Screem Writers Guild

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Screem Writers Guild
Lordiscreemwritersguild2023cd.jpg
Studio album by
Lordi
Released31 March 2023
Length55:06
Label Atomic Fire
Producer Mr Lordi, Mana, Janne Halmkrona
Lordi chronology
Lordiversity
(2021)		Screem Writers Guild
(2023)		 Limited Deadition
(2025)
Singles from Screem Writers Guild
  1. "Lucyfer Prime Evil"
    Released: 27 January 2023 [1]
  2. "Thing in the Cage"
    Released: 3 March 2023 [2]
  3. "Dead Again Jayne"
    Released: 31 March 2023 [3] [4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth7.5/10 [5]

Screem Writers Guild is the eighteenth studio album by the Finnish rock band Lordi. [6] It was released on 31 March 2023, [7] and is their only album under the label Atomic Fire Records. [8] The album has been described as not a concept album, but contains a "cinematic horror movie" theme throughout. [9]

Contents

It is the first studio album to feature guitarist Kone, [10] following the departure of the band's original guitarist Amen. [11]

Track listing

Screem Writers Guild track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Dead Again Jayne"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi, Mana4:33
2."SCG XVIII: Nosferuiz Horror Show"Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp, Ralph RuizMr Lordi1:04
3."Unliving Picture Show"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi3:47
4."Inhumanoid"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi, Kone3:43
5."Thing in the Cage"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi5:13
6."Vampyro Fang Club"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi4:15
7."The Bride"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi4:08
8."Lucyfer Prime Evil"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi, Kone4:48
9."Scarecrow"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi, Kone3:57
10."Lycantropical Island"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi3:50
11."In the Castle of Dracoolove"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi4:40
12."The SCG Awards"Mr Lordi, Tracy Lipp, Ralph RuizMr Lordi1:40
13."Heavengeance"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi4:13
14."End Credits"Mr Lordi, Tracy LippMr Lordi5:15
Total length:55:06

Bonus DVD

  1. "Blood Red Sandman"
  2. "Biomechanic Man"
  3. "Devil is a Loser"
  4. "Who's Your Daddy"
  5. "Hard Rock Hallelujah"

Personnel

Credits for Screem Writers Guild adapted from liner notes. [12]

Lordi

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Screem Writers Guild
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [13] 7
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [14] 28
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] 86
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [16] 29

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  2. ↑ "Lordi - "Thing In The Cage" Single / Lyric Video Streaming". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Lordi - cinematic 'Dead Again Jayne' music video Screem Writers Guild out now; new album touring cycle kicking off". Metal Planet Music. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Lordi unveils "Dead Again Jayne" music video, new album "Screem Writers Guild" out". Chaoszine. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023. The Finnish band has shared their new video "Dead Again Jayne", a single taken from their recently released LP "Screem Writer's Guild".
  5. ↑ "Screem Writers Guild". Blabbermouth.net. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Lordi To Release New Studio Album Next Spring". Blabbermouth.net. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
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  11. ↑ Järvinen, Samuel (6 May 2022). "Lordi's long-time guitar player Amen leaves the band: "My heart has never been as heavy as it is today"". Chaoszine. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
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