Mark Moats of Inherently Lost discusses the band’s dark, genre-defying sound, apocalyptic themes, and cinematic vision on their new album “Art of Corruption,” sharing insights into songwriting, visuals, and their global journey.
1. “Art
of Corruption” carries a heavy thematic weight. What core idea or moment first
sparked the concept behind this song and its apocalyptic message?
If you pay
attention to the lyrics, they are very vampiric, just as our governments across
the world, and more so than ever here in the United States.
2. This
track blends industrial, progressive metal, and melodic black metal seamlessly.
How did you approach balancing such contrasting elements without losing the
emotional thread?
We just
write whatever we want to write. We never write for a specific genre. What you
hear with Art of Corruption is what we are feeling at that moment in time and
the same with Unraveling Sanity and Intoxication of Pain. Listen to those 3
songs and tell us what “Genre” we belong to.
3. The music
video dives deep into dystopian imagery. What was the creative process behind
the visuals, and how closely does it tie into the themes of the full-length
album?
We recorded
to a green screen in our rehearsal spot and then let the imagination of the
video graphic designer to fulfill our darkness at heart. The full length will
contain album versions of “Unraveling Sanity”, "Intoxication of
Pain", " Art of Corruption” (title track), along with 2 other new
songs "A Demons Playground" and "Corpse Lying Beside You".
The latter being the next promo release for the album. The album will also
feature album versions of "Our Last Midnight" featuring Tim Ripper
Owens on vocals, as well with album versions of "Flesh Covered
Coffin", "Senseless Sacrifice", and "Carnage of Your Sins”.
4. Your
debut EP “Our Last Midnight” dropped right as the world entered a
pandemic. Looking back, how did that timing shape the band’s artistic identity
moving forward?
We of
course are talking about 2020. The biggest thing is it killed any momentum we
started building. The craziest thing is we started writing that song in 2018,
and it literally is about a manmade virus destroying the world. Not knowingly
we scheduled the release for March 17th 2020 the same week they shut everything
down.
5. You’ve
gained international recognition—Legacy Magazine, Metal Hammer Portugal, Zero
Tolerance, WMMS. How has this global attention influenced your ambition or
sound?
We would
love to tour the world; however it would be on our terms. This attention has
not influenced our sound at all, we still write the same way we always have for
ourselves. Ambition wise it has only reinforced our belief that we will
continue to grow our fan base. We also have been on a handful of compilations,
the most recent one also featuring Kerry King.
6. Inherently
Lost is known for dual vocals and cinematic atmosphere. How do you construct
songs to keep that balance between brutality and emotional storytelling?
Noreen and
I purposely arrange the vocals with what feel is not only best for the song,
but a lot of times the opposite of what people are used to hearing. For example
heavy vocals on the chorus and clean on the verse is something people don't
expect in a dual vocal band. We do keep it traditional from time to time
depending on what we are feeling.
7. Previous singles like “Unraveling Sanity,” “Intoxication of Pain,” and even your Mötley Crüe cover showcased very different sides of the band. What did you want the world to understand about Inherently Lost with “Art of Corruption”?
We’re
playing music for ourselves, and we know, we are not the only ones tired of
carbon copy scene bands. Be real and true to yourself.
8. The
new album is described as a major step forward. What themes or sonic
territories are you exploring on this full-length that you haven’t touched
before?
Listen man,
just listen……Everything on the album is still pretty dark with the exception of
“A Demons Playground” that song sounds like some Alien shit. The album also
features a couple samples during intros and outtros. Just something we always
enjoyed doing.
9. Industrial
metal often reflects societal decay, while black metal embraces raw emotion.
How do these influences feed into your lyrical approach to corruption and moral
collapse?
The music
is written by Joe, Drew, Mikey and myself. We have a pretty good diverse flow,
inspirations, and different influences that with a little elbow grease we write
well together. Lyrically is all Noreen for the most part, she’s very wordy and
descriptive in her writing.
10. With
your fanbase growing internationally, what do you hope listeners around the
world take away from this new era of Inherently Lost?
I hope we
can find listeners that are not afraid of raw, dark, original music that the
album “Art of Corruption" brings. Metal overall these days has become too
“pretty” and “polished”.
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