LORD - Betrayal Blind

What this video is

Released September 11, 2012, 'Betrayal Blind' represents the self-sufficient ethos of the Australian regional heavy metal underground in the early digital era. LORD, formed in Wollongong, NSW as a continuation of DUNGEON following that band's 2005 dissolution, operated independently through their own Dominus Records imprint. The video was shot at the WIN Entertainment Centre in Wollongong — a regional venue rather…

Why it matters

As a power/heavy metal act with lineage tracing to DUNGEON (est. late 1990s), LORD occupies a rare space in Australian metal history as a regionally-rooted yet internationally touring act. 'Betrayal Blind' as a video artifact captures the aesthetic grammar of early 2010s power metal video…

The director

Lord Tim is the vocalist, guitarist, and bandleader of LORD (Wollongong, Australia), and the continuation act of DUNGEON, one of Australia's longest-running heavy metal bands. He has helmed production on LORD's full album catalogue and directed the band's…