LORD OF THE LOST

 Chris "The Lord" Harms gives an interview to subexistance.

Your album fears took you to a new level i mean you get great comments from the press and you gain a lot of fans.Are your dreams came true?
Chris: It is hard to estimate the state of so called success that we have reached yet, luckily this is not the point. My dreams have come true even before releasing the album, because this album is something I always wanted to make.

I have seen bands to release a great album to became famous and then dissapear?Did you fear of this?How do you manage to be on the top and the years to come?
Chris: Things like that happen. But first we have to rise before we are able to fall. And we're far away from the top yet, so I do not see any problems by now.

The band is hungry for live shows.What is the feeling play live in front of a crowd?
Chris: We played in one of Germany'S most beautiful and biggest venues yesterday at the Wave Gotik Treffen in Leipzig, and we are still overwhelmed by the masses of people that came to see us. I don't even have words for this. This feeling is hard to explain when you have never felt it for yourself.

What things inspires you the most?
Chris: Love, death and the devil.

In your opinion what makes you different than the other bands?
Chris: Nothing. I never tried to be different and I never try to compare. We are who we are, we sound how we wanna sound and we look like we wanna look like.

What makes a band sucessfull?
Chris: Creativity, hard work, continuity, patience, endurance. And a strong partner in booking and distribution.

What are you trying to experience through your music?
Chris: If I only knew. I only know that I have to do it to feel happy.

Are there any new bands that you admire?
Chris: I am not really interested other music than the music I wanna listen to. I never listen to the radio or watch MTV. So mostly I do not recognize new music, except if people are telling me to... I am pretty impressed by Iconcrash from Finland at the moment.

Are there any plans for a new album or it is too early for this?
Chris: The production of the 2nd album is in the making, already writing songs for the 3rd one.

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