LORD OF THE LOST to Release New Studio Album, JUDAS, on July 2, 2021 via Napalm Records

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. On JUDAS, 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.”

 

Watch the official video for “Priest” HERE

[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.”

 

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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!

 

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

 

JUDAS will be available in North America in the following formats:

– Deluxe Box (incl. 2-CD Mediabook, 1 CD The Sorrows Of The Young, 2 CD LOTL+, DVD Becoming JUDAS, Cover Alu Print) – strictly limited to 1500 copies worldwide (Napalm mailorder only)

– 4 CD Earbook – strictly limited to 500 copies worldwide (Napalm mailorder only)

– Double Music Cassette – strictly limited to 100 copies worldwide (Napalm mailorder only)

– 2-CD Mediabook (Napalm mailorder only)

– 2-CD Sleevepack

– Vinyl Box incl. 2x 2LP Recycled BLACK Vinyl Gatefold

– Digital Album

[Deluxe Box (incl. 2-CD Mediabook, 1 CD The Sorrows Of The Young, 2 CD LOTL+, DVD Becoming JUDAS, Cover Alu Print) – strictly limited to 1500 copies worldwide]

 

Next 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 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)

 

LORD OF THE LOST are:

Chris Harms – vocals, guitar, cello

Pi Stoffers – guitar

Class Grenayde – bass

Gared Dirge – piano, synthesizer, percussion, guitar

Niklas Kahl – drums

 

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