LORD

LORD
Origin	Wollongong, NSW
Genres	Thrash metal, power metal
Years active	2006 - present
Labels	Riot!
Associated acts	Dungeon, Austere, Sedition, Ilium, Platinum Brunette, Nazxul, Baal Gadrial, Vanquish, Battalion, Malice, From Beyond, Black Reign
Website	http://www.lord.net.au
Past members	Tim Yatras, Mav Stevens

Band members

• Current line-up
  • Lord Tim (vocals, guitar)
  • Damian Costas (drums)
  • Andrew Dowling (bass)
  • Mark Furtner (guitar)

• Former members
  • Tim Yatras (drums) 2006 - 2009
  • Shane Linfoot (guitar) 2007 (live only)
  • Mav Stevens (guitar) 2006 - 2007

Band information

LORD supporting Saxon, 2008

LORD began as a solo project for Dungeon singer and guitarist Lord Tim. The material on the first album is 80s inspired heavy rock and metal and features backing vocals from Dungeon's Stu Marshall. Ex-Dungeon member Justin Sayers provided some bass tracks and Gustav Hoffman some keyboards.

After the decision was made to abandon the use of the Dungeon name with the departure of two of the band's key members in late 2005, LORD became a full-fledged band. Yatras was also from Dungeon, and also with Nazxul and Austere. LORD began playing live in early 2006 and within months were touring nationally. The band supported Queensrÿche nationally in July 2006 and also appeared with Nightwish and Atrocity. LORD then supported Nevermore in November at the Festival of the Dead in Sydney, along with appearing at Metal for the Brain in Canberra the same afternoon.

Guitarist Mav Stevens left LORD in December 2006. Shane Linfoot from Transcending Mortality filled in for some touring commitments in early 2007 but he was replaced by Mark Furtner of FromBeyond. Furtner and Chris Brooks make guest appearances on the band's debut album Ascendence.

LORD toured the east coast with Saxon in May 2008. A limited edition EP entitled "Hear No Evil" was released on October 31, featuring a Kylie Minogue cover that won them some national airplay. LORD undertook an extensive tour of Australia and New Zealand in the first half of 2009. Two dates had to be performed acoustically when Tim Yatras suffered a back injury that restricted his playing. At the conclusion of the tour, which included a show with Paul Di'anno, Yatras was replaced by Damian Costas of Vanquish. Set in Stone was released in August and featured guest appearances by Craig Goldy, Glen Drover and members of Angra, Harem Scarem, Dragonland, Argument Soul, Enter Twilight and Vanishing Point.

In November 2009 LORD toured Japan. Upon their return to Australia, Lord Tim announced he had been forced to stand down from guitar playing for up to a year due to health issues; Matt Bell from KnightQueste was the band's temporary touring guitarist until late June 2010. His last show with the band was a support slot with Paul Di'anno in Sydney.

LORD released the "Return of the Tyrant" EP in September 2010 and embarked on an extensive tour that included Australian dates and shows in Japan with Doro and Jaded Heart. The EP's title track was a sequel to the Dungeon song "Tarrano del Mar"; the release also included cover songs and acoustic tracks and had a running time of over an hour.

LORD was quiet for most of 2011; in March 2012 the band toured with Iced Earth. They also played the Evil Invaders festival and announced details of their next album Digital Lies in June before heading to Europe for a tour that included several festival dates. An Australian tour with Electrik Dynamite began in September that was to incorporate an appearance at Bastardfest in Darwin but that event was cancelled. Digital Lies was released in February 2013.

Discography

Albums:

	2003	A Personal Journey	Metal Warriors
	2007	Ascendence	Modern Invasion
|	2009	Set in Stone	Riot!
	2013	Digital Lies	Riot!

EP:

	2008	Hear No Evil	self release
	2010	Return of the Tyrant	self release

Compilation tracks:

	Year	Track Title	Album Title	Label
	2006	"Shattered"	The Art of Shredding: A Tribute to Dime	DarkStar