Today see the first rehearsals of the big 5 and Ukraine, the 6 countries that are automatically in the final.

Our first Big 5 rehearsal today is from Germany’s Lord of The Lost. They’re a genre-fluid rock band with a big following in Germany, and when they leave Liverpool they’re off to support Iron Maiden on tour. As claims to fame go, that’s pretty impressive. Eurovision.tv reports  we are in the arena and ready for blood, glitter, and presumably a metric ton of pyro 🔥

However you feel about this kind of rock music (and what’s not to love, frankly), Blood and Glitter is a stand-out performance from a band who are absolute masters of the big stage. Eurovision.tv reports that the band are raised up on a metal scaffold in a triangle formation, with red and black LEDS and a flashing light show that never lets up for the full three minutes. The costumes are also spectacular, especially lead singer Chris is wearing something that will get people talk.

Stephan Herholdt designed a promo CD single of the German song for ESC Covers and here it is.