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Lord (band)
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Lord is a heavy metal
band from Wollongong, Australia. The group began as a solo project for "Lord Tim" Grose
of Dungeon
in 2003 and expanded into a complete band when Dungeon broke up in 2005. They have released three albums and an EP to date. Lord has appeared with major acts that include Queensrÿche
, Nightwish
, Nevermore
, Saxon
and Gamma Ray
. The band's name is usually stylised in all capital letters.
had collected a number of compositions he felt were either too personal to submit to the band or inappropriate for its style. In 2003, he collected these songs on an album called A Personal Journey
that was issued under the name Lord. At the end of 2005, Dungeon came to an end and Lord became a band featuring Grose and drummer Tim Yatras
(also of Dungeon), along with guitarist Mav Stevens and bass player Andrew Dowling from Brisbane
metal band Sedition. Yatras has also been a member of several black metal
bands including Nazxul
, Austere and Battalion. A Personal Journey was re-mastered and released to mark the occasion.
Lord performed their first live show on 31 March 2006. The group launched a national tour within months and before the end of the year had opened for Queensrÿche
, Nevermore
, Gamma Ray, Leaves Eyes, Atrocity
and Skinless
, and appeared at the final Metal for the Brain
festival. On 23 December 2006, it was announced that guitarist Stevens would be leaving the band for personal reasons and would be relocating to the United Kingdom. Shane Linfoot of Sydney band Transcending Mortality filled in as a live guitarist in early 2007 but due to both bands' hectic schedules, Linfoot departed to be replaced by FromBeyond guitarist Mark Furtner, originally in a temporary capacity but his addition was made permanent in December 2007. Furtner's work had already appeared on the August 2007 album Ascendence
. Chris Brooks
also contributed guest guitars by way of the solos in "Rain" and "Through the Fire".
The band toured the Australian east coast with Saxon
in May 2008. After this Lord began working on a third album. The EP "Hear No Evil
" appeared in late 2008, featuring two new songs, live tracks and a cover of Kylie Minogue
's "On a Night Like This
". The Set in Stone
album was released in September 2009 and included guest contributions from Craig Goldy
of Dio
, Glen Drover
of Eidolon
, Pete Lesperance
of Harem Scarem
, Angra
's Felipe Andreoli
, Vanishing Point
's Chris Porcianko, Justin Sayers from Platinum Brunette, Chris Brooks, and Stu Marshall
of Paindivision. Lord completed wide-scale touring of Australia, New Zealand and Japan in 2009.
In June 2009, Tim Yatras left the band and was replaced by Damian Costas from Sydney band Vanquish. During January 2010, Lord Tim announced that a medical condition had severely restricted his guitar-playing and was advised to take at least six months off from playing guitar. Temporary guitarist, Matthew Bell, filled in during his recovery.
In September 2010, LORD released the "Return of the Tyrant" EP which featured a ten minute long orchestrated title track and six unplugged versions of Dungeon and LORD songs, with a playing time of nearly an hour. The band is currently on another wide-scale Australian tour and will tour Japan in October with Doro
and Jaded Heart.
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Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band from Wollongong, Australia. The group began as a solo project for "Lord Tim" Grose
Lord Tim
Lord Tim is the professional name of Australian musician Tim Ian Grose. Based in Wollongong, New South Wales, he is best known as the founder of the heavy metal band Dungeon. The band started in 1989, released several albums, and was considered one of the leading metal bands in Australia...
of Dungeon
Dungeon (band)
Dungeon was a melodic power metal/thrash metal band based in Sydney, Australia, considered by some sources as one of Australia's leading metal bands...
in 2003 and expanded into a complete band when Dungeon broke up in 2005. They have released three albums and an EP to date. Lord has appeared with major acts that include Queensrÿche
Queensrÿche
thumb|250px|right|Queensrÿche's classic line-up performing at the [[Sauna Open Air Metal Festival]] 2011 in [[Tampere]], [[Finland]]. Left to right: bass Eddie Jackson, lead vocals Geoff Tate, drums Scott Rockenfield and guitars Michael Wilton....
, Nightwish
Nightwish
Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee, Finland. Formed in 1996 by songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former vocalist Tarja Turunen, Nightwish's current line-up has five members, although Tarja has been replaced by Anette Olzon and the...
