Lordiversity

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Lordiversity
Lordiversity 2021 cover.jpg
Box set by
Released26 November 2021
Recorded2020–2021
StudioStudio JJ (Tampere)
StudioPop Oy (Helsinki)
The Varasto (Rovaniemi)
Boulder Studios (Tampere)
Kyllä Siittä Vain Tuntoo Studios (Tampere)
Sonic Pump Studios (Helsinki)
The Mökki (Rovaniemi)
Lappia Studios (Tornio)
Finnvox Studios (Helsinki)
Here Studios (Helsinki)
Genre
Length283:35
Label AFM
Producer
Lordi chronology
Killection
(2020)
Lordiversity
(2021)
Screem Writers Guild
(2023)
Singles from Lordiversity
  1. "Believe Me"
    Released: 19 August 2021
  2. "Abracadaver"
    Released: 24 September 2021
  3. "Borderline"
    Released: 22 October 2021
  4. "Merry Blah Blah Blah"
    Released: 24 November 2021
  5. "Demon Supreme"
    Released: 17 December 2021
  6. "Day Off of the Devil"
    Released: 7 January 2022
  7. "Spear of the Romans"
    Released: 28 January 2022
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net 8/10 [4]

Lordiversity is a box set by the Finnish rock band Lordi that contains their eleventh to seventeenth studio albums: Skelectric Dinosaur, Superflytrap, The Masterbeast from the Moon, Abusement Park, Humanimals, Abracadaver and Spooky Sextravaganza Spectacular. It is a follow-up to the band's previous release Killection . [5] It is the final release to feature founding member and guitarist Amen. [6]

Contents

The box set was released on CD and vinyl formats on 26 November 2021 via AFM Records. [7] The albums were published on digital platforms separately from November 2021 to February 2022. [8]

Production

After the COVID-19 pandemic had postponed their tour in support of Killection , the band decided to use the extra time to start working on more material to release a week after the postponement. Mr Lordi stated: "It was clear that it is the time to start planning the new album, even though Killection was released not even two months before. I was thinking that the most boring thing we could do after Killection, is to do another basic Lordi album. And I was very much enjoying the different styles of song writing, recording and production on Killection, but another boring idea would have been to do a part two." [9]

On 6 April 2021, it was announced that Lordi would be releasing no less than seven studio albums in October 2021. [10] In the statement regarding the albums, the band said: "The albums will sound all different from each other, they're all in different styles and fictional eras in the Killection timeline. Five of the seven albums are already done, by the way, and number six is well on the way." [11] Mr Lordi originally wanted to do ten albums for the boxset, but the label told him that it was too much and that seven albums were fine. [1]

On 19 August 2021, the band had released their single, "Believe Me", and had at the same time announced Lordiversity. [12] [13] The second single, "Abracadaver", was released on 24 September 2021. [14] The third single "Borderline", was released on 22 October 2021, along with a music video. [15] On 24 November 2021, the fourth single "Merry Blah Blah Blah" was released. [16] On 17 December 2021, the fifth single "Demon Supreme" was released. [17] On 7 January 2022, the sixth single "Day Off of the Devil" was released. [18]

Composition

Influences, style and themes

For Skelectric Dinosaur, the band used the influences of early Kiss and Alice Cooper. [4] The cover design references the Hotter than Hell cover art. Superflytrap is inspired by the bands Earth, Wind & Fire, Boney M. and Bee Gees. On The Masterbeast from the Moon, the band was influenced by Rush and Pink Floyd. Set on a fictional timeline of 1983 and 1984, Abusement Park has a classic heavy metal sound influenced by W.A.S.P., Twisted Sister, Kiss, and Scorpions, and includes a Christmas-themed single, the aforementioned "Merry Blah Blah Blah". [16] The AOR influenced sound in Humanimals is influenced by Bon Jovi, Desmond Child and Alice Cooper. Set on a fictional timeline for 1991, Abracadaver is inspired by Anthrax, Metallica, and Pantera. The last record from 1995, Spooky Sextravaganza Spectacular, is machine-made. [19]

The fictional release years for the various albums are: 1975, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1989, 1991 and 1995. [20]

