# Lost Society Announce New Music

**New Music** — On Your Markus  
**Published:** 19 January 2026  
**Author:** Markus Hamence  
**Source:** https://onyourmarkus.au/new-music-releases/lost-society-announce-new-music/

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**LOST SOCIETY Announces New Album *****HELL IS A STATE OF MIND***** and Drop First Single & Video For ‘Blood Diamond’**

![Abstract line drawing of spiky, angular forms suggesting movement and tension in black ink.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/36618/image002.png)

Finland’s forward-thinking metal trailblazers **LOST SOCIETY** announce their brand-new album ***Hell Is A State Of Mind***, set for release on **March 6th, 2026 via Nuclear Blast Records**.

Four years after the critically acclaimed ***If the Sky Came Down***, the band returns with their most fearless and defining statement yet—modern metal without equals and without apologies.

![Heavy metal album artwork featuring a skeletal figure on a throne flanked by robed figures, with red lightning and text "Hell Is a State of Mind".](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/36619/image003.jpg)

For vocalist–guitarist **Samy Elbanna**, guitarist **Arttu Lesonen**, bassist **Mirko Lehtinen**, and drummer **Tapani Fagerström**, ***Hell Is A State Of Mind***marks a bold step into the metallic territory they were always meant to claim: unrestrained, unmistakable, and unapologetically their own. Reuniting with trusted collaborator **Joonas Parkkonen** (producer, co-writer, mixing engineer), the album took a decisive turn when the track ‘**Blood Diamond’** reshaped the creative direction—evolving from a simple melody into cinematic, string-driven grandeur.

The album’s first official single, ‘**Blood Diamond,’** follows last spring’s “early first taste,” ‘**Dead People Scare Me (But the Living Make Me Sick)’**, and arrives alongside a raw, high-energy video capturing Lost Society’s untamed stage presence. From the very first notes, ***Hell Is A State Of Mind***** **makes one thing clear: this is **LOST SOCIETY** at their most confident, confrontational, and uncompromising.

Frontman **Samy Elbanna** comments: *”I’m beyond excited to finally be able to announce our upcoming album and the new single off of it! Lost Society sounds HEAVY in the year 2026 – and you are all about to experience it first hand! I loved every moment of writing this album and especially preparing the story that I’m singing to you all – soon it will all be yours. Pre-order the album and blast out ”Blood Diamond” LOUD until your neighbours can’t take it anymore!”*

[Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/embed/gedp9iH--Ug)

**Listen to ‘Blood Diamond’ here:** **[https://lostsociety.bfan.link/blood-diamond](https://nuclearblast.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f52be22febdeb73950b267672&id=6672dab62a&e=8eb7da516a)**

**Pre-order *****Hell Is A State Of Mind*****:** **[https://lostsociety.bfan.link/hell-is-a-state-of-mind](https://nuclearblast.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f52be22febdeb73950b267672&id=7eb913d198&e=8eb7da516a)**

**Line up:**

Samy Elbanna | Vocals, Guitar  
Arttu Lesonen | Guitar  
Mirko Lehtinen | Bass  
Taz Fagerström | Drums  
  
**For more information visit:**

**[https://lostsocietyfinland.com](https://nuclearblast.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f52be22febdeb73950b267672&id=2bc3d71da1&e=8eb7da516a)**  
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