That’s how it was with LORD OF THE LOST

March 24, 2026, Simm City Vienna
Support: Ad Infinitum

Ad Infinitum – The spark that jumps over

Full of energy and euphoria, Ad Infinitum opened the evening. Posing and grinning, the multinational artists interacted with the audience. With songs such as “Aftermath”, “My Halo” and “Surrender”, they won over the Viennese audience. When singer Melissa Bonny asked who had been following the band since their beginnings and sang “See You in Hell” – from their 2020 debut album “Chapter I – Monarchy” – it quickly became clear that Ad Infinitum had got off to a fast start. After ten songs, the symphonic quartet left the stage, leaving behind a satisfied audience.

Lord Of The Lost – A brilliant overall concept
Lord Of The Lost opened their set mystically and darkly with “Kill The Lights” – the name said it all. Although this opening was not the best for photographers, the lighting technician’s decision had to be appreciated, as the thematically fitting contrast between darkness, violet and blue accents and white flashlight during Chris Harms’ “Kill. The. Lights.” into the microphone are the kind of overall concepts that round off a live show. The second song from the latest album “OPVS NOIR Vol. 3” followed with “My Funeral”. The fans crowded together in the first rows. The singer greeted the audience in German and English and announced his assumption that there were enough spectators from abroad, which is why he was presenting the show in English. When asked how many people had traveled from outside the German-speaking region, you could almost hear the crickets chirping. Chris gave in with a grin.

“Damage” was accompanied by rhythmic clapping. Lord Of The Lost then took their audience back to their beginnings – at least almost – “Prison” from the 2011 album “Antagony” swept over the heads of the audience. The atmosphere was boiling. The intro to “Drag Me to Hell” was accompanied by the audience with raised hands and by the chorus at the latest, Chris Harms no longer had to sing alone. Afterwards, the likeable singer took a moment to criticize the development of society. Selfishness and ruthlessness dominated humanity. The audience responded with approving applause. This served as an intro for the band to introduce “I Hate People”.

The fantastic sound also deserves special mention. Every intricate note of the guitar solos sounded crystal clear and the rhythm pounded succinctly through the Simm City. While Chris’ multilingual efforts led to silence during his greeting, he dared to try again. And this earned him a roar of applause. Naturally, because he was now proving himself in Viennese. And anyone who knows the Viennese knows that you can always score points in this country with a few classic Austrian expressions. Old classics from a Lord-Of-The-Lost setlist alternated with new songs, emotional pieces with energetic heaviness. But whatever the artists offered, the audience accepted it euphorically. Two ESC hits were chosen for the final pieces. “Blood & Glitter” got the crowd celebrating, as did the Käärijä cover “Cha Cha Cha”, before the emotional duet “Light Can Only Shine in the Darkness” – which was performed without female vocal accompaniment on this evening – brought a wonderful evening to a close.

Dramatic light show, perfect sound, energetic performance and a varied choice of songs – you might think that everything was complete. But something was missing: bassist Class Grenayd unfortunately had to stay away from “TOVR NOIR” 2026 for health reasons. We at Orkus! wish him a speedy recovery.

Text & Photos: Gina Riot

Setlist:
“Kill the Lights” – “My Funeral” – “Damage” – “Prison” – “Epiphany” – “Forever Lost” – “Drag Me to Hell” – “I Hate People” – “Blood for Blood” – “Priest” – “In the Field of Blood” – “I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead” – “On This Rock I Will Build My Church” – “In Darkness, In Light” – “Loreley” – “Winter’s Dying Heart” – “I Will Die in It” – “The Things We Do for Love” – “Doomsday Disco” – “Blood & Glitter” – “Cha Cha Cha” – “Light Can Only Shine In The Darkness”

★ Our May/June issue features an interview with Chris Harms. This issue is also available here:

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