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Behind The Mask

from A Personal Journey: Revisited by LORD

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    Australian metallers LORD have released A Personal Journey: Revisited - a reimagination of the 2003 debut album, A Personal Journey.

    LORD mainman L.T. explains, "It's been ten years since LORD played our first show under the current name so it seemed like an ideal time to cast an eye back to where it all began, and to bring the one remaining 'demo production' sounding album into line with the rest of our back catalogue.

    "A Personal Journey was recorded on literally zero budget, in a spare bedroom, on ancient hardware, into a computer less powerful than a current entry-level smartphone, and some parts of it were even transferred from a cassette into that computer. Although it eventually had professional mastering done to it, the album you hear today is still, more or less, that original demo. It's both a blessing and a shame that this album is largely considered a little known collector's item, despite boasting some really strong material."

    He continues, "In 2014 we revisited the early years of the band with The Dungeon Era box set, which featured all of the original Dungeon studio albums re-recorded by the current line-up, with modern production techniques and available in better-than-CD-quality HD audio. The positive response from that release set the wheels in motion to give A Personal Journey the same treatment, and finally give that album the production that wasn't possible when it was originally conceived.

    "We literally thought outside the box when doing this release. We chose not to do a CD pressing. Instead, we've made a collectible 'Access All Area pass' style USB key with the songs pre-ripped to MP3 and 24 bit HD FLAC. Rather than a small CD booklet, we chose to do an A5 sized saddle-stitched card-covered booklet, with larger artwork, lyrics, liner notes and lengthy retrospective of the last ten years. We think that gives people the best of all worlds with the convenience of digital files, the sound quality of an exact reproduction of the studio masters, a collectible physical product and larger than CD booklet sized artwork."

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Liner notes by LT: "We all wear masks. Whether it be when someone asks you “how are you today’”and you say “fine” even though you’ve had a totally crap day, or you’re dealing with something more serious. Everyone has their demons, their own cross to bear, their own pain. This song is about that and about self-discovery and self-understanding. Over the years, more than a few people have said to me this song has really spoken to them, and I understand why completely. This was a song I really debated putting on the original album because it was such a personal thing, but now in hindsight, I’m very glad I did."

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BEHIND THE MASK

Now night time is falling and I sit here alone
With the sound of the waves and the setting sun
Walking the long mile from the sand to the sea
A personal journey of childhood dreams

A lonely road
So much more left to see
Hoping one day that this road leads to me

I walk alone on the beach in the night
Feel the wind that whispers memories
Sometimes it feels like you’re not in control of your life
But you live each day like nothing’s wrong

So what can you do
When your dreams all come true
The future’s bright, but you’re dying inside

Behind the mask is where you’ll find the real me
It’s true for every one of us
Behind the mask you’ll find us crying in the night
Shut out the world, I close my eyes

Living the lie – it’s so easy to do
Only to find one day a truth I always knew
Breaking away from uncertainty’s sweet embrace
I wipe the sand now from my eyes

In a blinking eye
Ten years pass us by
And all we’re left is wasted time

Facing my demons here alone
Down on my knees I shed my skin

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from A Personal Journey: Revisited, released March 31, 2016

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LORD Australia

LORD is one of Australia’s highest profile heavy melodic bands, touring both nationally and internationally with artists such as Queensryche, Iced Earth, Nightwish, Saxon, Helloween, Gamma Ray, former Iron Maiden vocalist Paul Dianno and many more, as well as their own headlining tours and international festival appearances. ... more

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