Track listing

Skelectric Dinosaur

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."SCG Minus 7: The Arrival"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi, Hella1:09
2."Day Off of the Devil"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi3:33
3."Starsign Spitfire"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi3:03
4."Maximum-O-Lovin'"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi2:23
5."The King on the Head Staker's Mountain"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi5:21
6."Carnivore"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi3:30
7."Phantom Lady"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi3:16
8."The Tragedy of Annie Mae"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi3:45
9."Blow My Fuse"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi3:35
10."...And Beyond the Isle was Mary" Amen, Hella2:15
Total length:31:50

Superflytrap

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."SCG Minus 6: Delightful Pop-Ins"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi1:08
2."Macho Freak"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi3:42
3."Believe Me"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi4:27
4."Spooky Jive"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi3:55
5."City of the Broken Hearted"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi4:02
6."Bella from Hell"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi3:26
7."Cast Out from Heaven"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi3:51
8."Gonna Do It (or Do It and Cry)"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi2:51
9."Zombimbo"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi4:52
10."Cinder Ghost Choir"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi6:06
Total length:38:20

The Masterbeast from the Moon

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."SCG Minus 5: Transmission Request"Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp, Ralph RuizMr Lordi1:35
2."Moonbeast"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi6:29
3."Celestial Serpents"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi6:07
4."Hurricane of the Slain"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi3:00
5."Spear of the Romans"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi5:46
6."Bells of the Netherworld"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi3:01
7."Transmission Reply"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi0:20
8."Church of Succubus"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi11:58
9."Soliloquy"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi1:51
10."Robots Alive!"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi4:09
11."Yoh-Haee-Von" Mr Lordi1:17
12."Transmission on Repeat"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi1:04
Total length:46:37

Abusement Park

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."SCG Minus 4: The Carnival Barker"Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp, Ralph RuizMr Lordi0:54
2."Abusement Park"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi3:33
3."Grrr!"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi3:48
4."Ghost Train"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi3:18
5."Carousel"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi, Mana4:24
6."House of Mirrors"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi3:51
7."Pinball Machine"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi3:34
8."Nasty, Wild and Naughty"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi3:10
9."Rollercoaster"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi, Amen4:45
10."Up to No Good"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi4:02
11."Merry Blah Blah Blah"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi4:05
Total length:39:24

Humanimals

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."SCG Minus 3: Scarctic Circle Telethon"Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp, Ralph RuizMr Lordi, Toivo Hellberg1:20
2."Borderline"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi4:12
3."Victims of the Romance"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi3:47
4."Heart of a Lion"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi4:33
5."The Bullet Bites Back"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi, Mana4:07
6."Be My Maniac"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi3:40
7."Rucking Up the Party"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi4:07
8."Girl in a Suitcase"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi4:07
9."Supernatural"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi, Mana3:49
10."Like a Bee to the Honey" Paul Stanley, Jean Beauvoir Paul Stanley, Jean Beauvoir4:15
11."Humanimal"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi, Amen, Jean Beauvoir3:53
Total length:41:50

Abracadaver

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."SCG Minus 2: Horricone" Mr Lordi1:18
2."Devilium"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi3:46
3."Abracadaver"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi, Mana3:41
4."Rejected"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi, Hiisi3:44
5."Acid Bleeding Eyes"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi, Amen3:28
6."Raging at Tomorrow"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi5:01
7."Beast of Both Worlds"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi4:59
8."I'm Sorry I'm Not Sorry"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi, Hiisi3:34
9."Bent Outta Shape"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi, Hella5:05
10."Evil"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi4:35
11."Vulture of Fire"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi3:47
12."Beastwood" Mr Lordi0:56
Total length:43:54

Spooky Sextravaganza Spectacular

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."SCG Minus 1: The Ruiz Ranch Massacre"Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp, Ralph RuizMr Lordi, Tracy Lipp3:26
2."Demon Supreme"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi3:31
3."Re-Animate"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi, Hiisi4:13
4."Lizzard of Oz"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi4:08
5."Killusion"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi3:09
6."Skull and Bones (The Danger Zone)"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi, Hiisi3:16
7."Goliath"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi, Amen4:41
8."Drekavac"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi, Hiisi3:28
9."Terror Extra-Terrestrial"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi4:30
10."Shake the Baby Silent"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi, Hella3:36
11."If It Ain't Broken (Must Break It)"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi, Hella3:24
12."Anticlimax"Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp 0:18
Total length:41:40

Personnel

Credits for Lordiversity adapted from liner notes. [21]

Lordi

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Lordiversity
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [22] 15
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [23] 48

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