, Nevermore
Nevermore
Nevermore is an American heavy metal band from Seattle, Washington. Formed in 1991, they are known to incorporate elements from styles such as thrash, power, progressive, and neo-classical metal into their songs, and also makes use of acoustic guitars and a wide range of vocal styles.-Early years...
, Saxon
Saxon (band)
Saxon are an English heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. As front-runners of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, they had 8 UK Top 40 albums in the 1980s including 4 UK Top 10 albums. Saxon also had numerous singles in the Top 20 singles chart...
and Gamma Ray
Gamma Ray (band)
Gamma Ray is a power metal band from Hamburg, northern Germany, founded and fronted by Kai Hansen after his departure from the German power metal Helloween. Hansen is the current lead vocalist, guitarist as well as the chief songwriter of Gamma Ray. The band is known as one of the most prominent...
. The band's name is usually stylised in all capital letters.
History
Between 1989 and 2000, Dungeon singer/guitarist and founding member "Lord Tim" GroseLord Tim
Lord Tim is the professional name of Australian musician Tim Ian Grose. Based in Wollongong, New South Wales, he is best known as the founder of the heavy metal band Dungeon. The band started in 1989, released several albums, and was considered one of the leading metal bands in Australia...
had collected a number of compositions he felt were either too personal to submit to the band or inappropriate for its style. In 2003, he collected these songs on an album called A Personal Journey
A Personal Journey
A Personal Journey is the debut album by Australian heavy metal band Lord. This release was designed as a solo outlet for Lord Tim of the Sydney metal band Dungeon to release material he felt was inappropriate for that group.-Overview:...
that was issued under the name Lord. At the end of 2005, Dungeon came to an end and Lord became a band featuring Grose and drummer Tim Yatras
Tim Yatras
Tim Yatras is an Australian musician and composer, best known as a writer of several J-pop songs, as well as a former member of Wollongong based heavy metal band, Lord, and creator of the Black Metal/Rock/Trance act Germ.-Biography:...
(also of Dungeon), along with guitarist Mav Stevens and bass player Andrew Dowling from Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
metal band Sedition. Yatras has also been a member of several black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
bands including Nazxul
Nazxul
Nazxul is a black metal band from Sydney, Australia. At one time featuring members of other prominent local metal bands including Mortal Sin and Sadistik Exekution, Nazxul has released two albums, an EP and several split releases with other bands....
, Austere and Battalion. A Personal Journey was re-mastered and released to mark the occasion.
Lord performed their first live show on 31 March 2006. The group launched a national tour within months and before the end of the year had opened for Queensrÿche
Queensrÿche
thumb|250px|right|Queensrÿche's classic line-up performing at the [[Sauna Open Air Metal Festival]] 2011 in [[Tampere]], [[Finland]]. Left to right: bass Eddie Jackson, lead vocals Geoff Tate, drums Scott Rockenfield and guitars Michael Wilton....
, Nevermore
Nevermore
Nevermore is an American heavy metal band from Seattle, Washington. Formed in 1991, they are known to incorporate elements from styles such as thrash, power, progressive, and neo-classical metal into their songs, and also makes use of acoustic guitars and a wide range of vocal styles.-Early years...
, Gamma Ray, Leaves Eyes, Atrocity
Atrocity (band)
Atrocity is a German Heavy Metal band formed in Ludwigsburg.-History:First started in 1985 as Instigators and playing grindcore, Atrocity arose as a death metal band with their debut EP, Blue Blood, in 1989, followed soon by Hallucinations, a concept album about drug use...
and Skinless
Skinless
Skinless is a death metal band that was formed in 1992 and disbanded in 2011.-History:Skinless was formed by Ryan Wade and Noah Carpenter in the town of South Glens Falls, New York...
