Lord of the Lost gives listeners a glimpse into the world that awaits them with their new studio album OPVS NOIR Vol. 1, which will be released on August 8th. The music video for the single My Sanctuary is now also released and can be watched here.
The upcoming studio album is the first part of the OPVS NOIR trilogy, in which the chart-topping band returns to heavier sounds – without forgetting gothic harmonies or the power of the orchestra.
At the same time, the song and the upcoming album are a kind of dance invitation to discover your own melancholic and dark inner self. The trilogy concludes the Blood & Glitter era in the band’s career, opening the door to the heart of darkness.
“We have 33 songs to choose from, of which My Sanctuary is a kind of gateway song that opens the door to the entire world of OPVS NOIR,” describes vocalist Chris Harms.
The upcoming album will also define what Lord of the Lost will be in 2025. Produced by Chris Harms, the album was recorded at Chameleon Studios in Hamburg, and while everything is new, it still sounds familiar.
Chris Harms gives us a preview of the upcoming album as follows:
“Darkness, melancholy, loneliness are all words that often have negative connotations and that we might associate with danger, sadness and loss. But darkness can also be safety, melancholy, the warm and sentimental feeling of our memories. Loneliness can also become silence, peace and a guide through the dark sides of our inner world, which so often move between what we emotionally classify as positive or negative. And this is all just the beginning of this three-part journey.”
OPVS NOIR Vol. 1 album contains the following songs:
1 Bazaar Bizarre
2 My Sanctuary
3 Light Can Only Shine In The Darkness (& Within Temptation)
4 I Will Die In It
5 Moonstruck (& Stimmgewalt)
6 Damage (feat. Whiplasher Bernadotte)
7 Ghosts (feat. Tina Guo)
8 Lords Of Fyre (& Feuerschwanz)
9 The Things We Do For Love
10 The Sadness In Everything (feat. Anna Maria Rose)
11 Dreams Are Never Alone
The band is also heading to gigs with the album, the following of which have now been released:
LORD OF THE LOST Live 2025
LATIN AMERICA TOUR
25.04.25 MX – Ciudad de México
27.04.25 CR – San José w/ Powerwolf
29.04.25 CO – Bogotá
01.05.25 AR – Buenos Aires
04.05.25 BR – São Paulo
05.05.25 CL – Santiago de Chile w/ Powerwolf
LORDS OF FYRE CO-HEADLINE TOUR
LORD OF THE LOST & FEUERSCHWANZ
w/ The Dark Side Of The Moon
02.10.25 DE – Berlin / Columbiahalle
03.10.25 DE – Leipzig / Haus Auensee
04.10.25 DE – Offenbach / Stadthalle
10.10.25 DE – Hanover / Swiss Life Hall
11.10.25 DE – Fürth / Stadthalle
17.10.25 DE – Munich / Zenith
18.10.25 DE – Düsseldorf / Mitsubishi Halle
UK + IRELAND TOUR
30.10.25 UK – Wolverhampton
31.10.25 UK – Manchester
02.11.25 UK – Glasgow
04.11.25 UK – Belfast
05.11.25 IE – Dublin
07.11.25 UK – Bristol
08.11.25 UK – London
09.11.25 UK – Southampton
LORDFEST
13.12.25 DE – Hamburg / Sporthalle
Tickets: tour.lordofthelost.de
FESTIVALS
13.06.25 DE – Gardelegen / Metal Frenzy Festival
14.06.25 CH – Interlaken / Grienfield Festival
20.07.25 DE – Cologne / Amphi Festival
02.08.25 RO – Rasnov Fortress / Rockstadt Extreme Fest
06.08.25 ES – Villena / Leyendas del Rock
10.08.25 UK – Derbyshire / Bloodstock Open Air
19.10.25 NL – Den Bosch / The Rock Circus
01.11.25 UK – Whitby / Tomorrows Ghosts Festival
LORD OF THE LOST is:
Chris Harms – vocals, guitar
Pi Stoffers – guitar
Benjamin “Benji“ Mundigler – guitar, keyboards
Klaas Helmecke – bass
Gerrit Heinemann – Piano, keyboards, percussion
Niklas Kahl – drums