LORD

This was the catch-cry of Dungeon , one of Australia’s leading heavy metal bands, until their final landmark show in December 2005. The story of LORD begins as Dungeon, 16 years ago in the Australian outback. Formed by singer / guitarist Lord Tim, Dungeon rose to the very top of the Australian heavy metal scene with both headlining and supporting tours of Australia alongside the likes of Megadeth, Opeth, Nightwish, Angra, Doro, Destruction, Nevermore, Edguy, Yngwie Malmsteen, Mayhem and more, and international tours with Megadeth, Skylark, Dragonland, Metal Church and Galneryus. In 2003, Lord Tim released an album of personal songs which had been written and recorded over the years, material which was either too personal or inappropriate to contribute to Dungeon. As Dungeon was his main project at the time, this album "A Personal Journey" was strictly a side solo project. Fast forward to 2005 and Dungeon had returned from their ground-breaking world tour with Megadeth, a long tour which took its toll on the inner workings of the band so much that it split the band in two, prompting Lord Tim to finally put an end to Dungeon’s 16 year legacy and reinvent LORD as a legitimate band with fresh and hungry players. Hitting the ground running in early 2006, LORD, whose lineup featured Lord Tim (lead vocals/guitars), Tim Yatras (drums/vocals - previously the final drummer for Dungeon), Andy Dowling (bass/vocals) and Mav Stevens (guitars/vocals), immediately embarked on a national headling tour, Australian tour supports with Queensryche (USA), Gamma Ray (Germany), Nevermore (USA), Skinless (USA), Leaves Eyes (Germany) and Atrocity (Austria), as well as appearances at some of Australia’s biggest heavy metal festivals, such as Metal For The Brain, Overcranked and Festival Of The Dead. LORD has since gone on to tour nationally several more times, both as a headliner and as a support to Nightwish (Finland) and Saxon (UK). LORD combines the melody of 80s hard rock icons such as Dokken, Harem Scarem and Leatherwolf with the strong traditional metal impact of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and classic Queensryche. This musical melting pot draws its fire from thrash elements such as Slayer, Kreator, Megadeth and old Metallica, and the speed and technicality of power metal’s Helloween, Blind Guardian and Gamma Ray.

Fans of Dungeon will immediately identify with LORD, who are continuing with the same style of music and playing all of the old Dungeon classic anthems at their energetic and entertaining live shows.

Mav Stevens left the band in December 2006 to relocate to the United Kingdom, his position was filled by Mark Furtner, guitar virtuoso and mastermind behind the amazing FROMBEYOND project. In 2007, LORD recorded the follow-up album to the "A Personal Journey" album, entitled "Ascendence" which was released in Australia and Japan in mid-August. The band is currently touring and writing the follow-up album to "Ascendence".