LORDI, the Finnish ESC Monster, has always been the epitome of outlandish ideas. And on November 26th, they’ll be coming around the corner with seven of them: The band will be the first in music history to release a whopping seven studio albums in one lavish swoop! This is called “Lordiversity”, Attention: Play on Words, Monster Work.
And not only that: It is effectively the thus far absent back catalogue that is referred to on the last album, “Killection”.
Huh? Exactly!
But let’s start from the beginning:
The rock/heavy metal band, LORDI, was officially founded in 1992 by singer, songwriter and designer, Mr. Lordi. The band is deeply rooted in Finland and originally comes from Rovaniemi in Northern Lapland. In 2006, the band achieved their international breakthrough with their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest (“Hard Rock Hallelujah”). So far, so good.
But what if this had only been our own little wretched reality so far and in actuality, things are quite different? What if LORDI have actually been active since the early 70s and unleashing one hit after another onto humanity since then?
This is the idea behind “Killection”, the last studio album. It’s a compilation album that imagines that LORDI has existed since the early 70’s. It delivers all the hit singles from the different decades and as they would have sounded if LORDI had made music at that time. The accompanying back catalogue will finally appear in the form of “Lordiversity” – two years after its Best Of and simply from beyond time and space.
Mr. Lordi explains: “In the week of March 2020, after our tour had to be cancelled due to Corona, I thought that I must use the extra time that was available to me. It quickly became clear that the time was perfect to start planning another album, even though “Killection” wasn’t even three months old at the time. But then I realised that there couldn’t be anything more boring than making another regular LORDI album. I really enjoyed writing, recording and producing the different styles for “Killection”, but the idea of simply composing a second part of it also struck me as extremely boring. And since “Killection” is a fictional album based on a previously non-existent, fictional back catalogue of music, I had an idea: The only thing that could top “Killection” would be to record and publish the back catalogue. ”
So Said. So Done. “Skeletric Dinosaur”, “Superflytrap”, “The Masterbeast”, “Abusement Park”, “Humanimals”, “Abracadaver” and “Spooky Sextravaganza” will all be released on November 26th. The complete work is called “Lordiversity”. Monster Songs galore for the dark nights of the year.
Each album was recorded according to its era of origin using its various approaches and instruments in order to come as close as possible to the sound. So, just like what would have been done in the respective time.
“We borrowed authentic instruments and amps from the respective decades so we could actually play the numbers with the original equipment from that time. We recorded the songs from the 70s on a 24-track tape, as was customary then. And we used a real Hammond organ to recreate the keyboard sounds of that era. The recordings were a lot of fun. It was unbelievably challenging and at the same time, incredibly rich in experiences and impressions. If one of us made a mistake, then the one on one ended up on the track. Back then, the technology allowed very little trickery.”
Everyone has been talking about Finnish Monster Rockers, LORDI, since their spectacular victory at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006. With charm and rousing melodies along with elaborate and curious plastic monster costumes, this unconventional formation has rocked its way into Europe’s spotlight.
Tracklist:
1 – Skelectric Dinosaur:
01 SCG Minus 7: The Arrival
02 Day Off Of The Devil
03 Starsign Spitfire
04 Maximum-O-Lovin’
05 The King On The Head Staker’s Mountain
06 Carnivore
07 Phantom Lady
08 The Tragedy Of Annie Mae
09 Blow My Fuse
10 …And Beyond The Isle Was Mary
2 – Superflytrap:
01 SCG Minus 6: Delightful Pop-Ins
02 Macho Freak
03 Believe Me
04 Spooky Jive
05 City Of The Broken Hearted
06 Bella From Hell
07 Cast Out From Heaven
08 Gonna Do It (Or Do It And Cry)
09 Zombimbo
10 Cinder Ghost Choir
3 – The Masterbeast From The Moon:
01 SCG Minus 5: Transmission Request
02 Moonbeast
03 Celestial Serpents
04 Hurricane Of The Slain
05 Spear Of The Romans
06 Bells Of The Netherworld
07 Transmission Reply
08 Church Of Succubus
09 Soliloquy
10 Robots Alive!
11 Yoh-Haee-Von
12 Transmission On Repeat
4 – Abusement Park:
01 SCG Minus 4: The Carnival Barker
02 Abusement Park
03 Grrr!
04 Ghost Train
05 Carousel
06 House Of Mirrors
07 Pinball Machine
08 Nasty, Wild & Naughty
09 Rollercoaster
10 Up To No Good
11 Merry Blah Blah Blah
5 – Humanimals:
01 SCG Minus 3: Scarctic Circle Telethon
02 Borderline
03 Victims Of The Romance
04 Heart Of A Lion
05 The Bullet Bites Back
06 Be My Maniac
07 Rucking Up The Party
08 Girl In A Suitcase
09 Supernatural
10 Like A Bee To The Honey
11 Humanimal
6 – Abracadaver:
01 SCG Minus 2: Horricone
02 Devilium
03 Abracadaver
04 Rejected
05 Acid Bleeding Eyes
06 Raging At Tomorrow
07 Beast Of Both Worlds
08 I’m Sorry I’m Not Sorry
09 Bent Outta Shape
10 Evil
11 Vulture Of Fire
12 Beastwood
7 – Spooky Sextravaganza Spectacular:
01 Scg Minus 1: The Ruiz Ranch Massacre
02 Demon Supreme
03 Re-Animate
04 Lizzard Of Oz
05 Killusion
06 Skull And Bones (The Danger Zone)
07 Goliath
08 Drekavac
09 Terror Extra-Terrestrial
10 Shake The Baby Silent
11 If It Ain’t Broken (Must Break It)
12 Anticlimax
Formats:
- Digital
- CD Boxset (7 Digisleeves in Hardcover Slipcase)
- LP Boxset (7LP Box in Silver, Purple or Splatter)