feat. Lacrimosa 2. Dein Blick feat. Letzte Instanz 3. Pale Rider feat. Lolita KompleX 4. Revenge feat. MajorVoice 5. Aus und Vorbei feat. Megaherz 6. Bloody Flower feat. Nachtblut 7. Abandon Ship feat. Night Laser 8. The Shadow and the Sun feat. OH FYO! 9. Digging Deeper feat. Scarlet Dorn 10. It Starts with a Crack feat. Solar Fake 11. Fake Gods feat. Soulbound 12. Träume zu Tränen feat. Subway To Sally 13. Die Flamme feat. Sündenrausch 14. Feuerrot feat. Tanzwut 15. Während die Welt in Flammen Steht feat. Unzucht 16. Today feat. Saku Solin (Turmion Kätilöt / Fear Of Domination)
German genrefluid visionaries LORD OF THE LOST prove that they have matured both musically and lyrically, and return with their seventh studio album, JUDAS, out July 2, 2021 via Napalm Records.
With this remarkable offering, the five-piece cement their position as exceptional artists that can’t be pigeonholed once more, which their brand new harbinger and single “Priest”, out today, is already proof of. The very first song immediately unveils a leitmotif that runs through the whole record and serves as a uniting symbiosis for the double album, divided in two conceptual parts, Damnation and Salvation, with 24 songs in total.
Along with a highly sophisticated official video, the song draws the listener into a conflict that has lasted for thousands of centuries and is as old as mankind itself: The conflict between good and evil. OnJUDAS, LORD OF THE LOST tell of this conflict from the perception of the character of Judas Iscariot, known as highly diverse, and the so-called Gospel of Judas, a paper that’s said to consist of conversations between Jesus Christ and Judas Iscariot and casts a different light on religious history as it’s told in the Bible’s New Testament.
LORD OF THE LOST on the new single and video: “With ‘Priest’, we dive deep into a visual world that is meant to convey the very core emotion of the upcoming album, JUDAS, to the viewer. This comes along with a story that leaves room for many means of interpretation while keeping the purpose of the album concept. The artist XELANAH shines as the protagonist here, symbolically representing the emotional tension of the figure of Judas Iscariot. That role will also appear and continue in further videos, just like you know it from, for example, AEROSMITH. The song itself manages to unite all the emotion and soundscape that makes up the album – a cinematic trailer for the ears. And even a deliberately placed GENESIS quote from the mouth of Judas himself is suddenly seen in a completely new light.”
[directed & edited by Matteo Vdiva Fabbiani & Chiara Cerami for VDPictures]
Part of the video for “Priest” was shot in the so-called Einhornhöhle (engl. unicorn cave) in Germany back in August 2020. LORD OF THE LOST continue introducing their female protagonist and artwork model, a process that was already set free with the teaser video for “The Death Of All Colours”, and weaves the common thread of JUDAS visually as well. She represents the inner conflict of good and evil that can be interpreted in several ways.
LORD OF THE LOST on JUDAS: “Don’t judge a book by its cover. This sentence could hardly apply any better to someone in theological history than to the figure of Judas Iscariot, who represents only one thing at first glance: Betrayal. If you take a closer look, almost endless possibilities of interpretation open up here: from “Judas the murderer” to “Judas the redeemer” and “Judas the actual martyr”, who, if you believe in it, could only find room in hell for his salvific betrayal after dying for what he did, in complete contrast to Jesus Christ. This field of tension and the apocryphal writings of the “Gospel of Judas” are the basis for a double album that not only illuminates the dark and light side of history, but above all the grey areas in between, in which we move emotionally and ideologically throughout our lives and try to find our place.”
JUDAS sets off with atmospheric “Priest”, followed by “For They Know Not What They Do”, making clear right from the beginning that all the songs can be experienced the most organic and vivid way: A genuine, unique choir accompanies singer Chris Harms, whose multi-dimensional voice delivers the haunting lyrics straight into the listener’s mind more strongly than ever. Songs like “Your Star Has Led You Astray” or “Born With a Broken Heart” easily manage to keep the balance between harsh vocals, the distorted sound of fuzz guitars and an overall dark atmosphere that LORD OF THE LOST is known for, whilst “Death Is Just a Kiss Away”, “My Constellation” and closing “Work of Salvation”, for example, put grand piano tunes, authentic strings and the sound of a massive organ recorded in a church in the most suitable focus.
JUDAS marks the successor of chart-breaking Thornstar (2018, #6 GER), and again breathes the innovative spirit of five musicians who are far away from setting boundaries into their very own unique art. LORD OF THE LOST has never been that type of creative force that’s pinned to any specific genre and has succeeded in surprising fans and critics with their nonconformism repeatedly over the years. With their new album JUDAS, LORD OF THE LOST manage to thematically blur the lines between good and evil and put the so called “salvific treason” into a harmonious soundscape unlike ever heard before – truly an magnum opus!
JUDAS Tracklisting: CD1: Damnation 1. Priest 2. For They Know Not What They Do 3. Your Star Has Led You Astray 4. Born with a Broken Heart 5. The 13th 6. In the Field of Blood 7. 2000 Years a Pyre 8. Death Is Just a Kiss Away 9. The Heart Is a Traitor 10. Euphoria 11. Be Still and Know 12. The Death of All Colours
CD2: Salvation 1. The Gospel of Judas 2. Viva Vendetta 3. Argent 4. The Heartbeat of the Devil 5. And it Was Night 6. My Constellation 7. The Ashes of Flowers 8. Iskarioth 9. A War Within 10. A World where We Belong 11. Apokatastasis 12. Work of Salvation
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