Interview with thrash metal band LOST WORLD ORDER from Germany.
LOST WORLD ORDER
It's been a long time I made some interview. And all those times when
I made my magazine IN DEED HELL or cooperated with magazines like
ŠROTOWISKO or HARDROCKER are far away. Of course I could make an
interview with HEAVING EARTH, ATTACK OF FIRE or DISSOLUTION, but
these bands are well known and popular overhere... That's the reason
we introduce our fans with guest from abroad, who arrive from far
BIELEFELD town (Germany). The last year we were visited by great band
WEAK ASIDE (from Germany too), who totally destroyed all visitors
with their war death metal. Now we can wait for excelent thrash metal
LOST WORLD ORDER, young German group who released their first album
"This Apparatus Must Be Earthed!" in 2008. But they earlier
played death-thrash under the title SPECTRE DRAGON and released 3
albums. After then they continued like LOST WORLD ORDER and took a
ride thrash metal way full of agression, strenght and melodies.
I don't know much
about your history from SPECTRE DRAGON times. Can you tell us more
about it?
Well, Spectre Dragon
started in 1991 and used to play a mixture of Speed- and Power Metal
back then, accompanied by a couple of Death Metal-grunts. Our current
bass player McZ was a founding member. In 1994 our current drummer
and I (just as a guitar player) joined the band, and we started to
vary our style. We added more Death- and even Black
Metal-ingredients. It was fun, but there was no real focus. In 1999
some of the members left the band, and while I took over vocal
duties, Hedrykk stepped in as second guitar player.
We the made the
album “Draconian Aeon” which can be seen as a period of
orientation. In 2002, “Under Hell’s Command” was pure
Death-Thrash, and 2005s “Beyond Creation” was a pure
Thrash-album.
Why did you
change band name and then continued under LOST WORLD ORDER title?
We just felt that
the name Spectre Dragon didn’t fit the band’s music and lyrical
topics anymore. In the beginning, there were fantasy lyrics and
Classic Metal, but now it’s Thrash with more realistic lyrics and a
dystopian view on the world, so for us it was important to have
express those changes with a new name.
It's really great
you didn't change your line-up so much... I think, that some members
in your band are stable and it's fine it has lasted until today.
Could you tell us your recipe for stable line-up?
If I only knew this,
hahaha. I think it has something to do with the fact that we don’t
play to make a living or to be famous. It’s a fine hobby for us, so
we don’t have to struggle as much as other bands.
Well, leave the
past... you come from town of Bielefeld. If I am right, it's about
840 kilometers across the Berlin. It's unbelievable distance. I would
like to know, how do you decided to visit us through such distance.
It's really far away. WEAK ASIDE travelled across 860 kilometers,
it's really admirable... When I see, that some bands overhere have
problem to travel across some distance and play for couple of fans...
I suppose you play in The Czech Republic for the first time and you
take it like a trip...
Bielefeld is about
450 km from Berlin, our travel distance to Rýmařov is about 920 km.
Yes, it is very far, hahaha. You’re right, we see it as road trip,
but it also a good opportunity to reach some new fans in the Czech
Republic, and we are really looking forward to meeting all of you
guys and have a good time with you. So, we’re doing this for
ourselves and also for you!
You have released
3 albums. I don't know anything about "This Apparatus Must Be
Earthed!" Can you tell us more about it? Is there anything
connected with SPECTRE DRAGON or is it pure LOST WORLD ORDER?
As I wrote earlier,
it is the same band, we just changed names before the release of
“This Apparatus Must Be Earthed!” The album is pretty much a
continuation of what we started with the albums before, but with the
new name we tried to establish a kind of corporate design. Have a
look at the album cover and you’ll see what I’m talking about. We
liked it, but it didn’t work out too good. We released “This
Apparatus Must Be Earthed!” in a vinyl version next to the CD. The
CD was released by Musicaz Records, a label that doesn’t exist
anymore, the vinyl was done by ourselves. We still have some LPs left
and will bring it with us for the gig. The CD is sold out.
