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Exactly one year after the release of its game-changing #1 charting album, Blood & Glitter (Official German Album Charts), Lord Of The Lost is back with its first-ever covers album, Weapons Of Mass Seduction, set for release on 29 December via Napalm Records.
Weapons Of Mass Seduction features plenty of genre-crossing tracks and wraps up the busiest and most successful year in the band's history. In addition to storming the charts with its latest studio album, being invited by the legendary Iron Maiden as a special guest on their European tour (again!), numerous sold-out headline shows, and opening gigs for Powerwolf and Amon Amarth, the band represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest Finals in Liverpool in May. Lord Of The Lost made it clear once again that it does not limit itself when it comes to genre norms and influences.
Today, the band unveiled the opening track of its upcoming covers album, an electrifying cover of Billy Idol's "Shock To The System". The song arrives with a perfectly fitting music video, underlining its attitude in the best possible way.
Chris Harms on "Shock To The System": "I remember exactly when I heard this song for the first time. I was 13 years old, it was summer and I was sitting in the back of the Opel Manta convertible in which I drove to the open-air pool with my older sister and her boyfriend. Rarely has the energy of a single song gripped me so much. We'd like to give a little bit of that energy back with our tribute to Billy Idol and this song through our cover and accompanying video".
While the album is entirely composed of covers, Weapons Of Mass Seduction confirms Lord Of The Lost's creative ability to make even unexpected songs its own, and further confirms its status. The covers album comes in various formats - some containing a second CD with 11 covers that are already released or have been played live. The deluxe box set includes a third CD with ten acoustic tracks, exclusively available in this format.
Lord Of The Lost states: "During the production of our last album, Blood & Glitter, while recording our Roxette cover 'The Look' in Finland, it had already become clear that we had opened Pandora's box. The energy and fun of covering the songs of beloved and respected colleagues and idols was something we were determined to continue. So even before the release of Blood & Glitter, we started working on this 'covers album' project, which for us is the perfect dessert to Blood & Glitter, before we embark on the adventure of reinventing ourselves again for a new studio album".
Weapons Of Mass Seduction features a wide range of songs from different eras and genres performed in Lord Of The Lost style, all surprisingly fitting for the band and, hence, forming a cohesive collection of covers. The classic heavy metal track "Turbo Lover", originally by Judas Priest, meets modern pop hits in songs such as Sia's "Unstoppable", Bishop Briggs' "River", and Zella Day's "High". Ultravox' "Hymn", followed by Michael Jackson's legendary "Give In To Me" and Keane's "Somewhere Only We Know", expand the multifaceted selection even further. With added rougher elements such as heavier vocals, Bronski Beat's captivating 80s electro-pop hit "Smalltown Boy" gets a dark makeover in the hands of Lord Of The Lost. The unit's cover of another legendary 80s song, "(I Just) Died In Your Arms", features a guest appearance from rising singer-songwriter Anica Russo, who also took part in Germany's ESC 2023 preliminary round Unser Lied für Liverpool (Our Song For Liverpool). An emotional version of The Pretty Reckless' "House On A Hill" closes Weapons Of Mass Seduction impactfully.
A special 2CD edition of the new covers album provides a cross-cut of covers previously released or already covered live throughout Lord Of The Lost's career. Among them are the Roxette cover "The Look", "Children Of The Damned", a homage to Iron Maiden, and the cover of the Finnish ESC song "Cha Cha Cha" by Käärijä - sung by Chris Harms in Finnish.
For starters, "Shock To The System (Billy Idol cover)"... Link
Weapons Of Mass Seduction tracklist:
CD 1
01. Shock To The System (Billy Idol cover)
02. Unstoppable (Sia cover)
03. Smalltown Boy (Bronski Beat cover)
04. Turbo Lover (Judas Priest cover)
05. Hymn (Ultravox cover)
06. Give In To Me (Michael Jackson cover)
07. River (Bishop Briggs cover)
08. Somewhere Only We Know (Keane cover)
09. (I Just) Died In Your Arms (feat. Anica Russo) (Cutting Crew cover)
10. High (Zella Day cover)
11. House On A Hill (The Pretty Reckless cover)
CD 2
01. The Look (feat. Blümchen) (Roxette cover)
02. Ordinary Town (Celebrate The Nun cover)
03. Cha Cha Cha (Käärijä cover)
04. Judas (Lady Gaga cover)
05. Children Of The Damned (Iron Maiden cover)
06. Wig In A Box (Hedwig and the Angry Inch cover)
07. Bad Romance (Lady Gaga cover)
08. The Most Radical Thing To Do (The Ark cover)
09. This Is The Life (Amy MacDonald cover)
10. It's A Sin (Pet Shop Boys cover)
11. Ordinary World (Duran Duran cover)
CD 3 - Ltd Deluxe Edition only
01. Starman (David Bowie cover)
02. Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon (Neil Diamond cover)
03. The Days Of Pearly Spencer (David McWilliams cover)
04. Hey You (Pink Floyd cover)
05. I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night (The Electric Prunes cover)
06. Where Do You Go To My Lovely (Peter Sarstedt cover)
07. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) (The Byrds cover)
08. In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus) (Zager & Evans cover)
09. All I Have To Do Is Dream (The Everly Brothers cover)
10. Perfect Day (Lou Reed cover)
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