The Arockalypse

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The Arockalypse
Arockalypse.jpg
Studio album by
Released3 March 2006 [1]
Genre
Length44:57
Label Sony BMG, Drakkar, The End
Producer Jyrki Tuovinen
Lordi chronology
The Monsterican Dream
(2004)
The Arockalypse
(2006)
Deadache
(2008)
Singles from The Arockalypse
  1. "Hard Rock Hallelujah"
    Released: 22 February 2006
  2. "Who's Your Daddy?"
    Released: 30 August 2006
  3. "Would You Love a Monsterman 2006"
    Released: 2006
  4. "It Snows in Hell"
    Released: 5 December 2006
  5. "They Only Come Out at Night"
    Released: 2 May 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Arockalypse is the third studio album by Finnish rock band Lordi. It includes the hit single "Hard Rock Hallelujah", which won the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 for Finland. The album has sold triple platinum in Finland and gold in Sweden. Although the album cover shows OX, it was Kalma who played bass guitar on the album.

Contents

Guests

The Arockalypse has many guest-stars on its tracks: Dee Snider and Jay Jay French from Twisted Sister, Udo Dirkschneider from Accept/U.D.O. and Bruce Kulick from Kiss. Before the album was released in Finland, there were rumours about other possible guest stars, including Sebastian Bach from Skid Row, Alice Cooper, King Diamond, Rob Zombie, and other members of Kiss, the latter being Lordi's greatest influence. In reality, only Sebastian Bach and Alice Cooper were ever asked to be guests on the album, but neither were able to make it.[ citation needed ]

Track listing

  1. "SCG3 Special Report" (with Starbuck as The News Reporter, Sam Romero and Dee Snider as "the monster squad's spokesman") – 3:46 (Mr Lordi/Kita)
  2. "Bringing Back the Balls to Rock" – 3:31 (Mr Lordi)
  3. "The Deadite Girls Gone Wild" – 3:45 (Mr Lordi/Kita/Tracy Lipp)
  4. "The Kids Who Wanna Play with the Dead" – 4:07 (Mr Lordi)
  5. "It Snows in Hell" (feat. Bruce Kulick) – 3:37 (Mr Lordi/Kita/Lipp)
  6. "Who's Your Daddy?" – 3:38 (Mr Lordi)
  7. "Hard Rock Hallelujah" – 4:07 (Mr Lordi)
  8. "They Only Come Out at Night" (feat. Udo Dirkschneider) – 3:49 (Mr Lordi/Amen)
  9. "The Chainsaw Buffet" (feat. Jay Jay French) – 3:57 (Mr Lordi)
  10. "Good to Be Bad" – 3:31 (Mr Lordi)
  11. "The Night of the Loving Dead" – 3:09 (Mr Lordi)
  12. "Supermonstars (The Anthem of the Phantoms)" – 4:04 (Mr Lordi)

Bonus tracks

  1. "Would You Love a Monsterman? (2006)"
  2. "Mr. Killjoy"
  3. "EviLove"

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2006)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [2] 11
Belgium (Flanders)13
Denmark16
Estonia4
Finland1
France98
Germany7
Greece1
Norway21
Poland29
Sweden1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [3] 8
United Kingdom100
European Top 100 Albums8
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [4] 17

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [5] 2× Platinum97,149 [5]
Germany (BVMI) [6] Gold100,000
Sweden (GLF) [7] Gold30,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Credits for The Arockalypse adapted from liner notes. [8]

Lordi

Additional musicians

Production

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References

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