I know you
through album "Marauders", which was released in 2009. It
caught me with its strenght, precise playing, originality and nice
melodies. I have it still in my ears and I must admit, that I haven't
heard such inventive thrash metal for a long time. I feel KREATOR
influences in you music as well. I take it very positive, because I
personally think, that KREATOR and SODOM caused that german thrash
metal is well know on the worldwide scene. By the way, I've got the
feeling, that bands like yours move forward and surprise with great
ideas.
First of all let me
thank you for the great compliment! Yes, Kreator is an influence for
us, just like Exodus, Testament and many more. We like all kinds of
Metal, and maybe this is the special mixture that defines the LOST
WORLD ORDER-style. “Marauders” is the first out of three albums
that deals with an endtime-scenario. Mankind has fallen and tries to
re-establish a civilization. Imagine movies like “Mad Max” or
“Land Of The Dead” and you’ll know what it’s all about.
And then came
"Parasites" period in 2012. This album is excellently
balanced and is hard to emphasize one song. It's really compact. Can
you tell us more about this album? I noticed, that you have worldwide
distribution under NUCLEAR BLAST. What are your expectations? The
present... I was buying your CDs and I was very surprised by your
great access and with the price. If I understand it well, you want to
bring your music as much as it is possible to your fans...
With “Parasites”
we didn’t have to much of luck. We released the CD under the banner
of Good Damn Records, distributed by Twilight. Just 2 weeks after the
release Twilight was broke, so we literally had no distribution at
all. Nuclear Blast had the Cd listed, and we use it as an advert, but
that was not a distribution deal. We sell the last albums quite cheap
to reach as many fans as possible. “Parasites” is the second part
of our endtime-trilogy, and while it is more compact musically,
lyricalwise it is way more dystopian.
I have seen on
facebook, that you prepare new album. Can you tell us the title and
what can we expect from it? Where will it be out?
The new album is
called “Tyrants” and will be released later this year. The
CD-version will be released by Ragnarök records, the LP is handled
by ourselves once again.
There was the
same graphic designer on the second and third album. I mentioned,
that you cooperated with photographer Lys og Skyggen on your fourth
album. Why just she? Do you like Urbex, abandoned houses...
Lys Og Skyggen is
actually a guy who takes photos together with his girlfriend. We are
fans of lost places, and pictures like these fit our endtime-concept
really good. The cover is done by another artist this time, a photo
artist called Hicham Hadachi. He really does awesome pictures, and it
is our best cover so far.
Is it obvious,
that it will be something depressive, some vision of sadness,
anxiety... Is that the reason for "Tyrants" title?
Well, “Tyrants”
marks nothing more than the ending of mankind. The album is the last
part of our trilogy, and in the end the last human remains meet on
the battlefield and fight until there is nobody alive anymore. It’s
just a dark story with some kind of dystopian fantasy which is partly
based on today’s reality.
Can we hear some
of your new song on Prometal festival?
Yes, there will be 2
or 3 new songs in our set. We are really excited about the new album
and can’t wait to play the songs on stage!
I have to say in
the end, that I can't wait to your live performance and I hope I
won´t be alone. It's coming soon. Do you want to add anything in the
end?
Thank you very much
for the interview! We are looking forward to kick your asses and are
truly amazed to have the chance to play your great festival and to
shatter a Czech stage for the very first time. See you there, dear
friends!
LOST WORLD ORDER - Prometalfest 22. 10. 2016, Rýmařov, Czech republic
(HEAVING EARTH, LOST WORLD ORDER, DISSOLUTION, KEEP OF ROTTING, ATTACK OF RAGE, SECRET OF DARKNESS…)
(HEAVING EARTH, LOST WORLD ORDER, DISSOLUTION, KEEP OF ROTTING, ATTACK OF RAGE, SECRET OF DARKNESS…)