, and appeared at the final Metal for the Brain
Metal for the Brain
Metal for the Brain was Australia's largest heavy metal music festival. The event was held in Canberra annually, usually towards the end of the year, and featured Australian bands almost exclusively...
festival. On 23 December 2006, it was announced that guitarist Stevens would be leaving the band for personal reasons and would be relocating to the United Kingdom. Shane Linfoot of Sydney band Transcending Mortality filled in as a live guitarist in early 2007 but due to both bands' hectic schedules, Linfoot departed to be replaced by FromBeyond guitarist Mark Furtner, originally in a temporary capacity but his addition was made permanent in December 2007. Furtner's work had already appeared on the August 2007 album Ascendence
Ascendence
Australian bonus trackJapanese bonus track-Personnel:MusicalLord* Lord Tim – vocals, guitars, keyboards* Tim Yatras – drums* Andrew Dowling – bass guitarwith* Tania Moran – backing vocals* Gareth Michael – backing vocals...
. Chris Brooks
Chris Brooks (guitarist)
Chris Brooks is an Australian rock, metal and fusion guitarist most noted for his debut instrumental album The Master Plan and his subsequent work with members of Yngwie Malmsteen, Black Sabbath, Lana Lane, and fellow Australians LORD.-Early life:...
also contributed guest guitars by way of the solos in "Rain" and "Through the Fire".
The band toured the Australian east coast with Saxon
Saxon (band)
Saxon are an English heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. As front-runners of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, they had 8 UK Top 40 albums in the 1980s including 4 UK Top 10 albums. Saxon also had numerous singles in the Top 20 singles chart...
in May 2008. After this Lord began working on a third album. The EP "Hear No Evil
Hear No Evil (Lord EP)
Hear No Evil is an EP by Australian heavy metal band Lord. It was released in a limited edition of 500 hand numbered CDs on October 31, 2008 on the band's own label, Dominus Records.-Overview:...
" appeared in late 2008, featuring two new songs, live tracks and a cover of Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
's "On a Night Like This
On a Night like This
"On a Night Like This" is a song by Australian recording artist and songwriter Kylie Minogue, taken from her seventh studio album Light Years . The song was released as a CD Single on 25 September 2000, and was released digitally after the physical release date...
". The Set in Stone
Set in Stone (Lord album)
Set in Stone is the third album by Australian heavy metal band Lord. It was released in September 2009 by the band's own label Dominus in conjunction with Riot! Entertainment...
album was released in September 2009 and included guest contributions from Craig Goldy
Craig Goldy
Craig Goldy is an American guitarist, mostly notably of the band Dio.Before Dio, he played in the bands Vengeance, Rough Cutt, and Giuffria. He replaced Jake E. Lee in Rough Cutt and was himself replaced by Amir Derakh in this group. Prior to joining Rough Cutt, he had played in the band Vengeance...
of Dio
Dio (band)
Dio was an American heavy metal band from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Formed in 1982 and led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio, after he left Black Sabbath with intentions to form a new band with fellow former Black Sabbath member, drummer Vinny Appice. Naming the band Dio made sense from a commercial...
, Glen Drover
Glen Drover
Glen Drover is a heavy metal guitarist from Missisauga, Ontario, Canada. He currently resides in MississaugaOntario. Drover is best known as the former lead guitarist in Megadeth and King Diamond, as well as his own band Eidolon, along with his brother Shawn Drover.-History:Glen Drover began...
of Eidolon
Eidolon (band)
Eidolon was a Canadian power metal band formed in 1993 by brothers Shawn and Glen Drover . The band was signed to Metal Blade Records, but was let go in 2004, in part because of a refusal to tour. Eidolon signed soon after to Escapi Records. The band has released seven studio albums to date...
, Pete Lesperance
Pete Lesperance
Pete Lesperance is a Canadian guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer best known as the former lead guitarist for the Canadian melodic rock band Harem Scarem. Lesperance was born October 13, 1968 in Scarborough, Ontario...
of Harem Scarem
Harem Scarem
Harem Scarem were a Canadian melodic rock band from Toronto, ON. Harem Scarem achieved popularity in Japan and their native Canada in the early 1990s. Harem Scarem were active from 1987 to 2008...
, Angra
Angra (band)
Angra is a Brazilian metal band from São Paulo, Brazil known for its symphonic interludes, highly technical instrumental playing and Brazilian regional elements.- Biography :...
's Felipe Andreoli
Felipe Andreoli
Felipe Andreoli is a heavy-metal bassist known for playing in bands like Angra, Karma and Almah.In 2006, along with Angra and Hangar's members, he participated in Fábio Laguna's Freakeys project....
, Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point (band)
Vanishing Point are an Australian power/progressive metal band from Melbourne. The band incorporates symphonic elements into their sound through a prominent keyboard role in their music...
's Chris Porcianko, Justin Sayers from Platinum Brunette, Chris Brooks, and Stu Marshall
Stu Marshall
Stu Marshall is a guitarist from Sydney, Australia. He is currently a member of Sydney heavy metal band Empires of Eden and Paindivision.Marshall is best known as a member of the Sydney metal band Dungeon with whom he recorded three albums and toured extensively throughout Australia, Europe and...
of Paindivision. Lord completed wide-scale touring of Australia, New Zealand and Japan in 2009.
In June 2009, Tim Yatras left the band and was replaced by Damian Costas from Sydney band Vanquish. During January 2010, Lord Tim announced that a medical condition had severely restricted his guitar-playing and was advised to take at least six months off from playing guitar. Temporary guitarist, Matthew Bell, filled in during his recovery.
In September 2010, LORD released the "Return of the Tyrant" EP which featured a ten minute long orchestrated title track and six unplugged versions of Dungeon and LORD songs, with a playing time of nearly an hour. The band is currently on another wide-scale Australian tour and will tour Japan in October with Doro
Doro
Doro may refer to:* Doro , rock singer, former vocalist of the German heavy metal band Warlock** Doro , a 1990 album by Doro** Doro , a Swedish telecommunications company...
and Jaded Heart.
Members
- Current
- Lord TimLord TimLord Tim is the professional name of Australian musician Tim Ian Grose. Based in Wollongong, New South Wales, he is best known as the founder of the heavy metal band Dungeon. The band started in 1989, released several albums, and was considered one of the leading metal bands in Australia...
- lead vocals, guitar, keyboards - Andrew Dowling - bass, vocals
- Mark Furtner - guitar, vocals
- Damian "Damo" Costas - drums (2009 - Current)
- Lord Tim
- Past
- Mav StevensMav StevensMaverick "Mav" Stevens is a guitarist who played as a guest with the Australian heavy metal band Dungeon and was a member of the related band Lord...
(2005–2006) – guitars, vocals - Shane Linfoot (live only, 2007) – guitar
- Tim YatrasTim YatrasTim Yatras is an Australian musician and composer, best known as a writer of several J-pop songs, as well as a former member of Wollongong based heavy metal band, Lord, and creator of the Black Metal/Rock/Trance act Germ.-Biography:...
(2005–2009) - drums, vocals
- Mav Stevens
Discography
Studio albums- 2003 - A Personal JourneyA Personal JourneyA Personal Journey is the debut album by Australian heavy metal band Lord. This release was designed as a solo outlet for Lord Tim of the Sydney metal band Dungeon to release material he felt was inappropriate for that group.-Overview:...
- 2007 - AscendenceAscendenceAustralian bonus trackJapanese bonus track-Personnel:MusicalLord* Lord Tim – vocals, guitars, keyboards* Tim Yatras – drums* Andrew Dowling – bass guitarwith* Tania Moran – backing vocals* Gareth Michael – backing vocals...
- 2009 - Set in StoneSet in Stone (Lord album)Set in Stone is the third album by Australian heavy metal band Lord. It was released in September 2009 by the band's own label Dominus in conjunction with Riot! Entertainment...
Extended play
- 2008 - "Hear No EvilHear No Evil (Lord EP)Hear No Evil is an EP by Australian heavy metal band Lord. It was released in a limited edition of 500 hand numbered CDs on October 31, 2008 on the band's own label, Dominus Records.-Overview:...
" - Limited pressing - 500 copies - 2010 - "Return of the TyrantReturn of the TyrantReturn of the Tyrant is the second EP release by Australian heavy metal band Lord. The title track is an almost ten-minute sequel to the song "Tarranno del Mar", which appeared on the Dungeon album One Step Beyond. Despite being over an hour in length, the band marketed this release as an EP...
"
External links
Official links- Lord.net.au – official website
- Lord at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- Official Lord channel at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- Lord at Metal-Archives
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