A quick word about my last post, as I was accused of pushing Corona so I didn't have to play a tour. I don't quite understand these thoughts. We live from music and concerts, why should we push something forward so that we can't go on tour? I don't want to go into detail. Simply in short, that under the mentioned "current situation" a lot comes together. There are the few available locations for a meaningful routing (!) through the country, as many concerts are currently being made up that should have taken place in previous years, and thus many clubs are simply booked out for months. In addition, the situation in the industry has been quite tense since the lockdowns anyway. Some clubs and many tour bus rental companies have unfortunately gone bankrupt, most of the staff - as well as our crew - have changed professions, and much more. But we are glad that we were able to get the beautiful park stage at such short notice in order to be able to plan this special concert! Since this takes place on weekends and not during the week, as is the case with a tour, it will be easier for the professionally busy crewmen and of course for you. So: Nobody wants to cheat you out of a tour that didn't exist yet, but we can see each other in June and we are looking forward to it very much! I hope you will too. ..
Since I announced concerts in Germany for spring 2023, we were increasingly told that too many concerts are not appropriate in the current situation in Germany. After careful consideration we have now, together with our German organizer, decided on something special: On June 10th, 2023 we will play a big Open Air in a legendary location, the beautiful park stage in Glauchau, the former Woodstage area!
So there will be two weekend concerts: On April 29th, 2023 on the Plage Noire and on June 10th, 2023 the big Open Air Show in Glauchau! We are so excited and start counting the days!
After many years we are coming back to Spain in 2023 for two concerts, on May 5th to Madrid and on May 6th to Barcelona! Ticketmaster has already the tickets available!
In March 2023 we will play a few concerts in Germany – more information will follow shortly – ending with our first performance ever at the great PLAGE NOIRE FESTIVAL in the very north of the republic! lacrimosa.ch
The tour preparations for Mexico are in full swing and from now on you can find all ticket links on our homepage www.lacrimosa.com (There are no plans for further concerts of ours this year.)
I promised news about our album "Leidendschaft", and now I can tell you already the first move: We're coming on tour in Mexico! After our furious performance at the WGT in Germany, we bring the songs from the current album, along with many other pearls from our discography, during an extended tour through Mexico on stage!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your many, loving and deeply touching congratulations to my birthday! Thank you very much for your love! In the meantime, we have not been lazy and soon I will be able to announce a few things around our current album "Leidenschaft"!
Life with its many dimensions, forms and conditions... after 50 years I am deeply impressed in every way - positive and negative - and whether in the Stille, or in the purest Inferno, in the Einsamkeit or the Echos of the latest Revolution in my life, I remain filled with a deep Sehnsucht, a touch of Angst, irrepressible Hoffnung and driven, yes, even fueled by Leidenschaft!
On a current occasion, Snakeskin are releasing a new track on the digital platforms, to which Tilo Wolff (Lacrimosa) writes: "All the suffering, the despair, the pain – the feelings that burden us in the face of war can be absorbed and reflected at least a little in the beauty of art. With the wonderful voice of Kerstin Doelle and the fine sound of Lacrimosa Session Orchestra we hope to be able to touch one or the other heart and do them good."
Passion is certainly one of the greatest drives of man, is joy or pain, connects or destroys – and that on very different levels of being and acting. Lacrimosa's current album "Leidenschaft" is similarly multi-layered. In our May/June issue you can read the second part of our conversation with Tilo Wolff. Across the bridge from the past to the new, contemporary documents and extreme developments.
We are happy to announce that we will be performing as the final band on the final evening of this year’s WGT! There will be the world premieres of some of the songs from the new album, and of course we will also reach deep into our extensive musical repertoire! So see you on June 5th, 2022 in Leipzig!
As a direct reaction to the war in Ukraine, LORD OF THE LOST set a sign for peace and international understanding with new music. Shortly after the first attacks on Ukrainian targets became known, the band around Chris Harms set out to express their thoughts and feelings through a new song and to make a clear statement for peace. To release the song as soon as possible, the accompanying music video was shot by the band with selfie cams instead of their usual large-scale production. Throughout the years, the German band has repeatedly taken steadfast positions on social issues and expressed their solidarity with disadvantaged groups of people. LORD OF THE LOST WILL DONATE ALL PROFITS FOR THIS SONG TO REFUGEES FROM THIS WAR! LORD OF THE LOST on the current conflict and "Not My Enemy": "What's happening in the world right now is not a war of people. It's a war of the authorities. Civilians of different backgrounds are dying and suffering because of this war - inside Ukraine and outside. No human being chooses before birth within which borders they will be born. No border, which is held, moved or broken by the bloodhounds of the autocrats of this world, is worth that sisters and brothers, mothers and fathers hate each other and that innocent children are born and raised into these paradigms and ideologies. This hatred does not begin in a conflict like this, fueled by censorship, information warfare, and fake news - this hatred begins in the minds of each of us, as well as in the comment columns of increasingly anti-social networks. Especially in days like these, as well as in the years to come, it is even more important to understand that the only thing that separates us is what we allow to happen, yet at the core, everything unites us. You’re not my enemy, you’re a part of me. You’re not my enemy, wherever you come from, whatever you look like and whatever you believe in. You’re not my enemy! This song was created as an immediate reaction from us, shortly after the attack on Ukraine. We produced and released it as soon as possible in the hopes that it would touch and make people think. If even one person is reached with it, it was already worth it.”
You’re not my enemy We should be living side by side My reason to believe We are more than war and pride
Long as I’m breathing You can lean on me We won’t be enemies We’re family
Open your arms to me A friend in need With dreams that echo mine From far across the sea Or the nearest street As we suffer to survive
I don’t believe in Their borders or sides Our bond will never be Torn by their fights
You’re not my enemy Not my enemy All the love will not be gone We stand in unity There will always be A road that we walk on You’re not my enemy Not my enemy Not once alone
You’re not my enemy Not my enemy
You’re not my enemy For we can see We are sharing the same sky Yes our mother tongue May be different But our yearnings unify
Long as I’m breathing You can hold on to me For all we ever need Is humanity
You’re not my enemy Not my enemy All the love will not be gone We stand in unity There will always be A road that we walk on You’re not my enemy Not my enemy Not once alone
The authority Is the minority Us the people We’re the majority Our bond shall never be broken
You’re not my enemy Not my enemy All the love will not be gone We stand in unity There will always be A road that we walk on You’re not my enemy Not my enemy Not once alone
You are a part of me You’re not my enemy Through all Insanity You’re not my enemy
Brothers and sisters an mothers and misters And parents and children, we are All from the same blood And all from the same womb All from the same dust of the stars
LACRIMOSA: Win a signed LP "Inferno"! + new interview ! Some are overwhelmed by it, some are reluctant to surrender to it, others rekindle it every day. Passion is really multi-layered – as is Lacrimosa's new work: "Leidenschaft (Passion)" – the middle part of a trilogy begun with "Testimonium". We chat extensively with Tilo Wolff about this in our March/April issue. You can also win: An LP in gatefold cover with the signatures of Tilo Wolff and Anne Nurmi! (Photo: schokopixel.de)
