Lord Post Full-Set Video from Maryland Doom Fest 2015
I’ve been pretty up front all along about my enduring affection for Virginian chaos weavers Lord, so I feel no need to search for excuses for posting this live video of their full-set from this summer’s inaugural Maryland Doom Fest. I dig the band, so there you go. Last month, they updated about the progress for their new album, Awake, which will be the follow-up to last year’s Alive in Golgotha EP (review here) and 2011’s Chief (review here), saying that the mix had been finalized and they’d be setting a release date soon, but part of the excitement with Lord is that you never really know. They could drop it tomorrow or they could completely revamp their lineup (again) and take three years off. They’re Lord. They’re not kidding when they say “No Explanations Necessary.”
Unsurprisingly, they crushed it at the Maryland Doom Fest in front of a not-quite-hometown-but-certainly-familiar crowd, playing new material and old. They’ve reportedly started writing for the follow-up to Alive already, and they’ve continued to do regional live shows, playing with the likes of Fistula and The Osedax, so they’re keeping plenty busy while they wait on artwork and so on for the pending release. One never really knows how things are going to shake out with Lord until they’re already shook, but a surge in activity would definitely be welcome by me, as I’ve said before, and I think the live video below gives a pretty good sense of why as they push into realms of extreme sludge and grind that no one else seems to capture with the same thickness or intensity. If you get the chance to check it out, hope you dig.
Filming was done by Jim Rosenkrans of LeadFoot Productions. Setlist and other info follow:
Lord, Live at Maryland Doom Fest 2015
Setlist:
1) breathe
2) what you may call the devil is amongst us
3) reset the wave
4) no explanations necessary
5) strangers on the road
6) one step away
The final mix for our new full length, Awake, has just been completed by Vince Burke! We’re hoping to get it out as quickly as possible. While we’re waiting on the final aspects (artwork, etc.), we’ve started writing new material and are already 2 songs deep into the next release. The fire’s been stoked and we’re keep the momentum going. Stay tuned for release info coming very soon!!!
Chris Dugay-Bass
Willy Rivera-Guitars/Vocals
Kevin “Skip” Marimow-Drums/Percussion
Todd Weurhmann-Guitars/Vocals
Steven Kerchner-Lead Vocals/Synths
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LeadFoot Productions on YouTube
Tags: Fredericksburg, Heavy Hound Records, Lord, Maryland Doom Fest 2015, Virginia
Hi. I am Jim from LeadFoot Productions. I had the pleasure of filming this video. They focking rocked! Cool people too. If you liked this band’s set like I do, then you might want to check out my youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpQpbXLi1Fa7W-R89ZzOW7w
I have the rest of the Maryland Doom Festival up. Or soon to be up. There was a ton of great music that weekend! I also have a bit of the 2015 Metal for the Cure featuring Mind’s Eye and Rabid Assassin. That was a killer show that raised a lot of money for breast cancer research. Yeah, it was a great year to be a videographer!
I plan on videoing more bands soon. And hopefully some other stuff as well. As well as next year’s DoomFest! I am so looking forward to that!
Keep rocking, and get your Doom Boots on!